"Gurazeni" is set in the world of professional baseball, so the characters that appear are all basically male. However, there is one cute female character that appears among them. That character is "Yuki-chan." She works at the diner that Onda frequents, and in the middle of the story, she starts dating Onda and marries him. Today, we would like to introduce the charms of Yuki-chan, the only heroine of "Gurazeni."
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1. Her specialty is fried chicken fried rice
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When you think of Yuki-chan, you think of the popular menu item at the cafeteria where she works, "fried chicken fried rice." In fact, it seems that this "fried chicken fried rice" was invented by Yuki-chan. Even Natsunosuke Bonta orders the "fried chicken fried rice" every time he visits the restaurant, and it has become such a specialty that he goes to the restaurant just for it.
2. A big fan of the Osaka Tempters
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Yuki-chan works at a diner in Ebisu, but she is actually from Osaka and is a big fan of the Osaka Tempters baseball team. As a result, she only knows players other than the Tempters who made impressive plays in winning games. Therefore, Yuki-chan doesn't notice when players from the Jingu Spiders, including Natsunosuke Bonta, visit the diner.
3. Yuki-chan is a big fan of the Osaka Tempters, but when she goes to the stadium, she gets a fever and becomes a different person. Although she is usually a sweet and kind girl, at the stadium, she mercilessly heckles and yells abuse at the opposing players, to the point that anyone who goes with her is put off. Because of this, whenever she is invited to the stadium, the cafeteria lady is worried about her.
4. She is good at ice skating
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Although she is not portrayed as being particularly athletic, she is actually very good at ice skating, and there is a scene where she shows off her nimble skating on the Jingu rink.
5. Cute and good-natured
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At the diner, Yuki-chan is so beautiful that there are customers who come just to see her, and she is also well-mannered, so she has an excellent reputation among the customers. She is a very attractive woman who is not a man's girl. It is no wonder that Natsunosuke Bonta fell in love with her.
6. Difficulty in finding a job, so I left my current workplace
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In fact, the reason she ended up working at a restaurant was because of the difficulty in finding employment. Yuki-chan graduated from a four-year university, but because of the difficulty in finding employment, she was unable to get a job offer and was thinking of taking a year off to find a job, but her parents scolded her for it. In rebellion against this, she went to a culinary school, and after her skills were recognized, she started working at the restaurant.
7. Speaking out about Natsunosuke's transfer
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Bonda Natsunosuke was considering a transfer from the Jingu Spiders. Two of his candidates were the Bunkyo Mops in Tokyo and the Wild Ones in Nagoya. At one point, Natsunosuke was on the verge of transferring to the Wild Ones, but Yuki-chan wanted to stay in Tokyo, so she used her engagement as a hostage to urge him to transfer to Bunkyo Mopps, and as a result, Onda decided to transfer to the Mopps.
8. Natsunosuke Onda's wife
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Yuki-chan married Natsunosuke Bonta, who is a professional baseball player but not particularly good looking. I think they got married for various reasons, but it seems that she is a woman who does not judge people by their appearance.
Summary
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Yuki-chan is the only heroine who appears in "Gurazeni". Although she is not directly involved in the story, she is a character who is involved in important moments in Onda's life, such as marrying Onda Natsunosuke and deciding on Onda's transfer destination. I think she is a good character to understand the special position of the wife of a professional baseball player.
