Haikyuu!! 134

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Yachi: I wonder who Sugawara-san will be switching with.
left: Sugawara enters the fray!!!
(bottom):
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Haikyuu!! | Chapter 134: The Same | Furudate Haruichi

Shimada: So this is a calculated player substitution.
Saeko: Please use smaller words.
Taki: Oi, you're supposed to be a college student.
above box: ※ Current rotation
Box (top):
Azumane | Sawamura | Hinata (Nishinoya)
Tsukishima | Kageyama | Tanaka
Box (center): Net
Box (bottom):
Kindaichi | Iwaizumi | Oikawa
Kyotani | Hanamaki | Matsukawa (Watari)
Player: Make it count!!
Player: Bring it on!!

Taki: Player switches happen when things are going badly or someone's injured,
Taki: or in cases where you're putting in a pinch server or one-point blocker.*
Taki: The latter are calculated player substitutions.

below panel: ※ One-point blocker: tactic where a player who excels at blocking is put into the game temporarily.

[p002]

Iwa: Hrg!

Player: Nice kill, Iwaizumi!!
Crowd: Way to go, Hajime!!
Crowd: Push'em back, Hajime!!
Crowd: One more!!
Scoreboard: Aobajousai | Karasuno
Shimada: ...The last time they faced Seijou,

Shimada: they were driven into a corner and used a sort of last resort player substitution, but

Shimada: this time is probably a switch geared toward taking victory.

Shimada: Probably!!! Right?!!

[p003]

Player: Give'em a good one, Oikawa-san!!

sfx bubble: Bounce
white sfx: Tweeeet

(Oikawa): Ah, there we go.

(Oikawa): This serve toss
(Oikawa): has a good feeling to it.

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(Daichi): ...It's

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(Daichi): as if a slap to the face at full force
(Daichi): has brought me back to reality.

(Daichi): Neither side will give up this victory, and both have trained to that end. We're the same in that regard.
(Daichi): That goes without saying.

(Daichi): It's only natural
(Daichi): for the reality of that fact to be this terrifying.
Crowd: Way to go, Tooru!!
Crowd: Push'em back, Tooru!!
Crowd: One more!

sfx bubble: Bam
Scoreboard: Aobajousai | Karasuno
white sfx: Tweet

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Player: Hit'em with another one!!

Oikawa: Tch.

Ukai: Forwaaard!!

[p008]

Player: Nice one, Nishinoya!!
(Noya): Shit!! I steeled myself too much for that serve!

Voice: Left!!!
Shou: Tanaka-san!

Player: 3 blockers!!

[p009]

Player: Nice one, Tanaka!!
Ukai: ...Good.
Takeda: Phew...

Player: Bring it on!!
Scoreboard: Aobajousai | Karasuno
sfx bubble: Squeak
sfx bubble: Squeak
sfx bubble: Squeak

Taki: Ah.
Taki: Here we go.

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Taki: They're switching.
(Box):
IN #2 Sugawara
OUT #11 Tsukishima

Suga: Okay, we're gonna catch up!!
white sfx: Yeaaah!!

above box: ※ Current rotation
Box (top):
Sugawara (Nishinoya) | Azumane | Sawamura
Kageyama | Tanaka | Hinata
Box (center): Net
Box (bottom):
Kyotani | Kindaichi | Iwaizumi
Hanamaki | Matsukawa (Watari) | Oikawa
Player: Give'em a good one, Suga-san!!
Kin/Watari: Bring it on!!

(Suga): Coming in and serving all of a sudden really is nerve-wracking...
white sfx: Tweet
sfx bubble: Hoo...

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Maki: Kyotani!
sfx bubble: Bump

Taki: Nicely done!
Taki: Right in front of #16!
Shimada: And now,

Shimada: #16's got a late start to attack!!

[p012]

Suga: Hrg!

Shou: Nice receive!!
(Suga): It's back in the air! Thank god!

Player: Nice kill, Hinata!!
Shimada: AL-
Shimada/Taki: RIIIIGHT!!!

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Scoreboard: Aobajousai | Karasuno
Shimada: It's a break!!

Saeko: 3rd years sure are good at receives!
Shimada: Oh, I get it...
right of Saeko: Ooh.
Saeko: Hm?

Shimada: As volleyball uses a rotation system,
Shimada: usually, a player's position shifting from front row to back also changes his role, so
Box: Net
below diagram: Rotation shifts each time they gain control of the ball
Shimada: there are certain qualities associated with the rotation itself.
Shimada: For example...

Shimada: When Kageyama's in the back row and Hinata's in the front,
Shimada: it's likely Karasuno's strongest offensive rotation.
Box: Net
left, shaded: 3 front row spikers
left, bottom: Strongest decoy
(Box):
Sawamura | Hinata | Tanaka
Azumane | Nishinoya (Tsukishima) | Kageyama
below box: Setter in the back row

Shimada: Conversely,
Shimada: when Tsukishima, Kageyama and Azumane, who are all over 180cm, are in the front row, and Sawamura, who excels at defense, is in the back,
Shimada: it's their strongest defensive rotation.
Box: Net
left, shaded: Tall guys blocking
(Box):
Kageyama | Tsukishima | Azumane
Tanaka | Nishinoya (Hinata) | Sawamura
below box: Nishinoya and Sawamura on defense

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Shimada: So,
Shimada: when Tsukishima's serving, both their offense and defense are somewhere "in the middle."
Box: Net
left, shaded: 2 spikers in the front row
(Box):
Hinata | Tanaka | Kageyama
Sawamura | Azumane | Tsukishima (Nishinoya)
below box: Tsukishima's serve (Nishinoya is temporarily off-court)
Shimada: Tsukishima can't block from the back row, and his serves aren't that big on attack power, you see.

Shimada: It's very meaningful that they're actively stealing points with a rotation
Shimada: that had only been waiting it out until now.
Player: Hit'em with another one, Suga-san!!

Kyotani: Tch!

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(Mizo): Kyotani's a wing spiker, but he's the type to plunge headlong into a quick set...
(Mizo): Using his serve to constrain the movement of Kyotani's approach run...

(Mizo): Karasuno's #2 is really hitting into a bad spot...!

Player: Nice receive, Daichi-san!!
Daichi: Yesss!!

(Suga): ...Alright.

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(Kin): Kageyama moved back to attack?!!

(Kin): Karasuno essentially
(Kin): has 5 spikers?!

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Ukai: YESSSS!!!

Suga/Asahi/Daichi: YEAAAH!!!

Shou: N... nice kill...
Shou: Dammiiiit.
(small text): Kageyama's straight spike is good...!

Yachi: Woaaah!
Yachi: I think that was a two-setter setup just now?!
Saeko: Erg... another new term...
(Saeko):
Calculated
One-poin
Pinch ser
Two-sette

[p019]

Saeko: So it's a...

Saeko: Calculated one-point two-setter!!!

Saeko: ...right?!
Shimada: That's long.

Enno: Alright...!

Enno: One point away...!!
Scoreboard: Aobajousai | Karasuno
left: In hot pursuit!!!