TADAAKI KUSANO

A close friend of Kunio Murai who is usually seen alongside Murai and Kouji Fujiyoshi. Kusano begins as part of the class culture built around tormenting teachers, but like the rest of Murai's group he gradually stops treating Onizuka as an enemy once the teacher repeatedly proves that he will actually stand up for his students. He is not one of Class 3-4's masterminds, but his constant presence helps make Murai's circle feel like a real group rather than a collection of isolated story arcs.