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you see, there is just /so much/ to unpack in the inarizaki match in terms of themes, plays, and character development which is why this match has solidified its position as my favorite in the series.
case in point: kageyama tobio in chapter 285
case in point: kageyama tobio in chapter 285
late into the third set, karasuno was clearly on the back foot considering inarizaki was on match point, yet we see kageyama playing calmly as if the match was not riding on the attacks he sets up.
the kageyama of the past would have tried to rise to the challenge all by himself by outsmarting his opponents or relying on speed. however, this was clearly not the case. he learned how to trust not only in his abilities but also in his teammates& #39;.
even better, there is this acceptance that once he sends that toss to his spiker, the power to convert that into a point is no longer his. there is a lot of weight in his admission that the most effective thing to do is no longer his decision to make.
to support my previous point, here we see him making that set, one that tanaka could use to pull off either a cut shot or a line shot—a display of the faith he puts in him.
of course, we also have to remember that this play was preceded by kageyama& #39;s refusal to give tanaka less sets. at this point he is, obviously, no longer just a tyrranical-king-turned-goody-two-shoes. this is a kageyama who believes in his spikers while actively challenging them.
interestingly enough, this chapter also features a page of oikawa watching a live stream of the match, so i wanted to explore the significance of oikawa& #39;s appearance in this specific moment and its relation to kageyama& #39;s development.
let& #39;s go back to that time kageyama asked oikawa about what he should do regarding the freak quick. here, oikawa emphasizes two things. first: was he giving hinata the set he likes? second: the one in control of the set is the spiker.
to be honest, i spent a lot of time thinking about this statement because at surface level, it contradicts oikawa& #39;s nature. his skill as a setter lies in his ability to maximize his spikers& #39; potential, but he does this not only by giving his spikers the best toss he has to offer.
oikawa is a setter who challenges the limits of his spikers. we saw this in how he forced kindaichi to hit the ball at a higher contact point. we saw this in how he whipped kunimi into shape by exploiting his lax nature. so why did he offer kageyama such a submissive advice?
this just a personal interpretation of the whole thing so you should take this with a grain of salt, but i think that what oikawa said isn& #39;t as simple as it seems to be. my take on this is that kageyama misinterpreted this somehow (hence, him becoming a "goody two-shoes").
let& #39;s focus on this bit of oikawa& #39;s little tirade. here, he says that kageyama sounds convinced that their freak quick is as good as it gets, which puts things into perspective. again, oikawa is the type of setter who makes sure he gives his spikers the best possible tosses +
+ but not before he has pushed them to their limits. not before he knows that the play they are working on is the best it could possibly be. i think this also ties well with what coach ukai also told kageyama during their practice match against date tech.
so i really think it& #39;s fitting that oikawa appears in the chapter right after kageyama& #39;s daring set. it wasn& #39;t just a simple moment depicting him watching his setter kouhai. oikawa played a big role in kageyama& #39;s development after all, and i suppose furudate wanted to remind us.
LMAO. this was just supposed to be like. one tweet. because i just wanted to cry about tanaka& #39;s line shot! but instead it turned into this while i was brushing my teeth :D
