Is it wrong to say that Tanaka is the top5 best written character in Haikyuu ..?
In starting I though of him as a normal guy, which is just mentally strong and there is nothing special about him at all.
Sure he was funny and has a lot of motivation as his title suggest "the mental powerhouse". But compared to other he felt more left out.
He is a character that people that for granted and I too took him, but during their match against >!Inarizaki, his monologue made me realise he is a human too, who feels emotion and can break down in some circumstances.!<
The writer had greatly showed how a person who is supposed to be the strongest mentally in any circumstances can break down too and when it happen it hits strongly.
He is also an inspirational character, him accepting that he is indeed an average players compared to other talented ones but still the team needs him.
Despite his continuous failures everyone believed in him, he's the guy who would have ignored his failures and tried better every single time but there are movements when he know he is lacking and can't just ignore it.
As he didn't when Hinata tried to cheer him up.
I have him in top 5 also because he is a great representation of being average human but still having great desires to achieve and who actually works towards his goal.
That's something which I relate too.
What's your opinion on his character writing ?