Despite his formidable appearance, Asahi is very kind and quiet by nature, making it hard for him to realize that he is Karasuno's ace because he doesn't feel like one. In the beginning, he is shown to be weak-willed when he left the team before the first years joined, feeling that he had let his teammates down when they lost to Senior Dateko, as they were counting on him. When he returns to the team, he realizes that his passion for volleyball is much stronger than he thought, and with the h