Hitomi Takamine

Hitomi is the head coach of Lux Higashiyama FSC, the club to which Tsukasa Akeuraji and Inori Yuitsuka belong.

She took over the club in place of her father, Takumi Takamine, who had originally been expected to succeed as head coach.

She is a former ice dance competitor and was known for being “too good,” to the point that she struggled to find partners who could match her level.

Tsukasa, who started ice dance at age 20 and had more than a 10–year career gap compared to her, became her final partner before retirement.

At first Hitomi was against pairing with the much less experienced Tsukasa, but his refusal to give up, and the way he closed the skill gap through talent and sheer persistence, gradually won her recognition.

Training and competing together, they pushed each other and succeeded in qualifying for the All–Japan Championships.

Because of that history, she trusts Tsukasa both as a person and as a professional.

However, his impulsive, all–out style as a club owner and responsible manager often makes her life difficult.

As an instructor, Hitomi places strong emphasis on skating skills and edge quality.

She is kind, good at explaining technical points, and creates an at–home atmosphere that makes her extremely popular with both students and their parents.

She also takes careful charge of Inori Yuitsuka’s development as a coach.

She is primarily responsible for choreographing Inori’s competition programs, later joined in this work by Kohei.

During a federation–run training camp, Hitomi comforted Inori when she became anxious at night, inviting her into her own room and taking care of her mental state.

This gentle, attentive side is a big part of why younger skaters look up to her.

Hitomi is married, although her husband does not appear directly in the main story.

Her status as a married woman quietly closes off any potential romantic direction with Tsukasa, despite their deep mutual trust and shared history as partners.

When she introduces Tsukasa to Shinichiro Sonidori, she sometimes forgets Tsukasa’s family name and ends up calling him only by his given name.

This running detail underlines the easy, somewhat informal way she interacts with him.

Full Name: Hitomi Takamine

Gender: Female

Age: 28 → 30 (across the course of the story)

Date of Birth: February 6

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Blood Type: O

Height: 163 cm

Place of Birth: Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture

Usual Form of Address: “Takamine–sensei” (Coach Takamine)

Occupation: Head coach of Lux Higashiyama FSC, former ice dance competitor

Hobby: Binge–watching TV dramas

Favorite Food: Tomatoes

Disliked Food: Mackerel

Home Base During Competitive Career: Yokohama

Father: Takumi Takamine (coach, former club head)

Former Partner in Ice Dance: Tsukasa Akeuraji

Voice Actress: Emiri Kato

Hitomi is a striking beauty with softly waved hair, which she usually wears long.

Her elegant style fits her role as a coach but also hints at her past as an active competitor.

On the ring finger of her left hand she wears a wedding ring, a quiet but constant reminder of her married status.

Aside from that small piece of jewelry, she keeps her look practical and coach–appropriate.

Hitomi is fundamentally a sensible, grounded person and a natural caretaker.

Because of that, she often ends up as the “straight man” reacting to the many eccentrics around her.

She is frequently bewildered or exasperated by Tsukasa’s lack of brakes and tendency to charge ahead.

Even so, she finds him and the other oddball skaters around her genuinely endearing and supports them wholeheartedly.

Her sense of responsibility is strong, and she strives to balance athlete development with club management and parents’ expectations.

This mix of professionalism and warmth is what makes her so trusted by families and students alike.

With Tsukasa Akeuraji

Tsukasa was Hitomi’s last ice dance partner before she retired from competition.

The two had more than a 10–year difference in career length, with Hitomi already a proven skater when they teamed up.

At the beginning, Hitomi resisted the idea of pairing with Tsukasa, who had only started ice dance at 20.

She saw the large skill gap and was skeptical that he could catch up to her level.

Over time, Tsukasa’s refusal to quit and his fierce dedication allowed him to narrow that gap.

Hitomi came to respect both his talent and the stubborn determination that drove his rapid improvement.

Training and competing side by side, they came to push each other and eventually reached the All–Japan Championships.

This shared achievement created a lasting bond of trust between them.

Later, when Hitomi’s students began winning ice dance titles and she needed more staff, she personally recruited Tsukasa as a coach for her club.

She relies on him heavily, even while sometimes having to rein in his over–enthusiastic decisions as an owner–type figure.

Because Hitomi is married, any romantic potential between them is quietly ruled out from the start.

Their relationship is instead framed as a deep, professional partnership and friendship rooted in years of mutual effort.

With Inori Yuitsuka

Hitomi serves as Inori’s main coach at Lux Higashiyama FSC.

She supervises Inori’s training, mental support, and program planning with close attention.

She is primarily responsible for choreographing Inori’s competition programs, especially in the early stages.

Later on, Kohei joins as an additional choreographer, but Hitomi remains central to Inori’s artistic direction.

During a federation training camp, Inori became anxious at night and struggled emotionally.

Hitomi brought her into her own room, staying with her and caring for her mental state until she calmed down.

Moments like this show how Hitomi sees her students as whole people, not just athletes.

Her combination of technical guidance and emotional support is particularly important for a sensitive skater like Inori.

With Shinichiro Sonidori

When Hitomi introduces Tsukasa to Shinichiro Sonidori, she sometimes blanks on Tsukasa’s family name.

As a result, she ends up calling him only “Tsukasa,” which shows how used she is to addressing him informally.

This small quirk adds humor to her interactions and hints at how long they have known each other.

It also subtly underscores Tsukasa’s place in her life as more than just “Mr. Akeuraji” the employee.

Hitomi’s coaching style emphasizes skating skills above all, especially edge quality, flow, and basic glide.

For her, clean, powerful skating is the foundation that makes everything else—choreography, expression, difficulty—truly shine.

She is known for being gentle and very good at teaching, explaining concepts in ways that students can easily understand.

Rather than relying on pressure, she builds confidence and understanding, meeting each skater at their level.

Under her guidance, her students have been successful in competition, including winning ice dance events.

That success is part of why she needed to bring in extra staff like Tsukasa to support the growing club.

The atmosphere at Lux Higashiyama FSC under Hitomi is described as very “homey” and welcoming.

Because of this warm environment, she enjoys an excellent reputation with both the children she teaches and their parents.

Hitomi’s father, Takumi Takamine, is also a coach and one of the notable “eccentric” figures in her life.

He dotes on Hitomi to an extreme degree and is notoriously overprotective.

During her middle school years, his over–involvement reached the point where he seriously tried to ward off any boys who seemed close to her, including skating friends.

Fed up with his behavior, Hitomi once told him that if he continued like that, she would cut him off entirely.

Even now, Takumi remains an unabashedly doting parent.

However, Hitomi has become completely adept at handling him and has built a more balanced, functional relationship with him in other areas.

Originally, Takumi was expected to pass down the FSC (figure skating club) himself.

Instead, Hitomi took on the role, effectively assuming the position that had once been intended for him.

Hitomi married in her early twenties, even before forming a pair with Tsukasa as an ice dancer.

Her father, Takumi, disliked the idea of “giving up” his daughter so much that her husband took the Takamine surname instead.

This arrangement often gets mistakenly described as “the husband marrying into the wife’s family.”

Legally, though, it is simply a matter of the couple choosing the wife’s surname at the time of marriage, which is not technically the same as the traditional notion of “marrying into” her family.

Despite this unusual and somewhat humorous backstory, Hitomi’s husband himself has never clearly appeared in the main narrative to date.

As a result, she rarely gives off a strong “married woman” vibe, despite wearing her wedding ring and repeatedly being described as married.

There is, however, a small fan theory tied to a minor visual detail.

In volume 1, chapter 3 of the original work, there is a single panel showing a stout man standing beside Hitomi, watching Inori train and talking with her.

Because he appears only briefly and unnamed, some readers speculate that this man might in fact be Hitomi’s husband.

This interpretation is not explicitly confirmed, but it has become a popular piece of behind–the–scenes trivia among fans.

Hitomi’s “too good” skating was both a blessing and a curse during her own competitive days.

Her technical mastery made it hard for her to find partners who could match her level, delaying the formation of stable pairs.

Tsukasa was the last partner she ever skated with in competition.

Their pairing came relatively late in both their careers, but it produced meaningful results and left a strong legacy.

Because Hitomi is established as married from early on, any romantic storyline with Tsukasa never even starts.

Their relationship instead becomes a rare example of a deep, non–romantic partnership between a man and a woman in a sports setting.

Hitomi’s favorite way to relax is binge–watching dramas.

This hobby contrasts nicely with her disciplined, on–ice persona and suggests she enjoys losing herself in stories when off duty.

She does not like mackerel but loves tomatoes.

These small preferences occasionally come up as light character color, reinforcing her grounded, everyday relatability.