Minor Characters

There will be a major change in our Minor Characters page. In the past, all of Haikyuu's minor characters were given names and information in one page; but now, all of them were given new pages. So, we will need to simplify the coding: Instead of [[Minor Characters#Name|Name]] (such that Name is a variable meaning name of the character), it should be [[Name]] instead.

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We always talking about SEIJOH 3RD YEARS and fr forget this guy and the other Seijoh 3rd years apart from Mattsun, Makki, Iwa, and Oikawa.

AAHHH I LOVE HER SO MUCHHHH

I love chapter 51 of Haikyuu-bu!! because it fleshes her and Genta (her boyfriend) a lot more and shows yet another unique perspective on volleyball and different people's experiences with it. Hiromi played volleyball in middle school, but eventually reached what she thought was her limit and didn't want to play anymore, and that's okay. Intense sports aren't for everyone, and if she didn't want to dedicate any more time to it, that's totally fine and she has nothing to be ashamed of. She found something else in her life that she loves and is able to keep being her awesome self without having to play a sport that she doesn't necessarily enjoy.

When she and Genta went to the beach in that chapter of Haikyuu-bu!! and entered a beach volleyball tournament, not only did the "I have to make sure they never find out I used to play volleyball" antics of Hiromi and Genta offer some comedy, they also made me want to cheer for them and help both of them realize that they should be proud of what they did before, even if they never played really well or placed high in a tournament. They did their best and made it to a certain point, and that's worth being proud of. Hiromi's spike (see image below) was my favorite part of the chapter:

I love seeing girls spike in co-ed volleyball games! A lot of times in manga, when a couple plays any form of volleyball together, the girl is usually shown setting to the boy, and this is usually framed as the girl supporting the boy and the boy doing the exciting things and getting all the glory, which is pretty sexist if you think about it. This happened in a Haikyuu-bu!! chapter, too - the one where Mika and Daishou go on a date and end up playing volleyball together. I'm not saying it's always wrong, and I'm definitely not diminishing the role of a setter or female setters in general (I'm actually a backup setter on both of my volleyball teams, so I understand how crucial the setter's role is), but I do think that the way these scenes are framed is often quite sexist and forces the female character into a supporting role. (Image below: Mika setting to Daishou in chapter 6 of Haikyuu-bu!!)

Hiromi's spike was awesome because even after Genta tried so hard to support her and protect her, he himself ultimately wasn't enough, and he had to allow himself to rely on Hiromi's power for them to win. A good and strong relationship is when both people rely on each other and trust each other equally. In a straight couple, the man should not have to take all the burdens upon himself just to protect the woman, and the woman should not be forced to rely on the man for everything, and seeing Hiromi and Genta play beach volleyball together as a team reminded me of this. Even though the majority of the game was focused on Genta's thoughts and the progression of his character, Hiromi got her moment in the spotlight, too, and it was an important one for both the development of her individually and the development of her relationship with Genta. She didn't feel the need to play worse on purpose just to make Genta feel more comfortable and "masculine" - she did what she did for her own reasons and proved that she, as a girl, is perfectly capable of playing on the same court as Genta, a boy, even though she was holding back. Hiromi and Genta have such an equal, supportive, and healthy relationship (which is absolutely adorable!) and Hiromi herself is realistic, fun, strong, and compelling.

Tadashi Yamaguchi isn't my highest kin...

Credits to @adiba on Twitter

Takeru Oikawa is.

Happy Mother's Day!

This post is to appreciate the moms (and grandmas, 'cause they're moms, too) that raised and supported all our favorite Haikyuu!! characters. I couldn't include them all in the picture, of course, but all the moms in Haikyuu!! are amazing, kind, and strong women, and they all deserve some love. Raising kids is hard. Taking care of a family is hard. Being a mom is hard. But it's not impossible, and there are tons of awesome mothers in the world who do it every day, and it's because of them that we are who we are today. It's great to see good mothers represented in Haikyuu!!, and they are all unique and different from each other in some ways, which makes them realistic, too. Because why not, here's a list of some of the great things they've done and why we should appreciate them:

• Mrs. Tsukishima takes care of two teenage boys and cooks custom lunches for them.

• Madoka Yachi runs her own design company, Yachi Create, and works hard (even though she messes up sometimes) to raise a teenage daughter.

• Ai Nakashima is a mother of five children, one being a baby, and goes to all her son Takeru's matches to support him.

• Yumie Kita is the grandmother of Shinsuke Kita and left a huge impact on him, and has had a close relationship with him since he was a small child. She goes to some of his matches to cheer him on.

• Mrs. Sawamura is the mother of five children, one of which is our dear Karasuno captain, Daichi.

• Mrs. Hinata raises two hyperactive sunshine children.

• Mrs. Ushijima raised one of the best high school volleyball players in all of Japan, even after doubting him as a child (because he was left-handed)

• Etc.

They're all awesome and deserve appreciation, as do the epic mothers and mother figures in our own lives. Make sure to show them lots of love, too!

(You'll have to click on the third image to see the full thing since it got cut off)

These young ladies are members of the Tohoku University Women's Volleyball Team, and they help Coach Ukai Sr. with teaching kids (and Hinata) volleyball. The black-haired girl got more screen time than her teammate, who we never even saw setting, but since they play for a university team, they're both probably pretty good. The black-haired girl probably isn't a setter for her team since her sets are shown to not be super consistent, but since Hinata was able to deal with that well, it helped him improve, so that's good.

I thought it would be appropriate to feature these university team players now because the NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament is going on right now and, on the 15th, the team I'm rooting for crushed their opponent in an epic match that ended with a 3-0 score (after an insane comeback from 6 points behind in the 2nd set!), so I thought it'd be cool to showcase some university women's team players from Haikyuu!! for this post! :D

Mikako Hoshino - teacher and volleyball club advisor for an unnamed middle school, super sweet, definitely that one teacher that makes you cookies for your birthday because why not

She attended the Karasuno vs. Kakugawa match and ended up supporting Karasuno, because she said they seemed like the underdogs in this situation and because they had really short players compared to Kakugawa, the team Hyakuzawa played on, which reminded her of the middle school team she's the advisor for. She was pleasantly surprised to see that Hinata was scoring so many points for Karasuno, despite his height (or lack of height, haha), and it gave her hope for her middle school team, and when the game ended she left with a renewed hope in her heart for her team and believing that if her players could learn to jump higher, they wouldn't have to be the underdogs anymore.

Overall, she seems like a really sweet, kind, and sympathetic person, given how easily she empathized with the Karasuno players and how she was always thinking of the kids on her team instead of about herself. I really wish she could meet Minaho Ono (one the teachers at Karasuno, who I posted about a while ago) and Takeda (since they're both the wholesomest club advisors to ever exist) and it would be awesome to see how they would get along!

Also, she kinda looks like Kiyoko but with short hair-

Part II of appreciating the Haikyuu!! moms I guess

Mrs. Tsukishima: mother of a salty boi (Kei) and a sweet boi (Akiteru, who I'm going to call Teru from now on because I can)

She seems like the kind of mom that would make everyone brownies and if you came over after school she'd let you have juice with the brownies because she thinks you're sweet, but she'd also give you fruit because you gotta keep healthy and she's used to making healthy meals for Teru (that's actually canon; there's a scene where she's making his lunch and she agrees to make a super healthy one after he reminds her). Honestly, she's just so kind and full of youthful energy, and she's got to be patient and mentally strong to have to deal with Kei and his apathetic saltiness. I don't really have a lot to say about her since she only appeared in, like, one episode, and just for a few seconds, but she seems really nice and sometimes, a character that's just really nice is all I need to remember that some things are just simple and beautiful because they are simple, and kindness is one of those things. Remember that when you think of the amazing Mrs. Tsukishima!

NOTE: Because she's listed on the "Minor Characters" page, I can't tag this post with "Tsukishima's Mother," so it's just tagged "Minor Characters."

Manaka Ujie (the one with short, medium-brown hair), Asuka Hirama (the one with black hair) and unknown (the one with wavy, light brown hair).

And Y'ALL THERE IS OFFICIAL COLORED MANGA ART OF OUR GURL ASUKA HIRAMA:

Like, seriously. I DEMAND to know more about them! I love how they come to all the Seijoh matches to support Oikawa but they end up cheering for Yamaguchi instead and learning a lot about volleyball while they're at it! And even though they're very minor characters, they still have unique designs and personalities, and they aren't just nameless, faceless background girls. I like them because they prove that being a "cheerleader" character isn't necessarily bad, even though it is an overused trope in shounen anime to have the female characters always cheering from the sidelines. Just because you're that kind of character doesn't mean you can't offer a new perspective on the events, learn about what's going on without appearing stupid, and not being afraid to look dorky when you cheer with all your heart. They also had tears in their eyes after Karasuno lost to Seijoh, showing that they were able to empathize with the Karasuno boys and they came to understand how much volleyball means to everyone on that court and they became invested in a match between a bunch of boys they didn't even personally know very well. They're kind of like us Haikyuu!! fans - being sucked into this volleyball world and crying for our boys - on all teams - because we know how much effort they put into every match.

So, there's my random female characters of the day. Please appreciate them. ^_^

Like, is this for real??

It made me laugh to see this, but it's kinda hard to believe.