Matsuzaka-sensei
Action Kindergarten's Female Teacher
Homeroom teacher for Shinnosuke and others, a female teacher. A character who grows stronger through romance and trials.
Quotes
- Tokuro-sensei... I'll keep pushing forward here.
- Get strong for me, Matsuzaka-sensei!
- Drowning my sorrows isn't so bad once in a while...
Trivia
- In the original manga, Matsuzaka-sensei is a rare teacher character who was active as a boxer for a period.
- The sad love story with Gyoda Tokuro is highly acclaimed as a heavy, adult-oriented episode.
- In the anime, the romance and death episodes with Tokuro are not aired, leaving Matsuzaka-sensei's love life unknown.
Alternate names
Matsuzaka Ume
Ume-sensei
Matsuzaka-sensei
Profile
- Species
- Human
- Gender
- Female
Appearance
- Overall appearance
- A female teacher with long black hair and refined facial features. She has a calm demeanor.
- Eye color
- Brown
- Hair color
- Black
- Iconic items
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- Teacher's Whiteboard
- Glasses (as an image)
- Boxing Gloves (when becoming a boxer)
Personality and abilities
- Core personality
- Serious
- Detailed personality
- Matsuzaka-sensei is hardworking and treats Shinnosuke and the others strictly yet with affection. Through her relationship with her boyfriend Gyoda Tokuro, she experiences emotional ups and downs and inner conflicts, yet she is a character with the resolve to live strongly.
- Keywords
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- Serious
- Strong sense of responsibility
- Romance-prone
- Hard worker
- Boxing enthusiast
- Motto
- Face difficulties head-on and live strongly.
- Talents
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- Education
- Instructional ability
- Boxing aptitude
- Skills
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- Kindergarten teacher
- Boxing
- Communication skills
- Motivation
- Cherish her feelings for Tokuro while living her own life strongly.
- Habits
- Has a drinking habit and sometimes drowns her sorrows in alcohol when stressed.
- Favorite foods
- No specific favorite dishes mentioned
- Disliked situations
- Misunderstandings, Betrayal
History
- Backstory
- A female teacher teaching Shinnosuke and others at kindergarten. Falls down stairs, fractures her bone, and is hospitalized in orthopedics. Enters a romantic relationship with doctor Gyoda Tokuro but faces difficulties and tragedy surrounding him. After Tokuro's death, she begins boxing amid mental suffering, and achieves a comeback with help from those around her and Tokuro's feelings. Later, due to PTA pressure, she receives suspension or pay cut disciplinary action, but retains her job with support from the children and colleagues.
- Debut date
- 1990-08
- Work title
- Crayon Shin-chan
- Media type
- Manga
Hospitalization and Romance with Tokuro
- Significant event
- Hospitalization and Romance with Tokuro
- Description
- After falling down stairs and fracturing her bone, she becomes lovers with orthopedic doctor Gyoda Tokuro.
Tokuro's Overseas Assignment and Breakup Crisis
- Significant event
- Tokuro's Overseas Assignment and Breakup Crisis
- Description
- Distance arises due to Tokuro's trip to South America, leading to a breakup crisis, but they reconcile after his return and promise a proposal.
Tokuro's Death in Terror Attack and Mental Distress
- Significant event
- Tokuro's Death in Terror Attack and Mental Distress
- Description
- Tokuro is caught in a local terrorist attack and dies, leaving Matsuzaka-sensei in deep grief and guilt.
Start of Boxing and Revival
- Significant event
- Start of Boxing and Revival
- Description
- While drowning her sorrows in alcohol, she is scouted and becomes a boxer, encouraged by the letter left by Tokuro to achieve revival.
PTA Issue and Return to Workplace
- Significant event
- PTA Issue and Return to Workplace
- Description
- Drinking during kindergarten duty is discovered, leading to suspension, but she avoids dismissal with support from children and colleagues, continuing her job with only a pay cut.
Relationships
Gyoda Tokuro
Matsuzaka-sensei's lover. A doctor and fossil excavation researcher. Dies after being caught in a terrorist attack during his South America assignment.
Nohara Shinnosuke
Pupil
Wins the boxing match with help from Shinnosuke and the Kasukabe Defense Force.
Yoshinaga-sensei
Colleague
Sometimes serves as substitute teacher for Matsuzaka-sensei at the kindergarten.
Kumicho
Gives her strict guidance during her suspension.
Action Kindergarten Staff
Action Kindergarten Staff: unknown
Media appearances
Crayon Shin-chan
Manga / Supporting
Crayon Shin-chan
Anime / Supporting
1992~
Voice cast and creators
Keiji Fujiwara
- Voice actor
- Keiji Fujiwara
- Language
- Japanese
- Version or series
- Anime and Manga version
- Notes
- Known mainly for male roles by his nickname, but the voice actor for Matsuzaka-sensei is not listed
Yoshito Usui
- Creator name
- Yoshito Usui
- Role
- Original author
Yoshito Usui
- Creator name
- Yoshito Usui
- Role
- Character designer
Related goods
Matsuzaka-sensei Figure
- Item name
- Matsuzaka-sensei Figure
- Category
- Figure
- Availability
- Regular
Matsuzaka-sensei Costume
- Item name
- Matsuzaka-sensei Costume
- Category
- Apparel
- Availability
- Limited