Whistle!

風祭将

Shō Kazamatsuri (風祭 将, Kazamatsuri Shō) is the main character of the soccer manga and anime Whistle!. He is a regular of the Josui junior High varsity soccer team and plays the position of Forward with Satou Shigeki; his jersey at the time was the number 9. For a soccer player, Shō is pretty short (146 cm), which in the beginning acts as a large obstacle for him to surpass, but later he learns to use to his advantage. While not being very good at soccer, Shō has a thirst to improve and never gives up. His determination often inspires the people around him, and is something that even his team captain, Mizuno Tatsuya admires. While he's neither the best nor the leader of his soccer team, he is the heart of it.

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佐藤茂樹

水野竜也

The captain of Sakura Josui through most of the series. He is considered Josui's best player, and takes a large amount of substitute players into the team once he becomes the team's captain. At the start of the series, he is quiet and somewhat arrogant. However, Shou and the other teammates become his friends, and he quickly becomes much more friendly.

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不破大地

小島有希

西園寺玲

伊賀仁吉

高山昭栄

井上直樹

功刀一

Kazu Kunugi was the goalkeeper (GK) for the Kyushu Select soccer team. He was an adept GK, and helped his team to victory for the first round of the Japanese Torsen, during which he had a shut-out streak. However, his streak was broken due to a misinterpretation of the referee's call. He showed an impressive performance throughout the rest game, including pulling off a bycicle kick in a one-on-one with Sho Kazamatsuri. However, despite his best efforts, Kyushu Select lost to the Tokyo Select. Three years later, Kazu was invited to join the Japan U-19 team.

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