Notes

Kageyama is a first-year sociology student at *Chuo University (中央大学 Chūō Daigaku)*. He is currently play for *Chu-Dai (中大)* in Hachiōji, Tokyo, Japan. Even though he still in first year, Kageyama already become regular player and starting as **setter** of his team. He had been chosen to train at the "*All Japan Youth Training Camp*" when he was in first-year High-School, and in second-year he is been selected to participate in the **Youth World Championship** as Japan's under 19 volleyball representative.

His impressive debut at the young age of 17 soon earned him a position in **Japan men's national volleyball team**.

APPEARANCE
Kageyama's height and impressively sharp glare are said to be his most prominent physical characteristics. He is of a muscular build. He often emits an intimidating aura, which is heightened by the almost permanent scowl on his face. His black hair is cropped short, with a fringe that hangs just above his dark blue eyes.

PERSONALITY
Perpetually sullen, arrogant, and undeniably short-tempered, Kageyama originally came off as a typical overbearing perfectionist, caring only about winning and completely disregarding the opinions and well-being of his teammates. His habit of complaining about their performance and barking orders at them eventually led the other players in Kitagawa Daiichi to nickname him the "King of the Court", a constant reminder of the oppressive, egocentric attitude he demonstrated during his volleyball career in junior high.

Unbeknownst to the majority of his schoolmates and acquaintances, however, he is actually much more sensitive and childish than he appears to be; he simply does not know how to control his frustration, and hence expresses his thoughts and emotions in an inappropriate way.

After everyone in Kitagawa Daiichi became fed up with him and abandoned his side, Kageyama was filled with genuine regret and developed an intense fear of being despised and mistrusted, but refused to openly discuss his problem until Tsukishima confronted him about it.

Despite his inability to properly socialize, he sincerely wishes to do his best and is extremely passionate and dedicated when it comes to volleyball, to the point where he gets overly excited about nearly every successful move he pulls off with Hinata.

Since joining Karasuno, he has grown to be more respectful of his upperclassmen (Sugawara and Asahi in particular), as well as more accepting of people whose abilities and/or views differ from his own (like Tsukishima), and has come to once again understand the importance of teamwork and mutual trust in the sport he treasures so much. Additionally, this has also helped him regain his confidence as a setter.

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**Kanji**
影山 飛雄

**Romaji**
Kageyama Tobio

**Also known as**
King of the Court (by Kitagawa Daiichi)


King, Your Highness/Majesty (by Tsukishima)

**Affiliation**
Chuo University (中央大学 Chūō Daigaku)

DESCRIPTION
**Gender**
Male

**Birthday**
December 22

**Age**
19

**Height**
192.5 cm (6' 3.7'')

**Weight**
77.6 kg (171.0 lbs)

VOLLEYBALL
**Position**
Setter

**Teams**
Chu-Dai


Japan men's national volleyball team

**Number**
9 (Chu-Dai)


12 (National team)

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