List of Haikyu!! characters
The following is a list of characters that appear in the volleyball manga and anime, Haikyu!!.
Volleyball Teams
Karasuno High School
The word 'Karasu' in the school name "Karasuno" means 'crow'. This is why the volleyball flag has the word "Fly" on it. The team was referred to as "Flightless Ravens" or "Fallen Crows", since they were formerly a strong team which even went to the nationals, but has been on the decline lately. Their team doesn't have any play style, instead, opting to be open and always trying out new styles to play.
- Shōyō Hinata (日向 翔陽, Hinata Shōyō)
- Voiced by: Ayumu Murase[1] (Japanese); Bryson Baugus[2] (English)
- Hinata is a first-year student at Karasuno High School. He was initially a wing spiker in junior high school and is currently a middle blocker. His play style makes him an excellent decoy, and even though he wants to become the ace (since it is flashy), he learns the importance of a decoy in the team, and plays it excellently. He is generally upbeat, clumsy, and weak, however he is very athletic and has extraordinary jumping ability and amazing reflexes. He is able to play immensely well with the help of Kageyama. Although he is a beginner and has a small stature, he is determined to become a strong player and thus manages to grow rapidly through each match. Together with Kageyama, he forms the "weird duo", due to their unnaturally fast quick attack.
- Tobio Kageyama (影山 飛雄, Kageyama Tobio)
- Voiced by: Kaito Ishikawa[1] (Japanese); Scott Gibbs[2] (English)
- Kageyama is a first-year student at Karasuno High School. He is currently a setter and was referred to as the "King of the Court" in junior high. While Kageyama exhibits prodigious talents as a player, he also has an arrogant demeanor and an inability to cooperate with teammates, instead opting to order them around, thus earning his nickname "King of the Court". Unable to stand his attitude, his middle school team mates opted to stop playing with him in the middle of a match, which end up as a huge blow to him. After enrolling in Karasuno High School and joining the volleyball club where he meets Hinata, his opinions start to change and he begins to understand the importance of teamwork in a team sport. He tends to hide his feelings thus having bad social skills and frequently calls Hinata a "dumbass". Together with Hinata, he forms the "weird duo", due to their unnaturally fast quick attack.
- Daichi Sawamura (澤村 大地, Sawamura Daichi)
- Voiced by: Satoshi Hino[3] (Japanese); Justin Doran[2] (English)
- Sawamura is the captain of the volleyball club and a third-year student at Karasuno High School. He is a wing spiker, and very dependable at receiving. As the captain he's able to build a solid foundation of the team. He is kind, dependable, and doesn't get easily discouraged, but all of his teammates also fear annoying him because he turns alarmingly terrifying when angry. He also believes in his teammates, allowing them time to grow, even waiting for them to get over their fights and issues, instead of trying to push them forward before time.
- Kōshi Sugawara (菅原 孝支, Sugawara Kōshi)
- Voiced by: Miyu Irino[3] (Japanese); Adam Gibbs[2] (English)
- Sugawara is the vice captain of the volleyball club and a third-year student at Karasuno High School. He used to be the main setter of the team, but since Kageyama's addition to the team he has spent lesser time as setter on the court, and instead has played as pinch server. Sugawara has a refreshing and cheerful personality but his tactics are considered dangerous by opponents.
- Asahi Azumane (東峰 旭, Azumane Asahi)
- Voiced by: Yoshimasa Hosoya[4] (Japanese); Orlanders Jones[2] (English)
- Azumane is a third-year student at Karasuno High School and a wing spiker in the volleyball club. He's considered to be the team's ace. Despite his large physique (which makes people believe that he's not really a high school student), spiking power and mature demeanor, he is very timid, and is often referred to as having a "glass heart".
- Ryūnosuke Tanaka (田中 龍之介, Tanaka Ryūnosuke)
- Voiced by: Yū Hayashi[3] (Japanese); Greg Cote[2] (English)
- Tanaka is a second-year student at Karasuno High School and a wing spiker. He is loud, fierce and abrasive, but respects his seniors and looks out for his juniors. While on the court, he displays amazing mental strength, even when he is continuously targeted by the opposite team. Unfortunately, his behavior and appearance makes girls scared of him, and often gets him into trouble with others, needing Sawamura to stop him. He and Nishinoya adore their manager Shimizu.
- Yū Nishinoya (西谷 夕, Nishinoya Yū)
- Voiced by: Nobuhiko Okamoto[4] (Japanese); Greg Ayres[2] (English)
- Nishinoya is a second-year student at Karasuno High School and a libero. He is called "Karasuno's Guardian Deity" because of his excellent and amazing skills as a libero, having won the "Best Libero" award while he was still in middle school. He has a very energetic personality and is ridiculously strong-hearted. He does tend to get carried away because he has so much passion and intensity. He is also mentioned to be the backbone of the team because whenever he is on the court, he assures all of his teammates that even if they get blocked, he will be there to pass it up so they are able to spike as many times as they need to win the point. He is also extremely loud and motivational, and is one of the only people able to bring the team up in good spirits right before matches against the better teams in the prefecture. He's also the shortest player on the team. Like Tanaka, he adores Shimizu, in the episode he is introduced in, he mentions one of the main reasons he came to Karasuno in the first place was because he liked the girls' uniforms.
- Chikara Ennoshita (縁下 力, Ennoshita Chikara)
- Voiced by: Toshiki Masuda[5] (Japanese); Adam Noble[6] (English)
- Ennoshita is a second-year student at Karasuno High School and a wing spiker. Despite his plain appearance, he is seen as the "leader" of the second-year students and possibly the only one able to control Nishinoya and Tanaka apart from Sawamura; being more responsible and able to say many things straightforwardly without drawback. Prior to the main storyline, he was one of many students who dropped out of the volleyball team due to high standards and extreme practice sessions of Coach Ukai Sr.. Eventually, due to his love for volleyball, he returns to the team to find that the coach has left.
- Hisashi Kinoshita (木下 久志, Kinoshita Hisashi)
- Voiced by: Nobuyori Sagara (Japanese); Blake Shepard[6] (English)
- Kinoshita is a second-year student at Karasuno High School and a wing spiker. He, along with Ennoshita and Narita, were one of many students who left the volleyball club during Ukai Sr.'s time coaching. He later starts specializing in jump float serve.
- Kazuhito Narita (成田 一仁, Narita Kazuhito)
- Voiced by: Kōtarō Nishiyama (Japanese); Gabriel Gregojo[6] (English)
- Narita is a second-year student at Karasuno High School and a middle blocker. He also left the volleyball team temporarily.
- Kei Tsukishima (月島 蛍, Tsukishima Kei)
- Voiced by: Kōki Uchiyama,[4] Tomo Muranaka (young) (Japanese); Leraldo Anzaldua[2] (English)
- Tsukishima is a first-year student at Karasuno High School and a middle blocker. He looks down on Hinata at the beginning, stating that he should not rely on his jump. He often teases his teammates and also teases Kageyama by calling him "The King", which angers him to the core. Despite his negative attitude and flippant view on volleyball, Tsukishima is a very analytic and smart blocker, along with his great height, which gives the team a great advantage. Though he also has a stand-offish demeanor and seems to not care about his teammates, it is revealed that he loves volleyball, cares a lot for the sport, and has stayed friends with Yamaguchi not because he felt obliged to because he defended Yamaguchi from bullies in elementary school, but because genuinely cares for him and enjoys playing volleyball with him. Later in the story, it's revealed that he had an older brother that was in Karasuno's volleyball team. He is the tallest player on the team and is nicknamed "Tsukki" by Yamaguchi.
- Tadashi Yamaguchi (山口 忠, Yamaguchi Tadashi)
- Voiced by: Sōma Saitō[4], Hiro Nakajima (young) (Japanese); Cameron Bautsch[2] (English)
- Yamaguchi is a first year student at Karasuno High School and a middle blocker. He usually clings to Tsukishima after Tsukishima saved him from bullies at 3rd grade, despite being told to shut up numerous times. He is shy, but friendly, and tries his best to contribute to the team. With the help of Makoto Shimada, he has recently become a pinch server due to his ability to do the "jump float serve".
Aoba Johsai High
Determined to be a strong school, especially after the inclusion of Oikawa. Their play style focuses on strategies and quick on the spot decisions, making them very difficult to score against. Each player of Aoba Johsai has been said to have the ability to become an ace player.
- Tōru Oikawa (及川 徹, Oikawa Tōru)
- Voiced by: Daisuke Namikawa[5] (Japanese); Chris Patton[2] (English)
- Oikawa is the setter and third-year captain of the Aoba Johsai High School volleyball club and is widely regarded as the ace setter. He was also Kageyama's senior when they both attended Kitagawa Daiichi Middle School. He is called "The Great King" by Hinata.
- Despite his flirtatious nature and childishness, Oikawa is an excellent, well-rounded player and is extremely serious about volleyball. He's known to have a "disgusting personality" amongst both opponents and his own teammates because of his smug attitude. Oikawa also frequently makes cheerful remarks, but follows them up with serious or intimidating afterthoughts. Despite his flirtatious and blasé exterior, Oikawa is extremely intelligent and cunning, to the point of his own teammates stating they wouldn't want to be friends with him because he figures out everyone's weakness.
- He works extremely hard, as is evident by his vigorous practices and injuries caused by overworking in training before. His own teammates have pointed out his rigorous schedule. In addition, Oikawa spends time watching past games of his rivals, observing their movements ahead of time and strategizing how to defeat them. His intelligence and game sense are also unparalleled, as shown when he points out his opponents' weaknesses in a short period of time. He is also capable of rising his teammates' performance by passing them the perfect tosses, no matter their habits or his relationships towards them.
- In his free time, he coaches his nephew and other children at Lil Tykes Volleyball Classroom. He and the third years as well as the entire team shares a very close bond. Despite being exasperated by Oikawa's antics, the team deeply respects him. He and Iwaizumi are childhood best friends and have played volleyball together for a long time. They are completely in sync with each other's thoughts both on and out of court. When combined, Iwaizumi and Oikawa's first names (Hajime and Tōru respectively) form "一徹" meaning "obstinate" or "dauntless".
- Issei Matsukawa (松川 一静, Matsukawa Issei)
- Voiced by: Isamu Yūsen (Japanese); Paul Locklear[2] (English)
- Matsukawa is one of the middle blockers and a third-year student. He is cool headed and although serious looking, Matsukawa is shown to sometimes carry a joking air, such as calling out his food orders in the middle of a match. He shares a very close bond with the 3rd years, especially Hanamaki. these two are shown to be swapping jerseys in more than one occasion. He is almost always with Hanamaki. He enjoys Oikawa's endless jokes towards Iwaizumi, spectating their banter along with Hanamaki, or occasionally chiming in with their own teasing remarks.
- Takahiro Hanamaki (花巻 貴大, Hanamaki Takahiro)
- Voiced by: Tōru Sakurai (Japanese); Jack Ivy[2] (English)
- Hanamaki is a wing spiker and a third-year student. Hanamaki is usually calm and collected. He is observant and perceptive, able to read the game situation quite well, and doesn't talk much during games. Despite this, he does have a sense of humour, especially with the third years, and generally gets along pretty well with the other team members. He's seen to flash the peace sign when Oikawa complimented him. He shares a very close bond with the 3rd years, especially Matsukawa. These two are shown to be swapping jerseys in more than one occasion. He is almost always with Matsukawa.
- Hajime Iwaizumi (岩泉 一, Iwaizumi Hajime)
- Voiced by: Hiroyuki Yoshino (Japanese); Benjamin McLaughlin[2] (English)
- Iwaizumi is the ace and third-year vice-captain of the team, as well as one of the wing spikers and Oikawa's childhood friend and "pillar." Iwaizumi is a stubborn but reliable teammate, often filling in Oikawa's spot as a morale booster if needed. He acts supportively to all, including Tobio Kageyama, and calls Oikawa out for his childish antics. He often resorts to violence with Oikawa whenever he teases or provokes him, but this does not change the fact that he cares immensely for him, as shown when he makes an effort to stop Oikawa from either working too hard or losing confidence. Iwaizumi's firm-yet-caring attitude has lead some members of the Aobajōsai team to look up to and respect him. When combined, Iwaizumi and Oikawa's first names (Hajime and Tōru respectively) form "一徹" meaning "obstinate" or "dauntless".
- Shinji Watari (渡 親治, Watari Shinji)
- Voiced by: Arthur Lounsbery (Japanese); Blake Jackson[2] (English)
- Watari is a second-year student and the team's libero. He seems to enjoy being challenged, due to the fact that he smiled when Nishinoya used the same move as him when he set from the back row. It's shown that he can be very gentle and supportive when he tries to cheer up Kyōtani after he misses a point, regardless of Kyōtani's lack of proximity with the rest of the team. Before he became the libero, it was mentioned that he was actually a setter. However, it's unknown if he has ever played as a setter in Aobajōsai High.
- Shigeru Yahaba (矢巾 秀, Yahaba Shigeru)
- Voiced by: Kengo Kawanishi (Japanese); Jeremy Gee[2] (English)
- Yahaba is a second-year and a setter. He is a show off by nature. He doesn't like Kyotani, since he had stopped coming to practice, but was still chosen as a regular. He is the only person in the team who scolds Kyotani to his face, asking him to play for the team.
- Yūtarō Kindaichi (金田一 勇太郎, Kindaichi Yūtarō)
- Voiced by: Makoto Furukawa (Japanese); David Matranga[2] (English)
- Kindaichi is a first-year and a middle blocker. He was Kageyama's former teammate at Kitagawa Daiichi Junior High. He is also known as "Turnip Head." Being the one who raised his voice against Kageyama during middle school, he feels both guilty and rivalry towards him. He keeps questioning Hinata about Kageyama's wellfare, though, when he meets Kageyama, he only challenges him.
- Akira Kunimi (国見 英, Kunimi Akira)
- Voiced by: Atsushi Tamaru (Japanese); Mark X. Laskowski[2] (English)
- Kunimi is a first-year and one of the wing spikers. He was Kageyama's former teammate at Kitagawa Daiichi Junior High. He is also known as "Curtain Hair." He has a lazy personality, due to which he usually tends to be lax and not play to his utmost strength. Kageyama didn't like this, and used to shout at him to play with his full strength at middle school, whereas Oikawa does the opposite. By conserving his strength throughout the game by being lax, he starts playing with full power during the later half of the games, when everyone else is exhausted, giving him higher chances of scoring and making him reliable.
- Kentarō Kyōtani (京谷 賢太郎, Kyōtani Kentarō)
- Voiced by: Shunsuke Takeuchi (Japanese); Michael Wronski[6] (English)
- Kyōtani is a second-year wing spiker, nicknamed "Mad Dog" by Oikawa. His play style is reckless, since he likes hitting the ball with everything he's got, without looking at whether he might be blocked. This also makes him a double edged sword. His personality is rough, since he displays absolutely no team work, and doesn't even care about respecting his seniors, reprimanding them when anything is off. He stopped coming to practice because of this, but then returns after the first tournament, thinking that the third years might have retired by them. Despite his rough personality, he is a strong player. His middle school team is known to have been strong only during the years he was in it. He also has great body control and great dexterity, being able to spike with either hand.
- Though he only listens to Iwaizumi, having been beaten by him in various games, Oikawa is the only one who can actually put him to good use in the game. Eventually, he starts becoming one with the team.
Nekoma High
The word 'neko' means 'cat' in Japanese. Thus, when there used to be rivalry between Nekoma and Karasuno, it was often referred to as the "Battle by the Garbage Dump" or "Cat Vs. Crow". Their team basically builds its play with strong receivers, never letting the ball drop and strategies developed by its smart setter.
- Tetsurō Kuroo (黒尾 鉄朗, Kuroo Tetsurō)
- Voiced by: Yūichi Nakamura[7] (Japanese); Ty Mahany[2] (English)
- Kuroo is a third-year student at Nekoma and is the captain and middle blocker for the volleyball team. He is also childhood friends with Kenma. He is called as 'scheming captain', as he is great with strategy, and also likes to tease people. Very different from his childhood friend Kenma who is very serious and silent, Kuroo is quite playful and also sly. He is deemed to be talented middle blocker by coach Ukai Jr. During practice matches, he gives a lot of tips and advice to Tsukishima (particularly) about blocking, as he wants to fulfill his coach's dream of battling it out with Karasuno at the Nationals.
- Nobuyuki Kai (海 信行, Kai Nobuyuki)
- Voiced by: Takanori Hoshino (Japanese); Joel McCray[2] (English)
- Kai is a third-year student at Nekoma High and is the vice-captain and wing spiker for the volleyball team. He is good all around player, being good at both spiking and receiving.
- Morisuke Yaku (夜久 衛輔, Yaku Morisuke)
- Voiced by: Shinnosuke Tachibana (Japanese); Jason Duga (English)[7][6]
- Yaku is a third-year student at Nekoma and is a libero for the volleyball team. He acts like a mother hen to his teammates. He is praised by Nishinoya to be a fantastic libero.
- Taketora Yamamoto (山本 猛虎, Yamamoto Taketora)
- Voiced by: Seigo Yokota (Japanese); Andrew Love[2] (English)
- Yamamoto is a second-year student at Nekoma and a wing spiker for the volleyball team. Like Tanaka, he has a tendency to lash out, but also has bad luck when it comes to girls. He and Kenma would often have arguments, since he believes in putting in all his power and going all out, and Kenma doesn't like to spend his energy. He too is a fan of Shimizu.
- Kenma Kozume (孤爪 研磨, Kozume Kenma)
- Voiced by: Yūki Kaji[7] (Japanese); Clint Bickham[2] (English)
- Kenma is a second-year student at Nekoma High and a setter for the volleyball team. He is an introvert, choosing to play video games instead of playing outside and doesn't interact well with people. But he is very skilled at volleyball, since he comes up with excellent strategies after observing the opposite team. He is childhood friends with Kuroo. He also became good friends with Hinata after meeting by coincidence when the both of them happened to get lost. Their encounter had taken place before they'd met officially for a practice game between their schools. He is considered the 'backbone', 'brain', and 'heart' for the Nekoma team, and all of his teammates are very protective of him and admire him greatly. It is shown that he texts Hinata often, revealing that even though they have opposite personalities, they are still good friends with each other.
- Shōhei Fukunaga (福永 招平, Fukunaga Shōhei)
- Voiced by: Shōta Chōnan (Japanese); Matthew Carter[2] (English)
- Fukunaga is a second-year student at Nekoma and a wing spiker for the volleyball team. He as a very silent nature, and rarely speaks.
- Sō Inuoka (犬岡 走, Inuoka Sō)
- Voiced by: Kyōsuke Ikeda (Japanese); Joe Daniels[2] (English)
- Inuoka is a first-year at Nekoma and a middle blocker. Like Hinata, he has an excitable and positive personality. He is the first player who was able to stop Hinata and Kageyama's weird quick strike fully. His positive attitude shows most when he praises Hinata for being able to come up with a new shot in the middle of the game, after the weird quick was stopped. He becomes good friends with Hinata, even though they were playing as rivals.
- Lev Haiba (灰羽 リエーフ, Haiba Riēbu)
- Voiced by: Mark Ishii (Japanese); Mike Yager[6] (English)
- Lev is a first-year at Nekoma and a middle blocker. He has a happy-go-lucky and cheerful personality. He is the tallest of the team, also having an ambition to become Nekoma's ace. Even though he is very green and new to volleyball, he has talent that makes some people believe he would grow stronger. Kenma even thought that Lev looks like Hinata.
- Yūki Shibayama (芝山 優生, Shibayama Yūki)
- Voiced by: Takumi Watanabe (Japanese); Santry Rush[2] (English)
- Shibayama is a first-year student at Nekoma and is a libero.
Datekougyou High
The team specializes in blocking, earning the nickname "Iron Wall".
- Kaname Moniwa (茂庭 要, Moniwa Kaname)
- Voiced by: Takashi Onozuka (Japanese); Patrick Poole[2] (English)
- Moniwa is a third year student at Dateko High. He is a setter and the captain of Dateko's volleyball team. Until he retires, he had a hard time with the second years, since they would not listen to him.
- Yasushi Kamasaki (鎌先 靖志, Kamasaki Yasushi)
- Voiced by: Takuya Satō (Japanese); Courtland Johnson[2] (English)
- Kamasaki is a third year student at Dateko and a middle blocker. He is loud, and often gets into arguments with Futakuchi, ending up with Moniwa asking Aone to stop both the parties.
- Kenji Futakuchi (二口 堅二, Futakuchi Kenji)
- Voiced by: Masatomo Nakazawa (Japanese); Mark Ivy[2] (English)
- Futakuchi is a second year student at Dateko and a wing spiker. He becomes the captain once Moniwa retires. He and Kamasaki always argue and don't get along. Since he was pretty laid back before he became captain, taking care of their new hyped up setter, Koganegawa reminds him of how he used to cause problems for his seniors. He is usually seen together with Aone, while taking breaks in between matches, and also at school, being the same class. He has a special enmity with Karasuno, since he wasn't able to stop the last score against them at their last match.
- Takanobu Aone (青根 高伸, Aone Takanobu)
- Voiced by: Hiroki Matsukawa (Japanese); Mike Haimoto[2] (English)
- Aone is a second year student at Dateko and a middle blocker. He has a scary face, but is actually very kind. He doesn't speak much, only talking when he really needs to. Before the match with Karasuno, he used to have a habit of pointing out the ace of the opposite team, as soon as he met them. He establishes a bond with Hinata after he loses 2-0 against Karasuno, recognizing his ability of acting as an efficient decoy, even with his small body. He even feels offended when Futakuchi calls Hinata useless without Kageyama and later also advises Koganegawa that its not always the tall and strong that are difficult to defeat.
- Yutaka Obara (小原 豊, Obara Yutaka)
- Voiced by: Isamu Yusen (Japanese); Jason Duga (English)[6]
- Obara is second year student at Dateko and a wing spiker for the volleyball team.
- Kousuke Sakunami (作並 浩輔, Sakunami Kousuke)
- Voiced by: Mao Ōnishi (Japanese); Joel McCray (English)[6]
- Sakunami is a first year student at Dateko and libero for the volleyball team.
- Kanji Koganegawa (黄金川貫至, Koganegawa Kanji)
- Voiced by: Masayuki Shouji (Japanese); Mason Butler (English)[8][6]
- Koganegawa is the first-year setter who becomes regular after the third-years are retired from the tournament. Even though he is exceptionally tall for a setter, which is his primary strength, he is very green in setting, as seen when he sets a ball to Futakuchi with a 'frigging' high angle, and also when he sets the ball towards Aone, the ball ends up caught by their coach instead. He has an extremely energetic personality and believes that a player should give everything they have in a game. He, too, later ends up being friends with Hinata.
Fukurodani Academy
The word 'Fukuro' in the school name means 'owl'.
- Kōtaro Bokuto (木兎 光太郎, Bokuto Kōtaro)
- Voiced by: Ryōhei Kimura (Japanese); Ian Sinclair (English)[6]
- Bokuto is a third year student at Fukurodani Academy, and is the captain and wing spiker of its volleyball team. He is called 'simple-minded' by his teammates and is easily flattered by praise, as shown by Hinata and his teammates. He especially like praise from Akaashi, and has begged him for it. In spite of this, he is a very talented volleyball player, being one of the top 5 aces in the country. He causes trouble for his team with his extreme mood swings, but also forms their main strength, as he isn't bothered by how string the opposite team is. Takeda also notes that Bokuto is a "weird" player who can lift up the ambition and spirit of both his teammates and rivals.
- Keiji Akaashi (赤葦 京治, Akaashi Keiji)
- Voiced by: Ryōta Ōsaka (Japanese); Jeremy Gee (English)[6]
- Akaashi is a second year student at Fukurodani Academy. He is the vice-captain and a setter for the volleyball team. He is also primarily responsible to keep Bokuto playing, when Bokuto has his mood swings. He is also a talented setter.
Shiratorizawa Academy
The word 'Shiratori' in the school name "Shiratorizawa" means 'swan'. They have been the undefeated champions in the prefecture. Their play style centers around the powerful "left cannon", i.e., around the ace wing spiker. Coach Ukai Jr. has commented that the Shiratori team's power is more of an addition of each player's strength, as compared to other teams' multiplication, since each player only plays to his own skills.
- Wakatoshi Ushijima (牛島若利, Ushijima Wakatoshi)
- Voiced by: Ryota Takeuchi (Japanese); Joe Daniels (English)[9][6]
- Ushijima (sometimes referred to as Ushiwaka) is a third year student at Shiratorizawa Academy, and is the captain, ace and a wing spiker of its volleyball team. He is one of the top 3 aces of the nation, even chosen for playing in the under 19 Japan national team. He spikes left handed and his spikes are really powerful and difficult to block. He is known to be a super ace in the team.
- Satori Tendō (天童覚, Tendō Satori)
- Voiced by: Subaru Kimura[9]
- Tendō is a third year student at Shiratorizawa Academy, and is a middle blocker for the volleyball team. He is known as the 'Guess Monster' as his blocking style is guess blocking, which involves guessing which spiker the opposite team's setter will pass the ball to, and also where the spiker will hit the ball. His guesses are known to be either 120% or 0%, since if they are right, he will block them for sure, but if they are wrong, there is no way he can stop them.
- Tsutomu Goshiki (五色工, Goshiki Tsutomu)
- Voiced by: Shimba Tsuchiya[9]
- Goshiki is a first year student at Shiratorizawa Academy, and is a wing spiker for the volleyball team. He is the second ace in the team, and also hits powerful spikes. Though he looks up to his elders, especially Ushijima, he keeps challenging him for the position of the top ace. He is often described as simple-minded and easy to fire up, but is dependable.
- Kenjirō Shirabu (白布賢二郎, Shirabu Kenjiro)
- Voiced by: Toshiyuki Toyonaga[9]
- Shirabu is a second year student at Shiratorizawa Academy, and is a setter for the volleyball team. He, unlike the other Shiratorizawa players, did not receive a sports scholarship to Shiratorizawa. He watched the match between Shiratorizawa Middle School volley ball team and Kitagawa Daichii, and decides to join Shiratorizawa, since the pressure of winning will not lay on the setter, by Shiratorizawa's play style. He works very hard to test his way in. Shirabu is a calm and calculating setter, but can easily get irritated.
- Reon Ōhira (大平獅音, Ōhira Reon)
- Voiced by: Teruyuki Tanzawa[9]
- Ōhira is a third year student at Shiratorizawa Academy, and is a wing spiker for the volleyball team. He is dependable at both receiving and spiking.
- Eita Semi (瀬見英太, Semi Eita)
- Voiced by: Takuma Terashima[9]
- Semi is a third year student at Shiratorizawa Academy, and is a setter for the volleyball team. He used to be the setter for Shiratorizawa, but now opts to play as a pinch server, leaving Shirabu to play as the main setter. This is mainly because he wants to show off his own skill, but wouldn't have been able to do so as a setter.
- Hayato Yamagata (山形隼人, Yamagata Hayato)
- Voiced by: Kenji Fukuda[9]
- Yamagata is a third year student at Shiratorizawa Academy, and is a libero for the volleyball team.
- Taichi Kawanishi (川西太一, Kawanishi Taichi)
- Voiced by: Daiki Ōmori[9]
- Kawanishi is a second year student at Shiratorizawa Academy, and is a middle blocker for the volleyball team.
Others
- Kiyoko Shimizu (清水 潔子, Shimizu Kiyoko)
- Voiced by: Kaori Nazuka[5] (Japanese); Rebekah Stevens[2] (English)
- A beautiful third year student and manager of the Karasuno High School volleyball club. Being a former athlete of the track club, she had to learn about volleyball all by herself when she joined as a manager. She has a strict and straight forward personality, but she is surprisingly shy when she gives words of encouragement to the entire team. When Yachi joins the team, she guides her very well to learn her responsibilities as a manager and also teaches her the technicalities of the game. She is friendlier to Yachi than anyone and also quite protective of her, when it comes to any boy trying to get near her. Nishinoya and Tanaka are her fans.
- Yui Michimiya (道宮 結, Michimiya Yui)
- Voiced by: Asami Seto (Japanese); Maggie Flecknoe (English)[6]
- The captain of girls' volleyball team at Karasuno High School; she is a third year student. Friends with Daichi Sawamura since middle school. Like Daichi, she is also a wing spiker. She is also known to have a crush on Daichi, although he is completely unaware of it.
- Ittetsu Takeda (武田 一鉄, Takeda Ittetsu)
- Voiced by: Hiroshi Kamiya[5] (Japanese); Gareth West[2] (English)
- A teacher at Karasuno High School and the faculty advisor of the volleyball team. While he doesn't know much about the sport, he always takes notes about everything he learns and supports the team to the fullest. He has an enthusiastic and brave personality, which impresses the Nekoma coach, getting him to agree to hold practice matches with the Karasuno team. He often talks in metaphor which is sometimes hard to understand by the team.
- Keishin Ukai (烏養 繫心, Ukai Keishin)
- Voiced by: Kazunari Tanaka[5] (seasons 1–3 episode 8), Hisao Egawa (season 3 episode 9 onwards) (Japanese); David Wald (English)[6]
- An alumnus and the coach of the Karasuno High School volleyball team. He is the grandson of previous coach and also a member of Karasuno Neighborhood Association. He helps out his mother at her shop. Although he initially refused to be Karasuno's technical coach, he agrees to first stay as coach until their practice match against Nekoma, later changing his mind to continue.
- He was voiced by Kazunari Tanaka in seasons 1–3 until 10 October 2016 when Tanaka died from a brain stem hemorrhage.[10] From episode 9 of season 3 onwards, he is voiced by Hisao Egawa.
- Hitoka Yachi (谷地 仁花, Yachi Hitoka)
- Voiced by: Sumire Morohoshi (Japanese); Brittney Karbowski (English)[6]
- A first year student who is recruited by Shimizu to be an assistant manager for the volleyball club. She appears to be nervous, but makes friends with Hinata, and then opens up to everyone else in the team. She learns about volleyball quickly and often takes notes. She also helps Hinata and Kageyama with their studies. Her kind personality makes her take notice and worry about anyone having troubles in the team. She also designs posters to ask for donations for the team, being helped and influenced by her mother, who is a designer.
- Saeko Tanaka (田中 冴子, Tanaka Saeko)
- Voiced by: Yuka Komatsu (Japanese); Carli Mosier (English)[6]
- She is Ryunosuke's energetic older sister and a college student. She takes Hinata and Kageyama to their training camp in Tokyo after they finish their make-up exams. She watches Karasuno High's official games after that. Appearance-wise, she resembles her brother. She is also a member of a team of Wadaiko drummers.
- Ukai Sr. (烏養, Ukai)
- Voiced by: Hiroshi Naka (Japanese); James Belcher (English)[6]
- Keishin's grandfather who used to coach Karasuno's volleyball team until he was hospitalized, now teaches little kids volleyball. He had friendly rivalry with Nekomata. He was known as a strict coach. Later he spends time to teach Hinata and comes to see a couple of Karasuno's games.
- Nobuteru Irihata (入畑 伸照, Irihata Nobuteru)
- Voiced by: Mitsuaki Hoshino (Japanese); John Gremillion[2] (English)
- The coach/advisor of the Aoba Jousai High volleyball team. He lets the players think and come up with strategies, choosing only to offer advise when they are having trouble coming up with anything themselves. During their first practice match against Karasuno, he comments on Karasuno's team being full of holes, but still strong. He also comments that Kageyama is able to play well only because he is in Karasuno, and it might not have been the same case anywhere else.
- Takurō Oiwake (追分 拓郎, Oiwake Takurō)
- Voiced by: Shin-ichiro Miki (Japanese); Philip Hayes[2] (English)
- The coach/advisor of the Date Tech High volleyball team.
- Yasufumi Nekomata (猫又 育史, Nekomata Yasufumi)
- Voiced by: Nobuaki Fukuda (Japanese); John Swasey[2] (English)
- The coach/advisor of the Nekoma High volleyball team. A long time rival of Ukai Sr. Both wanted to pit their teams against each other in the nationals, but have never been able to do so. They used to have a lot of practice matches, and Ukai Jr claims that even then Karasuno was never able to beat team Nekoma. Currently, he has returned as a coach, and, being impressed by Takeda's enthusiasm, provides chances for practice matches to the Karasuno team, in hopes of meeting them again in the Nationals.
- Tanji Washijō (鷲匠 鍛治, Washijō Tanji)
- Voiced by: Ryusei Nakao[11]
- The coach/advisor of the Shiratorizawa Academy volleyball team. Being of a short stature himself, he believes that power will always win, and follows the same principle in building his team. He is a strict coach, who gives spartan training to his team of chosen players. He dislikes coach Ukai Sr's idea of always bringing in new things. He begins showing a strange interest in Hinata after their match.
- Yūsuke Takinoue (滝ノ上 祐輔, Takinoue Yūsuke)
- Voiced by: Shūhei Sakaguchi (Japanese); Kyle Colby Jones (English)[6]
- An alumnus of Karasuno's volleyball team. He and Shimada are part of the Karasuno Neighborhood Association and both come to watch Karasuno High's games. He works at Takinoue Electronics.
- Makoto Shimada (嶋田 誠, Shimada Makoto)
- Voiced by: Tomoaki Maeno (Japanese); Kregg Dailey (English)[6]
- An alumnus of Karasuno's volleyball team. He and Takinoue are part of the Karasuno Neighborhood Association and both come to watch Karasuno High's games. He works at Shimada Mart. Yamaguchi learns how to "jump float" from him after seeing him use the technique in their practice match.
- Natsu Hinata (日向 夏, Hinata Natsu)
- Voiced by: Haruka Yamazaki (Japanese); Allison Sumrall (English)[6]
- Shōyō's little sister.
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