A highly skilled boxer who attended Teiken High and is trying to earn a spot in the Olympics. He and Maeda get into a fight, with Maeda knocking him out using a wrestling move. However, when people start questioning the legitimacy of the win because Maeda is two weight classes heavier than Hatanaka and they did not fight in a proper boxing match, Maeda forces Hatanaka to fight him again. This time, Hatanaka easily defeats the emaciated Maeda. He leaves Teiken to train in boxing at a prestigious college by the sea. He is very easy-going and cheerful, but can be provoked to anger. He used to be one mistake away from being expelled from Teiken High. According to Hatanaka, Maeda is the only one who has knocked him down in a boxing match so far, and no one at his college compares to him.
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