He is regarded as a genius goalkeeper and was a finalist in the Shizuoka Prefecture Juveniles Championship on two occasions: during his fifth and sixth grades. In the Kids' Dream arc, he himself admitted that he would not be able to punch or save most of goal-getter Tsubasa's long shots or headers, so the team devised a two-step strategy to counter both Tsubasa and Wakabayashi. (Source: Captain Tsubasa Wiki)
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