| Introduction |
| Kicchou Fukuda | |
|---|---|
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| Name | |
| Japanese | 福田 吉兆 |
| Romanized | Fukuda Kitchō |
| Aliases | Fukusuke, Fuku |
| Characteristics | |
| Gender |  Male
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| Birthday | November 26 |
| Status | Alive |
| Height | 188 cm (6' 2") |
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lbs) |
| Hair Color | Black |
| Eye Color | Brown |
| Professional Status | |
| Occupation | Basketball Player |
| Team | 
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| Year | 2nd year |
| Position | Forward |
| Jersey Number | #13 |
| Personal Status | |
| First Appearance | |
| Manga Debut | Chapter 132 |
| Anime Debut | Episode 63 |
| Voices | |
| Japanese Voice | Hideo Ishikawa |
| English Voice | Kevin Francisco (ABS-CBN Filipino Dub) |
| [v · t · e] | |
Kicchou Fukuda (福田 吉兆 Fukuda Kitchō) is a 2nd Year player in Ryonan High School and is another of their aces. His offensive power rivals many of the best players in the Kanagawa prefecture.
Appearance[]
Fukuda has black curly hair (Sakuragi calls him "Fukuske" because of his curly hair. ) with an undercut and brown eyes. His eyes are small and it makes him appear as if he is squinting. He also has thick eyebrows and big lips, as well as thick undereye lines. His face is generally expressionless and unreadable.
He wears the standard Ryonan school uniform and their basketball team jersey with the number 13. He also wears black shoes. Outside of school or games, he wears baggy casual clothing.
Personality[]
Ryonan coach, Moichi Taoka saw potential in both Fukuda and Sendoh starting from when they joined the team together. However, as Fukuda still seemed green and thick-skinned, Taoka would frequently criticize him while praising Sendoh. Fukuda however, turned out to be quite sensitive. As a result, in an exhibition match at Ryonan, Fukuda released his pent-up aggression on Taoka. This incident resulted in a suspension from all games up until the Interhigh Tournament.
Fukuda is “quiet”, as he often is shown to keep his thoughts to himself (such as not verbally responding to Jin saying his name). He does talk however, such as when he told Sakuragi that he had won against him.
He loves to be praised and even bursts into tears in their match against Kainan. But when he loses his patience, he becomes hasty and will start to take forced shots.
He is shown to be considerate towards his teammates. This is demonstrated when he had asked Taoka to not substitute in a player because it would shake Sendoh’s confidence.
Abilities[]
Fukuda's offense makes him a key player in Ryonan, and it is difficult to stop him once he starts scoring. He is often seen doing alley-oops with Sendoh as the passer. When it comes to offense, his team has full confidence in him to get the point. As said by Jin, he has the ability to put the ball under the net.
Whilst not the greatest outside shooter, he is known to be a very persistent scorer inside with being willing to do whatever is possible to earn a point which correlates with his prideful nature. This was demostrated in the Shohoku Vs Ryonan game when despite being blocked by Hanamichi Sakuragi and Hisashi Mitsui on different occasions,he jumped for the rebound to get the putback which led to Hisashi Mitsui fouling him and earning 2 free throw shots. He often performs multiple pumpfakes aswell when in an Isolation situation to try and trick his opponents. However, his defense is very weak and most players, even Sakuragi, can pass him.
| Physical Ability | 9/10 | |
|---|---|---|
| Technique | 7/10 | |
| Stamina | 9/10 | |
| Mental Strength | 7/10 | |
| Special Ability | 8/10 | |
Etymology[]
- The name Kicchou means "good omen, lucky omen" (吉兆).
- Kicchou's surname Fukuda means "happiness, fortune/good fortune, blessing, luck, wealth, weal" (福) (fuku) and "field, rice paddy" (田) (ta/da).
Trivia[]
- In the Filipino dub, Sakuragi calls Fukuda as "Fukulot", kulot meaning curly hair in Filipino.
- Jin and Fukuda are noted to be childhood friends, with Fukuda calling Jin “Jin-Jin”, and Jin calling him “Fuku”.
- Fukuda and Oda Tatsumasa share the same Japanese voice actor.