Blue Lock is an anime that follows the Japan Football Association's (JFA) effort in searching for the best striker to propel Japanese football higher at the international level. A revolutionary coach named Ego Jinpachi came up with a special project called Blue Lock, which consists of certain strict and relentless training programs to mold the perfect striker for the national team. Aside from the participants in the Blue Lock project, the series also introduces several characters that have major influences on the story. 

One of these characters is Itoshi Sae, the best Japanese player who is part of the New Generation World 11. The exceptionally talented player has a considerable influence on the development of the story in Blue Lock. On this occasion, Dunia Games would like to provide you with some facts about Itoshi Sae. Without further ado, let's get into it.

Itoshi Sae Blue Lock Facts

1. Itoshi Sae Blue Lock: Profile and Bio

Before we delve deeper into Itoshi Sae facts from Blue Lock, Dunia Games has compiled his bio.

• Full Name : Itoshi Sae / Sae Itoshi
• Kanji : 糸師冴
• Age : 17 (at the beginning of the series)
• Gender : Male
• Height : 180 cm
• Blood Type : A
• Birthday : 10 October
• Occupation : Football Player
• Jersey Number : 10
• Manga Debut : Chapter 4
• Anime Debut : Episode 2
• Favorite TV Show : Chibi Marukochan
• Favorite Animal : Seagull

2. Itoshi Sae Blue Lock: Appearance

Itoshi Sae is a young man with a pretty tall stature with light burgundy hair. Sae has green eyes with long eyelashes. He is often seen wearing the white Japan U20 jersey with the number 10, with a black undershirt, and he also frequently wears black gloves during National Representative matches.

3. Itoshi Sae Blue Lock: Personality

Since childhood, Sae has always been cold, outspoken, and very serious even towards his own brother. He is only concerned with becoming the best striker in the world and only has time for the things that get him closer to that goal. Sae tends to be arrogant and condescending on others even if they are older than him. He may be selfish in matches, but has proven to be able to hold his ego down and play according to his position.

4. Itoshi Rin’s Older Brother

Itoshi Sae is the older brother of Itoshi Rin, one of the participants in Blue Lock who’s also an incredible talent. They both possess tremendous talents and abilities as football players. Rin and Sae both compete to be the best in football. Itoshi Rin strives to be the best in Blue Lock in order to beat Itoshi Sae.

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5. Itoshi Sae Blue Lock: Abilities

Itoshi Sae plays as a Playmaker. He's the one who controls the flow of the game and tends to be heavily involved in the build-up plays that result in goals, through his impeccable techniques and ball control. Sae seems emotionless and always makes calculations in controlling the game. He always comes up with the best plays for his team, relying on his passing, dribbling and vision to find spaces and create chances.

In addition to his special abilities, Sae is also a player who possesses professional-level techniques. He possesses the perfect kicking technique to control the intensity, angle, speed, and accuracy of his shots and passes. He can also make accurate passes from long range to his teammates. Sae is an all-rounder with skills that allow him to play in any position.

6. Itoshi Sae: Etymology

"Sae" means happiness, blessings, fortune, or grace. Whereas his surname, Itoshi, means "soaring" or "flying favorite". Thus, when combined, Itoshi Sae can be interpreted as "The flying/soaring favorite of grace".

7. Hates Japanese Football

Sae holds a great pride as a football player, he looks down on Japanese football. He even belittles Japanese football and everyone who participates in it. He even says that he rather die or play European football with a group of college students than play in the J-League or for the Japan National Team. This is likely because he is very confident in his abilities and utterly believes that no one in Japan is worthy of his skills as a teammate. He doesn't even like the fact that he was born in Japan and says things like he was born in the wrong country.

8. Itoshi Sae’s Voice Actor

Itoshi Sae is voiced by Takahiro Sakurai, a voice actor who is well-known for his works in popular anime series. Some of the characters that he voices are Tomioka Giyuu from Demon Slayer, Suguru Getou from Jujutsu Kaisen, Reigen Arataka from Mob Psycho 100, among many others.

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