| “ | Good luck, Taka...Go forth and fight your match. | ” |
—Fubuki Samejima | ||
Samejima Fubuki (鮫島 吹雪) is a talented and well-known high-school baseball player who, like Takahiro, plays at Kōshien. He is described as the shortstop of the century. Prior to being frozen, Fubuki lived in Hiroshima, and had affiliations with Akishima Industries.
Being a very strong-minded and self-confident character, he takes it on himself to protect Takahiro and Mitsuru from the perils of the New World.
But will he be really able to protect them from anything that's out there...?
Fubuki means "snowstorm." Samejima is spelled with the kanji for “shark” and “island.”
Voiced by Nobuyuki Hiyama.
Appearance[]
Fubuki in the past, at a tournament
Fubuki is a tall, muscular, young man with medium-length black hair and fine features.
Personality[]
Fubuki has a very bright, cheerful personality and great inner strength. Also, he is very excitable while speaking about baseball, going so far as to shake Takahiro in excitement. He gives it his all to protect his friends and to encourage them to continue going forward no matter what happens.
Special Characteristics[]
Fubuki's strength is hitting stones with a bat. He used that to hunt smaller animals.
Development throughout the story[]
Fubuki's first appearance was in the Winter arc, Chapter 16 of the series, "Howling." He woke up next to three dried-up corpses and was told by Kumakawa that he'd been frozen and sent many years into the future. Trying to get used to the New World and to his fellow comrades, he soon grew attracted to Mitsuru. Aramaki then helped the two of them to get together.
Their group of five seemed to be cursed, though. A saber-toothed tiger killed off Kumakawa and mutilated Mutsuki so terribly that he chose suicide. The three left over members continued travelling together, but were attacked by the saber-toothed tiger again. Fubuki died protecting the two of them.
Further information[]
Fubuki had always dreamed of playing together with Aramaki someday. This is why he was so pleased when he met him for the very first time. The two of them quickly became friends.
Prior to being frozen, Fubuki hates dogs but thinks cats are okay.