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justinther0ck · 1 year

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Ranking the Haikyuu Openings

Haikyuu!! was my first ever sports anime/manga I consumed, way back in 2015. Immediately after season 2 concluded, I caught up to the manga and read the entire Shiratorizawa match after being so hyped about it after the amazing Aoba Johsai match. Ever since then, I diligently read every new chapter weekly from 2015 till 2020 where it finally concluded with the controversial ending to say the least.

Haikyuu will always have a special place in my heart even though it might not be my favourite sports anime/manga, and to show my never ending appreciation for this piece of art I will be ranking all 7 openings of the Haikyuu anime because I love all the songs.

7. Opening 6: Burnout Syndromes - PHOENIX (Haikyuu: To The Top)

The highly anticipated national tournament arc of Haikyuu was finally released 4 years after season 3. Burnout Syndromes returned with another banger of an opening with PHOENIX and they didn't fail to disappoint the long history of amazing openings this anime had to offer.

However, it was the weakest opening in the entire anime I feel as it was lacking in the hype department. I personally didn't feel as amped up and excited after listening to this opening compared to the others and it's probably because I don't think any of the lyrics or instrumentals were as catchy or memorable. It was still an amazing opening however and it's still worth a listen.

6. Opening 7: Super Beaver - Toppakou (Haikyuu: To The Top)

One word: SEISEIDOU!!!

To be frank this is the only season of Haikyuu I didn't watch because I've already read the manga but I still went out of my way to listen to it multiple times. The chorus is really catchy but it just doesn't have the same emotional impact as the other openings for me (nostalgia factor lol). Objectively speaking it might be a better song and opening than the next one but my feelings and emotions towards the other openings are still much higher than this. Still an amazing opening!!

5. Opening 2: Sukima Switch - Ah Yeah!! (Season 1)

Sukima Switch and sports anime do not sound right in the same sentence but this opening still works really REALLY well. The second opening in the entire anime had a lot to fill after the legendary first opening, and it was a good attempt to say the least.

I think this might be most people's least favourite opening due to how slow and "boring" it might come off but it came alongside one of Haikyuu's emotional peaks - Karasuno losing to Aoba Johsai. I think the slower pace of the song represents the journey of the Karasuno team and rather than being a culmination of their journey, this loss was just a stepping stone. I appreciate the direction the opening was going for and I feel it's highly underrated.

4. Opening 3: Spyair - I'M A BELIEVER (Season 2)

If this list was ranking the most hype Haikyuu opening songs, this would be number 1 by a milestone. In a vacuum, the instrumentals and vocals are notched to an 11, and for good reason as well.

Similar to the second opening, this opening also represents a part of Karasuno's journey - their triumphant return to glory by working on their mistakes and shortcomings in the training camp arc. I realise this might be most people's favourite openings, but the other remaining 3 openings have more emotional impact for myself and that's why I've ranked them ahead of this one.

3. Opening 4: Burnout Syndromes - Fly High!! (Season 2)

This particular screenshot of team Shiratorizawa lived in my head rent free and basically carries this opening to a third place in my personal list LMAO. Whenever I watched this opening before the Shiratorizawa match was adapted I was filled with hype and excitement of the developments to come after the Aoba Johsai match.

Anyways back to the rest of the opening - IT WAS AMAZING, especially the shots of Aoba Johsai, Johzenji and Wakutani Minami at the beginning hinting at Karasuno's opponents in the Spring Tournament. The other detail that was amazing was Daichi's injuries being added onto the opening in the sequence where Karasuno receives Oikawa's spike after his injuries occurred in the Wakutani Minami match. It really showed a level of care to the small details which isn't present in other animes alike. However, there are two more openings which I feel are better.

2. Opening 5: Burnout Syndromes: Hikari Are!

Objectively speaking, I think this might be the all time best opening in the entire series. The first 30 seconds alone (the sequence where Karasuno stands before a mountain which then turns into an eagle and Ushijima before the vocalist shouts HIKARI AREEEEEEE) stands above most sports anime openings I've seen due to its impeccable animation and sound.

The match up against Shiratorizawa is Haikyuu's definitive final boss match that's comparable to matches in other sports anime such as Seirin Vs Rakuzan in Kuroko No Basket and Seigaku Vs Rikkaidai in Prince Of Tennis and it does NOT disappoint. A match of this importance and caliber of course needs an amazing opening to go alongside and I can't think of a song and a sequence better than this one. It fits the purpose and direction this season and match was heading towards and my god it was satisfying to watch every week when it was airing. It is still however my SECOND favourite opening in Haikyuu.

1. Opening 1: Spyair - Imagination!!

It's 2015, I was 13 years old and I had just begun watching anime in general. I was talking to the first girl I've ever liked in my life about anime and she brought up Haikyuu!! and how great it was. I was skeptical because before this I had only watched the basic starter kit anime like Dragon Ball, Code Geass etc and was wondering how the hell an anime about volleyball was going to be any good, especially since I have no idea what volleyball was about. I logged onto Kissanime and searched up Haikyuu anyways to try it out and the first thing that played after the first episode (which was basically the prologue) was this opening sequence.

From that moment, I was hooked. It began my years of addiction to anime in general and cultivated my love for the sports anime/manga genre. Watching Haikyuu legitimately changed my life forever as it made me want to try hard in an endeavour I was pursuing competitively, which was Scrabble. Yes, kinda lame that I used to play this board game competitively but this anime show filled me with so much motivation and passion which ultimately made me REALLY good at it (of course it was the friends and memories I made along the way that mattered).

The fact that this anime was so impactful to my life, and it all started from this very opening. Everything about it fills me with nostalgia and gratitude for making me the person I am today. I might be coming off as a little melodramatic but it REALLY did have an impact in shaping me to the person I am today. Therefore, Imagination is my favourite Haikyuu opening as it started it all for me.

In conclusion, I love Haikyuu and all of its openings. I have not seen another anime series that has such a high level of consistency when it comes to the quality of its openings and I implore everyone who reads this to this point to give it a re-listen and appreciate how good all of these opening sequences and songs are. (This took me an hour to write)

#haikyuu!!#sports manga #sports anime #burnout syndromes #spyair #super beaver #karasuno #aoba johsai #haikyuu oikawa #oikawa torū #kageyama tobio #hinata shōyō #haikyū!!

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becomehaikyuu · 2 years

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Haikyuu Chapter 35: Formidable Opponents

REFLECTION:

The chapter starts with another high school volleyball team called Tokonami High School...Volleyball Team. After an Alternate Character Reading gag, they find out they're up against Karasuno. ALSO KNOWN AS The Flightless Crows. Oi, nicknames are hard to live down. Anyway, the team thinks that the team are full of wash-outs so the match will be easy but their captain still makes them practice. Meanwhile the captain himself, Ikejiri Hayato, remembers that he used to be on a team with one of Karasuno's own: our Daddy Sawamura.

So Sawamura has development coming up. Alright.

Back at Karasuno, Ukai is drilling the shit out of everyone. Hinata flashes back to Ukai giving them the dirt on what they can expect in the upcoming tournament. Namely, REVENGE ON NEKOMA. After practice, Tanaka is checking out a magazine where he shows Hinata a spread on the current #1 Volleyball Man: Ushijima Wakatoshi. He's at the school Kageyama was rejected from for being a prick. Ukai then tells them there are other teams they need to watch out for. For starters, there's Wakutani-Minami, who might be full of shorties but they have good fundamentals and specialize in receives, the thing that Karasuno currently sucks at. Then there's Datekou-Gyou, also known as the Impregnable Fortress which already sound like a complete bitch to play against. No surprise that they were the team that Karasuno lost to last year. Hell, they were the team that traumatized Asahi. Then of course is our old buddies, Aobajousai. They finished as in the top 4 last year. Then, there's the Shao Khans themselves: Shiratorizawa with the aforementioned Ushijima Wakatoshi as their ace. When Asahi remembers that technically Karasuno won a match against Aobajousai when he and Nishinoyo were out, Sawamura points out that was because Oikawa was out until the end of the match. As soon as he stepped back in, the team was backed into a corner. Ukai uses that opportunity to put the fear of God into them, pointing out that no team enters a tournament to lose. From that point, everyone makes it clear that they ain't losing that tournament either. They ain't flightless crows...they're THE CROW!

(Spike this.)

Takeda then comes in with the tournament brackets, showing their first opponents. Tokonami. Resolute, the team is out to peck out the eyes of their first opponents.

BURN.

Chapter Rating: 8/10

#haikyuu!!#formidable opponents #review

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skippysartq · 2 years

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Haikyuu underrated Setters and my OC Rai as a setter

Here is some love to some of the background Setters.

Right to left

Futamata Takeharu - Johzenji

OC Rai - Shiratorizawa Academy

Hanayama Kazumasa - Wakutani Minami High

Komaki Yuzuru - Kakugawa High

Natsuse Ibuki - Ohgiminami High

#haikyuu #haikyuu fanart #futamata takeharu #johzenji #hanayama kazumasa #wakutani minami high #komaki yuzuru #kakugawa #natsuse ibuki #ohgiminami #haikyuu oc #shiratorizawa #draw the squad meme #draw the squad #hq futamata #hq hanayama #hq komaki #hq natsuse

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silvercrane14 · 3 years

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The entire team actually got a child leash for him, and he did NOT like it. He was yelling (as loud as a quiet person can be) and kicking, the rest of the team actually had to hold him down while Naruko (middle blocker, #8) put the harness on. When they got it on, he kept getting yanked back by Shiroishi (wingspiker, #4) to keep him on track. He eventually had enough, and ran forward, pulling the leash out of his hand, and ran away with everyone chasing him. The leash is now used for last resort

Matsushima: Guys I promise I can keep track of myself this time you don’t need Tabi-san holding my hand

Takeru: It’s either Tabi or the leash

Matsushima: ,,,

Hanayama, holding up the leash:

Matsushima: ,,,,,,

Tabi, lost Rock Paper Scissors:

Matsushima: ,,,,,,,,,

Matsushima: fine I’ll hold his hand

#crane answers #cloud anon <3 #Wakunan #wakutani minami #Wakunan high school #kawatabi shunki #nakashima takeru #hanayama kazumasa #anon i love you

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cestcirque · 2 years

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Haikyuu!! Siblings | Masterlist

Finally… for my own sanity and for those asking about their faves…

Below is the complete list of every character I plan on drawing this series! These sibling lists are CANON from the Haikyuu final guidebook!

NOTE: Some characters are OMITTED because either (a) their siblings appear in canon, (b) they are only children, or (c) there is not enough info to design their siblings around them. More characters may be added as more information is revealed.

NOTE #2: Siblings who are drawn often by other artists (i.e. Bokuto, Kuroo, etc.) will most likely be saved until the end… sorry!

Current Count: [ 54 / 69 ]

✓ = completed

※ = currently in progress / coming next

Miyagi-ken

Karasuno High School

Sawamura Daichi

Sugawara Koushi ✓

Azumane Asahi ※

Nishinoya Yuu ✓

Ennoshita Chikara ✓

Kinoshita Hisashi ✓

Narita Kazuhito

Shimizu Kiyoko ※

Aoba Johsai High School

Oikawa Tooru ✓

Matsukawa Issei ✓

Hanamaki Takahiro ✓

Yahaba Shigeru ✓

Kindaichi Yuutarou ✓

Kunimi Akira ✓

Kyoutani Kentarou

Date Tech High School 💚

Kamasaki Yasushi ✓

Moniwa Kaname

Sasaya Takehito ✓

Futakuchi Kenji ✓

Aone Takanobu ✓

Koganegawa Kanji ✓

Onagawa Taro ✓

Sakunami Kousuke ✓

Nametsu Mai ✓

Shiratorizawa Academy 💜

Semi Eita ✓

Ohira Reon

Shirabu Kenjirou ✓

Kawanishi Taichi ✓

Yamagata Hayato ✓

Johzenji High School

Terushima Yuuji ✓

Bobata Kazuma ✓

Futamata Takeharu ✓

Tsuchiyu Arata ✓

Misaki Hana ✓

Tokonami High School

Ikejiri Hayato

Ohgiminami High School

Towada Yoshiki ✓

Akimiya Noboru

Kakugawa High School

Hyakuzawa Yuudai ✓

Wakutani Minami High School

Kawatabi Shunki ✓

Niiyama Girls High School ✓

Amanai Kanoka ✓

Tokyo

Nekoma High School

Kuroo Tetsuro

Kai Nobuyuki ✓

Yaku Morisuke ✓

Fukunaga Shouhei ✓

Inuoka Sou ✓

Shibayama Yuuki

Teshiro Tamahiko

Fukurodani Academy

Washio Tatsuki ✓

Sarukui Yamato ✓

Bokuto Koutarou

Konoha Akinori ✓

Komi Haruki ✓

Onaga Wataru

Nohebi Academy ✓ 💚

Daishou Suguru ✓

Numai Kazuma ✓

Yamaka Mika ✓

Itachiyama Institute

Iizuna Tsukasa ✓

Sakusa Kiyoomi

Komori Motoya ✓

Shinzen High School ✓

Chigaya Eikichi ✓

Others

Tsubakihara Academy 💙

Echigo Sakae ✓

Teradomari Motoki ✓

Himekawa Aoi ✓

Inarizaki High School

Kita Shinsuke ✓

Omimi Ren ✓

Ojiro Aran ✓

Suna Rintarou ✓

Akagi Michinari ✓

Mujinazaka High School

Kiryuu Wakatsu ✓

#my artwork #haikyuu siblings #haikyuu fanart #haikyuu!!#haikyuu guidebook #translations

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kuroo-tetsurou-is-perfect · 4 years

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Reliable Rookies

Coming at you straight from Haikyuu!! Light Novel VI, it’s the first story in the book, about the bus ride and nonsense leading up to the Shiratorizawa match. Under the cut ‘cause it is looooong!

Reflected in the window pane was a black and blue bruise. It was an injury that happened during the Wakutani Minami match, but rather than that game, Sawamura was thinking about the matches from here on. A heat still radiated from his cheek, but it wouldn't be an obstacle to today's match. He could still play.

"Hey, quiet down, the bus'll be leaving soon."

Inside the microbus was noisy. The captain, Sawamura, lightly stood up from his seat and looked over his teammates. No one appeared to be in a slump, and no one seemed to be in a different mood than usual. Today too was going to be all right.

Three days had passed since October 25th, and the Miyagi representative for the Japan national high school volleyball championship was to be decided today, the last day of the tournament. They had played their usual against Johzenji, the team that had come to play around, taken on the skillful combination plays of Wakutani Minami in an intense air battle against another "Little Giant", and then in the semifinal they took on their fated rivals Aoba Johsai and seized victory against the veteran team. Each match was a fierce battle, and it could be said that Karasuno won a narrow victory in each. Even though they walked a thin tightrope, they won and continued on to finally reach the finals only to come face to face with the genius Ushijima's school, the invincible reigning champions, Shiratorizawa Academy.

"Combining everyone together, huh?"

"Hey, wait a minute," Hinata's panicky voice rose above the others. "Yachi-san is gone!"

"Eh?"

Indeed, inside the bus there was no Yachi to be found. "She was here just a minute ago......." said the senpai manager, Shimizu, searching around as well. The petite Yachi wasn't in her seat, and they checked again to see if she had somehow crawled into the dead space for luggage under the bus, but she wasn't there either.

"Maybe she went to the bathroom. If we just wait a bit, she'll probably show," said Sawamura. Hinata looked up at him suddenly with a face full of anxiety.

"B- but what if she got attacked by someone on the way back!"

"Huh? Seriously, what kind of school do you think....." Sawamura said, initially dismissing it as needless worrying, but truth be told, with Yachi it seemed that the second you took your eyes off her she managed to get dragged into some kind of dangerous situation, and he had a sudden hunch that something might have actually happened to her.

"Just in case, let's go and check the club room. Hinata, why don't you--"

Right as Sawamura started to talk, Azumane called out, "Ah, Daichi, over there!" He was pointing out the window. Sure enough, the figure of Yachi could be seen outside rushing toward the bus. She had a cardboard box under her arm--probably returning with some item that someone forgot. It seemed the notion that she had been attacked was a false premonition, and there was a brief moment of relief, right before she tripped on something and fell tumbling head over heels to the ground.

"Uwa! Yacchan, are you hurt? Are you okay?" Azumane called, pressed to the window nervously. The box Yachi was holding tumbled to the ground as well, and a black bundle spilled out from it. Before anyone could even wonder what it was, the wind started blowing it away.

"Eh--?", all the worried teammates watching Yachi said without thinking at the same time. Yachi, fallen on the other side of the glass, soundlessly reached her hand out to grasp it, as though in a silent movie.

"Wait, what.....?"

"It's 'Fly'!"

"It's flying away!"

It was in fact, Karasuno's banner, now filling with wind like a billowing sail and taking flight. It blocked the faint light of the morning sky, floating away in the air. Sawamura, who had been staring vacantly after the widening jet-black banner, suddenly came to his senses and cried out.

"Hinata, go!"

"Right!" Hinata responded with vigor, already jumping outside.

Yachi, still fallen prostrate on the parking lot asphalt, called out, "Don't worry about me! Get the banner!" Hinata only glanced at her fleetingly before he kicked off the ground.

"That was a good jump...."

Yachi thought she could hear the sound of Hinata kicking dust into the air, and then suddenly Hinata was flying in the sky.

"From an approaching run--!"

Hinata managed to tightly seize the edge of the fluttering banner, when a gust of strong wind set him and the banner flying even higher. From inside the bus, his closely watching teammates went into disarray trying to run out and save him, but somehow Hinata righted his posture in the air and safely landed on both feet.

"Ahhhh, that scared the crap out of me! For a second it was like, fuwaa! Just, fuwaa!!" Hinata said while laughing. "You okay?" he asked, turning to help Yachi stand up.

"Oh, yeah I'm fine! I'm used to falling down! My knees have gotten pretty tough!"

"Your knees?"

Sugawara and Azumane, watching the affair through the bus window, mutually sighed, "Oh thank god," narrowing their eyes like worried parents. Sawamura, too, felt a moment of relief. Now that the manager was back, and the forgotten banner was with them, they could finally head out.

"What the hell even just happened...."

Yachi returned, bowing and scraping in apology to the other club members, and after she took her seat and they made sure Hinata was unentwined from the banner, Sawamura could finally say, "All right, let's head out!"

******

No one missed the bus, and nothing else was forgotten, so they could depart in relative safety. Despite this, while folding up the banner, Yachi continued to fidget, unable to calm down for some reason. The match was to be held at the Sendai City gymnasium, and the road there was not very long. It wasn't the shortest trip, but they only had to travel within the prefecture, a trip they had made several times in the last few days--today in particular happened to be the finals, and as manager, Yachi had only one item of worry.

"So Hinata, um..."

She bent forward in her gently swaying bus seat, having been waiting for an opportunity to check on the situation in the seat behind her. What she saw confirmed her suspicions, and the color suddenly drained from her face. "H-Hinata, are you really...?!"

Tanaka, sitting a few seats further back, saw Yachi beginning to shake and recognized that there was a situation. "What is it?! What's wrong?!" he demanded, rushing to her side. Then he and Yachi together peered into Hinata's face, and their eyes shot open wide.

"Are you seriously going to hurl? You totally look like you're going to throw up!" Tanaka roared in the middle of the bus.

"Eh.....? Hurl? Me.....? I'm totally....totally fine....." Hinata responded feebly, though his voice was completely hoarse and his eyes were sunken and bloodshot. His face was a deep green and he was shaking in his seat like a chihuahua. All vestiges of the bright and cheery kid who had leapt into the air to rescue Karasuno's banner were gone.

If Yachi's one fear was anything, it was certainly this. Hinata's propensity for motion and car sickness had not been overlooked by the volleyball team's manager at all, and she regarded it as a serious affair. As Tanaka was gripping the violently shivering Hinata by the shoulders and shaking him while asking if he was okay, she spoke up.

"Tanaka-senpai, it's okay! Please go back to your seat! I'll take responsibility here and figure something out!"

"O-oh, you sure? Well, if anything happens, just call me over!"

"Will do!"

Putting the burden on her senpai who was preparing for the upcoming match was unacceptable here. Looking after the club members' health care was a job for the manager. Yachi steeled herself and turned to speak up to Hinata.

"Are you alright?"

"F-fine, fine, totally fine here," Hinata said and showed a smile, though as his neck continued to sway in jerking motions along with the bus, it was clear that he was in fact not fine.

"Vomiting saps your stamina, and things like dehydration can occur..."

At Yachi's words, Yamaguchi, sitting across the aisle from Hinata, turned to look at Hinata's exhausted and slumped form with concern.

"We seriously can't have hurling drain your stamina right before nationals."

"Right, and if you fixate on throwing up, everyone around will be worried, and we can't have that either."

"But right before the first qualifier, he threw up. He's a repeat offender."

Tsukishima then decided to force his way into Yachi and Yamaguchi's melancholy conversation. "Well then hasn't he already been conditioned to do it?" Tsukishima offered a malicious smile as he braced his arm against the window frame and rested his cheek on his hand.

The white-faced Hinata turned to glare at him. "Wh... What the hell are you saying?" he demanded.

"You know, like a Pavlovian sort of thing."

"Pavlo....? What the hell, I've never even heard of that sort of.... ugh-" Hinata cut himself off by putting a hand over his confused mouth.

"Here, drink this!" Yachi stood up and offered him a bottle. "I've heard when you sit further forward, it's harder to get motion sick! Want to trade me seats? It's only one row, but maybe even a little bit further up would be..."

"N- no, I can't. If I move it'll come up...."

Hinata had one hand over his mouth and the other braced on the back of the seat in front of him, twitching as he tried to stay completely still, not even blinking his eyes. It became clear to Yachi that the moment he would burst was drawing ever nearer. Hinata was attracting the eyes of more and more other club members sitting elsewhere in the bus, and the atmosphere of tension was growing ever more oppressive.

If she didn't do anything soon....

Yachi thought about it. Earlier she had said to Tanaka that she would "figure something out." She was a manager, who was supposed to look after the safety and security of her fellow club members; she couldn't just stand by and do nothing in this state of emergency.

In this situation, what would her senpai do....?

She turned to rely on Shimizu who was sitting next to her, and Shimizu, face calm and unchanging, quickly opened the window beside her own seat. "Hitoka-chan," she said, "First we need to get him some fresh air. After that, get a bag ready."

"R-right! .....Window! Kageyama-kun, open the window, the window!"

Kageyama startled at Yachi's loud voice. Up 'til now he had been sleeping soundly in the seat beside Hinata, and only now did he wake up, bonking his head on the window glass.

".....uh, what?" With eyes dull with sleep, Kageyama wiped drool from his face, and the second he looked at Hinata, his eyes popped open from looming sense of danger, and he hurried to open the window.

"Hinata you dumbass! Don't you dare throw up here!"

******

Hinata sipped a small mouthful of sports drink, and dipped his head in an apologetic nod.

"Sorry for freaking everyone out..."

Thanks to the autumn wind coming in from windows all over the bus, along with the cold sports drink he was sipping, the absolute worst situation had been narrowly kept in check. Hinata had held out against his nausea.

"Thank goodness..." Yachi muttered, after finally regaining her sense of calm, but to say that the root problem of the Hinata's problem had been addressed would be wildly inaccurate. This still wasn't over.

Yachi soon began pondering this question with the same difficult look on her face that she had before the incident had begun. For a second time, she made an appearance in the aisle and looked back toward Hinata's still green-tinged face to ask him a question.

"So, um, Hinata, have you ever tried taking anti-nausea medicine before you leave your house in the morning?"

"Anti-nausea medicine..." Hinata pondered this with his arms crossed. Before he could respond, Yamaguchi spoke up.

"Anti-nausea medicine tends to make people tired, so right before a match I'm not sure if it would be a good idea. Besides, I don't think it's motion sickness that is the problem; it's more likely the mental strain."

"Is that so? I guess on the way to Tokyo, he didn't throw up."

Tsukishima, who had been listening to Yamaguchi and Yachi's conversation, looked at Hinata derisively. "Self-centered bastard."

"Wha-.... No way! I'm just delicate, that's all!"

While holding back Hinata, who had stood up with great purpose to respond, Yachi muttered "I guess he's feeling better now," with a mixed expression on her face. Then she brought her hands together with a clap, as though having realized something.

"Oh, I know! If we hypnotize him and tell him while he's suggestible that he feels relaxed...."

"Yachi-san, that's a little scary..." Yamaguchi said timidly, and he started looking up alternative ideas to hypnotism in his smartphone. "Hmm, it looks like there's nothing like a pressure point for easing anxiety, but there is a pressure point to stop nausea..."

Peering into his phone screen across the aisle, Hinata asked nervously, "....Pressure point? Maybe, as long as you don't mess up and push the diarrhea pressure point."

"Wh- what the? Don't push the... What the hell kind of pressure point is that....?" Yamaguchi asked, flustered.

Tsukishima looked down on Yamaguchi and Hinata coldly. "Are both of you incapable of being even a little quieter? This isn't a grade school field trip you know."

"The one who pushed the diarrhea pressure point before was Tsukishima! Back in the gym!" Hinata accused, suddenly becoming serious and standing upright.

"I have no idea what you're talking about." Tsukishima averted his eyes and covered his ears with his headphones. Hinata continued to yell at him, but Tsukishima's headphones effectively blocked him out.

"Hey, Tsukishima! I'm talking to you! Take those things off!"

******

".....And just when I thought they were finally starting to quiet down..." Sawamura, sitting several rows behind the boisterous first years, sighed to himself. How dare he even think such a thing, what with all the problem children that had joined the club this year. Maybe it could even have been helped that the vice principle hated them. Well, no, it's not as though this year's first years were an exception to the usual. The second years were loud, too.

As he pondered this, he looked over to the second years sitting behind him, who were arguing over whether or not Shiratorizawa would have cheerleaders.

Sawamura heaved another sigh. Had we really been like that when we were first years? No, no, that couldn't be possible... probably... he pondered, before happening to realize something. From the fruitless quarrelling going on in the seats in front of him, Kageyama's voice was suspiciously absent.

"Don't tell me Kageyama is getting carsick too...?" His rising anxiety had him peering through the gaps between bus seats, but the Kageyama in question was barely moving, head bonking against the window glass with the swaying movement of the bus, snoring soundly.

"I could have sworn he woke up earlier, but he's already passed out again."

"Those guys, I swear it's like they don't feel any kind of pre-finals nerves at all." Azumane muttered enviously. Karasuno's ace was almost certainly drenched in a cold sweat due to pre-finals nerves. As though to dispel the well-established anxiety of said ace, Sugawara laughed.

"Everyone is acting business-as-usual! We must be in pretty good shape today!"

"I guess if everyone was acting differently than usual, I'd be even more worried..."

"Right? If Hinata were suddenly all quiet and serious and completely the opposite of usual, I'd be freaked out."

At Sugawara's words, the formerly stiff Azumane's expression began to soften up.

"....You're right, like if Tsukishima were suddenly all fired up, I wouldn't even know how to handle that. Or a smiling Kageyama."

"Exactly! And if Yamaguchi suddenly became super macho overnight? I wouldn't even know what to say!"

Azumane nearly choked at that one, and even Sawamura who was beside them listening couldn't hold down a chuckle.

"Suga, why is it that Yamaguchi is the only one who physically changed in all this?"

Recognizing his own name come up in his senpai's conversation, Yamaguchi whipped around in his seat. "Eh? What did you say?!"

"Sorry, Yamaguchi. Don't worry about it," reassured the third years, making them laugh even harder.

People arguing, people laughing, extremely confused people--in the very back of this extremely boisterous microbus was Ennoshita, muttering to himself, "Our senpais are the same as always, too..."

[[Sketch insert: Asahi is imagining the nega version of the first years. Tsukishima has a wild expression on his face and his sleeves rolled up, and is shouting, "Azumane-san, today I'm gonna be even more like gwah!!" Kageyama is standing next to him bearing a sparkly smile and a thumbs-up and is informing Tsukishima that his sleeves are rolled up too far. Hinata is standing in front with a serious expression and his arms crossed, asking the other two to please be quiet as he is trying to concentrate. Far in the background is the figure of a preternaturally buff Yamaguchi, crushing a volleyball in one hand.]]

******

At the same time--- In a narrow entryway of an apartment for one, reaching out to grab some car keys was a man's hand. The man attached to it caught a glimpse of a figure in the mirror and gasped.

"......!"

Under a baseball cap pulled low over its head were a pair of sunglasses and a face mask. This suspicious figure in the mirror was in fact, Akiteru--Tsukishima's older brother.

"What the- I thought a burglar had broken in..... Yeah, the mask is probably a little too much, huh? But then again, without the mask, he'll recognize me for sure..."

His brother's words had been "It's fine if you don't come," but the implicit meaning of course was "Don't dare show your face." However, since he wanted to see his little brother playing in Karasuno's uniform with his own eyes, and seeing as he was unwilling to suppress the desire to go cheer for him, he donned a disguise and headed toward Sendai City gymnasium.

"Uwah, is it that time already?"

Akiteru, somewhat flustered, exited the foyer and descended the stairs outside. He was concealing a nervous expression beneath his sunglasses, and it wasn't just because of the very likely possibility that Tsukishima would recognize him. To take down Shiratorizawa with his own hand and go on to the national stage, the orange court--. It was something that Akiteru, the whole time that he was a reserve for Karasuno volleyball club, held as his own dream as well.

******

Also at the same time---

On the Sendai station's subway north-to-south line platform, two boys stood caught up in an argument.

"Koujii, you're taking us the wrong way!"

"Huh? We're going to the gymnasium, so we want the one that's bound for Tomizawa, right?"

"Exactly, but this one will take us in the opposite direction! We can't be late for Shou-chan's match!"

"Eh-- seriously?!"

On the crowded Saturday platform, a line of people coming and going from the train were glaring at the two, who were completely stopped in the way.

They were Izumi and Sekimukai, both of whom had been Hinata's classmates back in Yukigaoka middle school. In a middle school without a volleyball club, Hinata had never given up on his volleyball dreams and continued to put in great effort practicing on his own. They had watched him strive for three whole years as his friends, and when Hinata finally made his appearance in an official match with some extra effort and helpers, they followed him into battle as his teammates.

After determining which was the train bound for Tomizawa and boarding the correct one, the two exchanged somewhat relieved looks. They were aiming for Sendai City Gymnasium, the last stop on the line which was quickly approaching.

"That Shouyou--he's a first year and already a regular. I can hardly believe it!"

"Yeah, even when he was never in a volleyball club in middle school."

"And if he wins today, he'll go to finals? That's amazing! Speaking of which, how's the basketball club going for you?"

"It's going good! I'm aiming to become a regular next year for sure. What about you, Koujii? How's soccer going?"

".....It's going okay. Today I'm just concentrating on cheering for Shouyou."

While hanging onto the subway grip straps, they shared a bitter smile, then they both ended up pulling out their phones to look at their messages from Hinata. Since Hinata had been busy every day with grueling practice, his stories of it were few and far-between, and short.

"I'm not giving up either," Izumi muttered while staring at his phone. He lifted his head and looked at the subway map.

"Ah, our stop is next!"

"Alright, wait up, Shouyou, we'll be there before you know it!"

"Hmm, it sounds more like you're about to pick a fight with Shou-chan, though."

"Eh? Really?"

Their faces, brimming with nerves and anticipation of their old friends' big moment, were reflected in the glass door.

******

Arriving at Sendai City Gymnasium was one microbus, from which poured forth the Karasuno High School volleyball club. The destination venue of their long journey--for the third tournament day in a row, Sawamura beheld the huge building and felt as though his chest were tightening.

Back in June, during the Interhigh Tournament, they didn't have the opportunity to come on the last day. Before this year, even making it past the first day in Sendai City Gymnasium was an insipid dream, but the moment had come at last--he could finally set foot here on the final day.

Without letting the unbelievable excitement touch his face, Sawamura turned to face his teammates and quietly gave them instructions.

"Let's get the luggage taken down."

"On it!"

The balls, the ball basket, the banner---. Each member of the set of matching jerseys grabbed their respective bag and faced the stadium. Once more and for the final time, Sawamura checked the bus for anything forgotten and then stepped off the bus. While doing so, his ear picked up on the sound of a familiar girl's voice.

"We came to cheer for you!"

He stopped and turned to see the girl's volleyball club's former captain, Michimiya, waving her hand to him. With her were her fellow retired third years. Up until yesterday the girl's volleyball club members had all been in classes and couldn't come see the match, but today, a Saturday, they were able to come see the finals, and they ran up to meet Sawamura.

"What happened to your face?! It's bruised!" Michimiya rushed up to Sawamura, surprised to see the side of his face black and blue.

With the appearance of their female senpais in civilian clothes, the first and second years instantly started muttering amongst themselves. Sugawara, however, instantly read the situation and started ushering them along. "Come on, let's all keep going," he urged, and the group reluctantly kept heading for the gymnasium.

"Umm, what I wanted to say is, well... here!" Michimiya said in a conspicuously loud voice, making Yamaguchi turn around to look in response. He saw the scene unfolding behind him and stiffened.

His senpai from the girl's volleyball club was handing something to his captain, her face bright red....

"It's a charm!" he said out loud unthinkingly.

Hinata, standing beside him, chastised, "You're not supposed to be watching!"

Yamaguchi quickly covered Hinata's mouth with his hand, blushing even more deeply than Michimiya. "I wasn't looking!"

"Why are you lying?!"

With a disparaging glance toward the suddenly high-strung first years, Tsukishima started walking away, pushing the basket full of balls.

"Wait for me, Tsukki!"

Yamaguchi was so flustered running after Tsukishima, he ran into something and stopped in his tracks. "Ouch!" It was Kageyama, standing imposingly.

Kageyama was watching the conversation between the captain and former captain shamelessly, in a brazen display of bad manners.

"........"

Hinata interrupted Kageyama's wordless staring by saying "Come on already!" and pulling him toward the entrance of the gymnasium, all the while chiding him on his manners. "Seriously, you can't just stand and stare at people in that sort of situation!"

"....Hey, what do you think that was?"

"What? You mean the charm?"

"Yeah, on the charm, what is it? Do you think it's to help us win? What's written on it? Do you think it's to help with recovery from exhaustion or something?"

Kageyama was craning his neck like his life depended on what was written on that charm. Hinata was utterly amazed.

"Hey, are you actually an idiot?"

"What did you say?!"

Instantly recognizing the wrinkles forming in the space between Kageyama's eyebrows, Hinata took off as fast as he could.

"Wait up! Hinata you dumbass!"

Anyone who would have been available to stop their boisterous game of high-stakes tag was already gone. Sawamura had parted from Michimiya and the other third years to rejoin with his teammates, when he caught sight of those two running around--Hinata fleeing and Kageyama chasing--and pathetically turned his head to the sky in defeat.

"Are those two seriously fighting again? I'm not saying they have to get along, but at least right before the finals...."

Sugawara approached the utterly amazed Sawamura, snickering mischievously.

"Well, they are arguing because of you, you know"

"Eh? Me?"

Sawamura gave Sugawara a blank stare, not realizing he was being surrounded on either side by Sugawara and Azumane, who both clapped their thick-headed teammate on the back and drug him toward the gymnasium.

"Wha- what is this all about, you guys...."

As they dragged their teammate into the building, all while grinning knowingly, Tanaka appeared at Sawamura's side. "Daichi-san!"

Fearing that something had happened, Sawamura was immediately on guard. Tanaka managed to gasp out an explanation of sorts.

"They came! Middle school, to Hinata and Kageyama's match!"

"....Okay, one more time, in order please."

"Ummm, well it's just that, Hinata's...."

Finally making sense of Tanaka's rushed story, Sawamura interrupted him. "Ah, his teammates from back then," he recalled, now seeing Hinata together with two boys in civilian clothes. He remembered last year, going to watch the middle school preliminaries. While they were middle school students, favorite to win the championship, Kitagawa Daiichi, was known for their stability. And when they went up against a mishmash no-name team from left field, Yukigaoka, their match was---.

"Oi, pick up the pace!"

Kageyama's shout brought Hinata to wave goodbye to his friends and rejoin the group.

Back then, while each one was in completely different situations, the two who had fought so desperately as middle school students, were about to take on the invincible champions, Shiratorizawa, together.

******

Upon entering the gymnasium, the ambient sound changed. This was in large part due to the Shiratorizawa cheering section, occupying a majority of the seats in the spectator stands, the commotion from which could be heard echoing off the ceiling. They had known from the start that they were the away team here, but now that they were face to face with the meaning of that, they could barely think. Now there was nothing for it but to tackle their opponent with all their might. Sawamura took a small moment to breathe, then stepped out on to the court.

Here it was, their first time at center court.

Where at one time his senpai had stood, the setting for the final match.

Finally standing in center court, Sawamura drank in the view--which in this case consisted of Hinata and Yamaguchi clutching their sides due to nerves and seeking the toilet, Kageyama taking a power stance in center court, clearly experiencing deep emotion, and Tsukishima glaring into the spectator stands having found out his brother immediately.

"I can't take them anywhere, these guys...."

Amongst the first years, there was absolutely no one with an iota of calm; contrary to suddenly becoming reliable, it was business as usual. Before his eyes, Hinata fell forward and started rolling on the ground. And even while he was yelling, "Hey, it's all in your head, don't spin your wheels uselessly!", Sawamura got to thinking.

When we were first years, I know we did a lot of fruitless wheel-spinning too, didn't we?----

"We're gonna win them all and go to nationals!"

When Sawamura had been a first year, their captain at the time always said that.

Sawamura decided to go to Karasuno after seeing their match in the national tournament, and of course he joined the volleyball club as well. Just like the people he had seen on the court that day, he thought the day had come that he could start working hard in the hopes of one day wearing that uniform.

That dream was soon dashed.

After the famed commander Ukai had retired, Karasuno was left without an experienced coach, and the only other schools that were willing to set up practice matches with were smaller, weaker schools.

Fallen champions, flightless crows.

The days dragged on with no hope and no reward for their hard work, and as unease began to set in, the words of their captain, who seemed to have no grip on reality, went through one ear and right out the other. It was probably just an objective to hold for form's sake.

When Sawamura joined the club, it was because he hoped to be able to play in "That Karasuno" that he saw on TV. However, reality was a bit different. A completed team, the sort that is already established as victors, isn't the team he wanted. You have to build your own team with your own hands---.

Sawamura remembered all his senpais, advisors, and teachers along the way. Then he looked at his teammates on the court around him, and to the spectator stands where the managers were hanging their banner.

---Fly.

It was the same banner that "That Karasuno" had flown.

Now, before his eyes, were his teammates. This was hardly "That Karasuno". It was "Our Karasuno". We who after three long years of hard work, had finally forged our own team.

"We're gonna win it all and go to nationals!"

He remembered the words he had said yesterday before his fellow club members. Now, with today's Karasuno, there was not one among them who did not take these words to heart. Perhaps this was a luxury, but it was one he would not take for granted.

The new Karasuno might be noisy, incapable of calming down, and often seen as problem children that teachers had to keep their eyes on. However, this was the Karasuno High School volleyball club.

On the court, their ace Azumane was shaking and writing the kanji for "person" on his hand over and over again*, at which Sugawara was laughing away. Two years ago, Sawamura thought fondly, he had joined the volleyball club along with these two--together they had come into a team that had fallen from great heights, they had tasted great hardships until finally they were gathered here on this court.

**Writing the kanji for "person" on your hand three times and eating it is a method used to help calm nerves**

Then he looked to Tanaka, Nishinoya, and the other second years, and to the first years who had grown and changed so much compared to how they were in the spring. You guys too, he thought. From here on, it's your team to build.

At that moment there was a heart-wrenching wail.

"Cheerleaders!"

"I'm so jealous!!!"

Their feelings of grief and loud lamentation were immediately shut down. Just as they were being told to "Shut up!", on the other side of the net, their opponents made their appearance.

It was Shiratorizawa Academy.

The crowd, which was getting tired of waiting, roared so loudly at their team's entrance that the very air shook with it.

"Here they are....."

Karasuno's members watched intently with a confusing mixture of curiosity and fear as Shiratorizawa began their warm-up.

They were all looking for the same thing: Ushijima, Shiratorizawa's ace.

Ushijima jumped at a ball tossed lightly and high in the air, and then hit it.

"....Eh?"

The ball made the floor tremble when it bounced, easily flying over the heads of the spectators and up to the second floor into the stands.

It was a sight they had never seen before, and the spectators for Karasuno stiffened at the formidable display. At the overwhelming power before him, even Sawamura could do nothing but watch its intimidating trajectory.

It only made sense. Their opponent was number one in the prefecture, and this was an attacker that was considered the third best high school ace in all of Japan. In a one-on-one scenario, it's possible that there was no one in Karasuno that could rival him. However, in volleyball, there are six people on either side of the court. With the right team, there was no opponent they couldn't match.

And with this Karasuno---

Shiratorizawa's practice had ended. Sawamura placed the charm that Michimiya had given him on the bench, and lead his teammates onto the court.

The Shiratorizawa spectator stands were packed with students, cheerleaders, and even a brass band--even as their call rang over the stadium, Tanaka raised his voice to be heard over them and said to his kouhai, ".....Hey, you two. Do that thing you did yesterday."

Kageyama and Hinata both instinctively turned and nodded in understanding, and Tanaka laughed fearlessly.

The ball went up in a lazy arch.

Hinata leapt into the air, and Kageyama set the ball directly above the net.

Right below, just near their opponent's attack line--the ball bounced on the court almost directly below the net.

Knowing that something had just happened, the audience fell deathly silent.

In an instant, the spectator stands erupted.

"So fast!"

"Did the setter even touch the ball?!"

It was the quick that they had used by accident in yesterday's match against Aoba Johsai.

Hinata and Kageyama, deadly first year combo, flaunting their new weapon that tore the atmosphere that had been focused entirely on Shiratorizawa to shreds.

The long-reigning champions looked down at their challengers with surprised expressions.

We'll show you how we can change the stadium's atmosphere in an instant, Sawamura thought with a wry smile.

".....They're pretty reliable, our rookies."

Before long, the whistle blew. Karasuno High School versus Shiratorizawa Academy. A ticket to nationals was on the line, and now, the final battle was about to start---.

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translation: “The Start of the Giant” Pamphlet Cross Talk #2 (Kosaka Ryoutarou, Miura Kairi, Shiota Kouhei, Fuchino Yuuto, Kawahara Kazuma)

Cross Talk #1 (Kenta, Kagechan, KT, Justin, Naoki)

Translator's Notes: 1. As before, the interview was conducted before rehearsals began. 2. Brackets are preserved from the original text. 3. Scans available via @engekihaikyuu here.

The "Summer of Evolution" over, they meet their official match with new weapons in hand. "The audience always banishes our uncertainty" -- facing ever-new portrayals, the bond of the second years and the resolution of the first years!

Q: "Summer of Evolution" was a bit different from the other Haikyuu stage productions to date.

Shiota: Obviously we always have that "onward, onward" feeling each time, but this time it was mixed with uncertainty over "Will this actually work?" The show was created amidst that conflict. This is just a what-if, but now I really feel that if we were to restage Summer of Evolution we could go much much deeper. But we're on to the next!

Kawahara: Our audience understands that the Haikyuu troupe is always on the attack, and on top of that they enjoy every production… Although in rehearsal we may feel lost and uncertain, when you experience the audience's actual response, it makes you think, "the audience really banishes our uncertainty." I think that's why we're able to keep pushing forward even further.

Miura: What everyone said last time was that "this is the most 'theatrical' production so far." We challenged ourselves with showing the development of a story, something we couldn't just force our way past with intensity, but this time we've returned to an intensity-based style, so… It's rough. (laughter) It's rough for those of us on the bench, but even more so for those in the match, probably.

Q: "Summer of Evolution" also had Tsukishima and Yamaguchi confronting each other over their feelings.

Kosaka: I wonder how we should work off of that fight and the feelings that Tsukishima and Yamaguchi overcame… The Tsukishima before and the Tsukishima after "Summer of Evolution" are a little different, so that's still an issue for me, I think.

Q: Fuchino-san, the previous production was your first Engeki Haikyuu.

Fuchino: At first when we began rehearsals I was pretty bewildered. I was constantly relying on everyone else for help. What surprised me the most was Worry-san's rehearsal style. It felt like even when we were practicing our group choreography if you didn't add something of your own you'd go under… I'd honestly end up [just] being there, [just] doing what was decided. But I couldn't come up with my own ideas like everyone else, and then the real show began… Around the time we got to the Tokyo rerun, I finally felt like I'd gotten the feel of the Haikyuu troupe and started to fit in. So my goal this time is "to be relied on." We're bringing in new members, and I'd like to leave a strong impression, point-by-point. Plus, at last we're getting a close-up on Ennoshita, so I want to back him up right.

Q: Against Wakutani Minami (Wakunan). The time to show the meaning of Ennoshita's presence has come.

Kawahara: Ennoshita is a character who represents the emotions of what it is to not be a starter. So I wonder how much the people watching will sympathize with that. I want to show "a normal person doing their best."

Shiota: Ennoshita's the NPC ace!

Kawahara: Uh-huh. I really think I've ended up as the audience stand-in on stage, so… Up til now I've seen precisely that point – soothing the audience, or giving them a break – as a critical responsibility, or to put it the other way around, I didn't want anyone else to take it over. "This is my job." Because of those experiences, I think Ennoshita and the audience have similar feelings. I want to work off of that, leverage it, and express the drama of this storyline with the right emotion and technique.

Q: And the connection between the second years, which we haven't seen much of so far, is coming sharply into focus.

Kawahara: That's right. These two [Tanaka and Nishinoya] have gone with the momentum of their "Soi soi!" thing (laughter), and there have been almost no opportunities for the second years to show their relationship in conversation.

Shiota: There are this time. The flashback where Ennoshita runs away and then comes back is like the proof of our history together and all our words and deeds so far.

Fuchino: We want to convey that to everyone.

Q: Yamaguchi's also called onto the court… for quite a bitter experience.

Miura: Yeahhh… Yeah, that's right. Um, there's the part where Ennoshita comes to his rescue… it's painful. You know how the subtitle this time is "The Start of the Giant". But for me, the subtitle "Battle of the Cowards" is bam, right there.

Kosaka/Shiota: Ahhhh!

Kawhara: That's good. Ennoshita and Yamaguchi, right?

Miura: The battle the two of them have with themselves leaves a really powerful impression.

Kosaka: The "giants" are Hinata and Nakashima, right? But just now… I kind of felt like the two cowards will go on to get bigger, or something.

Kawahara: Yeah. Maybe that's one of the hidden meanings!

Shiota: The ones who read deep into a work to enjoy it more are the winners.

Kosaka: Okay, I'm going to think of it that way.

Shiota: But Tsukki's been a giant from the beginning so… "Still a Giant?"

Kawahara/Miura: (burst out laughing)

Kosaka: There it is. (laughter)

Shiota: There it sure is. (laughter)

Q: Engeki Haikyuu's famous raked stage is back, too!

Fuchino: This is my first time on a raked stage. I'm going to strengthen up my legs… I'm prepping for my thighs to be on par with a major leaguer's this year.

Shiota: They really bulk up.

Miura: When you get up there once, the same day you're immediately sore.

Fuchino: That's what I thought.

Shiota: Just standing is tiring. (laughs)

Miura: We sat down whenever we could get a chance.

Kosaka: Now we've started to forget what it was really like, so I'm afraid.

Kawahara: But you know, a raked stage gets you more excited! Last time I caught myself thinking, "A level stage is a little bit sad."

Shiota: I get what you mean, that moment when your adrenaline spikes. During matches, you're moving for thirty minutes straight for a single match… Fucchi, soon.

Fuchino: No… that's why… I went to see "Shousha to Haisha", and even then it was like… just watching I thought I was gonna puke…

Kosaka/Miura: (explosion of laughter)

Kawahara: (laughter) That one was definitely a little abnormal!

Shiota: My feeling is… the ones before that were just right. For me.

Kawahara: Same! Of course even then you're moving plenty, but that feeling where you think "A heavier load fires me up"… Well, I'm a little scared too, but. (laughs) Also, there's the distance between us and the audience. There's this sense of urgency like the audience gets on our level (of energy), or maybe we're able to pull them along. Of course, the issue is always how far we can follow what Worry-san wants to do.

Shiota: Worry-san doesn't hold on to anything. We leave what we've tried before there and move on to the next thing. But there are some points I want to keep…

Kawahara: That's something you should definitely say at the moment you think it. "I want to keep this thing we made."

Kosaka: Lasers!

Fuchino: The lasers were cool.

Miura: They were! I hope we use them again.

Kawahara: The LED panels are heavy, it was hard switching them out.

Shiota: I like the transparent panels more. They have a good vibe.

Q: Objects are a crucial part of Engeki Haikyuu, aren't they.

Kawahara: These plays verge on shows, so the tempo shift between the appeal of movement based in a show aesthetic and the captivation of proper acting technique is what makes Engeki Haikyuu good. To optimize that balance we fight with the director, then receive inspiration from him in turn. We have to create it together.

Q: Karasuno have to make the adults think, "They've changed," since last summer, after all.

Shiota: Definitely! That's important.

Kosaka: I… think I'm going to bulk up. I mean, going through that summer, then stopping all these strong opponents in the matches after that, volleyball muscles must build up naturally. Even for Tsukishima. So when Tsukishima stands on the court I want him to give off an aura like"Huh? Has he gotten bigger?" – like a sense of pressure. Plus, his glasses change. (laughter) I want to grow both inside and out.

Miura: This is our first official match after defeat. Karasuno is going on to become stronger, and in the middle of them is Yamaguchi. I think he's changing inside, between his relationship with Ennoshita who's also in the bench squad and especially his feelings when he saw Tsukki being so pathetic. Plus, this is when Hinata meets Nakashima and also starts to change even more… When it comes to the strength necessary to change, we also have to figure out "something" that will allow us to fight back agianst the talent of the new cast.

Shiota: It's fine, we've got experience with that.

Miura: I know! That persuasiveness that makes the audience think "Oh, sure enough Karasuno are winning." It would be great if we could use our experience to show these changes. Plus, we're going to sweat a ton. We sweat on the bench, too!

Shiota: Johzenji is a "fun" school, but first, I want to show them just how much fun we have on stage. "Can you do this?" "Come on, let's all have fun!" (laughter) Then, I want them to produce the power to overcome that, so I think "Oh, y'all are having fun yourselves," and then I try to overcome that – I want that kind of synergy. Hopefully that will keep going from rehearsals. The drama with Tanaka and Daichi-san in the Wakunan match… I'll show you Tanaka's power in getting back on his feet! And then I'd like to be better about raising others up. I've learned that, that it can't be all about me. Worry-san told me that pulling others along and lifting them up makes me better, too. That's my issue to tackle!

Fuchino: Johzenji's a high-energy team, so I don't want Noya-san to lose on those terms. Last time, I somehow managed to get by on energy and meager skill, so this time I want energy plus equivalent skill. Noya-san's a genius so I want to portray an appropriate mood. I have to show "he really is good." I want to be a presence that doesn't reveal his desperation, and rather has calm to spare.

Kawahara: Noya-san has to encourage Ennoshita when he tells him "Nice receive"… I want to get that from Fucchi's Nishinoya.

Fuchino: My Noya-san will be able to say such a convincing line naturally!

Kawahara: Amidst the pressure of the Wakunan match, where loss means elimination, I hope I can portray Ennoshita's feelings as they change from "I have to pull everyone here along somehow" to "Everyone here is helping me" with the right sensitivity, and… Kouhei said this too, but I also want to be conscious of when I'm standing by myself and when others are helping me stand.

Q: Team play.

Kawahara: Haikyuu is the story of Hinata, yearning to be the Little Giant, and in relation to him Kageyama, and of the rest of Karasuno. So as our ultimate destination we have to show, within the match, how Karasuno's evolved and then also the moment that Hinata awakens as "a giant at the beginning". Amazing performances from Johzenji and Wakunan mean that the more we compete there the better. I want us to travel along the path of the performance and convey a story as one.

#engeki haikyuu #kosaka ryoutarou #miura kairi #shiota kouhei #kawahara kazuma #fuchino yuuto #hyper projection engeki haikyuu!!#hajimari no kyojin #translation tag #this has been sitting on my desktop FOREVER #moving... is super fun #three more translation drafts in the same folder stay tuned #also #poor fucchi XD

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