Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-28224025-20180803155658/@comment-4436931-20180810120028

From Hino's interview in PASH magazine:
 * Hino states that he changed the 3 protagonist concept from all Raimon members to Haizaki and Nosaka in order for fans to empathize with opponent teams
 * He also mentions that they have a theme of making every match a highlight
 * Hino personally selected Asuto, Haizaki, and Nosaka's VAs
 * Mizukamiya was given more screentime due to his popularity
 * Popular characters are given more screentime and differently drawn scenes as long as it doesn't interrupt the overall plot
 * Hino's favorite Inakuni Raimon player is Goujin
 * Hino states that the variety in players in Inakuni Raimon (like the chubby Kozoumaru and female Norika) follows in the footsteps of previous Raimon teams but also because other teams like Seishou and Eisei are full of good looking guys (seemingly implying that Inakuni was made bland because of that)
 * Hino considers the Eisei match to be worth watching and considers Saginuma to be in charge of gags
 * Hino states the Zhao Jinyun is an extremely important character
 * Apparently Kageyama is the Inazuma Eleven series' idol, which is why he got an appearance in Ares