

In the anime, Oikawa is popular with girls despite being arrogant, conceited
and haughty, yet his skill is far from Karasuno's setter. Some girls in the
show even shout and cry when he appears.

Why do some girls like Oikawa?


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Why do some girls like Oikawa?


Answer from a male here. I believe it is just that some women are attracted to
those types in real life. Then again, this is a trope in anime, a very
overused one in my opinion. Then again, you would question the reality of the
show even more if the girls were swooning and crying over a member of, say,
the Computer Club, or something less traditionally masculine.

I suggest you maybe watch old clips of Elvis appearing on stage in the 1950s,
or the Beatles in the 1960s if you want to see examples of real-life mindless
fawning and loss of emotional control over the male subspecies.


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It's true that Oikawa sometimes becomes angry and he is also arrogant, but
these things exist because he is very serious about volleyball.

## But why girls like him?

Well, in short, the real reason behind this is because he is attractive.

  * Many others find him **attractive** — to the point where several girls follow him around just to talk to him. - [Wiki](http://haikyuu.wikia.com/wiki/T%C5%8Dru_Oikawa)
  * He is the captain of Aobajosai's volleyball team (which is in top 4 ranking) and is widely regarded as the ace setter, so it's obvious that he is popular among students.
  * Oikawa has a good sense of his surroundings and can effortlessly read others. 
  * Flirtatious nature (he is quite famous amongst female students, much to Tanaka and Nishinoya's envy) 


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LONG ANSWER COMING UP + SOME RANTING (BE WARNED):

Personally, I like Oikawa. I really REALLY like him. But it's not because he's
cute or attractive.(Not all girls are hormonal teenagers who lust after
powerful guys with abs, okay?) In fact, I used to hate Oikawa. I saw him as
this arrogant, obnoxious, self-righteous brat who thinks he can have whatever
he wanted. That was, of course, until I read this post that opened my eyes to
Oikawa's story. To his reasons and motivations. To his struggles and
insecurities.

It really changed my entire view of Oikawa Tooru. Now, I'll repeat what she
said in my own words:

The first impression people have on Oikawa, as I said, is this arrogant, self-
righteous guy who gets all the girls and all the fame. He is mean, pompous,
and flamboyant about everything and likes to make the protagonists' lives
difficult.

But wait, isn't that just unfair? Is it right to say all those things without
knowing his intentions? Don't people like him have their own stories and
reasons as to why they are like that? They do. Both in real life and in
fiction. Oikawa is no exception.

People say Oikawa is mean because of how he treats Kageyama--which, in truth,
is unfair and the reason why I absolutely disliked him in the beginning. But
the moment you understand what's going on with him, why he came to be like
that, things take a full 360-degree turn. All of a sudden, Oikawa is no longer
just this arrogant jerk. No longer is he merely this irritating antagonist.
Once you understand HIM, his character is suddenly clear. His goals and
intentions become relatable in some cases. He can be seen as a human now--not
just this pompous guy that was created for us to hate.

Sure, it doesn't excuse the fact that the way he treated Kageyama was not at
all nice, but it does shed light on his side of the story. We got to know what
he thought. What he felt. We got to know what it was like to be in Oikawa's
shoes.

And here it is:

Imagine you were him. Born without natural talent for volleyball yet loving it
to death anyway. You practice hard, even staying late at night in the gym
practicing your serves, tosses, and spikes. You work hard. You practice and
practice and practice. You give all--and I mean ALL--of your effort into this
sport that you love. You dream to be the best. Sometimes, you even imagine
that you are.

And yet, you can't beat HIM.

No matter how hard you try, there is always this one person whom you can't
beat. Ushijima. A tall, muscular guy who stands in front of you like this
unclimbable, unbreachable wall. A guy who--with his natural-born TALENT--beats
you in every match. EVERY. SINGLE. MATCH.

All the training, the hard work, the late night practices that you devoted to
this sport, THIS sport that you LOVE, is wasted. Gone. A futile effort to
become the best. (Is it so wrong to want that?)

Simply because your opponent is a genius--a person born with talent. Unlike
you.

But you still practice. You still continue your training. YOU DON'T STOP. Why?
Because you refuse to lose to someone who was gifted with talent while you--
YOU--had to work SO HARD just to even be a worthy opponent. So you continue.
And with your practices develops a strong dislike--hatred, even--for people
like Ushijima. Talented, gifted individuals.

Because they make you feel weak and helpless. They remind of your not-so-
genius self--remind you of all your futile efforts towards Ushijima. And if
ALL people like him could grow as strong or even stronger than him...

You know deep in your heart that you wouldn't be able to beat them.

And then someone else comes along to your school. A kid by the name of
Kageyama Tobio.

Quickly, it becomes evident that he is extremely talented. You can see it in
the way he tosses, serves, and spikes balls. You can see it in the way he
devises plans and strategies that can render his opponent helpless in every
way possible. All at once, he reminds you of Ushijima. Of that one guy whom
you could never beat. And the same words--words that you have come to dread
and despise--repeat in your head:

Genius. Genius. Genius. Genius. Genius. GENIUS.

Why? Why does he have to be a genius? Will your efforts be wasted again? Will
you lose again? Will you taste the feeling of helplessness and weakness again?
Why can't you defeat HIM? Why can't you be stronger? Why can't you be better?
Why can't YOU be a genius?

So you practice. More and more and more--to the point you almost self-
destruct. Then your friend, Iwaizumi, helps you realize something:

You are not alone. You have teammates. Ones who fight alongside you to win.
You are not alone. The epiphany awakens you--makes you realize that in order
to win, ALL of you must fight together. And fight well.

So you strive to become better, not just for yourself--but for your groupmates
as well. You try to understand them and how they think, so you could adjust
yourself and be the setter that they need. To be the setter that brings out
the best in THEM. THEY need to improve because you need spikers to hit your
ball. And every spiker is different. Special.

Everyone is SPECIAL. You understand that now and help everyone realize that
fact, too. That's why, when girls come to you and offer you their cookies, you
stay with them and try them. You tell them it was good.

And when Kageyama, the GENIUS, comes to you for help, what do you do? You GIVE
HIM advice. You help him realize what you did--that spikers are diverse, and
that the setter must be the one to offer them what the need. Because they are
SPECIAL.

Eventually, you improve yourself and become known as "the best setter". You're
happy about it, of course, because you worked SO HARD. And even if you are not
a genius, you will continue to work hard to reach their level. Because you
will never give up. You refuse to.

THAT is what I admire about Oikawa. That is why I like him. He is determined
to win and doesn't give up. He is not a genius, yet he became known (in the
anime) as "the best setter". He showed me that working hard and not giving up
CAN and WILL turn you into the best version of you.

THAT is why I love Oikawa. It's what we girls find attractive about him (most
of us, at least). And it's why I wrote this extensively long comment. Because
I want you to know this side of him and(maybe) even appreciate him.

Like I do.


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