Gunther Oikawa

**"Insignificant being be gone!"**

## Character Information

### Epithet

Grand Emperor, Oikawa the Gentle (*manga only*), Emperor Oikawa, who heralds for peace (*by Hinata*)
 Gunther-chan/Gunther-san (*by Iwaizumi*)

### Also Known As

Grand Emperor, Oikawa the Gentle (*manga only*), Emperor Oikawa, who heralds for peace (*by Hinata*)
 Gunther-chan/Gunther-san (*by Iwaizumi*)

### Age

17-18 (*High School 3rd Year*)
 21 (*Early 2016*)

## Background Information

### Family

Tōru Oikawa (*Twin Brother*)
 Tsuki Oikawa (*Twin Brother*)
 Takeru Oikawa (*Nephew*)
 Older Brother or Sister
 Brother or Sister-in-law
 Emma Oikawa (*Mother*)
 Sanae Taiga (*Childhood Friend/Best Friend*)
 Annabeth Latifa (*Childhood Friend/Best Friend/Girlfriend; later on wife*)
 Nefertari Latifa (*Sister-in-law*)

### Goal

To graduate peacefully
 Start a cafe with Sanae and Annabeth
 Marry Annabeth
 Avoid his twin brother at all costs
 Help Sanae avoid his twin brother at all costs
 Keep his twin brother away from his childhood friend and girlfriend

### Likes

Volleyball
 Sanae Taiga (Platonic Relationship; not dating)
 Annabeth Latifa
 Dissing his twin brother
 Sushi

## Professional Status

### Occupation

High School Student (3rd Year, Class 3) - 2012 (Former)

### Position

Middle Blocker (*Volleyball Club; formerly*)
 Manager (*Part-time, Volleyball Club; later on full-time*)
 Go Home Club (*Member*)
 Cooking Club (*Member*)
 Student Council (*Vice-President*)

## Seiyu Information

### English Actor

Newton Pittman

**Gunther Oikawa** (Japanese: **及川** **ギュンター** *Oikawa Gyuntā*) was a third-year student at Aobajohsai High, an alleged member of the *Go Home Club*, a member of the Volleyball Club as one of their three managers, a member of the Cooking Club, and a member of the Student Council as the Student Council Vice-President. He is the childhood friend of Sanae Taiga, who he thinks of as a sister, and Annabeth Latifa, who he thinks of as a sister and later on as his beloved girlfriend.

As of November 2018, he married **Annabeth Latifa** and has changed his name to **Gunther Latifa** (Japanese: **ラティファ** **ギュンター** *Ratifa Gyuntā*).

## **Appearance**

Gunther has has dark brown hair that is swept outwards and eyes of corresponding color. He is often mistaken for his brother, and usually wears a scowl on his face and has a softer, more lilting voice that is heavily accented due to the lengthy time he spends aboard visiting his girlfriend`s parents and extended family in Lichtenstein. He frequently scowls and rarely if ever smiles, frequently smiling in the presence of his childhood friends, Sanae and Annabeth. Oikawa has a fairly decent height for a volleyball player, standing just over six feet. He wears a white brace on his right knee due to a previous injury, the same injury that caused him to be unable to play volleyball every again. Whenever he sees his brother, he gets this irritated look on his face and acts really enraged. He walks with a little limp, that is not often noticeable but is noticed by his twin brother, Sanae and Annabeth. His arm sometimes aches, and has a white bandage wrapped around it.

## **Personality**

To most people, he is considered a 'proper gentlemen' (referred to as **shinshi** or 紳士). In reality, he`s short-tempered, prideful, has an improper attitude with very violent tendencies, usually towards his twin brother and insecurities, a fact few people know of. Despite this, he is friendly and easygoing, to the point where people wonder how he even passes his classes as he never studies but still gets the top grades in the entire school and in his entire year.

Despite this, he is never smug nor arrogant, and is very kind and humble to other people; being the Student Council Vice-President, he is often concerned with the well-being of his fellow students and often worries about them to the point where he scolds people when they get too rowdy in the halls. He has a photographic memory but tends to forget small details, leading to him sometimes forgetting things and having to be reminded by his close friends.

His most admirable trait is to look past the backgrounds of his friends and to acknowledge that they should have privacy when it comes to their private lives. Due to this, many of his friends admire and look up to him as a role-model. He is extremely serious when it comes to his duties as the Student Council Vice-President, as a member of the Cooking Club, and as one of the three managers of the Volleyball Club. He is shy at times, and tends to show a tsundere side to himself when he is very jealous.

## **Background**

He is the second-born son of his unnamed parents, and was often tossed aside in favor of his more perfect twin brother. Due to this, he developed a fear of being cast aside and refused to even join Volleyball with his brother until he turned 13 and joined Kitagawa Daiichi`s Volleyball Team. He often ostracized himself from the team, refusing to even talk to them, as they would much rather talk to his twin brother. Due to this, he developed a close friendship with Tobio Kageyama, Sanae Taiga, and Annabeth Latifa; they all came from different backgrounds and enjoyed the company of each other. Though distant with his teammates, he made an effort to try to get along with them, somewhat succeeding for the most part. He refused to even interact with his twin brother, when they both entered high school. He later became a member of the Student Council as the Treasurer in his first year of High School and was well-liked for his accurate money counting and the fact that he was balancing school and his duties on the Student Council at the same time. He later joined the Volleyball Club as one of their Middle Blockers. After suffering a grievous leg injury near the end of his second year of High School, he was taken to the hospital where he was told he could never play volleyball again.

## **Statistics**

 Stamina
 Game Sense
 Technique
 Speed

Gunther was regarded as a power-blocker, and was known as one of the best on the entire Seijoh team when it came to blocking, with his injury preventing him from playing, it decreased the blocking power of Seijoh by a lot. Due to this, he was known as Seijoh`s Ace Blocker, with even Tsukishima saying that his skills were superior to those of Satori Tendō; making him an extremely capable blocker. As he had naturally high stamina, he would usually play for the entire game and was extremely effective against troublesome spikers as noted by his school`s volleyball coaches.

**Height and reach, as of mid-November:**

* **Fingertip Height**: 248 cm
* **Jumping Reach**: 335 cm (spike) / 335 (block)

#### **Skills**

* **Blocking**: Gunther had established himself as the blocking cornerstone of the team and was often trusted to stop opponents' powerful spikes. He was a capable and well-trusted blocker, with even Shinji Watari his team`s own libero relying on him to do his job as a Blocker. In matches, he is the team's blocking playmaker and directs other blockers in his line, due to this ability of his; he was often recognized as the "troublesome blocker" that had incredible talent. Even Satori Tendō acknowledged his skills, calling him a capable blocker.
* **Logical Mind**: Gunther isn't the sort of player who moves on instinct. He doesn't trust in his own strength, nor in the senses, he's honed. The only thing he trusts is the "information" in front of him. As such, he rarely falls for opponents' decoys, including the One Person Time Difference attack.  He is quick to process all the players' information and deduce where the toss will go to put up a strong block.
* **Feint**: Gunther has used a strategy in which he repeatedly feints to trick his opponents into moving forward. Once that happens, he would change to a normal spike aimed at the newly empty space on the court.
* **One Person Time Difference Attack**: This is considered one of his forte`s and the one that he is best known for. He successfully pulls off this attack during the Shiratorizawa match, in which he tricks the blocker with a delayed jump before spiking.
* **Tossing & Setting**: He is considered one of the more troublesome Middle Blockers, as he can toss and set like a normal setter. He is capable of even calculating the precise distance that he needs so that the spiker can land a perfect spike, designed to catch them off-guard.

## **Relationships**

### **Aobajohsai High**

* **Sanae Taiga**: Gunther seems to be one of Sanae`s closest friends, and is not happy when his twin brother flirts with her. In turn, he sees her as a sister to him and does not possess any romantic feelings for her. The two are close, due to meeting in their childhood and Sanae seems to know Gunther as well as his twin brother and Hajime did.
* **Nefertari Latifa**: His sister-in-law, the two of them are close friends and consider each other "study buddies", often studying for exams together. Though, she once dated him when they were little children, the two no longer have feelings for each other and are now best friends.

#### **Other Schools**

* **Annabeth Latifa**: His current girlfriend, they are in love with each other and often spend time together. The ex-middle blocker is often tasked to deal with Annabeth`s more whimsical nature and is often embarrassed by her sweet and loving antics. They hang out together outside of practice in school, despite Annabeth being in the grade below Gunther, their contrasting personalities, and the fact that they go to different schools. They also seem to be closely involved with each other, as shown when Annabeth reminds Gunther that he should study to get into a good university and Gunther exclaims that Annabeth promised not to tell or when Gunther slipped on the gym floor landing on his bad shoulder and Annabeth immediately gave him a pain-killer, suggesting that she`s used to him doing this. She has a list of Gunther's injuries and ways to help him memorized.
* **Tsuki Oikawa**: His other twin brother, Gunther shares a gentle and loving relationship with him; even when other people abandoned Tsuki, Gunther remained steadfast in remaining at his side.