TV-Series
Description
Kōsuke Izumi is a first-year student at Nishiura High School and a key player on its baseball team, wearing uniform number 8. As center fielder and occasional third baseman, he leverages experience to deliver strong batting, exceptional catching, and swift base running. His adaptability shines as the team's sole switch hitter, batting effectively right or left-handed, while maintaining calm composure during high-pressure games.
Izumi sports almost shoulder-length brown hair—noted for evolving styles across the series—alongside grayish-blue eyes and distinctive cheek freckles. Standing 168 cm tall and weighing 55 kg, he was born November 29 with blood type O. He lives with his parents and older brother, commuting 20 minutes to school but 40 minutes back home. Team records highlight his favorite food: salmon roe onigiri.
Personality-wise, Izumi balances fun-loving, flippant energy with sharp observation. He revels in playful team activities like jungle gym freeze tag and clashes frequently with teammate Hamada, yet reins in impulsive peers like Tajima. Social inclusion matters deeply to him—he insisted on joining Tajima and Mihashi's outings after feeling excluded. Though he disliked drills in middle school, he now embraces them, often practicing late with renewed dedication.
His team dynamics are complex: He attended elementary and junior high with upperclassman Yoshirō Hamada but pointedly refuses to defer to him. Sharing Class 1-9 with Ren Mihashi and Yūichirō Tajima, he joins their lunchtime rituals of eating, talking, and napping. He supports Mihashi fiercely, once pushing himself to make a critical catch by focusing on the pitcher. While exasperated by catcher Takaya Abe's overbearing management of Mihashi, he respects Abe's in-game strategy. He persistently teases Fumiki Mizutani, dubbing him "Rice" after a first-aid term mix-up and cherishing the nickname long afterward.
Izumi sports almost shoulder-length brown hair—noted for evolving styles across the series—alongside grayish-blue eyes and distinctive cheek freckles. Standing 168 cm tall and weighing 55 kg, he was born November 29 with blood type O. He lives with his parents and older brother, commuting 20 minutes to school but 40 minutes back home. Team records highlight his favorite food: salmon roe onigiri.
Personality-wise, Izumi balances fun-loving, flippant energy with sharp observation. He revels in playful team activities like jungle gym freeze tag and clashes frequently with teammate Hamada, yet reins in impulsive peers like Tajima. Social inclusion matters deeply to him—he insisted on joining Tajima and Mihashi's outings after feeling excluded. Though he disliked drills in middle school, he now embraces them, often practicing late with renewed dedication.
His team dynamics are complex: He attended elementary and junior high with upperclassman Yoshirō Hamada but pointedly refuses to defer to him. Sharing Class 1-9 with Ren Mihashi and Yūichirō Tajima, he joins their lunchtime rituals of eating, talking, and napping. He supports Mihashi fiercely, once pushing himself to make a critical catch by focusing on the pitcher. While exasperated by catcher Takaya Abe's overbearing management of Mihashi, he respects Abe's in-game strategy. He persistently teases Fumiki Mizutani, dubbing him "Rice" after a first-aid term mix-up and cherishing the nickname long afterward.