Yuka Hanazawa

is a member of Red Tail with a talkative and brash personality. She is usually seen with Ryōko Asuka. As a member of Red Tail, she is a capable fighter and is not afraid of facing men. Sometimes, she refers to herself as "Yuka-chi".

Lately, she and Hajime Kanzaki have been getting along, beginning when they both witnessed Tōjō's fight with Kaname Izuma. He nicknamed her "Paa-ko" as she has a habit of saying "Paa-ne".

Appearance
Yuka is a slender teenager of average height. Her hair is long and strawberry-blonde, similar in color to Hajime's but with a slightly darker color, and her eyes are a dark brown. Yuka often dresses in a typical school uniform. She wears her trademark flower hairpin (which can be used as a type of weapon) colored fuchsia, resembling a Hawaiian hibiscus.

Personality
Yuka is a very talkative member of Red Tail. She has a habit of passing sexually embarrassing comments and passing jokes on others. Such examples include those in episodes "Let's All Get Physical" (where she was making fun of the awkward motions of Himekawa's pompadour made when she tried to measure his height, along with Kanzaki, Natsume, and Shiroyama) and in "What has the Transfer Girl Done?" (she proposed an idea to Aoi that she should use sexual appeal to get the boys who didn't show up for practice).

However, she was seconded by Furuichi, who suggested that they change into bloomers. This made all the girls mad, including Yuka, probably feeling that it is different if a girl is speaking on the topic rather than a boy.

She is not afraid to make fun of someone stronger than her, such a making fun of awkward motions of Himekawa's pompadour. She has a habit of saying 'Paa-ne', which attributes to her nickname 'Paa-ko' which Hajime had given her.

Tōhōshinki Arc
Yuka is often seen with the other members of the Red Tails, usually cheering or supporting Aoi during her moments.

Saint Ishiyama Academy Arc
She supported Kunieda with the Volleyball Match against the Rokkisei.

Prince En Arc
Yuka helped Furuichi and Lamia to find En by winning a game named The End of War 4 match, she tried to defeat Prince En army, but was defeat by him. After Himekawa bought the game productors, she was bought to life as a zombie. Along with Himekawa, Natsume, Lamia, Furuichi and Chiaki they had turned 5 Mecha into a giant robot which punched Prince En and his servants, Yolda, Isabella and Sachura, winning them the game.

Akumano Academy Arc
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Abilities
As a member of the Red Tail, it is safe to assume that Yuka is a capable fighter (though her exact fighting abilities are currently unknown). Yuka has been shown using her flower hairpin as a weapon, namely like a dagger or knife, but only rarely.

Aoi Kunieda
Yuka always supports Aoi, and pushes her to confess her feelings to Oga. She's always around when Aoi and Oga are alone in the background with Nene watching.

Ryōko Asuka
Yuka and Ryoko seem to be good friends as they're usually seen together.

Hajime Kanzaki
Yuka seems to look up to admire Kanzaki and believing in what he says. The two appear to have a friendly relationship especially since the Prince En arc; Hajime even nicknamed Yuka 'Paa-ko' due to her having a habit of saving 'Paa-ne', which Yuka doesn't seem to mind too much.

Quotes

 * "Paa-ne!": her usual exclamation.
 * "Hanazawa. TAP DANCE!!!: while in control of the Crazy Frog in End of War 4.
 * "Tee hee?": expressing her embarrassment upon losing the Crazy Frog easily.
 * "How could you... KILL ME BEFORE!!!: when revived as a zombie in End of War 4.
 * "So cool! Kanzaki-senpai!!!": when praising Kanzaki.
 * "We're not kiddin'. We're, like, totally for reals.": when she and Asuka were about to take Himekawa's trademark pompadour down.

Trivia

 * She doesn't speak common Japanese. She speaks Osaka's dialect, which makes her talk very particular, with a frequent use of "-Ssu" with emphatic purpose.
 * When translated from kanji, her name means "Give a reason to the gracious flower". Probably a joke on her decorating her hair with a flower.
 * When she first appeared with the Red Tails during the assault on Ishiyama High to confront Tōjō, her trademark flower hairpin was absent. After dealing with all the delinquents her hairpin appears.