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Description
Oryou, formally known as Takeko Nogami, is the driver of the Hippo Team's Sturmgeschütz III at Ooarai Girls Academy. A second-year student, she belongs to the History Buffs Club, possessing deep knowledge of Japan's Bakumatsu period. Her expertise often leads her to provide exhaustive explanations for simple queries, occasionally causing others to avoid asking further questions to prevent lengthy discussions. She generally emits calm and is viewed as the most feminine member of the Hippo Team, despite her somewhat unruly, boyish hairstyle.
Standing 149 cm tall, Oryou has mid-length dark blue hair usually tied in a long ponytail and midnight blue eyes. She wears red half-rimmed eyeglasses and is typically dressed in a dark brown haori featuring the Sakamoto clan mon, paired with black boots – attire directly reflecting her profound admiration for the historical figure Sakamoto Ryōma. She is noted as the only Ooarai student known to regularly wear a non-pleated skirt, though animation occasionally depicts her in a pleated version.
Her personality centers on fervent admiration for Sakamoto Ryōma. She reacts vehemently to any mockery of him and can collapse in awe upon encountering someone resembling him. She habitually ends sentences with the suffix 'ze-yo', a linguistic trait linked to Ryōma's Tosa dialect. Her historical interests extend to personal practices; she and teammate Saemonza once confirmed to Saori Takebe that Japanese women historically did not wear underwear, implying their own adherence for authenticity. This detail finds reinforcement in non-canon material depicting her jumping naked from a bath to warn teammates of an attack, mirroring the 1866 Teradaya Incident where Ryōma's wife, Narasaki Ryō (the source of Oryou's nickname), acted similarly to save him.
Her birthday is November 15, aligning with Sakamoto Ryōma's birth and death dates under the Japanese lunar calendar. Her real name references artist Takeshi Nogami, creator of the *Girls und Panzer: Ribbon Warrior* manga. Her favorite flower is myrtle and her preferred tank is the Japanese Type 97 Chi-Ha. Demonstrating historical irony, she proudly displays the Shinsengumi police force's sashimono on her StuG III, despite their role in attempting to arrest Ryōma during the Bakumatsu period.
Standing 149 cm tall, Oryou has mid-length dark blue hair usually tied in a long ponytail and midnight blue eyes. She wears red half-rimmed eyeglasses and is typically dressed in a dark brown haori featuring the Sakamoto clan mon, paired with black boots – attire directly reflecting her profound admiration for the historical figure Sakamoto Ryōma. She is noted as the only Ooarai student known to regularly wear a non-pleated skirt, though animation occasionally depicts her in a pleated version.
Her personality centers on fervent admiration for Sakamoto Ryōma. She reacts vehemently to any mockery of him and can collapse in awe upon encountering someone resembling him. She habitually ends sentences with the suffix 'ze-yo', a linguistic trait linked to Ryōma's Tosa dialect. Her historical interests extend to personal practices; she and teammate Saemonza once confirmed to Saori Takebe that Japanese women historically did not wear underwear, implying their own adherence for authenticity. This detail finds reinforcement in non-canon material depicting her jumping naked from a bath to warn teammates of an attack, mirroring the 1866 Teradaya Incident where Ryōma's wife, Narasaki Ryō (the source of Oryou's nickname), acted similarly to save him.
Her birthday is November 15, aligning with Sakamoto Ryōma's birth and death dates under the Japanese lunar calendar. Her real name references artist Takeshi Nogami, creator of the *Girls und Panzer: Ribbon Warrior* manga. Her favorite flower is myrtle and her preferred tank is the Japanese Type 97 Chi-Ha. Demonstrating historical irony, she proudly displays the Shinsengumi police force's sashimono on her StuG III, despite their role in attempting to arrest Ryōma during the Bakumatsu period.