Tobio Kageyama

Tobio Kageyama, also known as King of the Court, Kageyama the Kalm, Bakageyama, Bateyama-kun, Bakayama, Kalm-geyama, Yamayama-kun, Wearyama-kun, Crappyama, Tired-yama, King, Your Highness, Majesty, Pipsqueak, Brazen Jerk and Simpleton Idiot, is the main deuteragonist from the Haikyuu!! series.
== Charactah Account ==
The former ace of Kitagawa Daiichi that Hinata swore revenge upon. Tobio is hailed "King of the Court" by his junior high teammates due to his tyrannical attitude towards leading the team. Not too long after his match with Hinata, his teammates turned on him and Tobio was benched for the rest of his tenure in junior high. Due to his actions, none of the top volleyball high schools would accept his application, leading him to attend Karasuno High School, where he must learn the value of teamwork.
Perpetually sullen, arrogant, and undeniably short-tempered, Tobio originally came off as a typical overbearing perfectionist, caring only about winning and completely disregarding the opinions and well-being of his teammates. His habit of complaining about their performance and barking orders at them eventually led the other players in Kitagawa Daiichi to nickname him the "King of the Court", a constant reminder of the oppressive, egocentric attitude he demonstrated during his volleyball career in junior high.
Unbeknownst to the majority of his schoolmates and acquaintances, however, Tobio is actually much more sensitive and childish than he appears to be; he simply does not know how to control his frustration, and hence expresses his thoughts and emotions in an inappropriate way.
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* Haikyuu!!
* Haikyuu!! Lev Genzan!
* Haikyuu!! Movie 1: The End and the Beginning
* Haikyuu!! Movie 2: The Winner and the Loser
* Haikyuu!! Movie 3: Talent and Sense
* Haikyuu!! Movie 4: Battle of Concepts
* Haikyuu!! Movie: The Dumpster Battle
* Haikyuu!! Quest Picture Drama
* Haikyuu!! Second Season
* Haikyuu!! Special Feature! The Spring Tournament of Their Youth
* Haikyuu!! To the Top
* Haikyuu!! To the Top Part 2
* Haikyuu!! vs. "Akaten"
* Haikyuu!!: Karasuno High VS Shiratorizawa Academy
=== Manga ===
* Haikyuu!!
* Haikyuu!! Prototype
* Let's! Haikyuu!?
=== Video Games ===
* Haikyuu!! Connect! The View from the Top!!
* Haikyuu!! Cross Team Match!
* Haikyuu!! Maker
* Haikyuu!! Perfect Match!
* Jumputi Heroes
* Kotodaman
* Puyopuyo!! Quest
== Trivia ==
* Tobio wears black volleyball shoes with light grey accents.
* Tobio usually buys a carton of milk or yogurt during lunch.
* Tobio uses an iPhone as seen in the last arc of the manga.
* Tobio is the only first-year on Karasuno's volleyball team that is not a middle blocker.
* Tobio's been playing volleyball since his second-year at Akiyama Elementary but became involved with volleyball as early as three years old.
* Tobio is the youngest first-year and member on the team.
* Worst Subject: Tobio claims to have a poor memory when it comes to English vocabulary, but when he was quizzed by Daichi on tactic signals, he was able to answer them quickly and revealed that it took him barely a day to memorize those. This shows that he does have a great memory but lacks the motivation to put it to use on subjects that aren't related to volleyball.
* Tobio has admitted to Hinata that Kageyama is jealous of Hinata's physical ability and reflexes, specifically that Hinata has great ability but has not been able to hone it properly to his greatest potential. Kageyama says this is why he is 'irritated' by Hinata.
* Before choosing Karasuno, Tobio tried to get into Shiratorizawa, but he failed the entrance exam. Afterward, he chose to attend Karasuno only because he wanted to train under the former Coach Ukai. However, Ukai collapsed shortly before he joined.
** During the practice match against Seijoh in the manga, it is revealed Tobio received an invitation to attend Aoba Johsai High but he turned it down in hopes of getting into Shiratorizawa.
* In the second one-shot, Tobio's reason for joining Karasuno was that he wanted to fight "Top Schools". Hinata and Kageyama had also formed their "Freak Quick attack" during a match against another school instead of during the 3-on-3 match.
* Tobio's birthday overlaps with the winter solstice (December 22nd, the shortest day and longest night of the year), which contrasts Hinata's birthday which occurs in summer solstice (June 21st, the longest day and shortest night of the year) respectively.
* Tobio is originally the main character in One-Shot (Jump Next!) and wore the number 10 jersey. In One-Shot (Weekly Shōnen Jump), Kageyama's jersey number was 6.
* In Haikyuu's first popularity poll, Tobio ranked 1st with 6,639 votes. In the second popularity poll, he dropped to 3rd with 9,369 votes. In the Takara Tomy Character Poll, he ranked 3rd with 54,050 votes.
* In regards to Tobio's name, Furudate wrote: "I gave him this name with the image of 'strong shadow' and 'flying' in mind."
* In an interview with Furudate about Kageyama's character, Furudate noted that they felt Tobio turned out well.
* Hinata once called Tobio (Bateyama-kun), which translates to "someone who is tired".
* To date, Tobio is the only known member of the Italy league team Ali Roma (á-li ró-ma).
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Tobio Kageyama at Haikyū!! Wiki
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