Haikyu!! (ハイキュー!!)

There's no way that I can beat Ushiwaka.

But...

I'm planning on stopping at least a few of his spikes.

All right!

Haikyu!!

Karasuno High School vs Shiratorizawa Academy

Episode 05: Individual VS Numbers

Shiratorizawa!

Shiratorizawa!

Shiratorizawa!

He purposely cleared a way for the ball to go through.

He made Wakatoshi-kun think he could push it through,

and then he blocked it.

Shiratorizawa!

That damn little brat with the glasses...

Shiratorizawa!

But still, we lost that set.

I'm more scared at the fact that Tanji-kun hasn't yelled at us yet.

Shiratorizawa!

Kenjiro.

Shiratorizawa!

Shiratorizawa!

Yes?

Shiratorizawa!

Your expression tells me that you already know.

Shiratorizawa!

Shiratorizawa!

Shiratorizawa!

You alive, Kenjiro?

Shiratorizawa!

If this was a practice match, I would have gotten a slap across the face.

Shiratorizawa!

Really?

I wouldn't say that toss was actually a mistake.

Shiratorizawa!

Stuff like this happens all the time.

Shiratorizawa!

This wasn't some simple mistake.

Shiratorizawa!

Shiratorizawa Karasuno

Daichi-san, nice serve!

Cover!

Don't mind! We're going to keep pushing through!

Right!

Shiratorizawa Karasuno

Hup.

It doesn't seem like Shiratorizawa's going to shatter at all.

Nice kill, Tendo!

Yeah.

All right!

That setter...

Not only is he not letting the second set get to him,

Tendo! Tendo!

but it seems like his eyes are more focused than ever.

That attack made me dizzy.

And I look up to setters who play elegantly.

But...

All right!

Shirabu, your tosses are as sharp as ever today.

Right.

Miyagi Prefectural Junior High All-Around Sports Competition Boys' Volleyball

Our team was pretty strong,

Shiratorizawa Kitagawa Daichi

but in the end,

it was often these two schools fighting to get one step higher.

Kitagawa Daichi were lacking in their physique,

but their strategies involved skills using speed and combinations,

and they looked elegant.

To a setter like me, Oikawa definitely seemed like a monster,

and yet I thought...

That the height and power that could stop any skilled teamwork,

or attacks involving a handful of people,

were the coolest things of all.

I want to be able to fight like that.

Where, if all else failed, we could win with just an open toss.

That would be volleyball without the setter needing to control everything.

I'm going to Shiratorizawa.

Huh?

I'm going to go play some powerful volleyball

where other powerful people will also gather.

For me, the coolest form of volleyball

is this.

I will become the setter that stands out the least.

Karasuno

All right!

Damn it...

Shiratorizawa!

Next! We'll get the next one!

Shiratorizawa!

Are you all right, Nishinoya?

Shiratorizawa!

There's no getting around the fact that the bigger you are,

Shiratorizawa!

the greater your advantage is in volleyball.

Shiratorizawa!

And right now, there's no one bigger than him.

Just one more set!

Shiratorizawa!

But that means nothing to a libero.

Shiratorizawa!

The only one that's equal to him

is me.

All right, here we go!

Be Courageous Warriors

All right, here we go!

All right, here we go!

All right, here we go!

Karasuno High School!

Karasuno High School!

Karasuno High School!

Karasuno High School!

Since you were able to move like that,

I thought that you'd be good at receiving and blocking, too.

You can't fight with height,

so what can you possibly do if your technique is clumsy, too?

"Clumsy: Immature and lacking. Bad at something. Not skilled." Okay?

Okay!

Hey, stop dawdling!

Shiratorizawa!

You and Ushiwaka are somehow alike.

Shiratorizawa!

Shiratorizawa!

Yeah?

Well... I want to eventually be able to hit spikes like that, too.

Shiratorizawa!

Shiratorizawa!

That's not what I meant.

Shiratorizawa!

Shiratorizawa!

All right, have a seat. Rest while you can.

Shiratorizawa!

I'm sure you're finally getting used to both the finals

Shiratorizawa!

and Shiratorizawa's cannon.

What you're doing is technically not wrong.

Shiratorizawa!

Don't get confused.

Shiratorizawa!

I know you're probably tired, but always remember to keep your blocks together.

With scattered blocks, you won't just be unable stop the spike,

but you'll get in the way of the receiver, too.

With both offense and defense,

using your numbers to create an advantage will lead to victory.

Don't forget that.

Right!

Be Courageous Warriors

Fly

Azumane-san.

Karasuno Shiratorizawa

Tsutomu, nice serve!

I'm on a roll right now.

I'm gonna do this in one shot!

Out!

Home run!

Lucky! Lucky!

Leon!

Nice receive!

This is clearly Ushiwaka's winning pattern.

He's going to smash it from above, we're going to get blown away,

or if we're lucky, we'll get a one touch.

Or...

If Ushiwaka comes in fast from the right and attacks,

if you and I both block,

let's tighten up the cross side

a little more.

We won't be able to narrow the course as much as a three-person block,

but while we're tightening the cross...

the guardian field of view becomes clearer.

The only one equal to Ushiwaka...

...is me.

I can't let us keep losing!

All right!

Nice receive!

All right!

Yeah!

Tsutomu!

If you keep standing in half-assed places,

you won't be able to dig or follow up with a one touch!

Yes, sir!

Coach is quieter than usual, but he's not holding back on me at all.

Why do you think you get yelled at the most?

Because I lack discipline!

Because he's counting on you the most.

Huh?

All right, bring it!

He's way too simple-minded!

But what I said is true.

Karasuno Shiratorizawa

All right!

You're too slow.

Blocking is all about reading and your sense of smell.

Blocking is systematic.

Hinata!

Goshiki!

It's the guy who does the super-sharp straights,

so we'll tighten up for a straight!

Yes! Hinata's fast!

He hit the outside?!

All right!

He went through there?!