Taiga Amakado

Taiga Amakado (天門泰雅) is one of the main characters in Futsal Boys!!!!!.

Appearance
Taiga is a young man with short blond hair and blue eyes.

Background
He had the potential to be the best Goleiro in junior high school, but he got into a brawl at competition and been away from futsal. He is a former Yankee (delinquent) with poor eyesight and communication abilities, and is easily misunderstood. Ryu Nagumo is his childhood friend and only friend.

Etymology

 * The name Taiga means "peaceful, calm, peace, easy, Thailand" (泰) (tai) and "elegant, graceful" (雅) (ga).
 * Taiga's surname Amakado means "heaven/heavenly, sky, imperial" (天) (ama) and "gate" (門) (kado).

Trivia

 * According to his profile in the official site:
 * His star sign is Taurus.
 * His blood type is A.
 * He is a first year student.
 * His hobby is reading motorcycle magazines.
 * His special skill is Katsura Muki (a peeling method).
 * He likes bikes.
 * He dislikes being squeezed.
 * His favorite food is Yakisoba bread.
 * His least favorite food is lemon.
 * In the anime opening, it was revealed that Taiga got into a brawl in junior high school because Ryu got injured by members of the rival team.
 * It was revealed that Taiga works part-time at a restaurant that Ryu often eats in.
 * His surname is another spelling of the English name "Tiger".