Episode 019

The Genius Revived! (よみがえった天才！, Yomigaetta tensai!) is episode 19 of the Inazuma Eleven anime.

Summary
Ichinose Kazuya is back! Like a phoenix he has risen from the ashes and come back to visit his old friends. Just in time too, Raimon is desperate for some new moves, and the Tri-Pegasus is just what they need. But can they perfect it in time?

Plot Overview
The episode begins with Aki telling Domon that Ichinose, their childhood friend who was supposedly dead in an accident where he jumped in front of a truck to save a dog's life, was actually alive. Next, Raimon was seen practicing, with Haruna recording their plays. She noticed that someone was watching them and thought he wanted to join. The boy was surprised with Endou blocking Dragon Crash with his Nekketsu Punch. The ball had went out of the line and he caught it. He picked up the ball, ran on to the field withi it, and everyone was surprised when he was able to pass Handa and Kurimatsu very easily with a very of speed. He went on to shoot using the hissatsu Spinning Shoot ans was surprised when Endou caught it with his God Hand. He said he was from Ameica, and Kidou mentioned that there was a genius Japanese junior high player in America who had a high rate of being chosen for America's International team.

Soon after, Domon and Aki came saying that Ichinose wasn't in the plane he said he'd be in. So they decided to wait for him, but they noticed that Raimon was centering someone, so they went to check. The mysterious boy said he was in Japan to visit an important friend of his, and just then Aki asked what was going on. But before she could answer, the boy gave her a big hug, telling her he was back home. That's when Aki realized that the boy was actually Ichinose Kazuya!

Ichinose next explained that he found an earlier plane and decided to surprise Aki, but wasn't expecting for Domon to be in the same school.

Debut(s)

 * Ichinose Kazuya
 * Tri-Pegasus