He is often sarcastic and daring when he talks with his seniors. This was seen when he talked with the team's ace and senior Tanba. However, he looks up to Chris - a fellow catcher who defeated him during his Junior high years[1] and he generally respects all seniors in a professional way. Though some of his teammates, usually batchmates show irritation to his guts, they flock in his room every night, even forced by their team captain Tetsuya Yuki to play shogi with him, playing his video games and sleep in his bed.