Haikyuu!! x Gekidan Haikyuu!!

(Some similarities between the actors and the characters they played in “Hyper Projection Engeki Haikyuu!!” - things they've done, their characteristics, etc.)

— a thread;
Note: Some are a bit of a stretch, so please go easy on me. This thread is made for fun! It’s nice to see how these actors and the roles they play(ed) have some things they have in common – you know, aside from their looks.
- There are some of these that the stage play actors themselves have actually claimed/stated, so…
- Please qrt instead so that the thread wouldn’t look too messy.
- Enjoy reading! This thread will be updated from time to time! I have a list, but please DM me for suggestions!
(1) ARITA KENJI as Ushijima Wakatoshi

- A wing spiker since middle school all the way through university. His team reached Nationals in middle school and high school, and his university (Meiji) ranked third in the country during his time.
On the video from the previous tweet, it can be seen that he's the captain of his high school team (#2 in maroon); in this game, he actually played against the current captain of the Japanese National Volleyball Team Yanagida Masahiro in Nationals (fellow captain, #2 in purple).
- He’s got the looks, the height, the vast volleyball experience, and the aura of Ushijima Wakatoshi. The only difference? He’s right-handed.
(2) SATO NOBUNAGA as Shirabu Kenjirou

- He's been a setter for over ten years. His team in high school actually went up against Arita Kenji’s team, though Nobunaga wasn’t able to step in the court when AriKen played against them.

(Shirabu watching Ushijima at the sidelines...)
- In his blog, Nobunaga noted how strong AriKen’s team was back then.

- Eight years later, Nobunaga expressed his excitement when he was reunited with AriKen on a different stage (literally) as they both got cast as Shirabu and Ushijima respectively in the Haikyuu!! stage plays.
(3) ASUMA KOUSUKE as Oikawa Tooru

- He has played volleyball in middle and high school, though not as a setter like Oikawa – he was actually a middle blocker. He has expressed his frustration about not being able to spike as much as he wanted to when he played the role.
- He styles his “Oikawa hairdo” all by himself for shows, using his natural hair. He hates it whenever his cast mates try to touch his hair because it always took a really long time for him to finish doing it properly.
- He may look, act and talk exactly like Oikawa, but there’s one thing that he and the character does not have in common: he doesn’t like sweets. While Oikawa prefers milk bread, Kousuke is a huge fan of salt bread.
- Kohatsu Allen revealed that Kousuke is a BIG eater.
(4) KONDOU SHOURI as Kuroo Tetsurou

- Just like Kuroo, Shouri is a middle blocker in middle and high school. Watch him perform Kuroo’s signature personal time difference attack on one of his high school matches! https://twitter.com/daphreyes/status/1154027548390518784?s=20
(5) SHIOUTA KOUHEI as Tanaka Ryuunosuke

- Just like Tanaka, he was the first Karasuno stage play actor (who played as a Karasuno player from the team) who got married! He found his own Shimizu Kiyoko in the form of his long-time girlfriend, who he met when he was in college.
(6) KAWAHARA KAZUMA as Ennoshita Chikara

- They actually share the same birthday (December 26)! There was a point of his life when he wanted to quit acting, but getting cast as Ennoshita completely changed his mind and he continued it.

(Does that story somehow ring any bells?)
(7) YANAGIHARA RIN as Nakashima Takeru

- He relates so much to Nakashima because he, too, played volleyball. He also was the second-born out of five children from his family. When he first read the Haikyuu!! manga, he immediately saw his middle school self on Nakashima.
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