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Satsuki Momoi (桃井 さつき Momoi Satsuki) is the manager of Tōō Academy and the previous manager of the Generation of Miracles at Teikō Junior High who is in love with Tetsuya Kuroko that she sees herself as his girlfriend.

Appearance

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Satsuki's full body and facial expressions

Momoi is a slender and curvaceous teenage girl with lower-back length bubblegum pink hair that has bangs hanging on either side, large dark-pink eyes and large breasts (Momoi has an F-cup bust size according to Riko Aida's Scan [1]).

She is usually seen in her school uniform: a white shirt, a red bow, and a short skirt. She has also been seen multiple times with a skirt, a light green sweater, zipped open.

Personality

Momoi generally has a very bubbly and outgoing personality who sometimes acts flirty, especially with Tetsuya Kuroko. She has a romantic vision of love, falling for Kuroko when he gave her a popsicle stick.[2]

Shintarō Midorima has also commented that Momoi is very passionate about basketball, perhaps even more than players themselves.[3] She becomes very serious and almost sly when analyzing the opponents, often saying that men are just too predictable. The only person who she cannot predict is Kuroko, but that only makes her like him more.

She is normally very cheerful and bright, but when it comes to Daiki Aomine, Momoi can get easily agitated. She cares about him deeply, and because of that, she often acts like his mother and lectures him.[4] Despite it, Satsuki gets angry at Aomine when he sees her "lucky panties" by trying to kick him.

History

Momoi Kuro

Momoi falls in love with Kuroko

Momoi and Daiki Aomine are childhood friends who used to play basketball together when they were young. She was the manager of the boys basketball team in Teikō Junior High School. When she saw some Teikō students eating ice cream, she thought by herself that she would like some too before Tetsuya Kuroko approached her and gave her his ice cream stick with Momoi thinking that he just dumped his trash on her. Momoi turns the stick over and sees that it's actually worth one free ice cream.[2] She instantly falls in love with Kuroko and approaches him later on, thinking of herself as his girlfriend. Later on, in the -Replace- novel, she falls even more in love with him after he rescues her from being harassed by high-schoolers.

Eventually, she decides to attend Tōō Academy in order to keep an eye on Aomine and make sure he doesn't get in to trouble. She was worried of what he might do without her nearby.

Story

Interhigh preliminaries

Finals

During the match between Seirin High and Shūtoku High, Momoi appears for the first time at the school gym of Tōō Academy where she is searching for Daiki Aomine and finds him laying on some kind of podium. She tells him that Tetsuya Kuroko and Shintarō Midorima are fighting right now and says that she thinks Kuroko will win, because he is the one she loves.[5] Aomine says they are both strong.

Momoi phones Midorima anime

Momoi calls Midorima

After Seirin's win, she calls Midorima on the phone. Very excited, she shouts at him and asks if he's won or not. Midorima hangs up immediately and Aomine takes Momoi's phone to ring him again. Momoi was seen getting irritated by this.[6]

Final league

Momoi cling

Kuroko and Momoi reunion

Approximately two weeks before the final league, Momoi goes to the Aida Sports Gym to check out Seirin High's pool training and to talk to Tetsuya Kuroko. She appears before Junpei Hyūga wearing nothing but a zipped open sweater and a teal-colored bikini. The team is shocked to see her and Momoi introduces herself as Kuroko's girlfriend, but Kuroko indirectly denies this and reaffirms that she used to be the manager of Teikō Junior High. After Kuroko gets out of the water, Momoi rushes over to him and presses him to her chest, making the entire Seirin team jealous, although Kuroko stated he couldn't breathe. When asked why she likes Kuroko, she tells the story of how they first met and how Momoi fell in love with him. Momoi then reveals that she has intel on the team, ranging from the players' abilities to Riko Aida's cup size (barely B).[7]

Kuroko and Momoi at the pool anime

Kuroko and Momoi at the pool

Kuroko and Momoi are seen talking on a nearby bench and Momoi congratulates him on entering the final league of the preliminaries. She then talks about Taiga Kagami, comparing him to Daiki Aomine. She recalls Aomine's playing style from the past and says that if only he would lose once, that he would return, but he simply doesn't lose. Kuroko speculates that he might win against Aomine and when Momoi takes her leave, he promises her that he'll win for Aomine's sake.[8] She later encounters Aomine and scolds him for skipping practice. She was shocked to learn that he had met Kagami and that he thought that Kagami and Kuroko were a bad match.

Momoi analyzes Hyuga

Momoi analyses the Seirin players

Before the match of Tōō Academy vs Seirin High begins, Momoi calls Aomine on the phone because he is late. He tells her that he overslept and that he is still in school. Momoi hands the phone to Imayoshi and Aomine tells him that he will come later. The match begins without Aomine. On the sidelines, Ryōta Kise meets with Shintarō Midorima and the two spectate the match together. They note that Tōō is following Momoi's tactics and that she has predicted and analysed Seirin's moves.[9] On the bench, Momoi suggests a time-out to the coach but he tells her that it's fine and asks her if she handed out the plan of play to the players. She tells him that there is no reason to worry as all of the players know what to do. The Seirin players struggle as they are cornered by the Tōō players who are following Momoi's tactics. Momoi was surprised by the screen Kuroko did to shake Ryō Sakurai off Hyūga.[10] She tells herself that she can never predicts Kuroko's movements, but that this is the reason she likes him.[11]

Aomine arrives

Aomine arrives

During the time-out, Riko Aida tells her players that Momoi has researched and analysed the second years play, but she can't predict the movements of Kuroko and Kagami. Seirin decides to trust Kagami and Kuroko with the ball. Riko notices that Kagami is at the limit of his jumping and decides to pull him out. When Kagami is about to be subbed back, Aomine suddenly appears putting his hand on Kagami's shoulder telling him to entertain him even a little. Aomine is substituted into the game along with Kagami.[12]

Aomine threatens his teammate

Momoi watches as Aomine threatens his teammate

During the break, Momoi gives some honey lemon to the team, but everyone is surprised to see that the lemons are not cut [13] before Sakurai then takes out his lemons, which the team eats instead. The match continues and Momoi remembers how Aomine always used to play basketball as a kid. She remembers him playing with the adults and his free-spirited style. Tōō wins the match with Aomine dominating the court.[14] In the locker room of Tōō, some of the Tōō players were talking about their past matches and commented on how terrible Kuroko played, not giving up even though it was useless. Momoi then watched as Aomine threaten his teammates for badmouthing Kuroko.[15]

Return of Kiyoshi

Summer Training Camp

Interhigh

Momoi remembers watching Kise and Aomine

Momoi remembers watching Aomine and Kise's one-on-one in Teikō

Momoi's team is about to play Kaijō High, but Daiki Aomine is running late. Before the match beings, Momoi calls Aomine on the phone, but he doesn't answer.[16] When Aomine finally shows up in the locker room, Momoi scolds him for being late, but Aomine tells her that he would definitely be here on time because their opponent is Ryōta Kise.[17] The match begins and Momoi is on the bench along with Tōō Academy's coach Katsunori Harasawa. After watching Kise stop Aomine's Formless shot, Momoi remembers that during their time in Teikō Junior High, Aomine and Kise would compete in one-on-one battles often. Kise would always lose and Momoi would ask Aomine why he can't go easier on him.[18] Aomine replied by saying that he cannot afford that. Harasawa called out to Momoi, interrupting her memories. He asks her is she gave Aomine data on Kise, but Momoi tells him that Aomine refused to accept it. Harasawa is worried for their defence but Momoi tells him that it's fine since she gave data to the other four players.[19]

Momoi as Aomine fauls

Momoi watching Aomine and Kise's one-on-one

During the break in the locker room, Momoi explains that Kise intends to copy Aomine's complete style of play not just his techniques and that it wouldn't take him long to accomplish this.[20] The Tōō players were surprised at this information. When the match restarts Kise manages to copy Aomine. Momoi notices that it is still incomplete and nothing compared to the real thing, but notes that he is learning much faster than she expected.[21] When Kise finally manages to complete his copy and passes Aomine, Momoi screams telling Aomine to stop as he fouled, this being his fourth foul.[22] When Kise attempted to pass to Yukio Kasamatsu, he was blocked by Aomine who stole the ball. Momoi and everyone else was surprised. The match ends with the score of 98 - 110 for Tōō.

Pre-Winter Cup

When Tetsuya Kuroko with the rest of the Seirin High first years, accompanied by Kiyoshi Miyaji, went to the Street Basketball 5 on 5, Momoi came to the Seirin gym soaked from the rain looking for Kuroko.[23] Riko Aida decides to message Kuroko telling him to come back with everyone to the gym.

Momoi and Kuroko

Momoi hugs Kuroko

When Kuroko returns, Momoi runs up to him and hugs him, crying in his arms.[24] Making the other Seirin members jealous. Kuroko gives Momoi a drink asking her what happened. She tells Kuroko that Daiki Aomine hates her and explains that during the Interhigh Aomine injured his leg. She went up to coach Katsunori Harasawa asking him to bench Aomine for the Interhigh. After Aomine found out about Momoi's intervention, he yelled at her telling her he is still able to play. Momoi then runs off crying. Kuroko tells her that everything is alright and that Aomine didn't mean what he said because he said it out of anger. Kuroko decides to walk Momoi back home.[25]

Before Kuroko and Momoi leave, the Seirin members ask Momoi of the Interhigh results. She informs them that Rakuzan High had won the Interhigh and that Yōsen High came in third. Riko asks Momoi for the reason Atsushi Murasakibara didn't compete in the Interhigh and Momoi tells her that it was because Seijūrō Akashi told him not to. Both Akashi and Murasakibara didn't compete simply because it would be too boring.[26] After informing the Seirin members of the results, Momoi leaves with Kuroko.

Kuroko shown Momoi his new drive

Kuroko showing Momoi his new drive

Momoi and Kuroko walk home together when Momoi notices Kuroko playing with a ball, something she didn't notice him doing before. Kuroko tells her that he is developing a new technique and asks Momoi if they could make a stop at the basketball court. Kuroko wants to show Momoi his new technique, telling her to tell Aomine about it later. Kuroko then shows Momoi his Vanishing Drive, something Momoi was shocked seeing.[27] After showing Momoi his new technique, both Kuroko and Momoi continue their walk when Momoi tells Kuroko that she can continue alone. She tells Kuroko that someday they will all definitely play together again.[28]

Winter Cup preliminaries

Momoi spectates the matches of Seirin High and other teams of the Generation of Miracles. Her team, Tōō Academy, has qualified for the Winter Cup and are in a special branch due to being in second place at the Interhigh. Momoi tries to persuade Daiki Aomine to watch the matches with her, but he is uninterested and confident that Tetsuya Kuroko and everyone else will qualify for the Winter Cup.

Final league

Kise and Momoi spectate Shutoku vs Seirin

Kise and Momoi spectate the Shūtoku vs. Seirin match

Momoi came running late to watch the match between Seirin High and Shūtoku High. She was late because she wanted to persuade Daiki Aomine to come with her, but she was unsuccessful. When she arrives, she meets with Ryōta Kise and the two decide to spectate the match together, even though they were rivals at the Interhigh.[29]

As the match goes to Shūtoku's favour, Momoi asks Kise on who he thinks will win. Kise tells her that he doesn't know but notes that Seirin would definitely lose only if Tetsuya Kuroko was not there. He tells Momoi that the title of "Phantom Sixth Man of the Generation of Miracles" is the real deal.[30] Momoi notices Shintarō Midorima smiling and remarks on how much he has changed. She tells Kise that he has also changed but Kise tells her that it wasn't that they changed but that Kuroko had changed them.[31] When the match continues with both Momoi and Kise remarking on how the match is amazing as both of the teams are not giving up, wishing the match would never end. When the match ends, both Momoi and Kise were surprised to find out that the match resulted in a tie, the score being 104 - 104.

Momoi faints seeing Kuroko

Momoi faints seeing Kuroko

Later on, Kise and Momoi meet Midorima who was getting a drink from the vending machine.[32] The three walk towards Midorima's rickshaw and find that a dog peed inside. Momoi grabs the dog and protects it from Midorima who wanted to throw the dog away. Kuroko appears looking for the dog. Momoi notices the striking similarity between the dog and Kuroko and then faints.[33] Kise takes Momoi and carries her back home.

Seirin's next match with Kirisaki Daiichi High started and Momoi along with the rest of the Tōō Academy players (including Aomine) came to spectate.[34] Momoi and the rest dragged Aomine by baiting him with a photo album of his favourite idol and trapping him in a bag, dragging him to the stadium. During the match, the Tōō players notice that Seirin is at a disadvantage since Kuroko has left the court. After the half-time, when Kuroko returns to the court, the Tōō players remark on how Kuroko disabled Makoto Hanamiya's spider web and freed Seirin, allowing them to score again. When Kuroko changed the course of the passes on his own, Aomine tells his teammates that there is no logic needed and that it is simply trust.[35] Seirin has won the match and Aomine leaves Momoi behind, smiling now that all of his past teammates have advanced to the Winter Cup.[36]

Winter Training Camp

Riko accepts Momoi's challenge

Riko accepts Momoi's challenge

Tōō Academy heard that Seirin High will be going to a hot springs nearby and they decide to surprise them. Momoi meets Riko Aida in the girls part of the springs while the rest of the team meets the others in the boys section.[37] Momoi tells Riko that there is something she has to tell her and that is that Tōō will be Seirin's first opponent in the Winter Cup. Momoi tells Riko that since she likes Tetsuya Kuroko, she won't go easy on them and adds that it's too bad that Seirin will be out on their first day. Riko tells her that Seirin is not weak and challenges Momoi.[38] Tōō accepts Seirin's challenge.

Winter Cup

Round 1

Momoi explains Vanishing Drive

Momoi explains the Vanishing Drive

The first round match of the Winter Cup between Seirin High vs Tōō Academy is about to begin. Before the match, Momoi notices Tetsuya Kuroko's determination to win as he tells Daiki Aomine that he won't lose again. When the match begins, Momoi analyses each of the Seirin High players and their new techniques. She gives her players analysis which will help them defeat their opponents. During the time out, Momoi discovered the secret behind Kuroko's Vanishing Drive and informs her team of the trick; Kuroko misdirects the opponents attention to Kagami, enabling him to use the Vanishing Drive.[39] Momoi notes that the Vanishing Drive is a combination play with Kuroko and Taiga Kagami. Shoichi Imayoshi and the rest decide to deal with Kuroko while Daiki Aomine should guard Kagami, but Aomine disagrees and goes in a one-on-one with Kuroko where he stops his drive by closing his eyes.[40]

Before the second half, Momoi informs her team of Kuroko's Misdirection and how it works.[41] She notes that Kuroko has to make eye contact before passing the ball and that the key to stopping Misdirection is not to look at Kuroko, but the player he is passing the ball to. Momoi decides that Imayoshi should guard Kuroko. With Imayoshi guarding Kuroko, Seirin is having difficulties using his Misdirection as Momoi has completely shut him down. However, when Kuroko uses his Misdirection Overflow, Momoi's tactics fall apart.[42]

Momoi cries after Too's loss

Momoi cries after Tōō loses

During the time out, Momoi notices that Aomine wasn't listening to the plan. She then remembers that this was his habit back in Teikō Junior High where if they fought a strong opponent Aomine wouldn't listen.[43] She then notes that Aomine has returned to his former self, even if for a little.[44] As both Aomine and Kagami enter the Zone, Momoi spectates the rest of the match. When the buzzer beater is rung and the match ends with Tōō's defeat, Momoi cries as it is the first time Aomine and Tōō have lost.[45] After the match, both Aomine and Kuroko reconcile. Both teams go to their locker rooms and Momoi goes to search for Aomine. Aomine then asks her if she wants to go buy basketball shoes with him to which he accepts.[46] Momoi smiles as Aomine returns to his former self.

Quarter-finals

Momoi hugs Kuroko

Momoi hugs Kuroko

Tetsuya Kuroko asks Daiki Aomine to teach him how to shoot. Aomine accepts and the two train regularly. On the day of the quarter-finals before the match, Momoi comes and hugs Kuroko during his training and asks Aomine on how they accomplished the shooting in such a small period of time.[47] Aomine tells her that they didn't do anything special and that he just made Kuroko change his shooting form. Kuroko thanks Aomine, as the latter leaves telling Kuroko that the next time they meet, they will be enemies. Aomine encourages Kuroko not to lose and leaves with Momoi.[48]

Dai-chan and Satsuki

Momoi and Aomine spectate Seirin vs Yōsen

Momoi spectates the Yōsen High vs Seirin High quarter-finals match along with Aomine who accompanies her.[49] The two comment on the team play of both teams and notice Tatsuya Himuro's basketball potential. When Momoi asks Aomine if he is as strong as the Generation of Miracles, Aomine disagrees saying that he is not a prodigy and can never become one because he doesn't have the talent.[50] During the last quarter of the game, Aomine notes how ironic it is that Seirin High is solely relying on Taiga Kagami while Yōsen High is using teamwork. During the last seconds of the match, both Aomine and Momoi were surprised when Kuroko stopped Atsushi Murasakibara from scoring the final basket.[51]

Semi-finals

Aomine and Momoi go watch semi-finals

Momoi drags Aomine to watch the Semi-finals

Momoi and Daiki Aomine are in a café shop when Aomine asks her if she believes in destiny.[52] Momoi is surprised by Aomine's sudden question but Aomine explains it by wondering if it was really a coincidence that he and the rest of the Generation of Miracles have all gathered at Teikō Junior High along with Tetsuya Kuroko. He also mentions Taiga Kagami, who has all of the qualifications of becoming a Miracle and being on par with them. If he had joined Teikō, he would have also become one of them. However, Aomine describes Kagami as the true light who met his destined shadow.[53]

Aomine and Momoi later do enter the gym to watch the last 5 minutes of the match. Aomine is shoved in by Momoi and he says to her that they've come at the right time, as both Kuroko and Ryōta Kise are about to enter the field for the last showdown.

Finals

Before the finals of the Winter Cup, Momoi was seen walking with Daiki Aomine and the rest of her team.

In the team introduction of the finals of the Winter Cup, Momoi smiled when Tetsuya Kuroko was introduced to the crowd.

Skill

Training Capability
 
4/10 Momoi chart
Analytical Skill
 
10/10
Leadership
 
5/10
Charisma
 
7/10
Feminine Appeal
 
9/10

Intel

Momoi has been the manager of a basketball team since Junior High school, maybe even before that. Because of this, she has a lot of experience with basketball and loves the sport very much. As the manager, she scouts other teams and reviews their playing patterns. She is able to analyze every ability of every player and can foresee their moves. As commented on by Riko Aida, she is an expert in data-collection and resembles a spy.[54] She then delivers the information to her players and then they are able to read their opponents' moves. So far, the only players that she couldn't successfully predict or see their inner talent are Tetsuya Kuroko and Chihiro Mayuzumi because of their lack of presence.

Relationships

Daiki Aomine

Ao-Momo

Aomine and Momoi as children

Since their childhood, Aomine and Momoi have had a very close friendship due in part to them living close together. They attended festivals together every year and are close enough for Momoi's grandmother to be fond of him as well.[55] They often played basketball together as children [56] and continue to share an interest in the sport with Momoi only becoming a manager in order to support him on whatever team he joins.[57] She knows well how significant the sport is in his life and feels happy by extension to see him enjoying himself.

They are close enough to be on a first name basis, with Aomine calling her as only "Satsuki" and Momoi calling him "Dai-chan" for much of their youth. She abandoned this nickname upon their enrollment in Teikō Junior High, citing the worry that "people are gonna talk" if they seemed too close, and instead referred to him as "Aomine-kun". He finds both names tiresome, though dislikes the latter more strongly because of its unfamiliarity.[58]

Their relationship continued to gradually grow more distant throughout their time in junior high, due to much in part to Aomine's shift in attitude towards basketball and his life in general. Momoi continued to support and worry for him regardless, taking it on herself to act in his best interest when he couldn't, and the two remained close friends that walked home together every day. Momoi grew increasingly concerned for him as this dynamic worsened, going so far as to cry over the fact that he was losing his friends[59] and fearing that, should she not look after him, he would only get himself into trouble.[60][61]

Aomine and Momoi go watch semi-finals

Momoi forcing Aomine to watch a game

For this reason, Momoi discarded her personal wish to attend school with Tetsuya Kuroko and instead followed Aomine to Tōō Academy.[62] She is exceedingly mindful of his wellbeing and acts accordingly even if it goes against his will. While this behavior frustrates Aomine at times, he ultimately does understand that she is only looking out for him and could never hate her regardless of his anger in the moment. He does not enjoy these arguments any more than she does and feels guilty over making her upset.[63] Her concern is not limited to basketball and extends to his general quality of life, as instead of letting him sleep in on his days off, Momoi will force him to wake up and travel somewhere.[64]

Following the defeat of Tōō to Seirin High, Momoi was relieved to see Aomine's love of basketball return and the two have since grown closer again. They have been shown spending time with each other more often with Aomine inviting her to go shopping for training gear and Momoi happily asking that he buy them dinner in return. She has also returned to his previous nickname of "Dai-chan", showing that their friendship is more important to her than how other people may perceive them.[65]

Being too close can sometimes render someone unable to see what's in front of them.

Seijūrō Akashi to Shūzō Nijimura about Momoi and Aomine[66]

The potentially romantic relationship between Aomine and Momoi has been mentioned multiple times [67] with neither party showing any sort of interest in the other every time it has been brought up. Momoi does not understand why he would be considered "cool" to girls [68] and Aomine does not view her in a remotely appealing manner, as seen in his complete lack of reaction when seeing up her skirt beyond a nonchalant joke ("Are those your battle panties? They're pretty bold."). Ironically, Momoi fits Aomine's ideal type of a girl with large breasts, though he does not particularly care about this either.[69]

Momoi hugs Kuroko

Aomine annoyed with Momoi's interference

Additionally, Aomine is rather indifferent towards Momoi's crush on Kuroko and cares more about the both of them as individuals. In an omake, he was dragged along by Ryōta Kise to tail the two on their date, where he spent his time scaring off any guys that tried to flirt with her and offhandedly congratulated her for receiving a gift from Kuroko once they got home.[70] He is neither supportive nor critical of the crush itself and is instead more bothered by her excessive behavior. It is implied that Aomine is aware that Kuroko does not return her feelings but chooses not to mention it on purpose.

Aomine's protective nature towards Momoi has been made much more clear in the series' side content, such as in extra chapters and the Replace light novels. He has been shown catching her when she falls,[66][71] protecting her from guys that try to bother her,[72][73] and accompanying to her places she wants to go even if he has no real interest in it, himself. While he often ends up unintentionally annoying her along the way, Aomine is not oblivious to the fact that he does and will usually find a way to make it up to her, such as by paying for her drinks at a vending machine. In return, Momoi does not usually hold onto her anger for long and is often left feeling grateful for his care.

Tetsuya Kuroko

He's the man I fell in love with.

—Momoi, about Kuroko

Kuroko and Momoi's date

Kuroko's date with Momoi, as seen in the extras

Kuroko and Momoi have been friends since Junior High School after having met each other as a part of the Teikō Junior High basketball team. At first, Momoi didn't think much of him due to his size and lack of presence off the court. However, after seeing him practice and prove his worth on and off the court, her opinion changed and became amazed at his determination. She occasionally became surprised and even flustered every time he surprised her with his presence, which made her wonder why she was so flustered around him and began to wonder if it was cause she developed feelings for him. However, once Kuroko gave Momoi free ice cream, she immediately fell in love with him and continues to attempt to cling to him. Her feelings later deepened further after Kuroko saved her from being harassed by high-schoolers. Since then, she constantly flirted with Kuroko by asking to go home with him and giving him water specially during practices. She wanted to go to the same high school as Kuroko, but she decided that it was more important to keep an eye on Daiki Aomine so to keep him out of trouble.

Kuroko cheers up Momoi anime

Kuroko cheers up Momoi

So far, it is unknown if Kuroko has returned her feelings (or is even truly aware of them), but he deeply cares for her, treats her very kindly and sees her as a close friend, even calling her to help Taiga Kagami get a new pair of basketball shoes. Even with her advances, he never fails to return them in kindness (although at times in rebuke) and typically denies her being his girlfriend, but is always polite to her and even stands up for her on her behalf. He even agreed to go out on a date with her (although he saw it as an outing between friends) and gave her a stuffed toy as a gift. He is also very good at calming her down, as demonstrated when she broke down crying over a fight with Aomine, to which she was grateful that he comforted her.[74]

Generation of Miracles

Although not overly shown in the manga or anime, their relationship was revealed in the -Replace- novels. Momoi and Seijūrō Akashi usually gathered data together for their team. She was very obedient towards him and feared him slightly like everyone else did. She and Ryōta Kise got along well because of their similarly bubbly personalities (and Kise was the first one to notice that she had a crush on Kuroko). Shintarō Midorima often asked to see her class notes, also asking on what materials she took them on or what pencil did she use (he was convinced that the quality of the materials had something to do with her good grades and he wanted to improve his to beat Akashi). With Atsushi Murasakibara, she argued that 'Momo-chin' was not a good nickname and he switched to calling her 'Sa-chin' instead.

Even then, she and the others still valued their relationships with one another, and by far Momoi was the one who on a sentimental level, had a sense of nostalgia towards everyone (especially since after the other 5 were humbled by their defeats by Seirin High).

Seirin High

Seirin looking at Momoi's breasts

Seirin players attracted to Momoi

When they first saw Momoi, they are attracted to her, to say the least where they are often caught oozing on her, after which they are punished by Riko Aida, who is irritated by Momoi's beauty and attitude. The difference between Momoi and Riko's cup size is more than often noted. When Momoi clings to her crush Tetsuya Kuroko, the entire team is engulfed with jealousy.

Although Momoi respects the team's strength, she was still convinced that Tōō Academy was too strong for them, as she was already sure of Tōō's victory when she met with Riko and let her know about their match in the first round in the Winter Cup. Riko replied with passion that she shouldn't look down on them and Momoi was eventually proven wrong when Seirin emerged victorious over Tōō in the WC. Regardless, she showed great sportsmanship and congratulated them nonetheless and since then, continues to cheer for them in the Winter Cup and even assists in training them for their upcoming matches afterwards (which are also at times her attempts to get closer to Kuroko).

Etymology

  • The name Satsuki is written in hiragana (さつき), which has no special meaning. However, when written in kanji (皐, 皐月, 五月 or 小月), it could possibly mean:
    • 皐 - "swamp, shore".
    • 皐月/五月 - "May".
    • 小月 - "small" (小) (sa) and "moon" (月) (tsuki).
  • Satsuki's surname Momoi means "peach" (桃) (momo) and "well, mine shaft, pit" (井) (i).
    • The kanji "桃" hints to her hair color.

Trivia

  • On the first character poll, Momoi ranked 16th, with 345 votes. She rose to 13th in the second poll, with 362 votes.
  • According to the CHARACTERS BIBLE:
    • Her motto is "Woman's intuition."
    • Her favorite food is cherries.
    • Her hobby is collecting bath powders.
      Cherry

      Momoi's special talent

    • Her specialty is tying a cherry stalk with her tongue, which is also seen in one of the Extras.
  • According to KUROFES:
    • Her best subject is World history.
    • She is a member of Health Committee.
    • She dislikes reptiles.
    • Her favorite type of man is a mysterious one.
    • She has a mother and a father.
    • She spends her free time shopping.
    • The player she has her eye on is Kuroko.
  • Momoi gives nicknames to people she's close to:
  • Momoi had two girl friends at Teikō Junior High: Miki Arai (新井 美樹, Arai Miki) and Atsuko Kikuchi (菊池 敦子, Kikuchi Atsuko) that she nicknamed "Micchan" and "Acchan".[76]
  • Just like Riko Aida, Momoi is also a horrible cook as she served uncut lemons to her team as well.[77]
  • Momoi was renowned for her beauty during her days at Teikō Junior High.[78]
  • As seen in the Extras, although Momoi's love for Kuroko is one-sided, they have gone out on a date before.[79]
  • Momoi hates frogs because Aomine put one on her head once, making her cry. [80]
  • Momoi is an only child.
  • In Q&A section, Momoi dislikes Kimchi because it tastes spicy.
  • Momoi has an “Aomine Daiki Research Report”—based on his data, she can read him like a book. [81]
  • Momoi can’t eat curry.[82]

References

  1. Kuroko no Basuke chapter 110, page 2
  2. 2.0 2.1 Kuroko no Basuke chapter 38, page 14
  3. Kuroko no Basuke chapter 44, page 2
  4. Kuroko no Basuke chapter 47, page 11
  5. Kuroko no Basuke chapter 33, page 26
  6. Kuroko no Basuke chapter 35, page 16
  7. Kuroko no Basuke chapter 38, page 16
  8. Kuroko no Basuke chapter 39, page 18
  9. Kuroko no Basuke chapter 44, page 3
  10. Kuroko no Basuke chapter 44, page 16
  11. Kuroko no Basuke chapter 44, page 18
  12. Kuroko no Basuke chapter 46, page 3
  13. Kuroko no Basuke chapter 47, page 5
  14. Kuroko no Basuke chapter 51, page 16
  15. Kuroko no Basuke chapter 52, page 8
  16. Kuroko no Basuke chapter 63, page 10
  17. Kuroko no Basuke chapter 63, page 12
  18. Kuroko no Basuke chapter 65, page 8
  19. Kuroko no Basuke chapter 65, page 10
  20. Kuroko no Basuke chapter 68, page 8
  21. Kuroko no Basuke chapter 68, page 18
  22. Kuroko no Basuke chapter 70, page 3
  23. Kuroko no Basuke chapter 80, page 4
  24. Kuroko no Basuke chapter 79, page 19
  25. Kuroko no Basuke chapter 80, page 13
  26. Kuroko no Basuke chapter 80, page 15
  27. Kuroko no Basuke chapter 80, page 18
  28. Kuroko no Basuke chapter 80, page 19
  29. Kuroko no Basuke chapter 88, page 7
  30. Kuroko no Basuke chapter 88, page 21
  31. Kuroko no Basuke chapter 89, page 15
  32. Kuroko no Basuke chapter 93, page 11
  33. Kuroko no Basuke chapter 93, page 15
  34. Kuroko no Basuke chapter 100, page 10
  35. Kuroko no Basuke chapter 105, page 13
  36. Kuroko no Basuke chapter 108, page 7
  37. Kuroko no Basuke chapter 109, page 20
  38. Kuroko no Basuke chapter 110, page 15
  39. Kuroko no Basuke chapter 119, page 6
  40. Kuroko no Basuke chapter 119, page 14
  41. Kuroko no Basuke chapter 126, page 12
  42. Kuroko no Basuke chapter 128, page 17
  43. Kuroko no Basuke chapter 130, page 17
  44. Kuroko no Basuke chapter 130, page 18
  45. Kuroko no Basuke chapter 139, page 10
  46. Kuroko no Basuke chapter 139, page 21
  47. Kuroko no Basuke chapter 145, page 7
  48. Kuroko no Basuke chapter 145, page 10
  49. Kuroko no Basuke chapter 148, page 6
  50. Kuroko no Basuke chapter 165, page 16
  51. Kuroko no Basuke chapter 169, page 2
  52. Kuroko no Basuke chapter 189, page 17
  53. Kuroko no Basuke chapter 189, page 20
  54. Kuroko no Basuke chapter 44, page 9
  55. Replace PLUS chapter 22 pages 7-8
  56. Kuroko no Basuke chapter 49, page 4
  57. Kuroko no Basuke chapter 204, page 7
  58. Replace PLUS chapter 22, page 6
  59. Kuroko no Basuke chapter 223, pages 11-14
  60. Kuroko no Basuke chapter 80, page 12
  61. Kuroko no Basuke chapter 38, page 18
  62. Kuroko no Basuke chapter 38, page 14
  63. Kuroko no Basuke chapter 80, pages 10-13
  64. Kuroko no Basuke Official Fan Book CHARACTERS BIBLE
  65. Kuroko no Basuke chapter 139, page 20
  66. 66.0 66.1 Replace PLUS chapter 9.2, pages 9-11
  67. Kuroko no Basuke chapter 41, page 5
  68. Kuroko no Basuke chapter 205, page 8
  69. Kuroko no Basuke chapter 108, pages 21-22
  70. Kuroko no Basuke chapter 108, page 23
  71. Replace PLUS chapter 15, pages 21-25
  72. Replace PLUS chapter 2, page 33
  73. Replace PLUS chapter 3, pages 19-21
  74. Kuroko no Basuke chapter 80, page 13
  75. Kuroko no Basuke chapter 80, page 14
  76. Kuroko no Basuke chapter 213, page 10
  77. Kuroko no Basuke chapter 47, page 5
  78. Kuroko no Basuke chapter 215, page 11
  79. Kuroko no Basuke chapter 108, page 23
  80. Kuroko no Basuke chapter 121, page 18
  81. Kuroko no Basuke Special CD Vol. 6 featuring Aomine Daiki
  82. Kuroko no Basuke Special CD Season 2 Vol. 6

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