Asanuma, Ittou

浅沼一等

In the manga's Black Moon arc, Asanuma appears as Mamoru's underclassman at school, holding him in high regard. A devotee of the supernatural and a member of his school's Sci-Fi Club, he reported any UFO sightings to the group. After witnessing Mamoru heal himself and receiving a static shock from Makoto, Asanuma concluded that the Senshi were aliens; however, when he questioned Makoto, she denied everything. Upon revealing that he had heard Luna speaking to Usagi, Makoto confessed to being Sailor Jupiter, disclosed the identities of the others, and kissed him on the forehead. Asanuma makes a brief reappearance in Act 24, at the start of the Infinity arc, and again in Act 45 of the Stars arc, when Usagi asks him if he knows Mamoru's phone number in America.
In the anime, Asanuma has a very short scene in episode 169; although he is not named during the scene, his name appears in the credits. He visits Mamoru at his apartment because Mamoru missed an offline meeting of the PC Network members, but after ringing the doorbell several times without receiving an answer, Asanuma leaves. Usagi remarks after he departs that he is a "suspicious guy."