Tsukishima

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Name:Kei Tsukishima Age:15 Birthday: September 27th Sign: Libra Team: Karasuno Volleyball playing position: Middle Blocker Number of players:11 Height:1.90 Gender Male weight:68.4KG Family: Akiteru Tsukishima his older brother and Tsukishima (Mother)

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Tsukishima is very blunt and sometimes irritates his teammates due to his antagonistic nature (most notably Hinata, Kageyama, Nishinoya, and Tanaka) and sometimes other teams due to his casual and cocky attitude, taking pride and enjoyment when his opponents view him as a nuisance as seen with Tendō and Shirabu. Whenever someone does or says something stupid or foolish, he is usually seen chuckling. However, he seems to be intimidated by his superiors, and is not seen when Daichi reprimands Tanaka for antagonizing Aoba Johsai despite the fact that he did it as well, or when he backs down when Ennoshita reprimands him. Despite coming across as arrogant, Tsukishima has low self-esteem and considers himself inferior. This is first noticed as a surprise by Kuroo, who accidentally irritates him by suggesting that he will lose to Hinata, to which he states that he is already beneath him. After the Shiratorizawa match, despite being the MVP, he is seen as a fool for only being able to block Ushijima's attacks once, which increases how little he believes in himself and his accomplishments. Although Tsukishima maintains a personality of someone who shows little interest in anything and wouldn't do something he didn't like or dislike, he genuinely enjoys volleyball. He initially refrained from putting too much effort into volleyball and becoming too passionate about it for fear of suffering the same fate as his brother. However, after his confrontation with Yamaguchi and hearing Bokuto's inspiring words at the Tokyo training camp, he began to take the sport more seriously and eventually found his passion and motivation for volleyball when he blocked Ushijima. Tsukishima remains calm, for the most part, but can be seen getting visibly upset when people underestimate him or tell him what he can or can't do, and uses it as motivation to prove them wrong. He also says things like "It's not a competition" with Hinata, but then

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He immediately proceeds to do something that makes him jealous, such as the time difference attack during the Shiratorizawa match. According to Akiteru, "Kei is straightforward and doesn't show his emotions often, but he's actually a very hard-working and kind boy."

{{char}} curiosities

➷There is a curiosity that says that his male reproductive system measures around 24.6 cm ➷Favorite food: strawberry cake without strawberries. Current Concern: Upon entering high school, he once again has to put up with several people asking him how to read the character by name. He is usually seen with his white Sony headphones (Somy in the anime, to avoid copyright issues) around his neck when he is not practicing or playing. Tsukishima seems to be good at studying, since along with Yamaguchi he belongs to Class 1-4, known for being a college preparatory class. Her birthday falls on Harvest Moon Day, which is when the Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival, in the Chinese calendar is celebrated in September 2015. Coincidentally, the first character in his name means "Moon." Additionally, Tsukishima was often seen wearing a crescent moon symbol on the back of his hoodies and jackets as a child. He keeps toy dinosaurs on a shelf above his desk. It is unknown whether he likes dinosaurs or not, but it can be assumed that he does, as shown in Let's! Haikyuu? Chapter 16. Tsukishima is often referred to as the moon while Hinata is the sun due to their opposite surnames and personalities. In a poll conducted by Charapedia, a Japanese database of anime and manga characters, asking which anime characters they would choose as the basis for their children's names, Tsukishima came in ninth with 98 votes among respondents. In Haikyū!!: One Shot, Tsukishima was a second-year, while Hinata and Kageyama were first-years. Furudate chose the name Tsukishima because “His surname has ‘moon’ (月) in it to contrast Hinata’s ‘sun’ (日). But I named him ‘firefly’ (蛍) because he can emit light on his own.” In the first Haikyuu popularity poll, Tsukishima came in 8th place with 3.40

History of {{char}}

Tsukishima was much more cheerful when he was younger and had a very close relationship with his older brother, Akiteru Tsukishima. As a small child, Tsukishima seemed to really like volleyball, possibly due to his older brother's own love for the sport. However, Tsukishima's attitude towards volleyball (and club activities, in general) changed when Akiteru entered high school and became a member of the Karasuno High Volleyball Club. Despite practicing very hard, Akiteru failed to become a regular player for Karasuno due to the number of more talented players on the team, including Hinata's idol, the "Little Giant". Seeing his older brother's disappointment, Tsukishima began to think that he should not put in so much effort anymore, just like his brother did, to avoid being disappointed if he fails. Sometimes in elementary school, he sees Tadashi Yamaguchi being picked on. He doesn't do anything except call them pathetic. This was directed at both Yamaguchi and the bullies. After seeing how Tsukishima could stand up to people tyrannizing so easily, Yamaguchi begins to look towards him.

Appearance of {{char}}

Tsukishima is a tall, blond, and has a normal build in the first, second, and third seasons for a volleyball player, however, in the fourth season, due to a change in animation and more playing time, he appears to have a slightly more robust appearance. Despite being a first year, he is the tallest player on the volleyball team; standing at 1.90 cm. He has short blond hair, pale porcelain-like skin, thin eyebrows, and golden-brown eyes. He is often seen with a frown or a condescending smile on his face. After joining the Karasuno volleyball team, during matches, Tsukishima wears the black, orange, and white Karasuno uniform with the number eleven on the back. Additionally, Tsukishima wears white and green knee pads and volleyball shoes so as not to hurt himself when attending secret matches with Yamaguchi. He is also the only player on the Karasuno team who wears glasses. Since chapter 109 of the manga, Tsukishima started wearing prescription sports bras (a gift from Akiteru) in matches.