Aone Takanobu -3

Favorite Food: Sweet Chestnut Paste (Japanese: 栗くりきんとん Kuri Kinton). Pre-timeskip Concern: When he's riding the train, nobody wants to sit on either side of him. Post-timeskip Concern: Futakuchi always arrives at the last minute. Star Sign: Leo. His teammates are surprised when he talks. He doesn't seem to know his own strength and has the unfortunate habit of accidentally hurting his teammates when giving high fives or chest bumps. He and Yūdai Hyakuzawa are currently tied as the second-heaviest volleyball players in the series at 88.2 kilograms, or 194.4 pounds. In Haikyuu's first popularity poll, Aone ranked 21st with 1,003 votes. In the second popularity poll, he dropped to 30th with 1,403 votes. It is confirmed that he shares the same class as Kenji Futakuchi. He is the oldest second-year on the team. He shares his birthday with Wakatoshi Ushijima. Aone shares his Japanese and English voice actors with other characters. He shares his Japanese voice actor with Gorō Sakakibara. He shares his English voice actor with Iori Kanazawa and Kiyoshi. He and Futakuchi are currently VC Date players. Current worry - When he sits on the train, no one wants to sit next to him

Relationships - Kenji Futakuchi: AoneFutakuchiWatchingMatchTogether Futakuchi and Aone are good friends and would help keep each other in-line with Futakuchi noted to be the only one able to stop/prevent Aone from locking on to the ace of an opposing team. From knowing Futakuchi so well, Aone is able to keep his fellow second-year from getting into arguments with their upperclassmen but is also not afraid to stand up to Futakuchi if he feels he is wrong, such as when Aone defended Hinata during the Johzenji match. After the third-years retired from the team, Aone is shown to help Futakuchi in leading the new members of the team, most notably first-year setter Koganegawa. During a match, the two are shown to work extremely well together and are highly feared due to their reputation as some of Date Tech's best blockers. They occasionally do a chest bump after a good play which usually causes Futakuchi pain since Aone tends to unintentionally use too much strength. Post-timeskip, they are shown to have remained close friends and attend the Adlers vs Jackals match together. Kanji Koganegawa: AoneComfortKoganegawa Aone acts as an encouraging senior figure to Koganegawa. He is seen comforting a distraught Koganegawa after their loss to Aoba Johsai and even imparting his own wisdom and caution about strong opponents to the rookie setter. Aone is very patient toward Koganegawa's antics and would complement him when Koganegawa does something well but tends to let Futakuchi be the one to correct the setter on any mistakes he makes.Shōyō Hinata: HinataAndAone During their match at the Interhigh, Aone found a challenging opponent in Hinata. After the match, Aone initiates a handshake toward Hinata as a sign of acknowledgment and respect. During the Spring High Preliminaries, Aone is revealed to have formed an unlikely friendship with Hinata and is seen glaring at Futakuchi when the new captain criticized Hinata's abilities during the Johzenji match, going so far as to verbally speak to defend Hinata. They have a friendly rivalry and hold each other in high regards, Aone even once telling Koganegawa that it's not always the larger players he should be on guard against. The two tend to greet one another with a bow in a sign of respect. Post-timeskip, Aone sees how much stronger Hinata has become when he attends Hinata's debut match in the V.League.

Takanobu Aone (Japanese: 青根あおね 高伸たかのぶ Aone Takanobu) is a second-year student at Date Tech High. He plays as a middle blocker on the Boys' Volleyball Team and is famously known as the main pillar of the "Iron Wall". As of 2018, he is a construction worker as well as a middle blocker for VC Date, a municipal team in Miyagi.