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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Damn, that scene of Kiyoko...she looks like a work of art with that beauty. The episode had entertainment both on and off the court with the narratives. Interestingly enough, we got some character focus on Tanaka. Highlight of the moment is when Karasuno and the team yelled in excitement at their play. What a team! |
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| About that delinquent looking guy. He fell in love w. manager and confessed to her, who rejected him. Returning to the game. Looking like it will be out, but setter guy get it back by going cross the net... Another memory, he felt that the trio are strong even though they don't seem to, which led him to shave his hair. Main guy cheering on delinquent looking guy, who gets afraid, for nice support. He finally passed that center guy from enemy team. What?! The girl who is childhood friend to delinquent looking guy is the one who got "broken-hearted", which is this ep.'s title?? 26:40 next. Wow~ It's "cat" team next!! |
tsubasaloverOct 16, 2020 11:10 AM
I ♥ Two Syaorans from Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE and TRC!!! |
| Is the production back to normal? I sti haven't watched the ep I'm so scared xD |
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| Tanaka, nice kill!! The animation was back to normal this episode, thank goodness. It was centered on Tanaka and his mental stability, and that even when he feels down he can still see the good in things. Even though I read the manga, it was still hype to see him score the final point in the match. Tanaka was for sure the MVP of that round. Can't wait for next week! edit: also kenma looks way too good in that last frame ๐๐ |
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| Great episode, Tanaka centric and well worth it. That moment was bound to happen. Haikyuu storytelling does it again! |
ppomodori said: oof that's a relief! Nostalgik said: Is the production back to normal? I sti haven't watched the ep I'm so scared xD it's fine now, last week's episode was apparently the only one outsourced for this season. It's a great episode :) |
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| Wow there were some cool unexpected moments (Kageyama going under the net, Nishinoya receiving right in front of Tanaka, Daichi spiking from the back) Tanaka with blond hair reminds me of Mad Dog lol. I'm living for Bokuto's reactions. Such a dramatic guy. Great emotional episode showcasing Tanaka and his mindset. |
| *Tsukki dry* "Nice Kill" This episode was hella awesome. My man Tanaka stayed persistent and proved that even as an average Joe you can have moments of greatness. In fact after all the hard work they're even more precious. 5/5 |
One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron |
| OKAY BUT I SCREAMED WHEN RYUU HIT THAT SPIKE |
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| That last spike was entirely something else....... |
Tokyo ghoul's 1st ,2nd ,3rd and 4th season were a big mistake of Pierrot!!!!! |
| Best ep of this half, started off boring but that buildup was worth it. |
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| What a great ep!!! Tanaka doing the super inner cross is insane! Bokuto and Akaashi were really funny. Looks like animation quality is back too. |
| This episode was dope and nice. We get to see Ryu being that kind of guy that does not give up. That ending with Kanoka saying she had her heart broken was sad. Ryu I better hope you hook up with her man. No man is worthy of her but you! It is alright if that does not happen. But still. Anyways looking forward to the next episode. |
| Okay, this was just the medicine we needed after what was easily the worst episode of the franchise last week. I say "worst" but that's still pretty good on a general scale, however. But this episode? Tanaka Genius-senpai takes the spotlight, and boy have they delivered after all that buildup! Starting the episode off with that little segment before the Op was a little strange but I'm glad they picked that up right away. Flashback to Tanaka's first meeting with Kiyoko-san too as fan-service, bloody loved it xD. That's Tanaka-senpai, alright. Animation wasn't top-notch for the entirety of the episode but that final scene of Tanaka breaking apart the shackles was incredible, I must admit. A truly precious and often underappreciated piece in Karasuno's game. Opponent team simply chose the wrong person to pick on, lol. Karasuno sweeps up the lead, thankfully meanwhile. Condolences to Tanaka's osananajimi too. Let's see what's next in store for us... |
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| finally.. my hope has been revived.. |
| I’m impressed by Tanaka, even though he got blocked many times he kept trying. And finally landed the spike. That’s a really hard thing to do. |
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| There is a clear animation difference between season 4 and the first 3 seasons, but this episode was easily an improvement from the last. I’m satisfied with the animation here, WAY more fluid. Better character designs too, even though some not detailed, they are not terribly out of proportion which is more than enough. This ep had its fair share of epic moments, but was ultimately Tanaka’s ep. Seems like he’s leaning towards Kiyoko, hm... didn’t expect romance to happen but it’s a part of life so it’s a cool aspect to include in Haikyลซ. Also hair-down Noya! Holy crap Kageyama, that was awesome. Glad to see Daishou and that girl on the sidelines. Saeko’s voice is to die for. Inarizaki looked pretty solid. Suna was the highlight for me. Christ he’s fast. The spiking animations were pretty fluid too. The “Wiping Out” ost from season 2 was used. =D Tanaka’s development was extremely well done. His spike was like Kyotani’s!!! Incredible!!! One complaint I have is when Suna spiked, his and Tanaka’s seiyลซ sounded a little too similar and hard to distinguish at first. Also they reused Atsumu’s serve from a past ep and Suna’s blocking animation =| however, that’s fine because I don’t imagine it would look much different for these players anyways. Overall solid episode, and a step up from the last. Glad to see Suna got the animation he deserved. |
AcbSnakeDemonOct 16, 2020 1:21 PM
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| Clearly the best episode of the fourth season and as well one of the best of the whole show. Tanaka is just so freaking cool. Got even moved to tears at the end of the episode, the only ep to do that with the last episode of the third season. |
| This episode made me ugly cry.. Tanaka's my favorite character in Haikyuu and to see him getting blocked multiple times was so painful. Definitely one of my favorite haikyuu episode!! 5/5 if not more :) EDIT: Looks like Tanaka is trending (worldwide trends) on Twitter with over 28k tweets. YES!!!!! |
AngeloMC21Oct 16, 2020 1:12 PM
| Awesome episode and Tanaka was awesome too. It's nice to see some focus on him. And that spike. 5/5. Also, this match is not good for my heart. |
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| why did i almost cry this episode ;-; tanaka is such a wonderful and unique character |
   โโ ๐ง๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ, ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ, ๐บ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ โ ๐ ๐ธ๐ช๐ด๐ฉ ๐ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ถ๐ญ๐ฅ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ค๐ฉ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ...โ |
| Thank goodness everything is back to normal! When Tanaka hit the spike I jumped up and down in excitement! This episode totally redeems last week. |
  »»Delievers Here«« โ ใปใปใปใปใปใปโ "Today might be the chance to grasp the chance to let your talent bloom" -Tooru Oikawa -Signature from Annie_Law |
| TANAKAAAAAAA !!! Holy shit that felt good. Dunno if it's because of last week but man did this episode seem so fucking great. Hope every episode from now on will be on this level. |
Florent3571Nov 22, 2020 6:23 AM
| Much better and more normal than last week atleast, so finally a positive. |
| Ah yes, an episode just for my husband how long I have been waiting for this. Also, my favorite scene has been animated with another plus. The animation and art was really good in this episode. Asahi and Nishinoya looked a little weird but other than that it was great. Tanaka is so relatable wtf. He literally reminds me of myself expect that i'm also very self-consious and look back at my boisterousness and think to myself, "why am i so fucked up?? everyone must think i'm so weird," An amazing episode. Best one so far. Progress is really slow rn,I prefer fast paced shows so the fact they show every single point made is a but frustrating to me. edit: ik I should't be saying this as a tanaka stan, but when he was blocked by suna omfg suna looked so hot. |
AryaleOct 16, 2020 2:02 PM
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AcbSnakeDemon said: Glad to see Daishou and that girl on the sidelines. Oh God, thank you. I couldn't remember his name and it was driving me nuts. |
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| The Tanaka focus this episode was awesome!! I loved the dive into his character, it got me so hyped towards the end when he got that set-winning spike in. |
| THE ANIMATION WASN'T BAD. YES Anyways this episode was actually pretty solid. It went more into the wants and desires of Tanaka which I thought was interesting and the animation held up nicely |
| What an episode! Tanaka was such a badass in this episode, he's climbing up to reach Bokuto's level. Tanaka's spike before the last point was quite similar to Bokuto's straight shot in the previous season, it definitely has potential! And apparently we're going to see some Nekoma action next week, can't wait to see those either! |
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| Bokuto and Akaashi in the background are stealing the whole episode lmao I think the animation improved? Idk previous episode was so ugly, but this one was decent I'm happy |
| Nice to finally see a "Tanaka-episode", I always feel like he doesn't get the amount of screentime he deserves. Definitely loved this one. |
| Tanaka is such a role model! There's nothing wrong with being average; as long as you try hard and stay positive then you can still do amazing things and Tanaka is such a great example of that. He never gives up and he always keeps a optimistic outlook. The animation this ep was a lot better, especially in Tanaka's score scene... that was some noice art |
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| tanaka development finally |
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| I had goosebumps reading the chapters that this episode was based on, but man...Seeing this fully animated, especially Tanaka's spike to end the 1st set, had me tearing up and crying. The animation looked on point this episode too! 5/5 from me |
| Dred aka Dredly aka Kami-Sama |
| Fantastic episode, I was cheering so hard at the end when Tanaka made the winning shot. The amount of raw mental tenacity to keep yourself psyched and keep trying in those high pressure scenarios is just insane, mega props to the man Tanaka for keeping himself going despite getting stopped over and over again. OST was on point, Tanaka's monologues were absolutely and the moment he lands that spike was absolutely beautiful. Stunning delivery and direction for the whole episode. Bokuto living vicariously through Karasuno, hah. He never fails to entertain me. xD |
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| So Happy Haikyuu everything is back to normal with a 10/10 episode. Nekoma next week hypeee!!! |
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| Tanaka episode? Sign. Me. In! Not excited for next week's Nekoma episode, tho. This is looking to be a whole cour match, why will they "waste" time on Nekoma?! |
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