Chako Kawami

Chako Kawami is a side character in Mai Ball. She is a teacher at  Kijiyama North High School   and later becomes one of the coaches of the girls' football team alongside Kunimitsu and Konori.

Background
Chako teaches English at Kijikita and is invited to become a coach for the girls' football team by Reika. She takes her role seriously, attending training sessions and matches alongside the other coaches.

Appearance
Chako has very long ginger hair, which she styles in a ponytail, often wearing one green and one blue scrunchie to hold it in place. She has green eyes and often wears lense-less glasses. She also sometimes wears red-framed sunglasses.

Personality
Chako plays a background role with regards to coaching, letting Kunimitsu take a more hands-on approach with the team, however Chako is always available to the girls should they need her advice. She is willing to go the extra mile to help her players and is always happy when around them.

Chronology
After Reika invites Chako to be a coach for Kijikita, she attends every training session and game thereafter. While she is happy to referee practice games and provide input whenever possible, she also likes to have tea parties with her students, often baking bread for the players to eat while relaxing.

Main Article: Kijikita vs. Franklin

Following Kijikita's 2-1 win, Makie Komukai, Franklin's coach, approaches Chako to ask about her approach to coaching. Although Chako explains that she leaves the coaching to Kunimistu and does not get involved in tactics, instead saying that she mostly bakes bread and makes tea for her players, Makie misunderstands her, believing that her style is a new, revolutionary way of motivating her players. From this point on, Makie calls her “master” out of admiration for her coaching methods.

Main Article: Kijikita vs. Kijinan II

Kijikita fall 3-0 behind in the final against Kijinan early on and just about make it to half-time with out conceding any further goals. Noticing how Kunimitsu is struggling to come up with a tactical change, Chako advises him to ask his players for ideas, rather than shouldering the responsibility himself. After the one-year timeskip in the final chapter, Chako is seen on the touchline during Kijikita's latest game against Franklin.