Asuka Inoue is an additional character from the Tamon’s B-Side manga and anime. She is Utage’s homeroom teacher due to Utage’s old teacher’s parental leave. Asuka is also Natsuki’s ex-girlfriend.
Asuka Inoue Appreciation Post! She is really gorgeous. A well structured and designed character indeed.In the series Tamon’s B-Side (also known as Tamon-kun Ima Docchi!?), Asuka Inoue is a supporting character whose design and background reflect her transition from a dedicated athlete to a supportive educator.
Physical Design & Appearance
- Hair: She is notable for having short hair. In her teenage years, it was styled even shorter in a boyish cut to suit her athletic lifestyle.
- Style: As an adult, she maintains a professional yet approachable look befitting her role as a teacher.
- Distinctive Features: She is often seen in her work attire at Utage’s school, where she is popular among students.
Character Background & Traits
Speech: She is originally from the Kansai region and occasionally slips into a Kansai dialect when she becomes emotional or loses her composure.
Former Martial Artist: Asuka originally dreamed of becoming a professional in judo. However, a career-ending injury—specifically a broken leg suffered while protecting her then-boyfriend Natsuki from his father—crushed those dreams.
Role: She currently serves as an assistant teacher at the protagonist Utage’s school, where students affectionately nickname her “Assu“.
Personality: While generally friendly and cheerful, she can be strict when necessary. She is also a “closet” fangirl of the idol group F/ACE, specifically supporting Natsuki Ishibashi, her former boyfriend.
Everything that has happended related to Asuka in the series so far:
Natsuki is Asuka’s ex-boyfriend and has a complicated history. The two met when Natsuki was in middle school, playing guitar on the streets due to his dysfunctional family situation. Asuka repeatedly brought takoyaki to Natsuki as a tip and served as important emotional support to the vulnerable Natsuki.
Over time, the two bonded, and Asuka brought him to her house to work in her family’s takoyaki shop, where he became well acquainted with her family. Over time, the two grew feelings for each other, and Natsuki asked her out, which made her embarrassed, but she happily accepted.
As the two were advancing in their dreams, Natsuki was auditioning for a music career while Asuka competed in High School Judo tournaments, an accident occurred in which Asuka sustained a leg injured caused by Natsuki’s violent father when he was trying to rob Natsuki of his money, prompting Asuka to defend him.
Asuka was depressed about being unable to compete, and Natsuki ultimately missed his audition out of guilt, causing Asuka to snap at Natsuki. As a result, Natsuki quit his job and wandered the streets, but eventually auditioned for F/ACE and became an idol. Asuka learned of this and supported him as his fan.
Natsuki, still feeling guilty over the incident, tried to approach Asuka, but she had rejected his approach, fearing for Natsuki’s career if anyone knew he was visiting his ex-girlfriend. Upon learning of Natsuki’s depressed state through Utage and Tamon, Asuka shares her “Outstagram” account with Natsuki,
With the latter realizing it belongs to Asuka due to edited selfies, making Natsuki confused as to why she pretended not to know him. Upon reading a message asking him to get his act together as she’s watching over him, he’s brought to tears. So was Asuka later on when they met.
Asuka became acquainted with Tamon after he and Utage followed Asuka in order to ask her about Natsuki. Initially mistaking him for a creep, she shoulder throws him in an alley, which exposes his identity to her while in his A-side, making her react exaggeratedly along with Utage.
Tamon politely confides to Asuka his worries about Natsuki and how, despite their public personas, idols are also normal people with many flaws. Asuka took Tamon’s words to heart and believed him to be a kind person, surprised he wasn’t the type of person who could do anything as she initially believed, which made Tamon nervous. Subsequently, Asuka shares her “Outstagram” account address to pass on to Natsuki in order to message him.
Utage is Asuka’s student after replacing her homeroom teacher due to maternity leave. They learned they were fellow E/YES due to their matching “E/YES mini towel” merchandise and instantly hit up a friendship despite having different oshis. The two have similar exaggerated reactions when it comes to F/ACE.
Asuka eventually learns that Utage is Tamon’s housekeeper after shoulder-throwing the latter, mistaking him for a creep. Afterwards, Utage requests Asuka’s help to get Natsuki out of his guilt-induced depression. Asuka confides her motives to Utage and subsequently shares her “Outstagram” account address to pass to Natsuki in order to give him a push.
This is what has happened. If you are interested in Tamon’s B side, here the plot:
The story follows Utage Kinoshita, a high school student who works a part-time housekeeping job to fund her obsession with her favorite idol, Tamon Fukuhara. Tamon is the “wild and sexy” center of the popular five-member boy group F/ACE.
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