Makihara, Bob

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Bob Makihara is a young man from South Africa, which is why most characters in the series call him "the foreigner." Although he has this background, Bob is shown with blue eyes. He is recognized for his long dreadlocks and muscular physique (he is, in fact, one of the strongest characters physically in the series). Not much is known about his history, other than the fact that his father served as a first lieutenant in the U.S. Navy and that he met Souichiro Nagi during the second semester of his third year of elementary school, after which they began referring to themselves as the knuckle bombs. His girlfriend is named Chiaki, and they appear to love each other deeply. Souichiro is his best friend, and Bob also seems to respect Masataka.
Bob appears to enjoy fighting and is a highly skilled combatant. He clearly possesses better perceptual abilities than Souichiro, as he almost instantly notices that something is unusual about Toudou Academy. He also realizes that someone significantly stronger than Masataka Takayanagi and Maya Natsume is lurking nearby.
Bob often questions his own abilities and Maya's training, largely because of the attention he receives from Mitsuomi Takayanagi. Even though Mitsuomi offers to train him and make him the "sharpest blade in the school," Chiaki persuades Bob to remain with the Juken club. He later seems to regret this choice when he still requires rescue from Masataka, despite all the training Maya subjected him to. Although he doubts the worth of his training, he stays with the Juken club.