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S2E17: The Battle Without Willpower
"Sorry if I'm making things harder."
This week, em and rainbow cover season 2, episode 17 "The Battle Without Willpower" and discuss the most dramatic death in anime history, Ennoshita's role on the court, and the value in making the choice that's right for you.
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rainbow
00:09
hello everyone and welcome to fly a queer Haikyuu podcast. I'm rainbow, they she and I'm m. Today we're going to talk about season 2, episode 17 the battle without willpower
em
00:24
oh, it says willpower. Oh godfather, I just read the battle without will oh, I thought it was willpower.
00:29
Well, in this dub, or on the dvd at least, the title is the fight of the spineless which is more of a read, because I was gonna say this title already feels like a read and the spineless is even worse. But also I love that without the power part it could just be like the battle without Will. Will slept in, will missed this game Like Will's just some guy, just some dude. But no, this is a power. This is a power. This is a battle for the omegas, the betas, if you will, and we're going to get into it right now.
rainbow
01:03
Are they omegas or are they betas? That's two different genders, it's a mix.
em
01:10
Rainbow, will you count me down?
rainbow
Tres dos uno.
em
When Karasuno loses one of the pillars of their defense second year, Inoshida is put to the test. Can he fill the shoes left behind by Senpai? This episode of Haikyuu explores the idea of quitting. When is it okay to run away, and is it okay to change your mind and come back? Find out in this episode of Haikyuu. In a cinematic beginning of this episode, we have the Jozenji team back in their class lamenting the fact that they would still be playing if it wasn't for Karasuno and their number 10. And then, of course, like most NPCs, they argue over who who was cooler, Hinata or Kageyama.
rainbow
01:45
the answer is both of them yes, well, and I love Terushima laying face down on the desk and just clearly. Daichi made such an impression on him because he's like, not the captain. The captains wasn't one of the scary ones yes, they say he's like the foundation.
em
02:00
You don't notice? Daichi is every mother in the world.
rainbow
02:04
Yeah, honestly, and I think it's important to talk about that moment because you know Terushima as a captain, he's very blustery, he's very like we're going to go out there and have fun. But I'm sure internally he was dealing with some like I'm letting my team down, like this is all on me, I'm the one who's saying to go out and have fun. We're not having fun right now. You know, he was the one who kind of made the turn after. Well, Misaki was the one who pointed out that they need to be playing seriously and he was the one to accept it first and say we do need to be more serious.
02:34
And not to mention he was watching Daichi for their whole game and I think you know he was the one who really learned the value that Daichi brought, because he himself thought he was like boring and not worth mentioning in the beginning and I mean honestly, it's really making me understand more why people would ship Daichi and Terushima, outside of the fact that you know he's a captain and we ship Daichi with all the captains, but you know of, like the captains, I feel like Terushima and Kuro are two of the ones that really have more of a connection with Daichi other than just they're both captains.
em
03:06
Yeah, yeah, I agree, and I say this is a cinematic beginning because, as they are saying this, we cut back to Daichi, dead on the ground, everyone everyone completely silent staring. It is very dramatic, but of course Daichi is not actually dead and he doesn't have a concussion. But he lost a toother. He got hit really hard in the face by Tanaka's shoulder, we see. So yeah, we can see. Daichi's face is busted and he has to go to the infirmary. He's bleeding.
rainbow
03:35
And we also get a moment of Seijo up in the stands. We have Oikawa, just eyes absolutely glued to Karasuno's court, and he mentions that Daichi got hurt and he's explaining to Iwazami what happened.
em
03:47
Yes, and he really kind of lets us know how dire this is, because if they lose the match now, that's Daichi's last match and because he's talking about how Tanaka is pretty mentally tough. But when he's the reason Daichi is as he says breaks their leader, how will Tanaka deal with that? But also, Daichi is as he says, breaks their leader, how will Tanaka deal with that? But also Daichi, right before he leaves, I have to say he continues to be a really good captain. He assages Tanaka's guilt and is like well, look, that point got us into the 20s and they have like a three point lead. So even when his tooth is out, he's still being captain.
rainbow
04:24
His very square tooth. That was the thing I noticed most about that tooth was how freaking square it was About as square as Daichi's face. It looks like a cube. But yeah, tanaka is clearly riddled with guilt this entire episode about what happened, which I think makes so much sense for someone like Tanaka, like he's so blustery, he's so like he's such a big, tough guy, but but you know, like the moment he causes somebody pain, well, that all comes from emotions.
em
04:46
He's an emotional guy, he, I think he's a Pisces. And then another thing too right before Daichi leaves, he stops with Asahi and he's like you know, I'm leaving it to you and you can tell how serious he is and he really does trust in Asahi, kind of to be the one to pick up the slack while he's gone.
rainbow
05:05
Yeah, yeah, it's pretty, it's pretty sweet and it really does feel like Daichi is dying. Well, I feel like he is leaving the battlefield to go die in the medical tent.
em
05:14
I mean exactly I said these moments make the game feel much more like a battle.
05:18
They're like this is a volleyball game, everybody it's like it's going to be okay and it is gonna be okay, because poor stressed out Inoshita yes, he is the one, because Oikawa and Iwazumi are also kind of talking like, yeah, karasuno doesn't have a lot of players, who's gonna step up? How are they gonna handle this? And Inoshita really is the only one who can fill Daichi's shoes. For now, Ennoshita is nervous to take his place as he walks on the court, but the first year is seem unfazed. Kageyama immediately starts asking him about like oh, can I do this right away? And blah, blah, blah. And no one is surprised that Enoshita is the one to be the kind of stand-in captain.
rainbow
05:57
Yeah, suga notes that Enoshita is the guy to take Daichi's place, and I think Enoshita proves that immediately with what he says to Tanaka.
em
06:05
Yes, because Tanaka still feels bad and he apologizes to Inoshita. And this seems to kind of snap Inoshita out of his nerves and back into wrangling my second years mode. Yes, he says, with the help of Asahi. He assures Tanaka that really they're just glad that he isn't hurt as well. And Shimada on the sidelines is surprised. Enoshita seems timid at first glance but Psycho Nason confirms Enoshita is the Don of the second years. When he came over to study, you know, he was the one keeping them in line and we've seen that.
rainbow
06:34
Yeah, I think we even get like flashbacks to that, maybe when Suga is talking, where, like, he is the one who is mainly with TanaNoya, making them stop their shenanigans, and I just want to say I think Inoshita and Tanaka as a ship, I think this is where we really see that they have favorites.
em
06:49
Well, I agree, because I was thinking like Tanaka kind of brings out the captainess of Inoshita, like their dynamic kind of works, in a symbiotic way. Yeah, I want to talk about that more in the spoiler zone. Sure, they also note how Inoshita's influence has started to spread to the first years. Think about how he kind of humbled Kageyama that one time and all this. So he really is like he's certainly being groomed to be the captain next year.
rainbow
07:16
Yes, and we see Inoshita still a little bit nervous, you know when the game actually starts and he tries to receive the ball and it doesn't work out so well. Noia's like I'll expand my defense zone for you and Ennoshita in the dub at least, he says sorry if I'm making things harder and I just put oh, Ennoshita oh, I think in the sub he's just like I'm not at the skill level that Daichi is at, but I know that it does no good to run away.
07:44
Yes, yes, he does. And there's a moment because Enoshita, he does that scream where he's like come on, and Takeru from uh Wakkanon notices that and is like all right, and it's kind of like a moment of Enoshita recognizing him as like substitute captain. He's like, he's like all right, we're still captain versus captain here. Yes, he's like not bad substitute captain. He's like all right, we're still captain versus captain here. Yes, he's like not bad substitute captain. Yeah, exactly, and so then we go to the commercial break, right?
em
08:10
Yes, and I love this commercial break. It's our Kagehina one, and then it's the Asanoya one, where Asahi claps at Noya getting his receive, and I have a question Do we Ever see the NPCs in any of the commercial breaks?
rainbow
08:24
I feel like there might be one where it's like Tanaka. Yeah, I feel like they're in the background of one of them. Like a single one of them, please, where we see them.
em
08:32
Well, and so now, after the commercial break, we flash back to Ukai telling the second years to start thinking about who's going to be captain next year. And so we have all the second years walking home from practice and Noya, right off the bat, says Ennoshita is the obvious choice and then eats his ice cream in two bites. Yes, they make a point of that and Narita and Kish Kino-shita.
rainbow
08:53
Kino-shita.
em
08:54
The two NPCs agree, but Tanaka is not satisfied by this. He says that they should be putting their names in the ring too. But like the NPCs they are, they know their place. Like the NPCs they are, they know their place and they're like no, no, no, we're not interested.
rainbow
09:06
Well, I think it's interesting, and I don't know if they say this in the sub, but in the dub they say that the Libro can't be captain.
em
09:15
Oh yes, they say that as well. Noya can't by default and Tanaka, they think, would be an okay captain. But with the crazy first years they really need someone level headed to balance them out.
rainbow
09:26
Yeah, and specifically Kagehina with their wildness and Tsukishima with his bitchiness, yes yep, which I totally agree with them on that. This is another moment of Tanaka reminding his teammates to think more highly of themselves. He's like telling Kinoshita and Narita like, hey, don't take your names out of this. Like throw your hat in this ring too. He's definitely a number one hype man for sure, abso-fucking-lutely.
em
09:46
So Ennoshita feels like he can't be their leader because he ran away once.
rainbow
09:51
It's so fascinating because this is a flashback within a flashback. It is, it very much is, and we even get like another tiny mini flashback within the flashback, within the flashback.
em
10:01
Yeah, so we go back to the summer camp. The summer break before Grandpa Ukai coached for like a little, but his Spartan-like coaching scared off a lot of the first years. Two of them quit permanently and then Inoshita and our two NPCs took a break.
rainbow
10:16
Yeah, and to be clear, this is when Tananoya Inoshita and the other NPCs were first years.
em
10:21
Right, this is the year before. Yes, right, this is the year before. Yes, and I really like this episode is kind of special because it is about such a regular guy but it's about like you and me, and I feel like it's a very relatable episode because Ennoshita is sick of. You know, volleyball was something he did kind of just for fun, and now we've got Grandpa Sparta here and he's sweaty, it's hard, he's getting yelled at, so we start skipping and it's nice staying home in the AC reading manga and I absolutely would have skipped practice to hang out in the AC and not get yelled at.
rainbow
10:52
I don't like getting yelled at and I would not have enjoyed that.
em
10:55
Most kids would. Most kids are not Hinata and Kageyama, most kids are Inoshita. But what I love about this like there's no judgment in any of this. I mean Enoshita is judging himself but the show is not judging him because the days kind of go on and he misses, like he thinks about a moment where he did get a receive in and did well, and it's like this whole thing of doing hard things is rewarding sometimes yeah, well, I really love the visuals in this because it's Enoshita and we see him whiling away his time that he would have usually been in practice, like in his kitchen, like just sitting at his kitchen table.
11:28
This is so. It's so weird how he just like really specifically hangs out at his kitchen table. But that's fine.
rainbow
11:33
It's okay, it's all for the visual motifs, but he like, so he's like reading a book and then he like falls asleep and he wakes up and his hands are in like a position similar to when you receive a volleyball.
em
11:42
I didn't even clock that.
rainbow
11:43
Yes, and so then we go. This is then we get the flashback within the flashback, within the flashback, to a moment when he got a receive in and he felt great and he does like a fist in the air. And then, when we go back to him at the table, he has his head down but his fist is still up in the air.
11:58
I really loved that. I thought that was really cool animation we also get when he's in the, when he's skipping practice. We see Tanaka and Noya literally trying to drag him back. Yes, but he doesn't want to go, which is his right. But then he decides that, because of that memory of receiving the ball, I think he remembers like, even though it's hard and even though, like getting yelled at isn't fun, when you do succeed, that feeling is so good and is worth all of the effort.
em
12:27
Worth it to him, and that's another thing about the non-judgment I like is. He then again talks about those two other first years who quit. They seem perfectly happy with their decision. He says they're much livelier now. I guess it's different for everyone. So for Anosha, quitting really didn't make him truly happy. It was a break he might have needed, but he yearned for that ball, whereas the other two that was the right decision. So it's like there's no you know, morality attached to if you quit something because it's not for you, there's absolutely no shame in that and there's no shame in going back, even if you did decide to quit, because he goes back and they're all happy to see him.
rainbow
13:01
And I think it's interesting because he shows up and he's in his school uniform. He says I'm back, I want to practice again. And the captain whose name I can't remember, the third year captain who we haven't really met yet.
13:11
No we will meet him more in season four. Yeah, yeah, I think definitely in season four. But he says he's like well, don't show up in your school uniform then. And I think that's kind like judging Inoshida. I think that's him kind of saying like, if you're going to come back, like you need to like show that you want to come back and you need to go for it like change into your uniform, show up to practice.
em
13:33
That's true, but I think there was also another important takeaway here, because Daichi sees Inoshida and is right away like oh, come in. And then the third year captain is like change first. And he says to Daichi dealing with people is hard but you can't just be nice. And Daichi took that lesson and ran with it, by the way. But that is such an important thing about being a leader.
rainbow
13:50
Yeah the way we have the exact same note about that, about Daichi hearing that and being like I will be mean to Asahi when he needs it.
em
13:58
It's fair. As someone who has had to supervise people before, you can't just be Mr Nice Guy.
rainbow
14:02
No, you really have to lay down the law. Well, and that's the thing is that's where I think the difference between kindness and niceness shows, because, like you, can be kind while still being stern and still like laying down the law and still. Instead of being authoritarian you can be authoritative.
14:19
And so authoritative is where, like, you're not giving out like edicts, you're not like, you're not giving out like edicts, you're not like, you're not saying it's, it's my way or the highway, but you're, you're saying like, hey, these are the rules we need to follow, these are the things that we need to do, and you've got to do those.
em
14:32
it's a very it's like a fair but firm approach, like you're not going to walk all over me, but I'm not going to be a dick just to be a dick kind of thing absolutely, and I think Daichi exemplifies that perfectly. For sure, I also like we only get a glimpse of this third year captain, but he is so. He's another one where, like some of these character designs are giving dead inside 40 year old, and he is one of them Abso-freaking-lutely.
rainbow
14:54
So then this is where we leave the flashback within the flashback and we go back to the second years, talking at night and in no shit. I don't know if he says out loud or he just thinks to himself someone who quits isn't fit to lead the team out, or he just thinks to himself someone who quits isn't fit to lead the team.
em
15:08
Yeah, no, he's still very much beating himself up for running away in the first place, even though I think ultimately, what matters is he went back exactly, and I think that's what this match is showing, because then we go back to the match.
rainbow
15:17
We're no longer in any flashbacks.
em
15:19
Yes, and it's it's Yamaguchi's time to shine. He gets subbed in a little unexpectedly. I think you know Ukai is taking this chance. We're still at the end of the first set and we are a few points ahead. We're at like 23 to 20. So I think you know, with Daichi gone, you guys like you know what, let's keep this going, let's try a few things.
rainbow
15:35
So he puts in yamaguchi well, and I I would like to note so you guys, actually with Daichi at the medic, right, you're right, and we see before, like before he left, Ukai told Takeda hey, when Tsukishima comes up to serve, put yamaguchi in, yes, and so yamaguchi goes in, and then we get some good Tsukki yama stuff.
em
15:54
Tsukki gives some very logical advice of like there's really no need to be nervous. It's not like we are like we're in the lead, so even if you don't get it in, like no one's gonna be upset. People are like surprised that that obviously lead. So even if you don't get it in, like no one's gonna be upset. People are like surprised that that obviously, of course, works like a charm and cheers Yamaguchi right up. That would cheer me up too, though. Like sometimes the logic is comforting.
rainbow
16:15
Yeah, my note about this is Yamaguchi serve and Tsukishima has some encouraging question mark words for his best friend, but I know it does work. It's like they have their own language and I think because Yamaguchi understands Tsukishima and Tsukishima is never going to be like a Hinata type of like hype man, and so for Yamaguchi, he knows that what Tsukishima is saying is, first of all, he knows the intention, he knows it's meant to cheer him up, and I think that is half of it for Yamaguchi. Oh yeah, it's just that Tsukishima is trying to encourage him in the first place.
16:50
And then yeah what he's saying and he knows that Tsukishima looks at things so logically and he's like, okay, well, if Tsukishima is saying it's not a big deal, I believe him. Yeah, no, I totally has his own version of helping Yamaguchi get over his nerves, which is something I think we've seen before, where it's like if you see somebody else who's more nervous, that helps ease your own nerves. So Enoshita, I think, is pretending like I'm gonna throw up.
em
17:14
Yes, yeah, and Tanaka is like ah, enoshita knows how to calm people down.
rainbow
17:18
Yes, and then so, and this is only Yamaguchi's second time ever serving in an official match.
em
17:24
Yes, I got confused and thought that this was going to be the time he flubs it. But that was the first time where he flubbed it with Aoba Johsai. This time he goes for it and it just gets in.
rainbow
17:34
And he even flashes back because it hits the tape, which is what it did the first time. But instead of falling into Karasuno's court, it tips over and does land in Wakatoni's court. And they do get a point. And now they're at set point.
em
17:51
Yes. So he managed to get that point by the skin of his teeth and so when it's time for the next one, he ultimately plays it safe. He doesn't go for the jump float, he just does a normal one. And we have our crowd NPCs discussing like, oh, what just happened there, was that like a weird strategy? And the guy's like no, I think that he just kind of got scared and ran away, and that's exactly what happened.
rainbow
18:08
Well, and I don't know if they mentioned this in the sub, but in the dub the random guy who's talking about that mentions Yamaguchi flubbing his serve in the match against Seijo, Like this guy was there and saw it all.
em
18:22
The way all of these bitches seem to have every game cataloged in their fucking heads is so funny. To me it's amazing. so so he, he plays it safe and they're able to receive it, and they get it over, and yamaguchi is frozen in place. He can't make the receive, but Ennoshita does, and they are able to take the set, but ultimately, you, you know, yamaguchi's sin was again. We're running away. This is the battle of weak bitches, just kidding. But we have Ukai, who is now back, and he storms up and he goes Yamaguchi.
rainbow
18:58
Yes, I, yeah that part. The dub cannot touch that part. It's so great in the sub, I love it so much. And Yamaguchi is terrified of the yelling he's about to get.
em
19:10
And Ennoshita, the sub captain that he is, comes in and stands in front of Yamaguchi and is like he knows I think he knows better than anybody and Yamaguchi starts to tear up and Shimada really points out what is the big deal here. And it's because Yamaguchi's jump float is really his only weapon that's going to get him on the court along with the other rookies. If he runs away from that, he's got nothing he has nothing for the battle.
rainbow
19:36
Well, and he explains that the reason you know, even doing like doing a jump serve is is going to make the ball more powerful, and just doing his regular serve like that again makes it really easy to receive. We also have a very small Asa-Noya moment where when they're changing sides, asa he's rolling the bottle cart and Noya's next to him and he's like Asa, that was a really great back spike that you did, or something like that. Just a really cute moment of Noya hyping up his boyfriend.
em
20:10
They're always doing stuff in the background and then we have sukiyama in the foreground. After all, that just happens. Tsukki walks by and just hands him a towel and keeps walking, and Hinata watches this happen and then runs after Tsukki and is like aren't you? It's so cute, because he's like aren't you gonna say something to yamaguchi? He's like you should really. You know, when my volleyball boyfriend is mad, I yell in his face, shouldn't you do that?
rainbow
20:26
Even like the face that he makes is like I, because I think when he saw Tsukki approaching Yamaguchi he probably thought like oh, I can't wait to hear what he's gonna say to hype up his best friend, boyfriend. But then he, then he just hands him the towel and walks away. And he does that like eyes going white and round thing, where he's just like shocked, he's like what just happened.
em
20:51
But Yamaguchi clearly like that meant a lot to him. It's enough for him because once again he understands Tsukki and he knows the meaning behind the actions. I also love when he, when Hinata, says to Tsukki shouldn't you say something Suki's like, why don't you?
rainbow
20:57
he's such a bitch and we get Yamaguchi flashing back to what he said to Tsukki during the summer training camp of like what, what else do we have but pride? And he's saying like, oh, I said something like that to Tsukki, but do you think he? Maybe Yamaguchi feels like a hypocrite now?
em
21:12
yes, I think it's more clear in the manga. He like feels dumb now for saying that to Tsukki, when he couldn't even kind of live up to those words. Yeah, don't worry, yamaguchi it's okay to get scared. It's okay to get scared and run away. What's important is you come back, little baby that's right.
rainbow
21:28
And then we get a flash to outside of the Sendai gym and there's a clock on like a big, tall post and the post has a quote that reads the neighborhood circle nurtures the future of the young and and I'm that's probably just is a landmark there. One day when we go to sendai, japan, we'll see it. but it did kind of, I think, particularly with this being so much about yamaguchi and Shimada and like the neighborhood team who helps them out, I just I thought that was interesting that we see it in this episode and I do love that idea.
em
22:01
I love you know we're nurturing the future of the young I mean, collectivism is, of course, a huge ideal in the East, and it's also just one that we see come up again and again in Haikyuu with the senpais and the neighborhood team. As you said, it's not just the crazy talented rookies, it's the foundation of the third year that lets them do. You know the things they can do today, and all that stuff.
rainbow
22:21
But then we have a third year Daichi, the older one, who has to be taken off the court, and a younger one, Ennoshita, who has been nurtured by the rest of the team stepping into that place, and I just love it.
em
22:34
It's just good shit, all right. So we're getting close to the end of the episode, we get a glimpse of Ushijima, who must be like so I imagine he's like the Joker in the Dark Knight, or he must just be bored, because we see the score and it's like 20 something to 12. Obviously he's kicking everyone's ass. And then we see Seijo getting ready for the upcoming game and one of their team players says you know, shiratora Zao is about to wrap up, but the game between Karasuno and Wakunan is going to take a while.
23:01
And Oikawa points out that you know, this second set is going to be a lot tougher. Now they're going into it without Daichi, and the downside of having such a flashy receiver like Daichi is that his team is spoiled for a ball that always goes up in the air. So when that ball isn't going up in the air, it's going to be a whole other thing. And then we flash over to Karasuno. They're like about middle of the second set and 18 to 14 with them in behind. So you know they're starting to feel without their senpai there. We'll see how they do, but that's where the episode ends.
rainbow
23:32
Yeah, another cliffhanger Not quite as dire as the last episode See what I did there but yeah, still like we're kind of on the edge of our seat. What's going to happen? Are they going to make it? There's still two more seasons and a movie, so we'll have to see. Only time will tell. But yeah, that's it. That's all I have for the episode.
em
23:53
Well, manga versus anime, I don't have a lot, just one tiny thing. When Ukai is charging towards Yamaguchi, there's a small panel of Kagehina and Hinata. At first I thought he was like holding Kageyama back, but I think Hinata is pointing to him and Kageyama with like a question mark and I think he thinks you guys, he's like us. Is he coming to yell at us, kind of thing, because they're usually the ones getting in trouble, that's right, he's like hang on, we're the main characters but yeah, otherwise it was pretty one-to-one uh copy.
24:21
And now on to Rainbow, with the character spotlight none other than Inoshita Chikara, our substitute captain.
rainbow
24:30
Yes, of course, as usual, I have a quote from the wiki about his personality. He's usually quiet, reserved and can sometimes be seen with a gentle smile on his face, but he can also behave boldly towards the other second years. Inoshita is the only second year who's able to control Tanaka and Nishinoya. He has the ability to understand and relate to different people and has been noted to be a stabilizing presence for the underclassmen. Despite this, Inoshita lacks confidence in himself, mostly because of his lack of experience in matches. Inoshita is also smart and has never received a failing mark before. Well, isn't that nice? End quote. No, just kidding, that wasn't part of the quote. I can't imagine never having received a failing mark. So, yeah, that's his personality. I think we see a lot of that here in this episode. Oh, yeah.
25:15
And then, moving on to his name, meaning his family name, Enoshita means below destiny, Okay. And then his first name, Chikara, means power. And then his first name Chikara means power. And I have a piece of trivia that I got from the wiki and the source of it was the Haikyuu guidebook, and it says when asked about Inoshita's name, Furudate said I gave him his name with the image of succeeding greatly in the future. Oh, OK, Well, yeah, I thought that was very interesting. Moving on to his character sheet oh, okay, Well, yeah, I thought that was very interesting. Moving on to his character sheet, and I just want to note that in his little sketch he is holding like five volleyballs. He clearly had to go and pick up all of the volleyballs that got pulled out of the cart when Kagehina raced to get the balls put away. I think it just really shows his responsibility.
26:04
I think it just really shows his responsibility. Okay, so Inoshita Chikara is in Karasuno High School, class 2-4. His position is wingspiker, His height is 5'9" and I once again forgot to do a conversion, so you know, Google it.
em
26:19
He is a second year His birthday is December 6th, so he is a it's December 26th and he is a Capricorn and I'm so glad because I wanted to comment earlier that he is giving Earth sign friend amongst a bunch of fire signs, and I'm glad to know that that's accurate. Yeah, that feels right.
rainbow
26:37
His favorite food is Hoyasu sea pineapple in vinegared soy sauce. Sounds like a responsible meal. Sounds like it. God, I can't wait to go to japan and try all their food. I know um. His current worry is, even when he's feeling energetic, people still tell him he looks sleepy. Do you think?
em
26:55
he looks sleepy. I don't know if sleepy, he just looks so normal to me.
rainbow
26:58
I don't know well now I need him and yuki side by side to be the everyone thinks they're sleepy all the time yeah, yeah, really. Okay, onto his ability parameters His speed and his jumping are twos, and then everything else power, stamina, technique and intelligence, all threes. He's mid for now. For now, but as we know from his name, meaning he will greatly succeed in the future.
em
27:22
Anything else you want to say about Ennoshita? Ennoshita, we see great things for you, buddy Also, he looks very round like his head he is round, he's a round boy. All right for this week's who in Haikyuu scenario. It's something we made up again. Look at us. And because of the scene where Psycho says that Ennoshita is the dawn of the second years, I thought why don't we do a Mafia AU real quick Before we get into that? Rainbow has a learning corner, so take it away.
rainbow
27:50
Yeah. So I'm not going to pretend like I'm an expert on the Yakuza, but that is what's considered like the Japanese equivalent of the Mafia, and so I did want to. Kind of I looked up a chart and hopefully this is correct. The family boss is the Ayuban or Ayubun. So the family boss is the Oyabun, and then below that there are lieutenants the Wakagashira, which is the first lieutenant, and then the Shatigashira, which is the second lieutenant. There's also the Saikokoman, who is running the administration. There's the Shigin, which is the law advisor, and the kake, which does the accounts, and then below the lieutenants are the big brothers, the kayuda, and the little brothers, the shite.
em
28:35
Okay, I'm going to need you to keep that open.
rainbow
28:37
Yes, it is open and it is ready.
em
28:40
Yeah, no, that's interesting. I didn't realize how like official, it was. Well, it's Japan, and they love hierarchy, of course, and I'm sure there I know that there's like an equivalent, but I have a very loose understanding of the mafia. So we're going very for me, we're going very stereotypical here.
rainbow
28:56
And before we get into the characters, I do want to say I was reading on the Wikipedia page about Yakuza that it does very much mirror the senpai kohai relationships, which makes sense, because I think that we see that in business, we see that in school, we see that in sports.
em
29:09
It makes sense that we would see that in the mafia as well today we'll be covering Hinata, Kageyama, enoshita, yamaguchi Ukai Daichi suga oikawa Iwaizumi and Ushijima. Honestly, I really just wanted to talk about my Mafia. Au had canon, so here it is. I see Tanaka and Noya are like these scrappy guys and they find Hinata, who is an orphan boy, and they take him in and they meet Enoshita, the Don, who doesn't seem that impressive but he's deadly.
rainbow
29:39
Okay, I love that, All right. So who? Where do you think Hinata would fall? In a Mafia?
em
29:47
Well, so in this Mafia AU, they recently lost a lot of power in a big battle. They lost Daichi, asahi and Suga, so they really do need more muscle. And TanaNoya sees Hinata's athleticism and they bring him on as a potential asset to the team and I think he would be like a killer.
rainbow
30:02
Yeah, I do love that. I do love that there's like an art out there that's like Yakuza, boss Hinata and like Detective Kageyama. You know the art that I'm talking about. Yeah where Kageyama has, like, the gun in Hinata's face and he's grabbing it and his eyes are all intense. Anyway, love that, but yeah, I think so. In Yakuza, according to my little chart, I think he would be a shite a little brother.
em
30:26
Yeah, oh, absolutely. I also think Kageyama would be brought in as, like, a rogue sniper or an assassinator. I don't know if I'm straying away from mafia themes or not, but whatever.
rainbow
30:38
Sure, I love, you know, just general organized crime stuff, exactly. Yeah, I honestly I love the idea of Kageyama being the kake, the like accountant in the mafia. That would make sense too, but I like when he's a killer. Yeah, I do too. Well, I think he's too dumb to be an accountant. Actually, that's like Tsukki or something. Yeah, yeah, yeah so, or like Yamaguchi. I could see Yamaguchi because he's on this list too Doing the admin stuff. Yeah for sure, yeah, yeah, I think, with Daichi is alive, he's the oyabun and, you know, Ennoshita is maybe one of his lieutenants, who then rises up, which I'm not entirely sure how that works in the yakuza. I don't know if it's a like, because it does say that the yakuza, like, they become your family and they like replace like your family, and so, you know, I don't think it has to be a biological son. I'd imagine that the oyuban picks who will take over next, but that could be wrong. you know, feel free to do your own research.
em
31:33
If you already know, write us in and let us know I think oikawa would be the head of the rival gang and Iwaizumi would be his right hand man I fully, fully agree.
rainbow
31:42
yeah, I think that's right. I also, I don't know, I do like the idea of Uwaisame as the boss, as the mafioso and you know, and maybe Oikawa is like the head of his administration, who you think is just like a pencil pusher and you think that he doesn't have any, you think that he's not going to be like a crazy killer, but he can get in with the rest of them.
em
32:02
I like to think that Ushijima is mainly used for how intimidating he looks Like. I think he's security and muscle, but he's actually pretty pacifist. Yeah, I like that.
rainbow
32:12
I could see that.
em
32:13
And then Suga what do you think for Suga?
rainbow
32:16
I think Suga is definitely. I see him being like Shigin law advisor, I see him being in that kind of role. But again, and I think with all of these characters I think all of them, even the ones who do the more administrative stuff you think maybe they can't fight, but I think all of them can throw hands with the best of them. Anything else you want to add to your Mafia AU?
em
32:38
Well, you know it's going to add it to the other pile of WIPs that I'll never finish. There we go All right. So before we hit the spoiler zone and lose some of you, we are on Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr and Blue Sky at flyhqpod. That's F-L-Y-H-Q-P-O-D. You can also email us at flyhqpod, at F-L-Y-H-Q-P-O-D, at gmailcom. And now it is time for the spoiler zone. What do you got for us? Honestly, it doesn't even feel like a spoiler to say this, but I know Shido becomes captain next year.
rainbow
33:10
Yeah, it feels like they're definitely setting that up. I think it makes a lot of sense. Yeah, I think just like we know for sure that he becomes the captain that this is like a prophecy that we are seeing come to fruition.
33:20
And then, because you were talking about Tanaka and how, like you know, the other NPCs said Tanaka could be captain potentially, except he's a little too wild, but he does become vice captain and I think that's a great role for him. I think of like the way that Suga fills the vice captain role of being like he is good about keeping everybody's like emotions in line. He's good about offering encouragement, and I think Tanaka does that beautifully.
em
33:44
I forgot, he ends up being the vice captain yeah, he's the number two.
rainbow
33:48
Yeah, I think that makes sense and I think another reason why you can ship them together. You know all those, all those long nights. You know planning for practices and preparing for practice matches, and you know it's getting dark outside, okay, okay, so you can do a whole mafia au.
em
34:08
That's very true.
rainbow
34:08
That's very true yeah, and then I did want to say so when Daichi is taken off the court, there's a moment where Takeda has his hand on his shoulder and is telling him, like you really need to go to the the clinic and you need to get this checked out, and it it really reminded me of when Hinata gets his fever and he's sitting down and Takada is telling him and obviously it's a very different situation here, but it just felt very reminiscent of that, even like Takada's on the left and Hinata's on the right, Daichi's on the right, like it just reminded me of it.
em
34:41
Yeah, no, I thought the same thing. The way he kind of grabs Daichi's shoulders and brings him back to like this is the reality. It is very reminiscent of that. Yeah, Takeda's good in a crisis.
rainbow
34:51
Yeah, yeah, he is All right. Do we have anything else we want to say about this episode?
em
34:55
That was the Battle of the Betas, and, hey, we're going to get them next time and until then, enjoy your holidays, you guys, even though this is coming it's still gonna be holiday season enjoy your holiday seasons and, until next week, fly high.