Manaka Kaname

Manaka Kaname
Ichidaisan High School - No. 1
Pitcher
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
Kanji	真中 要
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Age	17 (debut) 18 (Chapter 42) 19
Date of birth	15 June
Place of birth	Tokyo
Bloodtype	A
Height	180 cm
Weight	74 kg
Status
Education	3rd Year High School (debut)
First Appearance
Anime	Episode 04
Cast
Voice Actor	Kōsuke Toriumi

Manaka Kaname was a third year student of Ichidaisan High School and the ace of Ichidaisan's baseball team. He is a minor character in the series and close friend of Tanba Koichiro.

Appearance

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Relationship with other Characters

Tanba Koichiro

Manaka and Tanba grew up playing baseball together and both played the pitcher position. In Junior High, Tanba tells Manaka that he'll be going to Seidou High wanting to change himself, and not to continually walk in Manaka's shadow. Despite going their separate ways, they remain good friends and try to keep their promise to each other of becoming aces and fight it out at the Koshien.

Pitcher's Data

Speed		4/5
Control		4/5
Stamina		3/5
Slider		4/5

Player Statistics

Defense		3/5
♦Shoulder		3/5
Running		3/5
Physical Strength		4/5
Mental Strength		4/5
Batting		1/5
♦Contact		2/5
♦Power		1/5

Trivia

• Has respect for: Mizushima Shinji, Nakajima Norihiro
• Likes baseball manga
• Rankings from the guidebook:
  • He ranks second at Fielding.
  • The break of his breaking balls ranks fifth.

Name Etymology

• Manaka (真中) - True Middle/Center
• Kaname (要) - Requirements/Main

Gallery

• Manaka Kaname

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