E21 - Hero

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[00:05] Atsu
    Samu!
[00:11] Gin
    Aran!
[00:25] Suna
    A block that's not scary
    isn't actually a block.
[00:29] Suna
    This guy's way scarier than
    four-eyes over there.
[00:51] ---
    Haikyu
SIGN    Episode 21: Hero
[02:10] Atsu
    Aran!
[02:11] Aran
    Got it!
[02:12] Sawa
    It went in soft.
[02:17] Crowd
    Free ball!
[02:19] Ann
    The ball is back in Inarizaki's court!
[02:21] Guy
    Ooh, Inarizaki's #10 is going for it!
[02:23] Guy
    You've got this, Karasuno
    full-of-holes blocker guy!
[02:26] Kei
    This is Suna Rintaro's quick.
[02:30] (Flashback) Asahi
    How can he keep his upper body that still?
[02:33] (Flashback) Dai
    I mean, even if we fully
    understand what's going on here,
[02:37] (Flashback) ---
    it's going to be totally different in-game.
[02:39] (Flashback) Suga
    Man, nationals is scary.
[02:41] (Flashback) Kei
    When a spike is about to happen,
[02:43] (Flashback) ---
    it's not just a one-on-one
    with the spiker and blocker.
[02:47] (Flashback) Kei
    Even with two blockers,
    it's not one-on-two.
[02:51] (Flashback) Kei
    It's always one-on-six.
    There's always a way to fight.
SIGN    Karasuno High School
     Volleyball Club
[02:57] (Flashback) Kei
    I guess you don't need to hear that.
[02:59] (Flashback) Tsuki
    I'm always going to try
    to stop it, of course.
[03:03] (Flashback) Tsuki
    But it's not like I'm going
    to be able to suddenly beat
[03:06] (Flashback) ---
    a middle blocker that's been to nationals.
[03:09] (Flashback) Tsuki
    But if it's one-on-six...
[03:25] Tsuki
    But if it's one-on-six... Yeah.
[03:30] (Flashback) Tsuki
    The idea that the only good block
     is a kill block is outdated.
[03:37] Kei
    Yes!
SIGN    Inarizaki Karasuno
[03:42] Kuro
    It's probably a good thing
    they didn't get frantic.
[03:42] Lev
    Wow, that was awesome!
    What a clean receive!
[03:47] Kuro
    If they had rushed after the ball, he would've
    probably used that against them.
[03:50] Kuro
    They couldn't fully cover
    his contact point anyway.
[03:54] Kuro
    If they ever tried to fully stop him
    one-on-one, they'd be playing into his hands.
[03:58] Kuro
    And even though I understand all of this,
[04:00] ---
    I know I'd get impatient
    and go for the block.
[04:03] Kuro
    I'm sure I could at least stop some.
[04:06] Kuro
    But with Tsukki,
[04:08] Kuro
    I think he's using the first two sets
    to tell the guys in the back,
[04:12] Kuro
    "This is Suna Rintaro's
    counter-cross shot."
[04:18] Kuro
    Volleyball's a sport where you
    know you're gonna get scored on.
[04:21] Kuro
    It's impossible to ever have a shutout game.
[04:23] Kuro
    There's no absolute counter to any attack.
[04:28] Kuro
    But when it comes to Suna's counter-cross...
[04:33] Kuro
    The more he decides to use it, the more
    Tsukki and Karasuno have an advantage.
[04:38] Suna
    Are you telling me he's only been
    blocking my cross shots on purpose?
[04:45] Suna
    Hey, thanks for letting me get
    a clean hit in every time.
[04:51] Tsuki
    And thank you for hitting exactly how
    I expected you would every single time.
[04:55] Suna
    So it was deliberate.
[04:58] Suna
    He has to be the least assertive
    middle blocker I've ever seen.
[05:02] Suna
    Is he a robot?
[05:05] Guy
    I guess it's no shock that Karasuno
     has more than surprise attacks.
[05:09] Guy
    Things sure are getting interesting.
[05:14] Kei
    Kinoshita.
[05:16] Suga
    Kinoshita!
[05:19] Suga
    Go score ten points!
[05:25] Kino
    This is my last chance in this game.
[05:28] Tsuki
    Nice serve.
[05:37] All
    Get a nice serve in, Kinoshita!
[05:40] Tsuki
    This is my 28th mental service ace.
[05:46] Yama
    I'm pretty sure Kinoshita-san
    didn't hear that.
[05:50] Yama
    He's not hearing the other team, or us.
[05:53] Yama
    All of his attention is on the ball,
    the tape, and where he's aiming!
SIGN    We Don't Need the Memories
[06:23] Crowd
    Nice kill, Aran! Jump,
    jump, Aran! One more time!
[06:27] Aran
    Yes!
[06:29] Atsu
    Nice kill!
[06:40] Kino
    After seeing those insane first-years,
    I got super excited.
[06:45] Kino
    But I also realized they were
    completely different beings than me.
[06:50] Kino
    But even then...
[06:51] Kino
    Yamaguchi worked his way
    up to being a hero.
[06:54] Kino
    So did Tanaka.
[06:56] Kino
    Ennoshita got subbed in at some
    critical moments and did his job.
[07:01] Kino
    So did Narita.
[07:03] Kino
    Even if I could never be
    like Nishinoya or Kageyama,
[07:08] Kino
    I thought I could have an
    epic moment out on the court.
[07:16] Kino
    Even if it was just for a second,
    I thought I could be a hero.
[07:22] Kino
    I guess I was wrong, though.
[07:27] Kino
    Sorry about that.
[07:28] Yama
    Kinoshita-san, that was a great serve!
[07:30] Suga
    You hit it in a great spot.
[07:33] Suga
    Hey!
[07:35] Suga
    You'll have more chances to kill it out there.
[07:41] Kino
    R-Right.
[07:44] Kino
    But the third-years might
    be done after today.
[07:48] Kino
    And yet... I haven't done a damn thing.
[07:57] Hina
    Yeah!
SIGN    Inarizaki Karasuno
[08:02] Sawa
    Kageyama, nice serve!
[08:12] Ann
    The net serve is in!
[08:13] Crowd
    Nice, nice, Tobio! Push it,
    push it, Tobio! One more time!
[08:14] Ann
    Kageyama's something else!
[08:17] Ann
    They're really going on the offense now.
[08:19] Coach
    This ain't good.
[08:22] Taki
    Yeah! Yeah!
[08:24] Shima
    Two more rotations and Miya Atsumu
    will be serving again.
[08:28] Shima
    Make sure you get in whatever
    you can right now!
SIGN    Fly
[08:32] Nishi
    So when I was really little,
    I was a really big scaredy-cat.
[08:42] Nishi
    I don't really remember, but maybe it
    was up until I started grade school.
[08:46] Nishi
    I was scared of bugs.
    I was scared of birds.
[08:49] Nishi
    I was scared of tricycles.
    I was scared of ghosts.
[08:52] Nishi
    I think I was pretty shy, too.
[08:54] Asahi
    So, uh...
[08:56] Asahi
    Are you talking about a
    previous life, or...
[08:58] Nishi
    I told you, this is when I was a kid!
[09:02] Nishi
    But my gramps was pretty intense
    when it came to discipline,
[09:06] ---
    so I got over it pretty fast.
[09:08] Tana
    Oh, yeah! Your gramps is pretty intense!
[09:11] (Flashback) Gramps
    Hello!
[09:12] (Flashback) Tana
    Th-Thanks for letting me come over.
[09:14] Tana
    I met him twice, and he had a different
    hottie with him each time.
[09:18] Kei
    It's rare for Nishinoya to be
    this talkative during a match.
[09:22] Kei
    Is it because he's nervous?
[09:24] Nishi
    When Miya Atsumu served,
[09:26] Nishi
    my feet were glued to the ground,
    but it sorta felt nostalgic.
[09:32] Nishi
    The fact that I felt scared.
[09:35] Suga
    It's amazing that you can
    actually admit you're scared.
[09:39] Yama
    What does he mean, that feeling
    scared was nostalgic?
[09:42] Tsuki
    Who knows? It's not like us
    normies would understand.
[09:46] Nishi
    But my gramps would always say
[09:49] Nishi
    that it's a waste of time to be scared.
SIGN    Inarizaki Karasuno
[09:54] Saeko
    Looks like that bastard's back.
[10:07] (Flashback) Gramps
    It's good. Eat it.
[10:11] Nishi
    Acknowledging that you actually dislike
    something that you thought you disliked.
[10:17] (Flashback) Gramps
    Don't go in from above, and stop
    staring at the pup's eyes.
[10:20] Nishi
    There's always a reason for hostility.
[10:22] (Flashback) Nishi
    My feet won't reach!
[10:26] Nishi
    If you can get on a bicycle,
    see how far you can go.
[10:31] (Flashback) Gramps
    It's such a waste to pass up the
    opportunity to learn something new.
[10:38] (Flashback) Nishi
    But what if...
[10:40] (Flashback) Nishi
    you're really scared?
[10:42] (Flashback) Gramps
    Well, what else?
[10:46] (Flashback) Gramps
    Have someone help you!
[10:51] Both
    Bring it!
[10:54] Atsu
    I'm gonna knock off...
[10:57] Atsu
    those tiny hands of yours!
[11:09] Kino
    Say, Nishinoya...
[11:11] (Flashback) Kino
    I'm pretty sure you could get by
    with just underhand receives,
[11:14] (Flashback) Kino
    instead of forcing yourself
    to do overhand receives, right?
[11:18] (Flashback) Nishi
    I mean, I'd like to just
     do underhand receives,
[11:22] (Flashback) Nishi
    and I thought I could pull that off.
[11:24] (Flashback) Nishi
    But there are people better than me.
[11:28] (Flashback) Nishi
    It's no fun if you don't try other
    options once you know they exist.
[11:34] Kino
    Nishinoya!
[11:35] Kino
    Move up!
[11:51] Kage
    Nice receive!
[12:01] Asahi
    Yeah!
[12:02] Three
    Yeah!
[12:04] Both
    Nice kill!
[12:07] Kino
    Yes...
[12:09] Kino
    Yes!
[12:11] Crowd
    Nice, nice, Asahi! Push it,
    push it, Asahi! One more time!
SIGN    Inarizaki Karasuno
[12:12] Ann
    Karasuno managed to limit
    Miya Atsumu to one serve!
[12:16] Nishi
    Yeah!
[12:35] Nishi
    Yeah!
[12:41] Kino
    Yeah!
SIGN    Haikyu!!
SIGN    Haikyu!!
SIGN    Former All Japan Setter
     Inuhata Masahiko-san
SIGN    Junior Volleyball Classes
[13:00] (Flashback) Atsu
    He's huge.
[13:01] (Flashback) Osa
    He sure is.
[13:03] (Flashback) Atsu
    Apparently his name is Aran-kun,
    and he's in fifth grade.
[13:06] (Flashback) Atsu
    Man, how cool.
[13:07] (Flashback) Osa
    I'm jealous.
[13:10] (Flashback) Both
    He's got a foreign name!
[13:11] (Flashback) Aran
    Seriously?
[13:13] (Flashback) Atsu
    Maybe I'll change my name.
[13:15] (Flashback) Osa
    I'm pretty sure if you just change
    your name, Grams is gonna be sad.
[13:19] (Flashback) Atsu
    Yeah...
[13:20] (Flashback) Aran
    Morons.
[13:21] (Flashback) Atsu
    Samu... Osamu, so Samu!
[13:25] (Flashback) Osamu
    Then I guess you'll be Tsumu.
[13:27] (Flashback) Aran
    Nah, Tsumu is weird, dude.
[13:29] (Flashback) Atsumu
    Man, that's just too cool!
[13:30] (Flashback) Aran
    How?!
[13:33] (Flashback) Inu
    Heya, I'm Inuhata.
[13:36] (Flashback) Inu
    I'm so happy y'all showed up today.
[13:38] Aran
    The Miya Twins.
[13:40] Aran
    I knew them before they got so famous.
[13:43] (Flashback) Inu
    I came here today to show you
    just how volleyball can be.
[13:44] (Flashback) Atsu
    Aw, he's a setter? Too bad he's not a spiker.
[13:48] Aran
    Dang, they're rude.
[13:49] (Flashback) Atsu
    Hey, you think Giba would show up?
[13:51] (Flashback) Aran
    Like hell, moron.
[13:53] (Flashback) Osamu
    You're so stupid, Tsumu.
[13:54] (Flashback) Osamu
    The setter's the super cool position
    only the best players play.
[13:59] (Flashback) Atsu
    So you wanna play setter, Samu?
[14:02] (Flashback) Osa
    No, I wanna spike.
[14:04] (Flashback) Aran
    What was your point, then?
[14:08] (Flashback) Inu
    Hey, nice kill. Pretty impressive.
[14:13] (Flashback) Atsu
    Dude! I hit it, like, perfectly!
[14:16] (Flashback) Osa
    Yeah!
[14:16] (Flashback) Inu
    Don't be scared. Come on over!
[14:19] (Flashback) Inu
    I'll help you get the ball over.
[14:28] (Flashback) Inu
    Yeah, nice kill!
[14:33] Inu
    I'll help you get the ball over.
[14:36] (Flashback) Atsu
    Setters...
[14:38] (Flashback) Atsu
    They're pretty cool.
[14:45] (Flashback) Atsu
    Hey, it's Aran-kun.
[14:47] (Flashback) Osa
    Heya.
[14:48] (Flashback) Aran
    Hey, twins.
[14:51] Aran
    I'd say the twins were
    powerful rather than skilled,
[14:54] Aran
    and they were super competitive.
[15:00] Aran
    If I had to choose, Osamu was
     a bit better than Atsumu,
[15:04] Aran
    which meant that Atsumu was
    always challenging Osamu.
[15:07] (Flashback) Guy
    Osamu, try playing setter.
[15:10] (Flashback) Osamu
    Only the best players get to be the setter,
     so we all saw this comin'.
[15:17] Aran
    Osamu and Atsumu both hated losing.
[15:34] Aran
    But it seemed like Atsumu had something
    that went beyond just hating to lose.
[15:42] (Flashback) Guy
    All right. We're gonna have
    Atsumu be the setter today.
[15:46] (Flashback) Osa
    Did you know, Tsumu? The more positions
    you play, the better you get.
[15:51] (Flashback) Atsu
    Shut your mouth and at least
    be jealous, stupid Samu!
[15:57] Aran
    Atsumu kept getting better at
    setting every time I saw him.
[16:01] Aran
    And when he was paired with Osamu,
     they were perfect.
[16:05] Aran
    Eventually, people started
    fearing the Miya Twins.
SIGN    Yako
[16:10] (Flashback) Atsu
    I was really on my game today.
[16:14] (Flashback) Atsu
    The way the ball felt
    settling on my fingers...
[16:17] (Flashback) ---
    The way it felt when it left my hands.
[16:19] (Flashback) Atsu
    I could totally see what their
    blockers were doing, too.
[16:22] (Flashback) Atsu
    Did you guys have a problem with my sets?
[16:25] (Flashback) Guy
    No... Not really.
[16:29] (Flashback) Atsu
    So why couldn't you score any points?
[16:38] (Flashback) Guy
    The hell's his problem?!
[16:40] (Flashback) Guy
    Well, he's really good. Can you blame him?
[16:42] (Flashback) Guy
    He's just an arrogant jerk!
[16:44] (Flashback) Guy
    Well, we do win when they're
    both on their game.
[16:47] (Flashback) Guy
    Just deal with it.
[16:50] (Flashback) Osa
    Tsumu, the other guys don't like you.
[16:54] (Flashback) Atsu
    So?
[16:58] (Flashback) Osa
    I made up my mind that
    I'm never going to be like you.
[17:02] (Flashback) Osa
    I'm going to be a nice guy.
[17:04] (Flashback) Atsu
    What are you even talking about?
[17:07] Aran
    I've known the twins ever since I was little,
[17:11] Aran
    but sometimes, Atsumu scared me.
[17:15] Aran
    It's exhausting when strangers, or even
    your friends and teammates hate you.
SIGN    Inarizaki High School
[17:21] (Flashback) Gin
    Osamu, you were off your game today.
[17:24] (Flashback) Aran
    Well, we all have our off days.
[17:26] (Flashback) Suna
    Don't worry about it.
[17:27] (Flashback) Gin
    We all suck! And that's
    exactly why we practice!
[17:31] (Flashback) Suna
    Talk about passionate.
[17:32] (Flashback) Atsu
    You useless piece of trash.
[17:36] (Flashback) Atsu
    Any piece of trash that
    can't score with those sets
[17:41] (Flashback) Atsu
    should let someone else play already.
[17:47] (Flashback) Gin
    Atsumu! You don't need to say it like that!
[17:50] (Flashback) Gin
    Osamu already feels bad enough!
[17:53] (Flashback) Osamu
    Why, you...
[17:54] (Flashback) Osamu
    Abusive, tyrannical pig!
[18:00] (Flashback) Osamu
    You may be on your game,
    but there are days that we aren't!
[18:05] (Flashback) Osamu
    If I'm off my game, that's just
    what that means, you stupid ass!
[18:07] (Flashback) Gin
    H-Hey, you two. Stop! You're gonna get hurt!
[18:09] (Flashback) Aran
    They don't hold back.
[18:11] (Flashback) Osamu
    Does Wittle Atsumu-kun never make a mistake?!
[18:15] (Flashback) Atsumu
    What's wrong with calling a piece
    of trash a piece of a trash?!
[18:18] (Flashback) Osamu
    Look in the mirror sometime, dumbass!
[18:22] (Flashback) Guy
    Hey, the Miya Twins are fighting.
[18:23] (Flashback) Guy
    Ooh, a volleyball team classic!
    The twins are fighting!
[18:26] (Flashback) Guy
    Let's bet our lunches on who's gonna win!
[18:37] (Flashback) Osa
    Wanna play Winning Eleven?
[18:40] (Flashback) Atsu
    Yeah.
[18:43] (Flashback) Aran
    Slow down, you stupid twins!
[18:47] Aran
    The biggest blessing that Atsumu has isn't
    his physique or his various talents.
[18:53] Aran
    It's actually Osamu.
[18:56] Aran
    No matter how fast they run,
    if no one else can catch up...
[19:00] Aran
    They'll always catch up with each other.
[19:04] Aran
    I'm sure that can be annoying sometimes.
[19:10] (Flashback) Atsu
    Come back here, you scrub!
[19:13] Aran
    The more they compete with each other,
     the stronger they'll get.
[19:20] (Flashback) Osa
    Good job getting picked for the
    All-Japan Youth Camp, Tsumu.
[19:23] (Flashback) Atsu
    Be more frustrated, Samu!
[19:24] (Flashback) Osa
    I am, dumbass.
[19:26] (Flashback) Osa
    I'm frustrated at the fact
    that I'm not more frustrated.
[19:32] (Flashback) Osa
    You've been working hard.
[19:35] (Flashback) Atsu
    What the hell?!
[19:36] (Flashback) Atsu
    You'd better not be implying that you aren't!
[19:40] (Flashback) Osa
    I'm pretty sure I am. But I think they just
    wanted to pick someone who's a bit crazy.
[19:45] (Flashback) Atsu
    Wha?!
[19:46] (Flashback) Osa
    Our skill is equal.
[19:49] (Flashback) Atsu
    No, I'm better than you!
[19:50] (Flashback) Osa
    Hear me out, damn it.
[19:53] (Flashback) Osamu
    It's just...
[19:55] (Flashback) Osamu
    you love volleyball a smidge
    more than I do, Tsumu.
SIGN    Inarizaki Karasuno
[20:10] Aran
    It's stretching!
[20:12] Atsu
    Follow through!
SIGN    Fly
[20:13] Crowd
    Free ball!
[20:22] Aka
    Damn it, it's low!
[20:24] Akagi
    Sorry! Follow through!
[20:42] Crowd
    Nice kill, Osamu! Nice kill, Osamu!
    Jump, jump, Osamu! One more time!
SIGN    We Don't Need the Memories
[20:51] Kei
    I wonder how many people in the crowd
[20:53] ---
    actually noticed just how
    amazing that set was.
[20:56] Kei
    Usually in these situations,
    they'd set high up to the left.
[21:01] ---
    Nice!
[21:02] Kei
    So this is an All-Japan
    Youth Camp setter's skill.
SIGN    Inarizaki Karasuno
[21:07] Suna
    I'm always amazed you can pull off that set.
[21:11] Suna
    You could just go underhand.
[21:13] Atsu
    Well, it's a setter's job to set.
[21:16] Atsu
    I have to set the ball to the best spot.
[21:19] Suna
    And?
[21:21] Atsu
    Underhanded, it would've been two arms.
[21:23] Atsu
    But overhanded, I've got ten fingers.
[21:26] Atsu
    I went with the higher
    number for better support.
[21:29] Atsu
    Because I'm a setter!
[21:35] Guy
    That's Miya Atsumu for you.
[21:37] Guy
    He may be easily flattered,
    as well as determined and aggressive,
[21:42] Guy
    but he's more considerate and dedicated
    to his spikers than anyone else.
[21:46] Kenma
    He's the ideal setter.
[21:48] Kuro
    Oh?
[21:49] Kenma
    But I can't pull that off.
[21:52] Kenma
    I couldn't get under a ball
    that low, especially that fast.
[21:56] Kenma
    I don't have the speed or muscle
    to stabilize my body under the ball,
[22:01] Kenma
    or the skills or technique to pull
    off a perfect set from there.
[22:06] Kuro
    Maybe don't go into such detail
    about something you can't do.
[22:14] Kage
    Yeah...
[22:18] Kage
    I'm glad I came here, too.
SIGN    Episode 22: Pitons
[23:53] Some
    Next time, "Pitons."