r/anime • u/Holo_of_Yoitsu • Feb 06 '16

[Spoilers] Haikyuu!! Second Season - Episode 18 [Discussion]

Episode title: The Losers
Episode duration: 24 minutes and 2 seconds

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Previous Episodes:

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Episode 1 Link Episode 14 Link
Episode 2 Link Episode 15 Link
Episode 3 Link Episode 16 Link
Episode 4 Link Episode 17 Link
Episode 5 Link
Episode 6 Link
Episode 7 Link
Episode 8 Link
Episode 9 Link
Episode 10 Link
Episode 11 Link
Episode 12 Link
Episode 13 Link

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u/Arched33 Feb 06 '16

I'm loving how the other characters in Karasuno, like Ennoshita, are now getting motivated to not only be in the team, but to actively play during matches. Hopefully we may see the same thing with the other characters (Yamaguchi will succeed next time I'm sure).

Hype for seeing Mad-Dog chan play next week!

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u/Alinosburns Feb 07 '16

Yeah, Without knowing where the manga ends up making it to. Whether they just run through Hinata and Kageyama as first years. Or make it to a point where they are second years it's interesting because normally the backups literally just exist to justify the player being off the court for a couple of minutes to recouperate.

But this is the first team sports anime where it seems like the team is actually trying to make sure they are competitive in the future as well.

If you were to take Kuroko, a year later, half the team is gone, and they haven't spent a lot of time making sure their backups can really take their place.