The Crow and Cat Round 2; the climax and the aftermath of Haikyuu!! episode 13

The episode continued the training match of team Karasuno against their ancient rival Nekoma. Some of you might think that this episode was an OK with some match actions and a bit of comedy in the end. However, I love this episode due to implicit moral values that it added during this episode. Values like sportsmanship, teamwork, and friendship are depicted throughout the entire episode although some scenes were a bit exaggerated.

Did somebody turn off the lamp?

First of all, lets talk about fairness and how I could perceive the moral value from the aftermath. Karasuno and Nekoma team while bitter rival maintain their long-term friendship. The heartwarming scene when the match over was how they respected each other and shake their hand regardless of the matches outcome. In real world sometimes we see real sportsmen fight because they cannot accept losing. While I am not trying to point out any particular cheatings or misbehaving in the real sport matches, I hope you could understand what I want to tell you regarding the sportsmanship.

Tim Burton's Nightmare before Christmas or Haikyuu???

Second, the producer of the Haikyuu!! wanted to show us that having tremendous talents is not adequate to win the matches. They purposely made the Karasuno team lose not because they were lacking the skills but due to the fact that Nekoma had better teamwork. Every member of Nekoma done their role perfectly and from the episode, it was clear that Nekoma had more experience playing as a team. Meanwhile, half of Karasuno’s team was consisted of new freshmen and they were adjusting their teamwork. They wanted to depict realism that no matter how talented Kageyama or how fast Hinata’s reaction was, they still could not defeat a more experienced and solid team like Nekoma. I have to give them credit for not turning Karasuno as a super “team” that could win the match regardless of their limit because it was the protagonist’s team.

Even if they play fair and square some intense handshake moments were still needed to entertain us ^-^

The last value that I wanted to add was about the friendship. It was funny when Tanaka realized how Yamamoto, despite his tough manner, was more or less a coward when dealing with opposite sex. Tanaka, who in the last episode hate Yamamoto, saw himself in Yamamoto and this event made them a best buddy ^o^. Their reactions were a bit exaggerated but funny to watch nonetheless. In addition, even though the handshake between the members of opposing team has it’s own kind of tension, they see the other team not only as a rival but also as a friend and they promised each other to improve and met again in the upcoming match.

I don't know which is funnier Hinata over sized head or Kageyama's reaction

Dude just kill me already LOL ;D

One hilarious aspect that I see from this episode is how Hinata could continue playing even though the other members already lost their stamina. Watching the Nekoma’s coach reactions and Kageyama’s really made me laughing in the floor (LOL). If I have to give my impression, the closing of the exercise match was very endearing. It gives some values to us as it loyal watchers and as well as fellow otaku in generals and I do hope I could watch the next episode fast. By the way, did you find another interesting points from the episode? I hope you do enjoy the entertainment while watching the episode as I am.