

Ichihoshi then revealed that he was a member of a Russian club before he came to Japan to play for Inazuma Japan. They later went to the place where they were going to train for the upcoming matches and when he went out of the bus, Inamori Asuto approached him and they introduced themselves to each other. Sometime before the ceremony, Ichihoshi landed in Japan with the plane and went to the ceremony where it was revealed that he was selected as a member of Inazuma Japan. He is willing to do whatever it takes to protect them, even if it meant fighting against his friend Froy. He cares deeply about his teammates and describes being with them as being in a warm blanket and feeling sleepy. He still feels regretful of everything he did as "Mitsuru", and is scared that he may become the burden to the team as he was Orion's disciple.

He's also more keen, hardworking and voluntarily takes on the chores around the camp to please his teammates because he's terrified of losing his newfound friendship and being alone again. By accepting the fact that his brother is dead, he awakes his true self which is Ichihoshi Hikaru and uses his analytical ability.Īfter coming back to be his true self Hikaru, he uses polite-formed speech with everyone older than him, but talks more casually to Asuto, who is one year older than him. Fortunately, thanks to the care and help of his teammates, he finally opens his heart, realizing his actual desire. According to Nosaka, he probably deceives himself into believing that he's a villain because he's unable to endure his own actions. He really loves soccer, thus why he feels conflicted whenever he uses soccer to harm people, questions himself if "Hikaru" would forgive him. They seemed to be close enough that Hikaru shared his backstory to Golem.Īfter his spy identity is revealed, he, as Mitsuru, becomes nastier and more serious, spending most of his time alone and rarely smiling, refusing help from others. When Hikaru was staying in the hospital, he was a pen pal with Golem. In the early of the season, as Mitsuru, he acts very polite and friendly, as well as helpful to other teammates when he is being benched as Hikaru, without being aware of his split personalities, he is very positive and keeps supporting his brother to play soccer at his best. After the car accident, to get over the despair of losing his father and older brother, and to endure this painful circumstance, he tricked himself to become his older brother. He was very attached to his brother and proud of him. All of the time, he supported his older brother, Ichihoshi Mitsuru, and tried to help him improve his abilities.

When Ichihoshi was young, he was a very cheerful and nice boy, very enthusiastic as well. His Orion mark is above his left ankle, on the outside of the leg.

His casual outfit consists of a black hoodie with a blue jacket and gray-green trousers with black shoes. When he thinks he is Mitsuru, his hair puffs outwards slightly, and his pupils contain a bright blue ring. Hikaru has black eyes with a light blue center, and dark blue short hair that ruffles outwards. He often brings them back as snacks for the villagers." He’s good at going into the forest nearby the village and picking delicious fruits. Even Nosaka acknowledges this ability that leads Japan to victory.". He is deeply involved in analyzing the opponent team and devising a strategy. "A midfielder with both superior analytical and physical ability."He was a part of a club team in Russia during his study abroad there, and is invited to Japan's representative team due to his experience abroad.
