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m-i-c-h-a-e-l said: lol... theyre pretending Ennoshita has had ANY significant screen time in the past, and now theyre suggesting him to be the next captain. lol, Yeah. I mean the show is focusing on the regular team in addition to Yamaguchi and Suga. This is the first time I notice Ennoshita xD Well, I think that Karasuno's comeback will be when Daichi san enters the match again. or maybe when Yamaguchi' floating serve success. |
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| This honestly felt like 5min lol. |
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| Yamaguchi is such a coward, he even talked big to Tsukishima in the campus. Looks like daichi is alright so Karasuno has nothing to worry about. |
| Damn, so much drama for all these different characters this episode. |
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| This was a great episode. I completely forgot Enoshita was even around so I'm really glad this episode focused a lot more on him. He became the substitution captain after Daichi got injured. At the very least Daichi is going to be okay and no signs of having a concussion. Enoshita's flashback was perfectly understandable. He skipped the harsh practice training and wanted some time alone but after a while he came back and stopped being a coward. Love the character development in Haikyuu. Yamaguchi also got some spotlight but sadly he's still struggling and hesitating. His first jump float serve was really lucky but he didn't do it the second time which got Coach Ukai pretty angry. Hopefully the next time Yamaguchi can do a jump float serve successfully! /5/5 |
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| This was easily the weakest episode of the entire series. Suddenly focusing on what is literally a nameless background character is some of the most inane shit I've ever seen in a sports anime, even without goddamn Oikawa sticking his pompous nose in every five seconds to make some lame comment that isn't important. No shit a concussion would've been bad, we don't need a big-headed asshole to say it out loud for us. Smh at all this Daichi drama too. It's so obvious that Haikyuu!!'s just trying to capitalise off the injury drama in other series like KnB with this lame pseudo injury. He literally had to sit out for the, what, 10 minutes the rest of the match is gonna take? He'll have to go to the dentist next week? This was all so stupid. |
| Aww, damn a tooth came off D: Who the hell is his sub? Enoshita? |
| I agree with the most, they should've given Enoshita more screen time before suddenly suggesting he becomes the next captin. I noticed him before in being the "mature" guy, but I've never seen anything from him in a match! Still, this was great episode. Both characters are very relatable as opposed to the genius players. |
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| Another fantastic episode and it felt like 5 mins. Great to see both Ennoshita and Yamaguchi in action! Glad Daichi is safe. |
| loled at those not knowing who Ennoshita is even though he wasn't playing. great episode as always. |
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| It always felt weird to suddenly bring up Ennoshita despite him being completely irrelevant before this. Foreshadowing him as the future captain of all things. Ennoshita should have been given more focus long before if that was the case. He is probably the best option amongst the 2nd years but that is not saying much. It's hard to imagine Karasuno without Daichi, Asahi, and Sugawara. They are the perfect support system and take good care of the team. Even after this episode I just don't see Ennoshita as a strong leader who could take care of them the same as the current 3rd years have. |
definitely ... I got chills when daichi was all serious and asahi was on his level too. Pure admiration is all i have for Karasuno.. Karasunooo FIGHT! |
| Dayum that tooth :O But tbh it'd be more realistic if it just broke or something, it's not that easy to make one tooth with its root just fall out. Other than that it was a pretty interesting episode, though I don't care for Ennoshita that much. I love the new op btw <3 |
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| I like that they actually showed some of Ennoshita's hidden moments in the back, that was good. Bit I do wish it was a main team member who could step up to be captain, rather than a reserve side character. Not that I disliked Ennoshita's moments; I just wish he couldve been shown more if this was the development they were going for. Also enjoyed Yamaguchi's moment of weakness and that it just barely worked out, as well as Oikawa's observation of a missing captain that they relied so much on. At the very least, maybe Daichi will return in time for the third set, or maybe Karasuno will make a comeback with their pinch server or something. |
| Enoshita will be the new Captain T__T OMG Yamaguchi T___T |
| Rip Yamaguchi. I really don't care for Ennoshita tho lol. Well, let's see what happens next. |
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| Had no idea who Ennoshita was until this episode. Feel so bad for Yamaguchi ;_; always being outperformed by the other first-years. Hopefully, he'll be able to get the hang of that float serve later on in the series. |
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stand said: straggy said: It's so obvious that Haikyuu!!'s just trying to capitalise off the injury drama in other series like KnB with this lame pseudo injury. Pseudo injury? IT WAS an injury. Sure it might have been overblown and exaggerated, mostly to serve as a plot device to shift the focus onto Enoshita, but your "pseudo injury" wording is rather bullshit. His tooth came out and he had to sit out for 10 minutes; he's probably gonna be back next game. All he did was bang heads with another player. There's no other way to word that but pseudo injury. It's nowhere near the same level as the stuff you see in every other series with people actually having career-endangering issues like broken bones and re-occurring sprains. Especially with the similarity in visuals to other series (particularly the Kiyoshi Teppei scene in KnB, which is why I mentioned that one specifically), this comes across as nothing but "let's add drama by emulating a serious injury with this bullshit that doesn't amount to anything and will be forgotten by next game". |
straggy said: His tooth came out and he had to sit out for 10 minutes; he's probably gonna be back next game. All he did was bang heads with another player. There's no other way to word that but pseudo injury. It's nowhere near the same level as the stuff you see in every other series with people actually having career-endangering issues like broken bones and re-occurring sprains. Especially with the similarity in visuals to other series (particularly the Kiyoshi Teppei scene in KnB, which is why I mentioned that one specifically), this comes across as nothing but "let's add drama by emulating a serious injury with this bullshit that doesn't amount to anything and will be forgotten by next game". I don't understand your point of view. To me it's backwards. While you say they are adding drama, I say they are avoiding unnecessary drama. I mean, isn't it good that they didn't go for an overly dramatic career-endangering injury? Daichi was able to stand up immediately, and it was nothing serious. The author didn't go over the top to make his point. A normal injury was enough for the plot, it took Daichi out of the game, and made possible to explore the group dynamics without the captain. |
BennyDelon said: straggy said: His tooth came out and he had to sit out for 10 minutes; he's probably gonna be back next game. All he did was bang heads with another player. There's no other way to word that but pseudo injury. It's nowhere near the same level as the stuff you see in every other series with people actually having career-endangering issues like broken bones and re-occurring sprains. Especially with the similarity in visuals to other series (particularly the Kiyoshi Teppei scene in KnB, which is why I mentioned that one specifically), this comes across as nothing but "let's add drama by emulating a serious injury with this bullshit that doesn't amount to anything and will be forgotten by next game". I don't understand your point of view. To me it's backwards. While you say they are adding drama, I say they are avoiding unnecessary drama. I mean, isn't it good that they didn't go for an overly dramatic career-endangering injury? Daichi was able to stand up immediately, and it was nothing serious. The author didn't go over the top to make his point. A normal injury was enough for the plot, it took Daichi out of the game, and made possible to explore the group dynamics without the captain. He is traumatized by overly-dramatic anime/s like SnK. :) |
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sinner08910 said: BennyDelon said: I don't understand your point of view. To me it's backwards. While you say they are adding drama, I say they are avoiding unnecessary drama. I mean, isn't it good that they didn't go for an overly dramatic career-endangering injury? Daichi was able to stand up immediately, and it was nothing serious. The author didn't go over the top to make his point. A normal injury was enough for the plot, it took Daichi out of the game, and made possible to explore the group dynamics without the captain. He is traumatized by overly-dramatic anime/s like SnK. :) Is there any need for this bait? |
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| Yamaguchi ;_; I knew we'd see him in action when that glasses guy appeared in the audience, but once again he's only one step closer. One day... It's also good to see some other characters in the spotlight in general. Daichi losing a tooth though :s |
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@stand I concur. Ennoshita's flashback was great and pretty relatable, but I can't help but feel it would've been much more effective if he had gotten more focus from the beginning, or at least had a proper introduction, like most of the main cast. I mean, they did it right with Yamaguchi, so why couldn't they do the same with Ennoshita? The episode still worked mind you, but mainly because of the challenge it represented for the team to have to play without their foundation. |
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| Greatness! And we get to see more of the team stepping up. |
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| Yamaguchi was a bit too nervous :/ He'll get his time to shine in the next set or two though! |
Well I didn't mean it in a bad way, I really enjoyed SnK anime when it comes to being "anime". But judging the manga, as to how logical and enjoyable it is as its medium. I say it's very mediocre and illogical. |
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| I love how all the characters in Haikyuu are interesting. It's too bad that Yamaguchi doesn't believe in him :/ Ennoshita was really cool as a captain. But I miss Daichi ! |
| Episode that despite having a discontinuous narrative, still manages to be interesting because it starts to shape the character of other characters not seen much in the story, the soundtrack is well tuned with the atmosphere that is breathed in the field. Fortunately, the clash seems harder than I thought, Yay! |
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straggy said: stand said: Pseudo injury? IT WAS an injury. Sure it might have been overblown and exaggerated, mostly to serve as a plot device to shift the focus onto Enoshita, but your "pseudo injury" wording is rather bullshit. His tooth came out and he had to sit out for 10 minutes; he's probably gonna be back next game. All he did was bang heads with another player. There's no other way to word that but pseudo injury. It's nowhere near the same level as the stuff you see in every other series with people actually having career-endangering issues like broken bones and re-occurring sprains. Especially with the similarity in visuals to other series (particularly the Kiyoshi Teppei scene in KnB, which is why I mentioned that one specifically), this comes across as nothing but "let's add drama by emulating a serious injury with this bullshit that doesn't amount to anything and will be forgotten by next game".  Both Daichi and Tanaka are 150lbs, so in that picture he has around 140lbs compressing his neck from behind and another 150lbs hitting the side of his jaw/cheek forcing his neck to bend. So that's a rough guestimate of 290ish lbs (no acceleration to give an actual force) concentrated on his head and neck with the only impact "protection" being the cartilage between the vertebra, the muscles in his neck and the muscle in Tanaka's shoulder. And the amount of time they showed him lying motionless on the floor isn't indicative to how much time he would have "actually" spent like that, as it takes into account multiple reactions/conversations taking place at the same point in time. There are a lot of instances in sport where a player will stay down after hitting the ground to collect themselves. |
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| I really didn't like how Ennoshita took over as leader. I feel like it was a missed opportunity for the ace or Tanaka to shine and lead the team. Honestly it felt like they brought in a random side character even tho during the episode they spent a bunch of time showing his backstory etc. But I still really enjoyed the episode overall. |
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| Fairly good episode, lots of focus on Ennoshita for the first time |
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| backstory was great i didnt even know he existed until now kitten320 said: +1 yeah i didnt even know who he was lolSeries really need to develop the side characters more instead of just focusing on the main 5-6 all the time to avoid awkwardness like this. or more like, even if i did, i didn't remember him probably one of oofuri's strong points is that all of the side characters are memorable |
| Wow I loved the flashback, nice to see more of the other characters. I do actually know Ennoshita since he's been shown many times in the first season but didn't really know the other two guys with him. Anyways Ennoshita was a true leader in this episode, sucks to see Yamaguchi being like that, hopefully he'll work on his confidence :( |
paean said: "I don't really remember him." Yeah, me neither. He feels like an afterthought. And wait, there are more second-years? Even most of the opponents get their fair share of characterization, so where in the background frames were these people hiding for 40+ episodes? Ennoshita has been the main "background team member", if that makes any sense. He had many comedy scenes with Tanaka and Nishinoya, and has helped them to study when they had to pass the exams to go to Tokyo. The buzz cut guy, Narita, played in a match a few episodes ago, replacing Hinata. Also I remember him having some minor lines. The blonde guy has zero characterization though. |
| I hope Daichi-san is honto ni okay desu ~ . They lost their "Foundation" tho . Ennoshita-san counting on ya ~ !! Don't run away anymore !! Encouragement . Yamaguchi into a pinch server !! Ganbare ~ !! KARASUNO FIGHT !! Lift up minna !! You know yourselves more than enough !! VERY GREAT EPISODE . This is bad !! but far from worse !! Goodness !! |
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| Dammit why is it whenever it rains in an anime things turn for the worse >_> |
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| at first i thought ennoshita's just a coward but he actually was able to manage that difficult situation they where in, so i liked that. this episode focused on the topic of confidence. ennoshita as well as yamaguchi had to overcome their weakness in mind to be able to move forward. nice to see how this anime gets to explain the human mind in such situations so well. |
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Stark700 said: [b]For some reason, I got the impression that Karasuno were seasick at a few times. you mean nauseous? Mirai-Nyan said: m-i-c-h-a-e-l said: lol... theyre pretending Ennoshita has had ANY significant screen time in the past, and now theyre suggesting him to be the next captain. lol, Yeah. I mean the show is focusing on the regular team in addition to Yamaguchi and Suga. This is the first time I notice Ennoshita xD ikr, i was looking at it thinking "But isn't he the invisible side character though...???" ------- ok, i'm not getting two things. one, while it's great daichi is not dead, it's not worthy to say "THANK GOD" that he lost his tooth. daichi is 17/18yrs old! losing at tooth at that age... it's gone. it's not going to come back. he's not 70 either - it's not like he won't be using his teeth anytime soon. two, what's up on the hate of yamaguchi? you might say it's ok to be scared, but not at an official match, but that is the EXACT reason why he's terrified. and out of all of the group, none of them are sensitive to theirselves losing. he is. and while it's not logical, it is fear after all. most of the time it makes no sense. |
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| Good shit Ennoshita and Yamaguchi!! |
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| That was very depressing |
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| Glad Daichi only lost a tooth. I'm also glad they focused on Ennoshita and Yamaguchi this time. Though Ennoshita didn't even have any screen time before. Looking forward to the next episode. |
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| Um, Daichi who? I did lose my shit when he spat a tooth out though oml Can't believe they managed to make Ennoshita a likeable dude in under an episode though- like, I can't be the only one who forgot he was even on Karasuno, right?? Everyone else has such bold, extreme personalities, so it's only natural he slinks into the background. But whaddaya know, his little flashback actually made me tear up because it hit home a lot. He's a normal dude, full of uncertainty & nowhere near as reckless and ambitious as his teammates. He cracks under the pressure of practise and the prospect of taking Daichi's place, but at the same time he can't ever really leave. So, I think we just found out next captain! Loved how the episode was centered around the "cowards" of Karasuno, but where Ennoshita is trying to combat his cowardice, Yamaguchi just buckles under the pressure completely. Bless him. I felt so bad for him at the end ;_; |
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| This was really freaking cool. I was no expecting two of the most underdeveloped characters to be switched in. Like, who even is Ennoshita?! He's had some good scenes but they are always far between each other. So, it was cool to give him his own character arc. We knew he quit for a while, him having a coward or Shinji Ikari complex isn't shocking! To have him realize that from sticking with the team so long he won't run anymore by being pushed into the battlefield is something special. I adore the message that he cannot make up Daichi's place BUT running away or making excuses won't accomplish anything so, "BRING IT ON!!!". He's going to give it his all :D. And, Yamaguchi got another chance to do his float serve. It was crushing to see him go for the safe option not trusting himself, afraid of failure, and be even unable to move his legs when the time came... However, we saw in his face the pain he felt. I'm sure the disgust he felt in himself for that will carry him to new levels. :) I especially love how kind Tsukki was to him, calming him down and giving him a towel. For Tsukki that was practically a heartfelt hug. On a side note, I've been bored of Haikyu recently. I haven't been feeling the urge to watch it, I've been making myself. I enjoy it when I do watch it but it's not like I ever think to myself "oh gee I can't wait to see Haikyu!!!". I was wondering why? I even thought about giving this season a lower score for this deep feeling I had. But, I've realized it. It's not that this seasons any worse, it's introduced a great new character in Yachi and we've had excellent matches, training sequences, and character development. It's even added some of my new favorite scenes and my favorite song in the series. It's the fact that it's all the same stuff in structure. We're still getting practice match - character development for one or two people - practice match - team growth - practice match - character development for another one or two people - tournament - character development for another one or two - tournament - and repeat, all the way to more practice matches. The characters are so loved by the writer and animation and it's gotten no worse and maybe it's gotten a little better. It's purely the fact that we've already gotten to know most of the characters now and it's become a story of the same things colored a little differently each time. Although it still suffers this problem once you get into the manga(the structure is too rigid and it gets "boring" despite not getting worse), the reason I bring up Baby Steps is that I think it's an example of how a sports anime can do it. Sports anime cannot change their entire structure like a long-running shounen like Hakusho which changes everything about itself for the first 3 arcs. I think a solo sport has an easier time delving into specific people on a deeper level, changing the scenery and the focus, and getting to know it's antagonists because they are individuals who can have their own story, not entire teams that have to have brief flashbacks and brief development for the team captains. Perhaps the best way to make a sports anime continually interesting is to cut it short. I'm very fascinated in checking out the likes of Hajime no Ippo to understand how that one does it. Because frankly, I don't really know how Haikyu could change it's structure up more than it has by adding in a brand new character to change up the dynamic. I suppose it could have a far deeper focus on each character, or it could focus on a different aspect of their lives or mentalities, perhaps have their daily lives come up and have their family and life problems be pursued as they end up learning more about themselves and in turn the game that way. Perhaps they could have the characters hang out outside of the game and have them grow closer through a mini-arc in that scenario. Anything to freshen up and add breaks to the rigid structure that I think has haunted Haikyu the last 42 episodes. |
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