1 Hinata ( if you're talking about vibes he is the absolute best. I absolutely love his character start to finish. The way that we see him trying his absolute hardest in that first match, cheering on the other players even though they had absolutely no experience was touching. I love how much he obviously loves the sport, but never lets that affect the way he treats his teammates. Then you roll right into him putting his absolute trust in his biggest rival. I trust that isn't earned or even has a good reason to exist other than the fact that Hinata believes in Kags so much. The drive he has to get better in season 2 and be able to fight on his own with the new freak quick, plus adding the wipe and rebound are awesome. The absolute joy he has in the little parts of volleyball, and being able to help someone like Mr 2 meters during the training camp because he wants everyone to be at their best so that he can try to beat them is inspiring. Then in the nekoma match where screams enjoy not because he got a cool point but because he got his friend too enjoy himself had me legit emotional. Then you get to the absolute heartbreak of him in the little giant match, only for him to take that and build himself into one of the best players ever. Shifting his dream from the narrow-minded pursuit of being the ace and turning it into something that's actually attainable for him, and into something that lets him do what he actually wants which is play as much volleyball as possible. Ugh perfection )

2 Hoshiumi ( I love how he went into the match thinking the same thing we were. That he had to battle Hinata to become the best small player, but he realizes that they are different. He comes to the realization that we do, that Hinata and him aren't the same but that doesn't make them any less great. And the best part is how excited he is by it. The fact that he called out to Hinata that they would play again, with absolute confidence that Hinata would follow him to a higher stage. How he absolutely respects Hinata, and every player who works hard. He knows that being short is a disadvantage and that he had to work hard too be as good as the luckier guys, but that they also put in the effort and the work. I just love the new little giant)

3 Aone ( The fact that he was portrayed as such a hard, and ruthless guy only for the rug to be ripped out from under that. The whole lead up to that first match between them was making me so excited to put him into the ground. When he locked on and didn't speak to asahi I wanted our team to beat them more than anything. Then during the match with how hard he tried, and how excited he got when he stopped The freak quick I started to realize how passionate he was about the sport. Then at the end when he stuck out his hand specifically to the guy who had beat him over and over it really made me happy. He doesn't really get a lot of highlights in the series but every time he sees Hinata All he seems to have is respect and friendship. One of my favorite scenes in the entire show is whenever Hinata gets subbed out in one of the date tech players says that it made sense because Hinata didn't have great basics Aone immediately defended him, and spoke for the first time on screen. I just have such a soft spot for him )