Lieutenant Colonel Masami Kuroda. (Age 21) Commander of the Fuso Imperial Air Defense Force's Middle East expeditionary force, the 8th Wing. TAC name: "Cracker". Striker: F-4EF Phantom II. Weapons: M14 7.62 rifle, Fusoan sword, P220 9mm pistol. During her assignment to Orussia in the '80s, she shot down over 50 Neuroi and became the Fuso Imperial Air Defense Force's top-class Ace Witch. Her brilliant lightning-draw slash attacks earned her the nickname "Zatoichi ". She knows a large number of foreign witches from back in the day. In 1990, she retired, though her magic was still in good form, and her "girl next door" personality belied her fierce combat experience and solemnity. Familiar to her senior non-coms by the pet name "Masami-chan", which she herself doesn't mind. A rather heavy drinker despite not being very good with alcohol, she'll even tackle vodka without fear. When drunk, she will inevitably start singing "Cherry Blossoms for Schoolmates ". "Shouko-chan, Satchan, how about lunch together?"