<s>
The	O
series	O
follows	O
a	O
high	O
school	O
freshman	O
Subaru	O
Hasegawa	O
who	O
becomes	O
the	O
coach	O
of	O
a	O
grade	O
school	O
's	O
girls	O
 '	O
basketball	B-Application
team	O
after	O
his	O
own	O
basketball	B-Application
club	O
is	O
disbanded	O
for	O
a	O
year	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
scandal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
manga	O
adaptations	O
and	O
three	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
visual	O
novel	O
games	O
were	O
produced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
12-episode	O
second	O
season	O
titled	O
Ro-Kyu-Bu	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
High	O
school	O
freshman	O
Subaru	O
Hasegawa	O
is	O
forced	O
to	O
stop	O
playing	O
basketball	B-Application
at	O
his	O
school	O
for	O
a	O
while	O
when	O
the	O
team	O
captain	O
gets	O
himself	O
involved	O
in	O
a	O
scandal	O
for	O
being	O
suspected	O
of	O
sexually	O
abusing	O
a	O
little	O
girl	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
club	O
is	O
disbanded	O
for	O
a	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
aunt	O
,	O
Mihoshi	O
Takamura	O
,	O
then	O
assigns	O
him	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
elementary	O
school	O
girls	O
 '	O
basketball	B-Application
team	O
coach	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thanks	O
to	O
the	O
girls	O
,	O
Subaru	O
's	O
passion	O
for	O
basketball	B-Application
is	O
reignited	O
as	O
his	O
efforts	O
to	O
improve	O
their	O
skills	O
come	O
to	O
fruition	O
and	O
he	O
becomes	O
close	O
friends	O
with	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
protagonist	O
and	O
a	O
high	O
school	O
student	O
who	O
is	O
tasked	O
by	O
his	O
aunt	O
to	O
coach	O
an	O
all	O
female	O
sixth	O
grade	O
school	O
basketball	B-Application
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Currently	O
,	O
his	O
school	O
's	O
basketball	B-Application
club	O
had	O
its	O
activities	O
suspended	O
after	O
its	O
team	O
captain	O
got	O
himself	O
involved	O
in	O
a	O
scandal	O
for	O
being	O
suspected	O
of	O
being	O
a	O
child	O
molester	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
helping	O
save	O
the	O
basketball	B-Application
team	O
,	O
Subaru	O
ends	O
up	O
agreeing	O
to	O
be	O
their	O
trainer	O
until	O
they	O
graduate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aoi	O
is	O
Subaru	O
's	O
childhood	O
friend	O
and	O
also	O
a	O
former	O
member	O
of	O
his	O
school	O
's	O
basketball	B-Application
club	O
,	O
who	O
displays	O
feelings	O
for	O
him	O
despite	O
refusing	O
to	O
admit	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Subaru	O
's	O
aunt	O
who	O
was	O
chosen	O
as	O
the	O
adviser	O
of	O
the	O
basketball	B-Application
team	O
despite	O
having	O
no	O
knowledge	O
of	O
the	O
sport	O
at	O
all	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
heroine	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
the	O
best	O
player	O
of	O
the	O
team	O
and	O
the	O
only	O
one	O
who	O
had	O
played	O
basketball	B-Application
before	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
she	O
still	O
loves	O
basketball	B-Application
,	O
Tomoka	O
is	O
not	O
willing	O
to	O
play	O
without	O
having	O
her	O
friends	O
with	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
her	O
talent	O
in	O
basketball	B-Application
,	O
Subaru	O
nicknamed	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
the	O
girls	O
to	O
befriend	O
Tomoka	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
reason	O
Tomoka	O
decided	O
to	O
form	O
the	O
girls	O
 '	O
basketball	B-Application
club	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unfortunately	O
she	O
also	O
loses	O
interest	O
just	O
as	O
fast	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
the	O
source	O
of	O
her	O
split	O
with	O
him	O
due	O
to	O
his	O
seriousness	O
of	O
basketball	B-Application
and	O
her	O
developing	O
interest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hinata	O
has	O
an	O
overprotective	O
,	O
younger	O
sister	O
named	O
Kagetsu	O
who	O
is	O
significantly	O
taller	O
and	O
more	O
physically	O
developed	O
than	O
she	O
is	O
,	O
and	O
eventually	O
joins	O
the	O
basketball	B-Application
club	O
alongside	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
frail	O
Hinata	O
who	O
has	O
just	O
recently	O
learned	O
basketball	B-Application
,	O
Kagetsu	O
has	O
incredible	O
stamina	O
and	O
is	O
a	O
marathon	O
runner	O
in	O
school	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Hinata	O
's	O
team	O
went	O
to	O
the	O
beach	O
,	O
Kagetsu	O
followed	O
her	O
there	O
with	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
the	O
school	O
nurse	O
Touko	O
Hatano	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
shocked	O
to	O
see	O
that	O
their	O
basketball	B-Application
coach	O
is	O
a	O
high	O
school	O
boy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kagetsu	O
eventually	O
joins	O
her	O
sister	O
Hinata	O
's	O
basketball	B-Application
team	O
and	O
trains	O
as	O
a	O
forward-center	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
sometimes	O
wears	O
an	O
expressionless	O
face	O
and	O
has	O
yet	O
to	O
show	O
her	O
feelings	O
,	O
especially	O
when	O
playing	O
basketball	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mimi	O
used	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
a	O
club	O
during	O
her	O
time	O
in	O
France	O
and	O
in	O
Hawaii	O
learned	O
how	O
to	O
play	O
basketball	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Her	O
basketball	B-Application
skills	O
are	O
on	O
a	O
higher	O
level	O
than	O
Tomoka	O
's	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
if	O
the	O
twins	O
practice	O
basketball	B-Application
with	O
Natsuhi	O
,	O
Natsuhi	O
himself	O
does	O
not	O
acknowledge	O
their	O
talent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Miyu	O
is	O
a	O
sixth	O
grader	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
ace	O
of	O
the	O
basketball	B-Application
team	O
who	O
maintains	O
a	O
friendly	O
rivalry	O
with	O
Tomoka	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Formerly	O
of	O
their	O
school	O
's	O
gymnastics	O
team	O
,	O
she	O
is	O
drafted	O
into	O
the	O
basketball	B-Application
team	O
when	O
her	O
height	O
became	O
a	O
detriment	O
to	O
her	O
routines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
first	O
made	O
herself	O
known	O
to	O
the	O
Takenaka	O
twins	O
with	O
a	O
braggart	O
swagger	O
and	O
beat	O
them	O
in	O
a	O
2-on-1	O
basketball	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
excellent	O
in	O
,	O
1-on-1	O
basketball	B-Application
,	O
but	O
she	O
was	O
forced	O
to	O
play	O
5-on-5	O
during	O
an	O
important	O
tournament	O
,	O
something	O
she	O
is	O
not	O
accustomed	O
to	O
,	O
and	O
against	O
Keishin	O
—	O
the	O
very	O
team	O
she	O
crossed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
the	O
captain	O
of	O
the	O
boys	O
 '	O
basketball	B-Application
team	O
and	O
is	O
Tsubaki	O
and	O
Hiiragi	O
's	O
older	O
brother	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
initially	O
believed	O
that	O
the	O
girls	O
 '	O
basketball	B-Application
club	O
should	O
be	O
disbanded	O
as	O
,	O
to	O
him	O
,	O
its	O
members	O
are	O
only	O
playing	O
around	O
instead	O
of	O
truly	O
competing	O
unlike	O
his	O
club	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
also	O
childhood	O
friends	O
with	O
both	O
Maho	O
and	O
Saki	O
,	O
and	O
fell	O
out	O
with	O
Maho	O
over	O
basketball	B-Application
,	O
although	O
they	O
eventually	O
make	O
up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
was	O
worried	O
about	O
her	O
son	O
after	O
he	O
was	O
forced	O
to	O
stop	O
playing	O
basketball	B-Application
at	O
school	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
relieved	O
knowing	O
that	O
his	O
enthusiasm	O
was	O
renewed	O
after	O
he	O
became	O
the	O
girls	O
 '	O
coach	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ginga	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
skilled	O
basketball	B-Application
player	O
who	O
is	O
friends	O
with	O
Mimi	O
's	O
father	O
and	O
is	O
taking	O
care	O
of	O
her	O
during	O
her	O
stay	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
his	O
request	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tomoka	O
's	O
father	O
who	O
opposes	O
his	O
daughter	O
playing	O
basketball	B-Application
at	O
first	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
incident	O
with	O
her	O
at	O
her	O
previous	O
school	O
,	O
until	O
he	O
is	O
convinced	O
by	O
Subaru	O
to	O
reconsider	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thanks	O
to	O
Subaru	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
girls	O
,	O
he	O
eventually	O
mends	O
his	O
relationship	O
with	O
his	O
sister	O
and	O
joins	O
Subaru	O
's	O
effort	O
to	O
revive	O
their	O
school	O
's	O
basketball	B-Application
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
coach	O
of	O
Keishin	O
Academy	O
's	O
boys	O
 '	O
basketball	B-Application
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ro-Kyu-Bu	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
An	O
original	O
video	O
animation	O
titled	O
Ro-Kyu-Bu	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
:	O
Tomoka	O
no	O
Ichigo	O
Sundae	O
was	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
game	O
Ro-Kyu-Bu	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
A	O
12-episode	O
second	O
season	O
titled	O
Ro-Kyu-Bu	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
"	O
;	O
both	O
songs	O
are	O
sung	O
by	O
the	O
five-member	O
group	O
Ro-Kyu-Bu	B-Application
!	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
(	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
)	O
visual	O
novels	O
were	O
developed	O
by	O
Vridge	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
ASCII	O
Media	O
Works	O
and	O
Kadokawa	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
game	O
titled	O
developed	O
by	O
Vridge	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
27	O
,	O
2014	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
