Karasuno High School alumnus and former member of the men's volleyball team (former setter). In other words, he's a senior to Hinata and the others. He's the heir to Sakanoshita Store and usually minds the shop there. The reason the store name differs from his surname is because the shop belongs to his mother's family. He has dyed hair held back with a headband and wears a piercing in his left ear. He's typically seen wearing an apron, smoking cigarettes while holding a feather duster as he tends to the store. Occupation: Sakanoshita Store heir and Karasuno High School volleyball team coach. Age: 26. Birthday: April 5th. Height: 178.2cm. Weight; 72.2kg. Favorite food: Konnyaku balls. His true identity is the grandson of the legendary Coach Ukai, who once led the powerful Karasuno team. After graduating college, he formed a community volleyball team and played there. He still loves playing volleyball, but on the other hand, he doesn't particularly enjoy coaching or teaching techniques to others. However, he's been repeatedly scouted and persuaded by Takeda (Karasuno High School volleyball team supervisor) for the sake of Karasuno, and finally agreed to help when he learned hey'd be having a practice match against his old rival school, Nekoma High. Initially, he only agreed to help until the practice match with Nekoma after being provoked by Coach Nekomata, who was his grandfather's rival and Nekoma's coach, he decided to seek revenge on the big stage and continued his coaching duties. According to Coach Nekomata, his face looks exactly like his grandfather's. Manabu Naoi, Nekoma's coach, was his rival during his playing days. In his three years of high school, he was only a starter once when the regular setter got injured, so he understands the feelings of players who "want to play" while also experiencing the "selector's perspective" as a coach, sometimes causing him inner conflict.