Shuuya Gouenji will return in the new Inazuma Eleven game set to be officially announced at Level-5 Vision 2016 on July 27, Level-5 CEO Akihiro Hino confirmed during a live stream today.
The character’s new design will be revealed during Level-5 Fan Night, which takes place directly after Level-5 Vision 2016.
Shuuya was chosen based off a nine-character poll asking which character from previous Inazuma Eleven games fans want to see in the new game. Here were the results:
- Shuuya Gouenji – 21.3 percent
- Aphrodi (Afuro Terumi) – 15.8 percent
- Gran (Hiroto Kiyama) – 12.7 percent
- Ichirouta Kazemaru – 12.6 percent
- Akio Fudou – 11.9 percent
- Yuuto Kidou – 10.7 percent
- Jirou Sakuma – 6.0 percent
- Kazuya Ichinose – 5.0 percent
- Reize (Ryuuji Midorikawa) – 4.2 percent
If you missed it, find some artwork from the new game here.