Ryunosuke Tanaka

**Ryūnosuke Tanaka** is previously a member of the Karasuno High volleyball team. For the majority of the series, he is a second-year student and a wing spiker on Karasuno's team and its up-and-coming ace.

## Statistics

* **Name**: Ryunosuke Tanaka
* **Origin**: Haikyū!!
* **Gender**: Male
* **Age**: 17
* **Birthday**: March 3, 1996
* **Classification**: Human, Karasuno High Second-Year Student, Karasuno Volleyball Club Wing Spiker / Outside Hitter
* **Blood Type**: A
* **Height**: 177.2 cm (5'10")
* **Weight**: 68.8 kg (151.7 lbs)
* **Skin Color**: Tan
* **Eye Color**: Blue-Grey
* **Hair Color**: Shaved
* **Relatives**: Saeko Tanaka (Older sister)
* **Alignment**: Good
* **Status**: Active
* **Class**: **A-Class**
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* **Voice Actor**: Yū Hayashi

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## Appearance

Tanaka has a shaved head with a widow's peak and sharp blue-grey eyes. He is average in height and has a lean, but strong build. He tends to make intimidating faces to try to scare others, which Daichi scolds him for.

## Personality

Loud, hot-headed, and easily angered, he is no stranger to picking fights. He is also somewhat of a slacker, shown by his less-than-stellar work ethic in school and his usual lateness to practices. Despite all this, he is shown to be caring and supportive of his teammates, and even protective of his underclassmen. Tanaka doesn't take kindly to people who belittle others, as shown when he grows upset at Kei Tsukishima for trash-talking others during their first 3-on-3 match. In addition, he gets very excited and is easily won over when an underclassman calls him "senpai".

Once he gets fired up, he is usually unstoppable on the court and also uncontrollably loud, as demonstrated by his over-the-top cheering after he scores or pulls off an incredible move. He also has the tendency to take off his shirt and spin it over his head when he scores a point in practices.

Tanaka is also someone with strong mental fortitude, not letting himself be brought down by things like being targeted or getting blocked during games. He seems to know that he can be an easy target to some people and has a lot to improve on, but instead of letting those things bother him he gets fired up and keeps trying no matter what. However, even for Tanaka, things can be too much and every six months or so he starts to think he is nothing but mediocre. But, he tells himself that thinking like that is just a waste of time.

Tanaka has a large interest in girls, as shown in the numerous posters of female idols that are posted up in his room. One girl in particular who he has a large interest in is Kiyoko Shimizu. He often approaches her and tries to talk to her, though his advances are usually ignored, which he claims turns him on. Tanaka usually looks out for her, alongside Nishinoya, especially during the Tokyo training camp and official matches when other teams take an interest in her.

## Main Skills and Equipment

**Volleyball Skills**: He is a player who never gives up on the ball. According to Keishin Ukai, Tanaka is the second strongest spiker in Karasuno (Asahi being the first) and most importantly, his ability to perform when he's cornered doesn't deteriorate. He shows incredible mental fortitude during games, and this combined with his talent and physical ability caused Coach Ukai to note he could be an ace. Although he doesn't demonstrate it, it's been noted by Daichi that he does have pretty good game sense. Tanaka is often targeted on serves and spikes despite this he can recieve decently well and even when he's not in position to receive properly he will use his body to receive and ensure the ball doesn't fall. Tanaka has even been compared to Bokuto, a top 5 ace, though he was called a weaker version than him.

* **Inner Cross**: After witnessing Bokuto perform a cross shot during the Tokyo Expedition Arc, Tanaka is seen working on his inner cross, though it's still a "work in progress".
* **Straight Spike**: Tanaka uses a straight spike that he executes off of a form meant to hit a cross. He tricks the blockers into thinking he will spike a cross with his run-up and spiking form. Then he spikes through the small opening left open by the blockers and the antenna on the side. Tanaka's straight requires absolute precision as the ball trajectory is extremely close to the boundary line. This straight, combined with his inner cross, makes Tanaka a formidable spiker.

## Relationships

* Saeko Tanaka
* Yu Nishinoya
* Chikara Ennoshita
* Hisashi Kinoshita and Kazuhito Narita
* Kiyoko Shimizu
* Daichi Sawamura
* Koshi Sugawara
* Shoyo Hinata
* Tobio Kageyama
* Kei Tsukishima
* Taketora Yamamoto