Endou heard Ichinose talking to Aki about his injuries, and promised him he would play fair and square. His team eventually lost, but Ichinose exclaimed that it was a really fun match for him to Endou. Though Ichinose was able to play with Endou when Inazuma Japan played against Unicorn, even scoring two goals with Pegasus Shot and Gran Fenrir, he and Domon were on, but Ichinose was pulled out when he fell over due to his injury. During the FFI arc, Endou, Aki and Domon find out that the injuries from his accident still hadn't healed and that he required another medical surgery and won't be able to play soccer ever again if he pushes too far. He and Domon leave, hoping to play against Endou as members of Unicorn. In Episode 61, after Gran scored a goal with Ryuusei Blade, he asks if they are really humans because of their incredible skills. At Mount Fuji, they had their decisive match with The Genesis. But in the day after, they all agreed to trust her. In Episode 59, Ichinose was one of the few members who were still in doubt about coach Hitomiko's doing and didn't want to come to Mount Fuji with her. Rika always calls him "Darling" from then on. After their match with Epsilon, Rika decided to stay on the team to be with Ichinose. Thanks to the Osaka Gals, Raimon was able to find out Epsilon secret base, and trained there. Rika hopes that he would like her with her "Lovey-Dovey-Dish", a simple Okonomiyaki that she made, which Ichinose liked. In Episode 40 when Rika first met Ichinose, she immediately fell head-over-heels for him and told her mother that he was her boyfriend. In the end, Raimon won 2-1, thanks to Someoka and Fubuki. In the match with Gemini Storm, he used a new hisastu, Flame Dance and stole the ball from a member of Gemini Storm. Ichinose remained with Raimon during the fights against Aliea Gakuen. He became surprised when he met with Nishigaki, another childhood friend, in Kidokawa Seishuu. Together with Endou and Domon, he recreated the Tri-Pegasus and it eventually evolved into The Phoenix. He surprises the both of them by getting on an earlier flight to Japan. Through rehabilitation treatment and his love for soccer, he went to Japan to visit Aki and eventually became a member of Raimon. However, because of an accident in his childhood, he moved away for medical treatment in America, leaving Aki and Domon to think that he had died. Ichinose is a childhood friend of Domon and Aki. But Ichinose exclaimed that he had a really fun match with Endou even though he was taken off the team half way through the second half. Though Ichinose was able to play Endou when Inazuma Japan played against American team The Unicorn he and Domon were on but was pulled off when he fell over due to his injury and the team lost. During the FFI arc Endou, Aki and Domon find out that the injuries from his accident still hadn't healed and that he required another medical surgery and he won't be able to play soccer again if he pushes too far. Later though, in the FFI arc, he and Domon leave, hoping to play against Endou. Together with Endou and Domon, he tries to recreate the Tri-Pegasus, and it evolves to The Phoenix.
Aki describes Ichinose similar to Endou Mamoru. Through rehabilitation treatment, and his love for soccer, he went to Japan to visit Aki and became a member of Endou's team. However, because of an accident in his childhood, he moved away for medical treatment, leaving Aki and Domon to think that he died. Ichinose is childhood friends with Domon Asuka and Aki. Ichinose or Domon might have a romantic relationship with Aki in GO as stated by Tenma when he asked Aki if she had received any call from America. During Season 3, he became more serious during the games and is a vital part of Unicorn's team. Aki corrects him, saying the actual sayings. Ichinose also makes apparent mistakes in American sayings, twisting them around a bit. He wore brown trousers and a belt with white trainers.Īki describes Ichinose to be quite similar to Endou.
In the flashbacks he wears a white t-shirt with brown sleves and in the middle is a square cut up into four two are brown and the other two are white with white triangles above and below. When he tried to complete Tri-Pegasus he wore cyan t-shirt and white shorts. His casual clothes consist of a light green shirt underneath a cream jacket with orange strips over his shoulders, blue trousers that are held up with a black belt and white trainers.
His hair style is somewhat similar to that of Fideo and Leonardo. He has brown hair that is swept to the left side, slightly tanned skin, and black eyes with long eyelashes. "This comeback kid is known as the midfield magician.".