Sudo

Biodata

Background

Sudo grew up in a troubled household: his father worked as a janitor, and his mother, a bar hostess, left the family. He became prone to violence but found a purpose in basketball. A violent incident cost him an invitation to a prominent basketball school; he enrolled at Advanced Nurturing High School to pursue a professional basketball career without tuition fees 135 137.

Appearance

Sudo has red hair and a tall, athletic build shaped by years of basketball training 17 124 133.

• Physical strength: He recorded 80.2 kg on a grip-strength tester 124.

Personality

Initially quick to anger, Sudo lashes out when provoked or criticized. His temper repeatedly puts his place at school—and his classmates’ results—at risk 28 41 135. He also takes basketball seriously and responds strongly to people who show faith in him. After the first Sports Festival, he becomes more willing to apologize, study, and consider how his behavior affects others 31 137 139 146.

Abilities & Skills

Basketball and athletics

• Sudo is considered the best first-year basketball player by students in Ichinose’s class. His club adviser plans to make him an official player for the Summer Tournament 42 114.
• He wins a water-volleyball match against Nagumo, whose two points come while Sudo is still learning the game 113.
• His speed makes him Class D’s choice to start the 1,200-meter relay; he takes an early lead and passes the baton to Hirata 129 140.
• He and Onodera win the mixed-doubles tennis final at the second-year Sports Festival 314.

Sports leadership

• Chosen to lead Class D’s first Sports Festival, Sudo moves across the practice field advising classmates. He initially struggles to tailor his demands to less athletic students 127 137.
• When proposing basketball for a later special exam, he acknowledges that a team match depends on his teammates’ abilities and selects players accordingly 217 220.

Story Role

• Exams and the fight allegation: Sudo’s first quiz score is 14. Fearing expulsion and the loss of basketball, he asks Kanda to teach him. Later, three Class C students accuse him of assault; Sudo maintains that he acted in self-defense, and Kanda represents him in the dispute 20 31 41 42.
• First Sports Festival: Ryuen provokes Sudo into punching him, costing Sudo his eligibility to compete. Kanda secures his return for the afternoon events, and Sudo apologizes to Class D. Despite winning every event he enters, forfeited matches keep him from receiving the grade’s Most Valuable Player award 135 139 141.
• Academic improvement: With Horikita’s help, Sudo reaches a 57-point midterm average, including Sports Festival bonus points. By the second semester of his second year, he is studying during vacation and aims to raise his academic evaluation to at least B 143 148 302.
• Later Sports Festival: Sudo and Onodera win the mixed-doubles tennis final. Sudo is subsequently named the best competitor in his grade and receives ten extra points for his next written exam 314 315.

Relationships

• Shuichi Kanda — Sudo carries him to the hospital, later asks him for academic help, and comes to trust his guidance after Kanda helps him return to the Sports Festival 31 137 139.
• Horikita Suzune — His tutor and longtime crush. She challenges his behavior while helping him study; Sudo later tells Kanda that he confessed to her and was rejected 31 143 302.
• Ike Kanji and Yamauchi Haruki — Friends with whom he spends time, though he refuses to join their plan to film the girls’ changing room 110.
• Ryuen Kakeru — An opponent who exploits Sudo’s temper during the Sports Festival 135 137.
• Kayano Onodera — His mixed-doubles tennis partner, whose interest in him leaves him uncertain about his lingering feelings for Horikita 314 315 333.