
Shinsuke Kita (Chapter 274)

Shinsuke Kita (Japanese: (きた) 信介 (しんすけ) Kita Shinsuke) was a third-year wing spiker and the captain of Inarizaki High. As of 2018, he is a rice farmer in Hyogo.


Kita is of average height with an athletic build. His hair is light gray with black tips at the ends. He also has dark eyes and thin eyebrows.









Tokyo Nationals ArcEdit




Kita stays out of most of the third set until the latter half. He is once again substituted in to reinforce the team's defense and mental fortitude. As he steps onto the court, he reveals he is not fond of the team's motto "We don't need things like memories", because, to Kita, the road traveled is just as important as the road that runs forward. Kita can't understand players like the Miya twins or the oddball combo who can charge forward recklessly, but admits that he gets fired up when he sees them at play. Despite not being a player who can change the tide of a game, Kita feels a strong sense of responsibility to watch over his teammates and feels a similar connection to Daichi. As such, he questions Daichi's choice of joining in on the offense instead of covering for his teammates. He even shows a slight sign of disapproval when Karasuno lost a point due to miscoordination when it could have been easily saved by a follow-up. Meanwhile, Kita once again proves his reliability by receiving a powerful serve from Asahi and then covering for the twins when they didn't get a coordinated a minus-tempo attack, an act that Daichi fails to do for his teammates. However, Kita seems to understand and fully respect Daichi once Daichi displays his determination to make a difference instead of taking a backseat.[4]



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Ojiro AranEdit

Kita seems to be the closest to Aran, mostly like due to both being third years and captains. The two-act casual around each other, and are seen walking home together after club activities. Kita is comfortable enough with Aran to share his thoughts and views. In return, Aran is one of the few people on the team to be able to talk to Kita from an equal standpoint.

Inarizaki High SchoolEdit

Most of the underclassmen are somewhat fearful of Kita due to his stern personality. They get unusually nervous around Kita and are quick to obey his commands. Despite that, all of them hold Kita in high regard. It seems that he's close with the third years, as many of them have been seen calling him by his given name.


  • Favorite food: Tofu Hamburger
  • Star sign: Cancer
  • Nomenclature
    • Shinsuke (信介) - Trust and Assistance
    • Kita (北) - North


  • "I don't understand the point of being nervous." (to Ojiro Aran, Volume 31 Chapter 274)
  • "I wanted to be able to say "Aren't my teammates amazing?!" just that little bit longer." (to Inarizaki after their defeat to Karasuno, Volume 33 Chapter 291)

