:: BIASED PROFILES
Or, you know, my opinions on the characters! Just to give my page a personal touch. Or because I like to ramble. Whatever!!
NISHIURA
MIHASHI!!!
There was something about Mihashi that kind-of-sort-of spooked and intrigued me, like some kind of a bizarre spooky alien creature. I believe it's his constant bug-eyed expression and that V-shaped mouth of his, but either way, his bizarreness made me want to check out Oofuri and follow his adventures. Being able to relate to his extreme dweebiness, I started adoring him pretty much immediately. There's more to his personality that makes him a very interesting character, like his extremely unhealthy obsession with pitching and general selfishness and tendency to scream II HITO!! It's a bit hard to tell what makes Mihashi tick. It would SEEM like he cares deeply about his teammates and companions, but then again, he seems to worry about his own well being most of all. I've come to the conclusion that it's not humanly possible to be as freakishly dweeby as Mihashi is, but I guess everything is possible in cartoons! YAY!!!
While I like Mihashi a LOT, I don't really consider him one of my number one favorites anymore. It's not like my love for Mihashi has lessened... more like my love for the other characters increased or something! Either way, while I still adore Mihashi, I adore him more on the level that I adore say, Tajima and Hatake.
ABE!!!
Abe is the funniest character to make fun of in Oofuri! He's just SO dramatic and serious and comes complete with an angsty past and it's just TOO MUCH. I love his tendency to snoop around and stalk people and figure out their weaknesses - I'm pretty sure Abe would be a villain if he weren't a main character. After Kano, Abe probably had the best introduction as he practically told Mihashi he loved him within the first minute. A lot of things about Abe give me chucks, like the things mentioned above, and THE WAY HE CLUTCHES HIS DUMB LITTLE HELMET. Also, he's hardly ever seen communicating with and paying attention to anyone who ISN'T Mihashi. Really! Just watch the show and you'll see what I mean!
One of the swellest things about Ookiku Furikabutte is Mihashi and Abe's heartwarming relationship! Not only are they amusing to watch, but they obviously love each other SO much, and I wish I had someone like Abe to support me whenever I'm dweebing out! Together they're the most dynamic duo ever and they're the best main characters in the entire world. All in all, Abe is one of my top favorite characters.
TAJIMA!!!
TAJIMAAAAAAAHHHH!!!!! You can't just NOT love Tajima because he's adorable and happy and enthusiastic and loving and supportive and he does what he can to spread love to everyone around him! He's SO adorable! I particularly like his stupid little habit of saying 'strictly' - it's such a fun and pointless little quirk!
YOU KNOW, x-treme talent usually make me wary of characters, but Tajima is an exception (Haruna too, but this is the Tajima paragraph). Sure, talent is swell to have, but in a lot of cartoons and other stories, it makes characters incredibly boring for the audience to watch. This is not the case with Tajima, as he makes up for his talent by being retarded, and he's one of the least stuck-up characters in the entire series.
HANAI!!!
Hanai started out being the kind of character I didn't THINK I'd like, but as the series went on, I qucikly discovered that he's an enormous DORK and tries to cover it up by acting all tough and crap. So YEAH, I love Hanai so very much! He's a hilarious character to watch for the most part, and I rather enjoy his retarded little habit of repeating the spot he's aiming for in his head while he's batting.
SAKAEGUCHI!!!
If you don't love Sakaeguchi, YOU DON'T HAVE A HEART!!! Seriously, he's the biggest sweetheart in the entire universe and I adore him SO MUCH that yes, he's one of my top favorites. EVERYTHING Sakaeguchi says and does ends up being extremely dorky in some way or another. He still manages to be in control and defend Mihashi whenever he needs it, despite Sakaeguchi being an enormous dweeb HIMSELF. I LOVE SAKAEGUCHI!!! The world would be a much better place if everyone were like him.
OKI!!!
Okay so he's probably... the Nishiura person I care the LEAST about, even though I still like him a lot! Sadly, the only time he got any attention whatsoever was that one time it was revealed that he had some pitching experience. Other than that, nada, because the size of his nose does not affect the plot no matter how much I WISH it did!! I get the feeling that Oki is rather clumsy and sort of dweeby.
SUYAMA!!!
Suyama is basically just another Nishiura gentleman, as he's very nice and quiet and well behaved and supportive and I generally like characters like that. He hardly gets any attention at all but dang it, I love him, and the hand holding scene with Sakaeguchi was SO sweet!
MIZUTANI!!!
Despite being a slightly LESS developed character than Suyama and Nishihiro, Mizutani gets neglected less! Probably because he's prettier. Seriously, why do you think Suyama, Oki and Nishihiro never get included in merchandise and tournament drawings? BECAUSE THEY HAVE SMALL EYES AND/OR BIG NOSES!!! EITHER WAY, this is the Mizutani paragraph. Mizutani appears to be a gigantic DORK! YAY!! He's not as dorky as Sakaeguchi or anything, but he's most of the time seen standing around in the background being dorky and confused. I LIKE MIZUTANI!!! HE GIVES ME CHUCKS!!!
IZUMI!!!
Izumi looks like Commander Keen and that's SWELL! Even though the smartassy characters usually annoy me a little, Izumi is really rather lovable because... uh... I'm not sure, actually. I guess he just emits lovable RAYS or something! I guess it's just fun to watch him try to reason with characters who are being retarded. Or something.
NISHIHIRO!!!
I have decided to become obsessed with Nishihiro (yes, I CAN decide stuff like that) because he always gets left out and it makes me sad! He's very adorable and apparently really smart, although he doesn't brag about it like some smart characters tend to do. He's a very sweet and well behaved young man. He hardly ever does anything, but he's very supportive and likes to yell out "THIRD RUNNER!"
MOMOE!!!
Momoe is so rabid! It's very fun to watch her obsess over the opponents because she's done that a couple of times... or at least once, with Junta. She's a great character and does an amazing job as the Nishiura coach. She dedicates everything to it! Also, she has a cute little doggy who would have been overmerchandised if Oofuri got made into a Disney movie (AAAHHH).
SHINOOKA!!!
There's just something about Shinooka that makes me smile so very widely! It's probably her EXTREME enthusiasm and love for baseball and she works so hard for the team and stresses around so much even though SHE doesn't gain anything! All in all she's a very ii hito and she's funny and a great addition to the team even though she doesn't play.
SHIGA!!!
I wish Shiga could be my BFF for life so he could teach me how to relax!! I love how he tends to pop out of nowhere and start rambling. So yeah, I love Shiga and his retarded long boring senseless speeches.
HAMADA!!!
Aw... Hamada is so nice and dorky and retarded and if you don't love him, YOU must be REALLY retarded. He's just so enthusiastic and supportive of everyone, and even has a bit of an ANGSTY side! I'm really looking forward to hearing the REAL reason for him to have been held back a year.
HAMADA'S NERDY FRIENDS!!!
Kajiyama and Umehara are so silly!! They're very amusing and give me chucks so YEAH. I like joking around about them being nerds and being terrified of the sports players they're surrounded by because that's how things work in the REAL world, at least!
As for Nishiura as a whole, I love them so very much because they're so ridiculously loving and supportive of each other. AWW!!! I used to say they were my favorite team, but lately I've come to the conclusion that I don't really HAVE a favorite team since I love them all so much!
MIHOSHI
KANO!!!
Kano had the best introduction ever. He was all like "HI MIHASHI!!!" and it was HILARIOUS because hey, didn't we expect everyone on Mihoshi to be all like "GRR SNARL MIHASHI"? Afterwards, he proceeded to show off. Anyway, Kano is a great character as there's so much to his personality! Back in Mihashi's Mihoshi days, Kano was the only one who believed in him, and the two of them still appar to be friends and respect each other a lot. While being a generally nice guy, Kano's still a MIHOSHI player, meaning that he's also kind of psychotic. He takes baseball VERY seriously and was practically OBSESSED with winning against Mihashi, and then he went ballistic a few times because PEOPLE DID NOT LISTEN TO HIM!! All in all, YAY KANO!! KANO IS A FUN CHARACTER AND ONE OF MY TOP FAVORITES!!!
HATAKE!!!
Hatake is one of those retardedly hilarious BULLY CHARACTERS!! AAAHHHHH!! Oofuri obviously needs one of those to balance things out, since most of the characters are so... so... care bear-like. The amusing thing about Hatake is his extreme obsession with Kano! He wanted to be in a battery with him SO BADLY that he stopped at nothing to kick Mihashi out. Sure, Hatake may have a mean personality, but as a character, he's a worthy addition to the cast, and I really like him a lot. Not to mention that he's SECRETLY a big sweetheart deep inside, proven by Mihoshi's apology and his immense love for Kano. HOORAY!
ODA!!!
If I were to get to kick a character out of Oofuri, it would probably be Oda. I don't mind his personality or anything, if he actually HAS one that is, but he just seems kind of pointless as a character, and he kind of ruins the general Mihoshi mood. He's just... boring! ARGH!! It seems like his only purpose was to have a bunch of inner monologue to explain things to the viewers, but why did they have some random NEW Mihoshi person do that instead of a veteran...?
EVERYONE ELSE!!!
I have developed a fondness for Miyagawa in particular because he reminds me of Bradley Donovan from It, being all small and dweeby and rabid, and Yoshi because he's swell and has a magical changing voice, but all the Mihoshi leftovers are wonderfully psychotic and hilarious characters who hate(d) Mihashi and love Kano. THAT IS AMUSING!!! I LOVE Mihoshi as a whole. Although when I say that, I mean I mostly just love Mihashi's old teammates since the others don't really have personalities or dramatic backstories. The end of episode seven is one of my favorite Oofuri moments ever, and the time-out in episode five really showed how tight-knit the team actually is.
MUSASHINO
HARUNA!!!
Oh my goodness gracious, Haruna is SO MUCH FUN! Another one of my top favorite characters, he's SO delightfully wacky and silly and UN-serious, and you never know WHAT he's up to next! He and Abe made SUCH a wacky battery back in the day that they could have made a SITCOM about! Haruna is the only person in Oofuriland who doesn't take high school baseball seriously, and that's just hilarious. He takes HIMSELF seriously, though! Haruna loves and adores himself very much, although he doesn't appear to be STUCK-UP or anything. He just wants to do things his way without people whining. A bit of a mystery there, aren't you, Haruna. He's overall an awesome character who causes a lot of drama without being dramatic himself! WOW.
AKIMARU!!!
Akimaru likes to follow Haruna around to make sure he doesn't steal candy from children or stuff like that. I like Akimaru. He's a nice guy and even though he doesn't have an incredibly outstanding personality, I wouldn't exactly call him a BORING character because it's fun to watch him yell at Haruna!
KAGUYAMA!!!
Would you be able to tell Kaguyama is a third-year just by watching him? WELL HE IS!! He's a HUGE dweeb, though, and he even got an entire episode/chapter dedicated to his angst. I like Kaguyama a lot - not only does he have one of the most expressive faces in Oofuri, but his dweebiness is just hilarious, and I seem to be able to relate to him in some ways. It's easy to get all mopey because you feel overshadowed, is it not?
OOKAWA!!!
Ookawa looks like Hatake with Oyama-style eyebrows, so he's OBVIOUSLY the hunkiest hunk in Oofuriland! He's a SWELL character and it's fun to watch his awkward moments.
MIYASHITA!!!
She walks hand in hand with Ookawa, really! The two of them make SUCH a dynamic duo, and I like them a lot. Miyashita is just plain COO-UHL, and I loved how she was all like "Move aside, newbie!" when Ookawa tried to make Haruna reveal his dramatic past.
EVERYONE ELSE!!!
I am especially fond of Machida, a.k.a Fishlips the Catcher! He's the only leftover on Musashino with a name anyway. Uh, I love Musashino! They have this whole dramatic losery backstory going on and that's just SO COO-UHL.
TOSEI
KAZUKI!!!
KAZUKI LOVES JUNTA AND RIO BUT ESPECIALLY JUNTA SINCE THEY'RE PRACTICALLY MARRIED!!! He's one of Mihashi's II HITO peoples, so obviously, he's the NICE GUY of the trio. Being the captain, he's very mature and responsible and nice to everyone (although he, like the rest of the world, enjoys bullying Rio)! Kazuki is the kind of character who makes me warm and fuzzy inside just by looking at him. He's like the father figure of everyone in Oofuri. Even people who haven't met him yet.
JUNTA!!!
JUNTA LOVES KAZUKI AND RIO BUT ESPECIALLY KAZUKI SINCE THEY'RE PRACTICALLY MARRIED!!! He's the SILLY part of the trio, I guess, since he seems to be the one who enjoys picking on Rio the most, and because of his tendency to giggle retardedly to himself. Of course, he also appears to have a slight dramatic streak, but he's mostly fun. YAY! I like Junta a lot, he's just SO silly and retarded and dopey, which is awesome.
RIO!!!
RIO LOVES KAZUKI AND JUNTA!!! ...sort of. He's OBVIOUSLY the grouchy member of the trio, but hey, there's got to be SOME reason for him to hang out with the silly Tosei battery! Rio is a very angry and spiteful individual with an abusive older brother and a grudge against Haruna. Still, he's VERY lovable and it's so much fun when his teammates make fun of him. YAY RIO!! He's the kind of character you MUST love because you know he'd hate you for loving him if he weren't fictional. Also, he gets bonus points for being a MIME!! YAY!!!
SHINGO!!!
It sort of irks me that Shingo got more spotlight than more interesting characters like Yamanoi and Jin, since Shingo himself doesn't really have that much of a personality... STILL, Shingo IS kind of retarded at times and easy to make fun of, so he's all in all, I guess he's OKAY!
JIN!!!
AW!! JIN IS SO ADORABLE!!! How anyone can look at that face and resist pinching his cheeks is beyond me! He's the only regular Tosei first year and he gets picked on by Rio and he has that whole Electrodeish speed thing going on.
YAMANOI!!! ^_^
SPOOKY FACE ALERT!! ^_^ He appears to be the kind of guy who likes to jokingly pick on his teammates, or maybe I'm just imagining things as it's not like he's gotten much character development. ^_^ I WISH he had, though, because I rather like him. ^_^
WOLVERINE!!!
Tosei's coach is none other than Wolverine from X-Men and that's just ridiculous! I don't like him all that much, but Tosei wouldn't be quite the same without him. He's one of those characters whose personalities I don't care about while I still think they're swell AS CHARACTERS. If that makes sense. And yes, I have been referring to him as 'Wolverine' for so long now that I've almost convinced myself that it's his OFFICIAL name.
EVERYONE ELSE!!!
A lot of the Tosei people have big noses and look OLD! What is up with that? Either way, I don't really have an opinion on the rest of the Tosei dudes as they haven't done anything to stand out. As a whole, I love Tosei because they're a friendly bunch and stuff.
FAMILY
RURI!!!
It took me a while to warm up to Ruri. Her personality sort of irked me because she had this really obvious 'teenage girl' air around her and that was just obnoxious! STILL, for some reason, I somehow grew to like her BECAUSE of her stereotypical teenage girl personality. I have no idea why! I guess maybe it's because it's easy to make fun of? EITHER WAY, Ruri is a valued addition to the cast of Oofuri and makes for some interesting character interaction. Mihashi NEEDS his abusive relative and someone to call him Renren! Also, if it wasn't for her, we wouldn't have gotten the Mihoshi bit in episode twenty. I wish we could get some flashbacks from her childhood together with Mihashi and Kano! I bet they were SO adorable.
ROKA!!!
Rio's abusive older brother! So apparently, Roka is in love with Haruna, but Haruna rejected him so Roka had to let his frustration out on Rio, which is why Rio dislikes Haruna! Anyway, I have no opinion on Roka yet so whatever. I kind of like the guy he hangs out with in the comic, though.
THE MOTHERS!!!
Mihashi's Mihashiish ma: She's EXACTLY like a stereotypical cartoon ma. Yay!
Hanai's psychotic ma: Her tendency to barge in everywhere is kind of annoying but she's still kinda funny since she's so psychotic so whatever.
Tajima's ^_^-y ma: Mrs. Tajima seems like the kind of lady who gives candy to children and stuff.
Abe's Abe Jr.-obsessed ma: SHE LOVES ABE'S RETARDED LITTLE BROTHER MORE THAN ABE!!
Izumi's scary ma: Izumi's ma kind of frightens me.
Suyama and Mizutani's adorable mas: No, they don't have the same mother, but both of their mothers are very adorable!!
Nishihiro's Nishihiroish ma: The Nishihiros, like the Mihashis, are probably Sylvanians!
Oki's ma: Much like Oki is the one who stands out the least on the team (personality-wise anyway, design-wise is another story!), Oki's ma stands out the least between the mas!
Shinooka's dopey ma: Shinooka's ma looks like a dopey Pokemon. Quagsire?
THE FATHERS!!!
Mihashi's afroish pa: Mihashi's pa gives me chucks and it's a shame he never showed up in the cartoon.
Sakaeguchi's busy pa: Sakaeguchi's pa may be a businessman, but he still believes in Sakaeguchi! It's a good thing too, since Sakaeguchi doesn't have a ma. SAKAEGUCHI'S MA!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! *cries like Skippy from Animaniacs*
Abe's terrifying pa: ABE'S PA!!! AAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!
The other fathers don't show any signs of actually existing yet.
ABE'S RETARDED LITTLE BROTHER!!!
I LOVE ABE'S RETARDED LITTLE BROTHER!!! HE IS ADORABLE!!! He gave me chucks from the first moment I saw him, and when he finally got a personality recently, I started loving him even more.
MINOR BACKGROUNDY TEAMS
KASUKABE!!!
This team CONFUSES me, and as a result, I've recently taken a random liking to it. The thing about this team is, it got a few moments to shine and show off its characters, making me think of foreshadowing and expecting them to get a major role later... however, they haven't done ANYTHING significant yet! WHAT IS YOUR DEAL, KASUKABE??
Anyway, this team mainly consists of Ryo and Aoi, a couple of twins with the back numbers one and two. I LIKE Ryo and Aoi. I have no real REASON to like them, but it's better than disliking them, right? They have weird eyes and were once seen grinning at each other like Electrode. I like their insignificant teammates too! Isn't that swell?
ARC!!!
This team consists of a bully, a laid-back guy, a laid-back guy with a phone, and a whole bunch of dweebs! My favorite ARC player is probably Mr. Laid-back (the one without the phone) because he's pretty fun and the only one who dares to stand up to Mr. Bully (Yoshida a.k.a Yoshi) who looks like an evil version of Kazuki. It's like Yoshida doesn't faze Mr. Laid-back AT ALL. I wonder why? Blackmail? I also like the sleepy dweeb known as Shio. I don't really care about the other dweebs YET (although they definitely have potential), and Yoshida and the laid-back guy with the phone kind of irk me for some reason. Either way, this team has some great character interaction and I expect lots of awesomeness from them in the future, and I'd love to see them in action on the baseball field!
SENDA!!!
Two things are known about Senda. One, they have a thing for shaving their heads, and two, ARC holds a childish grudge against them. The only Senda member who has shown his face is the captain, pictured above. He gives me chucks. I mean, look at him. How can he NOT give anyone chucks?
Comic-only teams ahead...!
SAKITAMA
OYAMA!!!
Oyama is the most heartwarming captain in the entire universe. EAT YOUR HEART OUT, KAZUKI!!! Called 'Tai-san' by his teammates, Oyama is SO nice... maybe a bit TOO nice! He's the captain and a third-year, and seems to love his younger teammates a lot, always encouraging them and cheering them up. Oyama is AWESOME and I wish he were my best friend, so naturally, he's one of my top favorites. As a bonus, second to Sawa, he's got the best character design ever. CLOWN EYEBROWS!!!
ICHIHARA!!!
It-chan!! Sakitama's pitcher, Ichihara is like, SO whiny and unenthusiastic and doesn't seem to quite agree with Oyama's way of always sugar-coating things! He likes constructive criticism, and that's just AWESOME. I love Ichihara a lot! He seems very different from the other pitchers, and has a wide variety of funny faces despite being THE most whiny and unenthusiastic character in all of Oofuri. Also, he looks like a younger version of Wolverine, and that's just hilarious. All in all, he's extremely flawed as a person, which makes him extremely awesome as a character, if that makes sense. He stands out a lot from the other characters in Oofuri, and he just generally gives me chucks, I guess. So yes, he's one of my top favorites!
DAICHI!!!
The first-year catcher! Daichi is absolutely HYSTERICAL, and he too has managed to reach the very top of my favorites list along with the other people there. In fact, he was the first Sakitama person to make it to the top! He respects his elders and puts himself down a lot, and oh gawrsh, the dramatic outbursts! THEY'RE TOO MUCH!!! Also, he calls Ichihara 'It-chan-senpai,' which just about kills me. Daichi is the EPITOME of adorableness! When he's not having breakdowns, he's always so happy and enthusiastic, and I get the feeling that he really LOVES EVERYTHING except getting his heart dirty. Also, Baby Daichi is the most adorable thing in the land of Oofuri, even more adorable than say, Jin's face and Abe's retarded little brother. WOW!!
SAWAMURA!!!
Sawa!! I love you Sawa!! Sawa actually has my favorite character design in all of Oofuriland. I particularly loved the random part where It-chan was all like "NICE, SAWA!" in English and then Sawa was all like "That sounds like a DRINK!" and then It-chan was all like "Haha!" It-chan and Sawa are probably BFFs.
EVERYONE ELSE!!!
The mere fact that they play for Sakitama makes them all awesome. This team is WACKY! It consists of two first-years, a third year, and a bunch of second-years. Sugita is just SO adorable, and Uemura/Kamimura/Magical Name Changing Guy looks like Yamanoi. As I casually flipped through the comics, I was absolutely intrigued by the team's varied facial expressions and interaction. As I started actually reading and translating, I officially became obsessed! If I were to pick a favorite team, it would MAYBE be Sakitama... but I don't think I'll ever be ready to pick one team to love more than the others. MAYBE if I ever get to see Sakitama being animated... come on, second season!!
BIJOU DAI SAYAMA
Also known as Roka's Evil Team! Ramblings on THIS team will be coming as soon as I can get bothered to look more into them! So far I'm not really all that interested in them, which is a first for me when it comes to teams in Ookiku Furikabutte. Maybe I'm just so overwhelmed by Sakitama's awesomeness that no team coming after them will be able to top them. WILL MY OPINION CHANGE LATER, I WONDER??