Tobio Kageyama

**Tobio Kageyama** is the deuteragonist of the *Haikyū!!* series. For the majority of the series, he was a first-year at Karasuno High School, playing as the starting setter for the boys' volleyball club. Initially, he was referred to as the "King of the Court," a derogatory nickname referring to his dictatorial presence on the team given to him by his middle school teammates at Kitagawa Daiichi. He was widely regarded as a volleyball prodigy by many of the prefecture's players and coaches. After joining Karasuno, he manages to change his previously self-centered attitude for the better with the help of his new teammates and 'rediscover' what it means to be a part of a team.

## Statistics

* **Name**: Tobio Kageyama, King of the Court
* **Origin**: Haikyū!!
* **Gender**: Male
* **Age**: 15
* **Birthday**: December 22, 1996
* **Classification**: Human, Karasuno High First-Year Student, Karasuno Volleyball Club Setter
* **Blood Type**: AB
* **Height**: 180.6 cm (5'11")
* **Weight**: 66.3 kg (146.2 lbs)
* **Skin Color**: Light
* **Eye Color**: Dark Blue
* **Hair Color**: Black
* **Relatives**: Miwa Kageyama (Older Sister), Kazuyo Kageyama (Grandfather), Unnamed Parents
* **Alignment**: Good
* **Status**: Active
* **Class**: **S-Class**
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* **Voice Actor**: Kaito Ishikawa

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## Appearance

Kageyama's height and impressively sharp glare are said to be his most prominent physical characteristics. He is of a muscular build. He often emits an intimidating aura, which is heightened by the almost permanent scowl on his face. His black hair is cropped short, with a fringe that hangs just above his dark blue eyes. His typical attire consists of either his school uniform or practice clothes.

## Personality

Perpetually sullen, arrogant, and undeniably short-tempered, Kageyama 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, he is 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.

After everyone in Kitagawa Daiichi became fed up with him and abandoned his side, Kageyama was filled with genuine regret and developed an intense fear of being despised and mistrusted, but refused to openly discuss his problem until Tsukishima confronted him about it.

Despite his inability to properly socialize, he sincerely wishes to do his best and is extremely passionate and dedicated when it comes to volleyball, to the point where he gets overly excited about nearly every successful move he pulls off with Hinata.

Since joining Karasuno, he has grown to be more respectful of his upperclassmen (Sugawara and Asahi in particular), as well as more accepting of people whose abilities and/or views differ from his own (like Tsukishima), and has come to once again understand the importance of teamwork and mutual trust in the sport he treasures so much. Additionally, this has also helped him regain his confidence as a setter. He has also realized that he doesn't call the shots, and gives up control to Hinata and other spikers.

## Relationships

* Shoyo Hinata
* Kei Tsukishima
* Tadashi Yamaguchi
* Hitoka Yachi
* Ryunosuke Tanaka
* Yu Nishinoya
* Chikara Ennoshita
* Koshi Sugawara
* Asahi Azumane
* Daichi Sawamura
* Kazuyo Kageyama
* Miwa Kageyama
* Toru Oikawa
* Yutaro Kindaichi and Akira Kunimi
* Kenma Kozume
* Wakatoshi Ushijima
* Orion Eden
* Sasuke Uchiha
* Gray Fullbuster
* Renji Abarai
* Roronoa Zoro
* Blake Belladonna
* Katsuki Bakugo