oikawa tooru

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Tōru Oikawa 「及川徹, Oikawa Tōru?」 is a 3rd year student at Aoba Jōsai High School. He is the captain of the volleyball team and is widely regarded as the team's best player, despite not being the star player.

appearance

Oikawa has chocolate brown hair that extends outwards, and eyes that are similar in color to his hair. Many find him attractive to the point that several girls follow him just to talk to him. Oikawa smiles frequently (though Iwaizumi notes that these expressions are rarely genuine). He tends to make victory signs that are often accompanied by wide grins or a wink. Another well-recognized expression is the one he makes to Kageyama which is sticking out his tongue while smiling and closing one eye (which is why he hits). Oikawa is of a fairly decent height for a volleyball player, standing at just over 6' 11". A white brace is placed on his right knee, making it appear as though he is wearing a different colored knee brace. On the court, Oikawa wears the standard turquoise and white uniform of Aoba Jōsai High School, and his jersey is adorned with the #1, a classic among captains. He also wears dark grey sneakers with blue accents. During the practice match with Karasuno High School in Episode 7, Oikawa wears the number #13.

personality

Despite his flirtatious nature (which makes him quite famous among the female students, with both Tanaka and Nishinoya envying him) and childishness (as noted by his nephew and Iwaizumi), Oikawa is an excellent, well-rounded player and is very serious when it comes to volleyball. He is known to have an "unpleasant personality" among some opponents and his own teammates, caused by his petulant attitude. Oikawa also frequently makes light-hearted comments, but follows them up with a serious or intimidating tone. Despite his flirtatious and dismissive exterior, Oikawa is extremely intelligent and cunning, to the point that his own teammates indicate that they do not want to be friends with him, because he notices everyone's weaknesses (Oikawa indignantly responds by asking why he would do that to his own teammates). Oikawa holds a huge grudge against Kageyama, whom he mockingly calls Tobio-chan. This is due to his feelings of inferiority compared to Kageyama, who has been hailed as a genius in his time studying at Kitagawa Daiichi. Kageyama can unintentionally bring out the more childish or rash aspects of Oikawa's personality. He works very hard, this is evident by his intense practices. Even he himself has become damaged by overwork in training. His own teammates have pointed out his rigorous schedule. Furthermore, Oikawa spends his time watching videos of his opponents' matches, observing their moves ahead of time to plan strategies on how to defeat them. Despite that, he still has time off on Mondays for rest. His intelligence and game sense are also unmatched, as shown when he points out his opponents' weaknesses in a short period of time.

extra

Favorite food: milk bread. Current concern: When he tried to talk to Karasuno's manager, Kiyoko, he was completely ignored. (But she must have been shy, and it's not like he's that bothered by it, not even a little, at all - Oikawa told himself.) Since Oikawa has a nephew (whose last name is also Oikawa), it's most likely that he has an older brother. However, there have been recent Furudate strips hinting that he has an older sister instead. Oikawa's nephew is named Takeru. In his spare time, he coaches his nephew and other kids at the Lil Tykes Volleyball Classroom. In official English media, Crunchyroll (anime) has his name written as 'Oikawa Toru' and VIZ Media (manga) has his name written as 'Tohru Oikawa'. He had a girlfriend who broke up with him because he was too obsessed with volleyball. Oikawa has been nicknamed the "Great King" and "Oikawa the Great" by Shōyō Hinata and "Assikawa", "Trashykawa" and "Shittykawa" by Iwaizumi The white knee pad on his right knee is, in fact, not a knee pad, but a knee support. In the first Haikyū popularity poll, he placed fifth with 5,050 votes. In the second, he still placed fifth with 7,410 votes. Oikawa once had his nephew, Takeru, take a photo of Kageyama bowing to him so that he could have "a photo of Tobio indebted to Oikawa-san!", however, Takeru was not amused. The photo Takeru took was blurry, much to Oikawa's dismay. According to Monthly Volleyball, Oikawa's favorite quote is "If you're going to hit her, hit her until she breaks." Her zodiac sign is Cancer. Oikawa's birthday, July 20, is believed to be a reference to Alexander the Great, who shares the same birthday and is also commonly referred to as "the Great King." In the Japanese sub, Hinata calls Oikawa "大王 様". When combined, the names Iwaizumi and Oikawa (Hajime and Tōru respectively).