First year Ban Nobutaka brings a club application form saying he wants to join the kabaddi team. Ban is a bit of an odd one who wears his hair in a pompadour, has a mean look to his eyes, and in spite of all that, has a tiny, quiet voice. He arrives at the gym with two fellow first years, Seki Ryuta and Hitomi Yuki, who say he invited them to come along. The truth is, this man called Ban has met Yoigoshi back in second grade. It all happened one very hot day...
For being such a coward, 
Ban's sure got a scary face!
Dafür, dass du so ängstlich bist, ist dein
Gesicht echt furchteinflößend, Ban!
Aunque solo eres un novato,
tu cara sí que da miedo.
Aunque solo eres un novato,
tu cara da un miedo que no veas.
Ta tête fait flipper,
même si t’es timide, Ban.
Per essere così codardo, 
Ban ha una faccia che fa veramente paura!
O Ban é um covarde, mas tem cara de bravo!
У тебя страшное лицо, хоть ты и трус.