omi ▁N ek omi ▁is ▁a ▁Japanese ▁town ▁that ▁acts ▁as ▁the ▁main ▁setting ▁of ▁the ▁series . ▁It ▁houses ▁the ▁N ek omi ▁Institute ▁of ▁Technology , ▁where ▁Ke i ichi ▁att ends , ▁and ▁the ▁Tar iki ▁Hong an ▁Temple , ▁where ▁he ▁and ▁the ▁god d esses ▁res ide . ▁ ▁T oshi y uki ▁A osh ima ▁▁ ▁is ▁a ▁play boy ▁around ▁the ▁N ek omi ▁Institute ▁of ▁Technology ▁campus ▁and ▁Say oko ' s ▁cousin . ▁He ▁is ▁en am oured ▁by ▁Bel ld andy ▁and ▁tries ▁often ▁to ▁ste al ▁her ▁away ▁from ▁Ke i ichi , ▁going ▁as ▁far ▁as ▁to ▁set ▁up ▁a ▁rival ▁motor ▁club . ▁However , ▁in ▁just ▁about ▁all ▁of ▁his ▁attempts , ▁he ▁fails ▁miser ably . ▁In ▁the ▁TV ▁series , ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁cousin ▁Say oko ▁can ▁be ▁identified ▁by ▁the ▁super c ars ▁that ▁they ▁drive , ▁in ▁A osh ima ' s ▁case , ▁an ▁En zo ▁Ferr ari ▁( F err ari ▁ 2 8 8 ▁G TO ▁in ▁the ▁m anga ). ▁ ▁Ban pe i ▁ ▁( changed ▁to ▁Ban pe i ▁R X ▁in ▁the ▁English ▁edition ▁of ▁the ▁an ime ) ▁is ▁a ▁hum ano id ▁robot ▁that ▁was ▁designed ▁and ▁built ▁by ▁Sk uld . ▁Ban pe i - k un ' s ▁primary ▁function ▁is ▁to ▁guard ▁the ▁temple , ▁originally ▁from ▁Mar ll er , ▁however , ▁this ▁has ▁expanded ▁to ▁include ▁any ▁threat ▁the ▁dem ons