04x06 - Enhancements

[bunniefuu]

Hey.

You can jump even higher.

Shoyo!

Heya!

Heya.

Hey, Kageyama!

Hey!

Hinata, Kageyama! You guys
made it back in one piece!

Heya, Suga-san.

Heya.

Heya, heya.

You guys better not have been
fighting as soon as you get back.

Nah, they were already fighting
when I brought the key over.

That's way too fast.

Well, I mean...

Karasuno High School
Volleyball Team

That basically defines them! Right?

Kageyama, how was the youth training camp?

Yeah, that! How was the All-Japan?

The floor wasn't made out of wooden planks.

You're talking about the court?

How was the volleyball? There were
crazy-good guys from all over there, right?

Yes. Everyone was really good.

Yeah, them. More about them.

Hinata, you didn't try to sneak
into the All-Japan Youth Camp, did you?

Well, I, uh...

Apparently, he didn't try
because he'd get arrested.

Arrested?

Tsukishima!

He was actually planning to
sneak into the Tokyo camp.

Nice, Shoyo!

Did you grow a little at
your camp, too, Tsukishima?

Yeah... I guess...

Did you get taller?

Are you his aunt or something?

He'd better not have grown taller in five days.

Heya!

Yo.

I-I'm sorry for all of
the trouble I've caused!

I mean, even if you stayed here,
you'd be worthless on your own.

Oh, shut up!

You guys don't need to keep reminding me!

I only said it once...

Tsukki! Did you get taller?

Look at you, acting like a big shot!

Shut up, Yamaguchi.

And you'd better not have forgotten
those Gungun Yogurts!

It sure was quiet for a couple of days...

Yeah.

Sorry, Tsukki! So hey, how
was the training camp?

Their fighting makes me feel at ease.

Haikyu!!

Congratulations
On Going to the Spring Volleyball Tournament,
Boys' Volleyball Team!

Episode 6: Enhancements

Let me help!

Thanks!

Right around here?

Yeah.

Yachi-san, what's that tape for?

We're splitting the net into nine parts.

This whole past week,
the team has been working on serves,

and Ukai-san wants them to confirm
where they want their serves to go.

Like, see what happens and where the
ball falls when they hit that location.



Nice hit!

Yes!

Talk about straightforward!

Damn it... He got it so easily.

Nishinoya-kun couldn't receive it.

Nishinoya's not great with overhands.

Then couldn't he have just
dug the ball like usual?

Jump floaters are hard to receive
because they're so unpredictable.

The best way to counter them

is to position yourself further forward
and catch the ball with an overhand pass.

There's a good chance
that we'll be facing

stronger opponents who can
use jump floaters.

It doesn't hurt to come up with
a few ways to counter those.

Great serve, Kinoshita.

Right?

So great.

I'm gonna stick to floaters.

I can do it, too...

Out.

Yamaguchi's really pumped, too.

I didn't hit it as hard as I wanted...

Is it going to be out?

There are times when Hinata
pulls off superhuman moves...

But what he just did now...

Actually seemed like he meant to do it.

Great job.

Apparently, it's supposed to snow tonight.

Ugh, seriously?

Hey, Kageyama.

What do you mean by I can "jump higher"?

Come hit some fours with me.

You guys are tired from the
training camps, aren't you?

No overworking yourselves.

J-Just a little bit, please?

Just a little.

Yes, sir!

Your jumps are always just "boing, boing."

Wait, what?

But amazing jumps...

Are like "bam."

Basically, your job is to scuttle around.

Don't say it like that!

So, like... You sorta jump on
a whim like "boing, boing."

This isn't anything new,
but he sucks at sound effects.

So far, they've been doing the trick

and I'm sure you're doing
your best during matches.

But...

I know that you can jump higher.

When you jump, where
do you put your weight?

Where?

My feet, right?

What part of your feet, you dumbass!

Well, I never really thought about it!

Really?! So you were just flying that high
without thinking about it, you nitwit?!

Wait, why am I getting yelled at?!

Huge and stable jumps give you more
freedom to react when you're in the air.

And when you make those jumps,

you hear the sound of your
feet kicking off the floor.

You think they'll keep it at "just a little"?

It looks like it'll start
snowing any moment now.

You actually believed their
"just a little," Daichi?

Shut up.

Wait. Where are Hinata and Kageyama?

They said they'd be done
in just a little bit.

It's impressive.

What is?

I can get feeling like you're raring
to go after going to a training camp,

but I'd prefer to take a
little break afterwards.

How much does that kid love volleyball?

But...

Am I the only one who thinks

that Kageyama's had a scowl on
his face ever since he came back?

One more time!

Yeah... It's amazing.

The height and positioning are perfect.

And he does it every single time.

He really is good.

Hey!

Your jump's drifting again!

Put all of your weight
on the ba*ls of your feet!

There's a huge difference when you're
actually thinking about that!

The ba*ls of my feet...

Concentrate on the momentum
of the lead up and then...

Jump!

Go home!

Nice k*ll!

Something wrong?

Oh, no. It just seems like

ever since he came back
from the training camp,

there are times where
Hinata gets super quiet.

I think...

That when Koganegawa was setting for you,
you were hitting at a higher spot.

I'm jumping like I'm supposed to, thanks.

Really? Maybe I just imagined it, then.

Kageyama.

Yes, sir?

I mean, I've technically heard
about how the camp went, but...

How was it really?

You know... Is something bothering you?

Nope.

I see.

What do you think "Goody Two-Shoes" means?

Huh. So someone said that to you?

Yes. Another setter at
the camp said that to me.

I shouldn't be surprised, but that camp
definitely must've had some hard hitters.

Nothing beats a set that's
easy for the spiker to hit.

That's what that geezer always told us.

I'm certain you're doing that,

so there's no reason for you to hesitate.

They should be here any minute.

Yeah.

Asahi-san, you're not
scared anymore, are you?

I couldn't ask for better opponents.

Not to mention, there's
something I want to test out.

Huh?

Miyagi Prefecture Karasuno High School

Date Tech

Haikyu!!

Haikyu!!

Thanks for having us!

Thanks!

I see they're as intimidating as ever...

No locking on.

Hinata!

Kogane!

Tsukki!

Thank you for coming today.

Congratulations on getting
into the Spring Tournament.

All our boys are pumped up today.

Thank you! We look forward
to playing you!

You'd better not hold back just
because it's a practice match.

Yes, sir! You got it!

I think...

That when Koganegawa was setting for you,
you were hitting at a higher spot.

Gather round!

Date Tech's blocking is definitely
the best in the prefecture,

probably even on a national level.

I heard they've gotten even better
since the Spring Tournament prelims.

We definitely don't have enough time
to get our blocking up to their level.

Listen up. Date Tech's blocking has gotten
even better in the last six months.

Get familiar with those walls.

That way you won't panic when you face
similar walls during nationals.

Right!

Date Tech
Team Captain
Second-Year WS
Futakuchi


Date Tech
Second-Year MB
Aone


Date Tech
Second-Year WS
Obara


Date Tech
First-Year S
Koganegawa


Date Tech
Second-Year WS
Onagawa


Date Tech
First-Year MB
Fukiage


Date Tech
First-Year Li
Sakunami


Date Tech

Karasuno
Team Captain
Third-Year WS
Sawamura


Karasuno
Third-Year WS
Azumane


Karasuno
Second-Year Li
Nishinoya


Karasuno
Second-Year WS
Tanaka


Karasuno
First-Year S
Kageyama


Karasuno
First-Year MB
Hinata


Karasuno
First-Year MB
Tsukishima


Let's play!

Date Tech Karasuno

Nishinoya!

Got it!

Whoa, Hinata's fast! Is that
the rumored ultra-fast quick?!

Bunch!

Read block!

Yikes...

Our fast back row attack usually gets
only one blocker, if any at all.

Not to mention, they even
used Hinata-kun as a decoy...

They pretty much had three blockers.

They all blocked! Talk about
lightning-fast reflexes!

Just like Tsukishima did during our
matches with Shiratorizawa...

Great blocks apply a lot of stress not only
to the spikers, but to the setters, too.

For Kageyama,

this might be a much harsher game
than the one against Shiratorizawa.

Date Tech Karasuno

All right!

We did it!

Taunt us, will you?

Yikes, a triple block...

I'm sure that Kageyama wanted to get through
that high triple block on the first try.

That brazen jerk.

Looks like he tried a little too hard...

Damn it... I was sure they
were going to follow Hinata.

Let's see... The way that Date Tech jumps
for their blocks... is read blocking.

That's when they jump after
seeing the set, right?

And their formation...

They use the bunch shift, right?

Yeah. Bunch as in "bunch up."

For bunch shifting,

the blockers bunch in the middle so they can move
wherever the opponents might attack,

and that they counter it with
as many people as possible.

Bunch Shift [Up]

But since they are bunched up in the middle,

it is harder to counter fast attacks
from either end of the court.

Up until now, we and most of
our opponents, have used a spread shift.

Spread means to "spread out,"

so in this formation, the blocker
spread out across the whole net.

Spread Shift [Out]

It's not the best formation for
fast attacks in the middle,

but it's be able to apply at least one
blocker to an attack anywhere on the court.

It sounds like the spread shift would
have a higher probability of success.

Because they're evenly spread out.

Evenly spread out, huh?

True.

But when read blockers are
experienced with bunch blocking,

they're pretty damn scary.

Daichi-san!

Gonna break through the middle!

Their goal is to always build multiple
walls anywhere along the net.

That's the bunch read blocking strategy.

Nice k*ll!

They managed to get a finger
on the very first one...

And there were
two blockers ready...

The pressure you feel when
you've got multiple blockers on you

is intense.

Nice k*ll!

Date Tech Karasuno

Give it all you've got!

Right.

Pantalons!

Got it!

I see that they're still insanely
fast at scooping up the ball...

Damn!

Date Tech's blocks are so damn cool!

They moved to the side so fast!

Not to mention, two of
them bunched up so fast.

Yeah!

Sorry about that.

It was a perfectly fine set.

Just now, I thought an attack
from the right was our best bet.

Setting aside if that was actually
the best decision or not...

The pressure I felt just now
definitely affected my actions.

Even if it was just a little.

Just now, Date Tech's block,

actually made me choose
anything but the middle.

Even watching as an amateur,
Date Tech's blocks are terrifying.

Blockers and setters continue battling
even before and after the attack.

It's a battle to see who can
apply the most pressure.

This is great.

Playing a strong team... feels so good.

Date Tech Karasuno

Obara!

Got it!

Kogane!

My bad!

That was an intense dump!

Left!

Azumane-san!

Looking good...

My bad!

One touch!

Huh...

I guess Karasuno does have a blocker.

Futakuchi-san!

Feint!

Rolling...

Thunder!

Nice, Nishinoya!

Nice receive!

Nishinoya-san!

You're in the way!

Huh?!

Episode 7: Return

Next time: "Return."