Keiko Kojika (小鹿 佳子, Kojika Keiko) is the commander of the B.A.B.E.L. Esper Team The Hound.
Appearance[]
Personality[]
Kojika is an otaku who is mostly interested in stories related to animals.
She initially has a hesitant personality and lacks conviction, however with the cooperation of The Children and their superiors, she gains the confidence to command The Hound.
During the story, she says she is attracted by older men, which hints at her feeling attracted to Ichirō Tanizaki.
History[]
Kojika graduated top of her class at B.A.B.E.L.'s training academy, and was quickly assigned as commander of The Hound.
Plot[]
Elementary School Arc[]
Recently assigned as The Hound's commander, Hatsune Inagami refuses to accept her and runs away. B.A.B.E.L. invent a dangerous mission for them to go on together to allow them to bond.
Relationships[]
Hatsune Inugami[]
Hatsune is in Kojika's charge. Initially Hatsune was reluctant to accept her, because she felts jealous of the close relationship between her with Akira Yadorigi, but after a trial, Keiko won her trust, and both began to share their free time with activities like going together to see movies.
Akira Yadorigi[]
Akira is under Kojika's charge. Initially, when Kojika was new, he tried to help her to get used to her new job quickly, hoping to relieve himself of some of his duties.
Etymology[]
- The name Keiko means "good, beautiful" (佳) (kei) and "child" (子) (ko).
- Keiko's surname Kojika means "small" (小) (ko) and "deer" (鹿) (shika/jika), which literally means "fawn" (小鹿) altogether.
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| EB.A.B.E.L. |
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| The Children |
| Kaoru Akashi | Aoi Nogami | Shiho Sannomiya | Kōichi Minamoto |
| B.A.B.E.L. HQ |
| Taizō Kiritsubo | Oboro Kashiwagi | Shūji Sakaki | Fujiko Tsubomi | Ikyūgō |
| The Double Face |
| Natsuko Tokiwa | Hotaru Nowaki |
| Wild Cat |
| Naomi Umegae | Ichirō Tanizaki |
| The Hound |
| Keiko Kojika | Hatsune Inugami | Akira Yadorigi |
| The Shadow of The Children |
| Bullet Silver | Tim Toy |