Yukiko Nozawa

Newspaper club student who clashed with the volleyball club but later reconciled

Fujimi Academy newspaper club member. Took a negative attitude toward the volleyball club, writing critical articles and clashing, but later reconciled and became friendly.

Trivia

  • As a newspaper club student, one of the few characters in the work who confronts the volleyball club.
  • Reacted against the post-national tournament volleyball club frenzy and published harsh critical articles in the school newspaper.
  • By achieving reconciliation, has become a symbolic figure of conflict and harmony in the work.
  • Voiced by Ko Kuriba in the 1970s original anime version.
  • Appears in drama version and stage play as well, a character featured across various media.

Alternate names

Yukiko Nozawa

Tags

Volleyball Sports manga Fujimi Academy Newspaper Club Rival Reconciliation Shojo manga Hot-blooded National Tournament

Profile

Species
Human
Gender
Female

Appearance

Overall appearance
Female student in a school uniform typical of students. Distinctive hairstyle, height, and weight are unknown.

Personality and abilities

Core personality
Sense of Justice
Detailed personality
As a school newspaper club member, has a strong sense of justice, holds doubts and criticisms toward the attitudes and actions of the volleyball club members, leading to conflict. However, fundamentally sincere, later reconciles and develops a sense of camaraderie.
Keywords
  • Sense of Justice
  • Critical
  • Sincere
  • Hardworking
  • Understanding
Motivation
To convey the truth and highlight the issues of the volleyball club.

History

Backstory
Fujimi Academy student belonging to the newspaper club. Rebelled against the volleyball club's attitude after winning the national tournament, wrote harsh critical articles in the school newspaper, leading to a confrontational relationship. Later, through understanding the issues and growth, reconciled with the volleyball club members and built a good relationship.
Debut date
circa 1968
Work title
Attack No. 1
Media type
Manga

Volleyball Club National Tournament Victory

Significant event
Volleyball Club National Tournament Victory
Description
Newspaper club published critical article against the volleyball club's national tournament victory, leading to conflict.

Newspaper Club and Volleyball Club Conflict

Significant event
Newspaper Club and Volleyball Club Conflict
Description
Friction arose between the ecstatic volleyball club after the national tournament and the newspaper club, becoming a school issue.

Reconciliation with Volleyball Club

Significant event
Reconciliation with Volleyball Club
Description
Mutual understanding deepened, resulting in reconciliation between the newspaper club and volleyball club, forming a cooperative relationship.

Relationships

Kozue Ayuhara

Rival

As newspaper club, harshly criticized the volleyball club, but later reconciled and became friends.

Midori Hayakawa

Media appearances

Attack No. 1

Manga / Supporting

1968-1970 Weekly Margaret

Attack No. 1

Anime / Supporting

1969-1971 Fuji TV

Attack No. 1 (2005 drama version)

Drama / Supporting

April-June 2005 TV Asahi

Theatre Girls' Club "Attack No. 1"

Stage play / Supporting

2018 Zenrosai Hall/Space Zero

Voice cast and creators

Ko Kuriba

Voice actor
Ko Kuriba
Language
Japanese
Version or series
1969 anime version

Chikako Urano

Creator name
Chikako Urano
Role
Original author

Tokyo Movie

Creator name
Tokyo Movie
Role
Animation studio

Shueisha

Creator name
Shueisha
Role
Publisher

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