Haruko Shimizu

Fujimi High School's Japanese literature teacher and girls' volleyball club advisor

Japanese literature teacher at Fujimi High School and advisor for the girls' volleyball club. She feels a sense of crisis about the disarray in the volleyball club and devotes herself to rebuilding the club activities. Later, she marries, resigns, and moves to Shikoku.

Trivia

  • An important character who changed from an initial nominal advisor neglecting the club to a full-fledged advisor.
  • In the original work, she was spurred into action after hearing from the principal about the crisis of the volleyball club being disbanded.
  • The anime depicts her respect for Coach Hongo.
  • The TV drama version expresses the struggles in actual educational settings.
  • In the stage version, Erika Asahina plays the role, and original author Chikako Urano is involved with the staff.

Alternate names

Haruko Shimizu

Tags

Volleyball Female Teacher Advisor Fujimi High School Sports Manga 1960s Anime Leader Teacher Advisor Teacher

Profile

Species
Human
Gender
Female

Appearance

Overall appearance
She has the typical appearance of a teacher and wears calm, subdued clothing. In the original manga and anime, she is also imaged in Japanese attire, but she often appears in Western clothing in the anime.
Eye color
Brown
Hair color
Black

Personality and abilities

Core personality
Sense of Responsibility
Detailed personality
Usually calm and reserved, but she possesses a strong sense of responsibility toward the volleyball club's disarray and persistently engages in coaching the club. She is somewhat unaware of the psychology of adolescent girls, but she also shows a side that supports the players and colleagues from behind the scenes.
Keywords
  • Strong sense of responsibility
  • Persistent
  • Compassionate
  • Teacher-like sincerity
  • Attitude of accepting change
Talents
  • Insight as an educator
  • Club activity coaching
  • Winning hearts
Skills
  • Communication skills
  • Problem solving
  • Mental support for students
  • Coaching and supervision
Motivation
To regenerate the disorganized volleyball club and create an environment where students can demonstrate their true potential.
Disliked situations
Irresponsible attitude, Dishonest behavior, Discord in club activities, Abuse of power

History

Backstory
Haruko Shimizu was a Japanese literature teacher at Fujimi High School and served as the advisor for the volleyball club. Previously a nominal advisor, she was strictly warned by the principal about the club's disarray and began to seriously commit to rebuilding the club as its advisor. Using the practice match against Mizusawa Academy as a trigger, she imposed rigorous training on Kozue and the others, restoring order to the club. Along with the regeneration of the volleyball club, she married and moved to Shikoku with Director Goro Iwajima.
Debut date
1968-01
Work title
Attack No.1
Media type
Manga

Club disarray and rebuilding

Significant event
Club disarray and rebuilding
Description
Using the practice match against Mizusawa Academy as the trigger, she got serious about coaching the nominal girls' volleyball club and began special training for Kozue and the others.

Marriage and transfer

Significant event
Marriage and transfer
Description
After the Interhigh ended, she married Director Goro Iwajima and later moved to Shikoku.

Appearance in anime and drama versions

Significant event
Appearance in anime and drama versions
Description
In the anime version, she admires Coach Hongo, and in the drama version, she is depicted as an advisor teacher who plays an important role.

Relationships

Goro Iwajima

Spouse

Her husband and the volleyball club's director. They took action together at several key moments.

Shunsuke Hongo

Mentor

They cooperate when coaching the volleyball club in place of the director.

Fujimi High School Volleyball Club

Fujimi High School Volleyball Club: advisor

Media appearances

Attack No.1

Manga / Supporting

1968-1970

Attack No.1

Anime / Supporting

1969-1971 All 104 episodes

Attack No.1

Drama / Supporting

2005 TV Asahi broadcast All 11 episodes

Theater Girls' Club "Attack No.1"

Stage play / Supporting

2018 Zenrosai Hall/Space Zero

Voice cast and creators

Hiroko Mori

Voice actor
Hiroko Mori
Language
Japanese
Version or series
Anime version

Erika Asahina

Voice actor
Erika Asahina
Language
Japanese
Version or series
Stage version

Aya Ueto

Voice actor
Aya Ueto
Language
Japanese
Version or series
Drama version

Shigeo Kiyama

Voice actor
Shigeo Kiyama
Language
Japanese
Version or series
CM/2024

Chikako Urano

Creator name
Chikako Urano
Role
Original author

Related goods

Attack No.1 Pachinko Machine

Item name
Attack No.1 Pachinko Machine
Category
unknown
Availability
Limited