Info:
He was a third-year at Shiratorizawa Academy and the captain and ace of the school's boys' volleyball team. He was also the number one ace in the Miyagi Prefecture and one of the country's top three aces, along with Sakusa and Kiryū. Ushijima bases his volleyball style now on an encounter with his father back when he was very young. His father told him stories of the ace on his team who gave off a strong feeling of security and strength that boosted the team's morale. Ushijima has stated that he doesn't want to be like his father, but as the ace, his father had described. Besides being the ace of Shiratorizawa High, Ushijima is also an under 19 representative for Japan for the Youth World Championship.
Personality:
Ushijima is a quiet and stoic individual, rarely ever speaking and often maintaining the same fierce expression on his face. He is immensely confident in his skills and does not ever doubt that he will win. One of Ushijima's most notable characteristics is his tendency to bluntly say what is on his mind, causing him to come off as tactless or rude. He does not seem to be able to read people, and often takes the jokes and figurative language from others literally. Despite this, it is noted that when Ushijima does give actual praise or support, it is completely sincere as he never sugarcoats or minces his words. Ushijima seems to believe that cultivating one's talent is the most important thing for a player. Because of this mindset, he hates those with baseless and unfounded confidence, causing him to particularly dislike Hinata due to him declaring that he will beat Shiratorizawa despite his short stature and attendance at an unknown school
Features:
He has dark olive-brown hair and matching dark olive eyes. Ushijima usually has a stoic expression on his face and often appears rather intimidating. He has a large, muscular yet lean build and is fairly tall. His representative team uniform is a sports jacket, gray on the sides but black in the middle. On his left chest is a small nametag with Japan and the Japanese flag.
Friends:
• Satori Tendō
• Shōyō Hinata
• Tobio Kageyama
Relationship:
He would want a more serious girl. Someone who he can play volleyball with and even practice moves on. Someone who will understand his situation and will be there for him in case he needs a friend or companion. He needs someone who doesn't get hurt easily since he speaks his mind he might hurt someone's feelings if he says something wrong. He needs someone who isn't overly confident and doesn't truly worry about what others think and believes in themselves but not too much.
What it'd be like to date him:
It would be mostly serious. A lot of him telling you either how annoying or crazy you are depending on your personality trait. He will always rant about the day and how either terrible or amazing it went but he'll keep it short and blunt. You'll come to his games and watch him play because seeing him get slightly aggravated makes you giggle. He might not show it but he does have a somewhat soft side but it'll take some time for him to show it to anyone. He will give you compliments and take them to heart because you might not get a lot of them. Being with him will be complicated at times and hard but just know the tough teddy bear loves you more than anything and would do anything for you
Quotes:
• "He is an efficient player. He should have come to our school. -No matter where he is, Oikawa is a setter that can bring the absolute best out of his team. If the team's absolute best is still weak, there's nothing more to be done. If it's strong he'll make it as strong as possible. That is his ability."
• "An excellent seedling needs suitably excellent soil. It can't yield first-rate fruit on barren land."
• "The school has no need of a setter who can't devote himself to me, the ace."
• "No matter how capable you lot may be, you'll see that we never weaken."
• "With movements like those, I figured you would also be good at receives and blocks. You can't compete where height's concerned, so what are you doing with such an infantile level of skill?"
