Tooru Naruse

Tooru Naruse is the coach and faculty advisor for the Johnan Boys' Volleyball Team and coach for the Johnan Boys' Basketball Team.

Appearance
Naruse appears to be of average height, with dark hair, roundish eyes, and glasses. He used to be a basketball player, so it can be assumed that he is still strong and in good shape.

Personality
Naruse is usually happy, but often oblivious to what is happening around him, and is a bit haphazard and unreliable when it comes to his duties in the volleyball team. He is often running off to support the girls' and boys' basketball teams, and is replaced by Kiriko as coach at the boys' volleyball teams. He does not realize how intense the boys on his team can get when they try hard to win, so he was surprised to see them win the Seiryoh match.

Johnan Volleyball Team Transformation Arc
Naruse appeared during the boys' practice match against Akira and Katta, and caught the ball in the middle of play, angering most of the players. He also delivered their jerseys at a later practice, which were then distributed by Yamazaki.

Kanto Preliminaries Arc
Naruse was replaced by Kiriko as coach at both the Nanyou and Seiryoh matches, but he arrived late to the Seiryoh match and was surprised to see his team winning.

Kiriko
Naruse and Kiriko do not appear together often, but seeing as she replaces him as coach, he must trust her and see her as a good replacement for him as coach. She is much more reliable than him, too, and takes on his responsibilities well.

Johnan Boys' Volleyball Team
Naruse gets along well with the boys on the team, who even call him "Naru-chan" occasionally, but they do get angry at him when he catches the ball during practice matches and doesn't arrive on time to official matches. They still have a positive relationship, though.

Trivia

 * Naruse is the main character of Nishiyama-sensei's more well-known work, a basketball manga called Harlem Beat, along with Kiriko.

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