Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-4436931-20181128145256/@comment-35303794-20181207154130

Angelo Gabrini wrote: From Hino's interview:

Well, his slippery hand backfured greatly xD
 * As stated before, foreign players are all different from the original series. Hino hopes he can characterize the foreign rivals
 * Hino hints that Ichinose and Domon are in America
 * Kidou's "my hand slipped" was to hurt Ichihoshi's pride as he thought it would work the best
 * There is a hint to Ichihoshi's "true identity" in his flashback scene
 * Asuto, Haizaki, and Nosaka will lead the team from now on
 * Nosaka will be the new Kidou
 * Kazemaru acts like a senpai in episode 9
 * Fubuki has something but Hino won't say due to spoilers
 * There will be a number of new members as the Asian qualifiers end
 * Hino promises that things will be much better from here emotion wise
 * Hino states that the Ichihoshis were 6 and 8 during Ichihoshi's flashback