Tsutsui, Kimihiro

筒井公宏

Tsutsui is the nerdy and kind-hearted president of the Haze Junior High Go club, who relies on a playbook during tournament matches. Although he is not a strong player and does not perform particularly well, he loves the game and maintains a positive attitude. Hikaru first encounters Tsutsui at a "Terakoya" fair, where Tsutsui distributes prizes to those who solve Go puzzles from Kouyo Tonya's book. At that time, Tsutsui was the sole member of the Go club and was attempting to recruit others so that the club could compete in tournaments against other junior high schools.