Gonk: Too fat, too square head and too flat haircut.
Gentle Giant: One of the hardest to annoy members, who in fact doesn't like seeing others arguing.
These scenes may not seem to have an impact on the main story, until it's revealed that Hikaru is Ichihoshi Mitsuru's younger brother, who became paralyzed due to a car accident and is the reason why Mitsuru joined the Disciples of Orion.
Chekhov's Gunman: In the first few episodes, he writes love letters to somebody named Hikaru, who later turns out to be a guy.
Big Guy, Little Guy: The big guy to Hattori's little guy.
The Big Guy: He's the biggest guy in the team.
He was also the first member of the team to notice Li Kobun's manipulations of the team's chores and connection to the coach.
Spotting the Thread: The first member of Inakuni Raimon to notice something was up with Teikoku's plays, and being the only defender/player other than Sandra to recklessly aim for the goal and waste their stamina.
It later turns out that he doesn't wear this just for style, he really knows ninja skills.
Scarf of Asskicking: He wears one around his neck and head, giving him the appearance of a ninja.
Older Than They Look: He's about the same age as his teammates, but he only reaches their hips and looks much younger.
Nice Hat: More like a nice scarf in this case, one that he wears like a hat with bunny ears.
Meaningful Name: His Japanese name, ninja like appearance and speed refer to Hattori Hanzo, an infamous ninja and samurai of the 1600s.
Heterosexual Life-Partners: He's always hanging out with Iwato.
Genre Savvy: His first solo hissatsu, Ninpou Gamagaeru, is inspired from a ninja technique he had seen in a movie.
Fanboy: He's a big fan of ninjas, from reading books to watching movies to dressing up as one.
This becomes more noticeable in the match against Teikoku. While Iwato is more positive and optimistic, Hanta can be skeptical and concerned.
Big Guy, Little Guy: The little guy to Iwato's big guy.
Alliterative Name: Hattori Hanta in the original and Nino Nango in the dub.
Affectionate Nickname: His best friend Iwato seems to call him Han-chan.
You Gotta Have Blue Hair: She has dark green hair.
She has greenish-blue hair and all her hissatsu moves are based around water and mermaids.
Water Is Womanly: One of the few female goalkeepers in the franchise.
The Smurfette Principle: She is the only girl from Inakuni Raimon and later Inazuma Japan.
Sandra punches forward, expelling a screwing wave of water that forms a hand, and stops an incoming soccer ball as the water reels back to her.
Making a Splash: Sandra creates her first catch hissatsu: Uzumaki The Hand.
As shown when she hears that Haizaki tries to help Akane, assuming that she's his girlfriend.
Love Freak: She becomes excited at the news of romance.
A simple picture of her motivated Sandra to master her first hissatsu technique. In fact, Sandra's only concern with leaving the country to go to Tokyo was concern for her mother's safety, who in turn was supportive of her decision. She often helped her with swimming and cared about her enough to help her with the family business.
Good Parents: Sandra is very close to her mother.
First-Name Basis: Like almost any other girl, she's called by her first name among her teammates.
As a result, she becomes determined to get stronger and learns her second solo hissatsu, Mermaid Veil.
Can't Catch Up: Her repeatedly failed attempts at saving goals using Uzumaki the Hand make her feel self-conscious about not being as strong as the boys.
When her team was about to leave the island and go to Tokyo, she mentioned that she didn't want to leave her mother alone, strongly implying she might have a single mother, but the reason for her father's absence is not clear.
Ambiguously Absent Parent: Her father is never seen or mentioned.