Junpei Tamayama (Japanese:
He is a student at Yukigaoka Junior High and a member of the tennis club.
Appearance[]
Junpei is a young teen with light-colored hair (brown in the anime), hooded eyelids, and narrow pupils. He is only seen wearing a sweatsuit during his debut.
Personality[]
He is a friendly person willing to help Hinata, but usually asks for help first.
Background[]
He, Hinata, and Acchan were shown to attend Yukigaoka Junior High together.
Plot[]
When Hinata was first starting out with volleyball and was seeking others to help him practice, Junpei was one of the people he turned to in seeking help for practice[1]. With Hinata agreeing to help Junpei with his own practice, the tennis player noticed Hinata's lack of skill but did point out how Hinata has superb reflexes. Upon hearing how Hinata tends to freeze when he realizes the ball is heading his way, Junpei teaches Hinata the Split Step technique, a maneuver in which the player will disconnect their feet from the ground in order to reset their form and use the momentum to go into the next move, as well as perfecting their overall reaction time once timing is perfected. Hinata would later utilize this method during the First Year Training Camp.
Statistics[]
While he was still in middle school, Junpei appeared to have average tennis skills. He is observant of his opponents, as he was able to point out certain things and skills Hinata possessed and provide tennis methods that could help him improve.
Skills[]
Relationships[]
Karasuno High[]
- Shōyō Hinata: Junpei is one of many people often asked to help Hinata improve his volleyball skills but would usually make Hinata help him with his own practice first. While he was annoyed Hinata was not able to return a ball to him, he admired his speed and reflexes and taught him how he can overcome certain anxieties.
Trivia[]
- Junpei shared his English voice actor with Michinari Akagi (episodes 19–25).