1, 6, 13, 16, & 19 for Haikyuu
1) what originally drew me to it - so this was within my first year of finding anime, I watched some friend recommendations and the popular introductory animes of 2015 among these was Free! I watched it and ended up wanting to see more anime like it. You know, sports anime. So I watched Kuroko no Basket, Yowamushi Pedal, Slam Dunk etc. And one that kept popping up when I looked for knb fanart was Haikyuu. I was hesitant to start it bc at the time I had a really bitter relationship with volleyball like it was a messy break up and it literally hurt me to watch volleyball and not participate, but I was running out of sports anime and told myself "I'll watch one episode and only one and then I can say it's bad and not have any lingering desire to watch it" suffice to say I actually cried watching the first episode because I could relate to Hinata wanting to play volleyball and it slipping from his fingers. The rest is, as they say, history
6) a character I'd hang up on my wall and admire like a work of art - so fuckin many, but I'm thinking of 5 right now (and since it's the only character question imma name them all, my post, my rules)
- Oikawa, yes he is pretty but what I truly admire about him is his character. He gave me strength and determination during my first year of college while studying physics. He's just a fantastic character showcasing the resilience and determination and ambition of humanity
- Iwazumi Hajime (27) Athletic Trainer, that's all, thank you
- Bokuto, hot owl man with funny himbo energy, also just his own complexities as a character?? Just? Mwah
- Akaashi, THE MOST ETHERAL PERSON IN HAIKYUU, I WILL FIGHT ANYONE WHO SAYS OTHERWISE, HAVE YOU SEEN THAT FANART OF HIM SURROUNDED IN PURPLE FLOWERS?
- Yahaba, he's my little meow meow. He's my angsty pretty boy second gen captain who gave his teammate a gay crisis during a match, who the future first years are terrified of, he is my internalized homophobic fella, he is my cream puff, he is my bastard, he is my child of the sun (from a fanfic), he is iconic
13) the noncannon pairing I find the most intriguing - you are basically asking me to choose a favorite child agshsjs it's bad enough that you have the high school version of ships and the post high school version of ships but okay ummm I think overall it's kagehina, bokuaka, asanoya, and kyouhaba- in that order. But under the post high school lense I want to see it all. Tsukiyama friendship reunion that turns into something more, Ushiten long distance boyfriend goals, Oihina fling, Makki/Mattsun 'can I stay at your place while I get my feet under me', Iwaoi jealousy and pining, Kenhina, Kuroken, Bokuroo, Yaku/Lev, Aran/Kita, and so much more that I just want to put under a microscope and fuckin study
16) scene/moment that makes me emotional every single time - just, any meaningful Kagehina scene: on the stairs in episode 1 when Hinata makes his vow, when Hinata says your sets are great to me and Kageyama looks shaken to his core that anyone would ever say that, their fight in season 2, the moment when what they've been training seperately clicks together, when Hinata crowns Kageyama in season 4, and just- incase you aren't aware of spoilers and for those unaware of spoilers who see this in various ship tags- the direct tie to the first episode, Kageyama's story, their reunion match and how they look at each other like true life long rivals, and the end how they are also true life long partners- God just, them
19) AU's you want to see - Timeskip aus thank you that's all agshsjd but with that I also have a great love for aus that keep the teams as a formalized groups. So, royalty aus where each team is a kingdom, or mafia aus where they are their own gang. It fills a specific niche in my brain
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