The reason the girl says now she really knows for sure that she got got her heart broken, is because Tanaka told her the night before that his heart belonged to someone else. Initially after hearing that she was going to take her teammates advice and still continue pursuing Tanaka hoping that he'd fall in love with her, but after seeing his resolve during this set she was reminded of how earnest Tanaka's always been since he was a kid. So now she understands that since Tanaka told her he's in love with someone else that his emotions will not budge no matter how much she tries. So now she's 100% sure her heart was really broken

I love how Bokuto has so much empathy for Tanaka that he actually feels his pain.

Tanaka's "I'm not the best at anything, sometimes I feel like I'm just average" speech is one of my favourite moments in Haikyuu, it's just so absurdly real and emotional and it's something I relate to at such a deep level it almost makes me cry. I know exactly how Tanaka feels, I feel like that myself a lot, and Tanaka sets me an example and gives me a goal to strive for, and it's just one of the many reasons I love Haikyuu with everything I've got

Fun Fact: Nishida of japan team's favorite player is Tanaka, and place tanaka as on his haikyuu's starting players along with wakatoshi and great king.

When Tanaka was getting aimed by Oikawa and missing a lot of digs in season 1 Hinata wasn't sure of what should have said to him, because Tanaka always cheers up his teammates and so he wanted to help him out. This time Hinata did not lose a single second to cheer him up. Is a very important scene.

Hey Coach! A fun little detail, but when Nishinoya took the ball from Tanaka it's b/c the team/Coach Ukai had already established a game plan that Nishinoya would be the one to receive any and all of Atsumu's serves if and when he is available to get it, and the others would know to back off and let him do that. And the reason why Tanaka thought he was lame was b/c he got so caught up in his head that he forgot that game plan (kinda can't blame the guy for it tho lol). It's a little detail that's in the manga that's strangely omitted from the anime, so it sometimes leads ppl to misunderstand that Nishinoya did Tanaka dirty. Tanaka is definitely one of those guys I can picture myself being friends with though!

This is probably my personal favourite moment in the Haikyuu anime so far. While Tsukki and other character moments were epic breakthroughs, Tanaka isn't hyper talented like Kageyama or an athletic freak like Hinata. His moment is an inspiration to all us who struggle with inadequacies. Whenever I feel down on myself and look at this scene it uplifts me in such a deep way.

Tanaka's would be girlfriend's name is Kanoka. She's the ace of her school. Her school is the #1 seed and favorite to win nationals because they just recently won the last major tournament, the inter high, about 4 month ago. They are from the same prefecture as Karasuno so they are the female representatives for that area. They are basically the female version of Shiratorizawa because they have made it to nationals for the last 3 straight years

"My average self, do you have time to look down?" Such a great quote

The fact that he's been subtly working on that sharp cross since the halfway through season 2, and to see him finally pull it off in such a huge moment made me so happy.

1. His back was an inspiration to his teammates

One of my favorite thing about this Arc is the 2 blue guys on side

"We really need Haikyuu with a girls' team" - gonna dream about that forever ;A;

The guy in the audience is one of the players from the snake team that played Nekoma for the spot in Nationals. The lady i think is his gf, so kind of cute that it reminded Coach of his wife

Tanaka's practicing that cut shot since he saw Bokuto doing it in camp way back in season 2 <3

So many of us can relate to Tanaka. Very few of us are special or talented, the majority is average by social standards. Having constant faith in you, a strong mental state, and determination to take put in the constant effort is what makes Tanaka special. The old saying "when you're down the only way is to stand and look up" works so well with this character. The Japanese sweets look really good.👍 I am amazed at the variety of treats in the package. When you have green tea, to balance the bitterness a sweet treat (wagashi) is offered with the tea. In Japan, the package is to be ripped not popped open because the ripping is easier for children and elders, and not so much force is needed. So next time, rip away with confidence those sweets packagings😂

One of my favorite episodes of all time. I always think "Hey average me, do you have time to be looking down like this? Just because you're average it doesn't give you the excuse to not try hard". Tanaka is one of my favorite characters what a straight up g.

Coach, the Green-haired K-Pop watching at the stands was actually the one that Nekoma Beats on the OVA Land vs. Air. (Also, he's accompanied by his GF who also watched their game and finally understood why Green haired guy was so dedicated to the sport)

Tanka's friend who is a girl ( didn't want to say girl friend ) says that Tanka has always been honest and straight forward and the night before he told her he had his heart set on another. She knows that if Tanaka liked her he would straight up say it like he does with Shimizu. She realizes again on the spot that he doesn't have feelings for her hence the heartbreak.