Hana Ichijo

 (一条 花; Ichijō Hana) is a supporting character in Ao Ashi. She is a first year high school student attending Tokyo City Esperion's school division and an aspiring doctor who regularly makes meal plans for the team players.

She is also the younger step-sister of Coach Tatsuya Fukuda.

Ashito Aoi
Manga have implied that Hana has a feelings for Aoi. In the later part of the manga, she confesses to Ashito mom that she loves him when asked about her feelings. She has been the only one who can really calm down or bring back Ashito from his despair like her many of words have motivated Aoi to excel his performance. She has also been helping him with his nutritious diet and also seems to manage very good relationships with his mom. She was able to convince and assure his mother about going on to play J-league to accomplish his dream. His mother also seems to have great deal of respect for Hana & she was very happy that he has got someone like Hana who cares about him deeply.

Ashito has a great respect for Hana for what she has done. In one of the chapters, Ashito even claimed that he wanted to see her. At the 200th chapter, her word was able to pull out the Ashito from the trouble of getting seriously injured where he was recklessly charging towards opponent players. Throughout the manga they have had a plenty of moments where one can say both of there feelings are mutual but non of them have expressed to each other. It is also stated in the beginning of the manga that she saw her favorite player in him and since than she has been cheering for him. She even went to defend Ashito when he was being underwhelmingly chastise by his coach declaring she is the 1st fan of him telling them not to underestimate his ability. It is also believed that, she has grasped the total understanding of Ashito and she can easily figure him out from his erratic behavior when he is engulfed in anxiety. She also wished to calm him down whenever negative aura is disseminating over him. Ashito also wants her to attend the match he is playing & it is also shown that whenever she is around cheering him his performance appears to be boosted. He has also told her that she is extremely cute and loved the time spending with her. Once, he was jealous when he knew Hana was with someone. Meanwhile, Sometimes she seems to fluster while recalling the moments with Ashito. In retrospective, it could not be surprised if both of them ended with each other as manga have inexplicably demonstrated their strong feelings & romance for each other.

Etymology

 * The name Hana means "flower, blossom" (花).
 * Hana's surname Ichijo means "one" (一) (ichi) and "article" (条) (jo).