E8 - Challenger

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SIGN    Karasuno Date Tech
[00:02] Nishi
    Free ball!
[00:26] Suga
    Jeez... That was one heck of a block.
SIGN    Karasuno Date Tech
[00:36] Kei
    Yeah... The best thing for you to do...
[00:39] Hina
    ...is get lost in the crowd, right?
[00:59] ---
    Haikyu!!
SIGN    Episode 8: Challenger
[02:13] Tana
    Free ball!
[02:16] Kogane
    Wait.
[02:20] Futa
    Their #10 isn't jumping up.
[02:25] Hina
    Get lost in the crowd.
[02:32] Tana
    Asahi-san, nice kill!
SIGN    Karasuno Date Tech
[02:38] Dai
    All right! A round of diving drills!
[02:39] Asahi
    Daichi, we won.
[02:41] Dai
    Oh... Force of habit.
[02:44] Yachi
    They finally managed to win a set.
[02:47] Kiyo
    Yup.
[02:48] Futa
    Seal walk!
[02:55] Take
    It looked like Date Tech hesitated
    on their last block.
[03:00] Kei
    Up until now, whenever
    Kageyama was the setter,
[03:02] Kei
    Hinata wasn't involved with
    the synchronized attacks.
[03:06] Kei
    Because he was attacking one tempo faster.
[03:09] Take
    So everyone else was coming
    in on a first tempo attack
SIGN    Minus
[03:11] ---
    and Hinata-kun was on minus tempo.
[03:14] Kei
    Everyone is on guard against
    that freak quick attack.
[03:17] Kei
    They'd be on guard as soon as they saw it,
[03:19] ---
    and even more so once
     they know about it.
SIGN    The Impregnable Wall of Date
    Date Technical High School Volleyball Team PTA
[03:21] Kei
    But right now, we're playing
    against Date Tech.
[03:24] Kei
    Even if they were to change up their
    block formation for strategic purposes,
[03:27] Kei
    it's still rare for them to let
    their opponents confuse them.
[03:31] Tsuki
    The amazing thing about Date Tech
[03:33] ---
    is that even when Hinata gets
    in a freak quick attack,
[03:35] Tsuki
    they're able to move on from it.
[03:38] Yama
    Yeah, it doesn't faze them.
[03:40] Tsuki
    Just because Date Tech is
    really good at blocking,
[03:43] ---
    that doesn't mean they're
    trying to stop everyone.
[03:45] Tsuki
    Even if they can't completely stop an attack,
[03:47] ---
    they'll have at least two blockers show up,
[03:50] Tsuki
    and they can at least touch
    Hinata's freak quick attack.
[03:53] Tsuki
    Even if they can't fully stop an attack,
     if they can limit its range,
[03:55] ---
    their floor defense will probably get it.
[03:58] Tsuki
    And...
[04:01] Tsuki
    In the last half of the game, Hinata
    will be exhausted and get roofed.
[04:05] Hina
    Say what?!
[04:07] Tsuki
    Karasuno will be completely helpless.
[04:09] Tsuki
    That's Date Tech's ultimate, ideal story!
[04:12] Suga
    Hey, what team are you on?
[04:15] Tsuki
    The more Hinata scores,
    the more likely they are to hesitate.
[04:20] Tsuki
    But...
[04:23] Take
    But we're in the fourth set and I can't
    say I'm seeing much hesitation...
[04:28] Kei
    They sure are resilient.
[04:31] Kei
    And that's exactly why...
[04:34] (Flashback) Hina
    ...is get lost in the crowd, right?
[04:42] (Flashback) Kage
    Yeah. Sounds good to me.
[04:47] (Flashback) Kei
    The first time I saw your quick,
    I thought it was awesome!
[04:52] (Flashback) Kei
    It was love at first sight.
[04:55] (Flashback) Kei
    A quick that could be done from anywhere.
[04:57] (Flashback) Kei
    It meddles with blocks and its speed
    is terrifying for any blocker.
[05:01] (Flashback) Kei
    I thought its speed was almighty. But...
[05:07] (Flashback) Kei
    Against skilled read blocking,
    all that speed means is that
[05:11] (Flashback) ---
    you just get removed from the
    list of possible attackers.
[05:18] Kei
    Hinata's used his speed as a
    weapon more than anyone else,
[05:21] Kei
    yet he managed to bring
    this up on his own...
[05:24] Kei
    Just because it's effective, that doesn't mean
    a player will automatically want to do it.
[05:31] Hina
    There's no guarantee that the
    weapon that worked first
[05:34] ---
    will continue working until the end.
[05:37] Hina
    I have to keep moving forward.
    I have to keep going!
[05:40] Hina
    My greatest weapon is not getting caught!
[05:43] Kage
    If they adjust to me,
    I just have to adjust in turn.
[05:45] Kage
    Whoever stops adjusting won't
    be able to continue forward.
[05:52] Hina
    One touch!
[05:53] Daichi
    Nishinoya!
[05:54] Nish
    Got it!
[06:00] Kogane
    I knew it. Hinata's not jumping out first.
[06:05] Hina
    I'm still here. I'm not going anywhere.
[06:09] Tana
    Until the very last moment...
[06:11] Azu
    Stay as a possible threat...
[06:13] Dai
    ...until the very end!
[06:20] Kei
    All right!
[06:22] Tana
    Daichi-san, nice kill!
[06:25] Yama
    All right!
[06:25] Tsuki
    Date Tech's blockers are
    watching Hinata even more.
[06:28] Suga
    Daichi, nice kill!
[06:30] Tsuki
    Well, he gave them so much trouble before
    and just suddenly went quiet.
[06:35] Coach
    Concentrate!
[06:37] Coach
    It's not like they're doing
    something completely new.
[06:40] Kei
    Correct. Tsukishima and Hinata
[06:43] ---
    are doing what they always do
    with our synchronized attacks.
[06:45] Futa
    Kogane!
[06:45] Kogane
    Right!
[06:46] ---
    But...
[06:47] Futa
    That's too far, Kogane!
[06:48] Hina
    Dink!
[06:48] Kogane
    Sorry!
[06:51] Azu
    Sorry, cover!
[06:52] Tana
    Kageyama!
[06:53] Kage
    Got it!
[07:00] Kogane
    This time... it was super fast!
[07:03] Hina
    The minus tempo attack!
[07:04] Kage
    We never said we wouldn't use it!
[07:10] Guy
    Kogane froze up!
[07:12] Guy
    I totally know how that feels, Koganegawa!
[07:15] Take
    You know...
[07:16] Take
    Using the freak quick attack after having
    him blend in is quite effective.
[07:20] Kei
    With read blocking, you're following
    where the ball goes up,
[07:24] Kei
    but the ball's not the only
    thing you're following.
[07:27] Kei
    The ball's been received.
[07:29] Kei
    The spikers are about to attack.
[07:33] Kei
    The setter.
[07:34] Kei
    Your eyes try to instantaneously
    gather all the information you need.
[07:38] Kei
    That's why we're giving them even
    more information to process.
SIGN    Minus? 1st?
[07:43] Kei
    Hinata's great at increasing
    that kind of information.
SIGN    A Quick?
SIGN    B Quick?
[07:46] Kei
    He's insanely annoying to the opponents.
SIGN    Back row attack? C Quick?
[07:48] Kei
    Where's he coming from?
    When will he make his move?
SIGN    Slide
[07:53] Kei
    Not to mention, our talented setter
[07:54] ---
    is skilled enough not
    going to give anything away.
[07:58] Kei
    Thanks to him, Hinata is able to
    attack from anywhere at any time.
[08:04] Take
    And after getting lost
    in all that information...
[08:09] Take
    The minus tempo attack
    suddenly bears its fangs.
[08:13] Yachi
    U-Um...
[08:15] Yachi
    I'm not sure if this is relevant or not,
    but previously, former Coach Ukai...
[08:21] (Flashback) Ukai
    So...
[08:22] (Flashback) Ukai
    Shrimpster's minus tempo attack
    is impressive on its own,
[08:27] (Flashback) Ukai
    but it's sorta being wasted.
[08:29] Yachi
    Was what he said.
[08:33] Ukai
    That annoying geezer...
SIGN    Karasuno Date Tech
[08:35] Yama
    Yeah!
[08:37] Yama
    They got the freak quick in!
[08:41] Tsuki
    It's not like that one point is
    going to determine anything.
[08:43] Yama
    Huh?
[08:44] Tsuki
    Because that point just happened,
[08:47] ---
    Date Tech is going to pay even
    more attention to Hinata now.
[08:51] Tsuki
    And then it'll make it a little
    easier to score from the sides.
[08:55] Tsuki
    The more we manage to do that, the more
    it's going to make their blockers hesitate.
[08:59] Tsuki
    And if luck is on our side,
[09:01] ---
    their blockers will get impatient
    and start guess blocking,
[09:05] Tsuki
    which completely destroys
    their blocking system.
[09:08] Yama
    Karasuno's ultimate, ideal story!
[09:11] Tsuki
    Don't interrupt, Yamaguchi.
[09:13] Yama
    My bad, Tsukki!
SIGN    Haikyu!!
SIGN    Haikyu!!
[09:31] Kei
    Make sure you keep concentrating.
    Timewise, this is our last set.
[09:35] All
    Right!
[09:36] Kei
    Azumane, even if you're tired,
    try to maintain good form.
[09:40] Azu
    Yes, sir.
SIGN    Karasuno Date Tech
[09:42] Dai
    Tsukishima!
[09:48] Kage
    I've been setting like I usually do.
[09:50] Kage
    Is there a problem—
[09:56] Yama
    Aw, Tsukki...
[09:58] Suga
    Looks like Tsukishima's tank's
    about to be empty for the day...
[10:02] Hina
    He even ate lunch, too.
[10:04] Yama
    Don't compare him to you!
[10:06] Tsuki
    Sorry, but I'm not a machine
    or a monster like Hinata.
[10:15] (Flashback) Kei
    Keep an eye on your teammates' conditions.
[10:18] Kage
    Right.
[10:20] Dai
    Cover!
[10:21] Nishi
    Ryu!
[10:22] Kogane
    Left! Left!
[10:23] Guy
    A cross shot?
[10:28] Tana
    It's no use! I totally suck today!
[10:33] Dai
    Wow, Tanaka's sounding defeated. That's rare!
[10:36] Kage
    But that was a great line shot.
[10:39] Kage
    I totally thought he was
    going to do a cross shot.
[10:42] Tana
    Whoa, Kageyama learned "encouragement."
SIGN    Kageyama learned "encouragement"!
[10:47] Azu
    Nah, I don't think that
    was just encouragement.
[10:50] Azu
    I think he was being serious.
[11:04] Guy
    You've still got a ways to go, Futakuchi!
[11:07] Futa
    How long are you going to be here?
[11:09] Guy
    Don't worry! We're free all day today!
SIGN    Karasuno Date Tech
[11:16] Kei
    All right.
[11:17] Yama
    Is it me? Is it?
[11:19] Yama
    It's me, right? Right? Right?!
    Right?! Right?! Right?! Right?!
[11:22] Kei
    Yeah, Yamaguchi definitely has more guts now.
[11:27] Kei
    I love it when these guys
    are ready to get in there.
[11:32] Kei
    But...
[11:33] Kei
    Kinoshita!
[11:41] Suga
    Nice serve, Kinoshita!
[11:47] Futa
    Oba!
[11:49] Obara
    My bad!
[11:51] Kino
    All right!
[11:53] Coach
    We've got to do something
    about our receiving.
[11:56] Take
    Nice serve, Kinoshita-kun!
[12:02] Futa
    Out!
[12:04] Kei
    Could you not freak out
    every time you're called on?
[12:07] Kei
    You know, you managed to
    score a point regardless.
[12:09] Kino
    Yes, sir.
[12:10] Kei
    The next time you hide from me,
[12:12] ---
    I'm making you sit next
     to me the whole time.
[12:15] Kino
    Right...
SIGN    Karasuno Date Tech
[12:26] Both
    Minus tempo!
[12:35] Kogane
    Damn, Aone-san's awesome!
[12:38] Nishi
    Got it!
[12:44] Suga
    A first-tempo synchronized attack...
[12:46] Suga
    Or not?!
[12:48] Guy
    Their #10?
[12:49] Guy
    Now he ran out?
[12:55] Kogane
    This time, I'm gonna stop him!
[13:10] Kage
    Yes.
[13:10] Hina
    Nice kill!
[13:13] Kage
    Am I imagining it?
[13:14] Kage
    It looked like he was trying
    to lure Koganegawa over.
[13:19] Kage
    He knew that the blockers would
    react to the freak quick,
[13:22] Kage
    and so he acted like he was going
    to attack again and lured him over.
[13:27] Kage
    No... he's 100% intent
    on hitting every time.
[13:31] Kage
    That's why it's easy for him
    lure over the opponent.
[13:33] Kage
    Was it just coincidence?
[13:36] ---
    Was it instinct?
[13:39] Kage
    Regardless, I'm the one who chose
    Azumane-san, so it was my point.
[13:46] Hina
    What?
SIGN    Karasuno Date Tech
[13:55] Dai
    Asahi! Slam it!
[14:01] Asa
    The greatest wall in the prefecture...
[14:04] Asa
    His height and strength have gone
    way up since our last match.
[14:08] Asa
    But somehow, I'm not scared.
[14:13] Kage
    Azumane-san!
[14:14] Tana
    Three blockers!
[14:21] Nishi
    Get in there!
[14:38] Hina
    Holy crap! Talk about power!
[14:41] Kage
    That's not all.
SIGN    Karasuno Date Tech
[14:48] All
    Thank you very much!
[14:55] Futa
    Make sure you take the right balls!
[14:57] All
    Right!
[14:59] Kogane
    Hey!
[15:00] Kogane
    It seems like you practice a lot, but you
    don't tape up your hands at all, huh?
[15:06] Kogane
    Don't your fingers hurt?
[15:07] Kogane
    I hurt my nails all the time.
[15:10] Kogane
    I even tape them just in case now.
[15:13] Kage
    I strengthen my fingers.
    Like finger push-ups and stuff.
[15:16] Kage
    It feels off when I tape them,
     so I try to avoid it.
[15:21] Kage
    Especially with my fingertips...
[15:22] ---
    If there's anything even 0.1 mm
    between my fingers and the ball,
[15:25] ---
    it doesn't feel right.
[15:27] Kage
    That's why I always take perfect
    care of my fingertips and nails.
[15:32] Kogane
    Finger training?!
[15:35] Kogane
    I'll start today!
[15:36] Futa
    You won't last three days.
[15:41] Kage
    What about you, Kanekogawa?
[15:43] Tsuki
    Close, but it's Koganegawa.
[15:46] Kogane
    Hm?
[15:47] Kage
    Sorry. What's your highest reach, Koganegawa?
[15:52] Kogane
    Let's see... I think it was 340 cm.
[15:57] Kogane
    The last time I measured it was about six
    months ago, so it might even be higher now.
[16:04] Kage
    He can easily lift a high ball
    up to a higher point...
[16:07] Kage
    Meaning he can put the ball up at
    the shortest distance possible.
[16:11] Hina
    Kogane! See ya later!
[16:13] Kogane
    Yeah!
[16:25] Guy
    Do your best at the Spring Tournament.
[16:29] Dai
    We will. Thank you.
[16:40] Suga
    The guys at Date Tech are
    still pretty intimidating.
[16:43] Azu
    Definitely don't want to
    meet them in a dark alley.
[16:45] Dai
    Moniwa-kun's super nice though.
[16:47] Suga
    No way. He's the one who put those two
    intense second-years on a leash.
[16:55] Guy
    Maybe I'll grow some facial hair, too.
[16:58] Guy
    That's how you're competing?
[17:11] Dai
    Good work!
[17:13] All
    Good work!
[17:15] Dai
    Don't go overboard with individual practice!
[17:16] All
    Right!
[17:17] Dai
    Especially those who have to bike
    over a mountain to get home!
[17:23] Kino
    Nishinoya!
[17:26] Kino
    I'll practice with you tonight again!
[17:32] Nishi
    One more, Hisashi!
[17:34] Kino
    H-Hang on a second... I can't...
[17:37] Nishi
    Gotta get your heart rate up
    when you're practicing serves!
[17:41] Kino
    You jerk!
[17:51] Nishi
    Damn it!
[18:00] Kino
    I don't think I've ever seen Nishinoya
    that agitated, even during a match.
[18:09] Tana
    Take this!
[18:14] Hina
    Wow, that was cool!
[18:16] Hina
    Hey, Kageyama. What are you
    thinking when you're receiving?
[18:21] Kage
    How I'm going to kill the ball.
[18:23] Hina
    It sounds violent coming from you.
[18:27] Kino
    Say, Nishinoya...
[18:28] ---
    I'm pretty sure you could get by
    with just underhand receives,
[18:31] ---
    instead of forcing yourself
    to do overhand receives, right?
[18:35] Nishi
    I mean, I'd like to just
     do underhand receives,
[18:39] ---
    and I thought I could pull that off.
[18:41] Nishi
    But there are people better than me.
[18:46] Nishi
    It's no fun if you don't try other
    options once you know they exist.
[18:53] Kino
    There you go, saying something cool again.
[18:57] Kino
    I want to be on the court more,
[18:59] ---
    but if I'm gonna mess up,
    I don't want any success, either.
[19:03] Kino
    But...
SIGN    Giant Panda
[19:04] Kino
    Nishinoya is having a hard
    time with my serves right now.
[19:10] (Flashback) Kino
    I'll practice with you tonight again!
[19:12] Kino
    I take back what I said. This is my practice!
[19:16] Kino
    I'll do a serve that Nishinoya can't get!
[19:21] Kino
    Right now!
[19:24] Tsuki
    What?
[19:25] Yama
    Kinoshita-san consistently serves
     the ball to the same spot.
[19:29] Yama
    I think he's aiming there.
[19:32] Yama
    I can't lose!
[19:34] Tsuki
    Having more good players is not a bad thing.
[19:37] Tsuki
    It's not like you'll be
    replaced as our pinch server.
[19:41] Yama
    Yeah, but... That's not what I meant.
[19:44] Tsuki
    Oh, okay.
[19:48] Hina
    If only you could practice
    receiving and spiking at the same time!
[19:53] Hina
    But when Kageyama's there,
    I really wanna practice spiking.
[19:57] Hina
    Coach Grandpa Ukai said his place
    is gonna be on break for a while.
[20:04] Hina
    But I'm an expert at
    practicing by myself, too!
[20:15] Natsu
    Whatcha doin', Nii-chan?
[20:17] Hina
    Doing my Ultimate Lonely Passing Drills!
[20:19] Natsu
    I wanna do that, too.
[20:21] Hina
    But then it wouldn't be lonely.
[20:24] Hina
    And you wouldn't be able
    to do it anyway, Natsu.
[20:26] Natsu
    But I'm first at everything in gym class!
[20:30] Hina
    Then use that.
[20:33] Hina
    Try with the squishy volleyball first.
[20:36] Hina
    First, bounce the ball up,
[20:39] ---
    then keep the ball up in the
    air as you lay onto the ground.
[20:43] Hina
    Then continue to pass and stand back up.
[20:47] Hina
    Then you repeat.
[20:49] Hina
    All right. Give it a shot.
[20:59] Hina
    Try again after another century!
[21:02] Hina
    I'll show you how it's done!
[21:25] Hina
    How do you like that?
[21:28] Natsu
    Nii-chan...
[21:35] Natsu
    You're getting along with the ball now!
[21:39] Natsu
    It used to seem like the ball was a stranger.
[21:43] Natsu
    But you guys are like best friends now.
SIGN    Izakaya Osuwari
SIGN    Open
[23:30] Kei
    Hey, thank you.
[23:33] Guy
    Want another one?
[23:36] Glasses
    Something good happen?
[23:40] Kei
    The thing I asked Tattsun
    about might make it in time.
SIGN    The Crows Fly to Tokyo Once Again
[23:47] Glasses
    I guess it's finally time.
SIGN    Episode 9: Everyone's Night
[23:53] Some
    Next time: "Everyone's Night."