• Kanji 影山 飛雄
• Rōmaji Kageyama Tobio

Character Information

• Also Known As King of the Court (by Kitagawa Daiichi) Bakageyama, Bateyama-kun[1], Yamayama-kun (by Hinata) Tobio-chan (by Oikawa) Tobio-kun (by Miya)
• Gender Male
• Date of Birth December 22
• Age 16
• Height 180.6 cm (5' 11.1") - April / 181.9 cm (5' 11.6") - November
• Weight 66.3 kg (146.2 lbs)

Background Information

• Goal
  • Be a setter that's the team's control tower
  • Be able to think and toss the ball in a w...

Tobio Kageyama (Japanese: 影山 飛雄 Kageyama Tobio) is a first-year at Karasuno High School; he is the regular setter of the Karasuno High Boys' Volleyball Club and plays a critical role as the deuteragonist of the Haikyū!! series. Initially, he was referred to as the "King of the Court," a derogatory nickname that insinuates his autocratic nature, given to him by his former teammates at Kitagawa Daiichi during his late junior-high days. Kageyama is also widely regarded as a stunning prodigy and an absolute genius by many of the prefecture's players and coaches. After joining Karasuno, he manages to change his attitude for the better with the help of his new teammates and 'rediscover' what it means to be a part of a team. Currently, he has been chosen to train at the all Japan youth training camp and there's a strong possibility that he will become part of Japan's national volleyball ...

• Favorite Food: Pork curry with an egg on top.
• Current Concern: He gets the feeling that animals dislike him.
• Since he was born in Japan and on the cusp, if he was born before 11am he is a Sagittarius; if he was born after 11am he is a Capricorn.
• Kageyama usually buys a carton of milk or yogurt during lunch.
• He's been playing volleyball since his second year at Akiyama Elementary.
• Kageyama is the youngest member of the team.
• He claims to have poor memory when it comes to English vocabulary but when he was quizzed by Daichi on tactic signals, he was able to answer them quickly and revealed that it took him barely a day to memorize those. This shows that he does have a great memory, but lacks motivation to pu...

• Power 4/5
• Jumping 4/5
• Stamina 5/5
• Game Sense 5/5
• Technique 5/5
• Speed 4/5