Amaterasu Nekomata

**"Insignificant being be gone!"**

## Character Information

### Epithet

Captain-san (By Teammates)
 The Sun Goddess (By Teammates)
 Amaterasu-sama (By Hidemi Tashiro)
 Amaterasu-senpai (By underclassmen)

### Also Known As

Captain-san (By Teammates)
 The Sun Goddess (By Teammates)
 Amaterasu-sama (By Hidemi Tashiro)
 Amaterasu-senpai (By underclassmen)

### Age

21 (2012)
 27 (Nov 2018)

## Background Information

### Goal

Take care of her teammates
 Be a good manager for her teammates

### Likes

Volleyball
 Her teammates
 Her classmates
 Drama Department

## Professional Status

### Position

Wing Spiker
 Captain

## Seiyu Information

### Voice Actor

Saori Hayami (Japanese)
 Brina Palencia (English)

**Amaterasu Nekomata** (Japanese: **猫又 天照** *Nekomata Amaterasu*) is a wing spiker and the captain of the Queen's Court University's volleyball club, and a former student at Nekoma High.

## **Appearance**

Amaterasu's rare apple-red hair color attracts a lot of unwanted attention. At the beginning of the story, her long hair was typically tied in a ponytail that ran halfway down her back, but as a means to keep her hair from being caught in anything, she cut it shorter so that it reached her chin. Amaterasu is of average height at 5' 3" (162 cm). She has clear green eyes which serve to complement the natural beauty of her hair color. She is typically dressed in a double-breasted white uniform, which is styled to double as a lab coat and can be worn over her civilian attire. Prior to her first trip to Nekoma High, she was also given a navy blue cloak styled to indicate her ties to the Queen`s Court University, and it has two loose panels in the front with the linked concave sided diamonds seen on the uniform worn by members of the volleyball club and as a repeated decorative element on the University itself.

## **Personality**

Amaterasu has a very strong-willed and bright personality. She is optimistic, resourceful, determined, yet she can be kind and compassionate. She tends to be reasonably independent but will accept the help of others when necessary. Sometimes, her determination to be independent ends up working against her, and she has been known to overwork herself to the point of making herself sick. Amaterasu tends to put less consideration into her own needs and ends up putting the people around her at a higher priority, meaning she places anyone precious to her ahead of herself and takes action when the situation requires attention. She's a strong-willed woman that is willing to take any risks for the fact to be adequately proven.

Amaterasu is very knowledgeable in herbalism and medicine. She likes to do things the "right way", often leading to dangerous encounters. As also seen in the manga (Lilac arc), she doesn't like hiding information and would like to face the truth in order to protect her precious 'stuff' properly. Like her grandfather, Amaterasu can also be competitive and childish, especially when it comes to Coach Ukai, her grandfather`s fated rival.

## **Background**

She`s a second-year med student and the manager of the Queen's Court University's volleyball club. She was once a student of Nekoma High, having graduated before the start of the story and become the manager of the University`s volleyball club in her first-year of schooling.

## **Plot**

### **Karasuno High Team Formation Arc**

Amaterasu first appears at Tokyo Station with the rest of her teammates, on their way to Karasuno High for the practice match. Sometime later, they go with Kuroo to find Kenma who had gotten separated from the group.

Nekoma’s first practice match is against Tsukinokizawa High. Amaterasu and Kuroo walk in as two opponents are criticizing Kenma, with Amaterasu calling them "cowards" before running off to help calm down Yaku. In the end, Nekoma wins 2-0. At the inn that night, Kuroo yells at Yamamoto several times for being too loud, resulting in Amaterasu slamming open their room`s door, and yelling at them to shut up and go to sleep.

The day of the match arrives and the current Nekoma and Karasuno meet. Upon spotting Yamamoto causing trouble, she practically dragged into the building by the back of his jacket, a pissed look on her face.