| manages to work it in flawlessly | How much of themselves and their past they've put into the game |
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| I'm going to state it here, that this is the first time ever that I have liked an anime much more than the source manga it's adapted from | When I first found out there was an anime about volleyball and not only that, it was really popular and well-liked I kind of got really excited and placed it near the top of my "Plan to Watch" list |
He gets such strong characterization and his motivations are laid out so well that it makes him easily one of the best characters in the series.
30| They also never intentionally aim out so the other team accidentally blocks it straight down out of bounds, and they never wipe the ball off the block | They also have a position called an "Ace", which I have looked up, but cannot confirm to exist |
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| But the only opposing team truly worth mentioning is Aoba Johsai which we get a lot to know of, as many of the players were once teammates or upperclassmen of Kageyama, but especially so Oikawa, who can be seen as the antagonist of Haikyuu | That last item especially separates this show from the rest |
It spends a fair amount of time presenting how the characters react and cope with loss.
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