Haikyu!! 3rd Season Episode 7: Obsession
Manga chapter 163-164
Canon/HIGH
OSHIMETER
9.4
75 Fans
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OSHIMETER
9.4
75 Fans
5
4
3
2
1
PacingVisualWritingEmo ImpactSoundtrack
READTHROUGH
QUICK TAKES
asuka_langley_181
you can really feel how tired everyone is in this fifth set and it makes every single point feel like a war
bede_354
Ugh, that out-of-bounds call against Karasuno just felt so wrong to me, I practically felt the air get sucked out of the room. Seeing them all look so utterly deflated as they switched sides, especially Hinata and Tanaka, made my stomach drop; you could tell it really shook their momentum.
sunlitsonata
The music in this episode is insane, and it makes the pressure of being down 9-5 feel so much more suffocating for the crows.
mallow_342
Tsukishima going down like that felt like a punch in the gut because he was finally starting to enjoy the game and now the defense is a mess without him there
hange_hero
tendou being an outcast who found his place in being the monster at the net makes him such a cool and creepy antagonist
simkray
ushijima is such a brick wall and that backstory with his dad explains why he is so obsessed with being the absolute best player
piccolo_protector
kiyoko holding sugas hands to calm him down was so funny and i lost it when she said she wasnt marrying him
sapphire_321
hinata telling tsukki they would buy him some time is such a massive moment for those two and i am sweating just watching them struggle
queen_beryl
That red stain on the court just smacked me right in the face, you know? It's like, I totally expected things to get wild, but seeing Tsukki laid out like that, I just immediately thought, "no way, not now, not when they need him most for those killer blocks!" I really need him back out there ASAP.
garou_gusher_121
tsukishima clenching his teeth in the hallway while he was bleeding just shows how much he finally cares about winning this match
tatsumaki_tornado
Ushijima's brief flashback with his father really resonated with me; it made his whole powerful aura feel less like arrogance and more like a deep-seated commitment, which is actually kind of moving. Seeing Karasuno struggle so much without Tsukishima in the game is tough, even with Narita stepping up, because Ushijima just feels inevitable. But then Akiteru's face when he realized how much his brother truly loves volleyball? That was a moment that made me genuinely emotional, thinking about how much he'd held back.
lugia_305
I actually felt bad for Tendo during that flashback. Kids are so mean and calling him a monster just because he plays different was rough. It makes his weird blocking style understandable
silentotaku
sugawara getting a spike in the final set was not something anyone expected and it was cool to see the third years leading the charge like that
green_318
the 15 point final set is giving me so much anxiety because every single mistake feels like it could cost karasuno the entire tournament and kageyama being benched is scary
lexaeus
that diving block from tendo at the end felt like such a gut punch because karasuno was trying so hard and he just shut them down with those instincts
kitto_katsu
Hinata telling Tsukishima to hurry back because they would buy him some time was a big moment, it really showed how much they trust each other now
hikari_horaki
watching tendo get called a monster as a kid explains so much about why he plays the way he does and you can tell he just wants to belong somewhere
schierke_the_witch_193
seeing sugawara shaking like that and then kiyoko just grabbing his hands to snap him out of it was so funny and sweet and he really needed that to focus
nanana_gamer
i am truly devastated about tsukishima's hand bleeding and him having to leave the court right when he was finally starting to enjoy the game and it feels so unfair
sailor_venus
ushijima having a dad who fought for him to stay left handed was such a soft moment for a guy who usually seems like a literal robot on the court
EPISODE CONTEXT
Sitting at episode 7 of 10, this is where Karasuno's battle against Shiratorizawa crosses into its final, most desperate phase—the fifth set begins after Karasuno clawed back in the fourth. 'Obsession' serves as the emotional pivot point of the season's back half, deepening the rivalry before 'An Annoying Guy' pushes the intensity even further toward the match's conclusion.
READTHROUGH
QUICK TAKES
asuka_langley_181
you can really feel how tired everyone is in this fifth set and it makes every single point feel like a war
bede_354
Ugh, that out-of-bounds call against Karasuno just felt so wrong to me, I practically felt the air get sucked out of the room. Seeing them all look so utterly deflated as they switched sides, especially Hinata and Tanaka, made my stomach drop; you could tell it really shook their momentum.
sunlitsonata
The music in this episode is insane, and it makes the pressure of being down 9-5 feel so much more suffocating for the crows.
mallow_342
Tsukishima going down like that felt like a punch in the gut because he was finally starting to enjoy the game and now the defense is a mess without him there
hange_hero
tendou being an outcast who found his place in being the monster at the net makes him such a cool and creepy antagonist
simkray
ushijima is such a brick wall and that backstory with his dad explains why he is so obsessed with being the absolute best player
piccolo_protector
kiyoko holding sugas hands to calm him down was so funny and i lost it when she said she wasnt marrying him
sapphire_321
hinata telling tsukki they would buy him some time is such a massive moment for those two and i am sweating just watching them struggle
queen_beryl
That red stain on the court just smacked me right in the face, you know? It's like, I totally expected things to get wild, but seeing Tsukki laid out like that, I just immediately thought, "no way, not now, not when they need him most for those killer blocks!" I really need him back out there ASAP.
garou_gusher_121
tsukishima clenching his teeth in the hallway while he was bleeding just shows how much he finally cares about winning this match
tatsumaki_tornado
Ushijima's brief flashback with his father really resonated with me; it made his whole powerful aura feel less like arrogance and more like a deep-seated commitment, which is actually kind of moving. Seeing Karasuno struggle so much without Tsukishima in the game is tough, even with Narita stepping up, because Ushijima just feels inevitable. But then Akiteru's face when he realized how much his brother truly loves volleyball? That was a moment that made me genuinely emotional, thinking about how much he'd held back.
lugia_305
I actually felt bad for Tendo during that flashback. Kids are so mean and calling him a monster just because he plays different was rough. It makes his weird blocking style understandable
silentotaku
sugawara getting a spike in the final set was not something anyone expected and it was cool to see the third years leading the charge like that
green_318
the 15 point final set is giving me so much anxiety because every single mistake feels like it could cost karasuno the entire tournament and kageyama being benched is scary
lexaeus
that diving block from tendo at the end felt like such a gut punch because karasuno was trying so hard and he just shut them down with those instincts
kitto_katsu
Hinata telling Tsukishima to hurry back because they would buy him some time was a big moment, it really showed how much they trust each other now
hikari_horaki
watching tendo get called a monster as a kid explains so much about why he plays the way he does and you can tell he just wants to belong somewhere
schierke_the_witch_193
seeing sugawara shaking like that and then kiyoko just grabbing his hands to snap him out of it was so funny and sweet and he really needed that to focus
nanana_gamer
i am truly devastated about tsukishima's hand bleeding and him having to leave the court right when he was finally starting to enjoy the game and it feels so unfair
sailor_venus
ushijima having a dad who fought for him to stay left handed was such a soft moment for a guy who usually seems like a literal robot on the court
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