nishi: Is that...
tana: Could that be...
tana: The Skytree?!
person: No, that's just a transmission tower.
shirt: Samurai of the East
neko-school,sign: Nekoma Metropolitan High School
both: Here we are, Tokyo!
azu: The scenery's not that different from Miyagi.
suga: Well, we're in the suburbs.
nishi: Walk faster!
kuro: Actually, hey...
kuro: Aren't we missing some people?
sawa: Actually...
nishi: This is how awesome...
tana: ...your senpais are!
suga: You both barely got over points...
suga: What? Hinata, you failed English?
But you were so confident...
tsuki: Apparently, he figured out right before time was up
tsuki: that he'd filled in all his answers off by one.
azu: Seriously?
azu: Sadly, the English teacher, Ono-sensei, won't let things like that slide.
yama: Yeah, Yachi-san was really shocked.
yachi: They're right... They're right!
sawa: And Kageyama failed modern lit...
enn: Apparently, there were a lot of reading comprehension questions this time around.
enn: But he'd concentrated on memorization when he studied.
azu: Wow, he got a perfect score on kanji. Dang...
suga: Well, don't be too discouraged.
suga: This won't be the only time we have away games...
kage: How are we gonna get to Tokyo?
kage: Should we run?
hina: Nah, we need bikes.
suga: They're totally planning on going.
tana: Hey, you two.
kuro: Huh?
kuro: So the power duo's taking some supplementary exams right now?
sawa: Yeah... But, well...
yama: Th...
yama: Th...
yama: There're two girls now!
yama: Now they've got a pretty one and a cute one!
yachi: A mohawk... Tokyo's intense.
tana: Do you see, Tora?
shirt ,shirt: Samurai of the East
tana: This is what Karasuno's true ability looks like.
yama: So bright!
kiyo: Let's go.
yachi: R-Right...
kuro: All right. When you're all ready, come to the gym.
kuro: The other guys are already there.
sawa: Yeah.
Team: Haikyu!!
title: Episode : "Center Ace"
ono: Well, well...
ono: You two look unusually serious.
tana: You guys only failed one test, right?
tana: Then you should be able to finish your supplementary exam in the morning.
tana: After that, I'll call your savior.
ono: Do your best!
saeko: Hey, failure boys.
van,van: Karasuno Cafeteria
sae: Get in.
hina: A-Are you Tanaka-san's older sister?
sae: Call me Saeko-nesan.
sae: I'll get you two to Tokyo in no time.
both: Saeko-nesan!
van ,sign: Karasuno Cafeteria
sae: All right, here we go!
hina: Yeah!
sign: However, the safety and comfort of the ride absolutely cannot be guaranteed.
tana: However, the safety and comfort of the ride absolutely cannot be guaranteed.
tana: Thank you for your understanding.
ukai: It's been a long time,
ukai: Nekomata-sensei.
neko: Glad you could come all this way.
take: Thank you so much for letting us participate in the group practices.
nekk: Not a problem. I'm looking forward to seeing
neko: just how much stronger they've grown.
karasu: Let's play!
all: Yeah!
kozume: Huh? Where's Shoyo?
yama: Apparently, he had a supplementary exam.
kozu: Oh...
yeller,sleeve: Ubugawa High Volleyball Club
bg: All right!
boo,shirt: Fukurodani
kuro: Once we're done with our warm ups,
kuro: we'll regroup and the teams will play each other in rotation.
sawa: Right.
kuro: The team who loses their set will do a penalty
kuro: a lap of diving drills around the court.
yachi: Diving?
kiyo: They're going to act like they're diving to receive a ball.
kiyo: They'll slide across the floor on their chests, with their arms stretched out in front of them.
kuro: Take a look at the match line-up over there.
suga: Hey, was that guy with Nekoma the last time
kuro: You should be up against Shinzen first.
suga: we had a practice match with them?
sawa: Got it.
azu: The one who's staring hard at us?
suga: Yeah.
azu: No... I don't think so.
saeko: Hey, stop sulking.
saeko: I can understand that you're in a hurry, but...
sae: There are some flowers you only see when you take detours.
hina: I don't really get it, but that's awesome!
sae: It means you should be thankful for your failing grade,
because now you get to ride with me.
sae: Whoops.
sae: So you like volleyball so much that you're that concerned about it.
hina: Yes!
sae: Why did you start playing volleyball, Shoyo?
hina: When I was in grade school, I saw the spring tournament on TV!
hina: It was right when Karasuno was playing, and...
volley-overlap,hina: I saw the Little Giant!
sae: You saw the Little Giant,
sae: or something?
sae: Ha, so I was right?
hina: Saeko-nesan, you know the Little Giant?
sae: I think I actually went to school with him.
hina: What?!
sae: But I never spoke to him.
sae: I might have known him better if he was the mischievous type and stood out.
hina: Were you like the sort of person who's friends with all the bad guys, Ne-san?
sae: Pretty much, yeah.
sa: But...
sae: I happened to catch one of their practice matches one time,
sae: than any of the scary-looking people I knew.
sae: But more than scary, he was intense.
hina: You mean the way he'd spike the ball?
sae: No...
sae: Maybe he wasn't feeling his best at the time,
but he was being switched out.
sign: Karasuno Yugama
sae: He's what you guys call an ace, right?
sae: The absolute pride and confidence of being the ace...
sae: You could see that rising up from his body.
sae: Actually, I almost fell for the guy.
sae: So when the ace is in action,
sae: everyone around him acts
like they aren't gonna let him do all the work.
kage: Ne-san, you know a lot about the Little Giant.
sae: Not really! I just happened to see some of his matches.
sae: You were awake, huh?
kage: Well, I was hungry.
sae: So you just follow your instincts.
kage: Yes.
ushi: ...we won't get weaker just because you watched us.
hina: The absolute pride and confidence of being the ace...
sae: All right, it's just a little farther.
sae: I'm flooring it!
sawa: # !
sign: Karasuno Fukurodani
aka: One!
enn: Nishinoya, nice receive!
ki: Left! Left!
azu: Damn it!
sign: Karasuno Fukurodani
take: As we suspected, they're very strong.
ukai: Yeah.
sawa: One lap of diving drills!
kara: Right!
ukai: It's not that we're not on top of it.
ukai: This is just what it means to be a team that competes in the nationals.
person: Nice serve!
koshi: Damn it, Tarako!
yachi: Their arms are gonna snap off!
kiyo: Everyone on that team is a very strong server.
yachi: The manager from Ubugawa mentioned that.
yachi: They put their all into their serves.
kiyo: Yeah...
kiyo: I think it's a bit harsh how they have to do a hundred serves at the end of their practices.
person: One more! Nice serve!
kiyo: Ubugawa High School's serves are its ultimate att*ck.
sign: Ubugawa High School (Kanagawa)
ukai: But once we're able to return that serve...
kojika: Bring it!
yachi: Whoa! They're all moving at once?!
koji: Too bad, I'm actually over here!
kkiyo: That was an amazing combo.
yachi: Th-There are people jumping up everywhere.
yachi: I can't tell who's going to hit it.
koji: Yeah!
kiyo: They are indeed the masters of using combos.
shi,sign: Shinzen High School (Saitama)
kiyo: Shinzen High School.
take: And then we have our destined rivals...
yama: Yaku-san!
ukai: Those are some excellent receives, as usual.
take: The school that's known to pick up the ball, connect,
take: and wait for the perfect chance to counterattack:
neko,sign: Nekoma High School (Tokyo)
take: Nekoma High School.
yaku: Two blockers!
ukai: And...
mokuba: Sorry, cover me!
aka: Got it!
bokuto: Akaashi!
take: Just like Ushiwaka,
aka: Bokuto-san!
he's one of the top five aces heading to the nationals.
yama: Tsukki!
neko: Damn it, Kenma! Don't run away!
ken: But my arms are gonna break off...
neko: They won't!
take: We're very thankful...
boku: All right! I'm so awesome!
boku: Hey, hey, hey!
take: A school whose powerful team is lead by a powerful ace to compete in the nationals:
sign: Fukurodani Academy (Tokyo)
take: Fukurodani Academy.
take: To be able to take on such amazing teams...
ukai: Yeah.
ukai: However, this is no time to be scared of how strong our opponents are.
ukai: We have to be on the same level as these guys.
sign: Karasuno Ubugawa
sawa: All right!
One lap of diving drills!
all: Right!
mob: How many times have they lost already?
mob: They're not exactly weak, just sorta... mediocre.
guy: Who are the first-years that Nekoma had such a hard time with?
guy: Maybe Nekoma was exaggerating.
kiyo: Calm down, Hitoka-chan. There, there.
kiyo: It's okay.
kiyo: If what Tanaka said was true, it shouldn't be much longer...
sae: Hey, they're still at it.
sae: We totally made it. Not bad at all.
nishi: Ne-san!
azu: Wait, that's your sister?
nishi: No, she's Ryu's sister.
suga: Now that you mention it, they do look alike.
tana: Glad they made it in one piece.
kuro: So the stars are showing up fashionably late?
kuro: How annoying.
eye: Haikyu!!
eye: Haikyu!!
koji: Nice serve!
tana: Nice receive!
moku: Hey, what was that?
karasuno: All right!
guy: So fast...
guy : I've never seen a quick att*ck like that.
koji: We're stopping the next one!
shinzen: Right!
sawa: Nice serve!
aka: Sorry! Cover me!
koji: Eikichi, I'm counting on you!
moku: Wow, nice serve! Not bad!
suga: Nice, Hinata!
koji: Eikichi! Stop their # !
sign: Shinzen Karasuno
chi: Damn it!
chi: I managed to tap it, but I couldn't control it.
koji: What the hell is up with their # and # 's quick att*ck?!
tana: Don't act all cool, you tardy test flunkers.
koji: One lap of diving drills!
shin: Right!
sawa: So in our ninth set, we finally got a win.
sawa: We finally don't have to do the diving drills.
nishi: I'm starving!
person: Nice serve!
tana: Looks like it's Ubugawa High versus Nekoma over there.
yama: Yaku-san, nice receive!
tana: Given the time, that might be the last game today.
nishi: Yeah.
hina: In the second half, they were able to keep up with that quick att*ck.
hina: Date Tech,
hina: Seijoh,
hina: and Inuoka from Nekoma.
hina: Apparently, that quick att*ck won't keep working on strong opponents after all.
inu: Yaku-san! Nice receive!
hina: Huh?
hina: Inuoka's on the sideline?
shiba: One blocker!
inu: Go, Lev!
nekoma: All right!
hina: A swing like a whip?
azu: Wow...
suga: That # ...
suga: At first glance, it's hard to tell because he's slouching,
suga: but he's pretty big. He might be over cm.
azu: His arms and legs are so long.
suga: Who the heck is he?
sign: Nekoma Ubugawa
neko: All right!
koji: Seriously, who the hell are
koji: that shrimpy middle blocker and setter from Karasuno?
person: They were completely toying with you.
koji: Shut up! Take a look at their quick att*ck up close!
koji: You wouldn't know what the heck was going on!
moku: Man, this year looks like it's gonna be interesting.
kuro: Good job!
all: Good job!
inu: Your quick was as amazing as ever, Shoyo.
hina: But at this rate, nothing's going to change.
hina: Nothing's changed since then.
hina: I came here to get stronger.
hina: Hey! Who the heck is that middle blocker?
kenma: Oh...
kenma: That's the first-year, Haiba Lev.
kema: He's half Russian and half Japanese.
hina: H-Half?! So cool!
hina: L-Le...
ken: Lev. What does it mean in Russian again? Tiger?
inu: It means lion! Yup, lion!
hina: He wasn't there last time, right?
ken: Yeah. Lev started volleyball in high school.
ken: When we went to Karasuno around Golden Week, he still hadn't played very much,
ken: and only the regular members went.
hina: He just started and he can play like that?!
ken: Yeah. And when we were paired together, it was really difficult.
ken: No matter how hard I tried, our timing was off.
ken: I'm used to it now, though.
hina: Huh...
inu: Kenma-san couldn't stop sighing.
hina: I guess there are times when even you can't read people, Kenma.
ken: Lev is just too special.
ken: Right now, he's mostly working with his innate physical abilities and instincts,
ken: and his height.
hina: Yeah, his height totally isn't fair!
I want some!
inu: He's been blessed with too much!
But I'm not gonna lose!
ken: Well, he's a powerful asset, honest, and not a bad guy.
ken: Though he's too honest at times.
ken: Oh, but his passing basics are still completely bad.
ken: He's worse than you, Shoyo.
His serves are worse than yours, too, Shoyo.
hina: Am I the the guideline of what's bad or not, Kenma?
yaku: Kenma's actually talking without being shy.
kenma: But you are bad.
kai: Yeah.
hina: Haiba... Haiba Lev, huh...
hina: Western-style names are so cool!
hina: R-Russian! A Russian greeting! Russian!
lev: Karasuno's # .
hina: Japanese?!
lev: Oh, sorry. I can't speak Russian.
lev: I was born and raised in Japan.
hina: I see! Hey, how tall are you?
I'm Hinata Shoyo, a first-year.
lev: It was centimeters the last time I checked.
lev: I'm Haiba Lev, a first-year.
hina: ! So cool!
lev: You're even smaller up close, Hinata.
hina: What'd you say?! Huh?!
mens,sign: Men's Bathroom
lev: S-Sorry! I didn't mean anything bad by it.
lev: But you have no problem jumping this high, do you?
lev: I saw that earlier in the match.
lev: But I can jump even higher than that.
mens,sign: Men's Bathroom
hina: Ow...
hina: Then I'll jump even higher! Past that, to the very top!
hina: Your spikes were really cool, since you didn't seem to care
hina: if there were blockers there or not.
lev: Yeah, well...
leev: I'm Nekoma's ace.
lev: But if I actually said that, Taketora-san would get really mad at me.
yama: Wha? You don't call a guy who can barely guard an ace!
hina: But you're a middle blocker like me, right?
Center, right?
hina: Aces are usually like the mohawk guy on your team, the wing spikers, right?
lev: Do position names have anything to do with it?
lev: The one who's able to score the most points is the ace, right?
lev: Simple as that.
lev: Well, see you tomorrow.
lev: I'll be the first one to stop your quick tomorrow, Hinata.
hina: "The one who's able to score the most points is the ace."
hina: With their own hands...
sign: Ubugawa Karasuno
hina: Bring it!
kara: All right!
person: Karasuno looks a lot calmer than they were during Golden Week.
person: Not to mention, they've got their # 's usual quick att*ck.
neko: Yeah. It does seem that they're much more stable overall.
neko: But are you content with that, Karasuno?
neko: You lost with the power you have right now, didn't you?
neko: That's why you came here.
neko: To become stronger, right?
ukai: All right! Our opponents still aren't able to counter you weird quick att*ck,
ukai: so keep on using it!
kage: Right.
hina: Right...
yachi: Need a towel?
tsuki: Oh, yeah.
yama: # !
yama: It went up! Kenma, cover!
kai: Left! Left!
lev: Give it to me!
lev: All right!
yama: Nice k*ll, Lev!
lev: Sorry for being rude.
lev: I overstepped my bounds.
ken: And I keep telling you not to worry about it.
ken: But if you're asking for a slide hit out of nowhere, I can't always keep up.
lev: So that's called a "slide hit"?!
That's so cool!
kage: So that was an unplanned slide hit?!
lev: Well, I was still able to do it.
lev: I'm Nekoma's ace.
hina: Center ace...
coach: Kenma! It's your turn to serve!
neko: We lost in the IH prelims.
neko: What do we need to choose to move forward?
neko: I'm not sure if it's the proper path,
lev: Kenma-san! One more! Nice serve!
but we've got new blood flowing through our veins.
neko: Does Karasuno want stability in order to achieve more power?
neko: Or is it...
evolution?
kuro: Lev's finally blending in with the team.
ken: Yeah, even though it's little by little.
lev: That's not true!
kuro: Oh? Do you feel like you're not quite there yet?
lev: I'm already an indispensable part of the team! The ace.
kuro: You're an ace at not understanding the position you play, maybe.
title: Episode : Greed
kuro: Next time on Haikyu!! "Greed."
02x04 - Center Ace
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Follows Shoyo Hinata, a boy determined to become a great volleyball player despite his small stature.
Follows Shoyo Hinata, a boy determined to become a great volleyball player despite his small stature.