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May 3, 2014 4:37 PM
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Now I'm not sure how far this Anime has adapted up to as of yet, but I noticed some characters (Tanaka for example) have nearly tripled in terms of favorites. I'm going to assume some of the great characters like Oikawa, Nishinoya, and Kenma haven't been introduced yet, so I'll ask those who are still deciding to hold off voting until further into the series.

As a Manga fan, my favorites are: Tsukishima > Oikawa > Sugawara > Kageyama = Hinata. I like Yamaguchi, Lev, and Kenma aswell though.

I'm not sure if I should put the really minor characters in the poll, I'll include an others option for those I like but don't think will get any votes. I mean, there's Yaku, who placed 14th in the Haikyuu popularity poll and I don't even remember him outside of being Nekoma's Libero. On the other hand, some characters that got adequate screentime like Yamamoto and Inuoka only placed in the 30s.
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May 3, 2014 4:42 PM
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were not far enough in the anime for me to decide
May 3, 2014 4:54 PM
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Kageyama Tobio

#mainstream #butIdon'tcare
May 3, 2014 5:27 PM
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Celestrial2 said:
were not far enough in the anime for me to decide
Not even a current favorite?
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Kageyama Tobio

#mainstream #butIdon'tcare
Kageyama is great, especially in the vs Aobajousai games. I'd say his popularity is justified and complements Hinata and Oikawa really well in terms of personality.
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May 3, 2014 6:00 PM
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I swear this thread belongs to the manga or somewhere in the future >.> but my favorite is Nishinoya Yuu, he's so energetic and skilled too, second would tanaka maybe? Kenma is my favorite opponent
May 3, 2014 6:06 PM
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I swear this thread belongs to the manga or somewhere in the future >.> but my favorite is Nishinoya Yuu, he's so energetic and skilled too, second would tanaka maybe? Kenma is my favorite opponent
Yeah, I would typically post a thread like this in the Manga forums as all of my other character threads are, just found it to be a bit opportune considering an Anime started. Maybe I could lock the poll until characters like Nishinoya are introduced to get a better idea.
May 3, 2014 6:30 PM
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This thread shouldn't be posted this soon. More amazing characters are going to appear, but it'll too late for the people who voted by watching 4 episodes to change their vote when the others characters are out.

Anyway, my fav is probably Noya-san as well. He's way too cool to not favorite him!
May 3, 2014 7:12 PM
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YorozuyaGinSan said:

As a Manga fan, my favorites are: Tsukishima > Sugawara > Oikawa > Kageyama = Hinata. I like Yamaguchi, Lev, and Kenma aswell though.


I love Tsukishima and Suga too! I'm not even halfway through the released chapters of the manga, though.
I guess right now it'd be...

Tsukkie > Tobio > Tanaka/Suga

I have a weakness for boys with glasses c:
May 3, 2014 10:19 PM
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LOAD said:
YorozuyaGinSan said:

As a Manga fan, my favorites are: Tsukishima > Sugawara > Oikawa > Kageyama = Hinata. I like Yamaguchi, Lev, and Kenma aswell though.


I love Tsukishima and Suga too! I'm not even halfway through the released chapters of the manga, though.
I guess right now it'd be...

Tsukkie > Tobio > Tanaka/Suga

I have a weakness for boys with glasses c:
So you haven't gotten to his backstory yet? It really adds to the dynamic of his character and shows why he initially viewed volleyball as mere "club activities". I love how overprotective Tanaka and Nishinoya are over Kiyoko and Hitoka, and Tanaka's interractions with Yamamoto can be hilarious aswell.
May 3, 2014 10:21 PM

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I mean it is quite hard to tell but atm I really like hinata, but obviously new characters are going to be introduced and stuff
May 3, 2014 10:46 PM

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Having only just started when watching the anime and not reading ahead, Tanaka is boss. Seriously this guy is consistently hilarious, I love him!
May 3, 2014 10:53 PM

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Kipcha said:
Having only just started when watching the anime and not reading ahead, Tanaka is boss. Seriously this guy is consistently hilarious, I love him!
I noticed how massive of a boost in favorites he got compared to all of the other characters, will probably start watching the Anime just to see how well they adapted his character.

I thought he was great in the Manga too but he is often overshadowed by Nishinoya, and he doesn't have all that much of a presence in the majority of their matches. Though it was really interesting seeing him targeted in the
Outside of that he's just a well rounded Wing Spiker that draws from Hinata's abilities as a decoy.
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I mean it is quite hard to tell but atm I really like hinata, but obviously new characters are going to be introduced and stuff
I didn't really like Hinata until recently in the Manga, he was always relying wholeheartedly on Kageyama's skills in performing the Oddball Quick Strike and whatnot. Though I do love how he's learning to stand on his own feet and his two feints in the Manga thus far have been absolutely spectacular.
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Tsukishima Kei, he's a dork and I love him.

Then: Hinata = Kageyama = Nishinoya = Kenma = Everyone from Nekoma High
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Tsukishima Kei, he's a dork and I love him.

Then: Hinata = Kageyama = Nishinoya = Kenma = Everyone from Nekoma High
Kei's kill blocks have been beautiful lately, looks like they'll be focusing more on him and his brother in the upcoming chapters.
May 4, 2014 2:19 AM

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Yeah, it's too soon. Tsukki's already introduced but Nishinoya and Asahi haven't yet. Tanaka stands out as always in the anime with those hilarious comedy scenes but Suga-san hasn't gotten time to shine.

For me it's Hinata > Kageyama > Noya-san > Tanaka > Shimizu > Suga-san > Tsukki > Daichi-san > The others.

I'm trying so hard to like Yachi. I hope she wouldn't be that moe klutz archetype. Noya-san is awesome, can't wait for his 1st appearance in the anime.
May 4, 2014 6:11 AM

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I'm only watching the anime, but my favourite one is Sugawara, he's such a really nice character
May 4, 2014 7:18 AM

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So far I like Tanaka best haha. Will await for new characters in the anime.
May 4, 2014 8:14 AM

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This show surprised me. Normally, I am the type to like side-main character and almost every time, the "main" MC never gets to be my fav. (At least I don't remember one) Hinata made the impossible "possible, he is one heck of an awesome character.

But seriously, everyone is great and interesting this series. It looks like, I will have more favs. in future.
May 4, 2014 8:25 AM
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Noya-senpai.
Though I can't wait to see what he sounds like in animated form.

He had me at that panel where

Is that wrong?
May 4, 2014 9:41 AM

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Hinata, Kageyama, Noya and a bunch of others...

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He had me at that panel where

Is that wrong?


Loved that moment as well
Hyuga Junpei: “Yeah… I’m confident… Because my teammates will help me out! I can shoot confidently.. because it will be okay even if I miss!”

Kagami Taiga: “I don’t know about being the bad guy or whatever. It’s only in stories where titles like that decide the loser. This is our show. We’re the ones who are writing the script.”
May 4, 2014 9:58 AM

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Hinata.. I don't know who half the people on this list is lol.
May 4, 2014 10:03 AM

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YorozuyaGinSan said:

Celestrial2 said:
I mean it is quite hard to tell but atm I really like hinata, but obviously new characters are going to be introduced and stuff
I didn't really like Hinata until recently in the Manga, he was always relying wholeheartedly on Kageyama's skills in performing the Oddball Quick Strike and whatnot. Though I do love how he's learning to stand on his own feet and his two feints in the Manga thus far have been absolutely spectacular.


Well I always have a kind of weakness in which I like the protagonist the most because of the amount of development they get. Hinata's whole junior high story was really moving to me and I just like him a lot because of it. Also, if we are talking about skill level, I gotta say kageyama's setting skills are top notch. Tanaka = new aoki? possibly, except aoki > all other comical characters. I just see a large similarity between the two
May 4, 2014 10:17 AM

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parfaited said:
Noya-senpai.
Though I can't wait to see what he sounds like in animated form.

Same, can't wait to see how Okamoto Nobuhiko voices him>
May 4, 2014 10:33 AM

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Kageyama, Hinata, Kenma, Kuroo, Noya, Suga too~ Its so hard to pick one favorite xD
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May 4, 2014 10:55 AM

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i'm really liking tanaka so far, he seems like a real bro.
not going to vote yet though, since not all the characters have made their appeareance yet~
May 4, 2014 10:57 AM

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Shimizu :D

May 4, 2014 11:29 AM

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*without voting*
I will save my vote when I will see more episodes :)

Hinata, Tanaka and Kageyama :)
May 4, 2014 11:58 AM

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Tanaka is clearly the best (as of now). I thought he was pretty funny in the manga, but for some reason he's even better in the anime. He's funny and goofy, and I love how he gets so hype when he's playing and tries to intimidate people he doesn't like

Tanaka=best senpai

May 4, 2014 4:29 PM

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Hinata, Tanaka and Noya-san. I really disliked Kageyama until recently, but it's suddenly becoming one of my favorites too, ahah.
And then there's Kuroo too!
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As of the episodes that aired, my favourite is hands down Kageyama. I'm just really drawn to his personality and how he's presented. And his faces are so cute.

And then my second favourite is Tsukki. I always go for megane guys, but Tsukki is pretty cool. I like "tsun"/jerks in anime and his teasing was funny and made me smile.

Then Hinata. Hinata is just a ball of adorableness and I love his dorkiness and his passion, I can't wait to see what he'll do!

Looking forward to seeing the other characters as well.
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idk the names really, but the manager girl or whoever the eff she is, is fucking hot! idk if it's the animation or what, but she's just....hnnng. and hinata is pretty awesome as well
May 5, 2014 3:59 AM
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Tanaka all the wayy!! This guy really over the top guy, really love his expression and reaction over anything…
Probably this guy give me best experience for watching this series
May 5, 2014 7:02 AM

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Tanaka. I think he is so popular, because majority of new readers came from KuroBasu and Tanaka closest to those guys.
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May 5, 2014 8:15 AM

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well my fav is Tanaka>Nishinoya>Kenma>Tsukishima
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I'm only watching the anime, but my favourite one is Sugawara, he's such a really nice character


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May 11, 2014 12:12 AM

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Definitely Tanaka. He is just fucking hilarious and just plain likable. I hope he still has screen time when other characters get introduced.
May 11, 2014 3:52 AM

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I'm not too sure, it's between Tanaka and Tsukishima.
May 11, 2014 4:17 AM
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I chose Hinata, but actually I love all Karasuno's boys. Tanaka is hilarious, Kageyama's amazing, Daichi and Suga are great too. The only one that I dont like really much is the megane boy, but after episode 6, I started to like him a bit.
May 13, 2014 10:56 AM

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There's some many characters who I like, like: Kouishi, Hinata, Kageyama and Aone.
May 13, 2014 12:21 PM

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I chose Hinata but I also really like Tanaka. That guy's hilarious. This entire show's just hilarious!
May 13, 2014 2:10 PM

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It shouldn't be possible to vote on Bokuto! He certainly will not appear in this season.

I voted for Tanaka but I have serious doubts of who I like more, Tanaka or Bokuto. So I tell he shouldn't be here :( , or I should be able to vote two time. :P
May 13, 2014 2:13 PM

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the majority of the votes go to hinata, tanaka, and kageyama. Makes the most sense considering their screen time so far
May 13, 2014 2:18 PM

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It shouldn't be possible to vote on Bokuto! He certainly will not appear in this season.

I voted for Tanaka but I have serious doubts of who I like more, Tanaka or Bokuto. So I tell he shouldn't be here :( , or I should be able to vote two time. :P
You're probably right, same goes for Lev.
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the majority of the votes go to hinata, tanaka, and kageyama. Makes the most sense considering their screen time so far
I'd assume the biggest differences would be Nishinoya at or above Hinata and Kageyama's level, Sugawara and Kenma would probably get a pretty large boost aswell.
May 13, 2014 2:33 PM

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Nishinnoya's the man. No doubt about it. Can't wait until he's introduced in the anime. He got the greatest laugh from me in the manga when


My current favorites as of now are Nishinoya > Tanaka > Hitoka >Bokuto > Yamaguchi > Kageyama > Hinata. Yeah, I kinda like the more emotional and expressive characters of this series. Kageyama and Hinata are cool, I just like the other guys better
May 13, 2014 5:51 PM

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Nishinoya definitely takes my vote :D
May 13, 2014 8:03 PM

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Tanaka.He's a hilarious character, and when it comes to serious things he's always there all ready for everything.Also, he's a good friend - if not him i would probably vote for Hinata, because he is simply an great MC.
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Tobio, Tobio, Tobio!!!

May 18, 2014 9:50 AM

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Too early to say, but Tanaka. After that, Hinata and Suga.
May 26, 2014 6:59 AM

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i like tsukishima.
the seiyuu is a bonus though. [uchiyama kouki]hshshshs
May 27, 2014 5:23 AM

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Tanaka after Hinata. If I could, I would save every panel that has both of them in it. They're just so hilarious. I didn't really pay attention to Tanaka at first, and I regret ever not liking him lol.
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