Kakeru Daichi

Kakeru Daichi (, Daichi Kakeru) is the main protagonist of the Ganbare! Kickers series. He is the striker of the Kitahara Kickers team in the Kitahara elementary school as 4th and 5th grader. He was a substitute player for Shimizugaoka FC, who won the All Japan Youth Soccer Tournament, but he was later transferred to the Kitahara elementary school and joined the Kickers called the "おんぼろチーム Worn-out team".

Personality
Kakeru is known to have a bright and positive personality, ready to give the dynamism to his team for make his teammates improves in the training and make them win the games, fighting not matter the levels of the rivals teams. With the help of his encouragements and along his teammates, the Kickers are able to go far. Even if he's considered a very talented soccer player by coaches of champion teams who tried to recruited him, Kakeru refuses the deal. His wish is to win the national tournament along with the Kickers and make soccer a popular sport around all the Japan.

Beginning
After being transferred to the Kitahara elementary school, Kakeru Daichi, a small talent player, joins the soccer team of his school: Kitahara Kickers, considered the weakest team of the province, after loosing 23 matches. Excited to be in the team, Kakeru is accepted without problem by the captain Masaru Hongo, however due to the lack of motivation, the team was about to disband. Kakeru decides to help the team by proposing a match with the strongest team of the province: Nanyo FC. He gives a visit which the idea is refused by the Nanyo's captain Hikaru Uesugi and still propose until the rival team would accept. The Nanyo's captain end accepting by one condition: By doing a penalty challenge of 3 tries, winning this would lead to a friendly match of Kitahara Kickers against Nanyo FC.The Kickers players are invited to watch the duel uninterested, they end to be impressed by the two tries of Kakeru and keep their attention and cheers him for the third try. Kakeru ends to score a goal against Uesugi with an impressive move by picking the ball with his feet and since this victory, Kakeru ends to make his teammates motivated to keep playing soccer.

In the Kickers team
Kakeru starts to train with the Kickers team for the match against the Nanyo FC as promised. He's soon recognized by the majority of the students from his new school for his success shoot against Uesugi. When the trains begin, they are interrupted by the basketball team' captain: Hatanaka Hirosawa, who orders the team to give up the training because the soccer team would give a bad reputation to the Kitahara school. However, Kakeru decides to invite his new team to train next to a shinto shrine, where they could stay without bothering anyone.

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