Ichinose Kazuya (一之瀬一哉), also known as Kazuya Ichinose (カズヤ・イチノセ), is one of the main supporting characters. He was a midfielder for Raimon during the first and second season. In the third season, he plays as a midfielder for Unicorn, America's national soccer team.
JP:A friend of Kino Aki in the USA. He was said to have died, but... EN:Silvia's friend from the USA. He was supposed to have died, but...
Inazuma Eleven 2
JP:The genius midfielder who was revived. He is called the magician of the field. EN:This comeback kid is known as the midfield magician.
Inazuma Eleven 3
JP:The genius midfielder who was revived. He is called the magician of the field. EN:This comeback kid is known as the Midfield Magician.
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Chrono Stone
Galaxy
The genius midfielder who was revived from the brink of death. He is called the magician of the field.
Victory Road
JP:An all-round player who was formerly called a genius. He places himself through the front line as well as the defense. EN:An all-rounder once lauded as a genius. He's not only a forward force, but also an efficient defender.
Spin-offs
Strikers
JP:The genius midfielder who was revived. He is called the magician of the field. EN:This comeback kid is known as the midfield magician.
Strikers 2012 Xtreme
GO Strikers 2013
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A friend of Kino Aki and Domon Asuka in the USA. He was said to have died, but...
One of the championship members who fought alongside Endou in Raimon. As the USA's representative, he shows magnificent playmaking by predicting the movements of those around him and making passes while forming his offense.
Eleven License
One of the championship members who fought alongside Endou in Raimon. As the USA's representative, he shows magnificent playmaking by predicting the movements of those around him and making passes while forming his offense.
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Appearance[]
Ichinose has slightly tanned skin and is average in height. He has brown hair that is swept to the left side and black eyes.
His hairstyle is somewhat similar to Fidio and Leonardo's. 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. When he tried to complete Tri-Pegasus, he wore a cyan t-shirt and white shorts.
In the flashbacks he wears a white t-shirt with brown sleeves and in the middle, there's a square cut up into four, two are brown and the other two are white with white triangles above and below. He also wore brown trousers and a belt with white trainers.
In the alternative timeline, he looks slightly different, having a more pointy chin, slightly paler skin, and a visible hair shine. His casual outfit seen in Inazuma Eleven Reloaded consists of a blue jacket worn over a white shirt with black stripes and brown pants.
Personality[]
Aki describes Ichinose to be quite similar to Endou. He is a really nice and simple person. Ichinose also makes apparent mistakes in American sayings, twisting them around a bit, so Aki corrects him. During Season 3, he became more serious during the games and is a vital part of Unicorn's team.
Ichinose or Domon might have a romantic relationship with Aki in Inazuma Eleven GO as stated by Tenma when he asked Aki if she had received any call from America.
Ichinose is a childhood friend of Domon and Aki. However, because of an accident in his childhood, he moved away for medical treatment in America and heard that he won't be able to play soccer again. He doesn't want to tell this bad news to Aki and Domon, so he requested his father to tell them that he had died. Through rehabilitation treatment and his love for soccer, he went to Japan to visit Aki and eventually became a member of Raimon. He surprises both of them by getting on an earlier flight to Japan. Together with Endou and Domon, he recreated the Tri-Pegasus and it eventually evolved into The Phoenix. He became surprised when he met with Nishigaki, another childhood friend, in Kidokawa Seishuu.
Season 2[]
Ichinose remained with Raimon during the fights against Aliea Gakuen. In the match with Gemini Storm, he used a new hissastu, Flame Dance and stole the ball from a member of Gemini Storm. In the end, Raimon won 2-1, thanks to Someoka and Fubuki.
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. Rika hopes that he would like her with her "Lovey-Dovey-Dish", a simple Okonomiyaki that she made, which Ichinose liked. Thanks to the Osaka Gals CCC, Raimon was able to find out Epsilon's secret base, and trained there. After their match with Epsilon, Rika decided to stay on the team to be with Ichinose. Rika always calls him "Darling" from then on.
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. But in the day after, they all agreed to trust her in order to know the truth. At Mount Fuji, they had their decisive match with The Genesis.
In episode 61, after Gran scored a goal with Ryuusei Blade, he asks if they are really humans because of their incredible skills. Raimon won 4-3 at the end.
Season 3[]
He and Domon leave, hoping to play against Endou as members of Unicorn. 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.
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. His team eventually lost, but Ichinose exclaimed that it was a really fun match for him to Endou. Endou heard Ichinose talking to Aki about his injuries, and promised him he would play fair and square. But Ichinose's coach knew about his injuries, and he was put on the bench halfway through the second half.
He was grateful to fight against Endou and his team even if he was taken off the second half. After the match, he was seen talking to Aki and promised to invite her to see his debut in the pro leagues. It is revealed that Ichinose had told Rika about his condition. He is later seen watching matches in a hospital bed, getting ready for surgery, which didn't happen on screen, but was mentioned.
In episode 126, he returned to Japan with Domon, revealing that his surgery was successful, and had come to join the match between the original Raimon team, against the Raimon members who joined up in the later episodes (with the exception of Domon) of the Football Frontier arc and Aliea Gakuen arc, with Domon and himself on the second team. It is shown that he enjoyed the match, and Aki also mentioned that she was glad to see him playing soccer again.
He only appeared in Gouenji's flashback in episode 37, after Gouenji finished his conversation with Amemiya. Gouenji remembered Ichinose's goals, wishes, and situation, which he thought it was the same as Taiyou's. There was also a little reference to him, when Tenma asks Aki if she received any call from America, and she blushes.
He only appeared at the end of episode 50 when Tenma and his team traveled to the moment when Raimon won the Football Frontier in order to have a friendly match with them.
When Inazuma Japan found out that America won with Russia, they decided to visit them at the campground. As Ichinose stated, it was really important to know your opponent before the match. He joked that Inazuma Japan came there in the same purpose. As it turned out, he knew even Haizaki Ryouhei's and Nosaka Yuuma's nicknames. Later, Dylan Keith and Mark Kruger appeared before them and proposed a mini-game to which everyone agreed. The only rule was not to use hissatsu techniques and finally Japan won after Endou Mamoru scored a goal. While they were playing, Endou noticed that Ichinose and Domon Asuka improved their skills and were stronger than before. When they were celebrating their meeting, some helicopters flew with a group of masked people in soldiers' uniforms. Their commander Bahart Descom arrested Mack Scride and claimed that from now on he would be the coach. What's more he demanded that Star Unicorn face Navy Invader in the match which would choose the American representative team in the tournament. The match was carefully planned, the opponents moved so that Star Unicorn did exactly what they expected. When Ichinose shot it was immediately stopped by the terrifying technique Gunji Eisei Phobos that used the laser. Unluckily this laser turned out to be deadly for the Michele Jacks, who got injured and left the pitch. Despite their efforts, Star Unicorn couldn't defeat Navy Invader and their loss was sealed by a strange tactic Jiraigen, which changed the field into a minefield and eliminated players one by one. Nobody was able to move and finally, America lost.
In order to recruit Ichinose, Domon must be in the player's party during chapter 8 or after. After stepping onto the hospital, a cutscene will occur and Ichinose will offer to join the player's party.
Inazuma Eleven 2
In order to recruit Ichinose, the player needs to:
Talk to him on the Inazuma Station during the first chapter;
In order to recruit Ichinose, Unicorn has to be defeated first in Hirai Shinzou's lower taisen route. After selecting him on the scouting machine, he will be on Raimon's pitch and will only challenge the player to tree soccer battles if Endou is in their party once talked to.
Raimon form
In order to recruit Ichinose, the player needs to:
After this he can be scouted for an amount of 1300 Yuujou points.
Inazuma Eleven GO Galaxy
In the Supernova version of the game, Ichinose can be recruited by selecting him as one of the players that will join Earth Eleven during the Grand Celesta Galaxy. Otherwise, in order to recruit Ichinose, Ixal Fleet has to be defeated first in the story mode and 10 players have to be scouted from the same community master to make him a scoutable option. Also, the following requirements are needed:
Legendary Training Note (伝説の特訓ノート, obtained in a treasure chest after defeating Dragonlink in Furukabu's lower taisen route)
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