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kagehina in Kageyama's classroom during lunch with hinata trying to get tobio to practice tosses with him, while kageyama completely ignores him to write his volley journal, which makes hinata curious so he starts being nosey and starts asking tobio what do even write in this... at first hinata does it out of annoyance but later develops genuine interest,,,

so now they're both sitting side by side in their classroom, talking in hushed voices about tobio's observations since spring tournament

Jump then fall (fic rec)

Pairing: Hinata Shouyou/Kageyama Tobio

Tags: Fluff, pre-timeskip, feelings realization/development. feat. kageyama caring so much about him wtf.

Warnings: none.

Summary: “No—? What do you mean, no? Toss to me!” "No, dumbass.” Tobio is sure that he shouldn’t. Certain that the breaths Hinata takes are too labored, that the shake in his legs might floor him, that he’s overdone it—and he is determined to stop it now. OR: Tobio cares.

using ai to write fanfics is wild to me. do you know much it butchers character personality?? half the time the dialogues dont even feel real unless they're copy pasted from source. from what I've read, all tropes feel forced, the character says things out of compulsion rather than choice—nevermind the fact that character wont even say such a thing! and the chemistry between the characters is so... shallow.

i read a fic earlier today which was SUPPOSED to be kagehina... and cringed right that second because no. no that's ai. don't like it anymore.

its so frustrating!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

like pEOPLE! start writing ur own fics and realise how much more rewarding it is create something of your own rather than have ai do it for you in the wORST quality.

what's even the point of ai in freaking fanfics anyway?

I want the strenght to fight on my own! So…

I DEMAND THE BEST TOSS!

starting a new series that you’re looking forward to VS the comfort of revisiting your fav series is always something i have to battle with. there’s just too many things i want to watch and read…TOO MANY AMAZING SERIES THAT I ALREADY LOVE AND ONES I NEED TO DISCOVER!

haikyuu fandom dead af reblog if ur a true volleyballer

NOTICE: As more and more fanfic writers are using generative AI for their works (you uncreative dweebs), I hereby swear on everything I hold dear that I have not and will NEVER use generative AI in ANY of my written work. Everything I post will be organically and creatively my own.

Metaphysically speaking

Kageyama represents Furudate’s own love for the sport, and Hinata represents the people he hopes to inspire to play the sport by creating Haikyuu.

So its really poetic how it ends with Kageyama finally finding in Hinata the rival he always dreamed of. Because it means that Furudate finally touched someone’s heart enough that they’ll start to play volleyball too

Like his art has finally touched someone.

this illustration is all sorts of funny to me because pfft- diachi is having fun, look at that wide grin. tsukki does NOT WANT TO BE HERE. Noya is demanding a ride and so is tanaka. asahi is asahi bUT LOOK AT TOBIO 'i WILL NOT LOSE' as he grips onto the ball. so cute

time skip kagehina playing together and hinata's habit of calling for a toss has not changed the slightest... because of which there's fumbling on his side when he yells 'toss to me!' while ACTUALLY tossing to tobio, who spikes it... and then going 'i mean, I'll toss to you! Toss to you!' i really enjoy the idea that even during super difficult games at the olympics, they're bickering on the court about Hinata screaming 'toss! toss to me- NO I'LL TOSS TO YOU!' and Kageyama going, 'make up your mind, dumbass.'

(kageyama likes hinata's tosses. he won't admit it, because even if they're really good they're still 'shit in comparison to him'.)

When people ask what’s your favorite hq quote/line I’m sure they expect some philosophical saying like we aren’t limited to one way of being great or what will you become tomorrow but mine is ‘I’m here’ it’s life changing to me and Kageyama

But seriously tho “no one understands what is and is not important to you better than you do” resonates with me a lot, esp when it comes to my hobbies bc ppl are usually like it’s not that sEriOuS but it is to me

Oh Kazuyo San the wise man that you were

Someone pointed out the way Tobio clutched the vb so close to his heart when kazuyo told him that and I can’t stop thinking about it he’s so precious

Kageyama's backstory only being revealed near the very end of the series is really interesting from a meta perspective.

For reference, his chapter is 387 out of 402. That's 96% of the way in.

To contrast, other characters like Tsukishima and Yamaguchi's backstories are shown in Chapters 87-88.

Now, we do get the explanation for his "King of the Court" title in Chapter 6, at the start of the series, but we don't see how he got to that point, or why he started playing volleyball in the first place like Tsukishima's and Yamaguchi's stories show.

It creates this situation where, despite being the deuteragonist, the character our protagonist, Hinata, is practically glued to the entire series, we barely know anything about him.

We don't even know he has a sister until that point whereas other characters' siblings like Natsu, Saeko, Akiteru, Alisa have all made appearances way before then. Even Oikawa's sister, though we don't see her, we at least know she exists because of Takeru.

He's both closed off to us (the audience) as well as the other characters in the series, and this results in them finding him rude or disliking his character in general (see: the "Kageyama is abusive" discourse that somehow keeps popping up even now).

Chapter 387 takes place in 2018 and was published in 2020 so it takes him 6 years of in-universe time and 8 years of irl time to really open up.

And the catalyst for all of this is Hinata fulfilling his promise of beating him.

You see, another thing to note is that, whenever Hinata thinks of Kageyama, he's always looking at him from behind.

His internal image of him is someone who's always up ahead, someone he needs to catch up to, meaning Hinata can only see one side of him, he cannot see all of Kageyama until he catches up and passes him.

Which he finally does here.

In this shot Hinata is finally the one who's looking back at Kageyama. At this moment, Hinata (and by extension the audience) can see him for all he is, can see how he was just a lonely boy who's been waiting for someone to meet him where he is, to keep running alongside him and not quit the race.

Someone he doesn't have to go easy on. Someone who would actually tell him to hurry up instead of slow down for a change.

His someone better.

To me, the craziest thing about this panel isn't the extremely charged handshake, nor the intense eye contact, but rather the perspective.

Furudate is really good at toying with perspective to convey the story's motifs and themes. Here, thanks to the perspective, it looks like the net is above Hinata and Kageyama, when in fact it isn't that tall. In fact, I know it's right between them. But with the way this panel was drawn, it looks like they're facing each other with an unobstructed view.

The imagery here is clear: it doesn't matter that they're on opposite sides of the net now, there's nothing keeping them apart anymore. They stand on even ground, on equal footing, face to face.

Haikyuu!! Chapter 365

BE STILL MY HEART.

It’s already bad seeing Hinata at the end of the last chapter, but more so in this chapter, especially in the beginning. He looks so awful and so confused T_T

(everyone watching looks as confused as hinata, but nekoma, or at least kuroo, looks worried. supposedly being quick on the uptake, knowing something must be wrong T^T)

It’s made worse seeing Hinata trying to get up but failing, repeatedly, and he has no idea why.

By then, everyone starts to understand Hinata is not okay.

IT’S NOT JUST OVEREXERTION, HINATA IS SICK.

HOLY HELL, 39.1 DEGREES?? HOW THE HELL HE CAN BE PLAYING???

We are all Daichi, we see the signs but we do not put it together (at least i do, i do note how hinata didn’t rest, but he did eat. i didn’t remember that hinata always does things with gusto even off the court. again, i did not put it together). Kageyama puts it together, but only because he touches Hinata, and feels how abnormally hot he is.

(but more so is the implication that this has been set up by furudate-sensei)

BREAK MY HEART WILL YOU

HINATA……

ಥ﹏ಥ

(i’ve imagined hinata’s reaction but the reality is much, much more painful. oh my god. the expression on everyone’s faces doesn’t help. everyone’s blaming themselves)

Hinata looks so terrifying and yet… Takeda manages to put his feet down. It takes a whole lot of strength to do so. Takeda-sensei… ಥ﹏ಥ

Urgh, sensei always knows what to say…

It’s not just a lesson in moderation or restraint, but also a lesson in mindfulness. All this time, Hinata has been successful by throwing himself fully and recklessly. However, there will be a point it will not be enough. He has reached a point where it is not. He might have boundless determination, and it has carried him so far, but eventually, his body cannot keep up, thus the fever.

Being at a disadvantage due to his lack of height, Hinata cannot afford to do that any longer. He has to utilize the chances he has to the fullest, and he can only do that by maintaining peak condition. Hinata needs to learn to see beyond the current match, just like he learns to see the court whereas before he only followed the ball.

This. This is volleyball.

(and i think it’s not a coincidence that oikawa is also shown during takeda’s speech. he is one of the lesson of having pushed himself too much. on that note, he’s still watching all this time, while running lmao)

Bless you sensei. Both Takeda and Furudate.

PLEASE DO NOT BREAK MY HEART FURTHER

THAT TEARFUL APOLOGY

I cannot imagine how Hinata feels. Not only he feels the immense loss and frustration for not being able to stand on the court and play anymore, but also the guilt that for troubling his precious teammates whom he has been relying on and has been relying on him.

PLEASE DON’T CRY HINATA…. DON’T APOLOGIZE…

IT MAKES ME CRY TOO. PLEASE, PLEASE SOMEONE GIVE THIS SONSHINE A HUG.

*BLOWS NOSE INTO TISSUE*

Of course it’s Tanaka who picks himself up first. Our strong and reliable senpai, always does his best to support his kohai. Then, surprisingly, next it’s Tsukki, with his own brand of cheer. Noya with his positivity, and Narita with his steadiness, which makes me hope we’ll be seeing him proving himself in this match. But then, there’s Kinoshita and Ennoshita, the first who haven’t been so successful as pinch server and the latter who… likely won’t get his turn anytime soon, thus having difficulty finding the words for Hinata (now i am making myself more sad). Suga with his bright smile. Asahi who tries his best to be encouraging… Yamaguchi says nothing, but being the one who helps Hinata up first speak louder than any spoken support (yamaguchi was also the one who fretted over hinata when he was overheated in the baths before, these two are precious T^T).

Captain Daichi always knows what to say. But no better words can be said that his partner, his rival and his best friend.

Kageyama just knows what to say doesn’t he?

It’s a callback to their very first match and very first meeting… and the very first chapter of Haikyuu, when Hinata declare a challenge against Kageyama that he will stand on the court the longest, thinking they will remain as opponents. However, they find themselves not merely as teammates but also partners, the challenge should be rendered moot. And yet… it comes a time where Kageyama is without Hinata, that Kageyama stands on the court when Hinata doesn’t…

No one wants to see Hinata go, no more than Kageyama… and it appears, Hoshiumi. It’s heartening how much respect Hinata earned, but at the same time? Doesn’t it make things worse? Now Hinata feels like he’s also disappointed his opponents along with his teammates. 

That bow… A bow of gratitude… and parting?

(kenma is going? because the match is no longer interesting without hinata? or… to check up on hinata? i hope it’s the latter. i don’t quite understand bokuto’s remark? maybe he notices the same problem that takeda noticed? or it’s from a previous exchange he had with akaashi?)

It takes the foxes, the cats, and the seagulls to take Hinata out, and that’s with a fever. A monster, indeed.

The chapter title is Endings and Beginnings. The same title with the first chapter of Haikyuu, which also happens to be the same chapter where the particular exchange between Kageyama and Hinata is previously mentioned.

Then there’s the ending… the doors are shutting out the sun. Immediately a particular song comes into mind.

You are my sunshine, my only sunshine You make me happy when skies are gray You’ll never know dear, how much I love you Please don’t take my sunshine away

-Johnny Cash

The usage of the sun makes me think it’s intentional because it can have double-meaning. For Hinata, the sun stands for volleyball: the light in his life, the world he revolves around. But at the same, the sun can also stand for himself, who is no longer able to stand on the court, being shut out and away from the volleyball he loves.

At the same time, the way the chapter ends along with the chapter is titled makes it ominous. It’s as if we’ve reached the ending, a full circle is achieved (some also pointed out the number of title is 365, like the number of the days in a year, though it’s been more than a year since haikyuu started/kageyama and hinata met). Moreso that when I reread the first chapter, it is clearly seen where Hinata’s foundation comes from. His realization that he cannot do things on his own, that he cannot win alone.

Is this the end of Hinata, and by extension, Karasuno?

It might be a dramatic ending because it’s taken from Hinata’s perspective, who has lived and breathed volleyball, as such his reaction towards not being able to play will be naturally dramatic. He thinks he has lost his chance, forgetting that if Karasuno wins (and keeps winning?), he will have another chance on the court.

Regardless, the undeniable fact is that Kamomedai’s defense is broken thanks to the unpredictability that is Hinata. However, Kageyama is still on the court, and Karasuno with their creed makes them not short of attackers. Narita is unfamiliar, and Karasuno can take advantage of it. It’s going to be hard like Daichi said, but it’s not impossible. Karasuno might be going to be more fired up for Hinata, wanting to make it up for not noticing and to make sure they give him a chance to play alongside them until the very end. It can be said a test for Karasuno of how well they play without Hinata.

Still… I cannot remember the time when the team wins without their main character/protagonist. It’s up in the air now. All I know for certain that Furudate has a clear idea of how Haikyuu goes. Not only from this chapter but also from many, many chapters before, Sensei has tied every thread of story cleanly and neatly. Hinata’s fever doesn’t come out of nowhere, neither does his and many other characters’ growth and development, and most of all, it is always strongly grounded in reality, as such, we cannot easily dismiss the possibility of loss as it comes hand in hand with victory. I am willing to accept whatever the result so long we will see Hinata fight another day with his team (hoshiumi’s declaration makes me hopeful).

Furudate-sensei, I bow to you. This chapter is painful, but it is undeniably brilliant.

Haikyuu Locations - Aoba Johsai and Kitagawa Daiichi

Aoba Johsai literally means 'To the west of Aoba Castle'.

Aoba Castle, also known as Sendai Castle, was built in the Edo period by the famous warlord Date Masamune, for whom Date Tech was named after. It is located in the Aoba ward of Sendai.

Sadly, a lot of it was destroyed over time, but most of all during the American bombing of Sendai during WWII, which also killed over 1000 people. Though only ruins remain, it is a popular tourist site. To the north and east of the castle hill lies the Hirose river, a famous landmark (it is mentioned in the Aoba Castle Love Song you hear Coach Ukai singing when Takeda-sensei was watching him in the store).

Kitagawa means 'north of the river' (and Daiichi means 'first', it's a common naming system for schools in a district. There are definitely schools called Kitagawa Daini - second, and Daisan - third, such as Minami Daisan, where Kyoutani went.

Since graduating students tend to go to Seijoh for high school, the schools are probably located near each other, and as such, I'm going to tentatively locate the Kitagawa area to the north of the Hirose river.

Light blue for Aoba Johsai.

Dark blue for Kitagawa Daichi.

Next up... Shiratorizawa.