Shelterbelt, Teradomari, Niigata, 2023 防砂林, 寺泊, 新潟, 2023

Kazuki & Echigo & Teradomari Pack

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I LOVE HIM ALREADY!!

Bonus: He learned 

This took a while because I had to re-read the whole match, because this ask forced me to reconsider my life and my choices. So, congratulations anon, and thank you for inspiring this meta out of me.

Hmm… okay. There is no easy way to answer this, but I am going to preface it by saying that even at the beginning, or rather, even before we knew which team Karasuno is going to face in their first round, it is a given that they will win. 

And I really, really don’t want to be the person who has to say this, but essentially, especially in the narrative point of view, they will win because it’s the most logical course to take. It’s the most logical thing that should happen to move the story forward. 

Tsubakihara just happened to be the ‘it’ team. 

Now, just because I said that, doesn’t mean that I am disregarding the feats Karasuno has done. Nor Tsubakihara for that matter. If anything, they actually rattled me, because they were actually able to match Karasuno on equal footing. 

I mean, if we are to examine the team of Tsubakihara, they still have their third years: one who I consider as an excellent well-rounder (Maruyama, anyone???), a solid, crafty captain (and setter) (dear Echigo, my heart), and a reliable ace (Teramadori is such a blessing). Their libero isn’t someone to scoff at either, and the middle blockers are able to somehow keep up with Hinata and his quicks. And don’t get me started about Himekawa. AND GOD, THEIR MENTAL FORTITUDE IS JUST… UGH. (I MEAN, THEY LOST A SET BECAUSE OF A SERVICE ERROR AND STILL HAD THE LEISURE TO LAUGH ABOUT IT?! Talk about will of steel.)

Basically, Tsubakihara is such a well balanced team. And there’s a point that they actually got me scared for Karasuno, because their thirst for winning is just as much.Their main motivation for wanting to win is that they basically don’t want a repeat of their experience last year. They really are here to win it. They refused to give up until the very end. 

They aren’t exactly a foil, but actually a strong parallel to Karasuno. If anything, Maruyama, Echigo, and Teramadori, mirror Daichi, Suga, and Asahi.

And I think that is the whole point of the match. 

I mean, the leaps and bounds Kageyama, Hinata, and even Tsukishima had done, as well as Tanaka and NIshinoya’s golden moments are equally important. But it’s safe to say that this match was the venue for the Karasuno third years. I said this before, but I’ll say this again. While Kageyama is not wrong about saying that this is a ‘checkpoint’, Sugawara explained it best when he thinks that this is ‘the moment; their moment’, and that it has come, and they wouldn’t let this slip easily from their fingers. 

It can also be connected to some recurring themes during this match: luck and chances. And how both of these things played out. Now, I am not saying that Karasuno or Tsubakihara relied on luck (there is a meta I have read that talked about this… I will link it when I find it), because Karasuno proved their mettle and really showed what they’re capable of, but I think we should also look at how both teams utilized the ‘lucky breaks’ and ‘chances’ that were given to them as opportunities to score, and actually evolve during the match.

Anyway… I honestly can’t give a reason ‘why’ Tsubakihara lost, but I know for sure is that being ‘less prepared’ is definitely not one of them. (It’s the opposite in fact, because they were crazy prepared.) I just think that it’s an interplay of different factors and circumstances and at the end of it all, Karasuno, especially the third years, were able to gain more momentum, than their Tsubakihara counterparts. 

hes beauty 

hes grace 

i love him so much 

Shelterbelt, Teradomari, Niigata, 2023 防砂林, 寺泊, 新潟, 2023