Manabu Sawaki

One of the candidates for becoming an astronaut. When JAXA committee were deciding who of the applicants would pass to the third round of exam Nanba Mutta and Sawaki Manabu were the ones to fill the last open slot. Tanuma and the major part of committee insisted on taking Manabu, while Hoshika Tadashi and Nimura were on the Mutta's side.