Noriko Isobe is a passionate second-year student at Ooarai Girls High School. She is both the leader, the tank commander, and loader of her team, always believing that being successful in tankery will help bring back her beloved volleyball club. Her nickname is "Captain" and her favorite word is "guts." She works hard every day, especially on volleyball toss practice, and always looks out for her team. Even though she is the shortest and the only second-year on her team, Noriko is strong-willed, determined, and very athletic. She is full of energy and cares deeply about her friends and goals.
Noriko Isobe is 143 cm tall, making her the shortest member of her team.
She is often seen wearing her regular outfit instead of a uniform, and doesn't have a set jersey number.
Noriko is a hot-blooded girl with a strong sense of determination.
Her favorite catchphrase is "Guts!" and she pushes herself and her team to be better every day.
She is very focused on sports and has great respect for others, always using polite language with those above her, even if they are the same age.
Noriko is very energetic and believes in never giving up.
While she is not very academically talented, her athletic skills are outstanding.
She is also known to be quite good at doing impressions of other people, which makes her fun to be around.
Noriko comes from Ooarai Town in Ibaraki Prefecture and lives in the Ooarai Girls High School dormitory.
Her family includes her father, mother, and older brother.
She was born on July 28 (Leo), and she is 16 years old.
Her blood type is A.
Noriko decided to join tankery to help restore the volleyball club after it was disbanded.
Noriko is an excellent athlete and the setter for the volleyball club.
She never skips volleyball toss practice.
She has very good control, and can use volleyball skills to accurately throw smoke grenades at enemy tanks by mimicking a floater serve.
Noriko is good at quick thinking and has strong leadership abilities, helping her team stay calm and work together in tough battles.
Her team members call her "Captain" and count on her for guidance.
She respects Miho Nishizumi and others in leadership positions, always speaking politely even to those who are her own age if they are in charge.
- Noriko's name is based on Satoko Isobe, one of the "Witches of the East," a volleyball player who won a gold medal in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.
- Among her team, she is the only second-year and is also the shortest.
- She loves barbequed beef ribs.
- Her favorite subject is P.E., and she loves the morning glory flower.
- Her favorite tank is the M3 Light Tank.
- Noriko’s favorite hobby and daily routine is volleyball toss practice.
- She is quite good at doing impressions of other characters, including everyone from the Ankou team and Anzu Kadotani from the student council.
- "Reverse libero!"
Match Against St. Gloriana Girls Academy
After her team's ambush fails in the early part of the battle, Noriko manages to survive.
She requests instructions from Miho Nishizumi to help her team regroup.
Match Against Saunders University High School
During the middle of the battle, Noriko is scouting and runs into the enemy flag tank.
Immediately realizing her own tank can't score a lucky hit, she quickly gives out orders to use her team as a decoy.
She cleverly uses her volleyball serving skills to launch smoke grenades at enemy tanks, creating a smokescreen to block them.
At this time, she famously shouts, "Reverse libero!" (In volleyball, a libero is a defensive player, so she’s joking about doing the opposite.)
Match Against Anzio High School
At the start, Noriko leads her team in scouting ahead of the others and reports the enemy’s positions to Miho Nishizumi.
Later, her team battles the CV squad led by Pepperoni and is confused by their fast attacks and ability to recover quickly.
After advice from Miho Nishizumi, Noriko directs her team to use pinpoint attacks, leading to a big success in knocking out all the enemy CV tanks.
Match Against Pravda High School
Noriko serves as the flag tank commander, a big responsibility.
Near the end, she encourages her younger teammates when they are scared as they are chased by a strong enemy.
Her attempt to predict enemy fire and keep running is one of the most famous scenes in the series.
Match Against Kuromorimine Girls Academy
Noriko and her teammate Akebi help pilot the super-heavy Maus tank during a key operation and try to stop its rotating turret.
When the Kurorimine students insult their tank as a "light tank," Noriko and Akebi argue that it's a medium tank.
She and Akebi even try to push the tank's turret back from inside, though Taeko points out it won't actually help.
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