Hyoma Chigiri/Relationships

## Team Z

### Rensuke Kunigami

Chigiri and Kunigami develop a friendship early on in Blue Lock, with the Egoist Bible noting that they often chose to spend time with each other between games. Chigiri would join Kunigami to do his leg care while Kunigami worked out, and Kunigami would wait for Chigiri to finish doing his hair, even when other members of Team Z were frustrated with how long he took. In the Additional Time shorts, Kunigami immediately traded his food with Chigiri when he requested it, and Kunigami brought Chigiri a headband when he saw him struggling with how to style his hair, being patient with him when he couldn't pick a style. During one scene, Kunigami gets Chigiri his water bottle for him without prompting. They can also be seen fist bumping, high fiving, and commenting on each others strengths during several panels throughout the First and Second selections.

During the Second Selection, Chigiri and Kunigami chose to team up together, wanting to also work with Isagi or another member of Team Z. When it turned out Isagi had already gone ahead, they decided together to join forces with Reo. The two appeared to be very close during their time together in the second selection, teaming up against Isagi when they see him again, both upset he went ahead of them. The Additional Time shorts during the second selection show the two hanging out separately from Reo, especially with Reo being upset that Nagi did not pick him. As they got ready to play against Isagi's team, Kunigami wondered if it's normal for him to feel so excited, and Chigiri replied that his excitement must've come from being teamed up with him. During the match, the two continue to be supportive of each other, even interacting with only each other rather than also with Reo.

When they end up losing to Isagi's team, both are distraught, with Chigiri appearing even more upset when Isagi selects him to join his team. As he's leaving, Chigiri tells Kunigami that he'll be waiting for him to come win him back, since they still need to beat Isagi together as they promise to do beforehand.

### Yoichi Isagi

Chigiri was annoyed with Isagi's constant attempts to figure out his "weapon", but eventually, he broke through during the game vs. team W. He gets along with Isagi quite well and shows a little playful anger towards Isagi for not waiting for him. In Chapter 72  , when Jyubei Aryu approached Chigiri about his hair and creeping Chigiri out, Chigiri went behind Isagi and Isagi telling him to get back. The similar thing happens when Shidou was about to kick Isagi . Chigiri saved Isagi from getting an injury by pulling Isagi down.

## Team X

### Shoei Baro

Chigiri first met Baro during the first selection, where Team Z and Team X played against each other. Then after, in the second selection, they encountered each other again in the showers, where Baro asked him if he had washed before getting in the bath. As Baro was in Isagi’s team, they went against each other again, winning and taking Chigiri to be part of their team.

Baro and Chigiri have opposing personalities, as Chigiri doesn’t mind mess and won’t tidy after himself whilst Baro is a perfectionist and wants everything to be neat. This causes them to argue quite often and Baro calls him a ‘Selfish princess’.

## Team W

### Junichi Wanima + Keisuke Wanima

Chigiri met the Wanima brothers before entering Blue Lock, and the held a grudge against him after he beat them once. However, after Chigiri injured his leg, they tended to tease him about it and how he has lost his speed.

In Team Z’s match against Team W, the brothers were shocked to see that he had regained his speed and Chigiri calls Keisuke ‘Slowpoke’. They also encountered each other once at the end of the second selection where Junichi says he wants to play against him again.

## Team V

### Seishiro Nagi

Nagi and Chigiri only have a few panels with each other but Chigiri introduced Nagi to Noel Noa, the current best striker in the world, as well as other professional players. They appear to get along well, watching videos on Nagi's phone and talking about Chigiri's injury. They run "Nagi Seishirou's trap-whatever-you-can championship" to the dismay of Barou.

They work together well on the pitch, and were part of the second team to clear the second selection. They also both choose to go to England in the second stage of Blue Lock, continuing their time as teammates.

### Reo Mikage

Reo and Chigiri were briefly on a 3-man team together for the Second Selection, along with Kunigami Rensuke. In the anime's 'additional time', Chigiri was shown encouraging Kunigami to leave Reo to his Nagi-centric behavior. Chigiri and Reo were shown to cooperate and play well together on the field for the 3 v 3 match against Isagi's team white. Chigiri and Reo, as well as Nagi are reunited as players for Manshine City and seem to get along well together, cooperating on offense.

## Blue Lock

### Jinpachi Ego

Chigiri and Ego have only infrequently interacted directly in the manga/anime, and only in the orthodox coach-player context. However, there is a lot implied about Ego's understanding and feelings towards Chigiri.

Starting with the Chigiri spin-off novel "Black Cat", Anri was hesitant to play Chigiri's player footage since he hadn't played soccer in nearly a year. Ego tells her to play it anyway and is impressed by what he sees. By one translation, "from the very beginning, it was Chigiri's stage by himself. He was just so fast. And egoistic. Once he had the ball, he didn't pass it to anyone and accelerated all the way to the goal. He was the leading actor, and everyone else was a supporting character. His ego-driven, selfish style of play seemed more suitable for Blue Lock than any other player he had ever seen". Ego instructs Anri to invite Chigiri despite having seen the moment he injured himself on the footage, stating that if he comes, it's because he still has a spark.

One of the only face-to-face interactions between the two occurs when Chigiri is subbed off during the Blue Lock versus U20 match. Ego says, "...Hey. What's with that face...? You got a problem with the substitution, Chigiri Hyouma? If you were gonna cry about it, you should've built up your stamina to last the entire match you fool. That frustration is where you are right now." as Chigiri is shown walking past him on the bench, sitting down and crying. Ego has previously talked about players using loss and despair to overcome their limitations and force evolution as well.

### Tabito Karasu

Chigiri, Karasu, and Otoya were teammates in the first match of the Third Selection. Karasu and Otoya were initially not interested in the assistance of any of the other team members. However, Chigiri asserts himself on the field by using his speed to put himself in a position to receive a pass from Karasu, dribbling the ball and eventually providing an assist for Otoya. He was the first non-top 6 player to make an impact in this game, earning the respect of Karasu and Otoya, who utilized him in future plays, and inspiring Isagi to make his own mark. Though they ended up losing, Karasu and Otoya had high opinions of Chigiri, including him in their plays during the U20-Blue Lock match.

### Eita Otoya

Chigiri, Karasu and Otoya were teammates for the first 5 v 5 match of the third selection. Karasu and Otoya, ranked 4th and 5th after the second selection, respectively, initially are not interested in the assistance of any of the other team members. However, Chigiri asserts himself on the field by using his speed to put himself in a position to receive a pass from Karasu, dribbling the ball and eventually providing an assist for Otoya. He was the first non-top 6 player to make an impact in this game, earning the respect of Karasu and Otoya, who utilized him in future plays, and inspiring Isagi to make his own mark. Though they ended up losing, Karasu and Otoya had high opinions of Chigiri, including him in their plays during the U20-Blue Lock match.

## Manshine City

### Chris Prince

Chris Prince has acted as a mentor for Chigiri, encouraging him to identify his own play style and then helping him gather data and develop a training regimen to build the 'ideal body' to play the type of soccer that Chigiri wants. It is under his tutelage that Chigiri hones is golden formula for scoring goals, the 44 Panther Snipe. Prince, despite his marketing-minded and overly-touchy persona, has demonstrated himself to be a supportive and effective mentor, shown cheering on Chigiri's goal from the bench.

## Other

### Michael Kaiser

Kaiser and Chigiri first run in to each other during the Bastard München—Manshine City match. Their interaction starts with Chigiri sniping a ball cleared by the Bastard defensive line intended for Kaiser . At this time, Kaiser, surprised at Chigiri's appearance, complimenting, "You're fast, redhead". Chigiri goes on to score the first goal of the game from this interaction using his evolved 44 Panther Snipe. After his goal, Kaiser approaches Isagi, who is also standing near Kunigami, and asks, "Is that redhead an old friend? He's good. Fast, strong and above all, beautiful. He's a gem you'll want to crush." A chapter later and Chigiri tackles a ball away from Kaiser that Kaiser had stolen from Isagi, saying Kaiser's 'script' was too slow; Kaiser responds "you're as good as expected, redhead 44," somewhat implying that Kaiser had evaluated Chigiri prior to the Bastard-Manshine match.

Towards the end of the match, Kaiser drops back to defense and challenges Chigiri just he's beaten Yukimiya and is gearing up for a shot on goal, telling him "0.2 seconds too slow, redhead," forcing Chigiri to pass to Chris Prince. With the worlds' #2 nearby, Kaiser (and his metavision) demonstrates his respect for Chigiri's skill and his threat on goal by choosing to mark Chigiri instead.

Though they only share a few panels, the overall tone of Kaiser's interactions with and comments towards Chigiri are of a markedly different tone from his attitude towards other players, Blue Lockers and his own teammates alike. As of the end of the match, he had yet to call another player 'good' or otherwise recognize skill. He had previously been dismissive of Bachira and Nagi, the 'beating hearts' of their respective teams, and only talked about Isagi in terms of his desire to crush him.

## References

*Blue Lock* Manga: Chapter 72.
*Blue Lock* Manga: Chapter 94.
*Blue Lock* Manga: Chapter 128.
*Blue Lock* Manga: Chapter 175.
*Blue Lock* Manga: Chapter 177.
*Blue Lock* Manga: Chapter 178.
*Blue Lock* Manga: Chapter 194.