𝐋ev 𝐇aiba

Kanji 灰羽 リエーフ Rōmaji Haiba Riēfu Character Info Also Known As Levochka (by Alisa Haiba) Behemoth, Skyscraper, Tin-Headed Titan, Titan (by Yaku) Gender Male Date of Birth October 30, 1996 Pre-timeskip Post-timeskip Age 15 - 16 (High School 1st Year) - 2012 Height 194.3 cm (6' 4.5") - Apr 2012 196 cm (6' 5.2") - Jan 2013 Weight 79.7 kg (175.7 lbs.) - Apr 2012 Occupation High School Student (1st Year, Class 3) - 2012 Teams Nekoma High Number 11 (High School 1st Year) Position Middle Blocker Background Information Family Alisa Haiba (Older Sister) Goal To become Nekoma's ace Likes Volleyball Oinarisan Home town Tokyo Home country Japan

Lev Haiba (Japanese: 灰羽はいば リエーフ, Haiba Riēfu) was a first-year student at Nekoma High. He was one of the middle blockers and the self-declared ace of the team.

Lev is very tall with exceptionally long arms and legs. He has neatly parted light grey hair and catlike slanted green eyes framed with thin eyebrows. His half-Russian heritage gives him tall height, exceptional limb length and physical ability. He is noted to be quite attractive by several Nekoma female students.[3]

He is shown to be quite childish and cheerful, as displayed by unintentionally making fun of and pointing out Hinata and Yaku's height, along with the contrast they hold to him and other players. Lev's appearance, as well as his piercing eyes, causes people to believe he is much more intimidating and serious than he actually is. Though he can be extremely blunt, often offending others without realizing, he never seems to mean any real harm and adopts a playful attitude towards most things.

He is also shown to be enthusiastic about spiking and blocks as he gets excited about it very easily and can be competitive with people he is interested in. He can be quite confident, nearing haughty, as displayed when looking down at Nohebi when he managed to smash down their receive.[4]

Lev is a half-Japanese, half-Russian first-year. He was born and raised in Japan and consequently cannot speak Russian. He is first introduced in chapter 78 of the Haikyū!! manga and the first OVA episode, shown at Jump Festa 2014. He attends Nekoma High and is a middle blocker and self-proclaimed ace on the Nekoma High Boys' Volleyball Team.

High School Statistics Power

3/5 Jumping

3/5 Stamina

4/5 Game Sense

2/5 Technique

1/5 Speed

4/5 Lev is a relatively inexperienced volleyball player. As a result, his basic abilities are weaker (much like Hinata's, as Kenma had mentioned), but his strike, height, and physical ability more than make up for it. Upon joining the team, Lev quickly overtook Inuoka as the starting middle blocker and is seen as someone with huge potential[10]. Lev initially has trouble syncing with Kenma's toss but gradually improves to be a capable spiker. Overall, Lev takes a straightforward approach to spiking, looking to win and garner the most hits but shows a willingness to learn technical terms.

Lev often self-proclaims himself as Nekoma's ace, although his teammates don't seem to acknowledge this. He had trouble grasping the concept of teamwork until he and Shibayama worked together to stop a spike during the match against Nohebi. Since then, he has become calmer and more aware of his teammates during matches.

Jumping Reach: 345 cm.

Favorite Food: Oinarisan (Japanese: おいなりさん, Oinarisan). Current Concern: His upperclassman (Japanese: 先せん輩ぱい, senpai) tries to give him weird nicknames. Star Sign: Scorpio. Although Lev is of Russian-Japanese descent, he cannot speak any Russian as he was born and raised in Japan. Just like Kenma, he doesn't like Kuroo's pre-match speeches and famous quote: "We're like the blood in our veins...", and according to Kenma, that's the only thing he agrees with Lev on. He shares his birthday with Reon Ōhira. Interestingly, both of their names have something related to lions. He is the oldest first-year on the team and is two days older than Inuoka. He had stated that he grew two millimeters in two weeks, which averages out to one millimeter per week. Pre-timeskip, Lev is the third tallest high school volleyball player in the series. According to Shibayama, Lev has a tendency to self-destruct if he becomes too fired-up. Lev shares his English voice actor with Tarō Onagawa (season 2). Lev did not rank in the first popularity poll. In Haikyuu's second popularity poll, he ranked 20th with 2,753 votes.[19] Although he was still relatively new to volleyball at the time, Lev was able to fully block Hinata's quick attack on his second attempt, making him the quickest to stop the attack. Nomenclature: Lev (Лев) – Lion Haiba (灰羽) – Ashen Feathers