• Nickname: Kuro • School/Class: Nekoma High School, Year 3, Class 5 • Club: Nekoma High Volleyball Club (Captain) • Position: Middle Blocker (MB) • Height: 187.7 cm • Weight: 75.3 kg • Birthday: November 17 • Favorite Food: Salt-grilled Pacific saury • Recent Worry: Can't get rid of his bedhead. The captain of the Nekoma High Volleyball Club, often called "Kuro." He is a skilled player leading a veteran team known for its high defensive capabilities centered on receives. He is elusive and hard to read, shifting from a blank expression to a suspicious, thin smile in an instant. He and Sawamura have described each other as "shifty characters." When he jokingly said, "I'm always this kind," Hinata and Tsukishima gave him looks of pure disbelief. In the light novels, he handled playing cards as skillfully as a casino dealer, leading Bokuto to call him a "con artist" (though Bokuto apparently meant to say "magician"). He tends to be seen as a bit shady by students from other schools. While he has a slightly eccentric side—such as his pre-match ritual speech about being "the blood"—he is mostly a typical, playful high school boy who laughs at Tanaka for mistaking a transmission tower for the Skytree and joins Bokuto in mischievous antics during practice. During the Golden Week camp, he spoke to Sawamura with a forced business smile and polite speech, but by the joint camp after the Inter-High, they were speaking casually. As a player, he is an all-rounder. While primarily a blocker, his receiving skills are second only to the libero, Yaku. He serves as an attacker, a connector, and possesses a powerful jump serve. Officially described as "calm" and a "schemer," he is a cerebral player. Bokuto calls him "Kuroo-kun, the master of provocation," as he excels at getting under people's skin. He is dedicated to realizing Coach Nekomata's dream of the "Battle at the Garbage Dump" against Karasuno on a national stage. He is diligent in mentoring his juniors, including putting Haiba through grueling receive drills, and takes his captaincy seriously by scolding juniors who are too loud in public or nudging them to start club preparations. He is childhood friends with Kozume, as they live close to each other. He has played volleyball since elementary school and was the one who scouted the shut-in Kozume, recognizing his talent. He trusts Kozume deeply, calling him the "spine," "brain," and "heart" of the team. He even tailors his pre-match speech to ensure the "brain" functions optimally. When Kozume, who disliked the strict hierarchies of athletic clubs, considered quitting, Kuroo convinced him to stay by explaining how essential he was to the team. During Karasuno's long-term joint camp in Tokyo, he even gave blocking advice to Tsukishima from a rival school. When he accidentally stepped on Tsukishima's toes emotionally, he apologized to Sawamura and quietly watched over Tsukishima's growth from another court. Despite his teasing nature, he is fundamentally a meddlesome and caring person.