Character profile
Kouichirou Oota
オオタ・コウイチロウCoach
Biography
Kouichirou Oota is the school's main instructor and places complete trust in Noriko's ability to pilot the Gunbuster. His faith in her is probably tied in part to his history as a crewman aboard her father's ship.
Story spoilers
Oota later becomes second-in-command of the Exelion. During the battle in which Admiral Takaya dies, Takaya gives up his own final chance to escape and allows Oota to survive instead.
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