Taisho Eikan Minato is Chief of Star Army Operations¹⁾. She is an Nekovalkyrja, Type 33.

Minato was once StarArmy.com's “mascot catgirl” and appeared in the site's favicon and front page.

• Commanding Officer, YSS Hellkitten, YD 238
• Commanding Officer, YSS Mirai, NS-X1-252 (YE 27)
• Commanding Officer, YSS Azalea, NG-X1-361 (?-YE 30)
• Commanding Officer, Sixth Fleet, YE 31-YE 41.
• Commanding Officer, Second Fleet, YE 42-YE 45
• Chief of Star Army Operations, YE 45-present²⁾

• SSCC-XL containing peanuts (YE 42 Giveaway, TC: 9-63, IC: 615-5790-71)
• Shipment of frozen fish from Yamatai (YE 42 Giveaway, TC: 28-16, IC: 477-1529-41)
• 10 Civilian Space Suits (a little bulky; 6 hour air supply) (YE 42 Giveaway, TC: 54-32, IC: 1731-3033-80)
• Anti-Insect Remote (YE 42 Giveaway, TC: 97-38, IC: 3646-3629-124)
• Lorath hand-cannon (YE 42 Giveaway, TC: 89-35, IC: 3083-3382-114)
• Optical sensor from power armor or pod, intact (YE 44 Salvage Giveaway, TC: 13-63, IC: 863-20532-75)
• Hostile enemy mecha (might attempt to kill you) (YE 44 Salvage Giveaway, TC: 35-8, IC: 302-2665-39)
• Variable Configuration Mission Adaptive Drone - Terrain (YE 44 Salvage Giveaway, TC: 2-98, IC: 253-32103-100)