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Kazuo Takahagi

Sporting Club Portugal (Former)

**Kazuo Takahagi** (Japanese: 高萩 数央, *Takahagi Kazuo*) is a supporting character of *Sayonara Cramer*. He is a former football player who is currently a coach.

## Appearance

Kazuo has spiky black hair and black eyes.

He wears black and yellow sunglasses, a white long-sleeved shirt and black pants.

## Personality

Kazuo is shown to have strong coaching skills and he is a hardworking man who is usually a nice man. However, he can be hostile to people if he thinks someone is taking Goro Fukatsu's attention away from him which is shown in his interaction with Naoko Nomi.

## Background

Kazuo met Goro Fukatsu at the U-18 training camp. He was there when Goro injured his leg in the U-23 camp. They made a promise to become coaches once they retire from soccer. After Goro retired early to became a coach, Kazuo continued to play football. He went on to play for Japan, Spain and Portugal. Despite suffering from lower back pain, he took painkillers and continued to play, getting him the nickname "Ironman." Eventually, he retired and became a coach.

## Plot

Kazuo is first seen following the Warabis to the soccer field. The girls capture him. Goro Fukatsu recognizes him and they go to the field together. At the field, Kazuo coaches the girls while they play. On the way home, he tells the girls about Goro's past. Kazuo runs into the Warabis at the JKFB Interleague. It turns out that he is Korenkan's coach.

## Relationships

### Goro Fukatsu

Kazuo has known Goro since his national team days where he first met him at the U-18 training camp. Goro is an inspiration to him to the point that he believed that Goro would lead the future of Japanese soccer. Kazuo seems to have romantic feelings for him because he calls him "darling" and then "husband" at one point.

### Naoko Nomi

Kazuo was nice to Naoko at first, but became hostile in the next second because he thinks she's stealing Goro Fukatsu's attention away from him.

## Quotes

* *"Nobody loved soccer or believed in it more than he did."* (About Goro Fukatsu, Episode 8)
* *"That's right. This man is indomitable. That's why I look up to him. It's the reason I chase after him."* (About Goro Fukatsu's reason to become coach, Episode 8)

## Etymology

* The name **Kazuo** means "number" (数) (**kazu**) and "center" (央) (**o**).
* Kazuo's surname **Takahagi** means "tall, high" (高) (**taka**) and "bush clover" (萩) (**hagi**).
Denonbu Battle Royale & Denonbu Conference

**Denonbu Battle Royale & Denonbu Conference** (電音部バトルロイヤル＆電音部カンファレンス) was an event that took place at Science Museum Science Hall on March 25th 2023. The event was separated into three sections, Battle Part 1 (バトル第1部) started at 13:30 JST, Battle Part 2 (バトル第2部) started at 16:30 JST, and Denonbu Conference started at 20:00 JST.

## Battle Royale Game

### Performer List

* Wotoha (Reml)
* Shidomi Yuuka (Hidaka Reina)
* Amane Miho (Shinonome Kazune)
* Horikoshi Sena (Kayano Futaba)

### Battle Royale Info

**How to Play**
*Hidaka Reina, Shinonome Kazune and Kayano Futaba will take up the challenge of Reml's game. Predict who will win, and cheer for them using points!*
* Reml, Game Master
* Hidaka Reina, Player 1
* Shinonome Kazune, Player 2
* Kayano Futaba, Player 3

**Reml presents Battle Royale Game♥︎**
* Musical Chairs♡
* Yamanote Line Game♤
* Balance Ball Challenge♧
* Giant Jenga♢

and more…
**BET Time**
There will be a BET time before the start of each game. Predict the winner by betting in with the points you have from the special website for Denonbu Battle Royale.
Decide on who to bet, and tap to confirm your vote.
**Points will be divided among those who answered correctly!**
All the points betted to the Sotokanda Literature High School players will be given to other participants who guessed the winner, in proportion to their respective BET amounts.

## Denonbu Conference

### Event Contents

Sotokanda Literature High School Mini LIVE
New Denonbu Presentation
Explanation of the World of Denonbu World and its Setting
About the Future of Denonbu Presentation
### Performer List

* Wotoha (Reml)
* Shidomi Yuuka (Hidaka Reina) (LIVEset)
* Amane Miho (Shinonome Kazune) (LIVEset)
* Horikoshi Sena (Kayano Futaba) (LIVEset)
* General Director Ishida

## Links

* Battle Royale Event Page
* Battle Royale Info
* Asobistore Battle Royale Page
* Asobistore Conference Page
Kaoru Takei

**Kaoru Takei** (Japanese: 竹井 薫, *Takei Kaoru*) is a supporting character of *Sayonara Cramer and Sayonara, Football*. He is a first-year student attending Warabi Seinan High School.

## Appearance

Kaoru has long light-brown hair that has bangs swept to the left side and light-brown eyes.

## Personality

Kaoru is a laid back young man who can be serious when it comes to his feelings for Nozomi Onda.

## Background

Kaoru and Tetsuji Yamada are childhood friends who play football together. They met Nozomi Onda in elementary and asked her to join them in a junior football league. The three friends went on to attend Fuji Daiichi Middle School together.

## Plot

### **Sayonara Football**

Kaoru serves as a forward in the Fuji Boys soccer team. He supports Onda's efforts to be picked by the coach to play in the newcomers' tourney. When he realizes that Nozomi took Junpei's place in the newcomers' tourney, he becomes worried for her because she can get hurt.

### **Sayonara Cramer**

Kaoru goes to the same high school as Tetsuji Yamada, Yasuaki Tani and Nozomi Onda.

In the anime, he watched the Warabi vs. Kunogi practice match. After the Warabis faced Kunogi, he makes a comment on how the girls did, unaware of how they really feel. At the stadium that held the Saitama Preliminaries, he was in the audience along with Yasuaki Tani, Tetsuji Yamada and Junpei Onda.

## Relationships

### Warabi Boys Soccer Team

He is teammates with Tetsuji Yamada and Yasuaki Tani. They played soccer when they were kids.

### Junpei Onda

They were teammates in the Fuji Boys Soccer Team.

### Nozomi Onda

They were teammates in the Fuji Boys Soccer Team.They played soccer when they were kids. He has an unrequited crush on her.

### Kouzou Samejima

Kouzou was Kaoru's coach in the Fuji Boys Soccer Team.

## Etymology

* The name **Kaoru** means "fragrance, fragrant" (薫).
* Kaoru's surname **Takei** means "bamboo" (竹) (**take**) and "well, mine shaft, pit" (井) (**i**).

## Trivia

* Kaoru appears to love soaking up in the spotlight.
* Kaoru shares the same voice actor with Keiji Akaashi from Haikyu!! and Marco Bodt from Attack on Titan.

## Gallery

Take and Tetsu taking Onda homeTake walking home with buddy TetsuJumping for the ballTake watching OndaAbout to make the shotCelebrating after the goalCoach giving Take his number
Sayonara Cramer Volumes

*Sayonara Cramer* began in the June 2016 issue of *Monthly Shōnen Magazine*, published on May 6, 2016. The series ended with 14 volumes in the January 2021 issue of *Monthly Shōnen Magazine*, which shipped on December 4, 2020. The following information is based on the digital version of the manga.

Farewell, My Dear Cramer is the official English translation.

The physical volumes are currently being published. Note: Sayonara,Football: Farewell My Dear Cramer is the name the physical version of volume 3 and so on.

## Volume 1

* Consists of chapters 1-3.

Chapter 1: All Alone

Chapter 2: Impact

Chapter 3: Girl in the Snow

## Volume 2

* Consists of chapters 4-6.

Chapter 4: Gates of Hell

Chapter 5: Trio of Warabi Schemers

Chapter 6: Frontier

Chapter 7: Lovesickness

## Volume 3

* Consists of chapters 8-11.

Chapter 8: Mission: Intensity Training

Chapter 9: Those Who Chase and Those Who are Chased

Chapter 10: The Advancing Team

Chapter 11: The Red Army

## Volume 4

* Consists of chapters 12-15.

Chapter 12: Royalty Beaten to The Ground

Chapter 13: Promise

Chapter 14: The One Running Beside You

Chapter 15: The Emerald Sparkles

## Volume 5

* Consists of chapters 16-19.

Chapter 16: Girl with a Dream

Chapter 17: Choices and Ambitions

Chapter 18: Kindred Spirits

Chapter 19: They Who Make the Core

## Volume 6

* Consists of chapters 20-23.

Chapter 20: Offensive Force

Chapter 21: The Way to Catch Up

Chapter 22: The Misfit

Chapter 23: Winning What One is Meant to Win

## Volume 7

* Consists of chapters 24-27.

Chapter 24: Plan B

Chapter 25: Football with a Dream

Chapter 26: Power of Words

Chapter 27: Little Devil

## Volume 8

* Consists of chapters 28-31.

Chapter 28: Talent Presenting Itself

Chapter 29: Demon with Twin Pigtails

Chapter 30: To Inherit Blaugrana

Chapter 31: The Power to Rise

## Volume 9

* Consists of chapters 32-35.

Chapter 32: Reunion and Meeting the Queen

Chapter 33: Japan's Team

Chapter 34: A Sister's Dream

Chapter 35: The Queens' Ambitions

## Volume 10

* Consists of chapters 36-39.

Chapter 36: The Two Midfielders

Chapter 37: Strong Point

Chapter 38: Sacrifice

Chapter 39: Proud Queens

## Volume 11

* Consists of chapters 40-43.

Chapter 40: A Flower Laying Down Roots

Chapter 41: Single-Handed Revivification

Chapter 42: Dancing Swan

Chapter 43: The Plan Is Proceeding

## Volume 12

* Consists of chapters 44-47.

Chapter 44: A Captain's Dream

Chapter 45: Just Like You

Chapter 46: The Back I Follow

Chapter 47: Emotional

## Volume 13

* Consists of chapters 48-51.

Chapter 48: Passing the Baton

Chapter 49: Organize

Chapter 50: The Team Warabis

Chapter 51: Restless

## Volume 14

* Consists of chapters 52-55.
Warabi Boys Soccer Team

The **Warabi Boys Soccer Team** is the other soccer team of Warabi Seinan High School. They are considered to be the better team.

## Plot

The Warabi girls decide that they need to practice with the boys to improve their skills. In order to do so, they need to get the permission of the coach Eiken Asuka. With coach Asuka's permssion, some of the boys will practice with the girls while the rest of the boys play intra-squad matches.

## Known Members

* Tetsuji Yamada
* Kaoru Takei
* Yasuaki "Namek" Tani
Akiba

**Akiba** is a district in Tokyo, Japan. It is home to Sotokanda Literature High School, and its Denonbu club.

## Background

Under Japan's new ward division plan, the areas of Akihabara and Kanda in present-day Japan are collectively named "Akiba". There are still electronics shops and anime shops, but additionally the area has become a place for the study and development of Japan’s system infrastructure. As a result of the gradual increase of telecommuting due to modernization, the area has become more populated as a residential area.

## Fardraut

Fardraut (ファードラウト) is an arcade run by Kazune's family in Akiba, doubling as her home. Hidaka Model Shop, Reina's home, is in the neighbourhood.
The name Fardraut is a reference to the Namco game *Xevious*.

## References

1. ↑ Denonbu Novel Part1, Akiba Edition
2. ↑ Denonbu Novel Part1, Azabu Edition
Yū Tenma

**Yū Tenma** (Japanese: 天馬 夕, *Tenma Yū*) is a secondary character in *Sayonara Cramer*. She is a second-year student attending Urawa Hosei High School.

## Appearance

Tenma is a young girl who has short curly blonde hair. She always seen carrying a yellow bear lollipop. When Tenma was little, she had long hair and was eating the same yellow bear lollipop that she eats today.

## Personality

Tenma is blunt and not afraid to insult others. When she's with Adatara, she's supportive.

## Background

When Tenma was little, she became interested in football after she was inspired by Naoko's speech. She's also childhood friends with Adatara. She overheard Adatara's wish to run more and invited her to play football with her.

## Plot

Tenma played against Warabi Seinan High School one year ago in a practice match. She is participating in the Saitama Prefectural Preliminaries. As a falso nueve, she makes it so that Adatara is able to score goals easily.

After Urawa wins in the match against Warabis, she gives school transfer applications to Soshizaki, Suou, and Onda because she saw potential in them.

## Relationships

### **Naoko Nomi**

Tenma is a big fan of Naoko. When she see Naoko in the hallway, she shoos her coach away and ask Naoko for a handshake. She even wants to impress her in the middle of a match.

### **Alice Adatara**

Tenma is childhood friends with Adatara. She is very supportive of her.

### **Chika Kirishima**

Tenma believes in Chika's goal to become the best in Japan.

### **Masahiro Gotoda**

She doesn't like him, calling him insulting names.
Eriko Tase

**Eriko Tase** (Japanese: 田勢 恵梨子, *Tase Eriko*) is a main character of *Sayonara Cramer*. She is a second-year student at Warabi Seinan High School and the captain of the Warabis.

## Appearance

Eriko has short dark greenish-brown hair that has bangs swept to the right side and dark-green eyes.

## Personality

Eriko is described as a kind and responsible girl who sympathizes with others' struggles.

## Plot

Eriko is the team captain of the Warabis and plays as the attacking right winger. She oversaw the majority of the team resigning in shame after a crushing defeat, although she remained to help build it back up with Nozomi Onda, Midori Soshizaki and Sumire Suou.

She participated in the practice match against Kunogi.

With Makoto Miyasaka, Ayumu Kishi, and Noriko Okachimachi she creates a plan to get dirt on Eiken Asuka to convince him to let the Warabi girls play with the boys' team.

She performs well during the three matches of the Saitama preliminaries.

## Background

When Tase was little, she saw Naoko's interview. She became a big fan and put pictures of Naoko on her wall. She's childhood friends with Miyasaka and they played football together. Tase and Miyasaka actually met Naoko one time they were little.

## Relationships

Naoko Nomi: Eriko has been a fan of Naoko for a long time. She was inspired by Naoko to play soccer. She was happy when Naoko joined the girls' soccer team to coach them.

Warabi Girls Soccer Team: she cares about the team's wellbeing and future.

## Etymology

* The name **Eriko** means "favor, benefit" (恵) (**e**), "pear" (梨) (**ri**) and "child" (子) (**ko**).
* Eriko's surname **Tase** means "field, rice paddy" (田) (**ta**) and "forces, energy, military strength" (勢) (**se**).

## Quotes

* *"I will never give up. Girls' soccer players has a history of not knowing when to give up. Don't underestimate the power of a soccer junkie!"* (To herself, Episode 5)

## Trivia

* Tase shares the same voice actress with Annie Leonhart from Attack on Titan.
Naoshi Arakawa

Naoshi Arakawa (Japanese: 新川 直司) is the author of Sayonara, Football, Sayonara Watashi no Cramer, Your Lie in April, and A School Frozen in Time.

## Biography

After getting advice from a friend at college, he decided to enter for the Monthly Shōnen Magazine Grand Challenge. The one-shot he submitted would become the basis for *Your Lie in April.* Afterwards, he then worked as an assistant before making his serial debut with the manga adaptation of *A School Frozen in Time*. At the time, he was also working on a one-shot manga prototype, which would eventually become his second serial, *Sayonara, Football*.

After *Sayonara, Football,* he decided to make a sequel called *Sayonara Watashi no Cramer*. It ran in *Monthly Shōnen Magazine* from May 6, 2016 to December 4, 2020. The manga ended with 14 volumes. As of 2021, 13 volumes have been published digitally in English. The English physical volumes with the title of Sayonara Football: Farewell My Dear Cramer are currently being published.

## Inspiration for creating the series

In an interview , Arakawa stated that he became aware of girls' soccer when he saw Homare Sawa's documentary program when he was a student. At that time, it was often said that "women's soccer is over" which left a strong impression on him. For Sayonara, Football, he decided to draw women's soccer because he liked soccer and he wanted to draw a cheerful girl. He also heard that the Olympic Games are more important than the World Cup in women's soccer and he wants Japanese soccer to become stronger as a whole. For that reason, he wanted the interest in the sport to increase.

　For Sayonara Cramer, he just wanted to continue the series. He read a lot of books on football and watched matches. The title is a dedication to Dettmar Cramer, who passed away before the manga was published.
Eisen Funabashi High School

Eisen Funabashi High School is home to the Eisen Girls Soccer Team. It is located in the Chiba prefecture.

## Uniform

* The uniform consists of the colors red, white, and blue.
* The team's kit is a blue shirt with red stripes, inspired by Barcelona.

## Plot

Eisen Funabashi's first appearance is in Volume 5 of Sayonara,Cramer. They faced off against Kunogi Academy and Korenkan in the Kanto Qualifiers. Later on, they face the Warabis in the semi-finals of the JKFB Interleague. They were in the audience in the Warabi vs. Korenkan match.

## Relationships

### Kunogi Academy

Eisen and Kunogi has a one-sided rivalry. Kaji from Kunogi declared that they will come after Eisen for revenge next time.

### Korenkan

When Eisen lost to Korenkan in the Kanto qualifiers, they swore revenge against Korenkan.

### Warabi Seinan High School

Eisen has a friendly rivalry with the Warabis. Naoko was impressed with Eisen because of how they became the best team in the Chiba prefecture without having a coach.

## Kanto Qualifiers

* Eisen Funabashi vs. Kunogi Academy [Score: 3-2]
Kei Hanabusa

**Kei Hanabusa** (Japanese: 花房 圭, *Hanabusa Kei*) is a secondary character in *Sayonara Cramer*. She is a second-year student attending Urawa Hosei High School.

## Appearance

Kei is a young girl with black short hair. She wears red star pin and wears round glasses. For her outfit, she wears the red and black Urawa Hosei tracksuit. The school symbol can be seen in green and white. She also wears a blue handkerchief around her neck.

## Plot

Kei supervised the match between Urawa Hosei and Warabi Seinan High School one year ago.

In the anime, she hears that Warabi is playing against Kunogi Academy High School in a practice match and comes with Chika Kirishima to watch. After the first half of the match ends she leaves with Chika.

## Skills

Kei handles the soccer strategy for Urawa Hosei Girls Soccer Team.

## Etymology

* The name **Kei** means "gemstone" (圭).
* Kei's surname **Hanabusa** means "flower, blossom" (花) (**hana**) and "chamber, bunch, tuft, cluster, house" (房) (**fusa**/**busa**), which literally means "bunch of flowers" altogether.
Ami Toda

**Ami Toda** (戸田 亜美, *Toda Ami*) is a supporting character in Sayonara Cramer. She is a first-year student of attending Warabi Seinan High School.

## Appearance

Toda has her black hair in a poinytail and her eyes are always closed.

## Plot

Toda is a 1st year of the newly formed Warabis'. She participates in the practice intra-squad match.

As a substitution player, she sits on the bench while waiting her turn to play in a match. She attends the team meetings and soccer practice.

## Etymology

* The name **Ami** means "second, Asia" (亜) (**a**) and "beautiful" (美) (**mi**).
* Ami's surname **Toda** means "door" (戸) (**to**) and "field, rice paddy" (田) (**ta**/**da**).
Ayumu Kishi

**Ayumu Kishi** (Japanese: 岸 歩, *Kishi Ayumu)* is a supporting character of Sayonara Cramer. She is second-year student attending Warabi Seinan High School.

## Appearance

Ayumu has black short hair and grey eyes. She wears a variant of the Warabi Seinan uniform which consists of a cream vest, blue tie, and white collared shirt.

## Plot

Ayumu was there when the second years left the team after Warabi lost to Urawa in a practice match last year. She greets the new first years that joined the Warabi girls' soccer team. Ayumu participated in the practice match against Kunogi. She joins Eriko Tase's plan to get dirt on Eiken Asuka to convince him to let the Warabi girls play with the boys' team.

When the Saitama preliminaries began, she participated in the match against Asaka Trade. During club practice she asked Naoko for advice for being a defender. She performs well during the three matches of the Saitama preliminaries.

## Relationships

Warabi Girls Soccer Team: Ayumu was one of the girls who stood with Eriko when the third-years left the team.

## Trivia

* Ayumu shares the same voice actress with Special Week from Uma Musume.

Etymology

* The name **Ayumu** means "walk, step" (歩).
* Ayumu's surname **Kishi** means "beach, shore, bank, coast" (岸).
Saori Komurasaki

**Saori Komurasaki** (Japanese: 小紫 沙織, *Komurasaki Saori)*) is a supporting character of Sayonara Cramer, voiced by Misano Sakai.

She is a second-year student attending Warabi Seinan High School.

## Plot

Saori met the new members of the team and participated in a match as a defender. She participated in the match against Kunogi. When she saw Naoko's new uniforms, she didn't like the design. She was supposed to participate in the futsal tournament but became lost after Aya led her to the wrong train.

When the Saitama preliminaries began, she participated in the match against Asaka Trade. During club practice she asked Naoko for advice for being a defender. She performs well during the three matches of the Saitama preliminaries.
Sayonara Cramer Volume 13

This is the thirteenth volume of Sayonara Cramer.

## Synopsis

The result of a fierce final match was Korenkan's victory. But the Warabis have little time for tears as they're whisked away for a training camp in preparation for the Saitama qualifying matches of the All-Japan High School Girl's Soccer Championship. It's there that Fukatsu introduces a new tactic: Gegen Pressing...

## Chapters

Chapter 48: Passing the Baton

Chapter 49: Organize

Chapter 50: The Team Warabis

Chapter 51: Restless
Haruna Ito

**Haruna Ito** (Japanese: 井藤 春名, *Itō Haruna*) is a secondary character in *Sayonara Cramer*. She is a soccer prodigy and a first-year student attending Kunogi Academy High School.

## Appearance

Ito is a young girl with black medium hair.

She is wearing a school uniform that is black, purple, and white.

## Personality

Ito is a nice girl. She voices her opinion whenever she wants to.

## Background

When Ito was little, she watched Naoko's interview. Ito was in the same soccer club as Tsukuda and Kutani in middle school. Born as a prodigy, she was admired by her teammates especially Kutani. However, when it came to the nationals she was benched because the coach preached that physicality was

## Plot

Serving as Kunogi's attacking midfielder, Ito is a first year student and the team's ace player.

She participated in the practice match against Warabi.

Ito and Tsukuda runs into the Warabis at the entrance of futsal tournament. The Warabis (except Sumire) beg the two girls to join temporarily to meet the five-player requirement. Ito agrees and they start preparing for the tournament.

## Relationships

### Mao Tsukuda

Tsukuda is Ito's close friend. They were in the same soccer club in middle school.

### Mizuki Kaji

Ito respects Kaji as their captain. She fears Kaji's temper when she gets in trouble such as when she was caught eating food on the way to the practice match against the Warabi Girls Soccer Team.

### Nozomi Onda

***"Haruna Ito... at age 15, this girl, this famous prodigy, met a nameless athlete wearing a green bib, who stole her heart."*** (Narrator, Episode 3) She likes her.

She was impressed by Nozomi's Marseille turn during the Warabi vs. Kunogi practice match. She thinks it would be fun to play with Nozomi in the futsal tournament so she accepts the Warabis' request to team up temporarily.

### Rei Kutani

She doesn't understand why Kutani hates her. They were in the same soccer club in middle school.

## Quotes

* *''Before long, we'll be hearing it anyway, whether we want to or not"* (To Mao Tsukuda about Nozomi Onda's name, Episode 4)
* *"I bet it would be fun to play soccer with number eight"* (Internally to herself, Episode 5)
* *"She's skillful and strong. She's a ball of impact. I had no idea she was in my generation.''* (About Nozomi Onda, Episode 6)

## Trivia

* Haruna enjoys eating pastries.
* Haruna and Mikasa Ackerman from Attack on Titan shares the same voice actress.
* According to Naoshi Arakawa, Ito's playstyle inspired by Roberto Baggio and Shunsuke Nakamura.

Etymology

* The name **Haruna** means "spring" (春) (**haru**) and "name, noted, distinguished, reputation" (名) (**na**).
* Haruna's surname **Ito** means "well, mine shaft, pit" (井) (**i**) and "wisteria" (藤) (**to**).
Naoko Nomi

**Naoko Nomi** (Japanese: 能見 奈緒子, Nōmi Naoko) is a supporting character of *Sayonara Cramer*. She is the Warabi Girls Soccer Team's other coach.

## Appearance

Naoko is a woman with shoulder-length brown hair and brown eyes. She wears lipstick.

## Personality

Naoko can be strict when it comes to training.
She shows a caring side such as when she invited Nozomi Onda, Midori Soshizaki, Sawa Echizen, Sumire Suou, and Aya Shiratori to eat okonomiyaki at her family restaurant.

## Background

Naoko went to Warabi Seinan High School. She went on to play for the Japanese national women's soccer team at 17 and eventually won the Bundesliga.

Six years ago, in an interview shown on television that would be seen worldwide, Naoko made a speech on how she wants to make people become interested in girls' football and recognize the problems that girls' football has. She tells the viewer that they will surpass her because she can't improve anymore. Lastly, she wants the viewer to protect the environment that allows girls to play football naturally.

When she retired, she returned to Warabi Seinan High School to help coach the struggling girls football team.

## Plot

Naoko contacted Kenroku Washizu to set up a practice match with the Kunogi Girls Soccer Team. She watched the practice match between Warabi and Kunogi.

With the declaration to work hard, she created custom uniforms for the team. Unbeknownst to her, the team doesn't like it.

Naoko watched the team during the Saitama preliminaries. When Onda accidentally scored for Asaka Trade, she banished Onda to the bench as punishment and places Echizen at the starting line-up in the second match. Later on, she let Onda play in the third match. She was surprised to meet Kazuo Takahagi on the soccer practice field.

## Relationships

### Warabi Girls Soccer Team

Naoko wanted to become a coach so she could train young athletes. She didn't expect the current team to be carefree. To prepare the girls for the practice match, she watched them closely and punished them whenever someone made mistakes by assigning 15 push-ups, 30 push-ups, 60 push-ups, and 120 push-ups.  Naoko grows to care for the team.

* Nozomi Onda: Naoko believes that Nozomi is a player with unbelievable talent. However, she can hard on Nozomi because she makes mistakes on the field such as scoring a goal for her opponent by doing a diving header.

### Kenroku Washizu

Naomi knew Kenroku since her national team days. Naoko shared her fear of being a bad coach with him. Kenroku assured her that she needs to communicate with them and learn from them.

## Quotes

* *"If we'd lost this match, it would've meant the end of girls' soccer in Japan."* (On television, Episode 1)
* *" After playing the best team in Japan and seeing the overwhelming difference in ability, will any of them hold their heads up high? Do any of them have the resolve to get back up and race to the top? That's what I want to see."* (To Goro Fukatsu about the Warabis, Episode 2)

## Trivia

* Naoko shares the same voice actress with Tsukuyo from Gintama.
Makoto Miyasaka

**Makoto Miyasaka** (Japanese: 宮坂 真琴, *Miyasaka Makoto*) is a supporting character of Sayonara Cramer.

She is a second-year student attending Warabi Seinan High School.

## Appearance

Makoto is a girl who wears glasses. Her eyes are brown and her brown hair is in a ponytail with her bangs parted in the middle. She does not wear glasses when she plays soccer.

## Personality

Makoto is described as reliable so much that the rest of the defense follows her lead.

## Plot

Makoto was there when the second years left the team after Warabi lost to Urawa in a practice match last year.

She greets the new first years that joined the Warabis. Makoto participated in the practice match against Kunogi. She joins Eriko Tase's plan to get dirt on Eiken Asuka to convince him to let the Warabi girls play with the boys' team.

When the Saitama preliminaries began, she participated in the match against Asaka Trade. During club practice she asked Naoko for advice for being a defender.

## Relationships

Eriko Tase: Makoto and Eriko are childhood friends. She supports Eriko's ideas.

## Etymology

* The name **Makoto** means "real, genuine" (真) (**ma**) and "Japanese harp" (琴) (**koto**).
* Makoto's surname **Miyasaka** means "temple, shrine, palace" (宮) (**miya**) and "slope, hill" (坂) (**saka**).
Urawa Hosei High School

Urawa Hosei High School is home to the Urawa Hosei Girls Soccer Team. It is located in the Saitama prefecture.

## Uniform

Urawa Hosei's school uniform has different varieties. Students mostly wear a deep red blazer with the school emblem on it, white shirt inside, blue bowtie, and deep red skirt.

Examples are Chika Kirishima and Yū Tenma as they are not wearing the deep red blazer. Chika wears a cream-colored vest while Yu wears a deep red overall skirt.

When comes to the team, their tracksuits are red and black. The green and white school emblem is on the left side of the uniform. The kit is half red and half black.

## Plot

Urawa Hosei played against Warabi Seinan one year ago. This match convinced Sumire Suou to join Warabi instead of Urawa. Urawa Hosei is participating in the Saitama Prefectural Preliminaries and they will face Warabi. In the end, they won the preliminaries, making this win the ninth year in a row. They proceed onto the Kanto qualifiers, which determines who goes to the Kanto tournament later. Unfortunately, they lost because of a penalty kick.

## Relationships

### Warabi Seinan High School

Urawa beat the Warabis in the past so they don't think that the Warabis are a threat.

### Kunogi Academy

After losing to Kunogi in the Kanto Preliminaries, Chika Kirishima harbored a grudge towards Kaji and Kunogi, creating a one-sided rivalry. Urawa is determined to knock Kunogi down from the spot of being the best girls' football in Japan.

### Eisen Funabashi

Urawa knows about Eisen but doesn't have a grudge against them.

### Korenkan

Urawa knows Korenkan as one of the best teams in Japan.

## Practice Match

* Urawa Hosei vs. Warabi Seinan **(past)** [Score: 7-0]

## Kanto Preliminaries

* Urawa Hosei vs. Kunogi Academy **(past)** [Score:1-3]

## Saitama Prefectural Preliminaries (Summer)

The preliminaries are for the Summer National High School Sports Tournament. They have been the winner of the preliminaries for eight years.

* Urawa Hosei vs. Omiya Girls' [Score: 4-0)]
* Urawa Hosei vs. Kawagoe Kita [Score: 3-1]
* Urawa Hosei vs. Kasukabe Tonan [Score: 2-1]
* Urawa Hosei vs. Warabi Seinan [Score: 2-0]

## Gallery

Urawa Hosei's busUrawa Hosei's support bannerThe kit worn by the team
Sayonara Cramer Volume 3

This is the third volume of Sayonara Cramer.

## Synopsis

Sumire Suo, Midori Soshizaki, and Nozomi Onda enter a futsal tournament hoping to win the store credits to get themselves decent uniforms, but short handed, they form an improvised team, roping in Tsukuda and Ito from Kunogi Academy. They win their early matches, rising toward the finals, but waiting to play against them is a player who seems to hold a special grudge against Ito!

## Chapters

Chapter 8: Mission: Intensity Training

Chapter 9: Those Who Chase and Those Who are Chased

Chapter 10: The Advancing Team

Chapter 11: The Red Army
Sayonara, Football

**Sayonara, Football** is a manga series, prequel to Sayonara Cramer, written and illustrated by the mangaka Naoshi Arakawa about girls' soccer.

## Plot

14-year-old Nozomi Onda has only one thing on her mind: playing beautiful soccer. There's just one problem: no matter how much she longs to participate in official matches, she'd have physically superior boys as opponents. But when a boy from her past confronts her on the street, she decides she can't wait any longer.

## Publication

The manga is serialized in *Magazine E-no* from June 2009 to August 2010 and continued in two *tankōbon* volumes. The series have been published digitally in North America by Kodansha Comics. The series ended on August 20, 2010.
Sayonara Cramer Volume 1

This is the first volume of Sayonara Cramer. Farewell, My Dear Cramer is the official name in English.

## Synopsis

With no soccer accomplishments to speak of during the entirety of Sumire Suou’s junior high school years, the young wing gets an odd offer. Suou’s main rival, Midori Soshizaki, invites her to join up on the same team in high school, with a promise that she’ll never let Suou “play alone.” It’s an earnest offer, but the question is whether Suou will take her up on it. Thus the curtain opens on a story that collects an enormous cast of individual soccer-playing personalities!

## Chapters

Chapter 1: All Alone

Chapter 2: Impact

Chapter 3: Girl in the Snow

## Character Debut

**Warabi Girls Soccer Team**

* Nozomi Onda
* Sawa Echizen
* Sumire Suou
* Midori Soshizaki
* Aya Shiratori
* Eriko Tase
* Makoto Miyasaka
* Ayumu Kishi
* Saori Komurasaki
* Noriko Okachimachi
* Rui Kikuchi
* Karina Kakogawa
* Naoko Nomi

* Goro Fukatsu

**Warabi Boys Soccer Team**

* Tetsuji Yamada
* Kaoru Takei
* Yasuaki Tani

**Urawa Hosei High School**

* Chika Kirishima
* Yū Tenma
* Alice Adatara

**Kunogi Girls Soccer Team**

* Mizuki Kaji
* Mao Tsukuda
* Haruna Ito
The One Running Beside Us

"The One Running Beside Us" (Japanese: 隣を走る人) is the eleventh episode of Farewell, My Dear Cramer, written and illustrated by Naoshi Arakawa. The series is published in Kodansha's *Monthly Shōnen Magazine* since May 2016. The episode premiered on June 13, 2021 on Tokyo MX.

## Overview

The second half of the match starts. The rain has completely soaked the field, making it difficult to dribble through. Meanwhile, Urawa's coach struggles to find a way to free up Chika, thinking that no one else can effectively cover Onda.

## Plot

Keeping Goro's instructions in mind, Onda targets Chika so that she can't defend freely. She manages to avoid Chika and another defender and runs past them. The rain starts pouring, making the field difficult to maneuver. Remembering her promise to play against Kunogi, Onda begin juggling the ball so that it doesn't touch the field. Running near the goal, she faces the last line of defense. Onda gets past Ayame and manages to kick the ball past Nanami but it hits the net post. Tenma insults Hanabusa because the team didn't know about Onda's abilities.

The game continues and Onda has the ball again. Onda thinks about Soshizaki's remark about athletes being alone even though they're surrounded by their teammates. Chika tackles her which makes the ball come to a complete stop. Behind her, Suou jumps over her to take the ball.

The rest of the team run ahead after Suou. Soshizaki calls Onda to get up and or they will leave her behind. She laughs and gets up. Coach Gotoda remarks that the advantage Urawa had before is gone because Warabi is attacking before their wingbacks can get back and Chika is sticking close to Onda so she can't defend anywhere else. While watching the match, Echizen wishes that she could be on the field with them. The second-years of the Warabis (Eriko, Rui, Makoto, Noriko, Ayumu, Karina, and Saori) realize that Onda is the only one achieving anything in this match so they tell her that they will support her.

Onda and Chika face off again and Chika trips her. Thankfully, Soshizaki was behind Onda and kicks the ball which shoots over to Suou. The episode ends with Echizen's narration that athletes are lone wolves but that doesn't mean that they're alone. They have their teammates and their opponents.
Korenkan High School

Korenkan High School is home to the Korenkan Girls Soccer Team. It is located in the Tokyo prefecture.

## Uniform

* Students of Korenkan wear a pink blazer and pink skirt, a white shirt inside, and a checkered tie.

* Their kit consist of pink and white shirt and shorts.

## Plot

Korenkan first appears in volume 8 of Sayonara, Cramer.

## Relationships

### Kunogi Academy

Korenkan has a one-sided rivalry with Kunogi because Korenkan sees Kunogi as an obstacle to Korenkan's goal to become the best in Japan.

### Warabi Seinan High School

Though some members (Onda and Kutani) insult each other, Korenkan and Warabi have a friendly rivalry.

## Gallery

The kit worn by Mika, Natsume, and Sanae.The uniform worn by Kutani.
The Rapidly Advancing Team

"The Rapidly Advancing Team" (Japanese: 躍進のチーム) is the seventh episode of Farewell, My Dear Cramer, written and illustrated by Naoshi Arakawa. The series is published in Kodansha's *Monthly Shōnen Magazine* since May 2016. The episode premiered on May 16, 2021 on Tokyo MX.

## Overview

With their new kits acquired, the Warabis play their first official match against Asaka Trade. Onda gets too excited during the days leading up to the match, and became sleep-deprived. This led her to accidentally scoring a goal for Asaka Trade. Naoko punishes her by banishing her to the bench for the next game.

## Plot

The girls try out their new kits designed by Rui. Later on, they prepare for the Saitama prefectural preliminaries which begin shortly after the start of the new year. If they win, they can go to the Summer National High School Sports Tournament.

At night, Onda is too excited about her new kit to sleep. Unable to sleep, she goes out for a jog. She still did not sleep and arrives at the match sleep-deprived. They face off against Asaka Trade, who was placed third in the preliminaries last year. The girls lost when Onda accidentally headbutted the ball into the opponent's goal. As punishment, Naoko banishes her to the bench. To prepare for the next match, five boys from the boys' team will practice with the girls.

Naoko decides to have the defenders (Makoto, Rui, Ayumu, and Saori) try the offensive role in this match. When they ask her what to do next, she asks Goro to teach them defense. He refuses, saying that it's a pain and leaves. After the boys leave, the girls are doing stretching exercises except Onda, who is kicking balls into the net. Soshizaki, Suo, and Echizen walks up to her and asks her to stop for the day. Onda refuses and reminds them why she wants to continue kicking: to play against Kunogi again in the nationals. They agree to work hard.

## Trivia

* The new Warabi uniforms are modeled after the national team of England.
* When the girls mention Bianconero of Juventus and Blauragana of Barcelona, this is a reference to the colors of popular teams.
* Bianconero is a reference to teams wearing black and white. Juventus is known to wear this color.
* For Blaugrana, ''blau” means blue and “grana” translates to deep red in Catalan. Barcelona is known to wear this color.
Aina Kato

**Aina Kato** (加藤 愛奈, *Katō Aina*) is a supporting character in Sayonara Cramer. She is a second-year student attending Warabi Seinan High School.

## Appearance

Kato has shoulder-length black hair that has bangs hanging on the right side and brown eyes.

She wears the number 16 jersey.

## Personality

Kato is serious about the game and she is also supportive of the team.

## Plot

Kato is a second year of the newly formed Warabis' who participates in the practice intra-squad match.

As a substitution player, she sits on the bench while waiting her turn to play in a match. She attends the team meetings and soccer practice.

## Etymology

* The name **Aina** means "love, affection" (愛) (**ai**) and "apple tree" (奈) (**na**).
* Aina's surname **Kato** means "add, increase" (加) (**ka**) and "wisteria" (藤) (**to**).
Ambitious Goal

"AMBITIOUS GOAL" is the opening theme of the Farewell, My Dear Cramer anime performed by Aika Kobayashi.

The digital single "AMBITIOUS GOAL" was released on April 5, 2021

## Appearances

* **Warabi Girls Soccer Team**
* **Naoko Nomi**
* **Goro Fukatsu**
* **Kunogi Girls Soccer Team**
* **Urawa Hosei Girls Soccer Team**

## Lyrics

* Romaji
* Kanji
* English

Kakenukete Kakenukete

Yume ni todoke

Ambitious goal

Kokoro kara no negai naraba

Kanarazu kanau hazu da

Omoikonde ikite yaru

Zettai akiramenai

Sainou dake ga kotae da to

Tameiki nante

Tsumanna Omoikomeba

Ugokidasu Mirai datte Kawaru darou

Tanoshii nda Zutto zutto

Oikaketakutte

Iki ga kurushiku natte mo

Break down

I'm okay!

Ima ga Shoubu da to

Dare yori mo

Atsuku nare Atsuku nare

Jibun ga motomeru

Kagayaki wa Koko ni aru to

I can feel

Mou wakatteru Dakara

Dare yori mo Atsuku nare

Arittake no

Energy

Miseru yoSore ga subete

Subete da yo

Kaze wo kanjitara Tobu yo

Ambitious goal

心からの願いならば

かならず叶うはずだ

思いこんで生きてやる

絶対あきらめない

才能だけが答えだと

溜息なんてつまんない

思いこめば動きだす

未来だって変わるだろう

楽しいんだずっとずっと

いかけたくって

息が苦しくなっても

Break down

I'm okay!

いまが

勝負だと

誰よりも熱くなれ 熱くなれ

自分が求める

輝きはここにあると

I can feel

もうわかってる

だから誰よりも

熱くなれ ありったけの

Energy

見せるよそれが全て

全てだよ風を感じたら飛ぶよ

Ambitious goal

Run through it Pass through it

Reach your dreams

Ambitious goal

A wish from the bottom of heart

will definitely come true

I'll live with that determination

Absolutely never give up

Talent is the only answer

How boring to sigh like that

If you've made up your mind, then just move

Even the future will change, right?

It's so fun

I want to keep chasing forever

Even though it becomes difficult to breathe,

Now is the time for a match

Fired up, Fired up

far hotter than anyone else

The brilliance you wish for is right here

I can feel,I already understand

Therefore, fired up far hotter than anyone else

I will show my whole energy

That's all

That's everything

I'll fly the moment I feel the wind

Ambitious goal

## References

1. ↑ Aika Kobayashi's digital single AMBITIOUS GOAL information.[1]
Sachi Ukai

Sachi Ukai is a supporting character in *Sayonara Cramer*. She is a second-year student attending Eisen Funabashi High School.

## Appearance

Sachi has a short ponytail. She also has freckles on her face.

## Personality

Sachi is calm and supportive of her team.

## Plot

Sachi's first appearance is in volume 6. She serves as Eisen Funabashi's left-back.

## Relationships

**Eisen Girls Soccer Team**

* Akane Urakawa: Sachi respects Akane as the team's captain.
* Tae Kokubu: When Sachi was looking for new members to recruit for Eisen Funabashi, she believed that Tae would fit because her specialty is offense.
Eiken Asuka

**Eiken Asuka** (Japanese: 飛鳥 永建, *Asuka Eiken*) is a supporting character of Sayonara Cramer. He is the coach of Warabi Boys Soccer Team.

## Appearance

Eiken is a broad muscular tan-skinned man with short black hair and his eyes are seen closed (When his eyes are open, it's black).

## Personality

Eiken is a self-absorbed man who thinks strength is important than everything else.

## Plot

The Warabi girls come to Eiken ask him to allow them to play with the boys' team. Eiken refuses because he doesn't see the point of doing that. When the girls resort to blackmail, Eiken is the target. He manages to evade their attempts. He finally accepts the request to play with the boys when Goro Fukatsu blackmails him successfully.

## Etymology

* The name **Eiken** means "eternal" (永) (**ei**) and "build, construct" (建) (**ken**).
* Eiken's surname **Asuka** means "to fly" (飛) (**asu**) and "bird, poultry, fowl" (鳥) (**ka**)
Nana Kawakura

Nana Kawakura is a supporting character in Sayonara Cramer. She is a 1st year student attending Warabi Seinan High School.

## Appearance

Kawakura has black mushroom-like hair. Her eyes are brown.

## Plot

Kawakura is a 1st year of the newly formed Warabis'. She participates in the practice intra-squad match.

As a substitution player, she sits on the bench while waiting her turn to play in a match. She attends the team meetings and soccer practice.
Rei Kutani

Rei Kutani (Japanese: 九谷 怜, *Kutani Rei*) is a supporting character of *Sayonara Cramer*. She is a first-year student attending Korenkan High School.

## Appearance

Rei has sandy-brown hair that is held back in a ponytail. She has a noticeable fang poking out of her mouth.

## Personality

Rei can be arrogant which is shown when she voices her surprise that Ito is still playing soccer after she quit the sport in middle school. She has somewhat of an inferiority complex when it comes to prodigies like Ito because she knows that she doesn't have natural talent like Ito does.

## Background

Rei was in the same soccer club as Ito and Tsukuda in middle school. She was bullied by some of her teammates because she couldn't juggle a ball and didn't have any noticeable talent. The idea of physicality from the coach reached her and she decided to use that into her playstyle. Determined to prove her worth, she puts in hard work to surpass talented players like Ito.

## Plot

Rei participates in the futsal tournament and wins first place. She appears again in volume 8 as a member of Korenkan High School's team.

## Skills

As a physical player, she plays contact soccer which was shown in the futsal tournament where she used her physical strength to push players and used her long legs to trip them.

## Relationships

### Kunogi Girls Soccer Team

* Haruna Ito: Rei admires Ito but at the same time she also sees her as a rival.
* Mao Tsukuda: Rei dislikes her for following Ito around.

### Nozomi Onda

Rei is mad that Nozomi challenged her view of physicality. She harbored a grudge for her after the futsal tournament.

## Quotes

* *"What's wrong with contact soccer? What's wrong with an inelegant, unrefined player like me doing what I do best?"* (To herself, Episode 6)
Those Who Form the Backbone

"Those Who Form the Backbone" (Japanese: 根幹をなすもの) is the final episode of Farewell, My Dear Cramer, written and illustrated by Naoshi Arakawa. The series is published in Kodansha's *Monthly Shōnen Magazine* since May 2016. The episode premiered on June 27, 2021 on Tokyo MX.

## Those Who Form the Backbone

### Director

Tetsuya WatanabeNorikazu

Ishigooka

## Overview

The match ends with Urawa's victory. The Warabis train and improve themselves for the next tournament.

## Plot

The match ends with Urawa's victory. Tenma invites Onda, Suo, and Soshizaki to join Urawa. Onda rejects the offer, swearing to work with the Warabis to get stronger and come back next season. The next day, the coaches give the team the day off, but Goro spots Onda practicing anyway by the training ground. Onda thinks about Chika's words. In a flashback, Chika tells the Warabis that the future of girls' football is in trouble and all teams should be better. Onda laments about the pressure of having to carry the future of women's football instead of just having fun. Goro says that Onda is fine the way she is.

Meanwhile, Soshizaki runs into the Urawa girls at the animate store to buy the Heartthrob Country DVD. Tenma bugs Soshizaki about joining Urawa. Soshizaki reiterates Onda's argument, and she wants to build her own strong team at Warabi so she can be Urawa's rival. On the train, Chika accepts Soshizaki's decision and calls her an opponent. At the field, the rest of the Warabi team joins Onda at the training ground.

Naoko and Kenroku has a conversation about being coaches. Several days later, Echizen joins the team as a substitution midfielder, Goro spends time teaching the team new tactics, and Naoko enters the team in the JKFB league.

   The scene moves to the Warabi's first match at the JKFB league. In a group circle, Tase makes a speech on how she was sad that they lost to Urawa and was ready to give up. But when she looked around, she saw that the girls were still there. She wants to play more football with them. Shiratori tears up, saying that it was a moving speech. The girls let out a group cheer.

   After the credits, there is a flashback to six years earlier. Naoko is speaking about her win on the television. Goro is watching her interview. Then it shows the girls from Warabi, Kunogi, and Urawa watching Naoko's speech as children. Naoko says that she wants girls' soccer to become popular. She tells the viewer to not give up and that she sees potential in them so they will surpass her.

The flashback ends. As the first JKFB match starts, the episode ends with Onda kicking the ball at the camera.