Natsunosuke Bonta will be transferring from the Jingu Spiders to the Bunkyo Mops, and there is another player who will be transferring, Kawachi Tatsuya. Kawachi Tatsuya is not just a main player, but also a player with a lot of stories. This time, we will introduce 8 of Kawachi Tatsuya's charms.
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1. The main hitter of the baseball world leader "Bunkyo Mopps"
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Tatsuya Kawachi is currently a player for the Bunkyo Mopps and earns an annual salary of 150 million yen. Although he was transferred to the team through a trade, he is receiving such a high annual salary that the team has high expectations of him, and he is a key hitter who is living up to those expectations. Although he is an outside player, he is an indispensable player for the team, just like Natsunosuke Bonta.
2. He has a connection with Natsunosuke Bonta
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He has had a connection with Natsunosuke Bonta, who transferred to Bunkyo Mopps, since his high school days. First, when Kawachi was in his third year of high school, he was injured and his performance was affected, causing his evaluation by scouts to plummet. If he had been in top form, the Jingu Spiders would have been the team to nominate him, but they suddenly changed their selection and selected Natsunosuke Bonta instead. As a result, Kawachi ended up joining the Sapporo Purple Shadows, despite his desire to stay in Tokyo. Even after joining the team, he was repeatedly hurt by Bonta, such as being held back by Bonta in a record-defining at-bat in a minor league game.
3. Dispute with former team Sapporo Purple Shadows
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Tatsuya Kawachi was traded from Sapporo Purple Shadows to Bunkyo Mopps. The reason for this was a dispute with the management. Kawachi Tatsuya, who was confined to the second team due to discord with the manager, was traded out. However, for Kawachi Tatsuya, who originally wanted to join a team in Tokyo, this was a dream come true.
4. He actually has two children
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Tatsuya Kawachi is unmarried, but has two children. It is revealed in the story that he has secret children in Kobe and Fukuoka. The reason he is not married is that the woman turned him down. From Kawachi's point of view, he probably just wanted to play with her. Therefore, even though he is unmarried, he has a child and continues to pay child support every month.
5. His parents live in a huge mansion in Shibuya.
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Tatsuya Kawachi was born in Shibuya, Tokyo. Kawachi's father has been in business for a long time, and he has lived in Shibuya since the Taisho era, and his house is a mansion. Currently, Kawachi's mother lives alone in this mansion, and Kawachi comes over occasionally.
6. Inheritance tax is a recent concern
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Kawachi Tatsuya's family home is a huge mansion in Shibuya, and his recent concern is the inheritance tax on that mansion. The assessed value of the house, including the land and the building, is said to exceed 1 billion yen, meaning that if it is inherited, inheritance tax in the hundreds of millions will be incurred. For Kawachi, a professional baseball player, it may be easy to pay that much inheritance tax, but he admits that it would be difficult for the next generation. It is often said that the limit for living in a mansion in Tokyo is three generations, so it is surprising that Kawachi, who is also a professional baseball player, is worried about inheritance tax.
７．He almost hit 150 hits in the minor league
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Kawachi became a professional baseball player while still injured in his third year of high school, but initially focused on rehabilitation. Once he recovered from his injury and started playing in second-division games, his talent blossomed and he hit 149 hits despite being in the second division. In the batting position where he was on the verge of hitting his 150th hit, he was actually facing Bonta and was held back.
8. He is good friends with Natsunosuke Bonta at Bunkyo Mops
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Although he and Onda have a history of rivalry in the draft and in 2nd division games, they are now on good terms as they both transferred to Bunkyo Mopps. In fact, Kawachi once hit Onda in the head with a liner ball that he hit, causing serious injury, but even so, as teammates, they have built a good relationship and praise each other's efforts.
Summary
Source: Gurazeni ©Yuji Moritaka, Keiji Adachi/Sky PerfecTV!, Kodansha
Tatsuya Kawachi appears frequently in the Tokyo Dome arc of "Gurazeni". He plays an active role in the story as a teammate of Onda. As a professional baseball player, it's good to pay attention to players such as Kawachi, as well as the main character Onda.
