List of Whistle! Characters - Hiba Junior High Soccer Varsity

Hiba Junior High Soccer Varsity

Tsubasa Shiina (椎名 翼, Shiina Tsubasa?)

Transfer student from Asashiro Junior High, who passed the entrance exams with high scores and is considered to have a high IQ. Due to his appearance, many people mistake him for a girl. Though, his looks could fool people in believing that he is a sweet and cute kid, in actuality, Tsubasa is very arrogant, blunt, sarcastic, and often fierce. He considers himself a genius and often says that soccer just comes naturally to him, that's why no-one can beat him. Because of his size and looks, he was often picked on as a child and became very proficient at martial arts to defend himself. Though he is only slightly taller than Shō, he doesn't let that get in his way and is actually a great fighter and a superb leader. Shiina thinks of Sho as his rival since they both has a disadvantage in their heights. His looks and attitude, unfortunately, also made him some enemies (and some really big fans). Among them were 3rd year, Naoki Inoue and Gosuke Hata, and two of their friends. Although, after saving them from a group of bully truck drivers, they soon realized that they were all alike and decided to follow Shiina. Later on, he was made the leader of the Hiba Soccer Varsity team. His uniform number is 4.

During the Senbatsu Training Camp, he becomes even closer friends with Shō and comes to truly understand him. He becomes a regular defender on the Junior Senbatsu Team. Hiba's coach, Akira, is actually his first cousin.

Naoki Inoue (井上 直樹, Inoue Naoki?)

Due to his temper, he would tend to pick fights with people and generally cause trouble at Hiba. One of these people was Tsubasa Shiina, who challenged Inoue to try to get the ball past him in a soccer mini-game. Inoue lost. Later on in the series, he goes to spy on Shigeki at his new home. Due to some circumstances, Shigeki immediately doesn't recognize him even though they knew each other in Kyoto when they were children. Like Shige, he has a thick Kansai-ben accent so they are both easy to single-out. Shige calls him 'monkey' as a sort of endearing term even though he does eventually remember his name. Later on when Shige comes to a crossroads, Naoki helps his friend face life head-on. Coincindentally, him and Shige ended up dying their hair blond after they separated during childhood.

Masaki Kurokawa (黒川 柾輝, Kurokawa Masaki?)

The other midfielder wing along with Naoki. A perceptive, generally quiet and calm young man. He has a defensive style of playing and becomes a regular on the Junior Senbatsu Select Team. He is particularly close to Tsubasa, providing a counterbalance to Tsubasa's more abrasive personality. Likes swimming and the outdoors, and dislikes vulgarity.

Rokusuke Hata (畑 六助, Hata Rokusuke?)

Rokusuke plays defense and his uniform number is 2. He's the brother of Gosuke (五助), who is also a defender with uniform number 3. Their names as brothers are funny because 'Go' means 'five' and 'Roku' means 'six'. Along with Shiina, these three form Hiba Junior High's famous defense team using the 'Flat Three' strategy.

He becomes a regular on the Junior Senbatsu Team.

Gosuke Hata (畑 五助, Hata Gosuke?)

Gosuke plays defense and his uniform number is 3. He's the brother of Rokusuke (六助), who is also a defender with a uniform number of 2. The initial part of their names can be interpreted into numbers, as 'Go' means 'five' and 'Roku' means 'six'. Along with Shiina, these three form Hiba Junior High's famous defense team using the 'Flat Three' strategy.