Karasuno

Karasuno High School’s volleyball team represents Karasuno High School in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. The club competes in national high school tournaments, most notably the Spring High School Volleyball Tournament. The team is nicknamed the Crows and uses a crow motif in its uniforms and branding. Home matches are played at Karasuno’s gym, where the team emphasizes speed, defense, and teamwork.

Historically, Karasuno rose from a long period of underachievement to become a competitive program under the leadership of coach Keishin Ukai and a core group of players that includes Hinata Shoyo and Tobio Kageyama. The Hinata–Kageyama pairing is notable for its fast, two-person offense, often described as a lightning bolt. Other regular contributors include Daichi Sawamura, Asahi Azumane, Yu Nishinoya, Kei Tsukishima, and Ryunosuke Tanaka, who fill roles as captain, libero, middle blockers, and wings. The team’s playing style emphasizes coordination, communication, and resilience.

Karasuno maintains rivalries with several other schools, most prominently Nekoma, with matches that are highly anticipated within the series. The team’s arc focuses on rebuilding tradition and achieving success in national-level competition while developing new talent, rather than relying on a single star player.