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| Nice backstory about Tsukki explaining why he's so apathetic about volleyball. The look in Tsukki's brother's eyes was pretty heartbreaking to see, he pretty much knew without a doubt that Tsukki was disappointed in him. But Tsukki has definitely become an improved player, he even instilled a little fear in Bokuto, and everyone else noticed his improvement as well. Can't wait for the next episode. |
| People on MAL refuse to actually enjoy watching anime. Your taste in anime isn't a personality trait. Take me back to the days before MAL became infested with Twitter's favorite buzzwords. |
| Simply Brilliant episode. This show currently has no flaws |
| Shirayuki= Most Perfect Female MC ever |
| This episode was so so good. I love the Tsukki's flashback. Bokuto and Kuroo is such a nice pair. Also, I love the rivalry between Hinata and Tsukki. Sun and moon really fit these two. |
| Best episode yet! I didn't care for Tsukishima before this episode yet now he's one of my favourites in the anime. His view on volleyball as a club activity, his flashback and even the little discussion he had with his friend were quite realistic and in my opinion much more interesting than the whole Hinata vs Kageyama thing we had a few weeks ago. Btw, the ost was fantastic this episode, even more so than usual. |
| 5 main aspects I base my ratings on: 1. Did DramaEnthusiast make a thread about it? 2. Is it better than Breaking Bad? 3. Did MellowJello recommend the shit out of it? 4. Has it caused a (very entertaining) shitstorm on MAL? 5. Is it actually good? Scratch the fifth point, it's not very relevant... |
XPwnDEnd said: And the OST continues to get better and better! The part where Bokuto explained "the moment" had such an awesome violin part! And oh boy, Tsukki's moment later on is oh-so-EPIC! >:) I really liked that part too. Specially the shredding (or whatever the violin equivalent is called) towards the end. And I like how things are kept realistic, like Bokuto still one-upping Tsukki with a feint. Would have been really lame if Tsukki blocked a national spiker just because he became determined. |
| Decent episode. Tsukki's backstory was okay. His brother really was lame lol Tsukki x Yamaguchi? I enjoyed the moon vs sun analogy |
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| how freaking adorable is it to see Tsukki blushing and being proud of his brother?! *_____* I am more than satisfied with how Production I.G. adapts the manga :D |
| Tsukki's brother was benched because of the black haired little thug. |
| Sun vs Moon Tsuki T__________T |
| How is it that the soundtrack is so amazing? Seriously. Great episode, I've been looking forward to this part for a while! Tsukki's backstory and epic Yamaguchi. Those two are always hanging around together, but this is the first time we've really heard Tsukki say anything about Yamaguchi. It always bothered me until now lol Looking forward to more sun vs moon fun~ |
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| Heartwrenching until that awful head-tilt, sfx, and samurai metaphor. Too silly for me. Gotta love the turning point build-up - that soundtrack's too cool. The excitement is boiling right up. |
| Captains of Nekoma and Fukurodani are pretty chill and funny dudes xD I really like them and their VA's :3 Damn dat Tsukki development! A new baby crow came out of his shell. :D This is why I love HQ! <3 |
| Tsukki!! |
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Ckan said: Heartwrenching until that awful head-tilt, sfx, and samurai metaphor. Too silly for me. Gotta love the turning point build-up - that soundtrack's too cool. The excitement is boiling right up. Yeah I was not expecting the samurai metaphor lol (even though I read the manga...). I don't think that really necessary, and Tsukki's expression was quite scary, would've preferred a different expression, since it was an odd contrast to Akiteru's heartbreaking expression of being found out. I really liked the episode though, I find Tsukki (and Yamaguchi) more interesting than Hinata. Kuroo gave Tsukki tips, which was definitely helpful against Bokuto. |
tingy said: Ckan said: Heartwrenching until that awful head-tilt, sfx, and samurai metaphor. Too silly for me. Gotta love the turning point build-up - that soundtrack's too cool. The excitement is boiling right up. Yeah I was not expecting the samurai metaphor lol (even though I read the manga...). I don't think that really necessary, and Tsukki's expression was quite scary, would've preferred a different expression, since it was an odd contrast to Akiteru's heartbreaking expression of being found out. Gotta agree with this. Don't remember if that was in the manga at all, but it really seemed unnecessary here. Wasn't the biggest fan of how that was exactly done, but at least the rest of the backstory was done quite well. Hollweg said: Pretty sure I'm going to lose my virginity before this guy gets to play a game, but I like his enthusiasm! |
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| Tsukii FTW nice we got to see more of his back story. |
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| I actually think that if big bro hadn't lied, Tsukishima would not have been hit nearly as hard. Like he said, "pointless lies". |
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| Nice little flashback into Tsukishima. Must of been heart breaking to see his brother cheering for the team instead of actually playing. Small glimpse of the Little Giant. Nice to see the captains of the other teams helping out Tsukishima. Sun vs Moon. |
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| Tsukki really looks like it will begin to strive to improve the volleyball :) |
| YUS THIS EPISODEEEEEEEEE THE DEVELOPMENTTTTT IG DELIVEREDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD Tsukki and Gucchi's dramatic scene was well done, and so was the flashback (aside from that samurai scene that everyone seems to find odd as well). All the gag scenes were well done, and Kuroo's snicker at the end when Tsukki did the "Kill" block = best. Can't wait for spring now omg wonder how far they're gonna get into..... |
| personally i thought the samurai metaphor was good-- really emphasizes how painful and shocking it was for tsukki to see the reality. could be symbolic of how his enthusiasm for volleyball club was killed as well. baby tsukki and yamaguchi were way too precious ; - ; this episode was fantastic |
| Another awesome episode. Loved the Sun vs Moon analogy. Tsuki is finally getting into the game. That determination for the block at the end was so epic! Kuroo and Bokuto are just awesome, I loved it when Kuroo started laughing after Bokuto only managed to slip it past the blockers at the end. |
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kawaii-despair said: THERE IT IS THERE IT IS THERE IT IS  I waited 2924732948 years for this scene I loved this, I knew I would. I'm falling in love with these characters all over again, it was during these 3rd gym scenes in the manga that I came to appreciate these characters even more. Tsukki is rational and so insecurely defensive, and unapologetically mean-spirited. my problematic fav. anime Kuroo is way cooler than manga Kuroo, but I've come to love him in both adaptions. he has good intentions. Bokuto is a loud owl as usual, I can't wait for his real dejected mode to emerge. can we talk about the OST though? especially the last track at the end of the episode? shit gets better and better. |
| this was such a good episode! i loved that we got an insight on tsukki's past and his feelings. i could actually relate to him when he said that there's no point in trying because there's always someone better... i often think that to myself too. it was good to see why he behaves the way he does. i hope he'll get his moment that makes him fall in love with volleyball soon. :> |
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kawaii-despair said: Ahh I prayed for so long for Takahiro Sakurai to have a role in Haikyuu and I finally get to hear him I'm so happy THERE IT IS THERE IT IS THERE IT IS I waited 2924732948 years for this scene They're both my fav characters but I'm on the sun's side tbh ily tsukki but hinata is still best That simply killed me! Freakin' hilarious! Their all great; Kuroo, Bokuto & Akaashi! Great episode! Didn't expect less, actually.... ... but give me the OST!! I need it! |
nanyatimz said: Sakurai's voice performance is perfect as usual. Recently, he's good at everything. But that Bokuto facial expression that led to Tsukishima's evolution... Can't wait for next week~ Fixed 😁 Loved it to hear Sakurais voice. Now it is going to begin. (tsukkis character growth |
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| Loved the character development for Tsukishima in this episode. I'm really liking his character a lot more now. His past was pretty sad; his brother lied to him about being a main player and essentially the ace and that must've crushed his heart. Yamaguchi finally let it all out that really put some sense into Tsukishima's head. Tsukishima went back to the Nekoma and Fukurodani captains to learn some techniques. I'm really glad Tsukishima is finally showing some improvement and that last scene was awesome even if he didn't actually block it but made the Fukurodani wing spiker 'escape'. xD I really like whole Hinata is the sun and Tsukishima's the moon; sun vs the moon, let's go! 5/5 |
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VanishingKira said:   Tsukki: "How lame." Literally killed me. Yup, this was the best! Lovely development of Tsukishema, finally we will feel he is more part of the team now :) |
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| I kinda wanted to see how Tsukishiima's brother reacted back at their home when he found out about him lying about his position. Tsukishima is my other favorite character next to Hinata so it's great to see an episode focused on him. |
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| Finally we see why Tsukki is not very interested in Volleyball. Sun vs Moon. So finally Tsukki development begins. Kuroo as funny as ever. |
 Fake people have an image to maintain. Real people just don’t care. |
| Good episode,no,Great episode |
| oya? oya oya? oya oya oya? ahh this episode was great! baby tsukki and yamaguchi!! the scenes with bokuto <33 but most of all the character development. tsukki ;n; |
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| 0k, i think we have enought moon, let´s return to the sun :D |
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| "Lame" is the word I would describe Tsukki aka TsunTsuns backstory. If his brother commited suicide it wouldve much more impact but I guess Im thinking too negative. Nethertheless, I like the direction of Tsukkis development and I think he fits the best as Hinatas rival. Also nice to see why tsukkis little bitch is so clingy to him and he probably got sweet dreams when he called him cool :) |
Hello said: Same. |
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| I loved the episode, it´s great to finally learn more about Tsukki's past |
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| so Tadashi was bullied when he used to be a kid so why did Tsukishima bro lied anyway just to act cool aroun his little brother or was there a deep meaning behind it? |
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