>>19047803>Two years ago, under manager Akinobu Okada, Hanshin became Japan champions. During the Japan Series against Orix, while cheering at an idol's live she supports, she was so concerned about the game that she left the venue multiple times to check on her smartphone. "I'm a bit weird, aren't I?" she laughed bitterly as a die-hard Tigers fan.Aino is from Okayama. Her grandfather was a Tigers fan, and with relatives living near Koshien, she visited the stadium many times and became a Hanshin fan. "I liked wearing happi coats and cheering noisily in the outfield seats," she reminisced. In 2003, when she was in third grade, under manager Senichi Hoshino, they won the league. At school, she loved using an underlay featuring infielder Atsushi Fujimoto (current coach).
>About this year's earliest league championship: "The new manager, a former player from the active era... I'm happy. I thought they were strong, strong, but they dominated. I was worried when they lost consecutively in the interleague, but after that they kept winning, and I was moved by Ishii ( (Daichi)'s consecutive scoreless record achievement," she said.Entering middle school, she distanced herself from pro baseball cheering. After graduating university, her eyes turned to manager Tomoaki Kanemoto, whom she knew from his playing days, and her love for Hanshin reignited. Since then, she continues fervent support, saying "I feel lonely when the season ends."
>She gave up watching the CS at the stadium because it overlaps with her big pro wrestling match. This is her third challenge for the treasured belt. For her first coronation: "I want to wrap the belt on the 18th and go cheer for the Japan Series as champion," she vowed. "Watanabe Miu is a monster. But I'll defeat the monster as a human, receiving hot cheers," full of fighting spirit. The new champion, receiving full support, intends to cheer with all her might for Hanshin's Japan championship. 
