Rintarō Numajiri (Japanese:
Appearance[]
He has brown hair, styled somewhat similarly to Yahaba's. His eyes are rectangular and brown.
Personality[]
Like the rest of his team, Numajiri is pretty cheerful and will mess around a lot during games. Despite this, he plays pretty well, especially when his team gets serious after Misaki's message.
Background[]
Nothing is known about his background.
He is currently a 2nd-year at Johzenji High. His teammates nickname him "Jiri."
Plot[]
Spring High Preliminary Arc[]
Numajiri first appears in the episode Simple, Pure Strength, where he is seen with his team walking out of Kaji High School after Karasuno advances through the first preliminary of the Spring Playoffs. He is later seen with his team on the first day of the Qualifiers. His team's first opponent is Karasuno High School.
Immediately in the first rally, Asahi starts off with a harsh serve, which Numajiri struggles to bump but eventually manages to pass it to another teammate. As Terushima scores, Numajiri is seen cheering for his team. Shortly after, Futamata does a one-handed set on Numajiri. Right after, he is called to smash the ball back as Kageyama bumps it. Kageyama misjudges Numajiri once more when Tanaka does a line shot that the setter deems perfect, but Numajiri saves it nonetheless. When the first set concludes and Bobata suggests getting a new one, Numajiri mocks Bobata's suggestion.
During the second set, Numajiri lets way for Tsuchiyu to save the ball after they are about to bump into each other. He later apologizes for slowing the libero down. Along with Bobata, Numajiri becomes surprised when Terushima admits that Johzenji losing was not enjoyable to him. Sometime later, Numajiri is able to score past Hinata.
Statistics[]
| High School Statistics | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Power | 2/5 | ||
| Jumping | 3/5 | ||
| Stamina | 2/5 | ||
| Game Sense | 4/5 | ||
| Technique | 3/5 | ||
| Speed | 4/5 | ||
He is a well-rounded player.[1]
Jumping Reach: 310 cm.
Relationships[]
Johzenji High[]
- Johzenji High: Numajiri gets along well with his team and, like all of them, will occasionally play around during games.
Trivia[]
- Numajiri shared his Japanese and English voice actors with other characters.
- He shared his Japanese voice actor with Sō Akama, Akinori Konoha, and Yoshiaki Nurukawa.
- He shared his English voice actor with Kazuteru Akiu, Masaki Gōra (season 2), Yoshiharu Haga, Yumeto Nagamatsu, Sōma Oyasu, and Kōji Sekimukai.
- He and Rintarō Suna share the same first name and pronunciation, but not the same first kanji character.
- Nomenclature:
- Rintarō (凛太郎) – Dignified/Cold, Thick/Great, Son
- Numajiri (沼尻) – Swamp Bottom