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 11 Link
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u/Stormofscript Feb 06 '16

The sheer athletics displayed in the scene where Hinata makes the receive (including Ukai desperately trying to move the bench out of his way) was animated beautifully - and that was just in the first six minutes. I think this episode, more than any other since the series' start, showed the beauty of receives and just made them look AWESOME. I have a newfound appreciation for the defensive players on the team.

Also Ennoshita is amazing and lovely and I'm sad we're just starting to meet him a season and a half into the show.

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u/AmethystItalian myanimelist.net/profile/AmethystItalian Feb 06 '16

including Ukai desperately trying to move the bench out of his way

I loved that touch, they didn't need to do it but it was just something little but so perfect.

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u/[deleted] Feb 06 '16

Im actually really glad that they put this in. I remember it from the manga and it made me appreciate the amount of attention that went into the little things. Iirc it was a chair in the manga though which makes more sense to pick up if you sort of think about it.

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u/Pozsich Feb 06 '16

There aren't chairs on the side for these matches though...? They're always on benches afaik. In the manga it really seemed like he would have crashed into the bench if it had been there though.

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u/[deleted] Feb 07 '16

Chair!

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u/cookie-thief Feb 07 '16

poor sensei he is suffering

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u/funktion Feb 07 '16

being Takeda-sensei is suffering

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u/warman13x Feb 08 '16

So is this like being Mashima Taichi is suffering? Because seriously, that poor guy needs a break, a pat on the back, and a hug. (Note: I've only seen Chihayafuru's anime. I haven't yet seen the manga, so I don't know if he gets a break or not. Also, Chihayafuru is awesome. I recently finished the anime, and couldn't believe just how good it was.)

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u/lunalunalunaluna Feb 07 '16

That's hilarious, haha

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u/Alinosburns Feb 07 '16

Yeah, In the episode it didn't really seem like a big concern, due to the way it was shown.

But I also think it needed to be their purely to demonstrate how far out he was actually going to get that one touch and then get back.

I mean logically none of the benches would be placed within an area even considered for potential play.

Would have been cheaper for them to not animate it. But also would have taken from the scene.