Ichiro Sumishiba

Ichiro Sumishiba (純柴 一郎Sumishiba Ichirō) is one of Reiji's rivals who works for RI-ON. Struggling to fulfill his family's high expectations, he strives to defeat Hikaru and take his place as the number one Dragon Drive player in the world.

Appearance
Ichiro has black hair that seemed to curl out. He wears glasses and a red shirt with green jacket. He wears a light green cargo pants.In almost all of his apperances it shows him with his eyes half closed often pushing his glasses up his nose,indicating not fitted glasses.

Anime/Manga season 1:
One of Reiji's rivals who works for RI-ON. Struggling to fulfill his family's high expectations, he strives to defeat Hikaru and take his place as the number one Dragon Drive player in the world.He developed a very close relationship with Agent L,who encouraged him to be number one at Dragon Drive.He later is shown fighting along side Kohei to get into the game. He after joins forces with Reji and reveals he only fought with kohei to get Meguru(L's little sister) back to the real world.He develops a deep friendship with the other players and helps to fight Shinryu and is able to control a series of different dragons. His main one is Hayate Slash.

Manga season 2:
Ichiro was called by Meguru to return to Rikyu and help defend the two worlds. No longer as arrogant as in his younger days, he is a thoughtful character who cares about his friends. He also appears to have a friendly relationship with Maiko, and gives her encouragement.

Anime
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