Summary
Sugimoto Kumi serves as the second assistant manager for the Nankatsu middle school soccer team during the Boys' Fight arc, a role she maintains until the Golden Generation graduates from high school. She is also featured in the Holland Youth Manga Special and makes her debut in Chapter 51 of the 1981 Captain Tsubasa series. As a first-year student, she is a kouhai to the rest of the Nankatsu group, most of whom are in their third year. Her character is defined by a naive and straightforward demeanor, consistently displaying energetic, plucky, and relentlessly cheerful traits throughout her appearances.
