History Characters / HaikyuuMiyagiPrefectureSchools

* BigBad: Is the main antagonist of Season 1 & Season 2 also serves as Tobio's setter nemesis.

->'''Favorite Food:''' Milk Bread.
->'''Current Concern:''' When he tried to talk to Karasuno's manager, Shimizu, he got utterly ignored. (But she must just have been shy, and it's not like he's all that bothered by it, not even a little bit, not at all - Oikawa said to himself.)

* BeautyIsBad: The only male character outright stated to be attractive, and also the one with the most antagonistic personality.

* ShutUpHannibal: Responds this way to Ushiwaka following Aoba Johsai's loss to Karasuno, who told him that his choice to attend Aoba Johsai, his plays during the second Karasuno vs. Aoba Johsai match, and his pride got in the way of his team's victory.

* SignatureMove: His killer serve is dreaded by the teams he plays against.

* MoralityChain: The one person stopping {{jerkass}} Oikawa from completely losing it, most notably keeping him from hitting a young Kageyama out of frustration. He becomes one to Kyoutani as well by means of DefeatMeansRespect, after repeatedly defeating the latter in various fields (track, arm-wrestling, etc).

->'''Favorite Food:''' Grilled Corn.
->'''Current Concern:''' Girls in his class said that "Kindaichi-kun kinda seems more "lanky" than "tall", right?"

->'''Favorite Food:''' Salted Caramel.
->'''Current Concern:''' "Staying awake during class is hard..."

->'''Favorite food:''' Hamima Chicken.\\

[[folder:Takanobu Aone]]
!!Takanobu Aone -- '''#7''' (during Interhigh) → '''#1''' (during Spring High)
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Hiroki Matsukawa (JP), Mike Haimoto (EN)
!!!'''Played by:''' Sho Arai

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[[caption-width-right:225:'''Position:''' Middle Blocker\\
'''Height/Weight:''' 191.8cm/88.2kg\\
''2nd Year'']]

->''"Those who are tall and strong aren't the only opponents who are difficult to block."''

A middle blocker from Date Tech. Aone is a vital part of the "Iron Wall" — Date's impressive “wall” of defense.

->'''Favourite food:''' Kuri kinton.
->'''Current concern:''' When he's riding the train nobody wants to sit on either side of him.

* TheComicallySerious: His sincere attempts at being friendly or polite humorously clash with his stoic and intense demeanour, including when he tries to break up fights between teammates or gives Moniwa a high five.
* FriendlyRival: His team is considered a big threat by Karasuno but he's also very amicable off the course, which goes hand in hand with him being a GentleGiant. Aone considers Hinata to be his WorthyOpponent.
* GentleGiant: Despite his intimidating appearance (he is nearly 192cm, or 6'3") and [[PerpetualFrowner serious demeanor]], he gets along with the other members on the team, is quick to greet Hinata after Karasuno defeats them, and is quite the good-natured guy. [[FaceOfAThug It turns out that that's just how his face is naturally]]. According to [[AllThereInTheManual the character book]], his current concern is that nobody will sit next to him when he's riding the train.
* LightningBruiser: Despite his towering stature, Aone is incredibly fast and matches his strength with the stamina to keep up his focus-intensive read-blocking throughout entire matches without breaking a sweat. He's fast enough to keep up with Hinata's first-tempo attacks easily and can adjust to his and Kageyama's "oddball quick" with only a couple reps, and he can block [[TheBigGuy Asahi's]] power spikes outright.
* NoBrows: His lack of eyebrows is noted by other characters, including Hinata when he first meets him in person.
* OddFriendship: Aone is intimidating, stoic and quiet, while Hinata looks harmless, is loud and also very HotBlooded. Despite the differences, they develop a very deep mutual respect for each other after [[DefeatMeansFriendship Karasuno defeats Date Tech]] at Interhigh.
* PerpetualFrowner: He doesn't show much emotion other than the slight frown on his face (which is only because he's super serious and not because he's angry).
* TheQuietOne: He's clearly a man of few words. Members are surprised whenever he talks.
* SignatureMove: Known for his excellent read blocking, which Karasuno has trouble countering. He's part of the reason why Asahi felt troubled after their match prior to the story and temporarily quit.
* StoneWall: Because of his height, he is his team's best blocker and is a vital part of the team's "Iron Wall". Downplayed as his offensive skills aren't bad at all -- his blocks are just that superior.
* WorthyOpponent: Hinata is frightened of Aone at first thanks to his freakish blocking skills in their match, and maintains his respect for him even after winning the encounter. Aone in return sees Hinata as a respectable opponent, shaking his hand, objecting when his teammates badmouth him, and even going as far as to tell Koganegawa that it isn't always the big ones that you have to watch out for. Particularly noticeable because of how little he generally talks.

->'''Favourite Food:''' Sour gummies.
->'''Current Concern:''' He has to go and get his wisdom teeth pulled.

[[folder:Kanji Koganegawa]]
!!Kanji Koganegawa -- '''#7'''
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Shouji Masayuki (JP), Mason Butler (EN)

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[[caption-width-right:225:'''Position:'''Setter\\
'''Height/Weight:''' 191.5cm → 193cm/80.2kg\\
''1st year'']]

A relatively new setter after the third years retired. He's an energetic but well-meaning guy.

->'''Favorite Food:''' Katsudon.
->'''Current Concern:''' He can't pull off dump shots in a way that looks cool.

* AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: In the manga he first appears in his match against Aoba Johsai. In the anime he appears earlier on, during team practice prior to the Spring High Preliminaries. It's not very obvious, however, since only the back of his head can be seen and he has no speaking lines.
* AnimeHair: Has three strands of black hair over his head that defies gravity.
* ApologizesALot: Frequently apologises in matches, since he's new and still makes a lot of mistakes.
* BirdsOfAFeather: He gets along well with Hinata during the first years' training camp at Shiratorizawa, due to their similar energetic personalities.
* CatSmile: His mouth is always in a slight shape of a three, which suits his cheerful and energetic self.
* EarlyBirdCameo: The back of his head can be seen during Date Tech's practice in the anime while Fukutachi teases his upperclassmen. He makes his official on-screen debut later in their match against Aoba Johsai.
* HotBlooded: Gets a lot more pumped up than necessary in matches, which can sometimes make him lose sight of the situation.
* MulticoloredHair: Has a pecular hairstyle which is mostly blonde except for his spiked up fringe, which is black. His eyebrows also being black suggests the blonde is dyed.
* RememberTheNewGuy: Is not seen with the rest of Date Tech at all during the Interhigh preliminaries, only making his series debut during the Spring High preliminaries as the team's new setter in the starting lineup. The retired third years are left to explain to Karasuno who he is.
* StoneWall: Despite lacking in technique, including in the offensive area, his height and blocking is great enough for him to become part of Date Tech's famous "Iron Wall" after the third years retire. Oikawa himself is thrown off by him in Aoba Johsai's match against them.
* UnskilledButStrong: Koganegawa is physically gifted and is strong enough that even Aone struggles to brace him during tough blocks, but he's very raw and unpolished, and often gets hung up on the idea of doing cool things instead of playing consistently. He's also outright reckless enough to put his teammates in danger, as shown when he nearly flings Futakuchi into the net pole during a block against Aoba Johsai.

[[folder:Kaname Moniwa]]
!!Kaname Moniwa--'''#2'''
!!!'''Voiced by''': Takashi Onozuka (JP), Patrick Poole (EN)

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[[caption-width-right:300:'''Position:''' Setter\\
'''Height/Weight''': 176.3 cm/67.5 kg\\
'''3rd Year''']]

The captain of Date Tech during the Interhigh Preliminary tournament. After Date Tech's defeat against Karasuno, Moniwa retires as the captain and passes the baton to Futakuchi.

->'''Favorite Food:''' Gohandesuyo Nori Paste.
->'''Current Concern:''' The second years.

* ApologizesALot: Frequently apologises due to the trouble his juniors get in with other teams.
* AFatherToHisMen: Even if he lacks the composure and sternness to control his juniors' behavior, he's still very respected by said juniors and always encourages his team and help them keep going forward.
* NervousWreck: Downplayed as he holds his composure pretty well, but his team is definitely stressing him.
* NiceGuy: A nervous, but well-meaning and friendly guy.
* SoProudOfYou: He boasts about his juniors and goes out of his way to watch them even after retiring. [[spoiler:His tearful smile is full of pride and joy when he watches his juniors win the Miyagi Interhigh Preliminaries in the flashback shown during the TimeSkip.]]
* TeamMom: He worries a lot over his team, and he's devoted into boosting their confidence when they need to and apologizes for their behavior when they mess with other teams.
* TearfulSmile: Despite his loss against Karasuno, Moniwa keeps a smile on his face as he cries over his last volleyball game as a high schooler.

->'''Favorite Food:''' Sausage bread.
->'''Current Concern:''' The bread at school doesn't taste that great anymore.

->'''Favorite Food''': Baby Castella.
->'''Current Concern:''' She's been asked, "Shouldn't you let your bangs grow already?"

Captain of Wakutani South. Like Hinata, he is on the shorter side; his play style is said to be similar to the Small Giant's.

->'''Favorite Food''': Zunda mochi.
->'''Current Concern:''' He feels like his father's hairline is retreating day by day.

* TheAce: He's the star player of Wakutani and one of the best players overall in the region. His talent along with his small stature has gotten him compared to the famous Small Giant.

* {{Foil}}: To Hinata. They share the HeightAngst and the admiration for and desire to surpass the Small Giant, but while Hinata is a HotBlooded {{Keet}}, Nakashima is level-headed and far more technically skilled.
* HeightAngst: Downplayed; Nakashima is on the shorter side (173 cm/ 5'8") in a sport where height is a massive advantage, and is occasionally reminded of this disadvantage when up against tall players. It's for this reason that he looks up to the Small Giant and emulates his playstyle.

* OneSteveLimit: Averted; he shares his given name with Oikawa's nephew.

* WorthyOpponent: Karasuno considers him to be a force to be reckoned with. Coach Ukai specifically tells Hinata not to face him in direct air battles, and after the match is over Hinata himself admits that he couldn't beat him 1v1. Nakashima himself also does not treat Karasuno lightly, fully aware of how dangerous they are.

* TheAce: Ushijima is Shiratorizawa’s ace, and apparently has been so since middle school. He’s also recognized as the number one ace in the prefecture and third in the country.

* BreakThemByTalking: Fond of this, not that he doesn't have the skill to back his own words. Whether it works or not depends on how confident the responding player is; Oikawa only laughs at his overconfidence when Ushiwaka berates the choices that led to Aoba Johsai's loss to Karasuno, and Hinata is shocked enough to be stunned for a few moments when he points out that Hinata's clumsy technique is only exacerbating the disadvantage Hinata already feels in height against Ushiwaka.
* BrutalHonesty: Hardly looks at anyone he doesn't consider a worthy opponent, which irritates Hinata to no end when he and Kageyama happen to end up at Shiratorizawa before the Preliminary Matches to Nationals. He only begins to take Hinata seriously when Hinata manages to swipe the volleyball from him mid-conversation.

* FirstNameBasis: The third-years often call him by his first name.

* InvincibleVillain: How some of the other teams in the prefecture see him; he's ''so'' good that it's pointless to put up much of an effort.
* ItsAllAboutMe: Downplayed, but volleyball-wise, he seems to think his way. He outright says to Kageyama that Shiratorizawa has no need of a setter who can’t devote themselves to ''him''.

* WeCanRuleTogether: Ushijima strongly believes Oikawa should have gone to Shiratorizawa alongside him, and he often berates him for making the "wrong" decision to go to Aoba Johsai instead.
* WhenHeSmiles: He genuinely smiles when talking to his team in Chapter 185, leaving them all stunned.
* WorthyOpponent: Ushijima considers Oikawa to be the only noteworthy rival in the entire prefecture. And by that, he means ''only'' him, attributing even the latter's team Aoba Johsai's success to having Oikawa as their setter. This is why he strongly believes that Oikawa should had come to Shiratorizawa instead.

->'''Favorite Food:''' Tekka Maki
->'''Current Concern:''' Tendou told him that he looks uncool in casual clothes.

->'''Favorite Food:''' Chocolate ice cream
->'''Current Concern:''' None of his teammates want to talk to him about Shounen Jump.

->'''Favorite Food:''' Boiled Flounder
->'''Current Concern:''' Wants to be able to hit a sharper cross.

->'''Favorite Food:''' Shirasu (whitebait)
->'''Current Concern:''' Wants to be taller.

-> '''Favorite Food:''' Yakisoba.
-> '''Current Concern:''' Receives are difficult.

A childhood friend of Tanaka. She's a regular on the team and plays Wing Spiker.

-> '''Favorite Food:''' Tuna rice balls.
-> '''Current Concern:''' Her serve receive isn’t really improving, she's very conscious of how she's bad at hitting straights, her shyness can’t be cured, also... (cut for length)

* {{Big Bad}} : of Season 1 and share this role with Ushijima in Season 2

* BigBad : the main antagonist of Season 2 (share this role with Oikawa) & Season 3.

* MoralityChain: The one person stopping {{jerkass}} Oikawa from completely losing it, most notably keeping him from hitting a young Kageyama out of frustration. He becomes one to Kyoutani as well by means of DefeatMeansRespect, after repeatedly defeating the latter in various fields (thrack, arm-wrestling, etc).

* AwesomeByAnalysis: After watching Karasuno's sychronized attack he tries to replicate it, ''[[TooDumbToLive on Karasuno's set point]]'' in the first set. While the form is right, he completely undershoots the serve.

* HeightAngst: Downplayed; Nakashima is on the shorter side (173 cm/ 5'8") in a sport where height is a massive advantage, and is occasionally reminded of this disadvantage when up against tall plauers. It's for this reason that he looks up to the Small Giant and emulates his playstyle.

** His nickname, Ushikawa, was the nickname of Minamoto Yoshitsune, a Japanese Genji Warrior known to have incredible jumping skills.

* SlasherSmile: Gives a terrying grin after Hinata vows to defeat him and get to Nationals, which riles him up and makes him excited for their future face-off.

* WeCanRuleTogether: Ushijima strongly believes Oikawa should had gone to Shiratorizawa alongside him, and he often berates him for making the "wrong" decision to go to Aoba Johsai instead.

* CharacterDevelopment: Shows remarkable change throughout the series for a coach. He has low opinion of anything that goes again traditional gameplay, hence his dislike for Ukai Sr; in particular, thanks to his youth, he believes that one is hopeless without height and so thinks poorly of short players like Hinata, even deeming him unsuitable for the Miyagi Camp (despite another coach having recommended him). However, Hinata's performance in the Shiratorizawa match and Nationals, as well as his determination at the Miyagi Camp, does catch Washijo's eye and slowly makes him reconsider his beliefs. [[spoiler:By the time Hinata plays in the Kamomedai match, Washijo whole-heartedly roots for him and comes to realize that it is indeed possible for short players to fight with their own stremgths. During the TimeSkip, he's the one to recommend Hinata to a beach volleyball coach in Brazil and admits he's had a change of heart towards him. When he watches the V-League game after the TimeSkip, he's more invested in all the unique plays everyone comes up with (especially the two short players Hoshiumi and Hinata) than he would have been in the past.]]

* PetTheDog: Usually acts as a DrillSergeantNasty towards his team, such as threatening them to run back to school if they lose their match against Karasuno. When Shiratorizawa does narrowly lose to themin the final, Washijo gently tells them to just hop on the bus (indirectly telling them they didn't lose, but rather Karasuno ''won'') and have a meeting... and to do a hundred serves.

* NoBrows: His lack of eyebrows is noted by other characters, including Hinata when he first meets him in person.

* TheNicknamer: During their practice match against the first year training camp's students, he calls Semi by the name Semi-Semi (much to the aforementioned guy's disdain).
** The frequency and chance of coming up with a nickname for someone rises with the amount of irritation he feels towards the player in question - he comes up with plenty of nicknames for Hinata and Tsukishima because they're the players that piss him off the most during the match between Karasuno and Shiratorizawa.

* {{Adorkable}}: Just the way he's easy to rile up and how he seeks his upperclassmen's approval makes him this trope.
* AttentionWhore: He ''adores'' being praised, though he's not a negative example compared to most cases.

* CallingYourAttacks: At one point in an omake, Tendo decides to name his block "the shooting star". And then promptly calls it... while missing the block and falling the wrong direction, pissing the coach off.

** Ushijima respects his skills enough to consider him a worthy rival, and even goes as far as saying that Oikawa [[WeCanRuleTogether should had attended Shiratorizawa]].

* HardWorkHardlyWorks: The tropes does not look like it applies to Oikawa at a glance, as he's considered the top setter in the area and is a dangerous threat in matches, seemingly with little effort. However he laments he's no natural talent and that he would hardly be half as good as he is if he didn't work as hard as he did. While the hard work certainly pays off, he resents the fact that [[AlwaysSomeoneBetter he still can't win against Shiratorizawa which is lead by the powerful Ushijima]], and it's implied that [[TeenGenius Kageyama, his naturally-gifted junior,]] will one day surpass him. Best exemplified in the final chapter, where [[spoiler:his Olympic introduction cites that his academic volleyball career was unremarkable and he remained a relative unknown until he moved to Argentina, solely because his teams never made Nationals]] (despite his old rivals being full aware of his prowess).

** Both he and Ukai Sr are/were elderly DrillSergeantNasty coaches of their respective schools and have lead their powerhouse teams to Nationals. While Washijo dislikes unconventional tactics and sticks to tradition, Ukai Sr as a coach always looked for new ways for his team to fight.

* SouthpawAdvantage: Is [[TheSouthpaw left-handed]], which the family on his mother's side resented at first. His father was influential in preventing young Wakatoshi from being forced to use his right hand, arguing that this uniqueness will prove to be his strong point.

* BoringButPractical: Shiratorizawa is an example of what happens when this trope is taken to its logical extreme. Oikawa says outright that they use "all that is tried, true, and tested," while Ukai Keshin points out that their attacks are ridiculously simplistic, being "addition" compared to Karasuno's "multiplication". However, they're still the strongest team in Miyagi because they have incredible players and amazing individual power, and so their strategy just boils down to "give the ball to the player who can smash it." Their moves are flashy sometimes, but their overall style of play is pretty easy to understand.

* CoolUncle: He has a young nephew named Takeru and he has pics of them in his cellphone in the anime. Though his nephew isn't above calling him out when his uncle is being childish.

* HardWorkHardlyWorks: The tropes does not look like it applies to Oikawa at a glance, as he's considered the top setter in the area and is a dangerous threat in matches, seemingly with little effort. However he laments he's no natural talent and that he would hardly be half as good as he is if he didn't work as hard as he did. While the hard work certainly pays off, he resents the fact that [[AlwaysSomeoneBetter he still can't win against Shiratorizawa which is lead by the powerful Ushijima]], and it's implied that [[TeenGenius Kageyama, his naturally-gifted junior,]] will one day surpass him.
** Best exemplified in the final chapter; while he's a monster on the court and many of his old opponents full well know it, [[spoiler:his Olympic introduction cites that his academic volleyball career was unremarkable and he remained a relative unknown until he moved to Argentina, solely because his teams never made Nationals.]]

%% * TricksterMentor: Was a variation of this toward Kageyama.

->'''Favourite food:''' Agedashi tofu

* NiceGuy: He's a good mentor figure to his kouhai and he was nice to Kageyama in Kitagawa Daiichi years.

* VoiceForTheVoiceless: In Aoba Johsai's debut ''Haikyuu-bu!!'' chapter, Iwaizumi offers to interpret for Oikawa after the latter hurts his throat from eating extremely spicey ramen. HilarityEnsues as he gets every single one of Oikawa's signals wrong (despite being long-time friends), making him sound more aggressive than he's actually trying to be.

* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: His hair and eyes are the same shade of light brown.

* ThoseTwoGuys: A mildly significant supporting character who frequently appears alongside Kunimi. The two were teammates with Kageyama in junior high, but his tyrannical ways soured their relationship and is why both of them dislike him in the present. Together, they're invited to the Miyagi Prefecture First Year Intensive Training Camp.
* {{Tsundere}}: When the Miyagi first year camp training finishes, he tries to ask Hinata about Kageyama's wellbeing as uncaringly as possible, with little success. He claims to just be making small talk, but does show some relief when Hinata reassures him Kageyama's fine and it's natural to have disagreements as teammates like the two of them did in Kitagawa Daiichi.

* ThoseTwoGuys: A mildly significant supporting character who frequently appears alongside Kindaichi. The two were teammates with Kageyama in junior high, but his tyrannical ways soured their relationship and is why both of them dislike him in the present. Together, they're invited to the Miyagi Prefecture First Year Intensive Training Camp.

->'''Favorite food:''' Hamima Chicken\\

[[folder:Shinji Watari, Issei Matsukawa and Takahiro Hanamaki]]

* FunnyAfro: In ''Haikyuu-bu!!'' when the team is stranded on an island, Matsukawa's hair gets ridiculously poofier in each appearance. Kindaichi and Kunimi are disturbed but are too polite to point it out.

A middle blocker from Datekou. Aone is a vital part of the "Iron Wall" — Datekou’s impressive “wall” of defense.

->'''Favourite food:''' Kuri kinton

* OddFriendship: Aone is intimidating, stoic and quiet, while Hinata looks harmless, is loud and also very HotBlooded. Despite the differences, they develop a very deep mutual respect for each other after [[DefeatMeansFriendship Karasuno defeats Datekou]] at Interhigh.

A wing spiker from Datekou, often seen with Aone. Futakuchi is an easygoing young man that is considered a rather problematic kouhai by his upperclassmen.

->'''Favorite Food:''' Katsudon
->'''Current Concern:''' he can't pull off dump shots in a way that looks cool.

* EarlyBirdCameo: The back of his head can be seen during Datekou's practice in the anime while Fukutachi teases his upperclassmen. He makes his official on-screen debut later in their match against Aoba Johsai.

* RememberTheNewGuy: Is not seen with the rest of Datekou at all during the Interhigh preliminaries, only making his series debut during the Spring High preliminaries as the team's new setter in the starting lineup. The retired third years are left to explain to Karasuno who he is.
* StoneWall: Despite lacking in technique, including in the offensive area, his height and blocking is great enough for him to become part of Datekou's famous "Iron Wall" after the third years retire. Oikawa himself is thrown off by him in Aoba Johsai's match against them.

->'''Favorite Food:''' Gohandesuyo Nori Paste

* SoProudOfYou: [[spoiler:His tearful smile is full of pride and joy when he watches his juniors win the Miyagi Interhigh Preliminaries in the flashback shown during the TimeSkip.]]

->'''Favorite Food:''' Wiener Pan

* AwesomeByAnalysis: After watching Karasuno's sychronized attack he tries to replicate it, ''[[TooDumbToLive on Karasuno's match point]]'' in the first set. While the form is right, he completely undershot the serve.

->'''Favorite Food''': Baby Castella

* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Brown hair and brown eyes to match.

->'''Favorite Food''': Zunda mochi

* SignificantBirthDate: His birthday is on August 13th, the International Left-Handers Day; Ushiwaka is left-handed.
* SlasherSmile: Gives one after Hinata vows to defeat him and get to Nationals, which riles him up and makes him excited for their future face-off.

* SweetTooth: He loves chocolate ice cream.

* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Despite being a LargeHam and [[TheBabyOfTheBunch treated like a child]] in his team, he is the only first year in Shiratorizawa's starting line up. He's also invited to the Miyagi Prefecture First Year Intensive Training Camp.

-> '''Favorite Food:''' Yakisoba
-> '''Current Concern:''' Receives are difficult

-> '''Favorite Food:''' Tuna rice balls

* ChildhoodFriendRomance: Has known Tanaka since they were in primary school, and it's implied she's been crushing on him ever since. She likes Tanaka [[LuminescentBlush a lot]] to the point that Ennoshita, Kinoshita, and Narita notice it when they first meet her. Unfortunately for her, when she reunites with Tanaka at Nationals he's already crushing in Shimizu, although he does still blush and feel nervous around her. [[spoiler:Despite the ShipTease moments between the two, the TimeSkip ultimately reveals Tanaka's married Shimizu.]]

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Kanoka isn't shown again after she watches Karasuno's match against [[spoiler:Inarizaki]] and celebrates her Round 2 win, leaving both the fate of her team at Nationals and the status of her friendship with Tanaka unknown.

[[folder:Kouji Sekimukai and Yukitaka Izumi]]

** Best exemplified in the final chapter While he's a monster on the court and many of his old opponents full well know it, [[spoiler:his Olympic introduction cites that his academic volleyball career was unremarkable and he remained a relative unknown until he moved to Argentina.]]

* BadassOnPaper: Impressive he may be, but on the world stage he world stage he's nothing special. While he's a monster on the court and many opponents full well know it, [[spoiler:his Olympic introduction cites that his school volleyball career was unremarkable and he remained a relative unknown until he moved to Argentina.]]

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: When Kageyama goes to him for advice after his falling out with Hinata over how they should handle their quick attack, Oikawa is quick to call it Kageyama's selfishness being the root cause of their breakdown. He tells Kageyama that he's falling back into his old tyrannical ways, prioritzing his personal comfort over Hinata's actual independent growth as a player.

* BadassOnPaper: Impressive he may be, but on the world stage he world stage he's nothing special. While he's a monster on the court and many opponents full well know it, [[spoiler:his Olympic introduction cites that his high school career was unremarkable and he remained a relative unknown until he moved to Argentina.]]

* AwesomeByAnalysis: After watching Karasuno's sychronized attack he tries to replicate it, ''[[TooDumbeToLive on Karasuno's match point]]''.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He's somewhat condescending towards Hinata and Kageyama in earlier chapters, but he greatly respects and admires his senpai and during the training camp at Shiratorizawa, he's less of a jerk towards Hinata and even asking about how Kageyama is doing.

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[[caption-width-right:350:'''Position:''' Setter\\

The captain of Date Tech during the Interhigh tournaments. After Date Tech's defeat against Karasuno, Moniwa retired as the captain.

* ApologizesALot: Justified, due to the trouble his juniors get in with other teams.

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[[caption-width-right:350:'''Position:'''Manager\\

* CallingYourAttacks: At one point in an omake, Tendo decides to name his block "the shooting star". And then promptly calls it... while missing the block and falling the wrong direction, pissing the coach off.
-->'''Ohira and Shirabu:''' [[DeadpanSnarker Wow, that really does look like a shooting star.]]

* NoIndoorVoice: He's prone to shout a lot, especially during a game.

* {{Adorkable}}: Just the way he's easy to rile up and how he seeks his senpai's approval makes him this trope.

* GrinOfAudacity: Gives a couple of those during the face-off with Karasuno.

* ApologizesALot: Justified, due to the trouble his juniors get in with other teams.

* MeaningfulName: His given name, Wakatoshi, means "young advantage"; Ushijima has always been left-handed, which his father stated that this will become his strenght growing up.

!!Shigeru Yahaba -- '''#6'''
'''!!!Voiced by:''' Creator/KengoKawanishi (JP), Jeremy Gee (EN)