Megumi Kamigaki

Megumi Kamigaki (上柿 恵 Kamigaki Megumi) is a first year at East Chikuma High School.

Appearance
Megumi has chin-length brown hair and brown eyes.

Megumi wears the standard East Chikuma High School school uniform.

Prefectural Tournament Arc
In the first round match of the prefectural tournament, Megumi says that she will play her way and then let her captain take care of the rest. However, when Nodoka Haramura wins off of her, she loses her indifferent attitude but is unable to make a comeback. Despite her being only shown briefly, Megumi has become immensely popular with fans.

Etymology

 * The name Megumi means "favor, benefit" (恵).
 * Megumi's surname Kamigaki means "above, top, upper" (上) (kami) and "persimmon" (柿) (kaki/gaki).
 * Persimmon is the edible fruit of a number of species of trees in the genus Diospyros and it is the most widely cultivated of these is the Asian or Japanese persimmon, Diospyros kaki.