#This post was brought to you by my 'Tanaka deserves more love' spiel

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I was wondering what color u associate with Tanaka (he's so underappreciated imo) and why :)

ANON YOU HAVE NEVER BEEN MORE CORRECT TANAKA DESERVES SO MUCH APPRECIATION, HE DESERVES THE WORLD THANK YOU!

7. What color do you associate with (character)? (Character: Tanaka)

It took me a bit to think about my answer for this because I do know there are people that are capable of associating people, objects in the likes with color (and if you're one of those people then you are so cool >:00!), however if I were to associate Tanaka with a color it would be the color orange.

First, as a lighthearted answer, the orange Karasuno uniform actually suites him a lot more than I realized like:

Genuinely??? He looks amazing in this color and I've longed appreciate how well the alternate uniform suites him <33

Second, the color orange actually represents optimism and energy, which if that doesn't suite him more than anything. Tanaka is generally the one man army when it comes to noise and chaos along with Nishinoya and Hinata. Not only is he energetic, but he is genuinely such a supportive senior most especially towards the first years which is often severely overlooked by the community. Literally one of my favorite moments of him was his words to Hinata during their first match against Aoba Johsai, telling Hinata it's okay to mess up because everyone on their side of the court is an ally/ teammate. With someone as supportive and rowdy as him and with what the color orange represents, another perfect fit if you ask me.

Lastly, generally and admittedly the color orange is not particularly a very "used" color if that makes sense. I'm not simply implying that it isnt utilized in anime I mean Hinata is standing right there xD, though what I am implying is well, look at your surroundings, how common is it for you to see the color orange in objects, clothing, etc? Simply, the orange is a color but it's one that's often nerver utilized, it's present and exists but granted it's not a color that's noticed too much by the general public. However, in those few instances where we do see the color orange, it stands out doesn't it? It stands out because we don't often see the color orange so when we do see it, often it draws us in.

Most importantly, the color orange stands out because that color in and of itself is unique.

As you said anon, Tanka is often underappreciated, mainly by the community and often "overlooked" by the characters in the series. But that's the thing, Furudate-sensei wrote Tanaka with that general intention. Though Tanaka is a constant support for Karasuno and loves hyping them up, he mostly does not gain any genuine moments to shine and if he does it's mostly for the comedic relief. He's purposely written to be outshined by the rest of his teammates with the Inarizaki match being proof of it. However, much like the color orange, in those few instances where Furudate-sensei had Tanaka shine, he stood out. It left an impresison not only on the readers but also the characters, even himself.

Though he may never truly reach the talent and skill of others, it's in those instances where he gets such moments, that he is able to prove his worth in a banquet of monsters.

That Tanaka himself is unique just as much.