Asahi Azumane

**Asahi Azumane** is a third-year student at Karasuno High; he is one of the boys' volleyball club's wing spikers and its ace.

## Statistics

* **Name**: Asahi Azumane, The Ace of Karasuno
* **Origin**: Haikyū!!
* **Gender**: Male
* **Age**: 17
* **Birthday**: January 1, 1995
* **Classification**: Human, Karasuno High Third-Year Student, Karasuno Volleyball Club Ace and Wing Spiker (Outside Hitter)
* **Blood Type**: AB
* **Height**: 184.7 cm (6'0.7")
* **Weight**: 75.2 kg (165.8 lbs)
* **Skin Color**: Light Tan
* **Eye Color**: Dark Brown
* **Hair Color**: Dark Brown
* **Relatives**:
* **Alignment**: Good
* **Status**: Active
* **Class**: **A-Class**
* **Notable Attacks/Techniques**:
* **Voice Actor**: Yoshimasa Hosoya

## Appearance

Asahi is a tall, muscular teenager, who has long hair which is usually swept backward behind his head with a sports hairband, and dark brown eyes matching his hair as well as his eyebrows. He also appears to be growing a short scruff on his chin. His overall appearance makes him look older than he is which causes others to be afraid to approach him because of his intimidating appearance.

## Personality

In contrast to his appearance, Asahi is rather quiet and gentle and has difficulties accepting that he is Karasuno's ace, as he initially doesn't see himself as the ace. Asahi is said to have a "Glass Heart", taking everything that is said about him to heart, and becoming depressed because of it at times. He shows to be weak-willed at the beginning when he leaves the team before the first-years joined the team as he felt that he let down his entire team when they lost against Date Tech even though the team thought otherwise.

After coming back to Karasuno, he realizes that his will and desire to play volleyball is much stronger than he thought, and with the help of his teammates, he acknowledges his position as Karasuno's ace, even though he is still mocked sometimes by Daichi for not having any "ace-like presence", and gains self-confidence. While he still feels insecure about a lot of things and seems to be quite a scaredy-cat, he clearly states that he has no intention of letting anyone take his ace position away from him in later chapters, showing his development from the beginning.

## Abilities and Equipment

**Volleyball Skills**: Asahi is the most powerful attacker in Karasuno. He is known for a strong spike that can blast past most defenders. As such, he is often trusted with the responsibility to score when faced with multiple blockers. His best spike is when he's given a high toss that is slightly away from the net. As his captain, Daichi, has said, "*If you want to stop our ace, you'll have to bring an iron wall!*". Asahi has shown enough power to blast past triple blocks, hit balls hard enough to create water fall balls, and hitting hard enough to send the ball into the spectator area. He is also able to eventually beat Date Tech's infamous "Iron Wall". Asahi is also good at receives, often being brought into receive formations alongside Daichi and Nishinoya. When teamed up with Tsukishima, Asahi proves to be an essential part of the team's blocking. Being one of the best servers on Karasuno, respectively behind Kageyama, Asahi is capable of hitting multiple service aces in a match. Its been noted by Asahi himself that he always starts games at around 70% power on his serves and spikes and increases the power gradually as the game goes on reaching 100% towards the end, with each time he increases the power and accuracy of the serve and spikes.

* **Back Row Attack**: After their battle against Nekoma, Asahi learned how to do a back row attack. He is usually seen using this attack in conjunction with Hinata acting as a decoy. With Hinata luring in the blockers, Asahi would take advantage of the opening to score. Eventually, he learned to perform this attack while syncing with Nishinoya's libero toss.
* **Jump Serve**: Asahi learned to perform a jump serve during the Summer Training Camp with some of Tokyo's powerhouse schools. His jump serve has been noted by some to have a good course. Over time, his power and control have improved to which he can serve to difficult spots near the boundary lines. He is shown scoring many services ace and constantly improving with the commentators at nationals noting his serve is quite good and second only to Kageyama. Coach Ukai taught Ashai a technique for reliving stress from his body where he clenches his fist tight then unclenches, this leads to less nerves and improved control on his serve. Ashai always starts games at around 70% power increasing power and accuracy as the game goes on, when his serves reach 100% they are difficult to receive for even the most skilled defenders.
* **Delayed Spike**: The delayed spike is one in which Asahi extends the time he stays in midair to throw off the blockers' timing. He would only spike when the blockers have started falling downward. The end result is a powerful wipe that sends the ball ricocheting off the blockers. The ball is often sent flying up and into the stands or surronding spectator areas. He has successfully used this attack in pinch moments against teams like Date Tech.
* **Receives**: As a wing spiker, Asahi is shown to be capable of making serve and spike receives. He will often times do what he can to keep the ball connected and will at times be called on to help receive more powerful attacks, such as Oikawa's serve.
* **Blocking**: Thanks to his taller height and strong physique, Asahi is a valued blocker for Karasuno. He is able to get both deflections and stuff blocks. During the match against Shiratorizawa, Asahi would follow Tsukishima's lead on the timing for blocking Ushijima or cutting off the path for a cross shot and took over leading the timing of the blocks for a while when the middle blocker was removed for the game for a while.