we don't need the memories

Sometimes, all I need is a good long chat about Hq with someone who loves hq so much. All of you hq fans where are you at 😭

love how karasuno's main characteristic is that theyre scrappy as fuck and hate losing. they dont wanna lose to their rivals and they dont wanna lose to their teammates. they grow into these people that choose to step up to the plate over and over bc they have teammates they trust to support them if they fail, and if they choose to stay back then they're only disappointing themselves. it's so great.

the thing about haikyuu is it’s a love story. but it’s everybody’s love story. it’s asahi saying, “when have my friends ever been a burden,” and kageyama saying, “with me you’re invincible,” and the neighborhood association laughing about him saying that and then putting hours and hours into teaching and supporting these kids who love the same sport they do, and it’s kenma saying, “thank you for getting me into volleyball,” and it’s hinata screaming with joy because his friend is having fun, and it’s tsukishima learning to give his all to something even if there’s more risk in actually caring, and it’s in kageyama and hinata counting and counting and counting their victories and defeats, and it’s in kita telling his team he’s proud of them, and it’s in kageyama saying he wished he could have gone further with this team, and it’s in shimizu stumbling through a simple good luck speech, and it’s in coach ukai reminding his kids to eat well, and it’s in. everything. i could pull a hundred more love stories from these characters but it’s just. it’s in everything.

we could go on and on for years about what haikyuu is truly about - passion, community, grit, the strength to carry on, the ability to face challenges, trusting people to have your back because they DO, hard work, perseverance, faith, rising to challenges, confidence, determination, we could go on forever. but it will never fail to be about impact an individual has on people they don't even know. takeda taking karasuno to where they are, daichi taking them to where they are, NEKOMATA taking them to where they are. hinata healing kageyama and kageyama bringing out the BEST in hinata. noya bringing out best in Asahi and being the best for asahi (and vice versa). nekoma and karasuno being rivals and TEACHERS. anime villain of all time helping his rival kohai get better with communication and team spirit. haikyuu captures the essence of human condition - connection and drive. undying love and motivation to get better. not for the sake of credit or merit but out of love and respect.