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Volleyball Anime (HiKyoo) 1x16 Reaction Patreon Extended (Patreon)

Published:
2022-08-11 14:15:59
Imported:
2024-02

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Tokonami may not have won the match, but they won my damn heart. Ikejiri, you can hang with the homies anytime.

Side note: Been having a rough time of it lately and was struggled starting this recording. Despite that, I loved the hell out of this episode and found myself feeling better by the end. Probably has turned out to be my favorite recording of HiKyoo yet.

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Comments

Margaret

this episode is for sure a highlight of the season. I always cry during the montage of "the losers". The music and the emotion they were able to convey on everyone's faces and body language really comes through and, like you said, makes it so relatable. I think everyone can empathize with losing after trying your hardest and I'm glad the show didn't shy away from showing that side of competition. i'm glad you ended up feeling better as you watched even though it was a sad episode; haikyuu has some magical quality to put me in a better mood too :)

Ryan

One of my favourite episodes, and Furudate will come back several times throughout the series to the theme of what it means to participate in something competitive where only one can win. It's cliché to say "winning isn't everything," but then what does that actually mean? What are the other "things" that people get when they lose? Winning requires commitment, but if you end up losing, does that mean the emotional and physical commitment was wasted, and are you protected from pain if you refrain from making that commitment? (The author's answer in this episode to that last question specifically seems to be a firm 'no,' but it seems to me that most people, especially in the US, seem to think so.) For the literal majority of Japan's population, their 3rd summer high school tournament is their last taste of competitive sports (so, "Inter-High" in volleyball, or the Koshien tournament in baseball (Japan's biggest sporting event which is happening right now), etc.). So I think it's particularly relevant in that context: once we stop playing competitively, how do we know if it was worth it? What would make it worth it? I look forward to seeing how your thoughts on that evolve as that theme comes back in several different character arcs (at least 6 on Karasuno alone). One little language note: at 13:50 and throughout, you'll see that Shimizu has an "M" nametag circle, which stands for "manager," while Ukai has one with "C," for "coach." (Both English loanwords, so they use the English letters) Takeda-sensei has "監" ('kan') from the word "kantoku," which is often translated as "director" (as in a movie director like Miyazaki-kantoku or Shinkai-kantoku). We don't have "directors" for sports teams in North American English, so I think "head coach" is the better word. It's a school sport, so even though Ukai is calling the shots, officially it's still Takeda who's the head of the team. That's why Takeda is the one who has to call time-outs and substitutions in official matches, while Ukai often does it himself in practice matches.

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>>89950173

Oh, interesting, I would have assumed Takeda and Ukai were the other way around. I guess I thought of Takeda as more of an organizer (or actual manager), whereas Ukai fits the word coach more. Interesting concepts you brought up, thinking about it I don't know if there is a right or wrong answer there. I am personally conflicted on the answer to the question of "If you fully commit and lose, does that hurt more than not committing at all?" Personal experience for me says yes it does. It's why I can relate so much to Daichi's feelings. But regret is a different pain, so who can say.