Hana Ichijo plays a supporting role in Aoashi. She is a first-year high school student at Tokyo City Esperion and an aspiring doctor who makes meals for the team players.

Appearance and Personality

Hana is a tall, average-sized teenage girl with blonde hair and green eyes. She is Fukuda’s sister-in-law and professes to Ashito to be her ‘first fan anywhere’. Although she is a blunt and direct talker, Ashito can find her annoying. However, she takes great care of Ashito and all the Esperion players. Hana is a keen sports surgeon and has deep nutrition knowledge. She often prepares meal plans for players like Kuribayashi.

Overview of the Plot

Early life

Hana’s childhood is not known except that she was a huge football fan since her youth. After becoming Fukuda’s fan, she and Fukuda became close, and she became Fukuda’s step-sister.

Relationships Hana Ichijo

Tatsuya Fukuda

Hana was just five when she first saw Tatsuya play football. He was a great player and Hana fell in love with him. Tatsuya, her brother-in-law, became her brother-in-law and she followed her dreams to become a sports surgeon.

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Friends Hana Ichijo

Ashito Aoi

Hana and Ashito first met at youth try-outs, when Ashito accidentally ran into Hana. Fukuda, her brother-in-law, had told her a lot about Ehime and she had high expectations. Hana initially seemed skeptical of Ashito. She found him irritating and not worth her time. But, after seeing his assistance in the first tryout match (an assist that was very similar to one Fukuda pulled off when he had been younger), she began to be more interested and to accept him. When she asked Ashito how he managed it, Hana was relieved to learn that he had done it by instinct and not intuition.

Hana is strict with Ashito, and tries to encourage him to eat well and to do his best. It is implied that Hana has romantic feelings towards Ashito throughout the story. This is confirmed later when Hana confesses her love for him to Noriko, with whom she has a great relationship. Hana and Ashito show a great deal of respect for each other. Hana can often get through to Ashito when Ashito is being careless or erratic.

When Ashito was being chastised, Hana defended him and claimed to be Ashito’s ‘first fan’. She also said that she did not doubt his abilities. Hana’s understanding of Ashito is evident, as she is able to discern when he is anxious.