NAKATANI MASAAKI

SHŪTOKU HIGH | COACH

ATTRIBUTES

DEVELOP PLAYERS ANALYSIS TACTICS CHARISMA PLAYING DAYS

Ability to Develop Players 8 / 10

Analytical Skill 8 / 10

Tactical Command 9 / 10

Charisma 5 / 10

Ability During Active Playing Days 8 / 10

VITAL STATS

HEIGHT 180 cm

WEIGHT 70 kg

BIRTHDAY Jun 3 (GEM)

BLOOD TYPE B

OVERVIEW

Nakatani Masaaki is Shūtoku High's head coach and English-grammar teacher. Forty, 180 cm, 70 kg — he made the Japan national team with Kagetora and the others. Nickname: Mā-bō.

He watches quietly and then makes the precise call. His motto is loyalty and consideration. The sheet flags his cool finger-snap as part of the adult charm; the man who lists Kagetora under "dislikes" still gets loud bragging about their daughters.

NAME ETYMOLOGY

Nakatani (中谷): The kanji 中 (Naka) means "middle" and 谷 (Tani) means "valley."

Shūtoku Naming Pattern: Following a hidden theme where Shūtoku's core names are mountains, 中谷 is a valley — the low ground between peaks.

Masaaki (正昭): The kanji 正 (Masa) means "correct" or "upright," and 昭 (Aki) means "bright."

TRIVIA & DETAILS

Motto "Loyalty and consideration."

Favorite Food Egg tofu

Hobbies Mountain climbing

Special Skill Finger snapping

Subject English grammar

Family Structure Wife, daughter

Dislikes Aida Kagetora

Best Play (while active) Three-pointers

Type of woman His wife

How days off are spent Going out with his family.

Reason for starting basketball It seemed to suit him.

Player he has his eyes on Kiyoshi Teppei of Seirin High.

Nickname Aida Kagetora calls him by the nickname 'little Ma' in front of his team. Takao tries calling him this one day, and ends up having to run laps until he almost died.

AUTHOR NOTES (FUJIMAKI-SENSEI)

A Word from Fujimaki-sensei! "He's not particularly close with Kagetora, but they apparently get quite animated when bragging about their daughters."

GALLERY

Shūtoku High Manga Version

Shūtoku High Sideline

Shūtoku High Stands