As you know, there are a few people in Haikyuu and KnB with similar names. I wanted to list them out so it's not as confusing. (Some of these were also at the start of 2.4 Center Ace)
(This might be good to look through, especially since Ai uses first names for first-years and second-years. Feel free to skim through them while listening to the music.😊)
*These are all Last name, First name
(Let me know if things like this are useful!)
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•⚠️Bokuto Kōtarō 木兎 光太郎 (Fukurōdani) &
⚠️Hayama Kotarō 葉山 小太郎 (Rakuzan)
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•⚠️Akashi Seijuro 赤司 征十郎 (Rakuzan) &
⚠️Akaashi Keiji 赤葦 京治 (Fukurōdani) &
(Akatsuki Ai 暁 愛 (Karasuno) )
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• Ikejiri Hayato 池尻 隼人 (Tokonami) &
Yamagata Hayato 山形 隼人 (Shiratorizawa)
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• Okamura Kenichi 岡村 建一 (Yōsen) &
Fukui Kensuke 福井 健介 (Yōsen) &
Seto Kentarō 瀬戸 健太郎 (Kirisaki Daiichi) &
Kyōtani Kentarō 京谷 賢太郎 (Seijoh) &
Shirabu Kenjirō 白布 賢二郎 (Shiratorizawa) &
Futakuchi Kenji 二口 堅治 (Date Tech) &
Koganegawa Kanji 黄金川 貫至 (Date Tech)
• Tsukishima Kei 月島 蛍 (Karasuno) &
Akaashi Keiji 赤葦 京治 (Fukurōdani) &
Ukai Keishin 烏養 繋心 (Karasuno) &
Ukai Ikkei 烏養 一繋 (former Karasuno)
——
• Kuroo Tetsurō 黒尾 鉄朗 (Nekoma) &
Kuroko Tetsuya 黒子 テツヤ (Seirin) &
Himuro Tatsuya 氷室 辰也 (Yōsen)
——
• Hiroo Kōji 広尾 倖児 (Nohebi) &
Kobori Kōji 小堀 浩志 (Kaijō) &
Sekimukai Kōji 関向 幸治 (former Yukigaoka)
——
• Mibuchi Reo 実渕 玲央 (Rakuzan) &
Ōhira Reon 大平 獅音 (Shiratorizawa)
• Sakusa Kiyoomi 佐久早 聖臣 (Itachiyama) &
Ōmi Tarō 大見 太郎 (Inarizaki's coach) &
Ōmimi Ren 大耳 練 (Inarizaki) &
Ojiro Aran 尾白 アラン (Inarizaki)
——
• Wakamatsu Kōsuke 若松 孝輔 (Tōō) &
Sakunami Kōsuke 作並 浩輔 (Date Tech) &
Sakurai Ryō 桜井 良 (Tōō) &
Kise Ryōta 黄瀬 涼太 (Kaijō)
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• Miya Osamu 宮 治 (Inarizaki) &
Watari Shinji 渡親 治 (Seijoh) &
Koganei Shinji 小金井 真司 (Seirin) &
Midorima Shintarō 緑間 真太郎 (Shūtoku)
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• ⚠️Nebuya Eikichi 根武谷 永吉 (Rakuzan) &
⚠️Chigaya Eikichi 千鹿谷 英吉 (Shinzen)
——
• ⚠️Yamamoto Taketora 山本 猛虎 (Nekoma) &
⚠️Aida Kagetora 相田 景虎 (Seirin) &
Kageyama Tobio 影山 飛雄 (Karasuno)
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• ⚠️Hinata Shōyō 日向 翔陽 (Karasuno) &
⚠️Hyūga Jyunpei 日向 順平 (Seirin)
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• Fukunaga Shōhei 福永 招平 (Nekoma) &
Imayoshi Shōichi 今吉 翔一 (Tōō)
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• Mitobe Rinnosuke 水戸部 凛之助 (Seirin) &
Suna Rintarō 角名 倫太郎 (Inarizaki)
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• Kita Shinsuke 北 信介 (Inarizaki) &
Kimura Shinsuke 木村 信介 (Shūtoku)
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•⚠️Kiyoshi Teppei 木吉 鉄平 (Seirin) &
⚠️Miyaji Kiyoshi 宮地 清志 (Shūtoku)
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• Akagi Michinari 赤城 道成 (Inarizaki) &
⚠️Takao Kazunari 高尾 和成 (Shūtoku) &
⚠️Narita Kazuhito 成田 一仁 (Karasuno)
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• Iwamura Tsutomu 岩村 努 (Seihō) &
Goshiki Tsutomu 五色 工 (Shiratorizawa)
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• Bobata Kazuma 母畑 和馬 (Johzenji) &
Numai Kazuma 沼井 和馬 (Nohebi)
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• Nekoma 音駒 &
Nekomata Yasufumi 猫又 育史 (Nekoma)
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• Kuguri Naoyasu 潜尚 保 (Nohebi) &
Naoi Manabu 直井 学 (Nekoma)
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• Ogano Daiki 小鹿野 大樹 (Shinzen) &
Aomine Daiki 青峰 大輝 (Tōō)
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• Akimiya Noboru 秋山 昇 (Ohgi Minami) &
Tsukishima Akiteru 月島 明光 (former Karasuno)
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•⚠️Nakashima Takeru 中島 猛 (Wakunan) &
⚠️Oikawa Takeru 及川 猛 (Seijoh)
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•⚠️Washio Tatsuki 鷲尾 辰生 (Fukurōdani) &
⚠️Washijō Tanji 鷲匠 鍛治 (Shiratorizawa)
——
• Akakura Kai 赤倉 櫂 (Shiratorizawa) &
Kai Nobuyuki 海 信行 (Nekoma)
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I know it's like a tedious game of spot-the-difference, but I guess this is a good place to start getting to know some names.
Foreign languages are hard. >~<
I still struggle with kanji too, even though I grew up with it.
Please comment if there is anyone I missed!
(I am planning on posting a list of names in kanji and their meanings in the future, too.)
Thanks for your attention!