Mizuno, Tatsuya

水野竜也

Tatsuya is a second-year student and the top player at Josui, possibly the best Junior High player in the entire series. He is not only a talented player but also an honor student. Impressed by Shō's determination and hard work, Tatsuya tutors the novice. Shigeki calls him Tatsu-bon, which always annoys him. Although many consider him cool-headed with an indifferent expression, Tatsuya actually gets very hot-headed regarding matters involving his father. He lives with his mother, Mariko Mizuno, who is often mistaken for his sister due to her youthful appearance, and his aunts, Takako and Yuki, in the Mizuno mansion, as he was under his mother's custody after his parents divorced. Tatsuya's father is the coach of the Musashinomori soccer team. It is later revealed that during his first year, Tatsuya passed Musashinomori's qualifying tests to join their soccer club, but he rejected the offer because he did not want to be his father's puppet. Due to his handsome looks, he has the most fan girls in his school, even gaining the admiration of girls from opposing schools, though he prefers to ignore them. His jersey number is 10.