Hakurei Tsubasa (Japanese: 白霊翼)
"You asked, so I figured you could handle the answer. Is that wrong?"
Hakurei Tsubasa is the main protagonist of realeyes realize reallies. She is a second-year student at Fukuroudani Academy and is one of the three managers of the volleyball team.
Character Information
Kanji: 白霊翼
Romaji: Hakurei Tsubasa
Also known as:
-The White-Haired Beauty (by many)
-Tsu-chan (by Yukie, Komi)
-Haku (by Kenma)
-Tsubaka (by Bokuto, Kuroo, Oikawa)
-Nee-san (by Kageyama, Miwa, Isao)
Gender: Female
Date of birth: May 21st
Age: 17
Height: 152.4 cm (5 ft)
Weight: 47.3 kg (104.2 lbs)
Background Information
Home town: Nara of Nara Prefecture
Family:
unnamed mother
Hakurei Teruo (father, deceased)
Hakurei Tamotsu (older brother; deceased)
Hakurei Masumi (uncle)
Kageyama Tobio (little brother by law)
Goal: live a normal high school life as a normal teenager. Become a skilled violin-maker like her father was. Get the music shop cleaned up before the end of summer vacation.
Favorite food: sweet potato korokke
Likes: journaling, the ocean, sleeping/cuddling
Dislikes: herself, forgetting things
Professional Status
Occupation:
High school student (2nd year, Class 6)
Café waitress (Powder)
Team: Fukuroudani Academy
Position: Setter (childhood)
Statistics
Power: 2/5
Jumping: 4/5
Stamina: 1/5
Game sense: 4/5
Technique: 4/5
Speed: 2/5
Because Tsubasa is anemic and extremely stressed, she has very little stamina and energy. However, she is very aware of her anemia and because of this, she plays carefully and strategically so that she does not overstep her boundaries.
Her older brother, Tamotsu, properly taught her basketball when they began traveling. Her small body has led her to rely on jumping power when facing off against her older brother in one-on-one matches. Due to her experience with basketball, she has an odd form when it comes to tossing and even spiking.
Appearance
Tsubasa is only 152.4 centimeters, thus making her the shortest member on the entire team. She has long white hair, grey eyes, and a mole beneath her right eye. The shade of her eyes will often change depending on her mood and who she is with. She usually keeps her hair contained in a bun. There is a lock of hair on the right side of her head that is longer than the rest of her bangs and reaches down to her chin. She is usually seen to be a very beautiful girl with an angelic appearance, simply due to her white hair. She has a slender but surprisingly toned build.
She wears the school uniform correctly. Outside of school, she has many ear piercings and even a belly button ring. She likes to wear long-sleeved tops with shorts and thigh-high socks. She also wears round black glasses. During her manager duties, she'll wear the sweatpants of the team's official tracksuit with her own navy sweater. She often wears long sleeves to hide the scars on her arm. She has a large scar on her left hand that runs along her thumb.
While working as a waitress at Powder, she wears a black dress shirt with black shorts beneath a dark brown waiter's apron. She also wears opaque tights, dark brown Oxfords, and a white satin tie. She typically wears her hair braided down her back; regulars of the café will often stick flowers or other accessories in her hair.
Personality
Although Tsubasa is generally a friendly girl (as shown by her quick friendship with Tendou and Semi), she is very selective with who she gets comfortable with. She keeps up a wall between her and the outsiders, and this comes off as her being very polite and even shy. Tsubasa is very aware of the boundaries between people, and does her best not to overstep them. She only speaks her mind honestly when prompted, such as when she is asked a question. She stands up for herself as politely as possible, and will only resort to being rude and sarcastic when the situation truly irritates her.
She is very mischievous and provocative only with those she is comfortable with, much unlike Kuroo who will provoke anyone. Within her regular circle of friends, she is very vulgar and honest. She is easily amazed by things she did not know and can get very excited when it comes to doing something for the first time.
Because of what happened between her mother and her father, she has a distorted vision of love and fears it greatly. She is also aware of how her vision of love is wrong, and the consciousness of her lack of understanding amplifies this fear. She is clinically depressed and is well aware of it, and she is closely monitoring herself and steadily getting better. She still has some bad habits, however, and is also working on fixing them.
Relationships
Akaashi Keiji: The two are classmates and surprisingly close friends. Akaashi is Tsubasa's first friend who is considered an outsider. They are both very open with each other and find that they are both comfortable in each other's presence despite the short time they've known each other, so much that Tsubasa can cry freely and not feel ashamed (a trait she has yet to exhibit with her childhood friends). She often finds herself wondering about the male, whether it's about his past or his hopes for the future or even what he's doing at present. They unconsciously go to one another, whether it's for help on homework or simply for each other's presence.
Bokuto Koutarou: The two of them have known each other since infancy, and as such, they are insanely close even with their separation. They both view each other as a sibling and even a twin, and as such, they are very comfortable with each other physically and mentally. Tsubasa considers him the most important person in her life, which is proven through the fact that she left Kageyama in order to reunite with him. She is constantly in awe of how much he has grown over the years, and is insecure about whether or not he really wants her there.
Kuroo Tetsurou: These two are very vulgar and mischievous when together, but they are also very personal and comfortable. Tsubasa learned many things from him, such as volleyball, the art of provocation, and lock-picking. She considers him to be one of her best friends, and although she acts like she hates communicating with him (due to his 'fuckboy' appearance), she knows she can rely on him for anything. Unbeknownst to Tsubasa, Kuroo has held a romantic interest for her since the day they met.
Kozume Kenma: The both of them were dragged into volleyball by their best friends, so they have a very mutual and deep understanding of one another. They, like the other two of their group, are very comfortable with each other physically and mentally. Tsubasa often confides in Kenma with her personal problems and vice versa. When in public, she will do her best to not draw attention to them, and will act like a knight in shining armor if they have to flee an awkward situation. They both love the video game series Kingdom Come.
Kou: Tsubasa's dog. Kou is a red husky with one brown eye and one blue eye. He is three-years-old and is named after Bokuto. Kou can tell when she is nervous or when her anemia is acting up.
Hakurei Masumi: Tsubasa's uncle. He looks after her and makes sure she eats (tries to, at least). Tsubasa appreciates what he does for her, and is eternally grateful to him for being a good relative. Despite this, Masumi has only seen a few of her faces, and he is constantly worrying about her mental and physical state. He feels at ease knowing Akaashi and her are classmates and friends.
The Akaashi siblings: Tsubasa looks at Miwa and Isao as if they were her own siblings, and she will spoil and nurture them with every opportunity. They both refer to Tsubasa as big sister.
Fukuroudani: She gets along well with Yukie and the coach, and is often seen looking after Kaori. While Tsubasa has a very nurturing personality, the owls have said she is nothing like a mother or even a big sister; rather, she is something like a very mature little sister. The owls don't see her as some perfect angel (although they do admit she is pretty), much unlike the rest of the school. As such, they often treat her very casually, whereas a classmate would stutter just looking at her.
Shiratorizawa: During their time at the training camp, Tsubasa got along well with Tendou and Semi (whom she unknowingly addresses by their first names) and even exchanged numbers with them. Ushijima has also shown interest due to her skill in receiving and her unique ability to pump Bokuto up. Aside from those three, she is very polite with the remaining swans.
Seijoh: Tsubasa was essentially eye-candy but she was also appreciated for her manager duties. Hanamaki struggles with talking to her due to her pretty looks, but there are no real feelings there. Kunimi feels the slightest slivers of disdain for her, but he is still appreciative of her taking care of him when he got hit in the head. Tsubasa admires them for standing up against Shiratorizawa despite having been beaten by them numerous times before.
Oikawa Tooru: The two clash like water and oil. Tsubasa dislikes vain guys who take advantage of girls falling for them, but she especially hates people who pick on her younger brother. Oikawa dislikes her, not for being Kageyama's older sister, but for her presumptuous nature. Despite this, they part on somewhat-friendly terms and commend each other for their obvious skills.
Kageyama Tobio: The two are siblings only by law, but they act like real blood siblings. Tsubasa is very sympathetic and aware of how socially inept Kageyama is, and as such, is very protective of him. Kageyama admires her for going forth despite all the things she's been through, and he's happy about the fact that she actually relied on him. They both view each other as someone who helped them through their darkest times. They talk over the phone regularly and often forget their relationship is only by law.
Trivia
-Current concern: she was walking down the street one day and when the sun came out from the clouds, an old man cried out, "My eyes!"
-Legally, her name is Kageyama Tsubasa, meaning she is still under the legal protection of the Kageyama family.
-Her birthday and Akaashi's are inverses: May 21st (5/21) and December 5th (12/5) respectively.
-She was born on a cusp; as such, she can be considered a Taurus/Gemini.
-Tsubasa knows many languages, but ironically, her worst school subject is Japanese: this is because she did not study Japanese while overseas, so as such, her vocabulary and kanji are a bit lacking.
-As a child, she participated in and won many music competitions; this was just to please her mother, however.
-She plays the violin, piano, guitar, and trumpet.
-Tsubasa has picked up many hobbies from her travels. However, one of her main hobbies is whittling, which is something she got from her father. She has a large scar on her left hand due to a whittling accident when she was a kid.
-She has many journals filled with pictures of her travels. She has a special journal dedicated to mundane firsts.
-She took the entrance exam to Shiratorizawa while she was living in Miyagi in order to help Kageyama study. She got high scores in all subjects except for Japanese.
-It has been suggested that Tsubasa knows some form of martial arts or self-defense, as she puts her fists up when people sneak up on her or surprise her.
-Her body is fit and toned because she does yoga.
-One of her bad habits is sleeping and eating irregularly.
-As a kid, Tsubasa didn't actually like volleyball; she only continued to play it because Bokuto always looked happy whenever he spiked her tosses. She wanted to keep seeing that expression. It's unknown whether she likes it now.
-Tsubasa and Bokuto used to suffer from severe anxiety as children whenever they were separated. This was cured when Kuroo and Kenma came into the picture.
-She hates arguing/fighting; it reminds her of the feuds between her mother and her older brother.
Nomenclature:
Tsubasa (翼) –Wings
Hakurei (白霊) – White Spirit