Yamato Sarukui (Japanese:
Prior to that, he was a third year wing spiker in Fukurōdani Academy.
Appearance
He has tousled black hair (which appears dark brown in the anime) and thick eyebrows. His most prominent feature is his mouth; it resembles a monkey's, which goes with his nickname "Saru".
Personality
Not much is known about Yamato's personality, although, just like the rest of the team, he knows when to enlighten Bokuto when the latter is in a bad mood.
Background
Plot
Tokyo Expedition Arc
Statistics
| High School Statistics | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Power | 4/5 | ||
| Jumping | 4/5 | ||
| Stamina | 3/5 | ||
| Game Sense | 3/5 | ||
| Technique | 3/5 | ||
| Speed | 2/5 | ||
Nothing in particular about Yamato stands out. However, it's shown he is pretty average at receiving and digging. But his jump serves are decently powerful since Akane Yamamoto commented on one of his jump serves as "vicious".
Jumping Reach: 328 cm
Relationships
- Haruki Komi : He has a good relationship with Haruki and is often seen hanging around him and Konoha Akinori.
- Akinori Konoha : Konoha and Sarukui have a good relationship. They get along and play together very well.
- Fukurōdani : He is seen to get along well with the rest of his teammates.
Trivia
- Favorite Food: daikon radish.
- Current Concern: He's been told to stop smiling when he's not actually smiling at all.
- His star sign is Leo.
- Nomenclature
- Yamato (大和) - Big Peace
- Sarukui (猿杙) - Monkey