Kawazoe, Tamaki

川添珠姫

Tamaki Kawazoe is a first-year high school student nicknamed "Tama-chan" for short. Although she is a kendo prodigy, she does not view it as a hobby but rather as a household chore practiced at her home, which is a kendo dojo run by her father. She refuses to join the school's Kendo Club because she considers it unnecessary, but she temporarily becomes a member to fight off a bully. She despises injustice due to her overdeveloped sense of righteousness and fair play, which was inspired by watching tokusatsu (Blade Braver) as a child. She remains a big anime and tokusatsu fan despite her age. Initially very shy and unsociable, she begins to overcome her shyness and open up to her teammates more often after working a part-time job at a store owned by Miyako's acquaintance. Kirino and Sayako (and, for that matter, most girls in the story) find her very cute, often putting Tamaki's hair up in ponytails or making her fight in kendo matches simply because they want to see her fight. She knew Yuuji before the series began, and he has called her "Tama-chan" since their childhood (although she does not like the nickname very much, as it makes her seem childish). Kojirou describes her as the strength of the group. Tamaki lost for the very first time in the Kanto High School Kendo Tournament to Rin, her arch-rival from the Blade Braver series. Her loss was partly due to the fact that Rin used a stance which reminded her of her late mother, causing her to temporarily lose focus and concentration.
She plays the position of General (taisho) in the competition.