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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Finally, been waiting like forever for this. Decent OP song for starters imo. It's going to take me awhile to get used to Hinata's voice so.. Anyways, intense atmosphere and the competitiveness of this show draws me in. Since it'll be 2 cour, I expect development. I juts hope it will be consistent and faithful to the material because that would be awesome. But yeah, I liked the first episode. |
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| Main character had it hard. No one except him in the valleyball team. So only he is the "skillful" member in his team (rest seems like his friend who just joined to support him). After losing the game, he challenged the king of the court to defeat him. Hino-san's character was one of the audience then. lol~ he and his rival entered same highschool (can see that both of them are serious about being the strongest in valleyball)! I have gave this a chance to watch live-stream, and now I think I will watch it in raw. |
tsubasaloverApr 6, 2014 1:38 AM
I ♥ Two Syaorans from Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE and TRC!!! |
| It's already at the top of the pre-oreder sales at amazon, for spring 2014 season. Hope the subs will be out soon. |
| weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Production I.G did a great job here. I know it's typical first episode fare but the animation is really nice and crisp, hope it stays consistent. Those Hinata jumps are going to be delicious to my eyes. ooh i'm excited! |
| Ooohhh this looks promising. (Sho-chan is so cute omfg) |
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| Liked the first episode. Felt really sorry for the team though and loving the opening,love you Spyair! :) |
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| I could scream out of relief since it was soooo good. ^^ Really like the opening and ending song and also that animation is fantastic. Voice acting was also superb. I can't wait for the next episode! |
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| One of my favorite anime this season and another really good sports anime. Hinata really stirred up my feelings with his determination to win and never give up. I hope that together with Kageyama they'll form a really strong team that will compete for the Nationals. |
| "Let justice be done, though the heavens fall." |
| I haven't read a manga, but I waited for Haikyuu!! with really high expectations. And I'm not disappointed - for me it was 100% perfect! :D I knew it will be great, but I enjoyed every single moment. It may be even anime of the year for me, if it will continue like this. I probably watch first episode million times while waiting for the next ep :D |
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| Love to see it in action finally! :3 The ost is nice! |
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| okay..very nice first episode! so Sho is the Kagami Taiga of volleyball huh ? :D both animation and art are pleasant to the eye. gotta love sports anime. first diamond of ace and now this. awesome.and knb s2 just ended which was beyond epic. 5/5 im hyped. great potential. |
| Amazing Episode! It was better than the first chapter of the manga, and the first chapter was amazing! |
| Pretty hype for this, wonder what year Tobio is and what relationship his gonna have with Shōyo. |
| Whoo! What a cool episode! I did not expect I will enjoy this episode so much! Can't wait to see next episode! *.* |
| nice first episode, looks like this could be a fun show! |
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| Music feels inspiring. Didn't think volleyball could be this interesting. 7/10 |
| Hope the animation stay consistent, but overall great start! |
| Very good start. I really like when sport anime delivers. Hope it will stay consistent. |
| I liked it. I can enjoy a good sports anime when it doesn't devolve into super powers shit (looking at you KnB). |
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| Yaaaay~ Even after watching the 1st episode I can't believe my favourite manga is being animated. Every second was perfect, OP and ED were cool, seiyuus were great! Can't wait for the next Sunday! |
| Whole first chapter was adapted. Both the OST and animation were excellent. |
| Hyuga Junpei: “Yeah… I’m confident… Because my teammates will help me out! I can shoot confidently.. because it will be okay even if I miss!” Kagami Taiga: “I don’t know about being the bad guy or whatever. It’s only in stories where titles like that decide the loser. This is our show. We’re the ones who are writing the script.” |
| holy shit it went better than i expected |
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| OMG. I have been waiting for this. SPYAIR <3 I'm excited for the next episode! |
| I had no idea volleyball could be so interesting... |
| Spring 2014: NANANA WINS ALL. Check out my blog :) http://castlebell.blogspot.com/ |
LegendaryGirl-A said: I had no idea volleyball could be so interesting... ditto, the characters seem to be very motivated, looking forward to this show. |
| i liked how they explained some of the volleyball terms. good episode & liked the OP. |
| There's no girl to forge your weapons with. |
| Eh I didn't like it much, idk, maybe it's the art style that's throwing me off but I didn't care much for it, only the ending with his rival being in the same high school piqued my interest, it could get interesting from there on. I don't mind passonate main characters but this guy is a bit too much for me, he's just plain reckless and of course he wants to win but yeah.. a bit too much? Ah well I'll see what happens in episode 2 to see if I'll actually watch it |
| Liked it, so instead of playing vs each other, they play together now? Oh, well nice :3 |
| It's finally here! :D Can't wait to see more Hinata-Kageyama antics. |
"May those who accept their fate be granted happiness." "May those who defy their fate be granted glory." |
| it was great, nearly cried while watching first half :') |
 𝓜𝔂𝓐𝓷𝓲𝓶𝓮𝓛𝓲𝓼𝓽 The inner sea of the planet. The platform of the watchtower. From the edge of paradise you shall hear my words. Your story shall be full of blessings. ━Let only those without sin pass. "Garden of Avalon"! |
| Man this was good :DDD. I want more right now T_T The animation was kinda weird at first but u get used. The volleyball matches we're intense |
| Already attached to sho-chan, he had a rough time those past three years, and now he has to go to school with his rival. OP was really good aswell |
| "Even if we lose by 100 points, there's still a chance a meteor will strike the other team's bench in the last second" - Kuroko Tetsuya |
| MY BABIES ARE MOVING AND SPEAKING *SOBS* I didn't get enough of Murase Ayumu and Ishikawa Kaito from drama cd (I totally forgot that KENN & Maeno Tomoaki were the ones in Vomic OTL;; ) and now I get to hear them voice for mah babies weekly //dies hoping this will follow the manga faithfully, next episode, introduction of the senpaaaiss |
kimustacheApr 6, 2014 8:04 AM
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| Strongest episode 1 of the season and even having know the material beforehand, it was really thrilling and exciting to make it span this episode. Had to really feel for the country team of amateurs coming to the big tournament to try to give it their all. I loved how they did band around their captain and even recognizing their own lack of abilities felt good enough to want to try to do their best and help him score if not to win. Koji and the other's tears, and then Hinata always saying dont mind and making them not feel bad too. There were lots of nice little touches with king Kageyama, the sometimes robe appearing or jacket moving and everyone giving him that title. And then though grumpy, couldnt ever feel bad since he was truly the kind of serious player on their team and Hinata on the other. They kept the volleyball explanations too, one of the best parts of sports series when they explain stuff in a real and competent manner. |
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| finally decent sport anime, not like other sport anime that only sell Bishonen and ridiculous shit like kurobas |
| Watching HQ is way easier than reading the manga. The manga was kinda boring and really slow to read, so at least the TV show will be better. |
 "Your sight, my delight. Will you marry me?" |
| My anime crush of this season, I think it was one of the best first episodes of what I could saw from this season :D |
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| Beautiful adaption :D Really loved the feel I.G. made for this ep. The Flashbacks + OST combo when Hinata's team was being utterly defeated was so emotional T_T Really!! Poor Hinata. Loved how BA he was esp his last spike. SO FRIGGIN EPIC!!!! The way he just switched sides and spiked the ball so smoothly was amazingly animated >.<! Dem feels when he lost and Tobio told him "What the hell were u doing these last 3 years?!?!" T^T And loved how instead of being High school rivals they're gonna be team mates on the same team. Pretty original idea there ^^ Can't wait to see Hinata and Tobio's combo BAness in the upcoming eps! Me Is Hype! |
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| Yes it's finally started!!! Loved the episode and really good animation. |
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| That was an awesome 1st Episode :D It was adapted really from the manga |
| The characters seem really likable and the animation is really nice. I also like the opening theme a lot. I'll definitely keep watching! :) |
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| SPYAIR!! Loving the interaction between Sho and the king. And lol at the end. I had a feeling they were going to end up on the same team, but I thought the king was going to acknowledge Sho and say "I'm going to this highschool and I want you to be on my team." |
Sol_OuApr 6, 2014 7:24 AM
| First episode and I already love it As the manga reader, this is really well adapted The character design and the feels remind me of Ookiku Furikabutte which is a good thing in my book and the animation was awesome Very solid start |
| THANK YOU PRODUCTION IG!!! IT was splendid! I really appreciate the quality of Haikyuu!! :') As expeccted frm my fav manga! IT'S SO GOOOD!! All their voices fit the character! YAY, and all the feeling are there! JulietTalyor said: I don't agree, after I have heard Murase Ayumu voice Hinata in the drama CD, I can't imagine any other person who fits Hinata as great as he can. The seiyuu is about the same age as the character after all. I don't think Sho-can voice suits him...Nastu's voice would have been better... I finally have something that can get me out of my bed a sunday morning!! |
KuriniApr 6, 2014 7:11 AM
| Already love it, can't wait for the next ep!! |
| I absolutely loved this first episode of Haikyuu!! Gosh, I haven't been this excited for volleyball, ever! xD I really like Shouyou's determination and cheerfulness. His special ability to jump really high is really awesome. It's also cool how he never gives up even if his team did end up losing. Tobio is of course the rival and he's a badass already. He definitely sees lots of potential in Shouyou. I really liked how this episode ended with them both ending up in the same high school and meeting at the gym. The animation was great, as expected of Production I.G. <3 I love the OP by SPYAIR and the ED by NICO Touches the Walls. :DD It was also really cool to see the 'first person' view shots. :) Can't wait for more HAIKYUU!!! 5/5 |
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| Keep the sport anime going! Glad that its not another soccer anime you know, something different. |
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| That was ... great. really loved the whole thing. |
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