Haikyu!! is a volleyball-themed sports manga serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump. It tells the story of a boy named Hinata Shoyo who admires a player known as the Little Giant, and joins Karasuno High School, where the Little Giant was, with the aim of competing at the nationals as part of the volleyball club. Haikyu!! is home to a variety of fascinating characters. Here, we will take a closer look at the charms of Sugawara Koushi, vice-captain of Karasuno High School and active as a reserve setter.
Karasuno High School's Strategist!! Who is Sugawara Koushi?
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Sugawara Koushi is a third-year student who belongs to the volleyball club at Karasuno High School. He also serves as vice-captain and plays as a setter. He has gray hair, a bright, sociable personality, and is smart. He also keeps a close eye on his teammates and is a thoughtful mood-maker for the team. He can talk to his juniors without hesitation and is well-liked by everyone. He is also good at giving natural compliments and encouraging his juniors. Although he has lost his starting setter position to the genius setter Kageyama, he still plays in times of crisis or when it is necessary to change the flow of the game, and has produced good results.
Karasuno High School's Strategist!! Introducing the Special Skills of Sugawara Koushi
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Each character in Haikyu!! has a special skill or a special technique. Sugawara Koushi's insight into the atmosphere of the situation is more prominent than his volleyball skills. In the story, he is a reserve setter, so he doesn't play in many games. However, when he takes part in a match, he aggressively uses technical techniques to toy with his opponents. Furthermore, because he keeps a close eye on his teammates, he is adept at quickly calming them down and returning them to their natural state by actively talking to them and communicating with them.
Strategists of Karasuno High!! Characters with deep relationships with Sugawara Koushi
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So far, we have introduced basic information about Sugawara Koushi in detail. So what kind of characters are closely related to Sugawara Koushi? By knowing his relationships with other characters, we can learn about various aspects of Sugawara Koushi, so we will introduce them in detail.
Karasuno High School's Strongest Decoy!! Hinata Shoyo
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First, the character with a deep relationship with Sugawara Koushi is Hinata Shoyo. Hinata Shoyo is a first-year student at Karasuno High School and one of the regulars. He is Sugawara's junior and practices on the same team. Hinata Shoyo is short, but has great jumping ability and excellent athleticism. As a result, he pairs up with Kageyama to launch powerful attacks with quick attacks. As a senior, Sugawara also has high expectations of Hinata and is excited to watch him grow. In the story, as a setter, he shows his friendship by helping Hinata practice lifting the ball and teaching him formation signals and signs.
Karasuno High School's Super Rookie!! Kageyama Tobio
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The next character to be introduced who has a deep relationship with Sugawara Koushi is Kageyama Tobio. Kageyama Tobio is also a first-year student at Karasuno High School, just like Hinata Shoyo, but he is also one of the regulars. He has short black hair and sharp eyes, and is extremely competitive, especially when it comes to volleyball. Sugawara and Kageyama are both setters, which means they are in the same position, tossing the ball, so they are both teammates and rivals. However, Kageyama is stronger in terms of ability, and has secured a regular spot despite being a junior. Sugawara feels some frustration, but he believes that it's only natural for the strongest to become regulars, and so he respects Kageyama.
Karasuno High School Captain!! Sawamura Daichi
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Sawamura Daichi is a third-year student who belongs to the Karasuno High School volleyball club, and is one of the regular players and serves as the captain. He has short black hair and a round face, and is usually a gentle and caring type, but he can be a scary person when he gets angry. Sawamura Daichi's position is wing spiker. Sugawara and I are in the same grade and have been practicing together, so we can talk about anything. Sugawara is also the only one who can get angry at the captain, Sawamura, and we trust each other.
Karasuno High School's Ace!! Azumane Asahi
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Azumane Asahi is a third-year student at Karasuno High School and one of the regulars. He has long hair tied in a bun and a beard. Azumane Asahi is a classmate of Sugawara, and they are good friends who have been practicing together since their first year. Because Azumane is timid, Sugawara often supports him by talking to him before matches to ease his tension. As Sugawara is the setter, he has the right to choose who will be the spiker, but the fact that he relies on Azumane when times get tough is proof that he trusts him and recognizes his abilities.
Rival and friend!! Yaku Eisuke
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Yaku Eisuke is a third-year student and a regular member of the volleyball club at Nekoma High School. He plays the libero position and worries about being short. He also has short brown hair. He first met Sugawara at a practice match between Karasuno High School and Nekoma High School, and they became good friends due to their similar personalities and sociable side. They often talk during training camps, and after playing against each other in the Spring High Volleyball Tournament, they praise each other's efforts together.
Karasuno High School's strategist!! What is the appeal of Sugawara Koushi?
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So far, we have looked at Sugawara Koushi's basic personal data and relationships with other characters. So, what is the appeal of Sawamura Daichi? We will introduce the appeal of Sugawara Koushi in detail based on episodes in the work.
Sugawara Koushi's charm #1: His attentive personality
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First, the charm of Sugawara Koushi that I would like to introduce first is his attentive personality. Sugawara Koushi is more attentive and kind than other members of Karasuno High School. Therefore, he is able to notice what other members are thinking. In the story, he often listens to Hinata's worries and those of the club captain Sawamura, and is a mother figure to those around him. He often motivates Hinata by taking care of his mental health on the bench even during games.
Sugawara Koushi's charm #2: His manly side
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The next charm of Sugawara Koushi is the gap between his manly side and his personality. Sugawara looks androgynous, cute and feminine. However, deep inside he has a strong masculine side. As proof of this, when the coach was wondering whether to make the setter Sugawara, a third-year student, or Kageyama, a talented first-year student, he sensed the coach's dilemma and suggested that the stronger player should be made a regular. Not only that, Sugawara also says that in order to win, only strong players become regulars, that he wants to play as many games as possible, and that he wants to grab any opportunity he gets, which is manly and cool.
The charm of Sugawara Koushi: the unexpectedness in the three matches
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The last charm of Sugawara Koushi that I would like to introduce is the unexpectedness in the matches. As I mentioned earlier, when Sugawara participates in a match, he toyed with his opponents with technical attacks. As proof of this, when he enters a match, he changes his blocker's position and, knowing that he will be targeted, switches places with Tsukishima to take points, and even though he is the setter, he takes the opponent off guard by joining in a synchronized attack. In this way, the matches in which Sugawara plays often develop into tricky situations, and it is interesting to see him take points with tactics that are a little different from usual. Because he usually plays as a reserve player and supports the team, he is able to perform to the fullest when he does play in matches, making him a character worth watching.
【Haikyu!!】Karasuno High School's strategist!! Thorough introduction to the charms of Sugawara Koushi!! Summary
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This time, we introduced the charms of Sugawara Koushi, the vice-captain of Karasuno High School. Sugawara has many famous quotes, and is popular with both men and women because he is cool both in appearance and personality. Although he doesn't have many opportunities to play an active role in games, he is an indispensable member of Karasuno High School, so he is worth paying attention to. It is expected that he will continue to be very successful in the future, so why not check him out?
