E4 - Center Ace
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[00:04] Nishi
Is that...
[00:04] Tana
Could that be...
[00:06] Tana
The Skytree?!
[00:07] Person
No, that's just a transmission tower.
SIGN Samurai
of the East
SIGN Nekoma Metropolitan High School
[00:13] Both
Here we are, Tokyo!
[00:16] Azu
The scenery's not that different from Miyagi.
[00:19] Suga
Well, we're in the suburbs.
[00:22] Nishi
Walk faster!
[00:25] Kuro
Actually, hey...
[00:26] Kuro
Aren't we missing some people?
[00:29] Sawa
Actually...
[00:36] (Flashback) Nishi
This is how awesome...
[00:38] (Flashback) Tana
...your senpais are!
[00:44] (Flashback) Suga
You both barely got over 40 points...
[00:49] (Flashback) Suga
What? Hinata, you failed English?
[00:51] (Flashback) ---
But you were so confident...
[00:52] (Flashback) Tsuki
Apparently, he figured out
right before time was up
[00:54] (Flashback) Tsuki
that he'd filled in all his
answers off by one.
[00:57] (Flashback) Azu
Seriously?
[00:58] (Flashback) Azu
Sadly, the English teacher, Ono-sensei,
won't let things like that slide.
[01:02] (Flashback) Yama
Yeah, Yachi-san was really shocked.
[01:04] (Flashback) Yachi
They're right... They're right!
[01:09] (Flashback) Sawa
And Kageyama failed modern lit...
[01:11] (Flashback) Enn
Apparently, there were a lot of reading
comprehension questions this time around.
[01:14] (Flashback) Enn
But he'd concentrated on
memorization when he studied.
[01:16] (Flashback) Azu
Wow, he got a perfect score on kanji. Dang...
[01:20] (Flashback) Suga
Well, don't be too discouraged.
[01:22] (Flashback) Suga
This won't be the only
time we have away games...
[01:23] (Flashback) Kage
How are we gonna get to Tokyo?
[01:26] (Flashback) Kage
Should we run?
[01:26] (Flashback) Hina
Nah, we need bikes.
[01:28] (Flashback) Suga
They're totally planning on going.
[01:31] (Flashback) Tana
Hey, you two.
[01:33] (Flashback) Kuro
Huh?
[01:37] Kuro
So the power duo's taking some
supplementary exams right now?
[01:40] Sawa
Yeah... But, well...
[01:44] Yama
Th...
[01:46] Yama
Th...
[01:48] Yama
There're two girls now!
[01:51] Yama
Now they've got a pretty one and a cute one!
[01:54] Yachi
A mohawk... Tokyo's intense.
[01:56] Tana
Do you see, Tora?
SIGN Samurai
of the East
[01:59] Tana
This is what Karasuno's
true ability looks like.
[02:02] Yama
So bright!
[02:04] Kiyo
Let's go.
[02:05] Yachi
R-Right...
[02:10] Kuro
All right. When you're all
ready, come to the gym.
[02:14] Kuro
The other guys are already there.
[02:17] Sawa
Yeah.
SIGN Haikyu!!
SIGN Episode 4: "Center Ace"
[03:52] Ono
Well, well...
[03:53] Ono
You two look unusually serious.
[03:58] (Flashback) Tana
You guys only failed one test, right?
[04:02] (Flashback) Tana
Then you should be able to finish your
supplementary exam in the morning.
[04:06] (Flashback) Tana
After that, I'll call your savior.
[04:14] Ono
Do your best!
[04:19] Saeko
Hey, failure boys.
SIGN Karasuno Cafeteria
[04:22] Sae
Get in.
[04:26] Hina
A-Are you Tanaka-san's older sister?
[04:28] Sae
Call me Saeko-nesan.
[04:31] Sae
I'll get you two to Tokyo in no time.
[04:35] Both
Saeko-nesan!
SIGN Karasuno Cafeteria
[04:38] Sae
All right, here we go!
[04:40] Hina
Yeah!
SIGN However, the safety and comfort of the
ride absolutely cannot be guaranteed.
[04:54] Tana
However, the safety and comfort of the
ride absolutely cannot be guaranteed.
[05:00] Tana
Thank you for your understanding.
[05:11] Ukai
It's been a long time,
[05:13] Ukai
Nekomata-sensei.
[05:14] Neko
Glad you could come all this way.
[05:16] Take
Thank you so much for letting us
participate in the group practices.
[05:21] Nekk
Not a problem. I'm looking forward to seeing
[05:25] Neko
just how much stronger they've grown.
[05:30] Karasu
Let's play!
[05:31] All
Yeah!
[05:36] Kozume
Huh? Where's Shoyo?
[05:39] Yama
Apparently, he had a supplementary exam.
[05:41] Kozu
Oh...
SIGN Ubugawa High Volleyball Club
[05:47] Bg
All right!
SIGN Fukurodani
[05:52] Kuro
Once we're done with our warm ups,
[05:54] Kuro
we'll regroup and the teams will
play each other in rotation.
[05:58] Sawa
Right.
[05:58] Kuro
The team who loses their set will do a penalty
[06:01] Kuro
a lap of diving drills around the court.
[06:03] Yachi
Diving?
[06:05] Kiyo
They're going to act like they're
diving to receive a ball.
[06:09] Kiyo
They'll slide across the floor on their chests,
with their arms stretched out in front of them.
[06:13] Kuro
Take a look at the match line-up over there.
[06:14] Suga
Hey, was that guy with Nekoma the last time
[06:15] Kuro
You should be up against Shinzen first.
[06:16] Suga
we had a practice match with them?
[06:18] Sawa
Got it.
[06:20] Azu
The one who's staring hard at us?
[06:21] Suga
Yeah.
[06:22] Azu
No... I don't think so.
[06:33] Saeko
Hey, stop sulking.
[06:36] Saeko
I can understand that
you're in a hurry, but...
[06:39] Sae
There are some flowers you only
see when you take detours.
[06:45] Hina
I don't really get it, but that's awesome!
[06:49] Sae
It means you should be thankful
for your failing grade,
[06:51] ---
because now you get to ride with me.
[06:54] Sae
Whoops.
[06:56] Sae
So you like volleyball so much that
you're that concerned about it.
[07:00] Hina
Yes!
[07:01] Sae
Why did you start playing volleyball, Shoyo?
[07:03] Hina
When I was in grade school,
I saw the spring tournament on TV!
[07:07] Hina
It was right when Karasuno
was playing, and...
[07:10] Hina
I saw the Little Giant!
[07:10] Sae
You saw the Little Giant,
[07:12] Sae
or something?
[07:14] Sae
Ha, so I was right?
[07:15] Hina
Saeko-nesan, you know the Little Giant?
[07:18] Sae
I think I actually went to school with him.
[07:21] Hina
What?!
[07:22] Sae
But I never spoke to him.
[07:24] Sae
I might have known him better if he
was the mischievous type and stood out.
[07:28] Hina
Were you like the sort of person who's friends
with all the bad guys, Ne-san?
[07:32] Sae
Pretty much, yeah.
[07:34] Sa
But...
[07:39] Sae
I happened to catch one of their
practice matches one time,
[07:43] Sae
than any of the scary-looking people I knew.
[07:48] Sae
But more than scary, he was intense.
[07:51] Hina
You mean the way he'd spike the ball?
[07:53] Sae
No...
[07:54] Sae
Maybe he wasn't feeling his best at the time,
[07:56] ---
but he was being switched out.
SIGN Karasuno Yugama
[08:13] Sae
He's what you guys call an ace, right?
[08:17] Sae
The absolute pride and
confidence of being the ace...
[08:21] Sae
You could see that rising up from his body.
[08:24] Sae
Actually, I almost fell for the guy.
[08:29] Sae
So when the ace is in action,
[08:32] Sae
everyone around him acts
[08:34] ---
like they aren't gonna
let him do all the work.
[08:38] Kage
Ne-san, you know a lot
about the Little Giant.
[08:42] Sae
Not really! I just happened
to see some of his matches.
[08:46] Sae
You were awake, huh?
[08:47] Kage
Well, I was hungry.
[08:49] Sae
So you just follow your instincts.
[08:51] Kage
Yes.
[08:53] (Flashback) Ushi
...we won't get weaker
just because you watched us.
[08:57] Hina
The absolute pride and
confidence of being the ace...
[09:04] Sae
All right, it's just a little farther.
[09:06] Sae
I'm flooring it!
[09:11] Sawa
#7!
SIGN Karasuno Fukurodani
[09:12] Aka
One!
[09:15] Enn
Nishinoya, nice receive!
[09:17] Ki
Left! Left!
[09:20] Azu
Damn it!
SIGN Karasuno Fukurodani
[09:25] Take
As we suspected, they're very strong.
[09:27] Ukai
Yeah.
[09:28] Sawa
One lap of diving drills!
[09:30] Kara
Right!
[09:33] Ukai
It's not that we're not on top of it.
[09:35] Ukai
This is just what it means to be a team
that competes in the nationals.
[09:38] Person
Nice serve!
[09:44] Koshi
Damn it, Tarako!
[09:47] Yachi
Their arms are gonna snap off!
[09:49] Kiyo
Everyone on that team is
a very strong server.
[09:52] (Flashback) Yachi
The manager from Ubugawa mentioned that.
[09:54] (Flashback) Yachi
They put their all into their serves.
[09:57] Kiyo
Yeah...
[09:58] Kiyo
I think it's a bit harsh how they have to do a
hundred serves at the end of their practices.
[10:02] Person
One more! Nice serve!
[10:07] Kiyo
Ubugawa High School's serves
are its ultimate attack.
SIGN Ubugawa High School
(Kanagawa)
[10:13] Ukai
But once we're able to return that serve...
[10:16] Kojika
Bring it!
[10:22] Yachi
Whoa! They're all moving at once?!
[10:25] Koji
Too bad, I'm actually over here!
[10:28] Kkiyo
That was an amazing combo.
[10:30] Yachi
Th-There are people
jumping up everywhere.
[10:33] Yachi
I can't tell who's going to hit it.
[10:37] Koji
Yeah!
[10:38] Kiyo
They are indeed the masters
of using combos.
SIGN Shinzen High School
(Saitama)
[10:40] Kiyo
Shinzen High School.
[10:45] Take
And then we have our destined rivals...
[10:47] Yama
Yaku-san!
[10:49] Ukai
Those are some excellent receives, as usual.
[10:53] Take
The school that's known to
pick up the ball, connect,
[10:55] Take
and wait for the perfect
chance to counterattack:
SIGN Nekoma High School
(Tokyo)
[10:57] Take
Nekoma High School.
[10:59] Yaku
Two blockers!
[11:01] Ukai
And...
[11:02] Mokuba
Sorry, cover me!
[11:03] Aka
Got it!
[11:05] Bokuto
Akaashi!
[11:07] Take
Just like Ushiwaka,
[11:08] Aka
Bokuto-san!
[11:09] ---
he's one of the top five aces
heading to the nationals.
[11:15] Yama
Tsukki!
[11:17] Neko
Damn it, Kenma! Don't run away!
[11:19] Ken
But my arms are gonna break off...
[11:20] Neko
They won't!
[11:22] Take
We're very thankful...
[11:24] Boku
All right! I'm so awesome!
[11:28] Boku
Hey, hey, hey!
[11:31] Take
A school whose powerful team is lead by
a powerful ace to compete in the nationals:
SIGN Fukurodani Academy
(Tokyo)
[11:35] Take
Fukurodani Academy.
[11:38] Take
To be able to take on such amazing teams...
[11:40] Ukai
Yeah.
[11:43] Ukai
However, this is no time to be scared
of how strong our opponents are.
[11:47] Ukai
We have to be on the same
level as these guys.
SIGN Karasuno Ubugawa
[11:57] Sawa
All right!
[11:58] ---
One lap of diving drills!
[11:59] All
Right!
[12:03] Mob
How many times have they lost already?
[12:05] Mob
They're not exactly weak,
just sorta... mediocre.
[12:09] Guy
Who are the first-years that
Nekoma had such a hard time with?
[12:12] Guy
Maybe Nekoma was exaggerating.
[12:16] Kiyo
Calm down, Hitoka-chan. There, there.
[12:19] Kiyo
It's okay.
[12:20] Kiyo
If what Tanaka said was true,
it shouldn't be much longer...
[12:24] Sae
Hey, they're still at it.
[12:26] Sae
We totally made it.
Not bad at all.
[12:29] Nishi
Ne-san!
[12:30] Azu
Wait, that's your sister?
[12:32] Nishi
No, she's Ryu's sister.
[12:34] Suga
Now that you mention it, they do look alike.
[12:37] Tana
Glad they made it in one piece.
[12:42] Kuro
So the stars are showing up fashionably late?
[12:45] Kuro
How annoying.
SIGN Haikyu!!
SIGN Haikyu!!
[13:15] Koji
Nice serve!
[13:18] Tana
Nice receive!
[13:23] Moku
Hey, what was that?
[13:24] Karasuno
All right!
[13:25] Guy
So fast...
[13:27] Guy 2
I've never seen a quick attack like that.
[13:29] Koji
We're stopping the next one!
[13:31] Shinzen
Right!
[13:32] Sawa
Nice serve!
[13:37] Aka
Sorry! Cover me!
[13:38] Koji
Eikichi, I'm counting on you!
[13:39] Moku
Wow, nice serve! Not bad!
[13:43] Suga
Nice, Hinata!
[13:45] Koji
Eikichi! Stop their #10!
SIGN Shinzen Karasuno
[13:54] Chi
Damn it!
[13:56] Chi
I managed to tap it,
but I couldn't control it.
[13:58] Koji
What the hell is up with their
#9 and #10's quick attack?!
[14:04] Tana
Don't act all cool, you tardy test flunkers.
[14:08] Koji
One lap of diving drills!
[14:10] Shin
Right!
[14:13] Sawa
So in our ninth set, we finally got a win.
[14:16] Sawa
We finally don't have
to do the diving drills.
[14:18] Nishi
I'm starving!
[14:20] Person
Nice serve!
[14:23] Tana
Looks like it's Ubugawa High
versus Nekoma over there.
[14:23] Yama
Yaku-san, nice receive!
[14:26] Tana
Given the time, that might be
the last game today.
[14:29] Nishi
Yeah.
[14:32] Hina
In the second half, they were able
to keep up with that quick attack.
[14:37] Hina
Date Tech,
[14:39] Hina
Seijoh,
[14:40] Hina
and Inuoka from Nekoma.
[14:44] Hina
Apparently, that quick attack won't keep
working on strong opponents after all.
[14:48] Inu
Yaku-san! Nice receive!
[14:51] Hina
Huh?
[14:52] Hina
Inuoka's on the sideline?
[14:54] Shiba
One blocker!
[14:55] Inu
Go, Lev!
[15:04] Nekoma
All right!
[15:07] Hina
A swing like a whip?
[15:10] Azu
Wow...
[15:12] Suga
That #11...
[15:14] Suga
At first glance, it's hard to tell
because he's slouching,
[15:16] Suga
but he's pretty big.
He might be over 190 cm.
[15:20] Azu
His arms and legs are so long.
[15:22] Suga
Who the heck is he?
SIGN Nekoma Ubugawa
[15:27] Neko
All right!
[15:30] Koji
Seriously, who the hell are
[15:32] Koji
that shrimpy middle blocker
and setter from Karasuno?
[15:35] Person
They were completely toying with you.
[15:37] Koji
Shut up! Take a look at
their quick attack up close!
[15:40] Koji
You wouldn't know what the heck was going on!
[15:43] Moku
Man, this year looks like
it's gonna be interesting.
[15:48] Kuro
Good job!
[15:50] All
Good job!
[15:54] Inu
Your quick was as amazing as ever, Shoyo.
[15:57] Hina
But at this rate, nothing's going to change.
[16:04] Hina
Nothing's changed since then.
[16:06] Hina
I came here to get stronger.
[16:11] Hina
Hey! Who the heck is that middle blocker?
[16:15] Kenma
Oh...
[16:16] Kenma
That's the first-year, Haiba Lev.
[16:18] Kema
He's half Russian and half Japanese.
[16:21] Hina
H-Half?! So cool!
[16:24] Hina
L-Le...
[16:26] Ken
Lev. What does it mean
in Russian again? Tiger?
[16:30] Inu
It means lion! Yup, lion!
[16:32] Hina
He wasn't there last time, right?
[16:34] Ken
Yeah. Lev started volleyball in high school.
[16:38] Ken
When we went to Karasuno around Golden Week,
he still hadn't played very much,
[16:42] Ken
and only the regular members went.
[16:46] Hina
He just started and he can play like that?!
[16:48] Ken
Yeah. And when we were paired
together, it was really difficult.
[16:52] Ken
No matter how hard I tried,
our timing was off.
[16:56] Ken
I'm used to it now, though.
[16:57] Hina
Huh...
[16:59] Inu
Kenma-san couldn't stop sighing.
[17:02] Hina
I guess there are times when even
you can't read people, Kenma.
[17:04] Ken
Lev is just too special.
[17:07] Ken
Right now, he's mostly working with his
innate physical abilities and instincts,
[17:11] Ken
and his height.
[17:12] Hina
Yeah, his height totally isn't fair!
[17:14] ---
I want some!
[17:15] Inu
He's been blessed with too much!
[17:17] ---
But I'm not gonna lose!
[17:19] Ken
Well, he's a powerful asset,
honest, and not a bad guy.
[17:23] Ken
Though he's too honest at times.
[17:25] Ken
Oh, but his passing basics
are still completely bad.
[17:29] Ken
He's worse than you, Shoyo.
[17:30] ---
His serves are worse than yours, too, Shoyo.
[17:32] Hina
Am I the the guideline of
what's bad or not, Kenma?
[17:35] Yaku
Kenma's actually talking
without being shy.
[17:35] Kenma
But you are bad.
[17:38] Kai
Yeah.
[17:42] Hina
Haiba... Haiba Lev, huh...
[17:45] Hina
Western-style names are so cool!
[17:53] Hina
R-Russian! A Russian greeting! Russian!
[17:57] Lev
Karasuno's #10.
[17:59] Hina
Japanese?!
[18:01] Lev
Oh, sorry. I can't speak Russian.
[18:03] Lev
I was born and raised in Japan.
[18:06] Hina
I see! Hey, how tall are you?
[18:09] ---
I'm Hinata Shoyo, a first-year.
[18:11] Lev
It was 194 centimeters
the last time I checked.
[18:14] Lev
I'm Haiba Lev, a first-year.
[18:16] Hina
194! So cool!
[18:19] Lev
You're even smaller up close, Hinata.
[18:23] Hina
What'd you say?! Huh?!
SIGN Men's Bathroom
[18:26] Lev
S-Sorry! I didn't mean anything bad by it.
[18:29] Lev
But you have no problem
jumping this high, do you?
[18:32] Lev
I saw that earlier in the match.
[18:35] Lev
But I can jump even higher than that.
SIGN Men's Bathroom
[18:49] Hina
Ow...
[18:50] Hina
Then I'll jump even higher!
Past that, to the very top!
[18:57] Hina
Your spikes were really cool,
since you didn't seem to care
[18:59] Hina
if there were blockers there or not.
[19:02] Lev
Yeah, well...
[19:06] Leev
I'm Nekoma's ace.
[19:09] Lev
But if I actually said that, Taketora-san
would get really mad at me.
[19:12] (Flashback) Yama
Wha? You don't call a guy
who can barely guard an ace!
[19:19] Hina
But you're a middle blocker like me, right?
[19:22] ---
Center, right?
[19:24] Hina
Aces are usually like the mohawk guy
on your team, the wing spikers, right?
[19:29] Lev
Do position names have
anything to do with it?
[19:32] Lev
The one who's able to score the
most points is the ace, right?
[19:37] Lev
Simple as that.
[19:40] Lev
Well, see you tomorrow.
[19:42] Lev
I'll be the first one to stop
your quick tomorrow, Hinata.
[19:52] Hina
"The one who's able to score
the most points is the ace."
[19:57] Hina
With their own hands...
SIGN Ubugawa Karasuno
[20:05] Hina
Bring it!
[20:09] Kara
All right!
[20:10] Person
Karasuno looks a lot calmer than
they were during Golden Week.
[20:14] Person
Not to mention, they've got
their #10's usual quick attack.
[20:17] Neko
Yeah. It does seem that they're
much more stable overall.
[20:22] Neko
But are you content with that, Karasuno?
[20:26] Neko
You lost with the power you
have right now, didn't you?
[20:30] Neko
That's why you came here.
[20:33] Neko
To become stronger, right?
[20:37] Ukai
All right! Our opponents still aren't able
to counter you weird quick attack,
[20:40] Ukai
so keep on using it!
[20:41] Kage
Right.
[20:42] Hina
Right...
[20:45] Yachi
Need a towel?
[20:46] Tsuki
Oh, yeah.
[20:48] Yama
#4!
[20:50] Yama
It went up! Kenma, cover!
[20:52] Kai
Left! Left!
[20:54] Lev
Give it to me!
[21:06] Lev
All right!
[21:08] Yama
Nice kill, Lev!
[21:10] Lev
Sorry for being rude.
[21:12] Lev
I overstepped my bounds.
[21:14] Ken
And I keep telling you not to worry about it.
[21:17] Ken
But if you're asking for a slide hit
out of nowhere, I can't always keep up.
[21:20] Lev
So that's called a "slide hit"?!
[21:22] ---
That's so cool!
[21:24] Kage
So that was an unplanned slide hit?!
[21:26] Lev
Well, I was still able to do it.
[21:31] (Flashback) Lev
I'm Nekoma's ace.
[21:35] Hina
Center ace...
[21:41] Coach
Kenma! It's your turn to serve!
[21:44] Neko
We lost in the IH prelims.
[21:47] Neko
What do we need to choose to move forward?
[21:51] Neko
I'm not sure if it's the proper path,
[21:51] Lev
Kenma-san! One more! Nice serve!
[21:54] ---
but we've got new blood
flowing through our veins.
[21:58] Neko
Does Karasuno want stability
in order to achieve more power?
[22:07] Neko
Or is it...
[22:11] ---
evolution?
[23:46] Kuro
Lev's finally blending in with the team.
[23:49] Ken
Yeah, even though it's little by little.
[23:50] Lev
That's not true!
[23:51] Kuro
Oh? Do you feel like you're
not quite there yet?
[23:53] Lev
I'm already an indispensable
part of the team! The ace.
[23:55] Kuro
You're an ace at not understanding
the position you play, maybe.
SIGN Episode 5: Greed
[23:58] Kuro
Next time on Haikyu!!
"Greed."