Kotaro Bokuto

**Kotaro Bokuto** is a third-year student at Fukurodani Academy and the volleyball team's wing spiker, ace, and captain. He was acknowledged as one of the top five aces in the country, barely missing the top three.

## Statistics

* **Name**: Kotaro Bokuto
* **Origin**: Haikyū!!
* **Gender**: Male
* **Age**: 18
* **Birthday**: September 20, 1994
* **Classification**: Human, Fukurodani Academy Third-Year Student, Fukurodani Academy Captain, Wing Spiker / Outside Hitter and Ace
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* **Height**: 185.3 cm (6'1")
* **Weight**: 78.3 kg (172.6 lbs)
* **Skin Color**: Light Tan
* **Eye Color**: Gold
* **Hair Color**: White-Grey with Black Streaks
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* **Alignment**: Good
* **Status**: Active
* **Class**: **S-Class**
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* **Voice Actor**: Ryōhei Kimura

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## Appearance

Bokuto has round, golden-colored eyes and spiky white-grey hair with black streaks; certain sections of it are done up as if to vaguely conform to that of an animal, strongly amplifying the uncanny resemblance he bears to a horned owl. He has a solid and muscular build. However, his physical appearance in the anime is considerably thinner, less athletic, and muscular compared to the manga version. This is mostly corrected in the later seasons.

Unlike most volleyball players, Bokuto wears knee pads that go up to his thighs, instead of simply ending above his knee.

## Personality

He has a playful, friendly, bombastic, and child-like personality and is described by his team as having "mood swings", where even the slightest thing can change his mood, which then impacts his performance. Because of this, he was referred to by Yukie, the team's third-year manager, as 'simple-minded'. Nevertheless, he is both admired by his own team and the opponents for his impressive skill and morale-boosting demeanor.

When he makes a comeback from a slump, he clearly shows his pride as the ace and believes he is the "strongest". Bokuto is energetic, often making jokes about everything and acting rather dramatically about his plays, wanting attention or affirmation from his teammates. His personality is very compatible that he gets along with many people (almost like Hinata).

However, he is rather ignorant of other people's discomfort, seen with his interactions with Tsukishima. Bokuto also seems to never waver when dealing with "difficult" people like Atsumu post time-skip. Who immediately threatened Bokuto, to never complain if he misses one of his sets, and instead of feeling afraid or down, just proceeded to confidently assure him that he is now "ordinary". Also, despite his general silly behavior, there are moments when Bokuto exhibits something akin to a wise form of intelligence, his words inspiring Tsukishima in Karasuno's game against Shiratorizawa.

He also displays kind, just traits, leaning towards defensive during the 3-on-3 match (Cats vs Owls, in Episode 9 of Haikyuu!! Season 2), where Bokuto told Kuroo, Tsukishima, and Lev off, for ganging up on Hinata when he was attempting to score.

## Relationships

* Keiji Akaashi
* Fukurodani Academy
* Tetsuro Kuroo
* Kei Tsukishima
* Shoyo Hinata