Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-4436931-20190328082750/@comment-4525039-20190402122721

SyckInsanity wrote: Ahmeddilmi.2003 wrote:

Anyways, I think Haizaki is based off real life player Hayashi Ryouhei


 * Their surname are similair


 * They share the same surname.


 * Both are forwards.

lol, now that's pretty funny
 * Both wear the number 11.

Hai is a pun on his ashes-like gray hair, but that's still an interesting find. Personally, I would say close but no cigar, just on the fact that they don't share the same surname kanji [Ryohei (陵平) as compared to Ryouhei (凌兵).], and a quick image search shows that they don't look alike at all.

But hey, maybe Hino is a huge fan so it's definitely possible, plus the team (Tokyo Verdy) that he's in is also immensely successful in Japan's soccer world so it's not out of the stretch that Hino would add so you might be on to something.