With ball handling responsibilities given over to Saki, Tomoka is now able to focus more on the role of shooter. Her playing style is known in modern-day basketball as the Point Forward, one who is capable of playing multiple positions depending on the situation. She can easily get past opposing players with her amazing speed and moves and can also throw the ball from very far away flawlessly in the basket. She possesses ball handling skills not usually expected from an elementary school student, as shown during her one-on-one match with Subaru. She is known for the color pink, just like Hinata Hakamada. She is also very proficient at basketball, something that even amazes Subaru, a good player in his own right. Tomoka is rather smart as she seems to be able to do her homework ok, but still an advance learner with Saki Nagatsuka and Maho Misawa. However, when she is drunk, she does not hesitate clinging on Subaru and does not let him go, and this indicates the girl's feeling to Subaru. She becomes very shy and worked up when being placed near Subaru, either for her "convenient" or not. Of all the girls, Tomoka is the one who gets closest to Subaru and seems to be the one who likes him the most. In the OVA 'Tomoka no Ichigo Sundae' is shown that she is afraid of cockroaches. It is hinted that she may have feelings for Subaru Hasegawa. She is also shown to be respectful to her friends. Tomoka is one of the more mature girls in the group, as she is confident, self-assured and caring of her peers. She also owns a pink-spotted swimsuit, although the school swimsuit is more frequently seen. She is most commonly seen wearing her school uniform, but when in public, she tends to wear a one-piece dress. Her body's height is average, but flat-chested, which is a major concern to her when comparing bust size with Airi Kashii. dark-purple irises and a mole under left eye. Tomoka has short dark-purple hair that has a side pony-tail and twin hairbands extend from temples. Despite the fact that she still loves basketball, Tomoka is not willing to play without having her friends by her side. In Keishin Academy, she found new friends and realized that winning is not everything. She was not in Keishin Academy for long, in her previous school, she got obsessed with winning in basketball that she became isolated and was forced to transfer schools. It does not take long for Subaru to find great potential in her, and thanks to her talent and dedication he decides to keep coaching them. She is captain of Keishin Girls Basketball Team who is the only one who had played basketball before and the daughter of Shinobu Minato and Kaori Minato. Tomoka Minato ( 湊 智花, Minato Tomoka ?), nicknamed Mokkan or Tomo-chan or just Tomo, is the main heroine of the series. Here Comes an Elementary School Student! Yay! Yay! Yay!