Haikyuu!! Episode 8 The Man who is called “ACE”

Haikyuu!! Episode 8 Review
The Man who is called “ACE”


Summary

The person who took Kageyama’s serve was shorter than Hinata, which make Hinata somewhat relieved and happy. When the senior came, they introduced him as Nishinoya, a second grade high scholar and he was the senior of both Kageyama and Hinata.
 The manliest line ever

He had a conversation with Kageyama regarding to their junior high school origin as well as his reason for entering Karasuno. In contrast to his first serious impression, he said that the main reason he entered Karasuno was because he likes the school’s boys and girls’ uniforms.

 Rejoice we have a tsundere here

He asked the senior about whether Asahina senpai came back to the volley club or not. Daichi reluctantly said that he was not planning to make a come back. The hot-blooded Nishinoya became enraged and left the gymnasium saying that he would not enter the team if Asahina did not coming.

Hinata met Nishinoya outside the gym and he asked Nishinoya to teach him receiving the serve since he was bad at it. Nishinoya, who like to be praised, told Hinata that he would teach him though he wanted to do it because Hinata called him Senpai.

When Hinata trained his receiving skill, he asked Nishinoya about the person named Asahina. He was the former ace of Karasuno and for some reasons; he decided to give up being volleyball player. Nishinoya later explained that he like being a libero because as long as libero still touch the ball, the team would not lose. He also encouraged Hinata that his position as a decoy is important for the team.

I am not surprised if he was the coach. The op kinda spoil it 

That night, Takeda sensei met a person named Ukai and discussing about being the Karasuno High team coach. While Ukai insistently declined, He told him that Karasuno’s newest team has potentials and Ukai might change his opinion if he watched them play.

In the next morning, Sugawara decided to persuade Asahina for coming back to Volleyball club. Asahina refused the persuasion and went outside the classroom. In there, he met Hinata and Kageyama who intend to met him. After Sugawara introducing the new freshmen, Asahina gave his support for them but that was all he could give since he decided not to make a come back. Meanwhile, Takeda sensei managed to make the new practice match schedule.

Suga chan you are scaring me now

Sugawara explained to them that Asahina gave up volley because he was the type who shoulder all of the burden alone and his loss affect his spirit.

In the gymnasium, Takeda sensei announced that he arranged new match for the team during the last day of golden week. They were about to do practice match against team Nekoma from Tokyo. He also added that their new coach might change his mind if he heard their school met Nekoma High School.

If Nekoma is the cat and Karasuno is the crow, now where is the garbage dump?

Nishinoya said that despite the promising newcomers, he would not join the practice match as long as Asahina did not join the club.

Ougi Hyper Special Kageyama Toss
The next day, Hinata and Kageyama met with Asahina again and although he had no intention to come back, Hinata explained to him that he envied his abilities. He also noted that with Kageyama’s support, the same problem that he also used to encounter was no longer. Before coming back to the class, Kageyama told Asahina that he was not doing everything alone although Kageyama admitted that he used to consider that the other members were not essential for him.

Episode Impression

We get new characters in this episode. Nishinoya the Libero and Asahina the Ace. In my opinion, this was a character introduction episode with some spice of comedy in it.
The focus of the character this episode is good especially for Asahina. Being the team Ace, he felt responsible to the team loss. Yet he could not accept the condition and decided to stop playing volleyball since he felt that he no longer could not win the game.

Nishinoya, who respected him as the team ace felt betrayed by Asahina’s decision to leave the court. He wanted to give him another toss and if he had to join the new team, he felt that if they win without Asahina’s guidance, it means that they would not need him to win. He merely could not abandon Asahina taking all the blame. Should they win, he should take part as the team not as an ex-team.

The new characters impress me that despite being their introductory episode, they showed me that they have the feeling of loss and frustrations. They are given their character depth and emotion. Nishinoya was fiery and he looked like a hot-blooded person but actually he was the type who could not abandon his friend in despair. Asahina was more calm and mature but deep inside he was traumatized to make another mistake. He thought he had lost his prime and could not burden his team any longer while it was actually his own assumption.

I knew this episode was not as intense as the previous episode but with the right doze of characterization, comedy and the story direction, the information’s for this episode was satisfying. I will wait for the match next week anticipating what could change Asahina decision to enter the again again.


Haikyuu!! Episode 8 The Man who is called “ACE”

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Haikyuu!! Episode 7 Versus the Great King

Haikyuu!! Episode 7 Review

Episode Summary


Oikawa, main setter for Aoba Josai and was a very laid back person with an aura of confidence around him. Later on Kageyama commented that he was a very aggressive setter with a terrible character. It revealed that he was Kageyama senpai in the previous school as well as the person who teach him how to do the jumping serve.
No you don't. It was his biggest selling point

The Aoba Josai coach asked Oikawa to do warm up before entering the match and without the setter presence, Karasuno was capable of scoring point by point.

However, right at Karasuno's match point, Oikawa entered the match as the main setter. His presence alone was enough to create tension within the Karasuno team members.

 I don't know which face is funnier Hinata or Tanaka

He aimed at Kei and used one of his most powerful jumping serve. It made the ball deflected from Kei’s arms to the upstairs tribune due to its extremely powerful forces, in which made the other team members quivered with fear.

Oikawa targeted Kei again and he had scored another point. Then, he said that he knew both Hinata and Kei were newcomers in Karasuno because they were bad at receiving. Hinata, who felt sorry for Kei' humiliation, taunted Oikawa to serve him the ball.

Knowing they were at disadvantage, Daichi rotated the position and let him became the center receiver. Using a precise serve, Oikawa served to Kei once again. This time he decreased the power and Kei could receive the ball.

No matter how difficult the situation is the hero will be there to save the day

 Oikawa, who was too overconfidence, knew that the ball would land at their territory and he gave Kindaichi a toss. Little did he know that Hinata had a very good reaction and he managed to tip the ball. In a flash movement, he ran to the other side of the net and jump. Kageyama used the moment and send him perfect toss, continued with Hinata spiked the ball right beside Oikawa. With the spike turned in, Karasuno beat Aoba Josai, one of the four top schools volleyball team, in a volleyball practice match.

After the match, Oikawa came to Karasuno team and said that Aoba Josai did not use the regular set up for the practice match. He explained that he would play as the setter for the entire game in the official match. In addition, he challenged Kageyama to duck it out in a setter battle in upcoming match.

I am challenging you with this shining finger of truth

With the next official match getting closer, Oikawa mentioned that receiver could not improve over night. Yet, after Oikawa leaved, Daichi reassured his friends that they still got the secret weapon called the guardian deity of Karasuno.

In the gymnasium, Daichi thanked Takeda sensei for his work. He told his worries about the upcoming match because of the team defense were still lacking and he was afraid he could not guide the team when they were at loss. Takeda sensei said that he would find the right coach for the team members and with his confidence, it obvious that he already had the lead about who was going to be the next team coach.

When Karasuno team walked home after practice, Tanaka asked Kageyama why he did not enter a more prestigious school like shiratorizawa. Kageyama replied that since he was entering the school without recommendation, he was not accepted because he lack the scores needed to enter the school via normal method. Their conversations later turn on to how Karasuno still lacking a libero as a defender and an Ace striker for offence.
Hinata's mind "why did I am the one you let your anger on. I was only smirking"

Kageyama said to the senpais that they mentioned the guardian deity before, which meant they still have another team member who was good at receiving and he would make a come back. Sugawara replied that back then Karasuno had promising members but they could not applied their strengths very well. He also added that if the experienced members united with the new team member, they would win the summer inter-high national tournaments.

In the next morning, Kageyama practiced serving the ball when Hinata suddenly appeared and took the serve. After telling Hinata to take the ball, he tried another serve when suddenly a mysterious person came and took Kageyama’s serve with pinpoint accuracy.


Episode Impression

The setter from Oikawa was started his debut and he proved to be a nightmare for Karasuno’s team. While it was evident that he did not enter the match from the beginning, the serve was enough to send chill for the team members.

I thought the episode started with a fast paced volleyball action and then it went slower in the mid and final part. The episode also tried to build the tension between Kageyama and Oikawa as both played as setter. It’s intriguing to see who will outsmart the other in the official match

The episode tried to tell us new members for the upcoming episode and we could expect two new members. One is a receiver and one is an ace or active attacker.

With more characters revealed, the Karasuno high school volley team members will be completed in the next one or two episodes. I was hoping that each character would receive the same characters developments since lately, the most developing characters was Hinata and Kageyama. I felt that the senior members were only there to complete the protagonists’ developments. I thought Daichi’s background as a captain was still lacking, Sugawara was there to develop Kageyama’s characterization, and Tanaka, he served as joke characters with funny faces. We still have not seen any of their past events

Regardless, I consider the episode as another solid episode. It was good to see Kageyama’s new personality and how his ex-team members reaction to him. Also Hinata started to show his skill in improvising with his movement and he started to show more confidence in his abilities.


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Haikyuu!! Episode 6 Review

Haikyuu!! episode 7 review

Episode Summary

Hinata nervousness continued in this episode and anything that other members spoke only add up the pressure.

Meanwhile, two Aoba Josai volleyball team member, one of them were Kageyama’s former teammates, had a conversation about Kageyama and they also discussed about Karasuno’s pretty manager as well as the intimidating guy with a shaved head (Tanaka).

 Peek a Boo

Right at that moment Tanaka and Karasuno members reappeared and they tried to intimidate the Aoba Josei players. Still, the sudden appearance of Daichi help reduced the tension and although they tried to make Kageyama’s angry, he could retain his cool.

After entering the gymnasium, they found that all of Aoba Josai team members as highly competent and capable in both offense and defense. Again, although unintentional, Karasuno high members’ comments only managed to stress Hinata more.

When Hinata went to the bathroom, he met with the two members of Aoba Josai, with one is Kageyama former team member. They asked about how Kageyama’s doing in Karasuno and whether he still retained his difficult mannerism.
 Haikyuu's new genre Tae Kwon Do

Although both of team agreed that Kageyama was still a difficult person, they differ in opinion about his toss. The ex-member said that his toss was terrible, while Hinata said that it was amazing. The ex member told Hinata that Kageyama would discard any person who could not receive his toss and it made Hinata become more pressured.

 Even the juri become Hinata's victim

Hinata, who already become overwhelmed by pressure, started the match with so many mistakes. He even accidentally hit Kageyama’s head when he got to serve in the final game point for Aoba Josai due to his nervousness.
 From behind it looks like a hat

To his surprise, Kageyama does not discard or threaten him. Instead he asked Hinata to reclaim back his composure. It made Hinata realized that he only let the fear got into him. Tanaka also said that even if he got switched he should only think it later when it happened. He pointed out that as lousy as Hinata was, the team members would be his allies and they would support him till the end.

 Too my surprise, Haikyuu!! also becomes a horror flick anime

With the newfound spirit, Hinata tried to spike another fast attack but missed. It turned out that Kageyama hit the ball to high and he apologized, which surprised his former team member.

The match continues and Karasuno regained their team spirit. They keep adding point using Kageyama as a setter and Tanaka and Hinata as a spiker/ decoy. After Karasuno won the second match Hinata said to Daichi that he found out that there were many persons who is better than him when he joined as a team.
 Daichi get angry with the producer since his anime keeps changing direction

During the break, the aoba josai team members gathered and discussed how could Kageyama changed. The instructor explained that Kageyama pinpoint the ball position and it was Hinata who jumped randomly and hit the ball without even looking.
In the aftermath, Karasuno kept adding point and they already at the final game number when Hinata scored the win for the second match.
Kageyama explained to Daichi the possibility of Aoba Josei not using their main setter. Immediately, the main setter of Aoba Josai (Oikawa) came to his team.



Episode Review



I have no complaint with this episode. The game is back to the anime and I was entertained with the comedy as well as the story.

Hinata nervousness stem from his fear from being replaced. However, as a man who could not accept defeat, his fear was logical. After all, he wanted to become the main team members of the Karasuno volleyball team. If he was replaced, his dream would shatter and he would only become another bench warmer. It was good to see that Hinata finally overcome his burden and realized that in the team, every team member worked hard to achieve the same goal. Winning.

It was this episode that told us the other members have no intention of switching him off. They all are team members and no matter what happened, every person in the same side of the net is his ally.
Another interesting point from this episode was Kageyama.  He shows that he is capable to change. In the first episode of Haikyuu!!, he could not even accepted mistakes and he would never apologized to anyone should he made a mistake. Yet, he done remarkably well in developing his maturity (although his short fuse remains)

The episode also adds the heated rivalries between Kageyama and Kei, with each of them considered the other one nuisance and it was actually made for comedy purposes.

The appearance of the actual server of Aoba Josai would make the next episode more interesting. What is the abilities that Aoba Josai setter has?




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Haikyuu!! Episode 5 Review
Haikyuu!! episode 5 review

Episode Summaries


Continuing last episode, the new-found chemistry between Hinata and Kageyama proved effective in scoring the points. They could score more than kei’s team and win the second match. The major turn point made kei’s team lost their confidence and even with the change of Kei’s attitudes from being more laid back into serious mode, they still could not win the last match.

Following the match, the senior talked about their current team position. Daichi admitted that Hinata’s raw speed and reflexes would be essential for the team if combined with the precise toss of Kageyama. In short, they were covering each other weaknesses and turn them into strengths. Daichi predicted that using the new team members’ abilities the Karasuno High might become the major player in Volleyball high school tournament again.

Hinata Panzerfaust Mark II


After the match Hinata wanted to shake Kei’s hand and he said that although he doesn’t like his demeanor, he still considered Kei as his team members. Reluctantly, Kei answered that it was Hinata and Kageyama confrontations made the first problem with the club (started with the teacher wig)

 Wearing jacket have become too mainstream lately

Without further ado, both Hinata and Kageyama turned their volleyball application to the captain. Finally, Daichi asked shimizu, the team manager, to hand them the volleyball club’s jacket. Hinata happily wore the jacket and then the official team of the Karasuno High Volleyball club is on and ready to enter the Volleyball tournament.


Mogu Mogu Mogu Mogu

Suddenly the volleyball club adviser, Takeda Ikketsu, came to the court telling the team member that he managed to secure a practice match with Aoba Josai, one of the top four of high school volleyball teams. The senior asked Takeda why they agreed to do the practice match with Karasuno and then he explained that they agreed as long as Kageyama played as the setter in the entire match. It turned out that the Aoba Josai volleyball team was the former teammates of Kageyama in Kitagawa Daiichi and they wanted to embarrass him.


 Hinata made sugawara proud with his dedication ^-^


While Tanaka disagreed with the condition since Sugawara was the official setter in Karasuno High, it was Sugawara himself who wanted to test how effective the new freshmen abilities. During after-school break Kageyama told Sugawara that he too would try to earn the trust of his new teammates. 

Oh noo!! Tanaka wet his pant and Hinata Died we're screwed

In the next meeting, the team decided to use Hinata as the decoy to put the enemy concentration away. At the beginning Hinata felt disappointed that he only worth as a decoy. However, after the other team members told how important his roles in securing victories. Hinata become extremely nervous. Too nervous in fact that he could not even slept the day before the real match begins.

Episode Impression


I have to admit that Haikyu!! was entertaining for me because of it simplicity. It does not need too many complicated plot to begin with. This episode follows the standard formula of the strength of the team and how 2 persons with different strengths could achieve victory if they put their differences away. Hinata's team defeated Kei's team despite of Daichi experiences because both Hinata and Kageyama could find the harmony and with the help of Tanaka, the other team could not guess Hinata's team movement

The crucial moment from this episode was when the team finally formed and both the protagonists officially accepted as the new team members. It depicted how their hard work for training all the times finally paid of with the crowning moment of their new Karasuno High Volleyball team jacket. Also, in this episode, they reunited as one big team and put away any grudge that they got in the previous episodes especially with kei and the protagonists

The episode also gives the information about the players’ roles and how each member contributes in the game. Also the episode gives insight of the school life genres by focusing more in the character interactions in and outside the school rather than the volleyball match.

In the next episode, we are expecting how badly Hinata’s nervousness effecting the teams condition. Would he overcome the confidence crisis or does he need the support from the others member?












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Haikyuu!! Episode 4 Review

Haikyuu Episode 4 review


Episode Summary

Episode 4 started with Kageyama ‘s nightmare of his past as setter when nobody any longer tried to spike his toss. It seem that his past still haunted him even till now.

  Haikyu!! lack of chick effect the boys tremendously

In the next morning, the match between the first year students with the assist of their senior took place in the school’s volleyball court. Kei purposefully tried to insult Kageyama hoping that he could create a psychological war before the real match started and it somehow enraged
both Tanaka and Hinata.

 And since the ladies could not take the major portion, Tanaka happily fills the void

Even with his amazing jump, Hinata still could not score because every spike he made was blocked by kei. His 188 cm built proved effective in blocking all of hinata’s offense. Hinata teams tried to create their advantages with Kageyama’s jumping serve. Yet, Daichi, who was more experienced, could receive the jumping serve and later on turn the tide of the match.


Dude the earthquake broke the court's floor

 
With insulting remark, Kei explained to Hinata the word king of the court was not actually praise for Kageyama. The “king” represented oppression or dictatorship and Kei further explained that all of Kageyama’s former allies nicknamed him king because they could not stand his self-centered demeanor.
 Because he likes eating burger
 
The flashback started again showing what really happened with the Kitagawa Daiichi match against Kosen Gakuen last year. Kitagawa Daiichi team members could not dominate the match and Kosen Gakuen solid team works made the match become tougher. Kageyama, who could not accept losing, toss a very reckless toss making his team member furious. In the last match point for Kosen Gakuen, it was revealed that no one tried to spike Kageyama’s toss.

Back to the match, when Kageyama tried to toss the ball to Tanaka, Hinata suddenly appeared from the upper-right side of the net asking for the toss. Although the spike was actually failed, Hinata keep insisting that he would take any toss given with gratitude.


Can you fell the love tonight
 
Kageyama then started to give Hinata his trademark “king toss”. However, his toss proved too difficult for Hinata to spike. Sugawara, who watch the match from the sideline, finally talked to Kageyama that although Hinata own good reflexes, his reckless toss kill Hinata’s offense and he should match his skill with Hinata’s not the other way around.

Objection !!!!!

Finally, after brainstorming for the best solution, Kageyama got an idea. He asked Hinata to spike in any place where there were no blockers. He explained that since Hinata would never win against taller player, the best bet would be avoiding any spot where a blocker stand and he asked Hinata to spike in correct place without looking at the ball.

The result was amazing. In the next moment Kageyama tossed the ball directly to Hinata and Hinata, free from the blocker, continued the toss with a powerful spike. Daichi even found out that Hinata actually hit the ball with closed eyes, which suprised the other because it meant that Hinata trusted Kageyama completely to give the ball. It was revealed that Hinata’s could not spike the ball if he looks at the ball so he closed his eyes and trusted that whatever places he spikes, the ball would be in his hand.


Episode impression

The episode centered on Kageyama past. The riddle with the past episode about why Kageyama always look irritated if someone called him “King” revealed. The word was actually a mock for his self-centered attitude and it was the symbol of his inability to work as a team.

It is interested to note that the episode begins with the word that any player who thinks that he special would already lose the battle. The word means that in a sport called Volley, individuality or the feeling of self-importance would always create rift and disturb the teams’ Harmony.

However, the episode told a very positive value that as long as people learn, they would always capable of correcting the past mistakes. Kageyama learnt first hand that the mistake he made was he expecting other people having the same abilities of him. His expectation was so high that he could not accept other weaknesses

Hinata even said that what happened in the Junior High School is in the past and he would gratefully took the King’s toss because it was Hinata’s dream to actually have a team mate who could give him toss.

A very solid episode if I have to say. It completed the last question about the origin of the “King” name as well as the mystery why Kageyama could not attend the more prestigious High School. The last part of the episode told the audience that the protagonists finally find their chemistry and with the newfound realization, they finally managed to unleash the best of each other






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Haikyuu!! Episode 3 Review

Haikyuu Episode 3 Review


Episode Summary


Hinata, Kageyama and Tanaka trained in the gym to prepare the match with the new freshmen when Suga came to the court and watch their training. After watching Kageyama gave a toss to Tanaka, Hinata asked for the special toss from the prodigy setter. However, Kageyama told Hinata that he had no intention to give any toss to him. After all, he still considered Hinata lack the ability to win the game and he blindly told him to just stay away from both Tanaka and him.

 
The best disappointment face ever

During the school break Hinata trained with Suga in the schoolyard. Suga tried to cheer Hinata by telling him that he would give toss to Hinata as he was the official setter of Karasuno. However, the already dejected Hinata could not sway the image of Kageyama rejection. Later on, Suga told him why he kept getting in Kageyama face and why he would not try to avoid confronting Kageyama.

 
precise and up to the point remark from Mr. King

Hinata explained that he considered Kageyama as the bitter rival and as now he was the biggest mountain that he must conquered. With calm voice, Suga told him that even though Kageyama would be the greatest enemy Hinata encountered, as a team He could become Hinata’s most powerful ally. Accidentally, Kageyama overheard their conversation.

 Introducing Kageyama the monster

While Kageyama asked Hinata to do some practices, the new freshmen introduced themselves to the seniors.

Hinata keep wondering why Kageyama always become irritated if he accidentally call him king since the word “king” seems like a good nickname. During their practices, the freshmen appeared and one of them, kei tsukushima , a tall blond bishonen with a very intimidating character. He purposely taunted Kageyama and he even called his nickname too.


I forgot to mention you here so it is your chance to introduce yourself dud

Hinata told Kei to stop intimidate “the king” and he would spike over his head in the next match. After introducing themselves, the freshmen went back to their home and both Kageyama and Hinata continued the training with newer spirit to win the game.

 

I spot hidden advertisement here

With the practice match getting closer, the duo increased the intensity of their training. Hinata’s undefeated spirit made him tried very best to take every Kageyama pass. Kageyama finally acknowledged Hinata undying spirit and considered him as an essential team member to win. After realizing that Hinata could take a very difficult pass, Kageyama gave him a toss and then Hinata cheerfully spike the ball.

For Hinata the toss was a sign of acceptation from Kageyama and his achievement in getting Kageyama trust through his hard work

Episode impression

This week the episode was very nice compared to the last one. First off all, we could see the new freshmen and their personalities. I see Kei as a character with difficult personalities but we knew that Kageyama is similar. I thought their character would get most of the development in the upcoming episode. Second, We can see that Hinata spirit allows him to work extremely hard and eventually Kageyama started to appreciate him.

The episode furthers the development of Hinata and Kageyama bonding through their training. Kei came at their training and tried to annoy them. He sound likes a cocky and intimidating characters and with the personalities, it was no wonder that he developed problems with the other protagonists especially Kageyama.

One important thing to note is that in the end of the episode we see further development of the interaction between the protagonists. The episode displayed Hinata’s growing passion to become better player. Kageyama also displayed better character development because no longer he considered Hinata as a burden and he was developed from the self centered person into a new entity who considered that other person is not just another tool to achieve victory but more like a comrade in arms

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Haikyuu!! Episode 2 Review

Haikyuu Episode 2 Review


Episode Summary

After the first introduction episode, we see Hinata meet with his former rival turn ally Kageyama. Still remembering their last meeting, Hinata says that he is disappointed with the revelation that Kageyama happen to be his schoolmates. After all, how can he defeat his rival if they are in the same school? 

 
You can take him on chess baka

Hinata asked why Kageyama did not choose better school since he was already known as a proficient setter. Hearing his question, Kageyama could not hide his anger and disappointment since he was already rejected. 


 my condolences now cry

Before thing got escalated, Daichi, Tanaka, and Suga appeared to them. They are the senior members of the Karasuno High School Volleyball team with Daichi acting as the leader. 


 Introducing the Jack of all stat, the lancer, and the idiot

Apparently, they were watching the last year volleyball preliminary and all of them were impressed with both Kageyama and Hinata (though they kind of forgetting Hinata at the beginning)



The newbie is the protagonist you lose already
When Hinata told Tanaka that he wanted to be the team ace, Kageyama’s cynic remark made them arguing once more and then Hinata challenged him in a one on one passing match.

By then the teacher came to the gymnast and asking them whether they have quarrel between the team. Nevertless, they still done the man-to-man competition with Kageyama pose as the server and Hinata as the receiver.

Kageyama told Hinata that he was different from last year and then started his serve by doing an extremely fast jumping serve. In shock, Hinata could not receive the fast attack and asked for another take.


New game available Kiss the Ball

In the second take, Hinata’s managed to take the ball though literally it went to his face. 


No my beautiful hair
It’s not over though since the ball also head to the standing teacher which later exposing his actual baldy head. Later on the teacher asked Daichi and the other member to hide their discovery.

 
...and you don't want to make me angry HULK SMASH!!!

As a Captain, Daichi could not take bitter rivalry in his team since they could create disruptions in the team harmony. He threw them outside and asked them to their fix their attitude before he could accept the two protagonists in the team.


 Ok that was unexpected coming from him

After the captain closed the door, they continued the argument about which position are better. Hinata insisted that Spikers are cooler and they made the offensive look amazing while Kageyama, complete with his out of character moment, said that Setters are the main force inside a volleyball team. Later they challenged their senior in the match with Daichi then proposing them to form a member of three with Tanaka against another two newcomers with him.

Later on it was revealed that Daichi acknowledged that as a team Hinata and Kageyama may fill each other weaknesses and made the Karasuno high school as a major force in Volleyball tournament.


Episode Review.

The second episode did not impress me as much as the first episode because it feels more like a calm before storm episode. Finally we learn the identity of the mysterious watchers from the first episode as the Team seniors. Daichi is the captain and he was calm mannered person but I think he would be scary when angered. Suga serve as the kind and understanding senpai and Tanaka seems to fit as the joke character complete with his brash and cocky demeanor.
The episode also gives more comedy with the teacher’s flying wig landing in Daichi’s head as well as Kageyama funny gestures regarding to the setter position. Alas both of them were done in the other past animes (well though not in the same fashion) and I was not actually laughed at the comedy.
Regardless, the anime still moves at the good pace and we can expect new characters in the next episode as well as another match in the episode three.


Haikyuu!! Episode 2 Review

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Haikyuu!! Episode 1 Review


Haikyuu Episode 1 review




Episode Summary

The first episode of Haikyuu!! Briefly told the audience how young Hinata Shoyo got his motivation to become a volleyball spiker.

While cycling to visit the court, Hinata watched a glimpse of the national Volleyball competition displayed in the Television. Mesmerized by the short spiker of Karasuno High School nicknamed “the little Giant” ability to jump higher than his taller build opponent, he took the image to the core of his heart and then eventually motivated himself to become a volleyball player. In contrast to his motivation to join volleyball club, his Junior High School, Yukigaoka did not have an official volleyball club so that he ended up became the only member of it.

With the help of his friend, who he asked to join despite that they came from different club, he managed to enter the preliminary of the year volleyball championship. Unfortunately, The first match pits his barely qualified team with the favorite candidate Kitagawa Daiichi.
Woops I was standing in the wrong tribune

Not only that they lack in experience, their smaller build added with the lack of team member makes the first match look like a battle between Daud and Goliath.
                    You got 6 small build players againts 14 tall playyers

While going to the Toilet Hinata overheard some of the Kitagawa players judging his team and he ended up arguing with them.
Enter Tobio Kageyama, the setter of the Kitagawa Daiichi. He told his junior that they were just a bench warmer and should not underestimating the other team since they were actually have less experience as well.

Both Hinata and Kageyama argue that neither of them is going to lose and let the chance of participating in the upcoming competition

                                                                me too

                                                            

                                                   Yes the rivalry started

The first match was losing battle for Hinata's team and Kitagawa Daiichi quickly rack up the scores.
Regardless of the condition, Hinata still try his best to cheer his team member. Meanwhile, the self-centered setter (Kageyama) made his team member angry since not only that he was too uptight, he never tried to synch his pass with the team member making the pass extremely difficult to spike.

In the second match, Hinata managed to score and it infuriated Kageyama since his peer did not try their best to catch the spike, which later on created more rifts between him and his peers. In the Kitagawa Daiichi winning point, Hinata surprised them with his high reflexes and capability to take a very difficult pass.
                          This is the how to make jumping look awesome
Even though the ball was inaccurately passed, using his fast reflex and determination, Hinata succeed to spike the ball. Yet the ball was counted out and the team lost it first official preliminary match

Unable to face the loss, the tears filled Hinata confront Kageyama and told him that one day he will defeat the setter thus after the match, Hinata trained himself promising that one day he will defeat Kageyama in the volleyball match. After finishing his middle school, he entered the Karasuno High School and took no time to enter the Volleyball club.
It just did not cross in his mind that the first person he seen while entering the Volleyball court was Kageyama Tobio
                           How to lose a rival in one episode Haikyuu edition

EpisodeReview

The first episode managed to impress me greatly. The story was simple but it was warm hearted. Taking a slice of life genre, the anime no nonsense attitude toward the audience gives me understanding that sometimes being less is better. There are no huge explosions, nor magical ability, nor that it has fan services.
Hinata’s determination was the strong selling point from Haikyuu!! in the first episode we have seen that even though the ball was out of his reach he still desperately tried to touch the ball. The first episode also establishes the first meeting between the two protagonists and their conflicting thought makes the character interactions feel alive.

The pacing is good and the background stories really add up useful information to the main storyline and I though the scenes of the first episode were handled very well
In the bright side I admit that the producer of the show manages to make volleyball as an interesting theme for an anime and best of all, the strength of haikyuu!! Is not just about the game.
It tells a story about an ordinary man who takes life head on. In his journey tears filled, difficulties abound, and fear induced. However, none shall sever his passion and no enemies are greater than admitting defeat.




Haikyuu!! Episode 1 Review

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