Minami Shimada is one of the main heroines in "Baka to Test Shoukanjuu" who is a 2nd year high school student at Fumizuki Academy.
She is voiced by Kaori Mizuhashi in the Japanese version and Leah Clark in the English version.
Appearance
Her most notable features are her sharp green eyes and ponytail. She is a thin girl with magenta hair and long legs. She is noted to be lacking in the chest area and is often called a 'pettanko' or flat-chested, a word she is very sensitive to.
Personality
Minami initially appears outspoken but she is actually a shy and kind girl, while being self-conscious of her appearance. She is a tsundere, someone who acts violent and uncaring on the outside, but in the inside, is actually very caring and soft.
History
After living in Germany for most of her life, she returned to Japan and was placed into Class F, although, based on her academic ability, she could have been placed into other, better classes. However, because she has spent most of her life in Germany, the language barrier has made it difficult for her to excel in school since her grasp in writing kanji is still lacking. The one subject she does well in is Mathematics, because of the lack of kanji required. She is, however, weak in other subjects because she cannot read or write in kanji very well.
Trivia
- Her Japanese voice actress, Kaori Mizuhashi also voices Mami Tomoe from Puella Magi Madoka Magica.
- Her English voice actress, Leah Clark also voices Kobayashi from Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid, Blair from Soul Eater, Fuyuki Hinata from Sgt. Frog, Pipimi from Pop Team Epic, Yun Iijima from New Game! series, Homura from Sekirei, Mavis Vermillion from Fairy Tail, Maru from xxxHoLic, Kotoko from Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle and Kotaro Mochizuki from Black Blood Brothers.