That is basically exactly what happened, anon. I’m guessing that people who were crazy about Iwaoi, learned about those other two third years that tease Iwaoi occasionally, and said “oh look, the team pranksters!” and left it at that. Those people probably don’t know or care that Matsukawa suffers from self esteem issues because some dumb fuck told him he doesn’t look good in his uniform (they’re wrong, btw). They probably don’t care that Hanamaki is, aside from Iwaizumi, usually the first senior to reassure and boost his kouhai during a match.
There is also so much we can use to flesh out characters for Matsuhana. Matsukawa is super observant of the littlest things on the court, and is able to adjust his strategy to combat that, but the tall child is in the lowest class in his grade; the silly boy is probably lazy with his academics, oh my god, Mattsun. His favorite food is cheese-filled hamburger steak, and if I’m correct, that’s a food more commonly enjoyed by younger children; this boy is still childish at heart, oh god I’m crying.
Hanamaki is shown to be quite proficient at setting, which he does multiple times during the second match against Karasuno, along with being a very skilled receiver. This reveals that he’s a very well rounded player, but it also brings forward more questions about his character; Did he train extensively to learn how to set, or was he a setter before high school who got pushed aside in favor of Oikawa? Does this mean Hanamaki held a bit of resentment toward Oikawa in their first year? Not to mention, Hanamaki is shown to be a good senpai, he praises Kunimi on a nice hit, and if I’m not mistaken, is the only 3rd year to be shown praising Kunimi? (I may be wrong, I haven’t read the manga in a while, so the finer points are a bit fuzzy). And also, this boy’s favorite food is creampuffs, he’s crazy about them! In Let’s Haikyuu! Hanamakibecomes completely distracted during a match because Sugawara is holding a creampuff in his hand. He probably has aspirations to open his own bakery after college, considering the size of his sweet tooth.
As a matter of fact, Hanamaki and Matsukawa’s first lines in the anime are to calmly berate Iwaizumi and Oikawa for goofing off, in such a way that basically says “yep, same shit as always,” and for the remainder of the first season, they are both shown with neutral, slightly frowny faces. It’s not even until halfway through the second season that Hanamaki and Matsukawa show any sign of being jokesters.
And just as a reminder, these boys are 17, of course they’re going to goof off and be idiots occasionally. But the main thing to take away from this is that before the silliness, they are naturally quiet kids, who just happen to have two really good friends that make them feel comfortable enough to open up around.
Captain Buccaneer’s smirk and salute when Major General Olivier Armstrong rolls out of the elevator in a fucking tank is arguable one of the best scenes in Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
And one last thing. Before the year, I said – not me saying this, us saying – we’re not gonna be fucking suck this year! We’re the Stanley Cup Champions!
Luke Skywalker was despairing for longer than we may admit
it starts with Owen and Beru’s deaths, then Obi-Wan’s, then Biggs’s death. he’s nineteen when he signs up for a suicide mission readily, instinctively, without thinking twice. it just feels like what he’s meant to do.
in Empire Luke nearly gets himself killed and needs Han to risk his own life to save him. and then he manages to slow the Empire but can’t keep them from overrunning the Hoth base.
he tries to train his skills and his patience but neither progress very far. he has visions of becoming his most dreadful, most evil enemy. then he finds out his friends are in danger and runs off to save them, but it turns out to be a trap and he ends up maimed and confronted with a horrible, unbelievable truth
and he literally tries to kill himself. lets go and falls.
in RotJ he turns himself over to Vader and the Emperor out of fear that his friends will be in danger otherwise
he starts the movie watching Leia get captured and debased; Palp and Vader catch on that he’s got a sister and threaten to corrupt Leia as well and he absolutely loses it and nearly goes Dark before he realizes he’s trying to hack his own father to pieces with a saber.
once again, all Luke can do is make peace with his own end, and try not to lose his soul. he is helpless. the war is won as he’s screaming and twitching on the floor in horrendous agony. when he recovers, he finds his father – the father he thought he lost before he ever knew – back from some kind of death, and already dying a second time. there’s so much fatigue and pain layered into the victory. the movie doesn’t even end with the heroes returning to be honored by the galaxy. it’s just a celebration with a little group of allies on a remote planet, watched over by ghosts.
Luke was always going to need to face the fear that his very existence brought suffering and harm and death to everyone he loved. he was never a triumphant, confident champion. he was a young man growing up too fast from relentless loss. when it looked like his worst fears were coming true, he panicked. when his moment of panic brought those fears to fruition, and he crawled out of the wreckage surrounded by dead children he must have loved as if they were his own, he chose, as he did over and over, to surrender his will to live
it takes meeting a strange girl who believes in Luke the way Luke believed in Anakin — a myth, a source of strength and bravery — to tip the scales. he thinks, I’ll lose her the way I lost everyone else. I’m too dangerous. I hurt people I love. just like my father did. and this girl tells him, I believe in what you did for your father. I believe you brought him back, I believe he was saved, I believe anyone can be saved, or deserved to be given a chance.
even the man who hurts the people he loves
I love these metas and analyses that take young, pre-RotJ Luke way more seriously than fandom usually take him.
just moving along like everyone else 