| Koichiro Oota | |
|---|---|
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| Vital statistics | |
| Title | Lt. Commander |
| Gender | Male |
| Birthdate | Unknown |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Relatives | Unknown |
| Friends and Allies | Noriko Takaya, Yuzo Takaya, Kazumi Amano |
| Enemies and Rivals | N/A |
| Aliases | Coach |
| Status | Alive |
| Location | Earth |
Lt. Commander Koichiro Oota (オオタ・コウイチロウ) is a survivor of the Luxion disaster of 2015. He is Noriko Takaya and Kazumi Amano's coach. At one point during Top o Nerae! Gunbuster, he contracts Space Raadiation Sickness and Noriko and Kazumi, unsure whether he is alive or not, fight off an army of Space Monsters in his memory, resulting in arguably the most intense battle of the entire series:
"Don't think of Gunbuster as just an ordinary machine! This machine has Coach's... Coach's... Coach's heart beating within it!" - Noriko Takaya.
Appearance
He has long, dark green hair and green eyes which are covered by sunglasses. He has a scar over his right eye.