What did you think of this episode?
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Average 4.6
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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- The pacing imo felt a little slow but I enjoyed the episode. The second half with some of the pitches were pretty intense. I feel like they are improving themselves each day although Nishinoya's anger wasn't pleasant to see. The feelings felt intense though and there were some great plays imo especially the Ace. |
Stark700Jun 1, 2014 2:27 AM
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| That grocery guy doesn't want to return because he feels nostalgic about the place, but not only accepted when the opponent is Neko team, he brought his own team. The team vs. sempai/adult team. Miyu-Miyu's character's skill as a center is good. Both of the two were frustrated about the game against tall guys like a wall, and had that argument. This game makes sempais (including Miyu-Miyu's character, who seems to have the scar in his heart, too), to want to play again. As expected from the Ace, his attack is strong. |
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| Great Episode! The Ace returned! :') About it being slow, I don't think the episode was slow at all. In fact the Production I.G. used 3 chapters of the manga for this episode and they still had to remove 5 pages off the last chapter to be able to fit all into one episode. |
bigivelfhqJun 1, 2014 3:24 AM
| My goodness, this episode was exceptionally good especially with its emotional tone. I absolutely loved the moment when Asahi shouted 'SUGA!' That scene gave me the chills, it was so good. Such a touching moment and the music really intensified that feeling. God, I kinda felt a little teary-eyed, I don't even know why. xD Nishinoya truly respects Asahi and it's great that he's playing well again. Amazing episode, can't wait to see more of Asahi and Nishinoya. :) 5/5 |
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| DORAMATIKKU TIKKU SE-N-PA-I Boy tears are delicious. Stark700 said: The pacing imo felt a little slow but I enjoyed the episode. Woah, really? Fascinating. If anything, it felt too fast! Jam-packed with stuff to the point of nearly falling over from its helter-skelter. Fun. <3 |
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| Am I seriously the only Daichi fan? I feel so alone. Wow, Ukai looked exactly like Tanaka when he was young! Finally he joined! Poor Asahi, got dragged into the game. But still, good for him. Sugawara expressing his feelings. Kiyoko's spike during the break thing was so awesome! Nishinoya being awesome, saving that point. That BGM! This episode was so filled with feels... Even if it was nothing but a practice match. It sure is one of a kind. Asahi is another fav. character of mine for sure! I might be saying but almost every character in this series is my fav. in this series xD But sure, Hinata, Kageyama, Asahi, Yuu and Daichi are my most favs. I just... I can't express it well how much I loved the BGM when Asahi said, "I can spike because the toss goes up." The music suddenly went silent and gosh... It happened a few episodes ago too and that time too, I rewatched that scene multiple times. I just thought this episode was phenomenal! This is how anime should be! Go, Haikyuu! Ths is definitely in my fav. list now! 111112545435/10 |
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| Sooo touching! it's felt so heartwarming! Ahh, Haikyuu is the best. But seriously, I still have to praise Production IG, every scene is just so well drawn and adapted! The characters are always looking good! |
| ALKSJDALKSJDALKJDAS I CAN'T PUT EVERYTHING INTO WORDS BUT I SO LOOOOOOOVE THIS EPISODE. EVERYTHING WAS WELL ADAPTED. JUST. PERFECT. <3 Noya <3 |
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| Lol, the last thing that got the ace to come back was just to yell at him xD |
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| SUGAAAAAAAAAA! That.. was.. EPIC!! Asahi-san! I'm happy you're back on the team! XD Lol at Tanaka-san! He's funny, tough at times but absolutely has a super cute soft side!! Tanaka-senpai! SENPAI!! |
violityJun 1, 2014 5:02 AM
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| Quite a slow episode, but we get ourselves a new coach for the time being, nice. But the second half, wow. I was weirdly on the verge of tears, so happy Asahi finally comes through, yayyy :') |
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| Some real feels during Asahi's realistation and Noya's speech. |
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| The ace's return wasn't too inspiring in itself, but apart from that, the episode was solid as usual. |
| IMO the best episode so far. |
| This episode got me tearing up badly,hah... It was beautiful. |
| The game went by way too slowly. Would have preferred fewer flashbacks, since some only reiterated what we knew. Looking forward to Asahi recovering fully next episode so we can move on. |
| I am liking Nishinoya more and more. He is really honest with his heart! Tanaka is touched to the point where his tears defies gravity xD Nekoma really was a good bait to get the team back together. Nishinoya's conflict with Asahi was pretty good. Glad to see Asahi put his stubbornness aside and once again loves volleyball with a team on his back. The block-follow would be the last part of their strong/perfect defence! |
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| Noya was suspended for shoving/not listening to the dean T^T Everything was great as usual(except some of the subs :/) Sugawara-san fight-o! |
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| So call for a toss again, ACEEEEEE!!! |
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| Cat vs Raven: Battle at the Garbage Dump! The name of their rivalry is too much to take XD. Sensei's stalking scared the shit out of him lol. Great, now Karasuno has a coach! So, the current Karasuno High volleyball team vs The Neighborhood Association is going to happen. Asahi blamed himself for the fact that his lost... poor guy... find your resolve! So Asahi has a power spike that can go past blockers, nice. |
| "Let justice be done, though the heavens fall." |
| got some nice feels during that. incredible episode |
| Highlight of this episode = Ukai's singing XD~ |
"May those who accept their fate be granted happiness." "May those who defy their fate be granted glory." |
| This is getting better and better. Nice feels!! I already think I like Haikyuu more than KnB... |
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| Absolutely beautiful T^T SUGA!!! Dem Feelz!!! Perfect >.< and the animation for his spike was EPIC!!! Bravo Pro I.G The scene when Noya received the block was really awesome. Tanaka crying was so lol XD Tsukishima calling Tobio a sadist because he told Suga to throw to him was lol XD Ukai asking sensei if he's seducing him? And then asking what time is practice XD Kiyoko's serve in the break was lol XD |
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| That spike at the end was epic. Looks like Asahi is back. |
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TragicRomance said: Am I seriously the only Daichi fan? I feel so alone. Wow, Ukai looked exactly like Tanaka when he was young! Finally he joined! Poor Asahi, got dragged into the game. But still, good for him. Sugawara expressing his feelings. Kiyoko's spike during the break thing was so awesome! Nishinoya being awesome, saving that point. That BGM! This episode was so filled with feels... Even if it was nothing but a practice match. It sure is one of a kind. Asahi is another fav. character of mine for sure! I might be saying but almost every character in this series is my fav. in this series xD But sure, Hinata, Kageyama, Asahi, Yuu and Daichi are my most favs. I just... I can't express it well how much I loved the BGM when Asahi said, "I can spike because the toss goes up." The music suddenly went silent and gosh... It happened a few episodes ago too and that time too, I rewatched that scene multiple times. I just thought this episode was phenomenal! This is how anime should be! Go, Haikyuu! Ths is definitely in my fav. list now! 111112545435/10 Totally agree with ya~! Best ep so far. And nope, you're not the only Daichi fan :'D |
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| Omg dem feels T w T |
| Not gonna lie, it was pretty emotional in this episode, now everyone is here to improve their skills. The 2nd half was pretty impressive so far when they enhance their skills. Yeah kind of slow, but astounding imo. Can't wait to see what the next episode looked like. |
| All those screaming and "emotional" stuffs were so over-the-top cliche it made me cringe. |
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| Seemed like a bit too much unnecessary drama this episode, I wish there was a bit of more actually play. And they keep bringing up Nekoma, I just can't wait until they show up and see people's reaction when Kuroo is introduced. |
| Slow and too much drama this episode. It had it's moments though. Did you see how the ball smashed to the ground ? Holy.. |
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| I thought the drama in this ep was fitting. When I read the manga, this scene didn't inspire that much emotion in me but watching it again really made me feel for the characters. Tanaka crying though. |
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| Great episode, some really powerful facial expressions this time |
| new coach~ asahi is back~ wow, that argument flashback scene was done beautifully, the emotions, great job to the seiyuus too broken mop = broken team Q_Q omg that face that noya made when asahi walked away |
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| Im not crying, Im not crying, Im crying... great characters.. |
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| Yet another perfect episode IMO.This show keeps amazing me with every new episode - the only ''complain'' i have (which isn't really complain) is that scene with Asahi realizing everything was a little too slow paced, but then again, episode finished in an epic way, if they didn't drag it out a little, we wouldnt get such a satisfying end to episode.So yeah, in general...5/5. Also, im a man and i definitely didn't tear up even a bit...*sniff* |
incompleteAEGISJun 1, 2014 3:02 PM
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| Oh man my dick is so hard right now. Great episode, that spike at the end. Damn brah. |
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| "SUGAAAAAAAAAA!" Absolutely wonderful, would have liked less flashback though. |
"Komugi, are you there?" |
Forever-a-mole said: This is getting better and better. Nice feels!! I already think I like Haikyuu more than KnB... |
"Komugi, are you there?" |
| Asahi's spike at the end was nice. I'm glad he realized that he has great, dependable teammates behind him. Teamwork is a beautiful thing. |
| So many satisfying things about this episode.. They got a coach and the ace came back ahhh so happy c: |
| Look here series! I know you want me to be touched by this episode and you want me to care for this guy. The thing is: I don't! He comes out of nowhere, they call him the ace, and you expect me to feel for him. Not happening in my case. Besides, YOU'VE SPEND 9 FUDGING EPISODES SETTING MORE AND MORE CHARACTERS UP, HOW COME THEY HAVEN'T EVEN PLAYED AN OFFICIAL GAME YET!?!??! I have 1 episode to go until I according to my own rules can drop it. You'll get rid of my rants by then! Promise! |
| The 2002 Tokyo Mew Mew adaptation is not as great as you remember it being. |
| Yeah the beer is back |
| Asahi is back :D And they've got Ukai-kun as the coach - till the game against Nekomata anyway. Tanaka is funny as usual xD ..With this, Asahi should come back to the team :D |
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