Issei Matsukawa (Japanese: 松川一静 Matsukawa Issei) is a 3rd year student in Class 1 from Aobajōsai High; he is one of the middle blockers.
Appearance
Matsukawa is shown to have messy black hair and thick eyebrows. His mouth is usually shown as having his upper lip more pronounced than most characters. He is the tallest of the third-year volleyball players of Seijō, and is a good height for volleyball.
Personality
Although serious looking, Matsukawa is shown to sometimes carry a joking air, such as calling out his food orders in the middle of a match.
Background
Plot
Karasuno High Team Formation Arc
Interhigh Arc
Spring High Preliminary Arc
Statistics
High School Statistics | |||
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Power | 4/5 | ||
Jumping | 2/5 | ||
Stamina | 4/5 | ||
Game Sense | 3/5 | ||
Technique | 3/5 | ||
Speed | 3/5 |
He seems to be overall good at spiking, receiving, and blocking.
When blocking, it's been shown that he can pressure his opponents to force the path of a spike.
Relationships
Tōru Oikawa
Like the other Aobajōsai 3rd years, he tends to pick fun at Oikawa. However, he does have a deep respect for his captain.
Takahiro Hanamaki
The two seem to be close friends, even among the four tight-knit third years of Seijō. They often join in or enjoy spectating Oikawa's mocking antics towards Iwaizumi, or tease Oikawa as well. Though both are of few words, they appear to be close with the other members of their team.
Trivia
- Favorite Food: Cheese-filled hamburg steak.
- Current Concern: He's been told that his school uniform doesn't suit him.
- His star sign is Pisces.
- He shares his birthday with Yahaba ( March 1st )
- In the manga he doesn't wear kneepads. However, in the anime he does.
- It's unknown if he and Hanamaki do this on purpose or it's a mistake done by Furudate, but the two characters are occasionally shown wearing each other's uniform (Chapter 49's cover page for example).
- Nomenclature
- Issei (一静) - Quiet one
- Matsukawa (松川) - Pine tree river