i forgot how sweet kita is 😭 i love him he is the kind of person i would love to be like, but i'll forever be someone more like kenma kenma is my favourite character so ofc i'm happy to find myself in him lol
it's not that i JUST realised it but it just really felt it from the opponent's side - kageyama is able to elicit the same scared feeling that karasuno feels when oikawa/ushiwaka/atsumu go to serve. he is on their league as well
This book is about a volleyball player named Haikyu that wants to become the best volleyball player in Japan! He's trying to win nationals, which is the biggest volleyball tournament in Japan. They have to beat the #2 team first though. I liked this book because I've read all the issues so far, and I love the series and volleyball, so I gave it five stars. I would recommend this book to people that like manga and volleyball.
"Do you know what's so wrong about being afraid of stuff? It's because it's a big waste of an opportunity."
4 stars - great to see Nishinoya and Kinnoshita's hard work pay off when they cut Atsumu's serving off at one. Also nice to see a bit more background to Inarizaki as a team - again I love the dynamic between the Miya twins but am very middling on how much I like them as characters. Kita is a great captain too, very much reliable in the same way Daichi is. Nearly teared up when I got to the panel of him receiving his uniform. Also Kageyama with the back-to-back service aces!
edit: okay lets talk about that bonus story and how kita's weakness is static electricity and how shook osasuna, atsumu and gin look KINOSHITA AND NOYA IN THE COVER OMG I J U S T WATCHED THIS EP A FEW DAYS AGO PLEASE<3 -so i realised this yesterday but osamu and atsumu part their hair exactly the opposite way ~this volume is also one of my favourites! ~i have finally caught up to the anime and now i am terrified. sooooo,,,,, kita spoke- ...kita. so um kita-
Another volume of Karasuno versus Inarizaki; the completion of Set 2.
Why Furudate? Why do you give me feelings for the opponent?! Now I'm gonna feel bad when Karasuno wins. I mean, Shinsuke is so precious. I love his relationship with his granny. So cute.
in all frankness this volume finished me off completely i’d give it six stars if i could okay here are my entries
LEV. BEING. THE. KING. OF. SHANKS. thankyoubye
and in equally surprising news water is wet one of these days yaku is going to say something again & i’m going to pass out laughing & never wake up
noya dropping down mid-game for fingertips pushups HELLO BOINGBOING BABY THERE IS A TIME AND PLACE and i know this, and i love you
forever forlorn because we didn’t get one of those magnificent intricately shadowed full-page panels of suna’s full-torso spike it’s just smack-bam which makes sense because he’s obviously faster than light but I WILL STILL R I O T
AKAGI IS MF MICROSCOPIC W T F SOMEBODY EXPLAIN TO ME HOW ONE CAN BE SO SMOL
okay kita diaries now commencing. someone please be on standby to resuscitate me if the situation calls for it
kita making everyone heel just by tapping his number plaque against the bench WE LOVE A CAPTAIN THAT DOUBLES AS A DOG TRAINER LOVED BY HIS DOGGOS
SMOL BABY KITA QUIET BABY KITA CONSIDERATE BABY KITA CLEAN BABY KITA ROUND BABY KITA MATCHA-DAIFUKU BABY KITA SOFT DOUGH-BALL BABY KITA I’M AT MY LITERAL LIMIT
wow i just am in love with him & his panels & his receives & his smile & his economy of words & his voice & his diligence & his relationship with his grandma (why is his current worry the fact that she looks forward to his wedding he is Such A Granny’s Boy) & his casual academic elitism & the way he makes all his children especially suna rintaro live in fear for their very lives I. LOVE. KITA SHINSUKE. if you d-didn’t know already
AM I OKAY YOU ASK? i just saw kita’s grannie wearing a “good luck shinsuke” sweatshirt THAT HE GOT MADE FOR HER standing in the crowds beaming watching her grandson play flawlessly AND YOU THINK I’LL EVER BE OKAY AGAIN??? IS THAT A FUCKIGN TRICK QUESTION???
OHMIMI AND KITA CANONICALLY HAVE TEA TOGETHER LOOKING LIKE AN OLD COUPLE I AM IN REAL TEARS JUST MARRY AND RETIRE TOGETHER DAMNIT. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE
to conclude i would just like to say when kinoshita (more like kingnoshita) & noya had that point-fist moment i literally (reflexively) dissolved into tears I LOVE ALL THE SECOND-YEAR STARS FINDING THEIR DESERVING PLACES IN THE TEAM THEY CARRY KARASUNO AND I EASILY WOULD CRY ON COMMAND FOR EVERY SINGLE ONE THANK YOU GOOD NIGHT
This was an *excellent* volume!! I didn't realize how amazing Kita was until I sat down and read this volume! I am a fan!!! (Need to go look at some merch today!!) I truly enjoyed getting to know him more! He's such a great character and just KITAAAAA-SANNNNNNNN!! <3 <3 <3
That was also a great backstory about Noya! I had to laugh when Asahi asked him along the lines of this happened in your past life, right?" SO funny! (It definitely didn't sound like the Noya we know!)
Seeing Tsukki in this volume is extremely gratifying! He has come a long way and just the more I read about him, the more I love his character.
I also really like how ALL Karasuno comes together and definitely one of my favorite parts is when Asahi encourages Noya! Also, Suga coming out on the court saying how they are going to win this in two straight sets! Oh, and another favorite part was when Hinata and Kindaichi had almost the EXACT same expressions when reacting to Kageyama's service ace!
A volume packed with A LOT of feels, but also a lot of action! Very very very good!
The game isn't over yet, but Karasuno wins this volume with Nishinoya's revenge, Tsukki's usual bitchiness and Kageyama's baby ignorance innocence.
I love this team!
--- Nishinoya's Grandpa (NG): Yu, do ya know what's so wrong about being afraid of stuff? Nishinoya (N): Um! B-b-because it isn't manly...? NG: Naaah, it's because it's a big waste of an opportunity. If you haven't tasted something because you've decided you hate it, taste it to make sure you hate it. If someone or something is mad atcha, there's probably a reason for it. If you can ride a bicycle, you can go all kinds of places. Passing up the chance to learn and experience new things is just one big, fat, waste! N: B-but what do you do if it's still super scary...? NG: Well, that's easy enough. I'll save you.
I really like what Nishinoya's grandpa taught him about fear! Wish I could always have that mindset...😬 Overall, this volume was a tiny bit slow for me. There were plenty of good parts, but I'm ready to be done with Inarizaki. The fact that their cheering section booed their own player gets under my skin. 😠 (Not that I'd want them to boo the other team, of course.)
Favorite moments:
-"Kageyama the Kalm". -The flashback with Inarizaki's captain. He's not as annoying as some of his teammates. I might even say he's...likeable? -Asahi's little motivational speech. -The end part!
This latest release really superb!! We got to know more about Nishinoya past and Miya's Twins and his fox captain really stole the spotlight. I really love this arc than other arc, just remain me about karasuno vs aoba joshai arc 😆😆😆❤❤❤❤❤❤❤💕