Eiga Dan is the only exception, as he seems to be designed to represent Eiga Naoki, who also isn't very tall just like Eiga Danjuro.
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Miyazaki Miyako is based on Miyazaki Masahiro, Eiga Danjuro based on Eiga Naoki, Chiba Kirino based on Chiba Masashi etc., even though there aren't any relations between the Bamboo Blade characters in regards to the real kendoka.
Naoki Urasawa | Naoki Inose | Naoki Yoshida | Naoki Yamamoto | Naoki Prize | Naoki Hisaya | Naoki Eiga | Naoki Kawamata | Naoki Higashida | Hanzawa Naoki |