Danjuurou Eiga is a round, plain-faced first-year student who joins the Kendo Club alongside Yuuji. He initially intended to join the Ping Pong Club, but the school did not have one. He shocks Yuuji and Kojirou by bringing his pretty girlfriend, Miyako, to join the club. Although he finds basic training "boring" (possibly because he wants to impress Miyako), he is quite proficient at scorekeeping, as demonstrated in one episode of the anime. While he generally appears rather dim-witted, he seems perceptive regarding the side of Miyako's character she does not want him to see. In Episode 11, hints suggest he also has his own "dark side" during a staring contest with Kojirou, though his "black mode" is subtler than Miyako's "black mode," with his aura visible only in his eyes. He has no prior experience with Kendo but is improving very quickly, to the point where Yuuji thinks Danjuurou might surpass him before they graduate. Yuuji has even remarked (in one episode of the anime) that Danjuurou was "made for kendo." Eiga is arguably the smartest member of the Kendo club, having scored second place in the Muroe High School Regional exams for freshmen. By the end of the anime series, it is revealed that he becomes the new captain of the Kendo Club.
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