Haikyu!! 3rd Season Episode 8: An Annoying Guy
Manga chapter 165-166
Canon/HIGH
OSHIMETER
10.0
72 Fans
5
4
3
2
1
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Haikyu!! 3rd Season Episode 8: An Annoying Guy
Manga chapter 165-166
Canon/HIGH
OSHIMETER
10.0
72 Fans
5
4
3
2
1
PacingVisualWritingEmo ImpactSoundtrack
READTHROUGH
EPISODE REVIEWS
suzaku_kururugi_172
shinobu_sting_130
takerofsouls321
I felt so much stress during that whole deuce and seeing Karasuno scramble for every single ball made the tension almost too much to handle. Ushijima looking at Hinata as a personal obstacle instead of just a random kid shows how much respect he has actually earned. That flashback for the old coach also explains so much about why he hates their style
gojo_gaze
I really screamed when Tsukishima showed up at the end with his hand all taped up. He finally cares about the game and it makes me so happy to see him running back to the court
atticus_358
Yamaguchi coming in and nailing those serves to tie the score was incredible to see. Watching him grow into a reliable pinch server is such a huge win for the team
edward_wong_178
kamina_the_man
Saeko Tanaka leading the cheering section to drown out the Shiratorizawa crowd was such a power move. The atmosphere shifted the second she started yelling and it gave the boys the energy they needed to keep fighting
minato_maelstrom_95
Hinata taking that ball to the face just to stay in the game was everything. It is so good to see him getting under the skin of the stoic ace
benimaru_blaze_152
ami_mizuno
nabooru_268
kygerten
Ushijima calling Hinata annoying is the biggest compliment he could ever give, especially after how much he looked down on him at the start of the match.
gisell_ghoul_485
Kageyama doing pushups on the sideline because he was so desperate to get back into the match was such a great scene and you could see how focused he was when he finally swapped in
yamamoto_yakuza_465
simon_the_digger_185
The deuce is terrifying and you can see the sweat on everyone as they keep diving for those impossible balls from Ushijima
katy_362
palla_palla
My breath caught when I saw Tsukishima running back with his hand all bandaged up and I can just feel how much he wants to stop Ushijima now
popthatcorn14
calyrex
I screamed when Yamaguchi walked up for that serve because seeing him tie the score after being so nervous in season one makes me so proud of how far my boy has come
grey_ghost_143
The way they showed Washijo's backstory really changed things. You see him as a bitter old guy but then you realize he's just projecting his own past failures onto Hinata because he couldn't handle not being tall. It makes the match feel like a war between two different ways of playing and it's so much deeper now.
EPISODE CONTEXT
Coming off episode 7's crucial shakeup where Sugawara subbed in for a spent Kageyama, this episode plunges deeper into the fifth set with both squads running on fumes and sheer determination. As the penultimate stretch before the final two episodes, it functions as the last major escalation—raising the emotional and competitive stakes to their absolute peak. Everything here feeds directly into 'The Volleyball Idiots,' where this grueling Karasuno-Shiratorizawa battle reaches its conclusion.
READTHROUGH
EPISODE REVIEWS
suzaku_kururugi_172
shinobu_sting_130
takerofsouls321
I felt so much stress during that whole deuce and seeing Karasuno scramble for every single ball made the tension almost too much to handle. Ushijima looking at Hinata as a personal obstacle instead of just a random kid shows how much respect he has actually earned. That flashback for the old coach also explains so much about why he hates their style
gojo_gaze
I really screamed when Tsukishima showed up at the end with his hand all taped up. He finally cares about the game and it makes me so happy to see him running back to the court
atticus_358
Yamaguchi coming in and nailing those serves to tie the score was incredible to see. Watching him grow into a reliable pinch server is such a huge win for the team
edward_wong_178
kamina_the_man
Saeko Tanaka leading the cheering section to drown out the Shiratorizawa crowd was such a power move. The atmosphere shifted the second she started yelling and it gave the boys the energy they needed to keep fighting
minato_maelstrom_95
Hinata taking that ball to the face just to stay in the game was everything. It is so good to see him getting under the skin of the stoic ace
benimaru_blaze_152
ami_mizuno
nabooru_268
kygerten
Ushijima calling Hinata annoying is the biggest compliment he could ever give, especially after how much he looked down on him at the start of the match.
gisell_ghoul_485
Kageyama doing pushups on the sideline because he was so desperate to get back into the match was such a great scene and you could see how focused he was when he finally swapped in
yamamoto_yakuza_465
simon_the_digger_185
The deuce is terrifying and you can see the sweat on everyone as they keep diving for those impossible balls from Ushijima
katy_362
palla_palla
My breath caught when I saw Tsukishima running back with his hand all bandaged up and I can just feel how much he wants to stop Ushijima now
popthatcorn14
calyrex
I screamed when Yamaguchi walked up for that serve because seeing him tie the score after being so nervous in season one makes me so proud of how far my boy has come
grey_ghost_143
The way they showed Washijo's backstory really changed things. You see him as a bitter old guy but then you realize he's just projecting his own past failures onto Hinata because he couldn't handle not being tall. It makes the match feel like a war between two different ways of playing and it's so much deeper now.
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