Kasamatsu commented that he is the key playmaker of Seirin High. It is then shown what Izuki's talent is: the Eagle Eye. Interhigh preliminaries Semi-finals: Seirin vs Seihoĭuring the semi-final game, Kagami incurred four fouls, care of Tsugawa, and was sent to the bench along with Kuroko to conserve them. Seirin vs Kaijōĭuring Seirin's practice match against Kaijō High, Riko described Izuki as "calm and collected, never losing his cool, but also with a strange sense of humor". Izuki is first introduced at Seirin High School's opening ceremony, recruiting members for the basketball club along with Koganei and Mitobe, making puns all along. He is seen showing concern when Hanamiya injures Kiyoshi during their match against Kirisaki Daiichi.
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In the end, Izuki is delighted to learn that Hyūga is joining their team. Along with Kiyoshi's help, Izuki and the other Seirin members try to recruit Hyūga, but most of their attempts fail. Izuki is excited when Kiyoshi proposes that they start a basketball team, and is on board with the idea. Nevertheless, despite knowing that Seirin does not have a basketball team, he follows his friend to the school, not wanting Hyūga to be alone. Izuki is shown to have played middle school basketball with Hy ūga and is disappointed that his friend has decided to quit basketball after a disappointing middle school record because of the Generation of Miracles. His passion for the game is stated by Hyūga to be the greatest of them all. Izuki has played basketball the longest of all the members of Seirin, having started with mini-basketball in second grade. Izuki is also loyal to his friends, shown as he followed Hyūga to Seirin so he would have some company, despite knowing that the school did not have a basketball team, the sport Izuki was so passionate about. He plays his matches with a cool-headed personality.
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Apart from his puns, he is also very smart. On the outside, he has a cool attitude, but on the inside, he has an unfortunate hobby for puns or dajare (word-jokes relying on similar pronunciations). His appearance hasn't changed much from the previous year, but in his first year in high school, his hair was shorter and parted on the right side. He has a rather small and athletic-looking body, in contrast to his teammates. His eyes are also usually shown without pupils, entirely black. His eyes are narrow and resemble an eagle, which hints to his ability. Izuki has straight black hair that reaches his eyes.