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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ----------------------------------------  What a beauty. No wonder some of the guys are falling for her. Great OST this episode. I also like the overall pacing too. The match itself was also good too imo. Although Hinata's skills wasn't hardcore, I see improvement in the kid. His spike was awesome and I especially liked the way Hinata "flies" through his moves. |
Stark700Jun 22, 2014 2:31 AM
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| lol @ his reaction for familiar face (KajiKaji's character). even more @ two members of the each team that looks like yakuza. Also the result of that bet about the manager being female or not. They surprised the opponent team with those shots from the beginning. Though despite being lazy feel, KajiKaji's character has a sharp observation and found ways to block him. Seems like Nakamura-san's character was his only friend. So he began to think of the way to hit than depending on ex-prince because he was actually excited to get blocked. |
I ♥ Two Syaorans from Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE and TRC!!! |
The similarities between some of the Karasuno and Nekoma players were pretty funny. This part was hilarious. The game is enjoyable so far. Nekoma already got used to Hinata's movements and have been shutting him down, but thanks to that he is finally learning how to adjust his spikes in mid-air instead of completely relying on Kageyama's tosses. He's definitely improving as a player. |
MillsJun 22, 2014 3:40 AM
| Loves Hinata's improvment. <3 Can't wait for next week. |
| HAHAHA Yamamoto and Tanaka Was just as funny in the manga Yamamoto falling for Kiyoko XD Hmm, nice game so far... with Nekoma getting used to Hinata's attacks. That last one by Hinata was awesome though, even though it went out. |
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| Tanaka his "copy version from Nekoma" xD Tanaka ver.2 reaction on Karasuno's manager was much funnier than I expected xD Daichi and NakaYuu's chara meeting was also pretty cool and funny :D Oh.. my... poor Hinata... ;( But that smile... and this hard work! Aww... Hinata <3 You're the best! Oh... that preview (Nakamura-san! Nakamura-san! Nakamura-san! So cool voice~! *.*) |
| Hinata, never give up!!! |
| Love Hinata's smile in the manga better, it felt more menacing. Nice to see Hinata's new move!! :D |
| As an anime viewer I say this episode was excellent! But as a manga reader I say that they cut to many stuff, even if it wasn't any important plot point. The pace of this episode was to fast, they adapted 3.5 chapters, and given that Haikyuu!! is a manga with a lot of content per chapter, they had to remove a lot of stuff. For Example: They didn't said that the year Karasuno wasn't able to go to the national phase, they lost in the prefecture finals against Shiratorizawa, nor that the next year they went was the team of the Small Giant. They didn't showed the Eternal bench-warming club(Current Ukai Coach and the current Nekoma young coach). The explanation of Libero substitutions was simplified as well. Kenma in the flashback talked with Kuro, they removed that as well. They didn't showed all the audience. The guy with an hat in the Ukai and Nekoma coach flashback, also appears to see this match. They didn't said that small Giant wasn't the better player in Aerial Battles, basically the Ace of the team, until the guy that was left the team(probably a 3rd year that graduated). ... Well, I will assume that will make the reading experience, for the ones reading the manga only after watching the anime a lot better and enjoyable. |
bigivelfhqJun 22, 2014 11:24 AM
| This was a really well crafted episode. No complaints here! |
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| Man, the OST of this anime is so awesome! It gives me goosebumps. Hinata kept his eyes open while spiking, finally! And man, he spiked it really well! Hinata's passion for volleyball is really something. Awesome episode again *applauds* |
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| Taketora is way too similar to Ryuu/. Kagayama wanting Hinata to be underestimated! Nekoma utilizing their strong receives!!! Hinata constantly getting block. Gaining encouragement when people expect him to lose his will! Hinata now coordinates his own spikes!!! That last spike with all that spin! |
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| this was an excellent episode. what a match |
| Lol Tanaka "City boy" Great episode, Hinata is starting to become the Little Giant already c: |
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| Loving this friendly rivalry. |
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| Tanaka and that other guy are so alike that it's funny lol. Hinata trying to do something new with his spikes. |
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| great episode as usual! kenma's a really interesting character, can't wait to see more of him and the rest of nekoma~ |
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| I want to see the Little Giant's face already >_< |
| The last spike was beautifully animated T^T I'm glad they decided to include the beginning rivalry storytelling in the beginning after all Lol! The intimidation scene~! I think Kenna's cat eyes look my intimidating in the anime The pacing felt pretty fast, which I think I like in matches~ |
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| Epic episode!!! Beautiful >.< The emotions were done perfectly and DAT OST when Hinata was getting blocked <3!! Loved how it just stopped when they saw Hinata smiling (DAT CREEPY YANDERE SMILE of having fun) XD Chills down my spine >.< Lol'd so much at Yamamoto vs Tanaka XDXD So hilarious lol And Yamamoto's reaction to Kiyokou was so lololol XD Kageyama's reaction to Kenma being the Setter XD And Daichi vs Kuro were both priceless XD Nekoma's cheer before the match totally fits their team and Kenma's importance. Loving Kenma a lot ^^ His calm analysis is awesome. Kageyama's "Tch, underestimate him a little" was gold XD As usual, the reactions to Hinata and Kageyama's quick are so fun to see And Hinata trying to learn how to spike while his eyes are open the last time was epic! Too bad it was out. Total loving Nekoma animated :D |
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| this might just be my favorite episode so far |
| this was so amazing! hinata growth in the match was animated sooo～ good nekoma is a great team I really can't "hate" its members |
 No Blood! No Bone! No Ash! |
| This adaption is going pretty well, especially production value wise but... I hate to be one of those people, but the anime keeps on skipping out on lesser, and then more important things so... if you're an anime-only watcher but are invested and wondering if you should read the manga from any point, do so right from the start because there is so much that's crucial. It seems they're trying to adapt up to or at least near the official Seijou match, and getting to that point is important as well so the changes aren't unfounded but. They're enough that some of the charm and depth is getting lost which is a bit disappointing. Not that what's presented in the anime is absolutely awful, but it is definitely better and more structured in the manga. (just as one important example, back during the noya/asahi crisis they skipped out on a whole two pages of conversation between daichi and suga so. yeah) oh, also |
| wow what a great episode. Can't wait for next week. |
| Red is the color of a hero |
| Great episode, it was such a pleasure seeing Hinata's growth. The art and animation were superb with some really powerful movements and expressions. Can't wait for next week |
| Man, I am just loving this series. This episode was just great. |
| I played volleyball throughout high school and I love how realistic the series portrays the sport ("there's no such thing as an unblockable spike") and they offer appropriate strategies as well as counter-strategies. Also, I know that a lot of people don't know many of the rules, especially since volleyball is quite a technical sport, I appreciate that the series includes drabbles on the positions, positioning, basic rules... etc. so that all watchers can enjoy it even more :) on a side note: love how Hinata is developing (he's deffo gonna get his hits passed that blocker next epi!) & I just about bust a gut laughing at the comedic gold nuggets. |
| Such a good episode. This series has been phenomenal so far. |
| I think this was the funniest episode so far, but I disagree with "Hinata's smiling," because it looked more like a look of mass murder than anything. |
に触 祟ら りぬ な神 し |
| Dang, that last spike was almost in >.< |
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| 5/5 for me i wanna see more of Tsukishima |
“They stood together in a false intimacy, a nervous contact. And he was in love with her.” ― D.H. Lawrence, Women in Love |
| Most of all, I'm proud of Hinata not getting discouraged and steadily growing. Really looking forward to the conclusion of the battle at the garbage dump. |
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| The Match so good!!! Karusuno and Nekooma so much similarities XDDD |
| For some reason, it took me twelve episodes to realize there's a lot of talking between plays. I don't particularly mind it, since the characters are fun and the sport realisticly engaging (to me, at least), but I can see now why some people might be turned off by Haikyuu!! and consider it slow. Small Giant!! <3 Developing past the trick play is hella interesting. As is Kenma. May we see even more into the Nekoma Team please?? Favor de gozaimasu. |
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| Well you do talk a lot in group sports, for support and strategy though this is also to make the episode last longer since otherwise it would go fast ! :) Thankfully all the characters are pretty fun and entertaining to listen to :) Hinata smiling... gah epic ! And its just a training match, can't wait for real competition ! :D |
| Getting better and better...Hinata might be one of best sport anime MC's out there.Last scenes were amazing, and that OST. Tanaka and Yamamoto - lmao.They are seriously so similair to each other.I have a feeling they could become good friends if they were on the same side tho xD So, we might see new OP and ED next episode? or maybe in 14? well, either way i can't wait, even tho i love current ones. |
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currycurry said: For some reason, it took me twelve episodes to realize there's a lot of talking between plays. In this episode game they had minimal talk between plays! The only really big one was Hinata explaining to Kageyama why he was smiling even though he was getting blocked all the time. Probably you're talking of Time-outs, each time-out takes 1 minute! Normally that time is spent talking! Other situations with conversation was in the middle of the game by the coaches, audience and players on the bench(If you didn't noticed, Hinata, Tsukishima don't play in the rear, when they rotate to it they sub with Noya and go to the bench, they return when Noya goes to the front, subbing with him). So, NO, There were little talk between plays in this game. |
| Oops! Quick question: Could could someone explain how and when the Libero exchanges positions? I keep replaying the Coach's explainations and it makes as little sense now as it did the first time. (An aside: Hinata's yandere expressions are back! How I've missed them. Hasn't it been like eleven episodes??) StormBoi said: Agreed!Well you do talk a lot in group sports, for support and strategy though this is also to make the episode last longer since otherwise it would go fast ! :) Thankfully all the characters are pretty fun and entertaining to listen to :) I don't find it unrealistic, especially for a practice match, but I see how it slows the pacing of the actual sport down. Hence some people's complaints re: slow. Might it have to do with the casual atmosphere of practice matches? Wonder about the contrast between those and official matches, in which more will be on the line. Atmosphere~ bigivelfhq said: currycurry said: For some reason, it took me twelve episodes to realize there's a lot of talking between plays. In this episode game they had minimal talk between plays! The only really big one was Hinata explaining to Kageyama why he was smiling even though he was getting blocked all the time. Probably you're talking of Time-outs, each time-out takes 1 minute! Normally that time is spent talking! Other situations with conversation was in the middle of the game by the coaches, audience and players on the bench(If you didn't noticed, Hinata, Tsukishima don't play in the rear, when they rotate to it they sub with Noya and go to the bench, they return when Noya goes to the front, subbing with him). So, NO, There were little talk between plays in this game. I wasn't referring to just this episode but Haikyuu!! as a whole in comparison to the action/sports genre. Like I said, I don't mind it myself but I can see where those who prefer more SERIOUS ACTION could find this show an exercise in frustration. But Haikyuu!! is personable and chatty and wants to bind a ragtag team of disparate personalities. There's nothing at all wrong with that. :) |
currycurryJun 22, 2014 5:52 PM
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| Tanaka and the other guy's intimidation faces was pretty funny XD. The Volleyball match was really entertaining, and addictive to watch. Looks like Nekoma knows about Karasuno's movements and gaining the upper hand. I think Hinata will do much better in the next episode. Enhancing his accuracy for the spikes :D. |
| Wow this was one of my favorite episodes by far. So energetic and very inspiring! |
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| I can't help but smile when I hear this show's awesome OST at really great moments. I like the scenes where they show the similarities between the characters on Karasuno and the characters on Nekoma. Plus more Asahi abuse from Daichi XD "Besides, the ace says he'll make up for lost points." :D |
currycurry said: bigivelfhq said: In this episode game they had minimal talk between plays! The only really big one was Hinata explaining to Kageyama why he was smiling even though he was getting blocked all the time. Probably you're talking of Time-outs, each time-out takes 1 minute! Normally that time is spent talking! Other situations with conversation was in the middle of the game by the coaches, audience and players on the bench(If you didn't noticed, Hinata, Tsukishima don't play in the rear, when they rotate to it they sub with Noya and go to the bench, they return when Noya goes to the front, subbing with him). So, NO, There were little talk between plays in this game. I wasn't referring to just this episode but Haikyuu!! as a whole in comparison to the action/sports genre. Like I said, I don't mind it myself but I can see where those who prefer more SERIOUS ACTION could find this show an exercise in frustration. But Haikyuu!! is personable and chatty and wants to bind a ragtag team of disparate personalities. There's nothing at all wrong with that. :) No, you said that you noticed in this episode! The thing is that it doesn't happen in this episode! While it happens in others. A lot of people were complaining about other episodes because during the practice matches, the 3x3 and against the Karasuno Neighborhood association, they took to much time after a play talking(specially about emotions). This doesn't happen in this episode(well, there is one time, as I said before when Hinata smiled). Note that his a fault to take to much time between plays. This is true to all sports(All that I know). It only allowed during a practice match because is not a real match, and normally a practice match against another team/school is treated as a real match. So, no spending time talking between plays. |
bigivelfhqJun 22, 2014 7:09 PM
currycurry said: Oops! Quick question: Could could someone explain how and when the Libero exchanges positions? I keep replaying the Coach's explainations and it makes as little sense now as it did the first time. In Karasuno and probably all of Haikyuu!!:(Simplified explanation) - Right After the Middle Blocker ends serving, he is substituted by the Libero. - Right before the Libero rotates to the front, he is substituted by a Middle Blocker. Pages of the manga: (Detailed explanation) They are from this episode, but the anime removed the majority of the conversation. - Page 1 -> http://img.batoto.net/comics/2012/11/24/h/read50b0c7c4aa258/img000015.png - Page 2 ->http://img.batoto.net/comics/2012/11/24/h/read50b0c7c4aa258/img000016.png Note: Middle Blocker don't play in the rear, except when they serve and the Libero doesn't play in the vanguard/front. Because of this, the Libero never serves, blocks or spikes. The players can spike from the rear(but they have to jump behind the line in the middle of the court), but the Libero is also prohibited of doing it. The only thing he can do is jump(behind the line in the middle of the court) and toss the ball. |
bigivelfhqJun 22, 2014 7:14 PM
| another Tanaka appears ! lol still sounds like hes saying "Shitty boy" Hinata is growing!,love how the first person to comment on his new curved spike was his opponent! |
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