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In Haikyuu 2x15, Playground, Karasuno's first tournament rival strives to find their purpose for playing volleyball: making up for a very dull slogan.

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https://youtu.be/JAM8EAVDV0o

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AryTheDog

regarding the reuse of animation there's a lot of that in the whole show even outside serves, and it's done super effectively

Anonymous

Right when Terushima (Johzenji captain) was flashing back to his own captain while watching Daichi, they framed Daichi right in front of the Johzenji banner. "Simplicity and Fortitude" is Daichi's virtue, and Terushima is starting to realize that the slogan has merit after all.

Sage

I think this is a great match to just show how strong Karasuno has gotten as a whole. Even some of the sub players got a bit of time because they felt comfortable with this team enough to give them a chance for some game time.

Ryan

I think this episode is really one that is best on re-watch. There's so much here that I missed the first time with unspoken looks and plays that I didn't notice until after the next two episodes. Goodwin picked up on a lot of it, but some just requires context we don't get until later. (I mean, the whole point I suppose is that we don't notice until... yeah...) Anyway, language nerd comments: - 0:46 Tsukki's brother says basically, stop them, no matter if they're Ushiwaka or Benkei. That makes it sound like "Benkei" is some player we're supposed to know, but that's not the case. I assume people forgot, but Ushiwaka's nickname is the same as the legendary samurai in the 1500s who took out whole battalions by himself before being betrayed by Tokugawa. They sent in an army to assassinate him, but his right-hand man, named Benkei, almost single-handedly held off the assassins at the gate. They eventually decided to fire artillery and arrows at him at the gate, but then were shocked that he was still standing when the dust cleared, and still waited. Eventually, though, when they worked up the bravery to attack again, they discovered that Benkei had been killed, but that he died standing up, frozen in time as Ushiwaka's defender. So, saying "Ushiwaka and Benkei" is nowadays just an expression for "two legendarily strong people." - The motto they're discussing: 質実剛健 'shitsujitsu gouken' "simplicity and fortitude" is a good translation, but it literally means that something (or someone / an idea) is strong because it's built on a solid/authentic foundation. That's the fundamental idea they're trying to express with the episode title "asobi-ba" (a place to play). In order to be free, you need that unmoving foundation. The two seem like opposites, but actually, they're intricately linked. - The Johzenji manager's word for "spank" is 'ketsu o tataku' (smack your ass). Shimizu cleans that up a bit when she says 'shiri o tatakimasen' (I will not smack your butts). But that's still enough to excite Tanaka and Noya.

Ryan

19:12 is another great example. Johzenji's forced into a corner, and Daichi tells everyone to step back to pick up the hit. Tanaka gets the ball up, and then Kageyama/Hinata finish, and the Johzenji players blame the lost point on #10, but the Johzenji manager clearly notices that it's Daichi's leadership that made that possible (and then we see Daichi in front of the "simplicity and fortitude" banner again at 19:19). She gets it, but Johzenji's team doesn't just yet.

Anonymous

Love the reactions Goodwin!! :)))))

Athena

The Johzenji team is super fun and chaotic. Their play style really shows how they practice with the two-on-two's. However, two-on-two's can be super draining and exhausting because there are no predetermined plays, it's just a free-for-all. It's not a great way to practice team plays either. Two people take an entire half of the court and once you get the ball up, you gotta move immediately into the next step because no one else is gonna be there. In regards to old Coach Ukai's saying of the strength to enjoy, I think you were spot on with your interpretation! If you don't have the fundamentals down, it takes away from your enjoyment of playing the game. Even though Johzenji knows how to have fun, it won't last forever. The more they "goof around," the less time they'll be able to play, and THAT is what's not fun.

BirthdayParty

I do find the description hilarious in that "Simplicity and Fortitude" is Daichi's virtue, so that means Goodwin is unintentionally dissing Daichi.