A tomboyish girl who is adept at kendo and works infrequently with the newspaper club. She plays as cleanup batter. 

In 1925 (year 14 of the Taisho era) baseball is still quite unknown in Japan and there are only a few male teams. After being told by a baseball player that women should become housewives instead of going to school, 14-year-old Akiko invites her friend Koume to start a baseball team in order to prove him wrong. During this time, when even running was considered too vulgar for women, baseball is known as "what the boys do" and they face many difficulties when having to find enough members, to get permission from their parents and also when learning about the sport itself, which they soon discover to be more difficult than expected.

__Birth Place:__ Kanagawa, Japan

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The members of Ohka-kai heard of a rumor of an equipment called "kondara" (Japanese slang of a roller used to level the ground), which is essential to baseball. As they discuss what a Kondara is, the hot debate goes causes the excited members to get confused. Finally, Koume decides to look for a kondara, but Anna is also excited and cannot be counted on.

In 1925, after being told by a baseball player that women should become housewives instead of going to school, two 14-year-old Japanese high school girls named Koume and Akiko decide to start a baseball team in order to prove him wrong. During this time, when even running was considered too vulgar for women, baseball is known as "what the boys do" and they face many difficulties when having to find enough members, to get permission from their parents and also when learning about the sport itself.

Tomoe Tsukubae