Aran Ojiro

Aran Ojiro
Kanji	尾白 アラン
Rōmaji	Ojiro Aran
Character Info
Gender	Male
Date of Birth	April 4, 1994
Status
Age	18 (High School 3rd Year) 24 (Nov 2018)
Height	184.7 cm (6' 0.7")
Weight	80.2 kg (176.8 lbs)
Occupation	High School Student (3rd year, Class 5) - 2012 V-League Division 1 Volleyball Player
Teams	Inarizaki High (Former) Tachibana Red Falcons
Number	4 (High School 3rd Year)
Position	Outside Hitter Ace On-Court Captain
Background Information
Likes	Ritz Crackers
Home town	Hyōgo Prefecture
Home country	Japan
Debut Information
In the Manga	Day 2
In the Anime	The Second Day (Episode)
Seiyū Information
Voice Actor	Jun Kasama
Image gallery

Aran Ojiro (Japanese: 尾白 (おじろ) アラン, Ojiro Aran) was a third-year student at Inarizaki High School and one of the volleyball team's wing spikers. He was one of the top aces in Japan, and filled that role in his team. Much like Kōtarō Bokuto, he was just outside of being in the country's top 3. It has been noted that if he were even in reasonably good condition, he would probably make the cut. 

As of November 2018, he is an outside hitter for the Tachibana Red Falcons, a professional volleyball team in Division 1 of Japan's V-League.

Appearance

Aran has a dark-brown clean-cut and thick eyebrows. He's fairly tall and has a muscular, athletic build.  His eyes are almond shaped and have fox like pupils; In the manga, his eyes are colored gold/brown and in the anime they're a grey-ish green. 

Personality

Aran is shown to be a mature, third-year student. He is in class five, so it can be assumed that he is rather intelligent. On occasions, he seems rather put off by the Miya twins' rude and obnoxious behavior, but other than that, he has been shown to have a strong connection with all of his teammates.

Background

Around fifth grade, Aran took part in a volleyball workshop where he first met the Miya brothers, Osamu and Atsumu, who were both fourth-graders at that time.

Statistics

High School Statistics
Power		5/5
Jumping		4/5
Stamina		4/5
Game Sense		3/5
Technique		3/5
Speed		2/5

He has a powerful spike serve and has been shown to have the ability to spike above blocks, implying that he has an exceptional amount of jumping power. He is also shown hitting three powerful spikes consecutively, even after a faulty receive. At one point, Coach Ukai stated that his ability as a spiker revolved around the Top 3.

Relationships

He appears to have a good relationship with his setter, Atsumu. Aran and Kita appear to be good friends. They are seen walking together after school.

Trivia

• Favorite Food: Ritz Crackers
• Current Concern: After thinking "I'll throw these out after one more wear," the underwear with a hole in it ended up being worn three times.
• He has known the Miya brothers since before they became a household name.
• In junior high, he attended the same Inarizaki Group Training Camp as the Miya brothers.
• Ojiro Aran's name is based on Rüppell's Fox, also known as "オジロスナギツネ" or  ojiro suna gitsune.
• Nomenclature
  • Aran (アラン) - Little Rock or Handsome
  • Ojiro (尾白) - White Tail

Quotes

• "Folks don't need reasons to feel the way they feel! If it makes ya happy...Then it makes ya happy and that's fine!" (to Shinsuke Kita, Volume 31 Chapter 274)