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SECOND YEAR

IZUKI SHUN

SEIRIN HIGH #5 | PG

ATTRIBUTES

PHYSICAL ABILITY TECHNIQUE STAMINA MENTAL STRENGTH SPECIAL ABILITY

Physical Ability 6 / 10

Technique 7 / 10

Stamina 7 / 10

Mental Strength 7 / 10

Special Ability 7 / 10

Eagle Eye Eagle Spear VS COMPARE

VITAL STATS

HEIGHT 174 cm

WEIGHT 64 kg

BIRTHDAY Oct 23 (SCO)

BLOOD TYPE A

OVERVIEW

Izuki Shun is Seirin's starting point guard and vice-captain. Cool-headed on the court and endlessly devoted to puns off it, Izuki is the team's "control tower," organizing Seirin's run-and-gun offense with patient reads, sharp steals, and perfectly timed passes.

He has played basketball longer than anyone else at Seirin, starting in second grade, and followed Hyūga to a school with no team rather than abandon his friend. His signature Eagle Eye lets him see the court from above, while the later Eagle Spear steal—learned from Aida Kagetora—lets him stop high-speed drives without turning his body.

NAME ETYMOLOGY

Izuki (伊月): The kanji 伊 (I) is a phonetic prefix, while 月 (Tsuki / Zuki) means "moon."

Seirin Naming Pattern: Following a hidden theme where Seirin's core roster members feature a day of the week in their surnames, Izuki's 月 represents Monday (月曜日, Getsuyōbi), pairing him with Hyūga's Sunday sun.

Shun (俊): The kanji means "talented" or "handsome," matching both his court IQ and the running gag that he is "disappointing but good-looking."

TRIVIA & DETAILS

Motto "Always flexible."

Favorite Food Coffee jelly

Hobbies Making puns

Special Skill Rapid-fire puns (100 puns in a row)

Best Subject Math

Committee Discipline committee

Family Structure Father, mother, older sister (Aya), younger sister(Mai)

Dislikes Being forbidden from making puns

Best Play Steal

Type of Woman Someone who gets his puns

How days off are spent Walking his dog.

Reason for starting basketball Started with mini-basketball in second grade to improve his stamina—the earliest start of anyone on Seirin.

Ironclad Attendance Record Along with captain Hyūga Junpei, Izuki is one of only two Seirin players to appear in every official match shown in the series.

Player He Has His Eye On Takao Kazunari of Shūtoku, whose Hawk Eye is a stronger version of Izuki's own court vision.

Family Pun Enthusiasts Izuki isn't the only one in his household who loves wordplay—his mother and both of his sisters share the exact same passion for making puns.

The Endless Joke Books Izuki tracks all his comedic material in a massive series of personal joke books, filling volumes all the way up to volume 108 (though volume 107 is notably missing). When Seirin High's team members discovered the books while cleaning their lockers, they managed to find puns about themselves in the pages—except for Junpei Hyūga, much to his relief. It was revealed in the Q&A Section of the manga that Izuki ranks as the most popular team member among girls; however, they unfortunately tend to run away the moment they catch sight of his joke books.

Best Pun According to Fujimaki-sensei, the best pun he ever came up with is: "Shingouki katte saikin shingo ukki uki!" (meaning: "I bought a traffic light, and I am excited about traffic lights lately!"). How the pun works: In Japanese, the word for traffic light is shingouki (信号機). When Izuki says "shingouki katte" ("I bought a traffic light"), the punchline plays on a clever sound-alike: the beginning of shingouki (shingo) is combined with ukki uki, a Japanese sound-effect word (onomatopoeia) that means feeling cheerful, excited, or thrilled. It creates a playful rhyming rhythm in Japanese that doesn't translate directly into English word-for-word.

Trivia Izuki's pet dog is named Maruo, as Fujimaki-sensei revealed in fan art notes. Moreover, Hirofumi Nojima—the voice actor who plays Izuki—also provides the voice for the barks of Tetsuya #2.

OFFICIAL KUROFES INTERVIEW

Source: KuroFes Official Fanbook | Interviewer: Kuroko Tetsuya

Q1: [Appearing suddenly out of nowhere] Izuki-senpai, congratulations on taking third place [in the point guard poll]. How do you feel right now?

Izuki: (Not surprised) Thanks, I'm happy with 3rd place... Ah! Kuroko, since you're here, what do you think?

Q2: What do you think is your greatest strength?

Izuki: ...You ignored me... My strong point... hmmm, maybe how I will do something to the end once I've decided on it.

Q3: So, is there anything you would like to improve upon in the future?

Izuki: Well, because of that, Hyūga and the others say I'm a bit too stubborn. ...And maybe I could make my eyes look a little sharper - I might look stronger that way.

Q4: Who is the opponent you hate losing to the most?

Izuki: There are many players better than me, and I'm aware of that, but I feel that as a team I don't want to lose to anyone.

Q5: Please say a few words about the results of the Winter Cup?

Izuki: It was the best. I think it'll remain in my memories the rest of my life.

Q6: This is personal, but you coordinate with me more than the others during a match. How do you feel about my passes?

Izuki: At first it was a little difficult, but once I got used to it, I could put the ball into places and at timings that I couldn't manage on my own. You really are someone I can rely on.

Q7: You're known as the 'disappointing handsome guy,' Izuki-senpai. How many fan letters have you received so far?

Izuki: Being called handsome makes me happy, but... huh? What part of me is 'disappointing'...? Fan letters... I get them once in a blue moon. Sometimes I'll have a conversation with someone, and then... that's it - nothing more comes of it. ...Did I say something wrong, I wonder?

Q8: Please give us a pun that won't suck.

Izuki: It'll won't suck! Though my skin is silky smooth!

[PUN: Kuroko asks for a "dajare" (pun) that won't "suberu" (fall flat/bomb). Izuki replies with "subesube" (smooth/silky), referring to his skin. This is playing on the fact that "subesube" sounds like "suberu"]

Q9: Please tell us your goals for the future.

Izuki: Next year will probably be more difficult, but we still haven't made it to the Inter-high, and I want to do my best so we can win the Winter Cup again too.

Q10: Please give a message to your fans.

Izuki: Thank you for 3rd place in the PG category! Everyone who voted for me, you're all great!

AUTHOR NOTES (FUJIMAKI-SENSEI)

Author's Memo "I really like this character, but it's frustrating that I can't seem to make him shine in matches."

A Word from Fujimaki-sensei! "Even though this character appeared from the very first episode, it's shocking how little his background was fleshed out until the the latter half. Huh?"

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