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Knorth
Aug 19, 2014

Buglord
Oh man, I'm glad these dumb volleyball boys are back and as dumb as ever!! This show is so good, everyone is so likeable or endearingly jerky!!

Probably the only negative is that I'm still kind of lukewarm on the OP/ED but whatever, Haikyuu is still really fun!! :tem:

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Knorth
Aug 19, 2014

Buglord

SyntheticPolygon posted:

But they tried their hardest and grew as people and volleyball players. And they deserved to win. :(

So did Aoba Johsai!

Our boys still the spring tournament to really make their team work together so don't worry about it!

Knorth
Aug 19, 2014

Buglord
Yeah! Never really expected them to win, especially since they were still feeling each other out mid-match (looking at you, king) but drat if those episodes weren't still fantastic.

I hope we get a little of the girls squad this season too, the episode they got knocked out was powerful

Knorth
Aug 19, 2014

Buglord

K. Flaps posted:

The episode in the first season where the girl team loses and gets all sad...

Everything Burrito posted:

I cried so much lol

That episode and I think episode 21/22 when they're all rallying around the third year setter and Kageyama is learning the power the friendship and all that, they ruined me.

Knorth fucked around with this message at 09:28 on Oct 7, 2015

Knorth
Aug 19, 2014

Buglord

The Devil Tesla posted:

New manager is so good and adds so much. I want an entire show about Tanaka's sister.

:yeah: Her freaking out over the Shimizu fan club assassins was fantastic!

All the side characters are super great! It's kind of amazing that they have a cast this large and still manage to keep them all likeable, even the 'too intense about winning jerkface' characters are endearing dorks. I really like that this episode gave Shimizu something more to do and emphasised that she fits in with the team even if she doesn't play or coach. Also, Tsukishima shutting down the other two's idea of studying during class was funny!



This shows has terrific faces! :tem:

Knorth fucked around with this message at 00:04 on Oct 11, 2015

Knorth
Aug 19, 2014

Buglord

The Devil Tesla posted:

Good mom, good shouting, good episode

SyntheticPolygon posted:

This show is still really good at making Volleyball look like the coolest drat sport ever.

nielsm posted:

Where can I buy that poster Yachi makes?

:agreed: !!!

How is everyone on this show so wonderful?! The new characters they've been introducing (plus Shimizu, since they're really only now giving her something to do) are so great and likeable, oh my god!

Also, the scene where Hinata sees the poster got me pretty emotional :kimchi:

Knorth
Aug 19, 2014

Buglord
It's a good episode, some dumb boys playing volleyball in it :) but man, I'm pretty excited for next week, I hope Hinata doesn't get a big head about being an Ace-In-Points though

that Little Giant seems like an intense guy

Knorth
Aug 19, 2014

Buglord
Oh my god! What an intense episode! I am basically Yachi tearing up after the fight, jesus

Between the tall newbie being a goof and little scene with Kenma teaching him about read blocks, Nekoma was as adorable as ever!

I am so ready for Hinata to level the heck up! Ahhh, I don't want to wait!

e. the ED has kind of grown on me, it's not particularly memorable but it's a nice come down track :)

Knorth fucked around with this message at 01:31 on Nov 1, 2015

Knorth
Aug 19, 2014

Buglord
Honestly, this might be my favourite show this season! Hinata's earnestness when he was talking to the old Ukai was pretty overwhelming, Kageyama and Oikawa both being dorks :3:, the flashbacks to the fight were really goofy and made me laugh... argh :tem:

I really need to be watching more sports anime considering how much stuff like the whole training montage/self-improvement part of this episode got to me :cry: :unsmith:

also, LOL at that last shot of Hinata

Knorth
Aug 19, 2014

Buglord
Goddamn it, I love everyone in this show :kimchi: :love: Everything is perfect

That's all :)

Knorth
Aug 19, 2014

Buglord

Hocus Pocus posted:

Another good ep. I'm looking forward to next week - looks like it'll be a match episode (its been a while!).

Also the barbecue hype is real.

:agreed: Seriously.

I'm really excited for next week, cannot wait to see some of their practising pay off for them. Also, everyone continues to be delightful :3:

Knorth
Aug 19, 2014

Buglord

That's really cute!

I'm only halfway through the new episode and I'm already an emotional mess, christ :unsmith: This is a good episode!!

Knorth
Aug 19, 2014

Buglord

SyntheticPolygon posted:

That was the coolest toss and the coolest spike and everyone is friends again now and all their hard work is paying off and Goddamn that episode owned. I am very happy that this volleyball team has levelled up and are beginning to kick some rear end.

:yeah:



Knorth
Aug 19, 2014

Buglord





This show is so good :)

Knorth
Aug 19, 2014

Buglord
:tem: This episode was really goooood! :cry: Argh, everything in this show gets to me at this point :unsmith:



Liked the opponents, really liked seeing all Karasuno's practice pay off smoothly for at least one match and may have snorted out loud at Kiyoko's banana comment



*dies*

Knorth
Aug 19, 2014

Buglord

Hocus Pocus posted:



Me watching the levelled up Karasuno being underestimated

:yeah:

Oh, when does Haikyuu start back up? Or did I miss an episode because I am bad at TV

Knorth
Aug 19, 2014

Buglord

Hocus Pocus posted:

Maybe you missed this one because of the holidays - Episode 13 - they play against a school with a 2m tall guy. It aired two days ago I think? I'm pretty sure Haikyu is continuing into next season, which is great because its the most consistently fun show I'm watching.

Oh awesome! I'm glad its continuing through the season break.

Looking forward to getting home and watching anime volleyball!

Knorth
Aug 19, 2014

Buglord


That was a fun episode :tem:

Knorth
Aug 19, 2014

Buglord
This was a fun and good episode! The Johzenji girl was cool~





:3:

Hinata's spiderman move way cool as heck and I'll never get tired of them using that 'Hinata speeds past someone standing near the net' shot :tem:



Knorth
Aug 19, 2014

Buglord

:cry: I should have left this episode until the next one was out as well :smith:

the new OP is growing on me though

Knorth
Aug 19, 2014

Buglord

:toot:

Knorth
Aug 19, 2014

Buglord
Fuuuuck, this show :tem: I am supremely and wholly into this

https://d2.maxfile.ro/fsguvfqceb.webm

Knorth
Aug 19, 2014

Buglord
Oh my god!! :kimchi:

https://d2.maxfile.ro/gckuuapdrd.webm

The Devil Tesla posted:

Yamaguchi my child... u did it.

:yeah: :tem: :tem: I need a bigger Temmie!

Knorth
Aug 19, 2014

Buglord
Jeez, is 24 out yet? I'm dying here - I'm caught up now and holy poo poo

I'm so happy for these dumb boys, they've been working so hard and they've gotten so much better together! I love their rivalry with Seijoh in these final epiodes, although I hope we get a big Cat vs. Crow match in the next season too

I noticed the music a lot more in these last few episodes than I think I have all season, it's pretty good :)

I like this mid-match build up song quite a bit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HkZTAI5iXY

Knorth
Aug 19, 2014

Buglord
:tem: :cry:

Knorth
Aug 19, 2014

Buglord

Shakugan posted:

If Kageyama loses track of people as they are playing and doesn't notice they aren't keeping up, I'm not sure why we're supposed to believe he's a better setter than Oikawa who's constantly analysing where everyone is going and what they're doing, and is apparently the best at maximizing a teams potential, regardless of how often he's played setter for them (compared to Kageyama who has to practise with a team and specific people a hell of a lot to be effective). Kageyama is very slightly more accurate at throwing the ball? Eh.

The obsession with "genius" in anime is always kinda weird.

I've carefully thought this over, and naaaah

Also, throwing the ball more accurately is kind of a big deal in this, the anime about hitting balls across a net

Knorth
Aug 19, 2014

Buglord

SyntheticPolygon posted:

We're not supposed to think Kageyama is better. Every time it's brought up Kageyama says Oikawa is better than him and even this match Kageyama has said he might never catch up.

Thing is though, Kags is just a first year who can still beat Oikawa in some aspects. A dude who is two years his senior and has basically been the best setter in all the tournaments he's participated in. And Oikawa is scared that eventually he'll lose, that one day Kags will definitively beat him and he won't be able to stop him due to a simple difference in talent. Because you can be sure that Oikawa was not as good as Kageyama was in his first year and that even with a two year difference they competed very evenly.

This is a good actual answer :)

The last few minutes of 24 are still pretty nail-biting the second time round :ohdear:

Spoilers, obviously :)
https://d2.maxfile.ro/joudadozok.webm

Knorth
Aug 19, 2014

Buglord
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inYAKnG8-rA

:tem:

Knorth
Aug 19, 2014

Buglord
So turns out the last couple of S2 episodes are just as affecting on rewatch. Spoilers, obviously

https://u.pomf.is/imyomi.webm

https://u.pomf.is/qonjxi.webm

https://u.pomf.is/tzkrtl.webm

They use this song in matches a lot and I will always love it
https://u.pomf.is/jiykwf.webm

:unsmith:
https://u.pomf.is/zenuvt.webm

:tem:
https://u.pomf.is/kkxkzj.webm

Fly grew on me over time but it'll never be a favourite. This ED though I really like
https://u.pomf.is/saczer.webm


e. hmm, actually I wonder if I should post the first 2 or 3 webms in chat/season thread since they are just some nice plays and wouldn't give away too much out of context. It's hard to show off this show without feeling like you're giving the away the tension of each match too much

Knorth fucked around with this message at 02:25 on Sep 20, 2016

Knorth
Aug 19, 2014

Buglord
:tem: Yes~ that was rad!

The Shiratorizawa cheering squad was fantastic, and the players introductions! I didn't know they were going to be playing a full 5-set match and that's going to be really cool to see once they get a few sets in and the exhaustion kicks in

I hope the Karasuno audience can get their act together and come up with a good chant to spring on the boys in a really dramatic moment :unsmith:

Good OP/ED too :)

https://u.pomf.is/qagtrv.webm

https://u.pomf.is/efhdev.webm

Knorth
Aug 19, 2014

Buglord
Yeah! I liked how long the match took to really start, they did a good job of making it feel like they were finally stepping up to a professional match

Knorth
Aug 19, 2014

Buglord

Dungeon Man posted:

Tanaka Kazunari, the voice of Coach Ukai, died yesterday of a brain stem hemorrhage. He was 49. Assuming it was a hemorrhagic stroke, I hope the intracranial pressure knocked him out before he could suffer too much. :(

Oh no :( RIP

Knorth
Aug 19, 2014

Buglord
Powerful Nishinoya this episode

I'm looking forward to seeing more of this idiot :3: and what happens with Tsukki when he really starts getting in the groove

Knorth
Aug 19, 2014

Buglord
Heck yeah Tsukki, those blocks were exciting as hell! That episode was frickin' rad, Tendou is cool weird dude and goddrat Ushijima

Yamaguchi... :smith: You'll get another chance soon I bet

Knorth
Aug 19, 2014

Buglord
Ahhhhhhh :tem: Geez, that was intense

Tsukki is so cool :3:

Knorth
Aug 19, 2014

Buglord
https://u.pomf.is/wkxxib.webm

Hell. Yes.

https://u.pomf.is/bhzymg.webm

:unsmith:

Knorth
Aug 19, 2014

Buglord
Heck yeah Hinata!!



Oikawa is such an rear end in a top hat :3:

Knorth
Aug 19, 2014

Buglord
Good

Knorth
Aug 19, 2014

Buglord
That was a good big post

Also, I think its important to keep in mind that Ushijima's nickname is Big Boy

:3:

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Knorth
Aug 19, 2014

Buglord


lol :3:



jesus gently caress this set is going to kill me

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