They may be unnoticeable and forgettable, especially Ishimaru, but here's an appreciation post for these characters
I'm taking about Yamaoka and Satake from the Deimon basketball team, and who could forget Tetsuo Ishimaru from the Deimon track team!
Volume 1 begins with only Hiruma and Kurita on the Deimon Devil Bats. Sena Kobayakawa later joins as 'manager', but they need more players for their first match against the Koigahama Cupids. They recruit a lot of players (Hiruma clever 'persuading' all but one), among them are Yamaoka, Satake, and Ishimaru
They're among the original fill-ins or support players recruited, and even when the Deimon Devil Bats begin to form their actual team one by one as the series progresses, these three characters remain on the Devil Bats until the end. While they don't participate in the Tower of Hell or the Death March like the other characters, their parts on the team are still important, it's just unseen in the manga. Of the three, Ishimaru even develops into the team's second RB and has his moments, albeit forgettable ones
There's posts in the sub about who are your favorite characters, a lot of them are like Hiruma this, Sena, Shin, Agon, Mizumachi, Jumonji, Yukitmsu, Kurita that, etc...
But what about Yamaoka, Satake, and Ishimaru? Where's the love for these characters?! Where are their fans?!! Well, people may not like them, they don't have any fans, or until this post people may not even know who the hell are they, but this post here is to give these characters recognition and appreciation for being on the Deimon football team from the beginning (Volume 1)!! Their crucial roles on the Devil Bats needs to be studied and respected at least once. After this post they can go back to being invisible and forgotten