Date Tech

Nickname: The Iron Wall

Location: Miyagi Prefecture, Japan

School Type: Public Technical High School

Notable Club: Boys' Volleyball Team

Team Colors: Green and White

Coach: Takuro Oiwake

Captain: Kenji Futakuchi (Second Year)

Rival Schools: Karasuno High, Aoba Johsai

Volleyball Team Highlights

Date Tech is best known for their incredible blocking defense, earning the nickname "The Iron Wall". They specialize in read blocking and synchro blocks, making it extremely difficult for opponents to score through conventional spikes. Their defensive style is methodical, patient, and focused on shutting down the opponenet's ace.

Team Strengths:

Powerful blocking wall
Great communication between front-row players
Defensive resilience and mental toughness

Key Players:

Takanobu Aone (Middle Blocker): Quiet, imposing, and the core of the Iron Wall.
Kenji Futakuchi (Wing Spiker/Captain): Vocal and competitive; steps up after 3rd years graduate.
Koji Koganegawa (Setter): Tall, energetic, still learning but eager and powerful.
Kaname Moniwa (Setter/Former Captain): Calm, steady leader during the 3rd-year era.
Yutaka Obara & Yusuke Washio (Middle Blockers): Key parts if the synchronized block formation.

Reputation and Culture

Date Tech is a defense-first team with a reputation for being disciplined, tough, and frustrating to play against While not as flashy or aggressive as offensive-heavy schools, they are respected for their grit, tactical awareness, and block-based identity. Their matches often becoming grinding battles of attrition where one mistake can tip the scales.

Coach Takuro Oiwake

Coach Oiwake is a serious and grounded leader who took over Date Tech's volleyball team after the graduation of its core third-year players. He inherits the legacy of the "Iron Wall" and aims to modernize it while staying true to the team's identity.

Initially skeptical about the newer players, especiallu emotional or inexperienced ones like Koji Koganegawa, Oiwake is not quick to praise and often comes across as harsh. Howver, he genuinely wants his team to grow and holds his players to high standards because he believes in their potential.

Takanobu Aone #1

Kenji Futakuchi #2

Yutaka Obara #3

Kanji Koganegawa #7

Taro Onagawa #8

Jingo Fukiage #11

Kosuke Sakunami #13

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