“Haikyuu!!” Season 3 Episode 3 just aired last weekend and has finally shone light and hope on Karasuno High’s depleting spirit as the team finally shattered through Shiratorizawa Academy’s iron offense.
The episode started off where Episode 2 ended when another one of Shiratorizawa’s power players came into light. “Haikyuu!!” Season 3 Episode 3 titled “Guess Monster” aptly refers to one of Shiratorizawa’s ace blocker, player no. 5, Satori Tendo. Apparently, Satori is skilled in making accurate guesses where opponents are to hit their ball hence making him block the hits perfectly and letting Shiratorizawa gain a point. Satori’s block are basically blocks used for scoring points as he uses his opponent’s spike against them and makes them his own points.
With Karasuno already having a difficult time dealing with Ushijima’s attacks, they had to deal with another obstacle of overcoming Satori’s blocks. Satori Tendo even warned them during the second match that he even said, “If you want to beat Wakatoshi-kin, you’re gonna have to beat me first.” Karasuno suffered through a series of fails as Satori continuously blocked their attempts to score.
Fortunately, Karasuno has Tsukishima who is as good as Satori in making accurate readings. Tsukishima was able to determine a way to beat Satori’s blocks by reading into them and applying the strategy to his team’s gameplay when he requested he is the one to time the team’s blocking. His strategy has proven to be of value and they were able to shake Shiratorizawa by regaining points and drawing the gap between the team’s scores closer.
When Karasuno has finally overcome Satori’s block, though always with a fight, they eventually focused on reapplying their “Total Defense” strategy to manipulate Ujishima’s spikes. In the later part of “Haikyuu!!” Season 3 Episode 3, “Total Defense” eventually is put into perfect play as libero Nishinoya flawlessly receives the ball from Ujishima, finally giving Karasuno a clean point.
“Haikyuu!!” Season 3 Episode 4 titled “The Halo Around The Moon” will air this Saturday.
