Masamune
Masamune is in the eighth grade at Yukishina No.5 Junior High School. Masamune likes video games. He brings his video game consoles to the castle, and he often plays with Subaru.
Sengoku Busho "Masamune"
A warrior is called "busho" in Japanese, often in the Sengoku(= warring states) period. Masamune Date is a famous busho, governing Sendai, Tohoku.
Classmates call him Hora-Masa
Masamune says some games are created by his friend. His classmates deny his statement and they call him "Hora-Masa." (Hora means "fake" in Japanese. Masa is a shortened form of Masamune.)
Japanese Educational Stytem
Starts in April, the second term starts in September, and the third term starts in January.