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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Oh the mind games of this second round is well executed imo. Nekoma High really is one of a kind for a school with diverse range of players. The match itself had a decent pacing but it's the plays that made the count. From some fierce serves to defenses, we got the level of match I had expected from Nekoma. The focus on Kenma Kozume is most noticable to see how much he's learned himself and with the team. Respect to both teams. |
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| Even though KajiKaji's character got tired, that sharp eyes... It seems like he noticed the enemy team's strategy. Off on purpose? And old coach also knew what enemy coach would do. Both teams don't give up and feel annoyed at enemy teams. KajiKaji's character being off concentration and being mad is cute. Cat team won w. KajiKaji's character trusting his teammates. He was also cute when he answered why he can stay longer while eating banana. Then cat team looking at main team's game. 26:27 next. Showing the continuation of the first game. |
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| Yes Kenma stay strong! I'm surprised he fell over and allowed him to keep playing but thank god. What would they do without Nekoma's brain? So glad Nekoma won and I hope we get to have our dumpster battle! |
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| Epic episode. Nekoma are an awesome team, watching them work together and counter their opponent's strategy of wearing down Kenma with their own was just pure awesome. OST was top notch as expected, especially when it kicked in as Kenma went upto to make that toss that resulted in the winning point of the second set. Great stuff, this is what I watch Haikyuu for, the raw energy, the excitement and in Kenma's words - "The Guts". xD The part where Kenma blamed gravity was gold. |
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| really good episode for Nekoma once again focussed on kenma. really starting to like him more this season! |
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| Come on Karasuno, your rivals are waiting. |
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| Amazing ost in this episode specially during the 2nd half. |
| I still feel like this match should have been kept separate from the Karasuno one, as an OVA or a condensed version before or after the Karasuno one completely. It just feels like a complete restart again from next week onwards. |
| Good episode, Nekoma won the game and they’ll be against Karasuno if Karasuno wins their match. We’ll go back to Karasuno next week. |
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| Nekoma showed true tenacity and strength. They won the game even though Kenma really wanted to lose himself. Aside from that. Nekoma is cheering for Karasuno knowing that if they win, they will be facing each other in the next match. Which is the Battle at the Garbage Dump! After the matches of Aoba Johsai, Shiratorizawa, and hopefully Inarizaki.The match between Nekoma and Karasuno is the next big match many are looking forward too. However, I am expecting Karasuno to be playing a third set against Inarizaki because they are a team that should not be very easy to beat. And if I remember correctly Inarizaki is ahead 13-7, but Karasuno just scored a point. So it has to be 13-8 now. Wonder how this will turn out for the second set. |
| A match with an extremely predictable outcome that became entertaining thanks to Kenma's wits and angery (•Μ_•Μ) personality during a match and... ehem... guts lol. Also Kuroo the one true HQ husbando is always a joy to watch It looks like we're on our way to get the CatxCrow match that has been hyped ever since S1. I stayed away from the manga because I didn't want to spoil this season but it is becoming more and more obvious lol |
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| Wait... if Karasuno win they play Nekoma next match?! Yaaaasss, let's go! I'll be sad at the end of the Karasuno VS Inarizaki match though... no more Miya twins π’ Such inspiration team spirit this episode. Kenma has come so far since his first appearance in this show; he cares so much more about winning which has just made him all the more formidable and it's heartwarming to see him push himself for his teammates. |
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animejas said: I still feel like this match should have been kept separate from the Karasuno one, as an OVA or a condensed version before or after the Karasuno one completely. It just feels like a complete restart again from next week onwards. My man, you’ve pretty much summed up my thoughts about this episode in a nutshell. The whole thing with people trying to defend this by saying we don’t need “immediate gratification” feels really silly, tbh. |
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| an amazing episode!!!!!!!!!!11 The ending was a really obvious foreshadowing for what's going to happen next episode, and i'm suuuperrr hyped. Bruh yamamoto and kenma and the other dude who's name I still can't remember after three years (sorry!) have a such a cute friendship :) Still can't get over how stunning kenma looks in white. The art and animation was fabulous, can't wait for the next episode AHHH IF THE KARASUNO AND MIYA GAME DOESNT END BY NEXT EPISODE IMA BE SO PISSED also, i need some fukurodani action asap an edit: i understand people are upset that the show has veered away from karasauno and their but it's a nice change of scenery. Also IMO i'd much rather see other teams play. sorry. karasuno is one of my least favorite teams... |
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| Oh, the hype! So if the game goes according to plan, Nekoma will face Karasuno once again. Can't wait for them to meet up *-* Also, great episode! |
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| A true resistance game, Nekoma is really astute about falling for the enemy's manipulation on purpose and using it to their advantage. |
| "I don't want to achieve anything, I just think that the person who has the greatest freedom in the ocean is the king of pirates." - Monkey D. Luffy. "There is no one better than me when it comes to ending the expectations of others." - Natsuki Subaru |
| now kenma done in level up, now is time for us to witness hinata's level up :'D |
| Fuck Gravity! Watching Nekoma play is great but it should have been an OVA. So Karasuno vs Nekoma is confirmed? The way Kuroo built it up at the end seems like it's going to happen. |
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| Ah, 2nd filler in a row. I don't even remember this nekuma guy in the previous seasons. Perfectly splendid! |
| I love Kenma's analysis skills and smart tactical planning. The other team thought they were running game on Nekoma when in reality Nekoma was running game on them pretty much from the get go. I love that psychological component and seeing Kenma get angry and worked up was just the icing on the cake. What an episode. <3 |
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i treasure every episode and watch it slowly. 23 mins becomes 40mins for me haha Kenma is so cute when he got mad while eating banana, also when shohei saw the ball and said "oh" with a cat face. Hahaha so cuuute :3 |
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| Kenma is the star of this episode. Nekoma using there strong defence and Kenma using his big brain gave them the victory they deserved. R.I.P the losing team though. All that's left is for Karasuno to overcome the ultimate challenge. Come on Karasuno, don't keep Nekoma waiting. Good episode :) |
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| These are the Haikyuu episodes I live for. So proud of Kenma and Nekoma. I wish we could get 2 episodes a week. Can't wait to see Nekoma and Karasuno square off. |
| Great episode with a good match. It's always nice to see more of the Nekoma team. Now, if Karasuno wins their match, then they will have to face off against Nekoma. Now that's something I'm looking forward to. Kenma cursing gravity was funny. |
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| They rounded out the Kenma story very nicely indeed, really loved to see the details built up this time around. And how everyone came together for their "pampered prince", who's actually an absolute mood btw. xD |
| Kenma, my babyyyyy! That was so good, you did so well! I'm so excited for Karasuno x Nekoma, can't wait! |
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| Another episode with subpar animation (for Haikyuu! standards). The second half of the Nekoma match was fine, but there wasn’t anything too memorable about it. I just hope the quality animation is back for the rest of the season, because I’m starting to get a little worried about it. |
| The animation has been absolutely horrendous so far. Production IG can do sooooooo much better. They really should have delayed this season more since i'm assuming this was cause of covid. Haikyuu deserves better </3 |
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| Great episode all about nekoma and specifically kenma once again. I really have come to love Kenma just as much as any of the Karasuno gang thanks to all the episodes focused on him. Looking forward to the fight between nekoma and karasuno in the future! |
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| "Hey, I know what this is, it's a deuce" Literally me whenever I saw the two 24s LMAO And angry Kenma looks fun too ^^ |
| *Kenma has activated Guts* Overall, way better than previous episode but honestly, I can't wait to see the focus returning to Karasuno again. I mean, I'm always down for Nekoma or Fukurodani-focused episodes but please, don't place them in the middle of my boys' matches. |
| 10/10 episode, what an amazing episode. i don't really care for the miya twins/inarizaki so i really liked the focus on nekoma. the narrative of their team dynamics thru kenma was really well done too. KYAAAAANMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA why should these nekoma episodes have been OVAs? if they end up playing against nekoma again which seems like they would, there wouldn't be any build-up. these episodes were worthy & fitting imo. |
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| A well-deserved win for Nekoma, they fought really hard for that one. Now the focus shifts back to Karasuno and I'm excited to see that match continue. |
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| That was a very good match between Sarukawa Tech and Nekoma. Can't wait for Nekoma vs Karasuno after Karasuno beats the Miya Twins. |
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| Damn, Kenma's resilience and guts are quite something! Checkmating your opponents while they've been under the impression that they've already checkmated you was amazing to see unfold here. Kenma cursing gravity and "guts" though, lol. Nice to see a new side of him awake as a result of this tough game. Pleasing to see the elder Coach acknowledging his junior by the way, always love those moments! Back to Karasuno's match next episode, here we go! |
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