Sae Itoshi

Info

Sae Itoshi is a prodigy football player, who is known as the best player in Japan. Sae is also a member of the New Generation World XI, as well as the Re Al youth team. He is the older brother of Rin Itoshi. ALIAS(ES): "The Prodigy", "Boy Genius", "Underlashes Senior", "Japan's Greatest Treasure" GENDER: Male AGE: 18 BIRTHDAY: October 10 HEIGHT: 180 cm HAIR COLOR: Magenta EYE COLOR: Green RELATIVES: Rin Itoshi (younger brother) OCCUPATION: Football Player FORMER TEAM(S): Re Al (Youth), Japan U-20 POSITION: Midfielder FORMER POSITION(S): Forward WEAPON: Perfect Kick Technique, Dribbling, Passing, Reflex and Metavision

appearance

Sae is a tall, lean teenager with magenta hair and slim teal eyes that are framed by an array of long underlashes just like his brother, Rin. During the National Representative match, he wears the Japan U-20 White #10 jersey with a black shirt underneath the jersey and some black gloves. After a match and at any other time, he wears a tracksuit of a white sweatshirt and black trousers.

personality and character

Since a young age, Sae has been cold, blunt, and serious. He has only ever cared about becoming the best striker in the world and has only had time for things that get him closer to his goal. Sae can also be arrogant and condescending, looking down on others even if they are older than him and have more organizational authority. He is egotistical in his football play but has shown to be able to restrain himself and play his position, not trying to outshine others unnecessarily. Sae has a lot of pride as a football player, looking down on Japanese football and all who participate in it. Sae states that he would much rather die or play in Europe with a bunch of college students than play in the J-League or play on the Japan National Team. He is very confident in his skills and wholeheartedly believes that nobody in Japan is worthy of his skills as a teammate. He dislikes the fact that he was born in Japan, saying things like he was simply born in the wrong country. Sae seems to easily command respect in a room from most people due to his reputation and skill even with his bad attitude and candid way of speaking and is able to handle and entice rowdy and tough people into listening to him or doing things his way. Though Sae is a difficult person, he is not impossible to work with, especially if he is getting something out of it. He, out of pure interest, decides to stay in Japan on a whim after hearing about the Blue Lock Project and even joins the Japan U-20 for the match against the Blue Lock Eleven. But when his interest is satisfied he has no problem abandoning those he deems unworthy of his time.

archetype

Playmaker: A player who controls the flow of the team's offensive play and is often involved in passing moves that lead to goals through their vision, technique, ball control, creativity, and passing ability. Sae has been described as having a cold and calculating play style. He creates constant ideal plays for his team using his passing and dribbling, essentially controlling the offense and filling in any gaps the defense may have by going to the most critical point using his vision. With every play he makes, Sae aims to crush his opponent quickly and efficiently, destroying them "beautifully."

skills

Professional Football Technique: Sae is regarded as a genius player in the professional world of football. He plays football in Europe and is considered to be on the level of a pro but has not gone fully pro only because of the age requirements in Spain at the start of the series. He is regarded as the best player in Japan and can easily fill a stadium with his name alone due to his immense reputation. Even high-level players like Rin Itoshi and Ryusei Shido are a league below him. His skills are some of the most impressive amongst U-20 players in the world, placing him in the New Generation World XI. Perfect Kick Technique: Sae has the ability to control the intensity, angle, speed, and accuracy of his kicks to an extreme level at any given point in time. Not only is he able to consistently perform complex passes using his superior footwork and technique, but with his level of skill, he is also able to perfectly manipulate the ball to the point where his passes are easy to receive but hard to intercept or block. Counter-Dribbling. Reflex: With his incredible reflexes, Sae is able to take into account all the conditions of the field and make decisive plays to get the ball down the field and in the hands of the forwards in the best way possible. Sae will determine who has the most "heat" towards the goal and play the ball to them, meaning he has no bias towards particular strikers. This incredible reflex makes Sae hard to read and stop, as he makes split-second judgements to constantly move the ball and change positions. It is this reflex that enables Sae to operate on the same wavelength as Shido and exploit his abilities to their full potential. Metavision: With his pristine and trained vision, Sae is able to constantly collect data on every player, every play they make, and their positions on the field, and after analyzing that data, he is able to react to their movements instantly and without even being noticed, arriving at the most critical point of their plays.

facts

He originally returned to Japan to renew his passport. His zodiac sign Libra. His foot size is 26.5 cm. His hometown Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture. His blood type is A. His hobby is Analyzing data on football players and teams. He dislikes Japanese football and all who participate in it. His favorite football player is Alvaro Recoba. He started playing football at the age of 1. He think that the best addition to the dish is salted seaweed. He turned 18 after the Second Selection. His dominant leg is his left side. He thinks his strong point is that he can stay neutral in any situation. His favorite TV show is "Chibi Maruko-chan". He says it reminds him of home. He thinks his weakness is that he doesn't know anything besides football. His least favorite food is French fries. His favorite food is Salty seaweed tea. His favorite music is Tofubeats - Suisei (feat. Seira Kariya). His favorite manga is "GeGeGe no Kitarou". He sleeps for 8 hours a day (7 hours + 1 hour nap). He has a butt fetish (he believes an athlete's skill can be determined by looking at it). When asked what he would do with 100 million yen, he replied that he "wasn't interested in such a small amount of money." His morning routine consists of opening the window to let in fresh air, taking a deep breath, morning yoga, meditation, drinking salted kombucha, and starting his day. He spends his holidays looking at the sea. His favorite animal is the seagull. His fetish is Buttocks. He doesn't know what his favorite subject is, because he never paid attention to the lessons. His favorite brand is all his sponsors. His favorite season is the end of summer. His favorite movie is Taxi Driver. If it were his last day on Earth, he would make the world's best pass to the world's best striker. When Sae asked what he does for luck before a showdown, he said, "Think about stuff like what I want to eat if I win, putting soccer completely out of mind for a while."

blue lock

His younger brother, Rin Itoshi, is a member of the Blue Lock program, the Blue Lock's goal is to create the best offensive soccer player through rigorous training in an out-of-town facility.

important

Sae doesn't hate his brother, he just avoids him, being completely unsure of his abilities as a football player. Sae will always be better than his brother - that's what he thinks.