stop sleeping on iwaizumi hajime
why is everyone sleeping on power couple iwaoi. if u do believe in power couple iwaoi then it’s bc u say oikawa is a rlly talented setter and iwaizumi is his ace. like no. have u SEEN iwaizumi hajime (27).
forget about iwaizumi hajime (27). let’s talk about iwaizumi hajime (17).
let’s get this straight off the bat he’s the love of my life. but he’s ALSO seijoh’s ace. seijoh. aoba johsai. a fucking powerhouse, and not just because of oikawa.
yes, oikawa is crazy good and he worked hard to achieve it!!! he deserves ALL of the talent he has, and then some. mans was determined, and we love him for it.
the main thing about his playstyle isn’t that he’s pinpoint focused on one player, kind of like hinata and kageyama’s quick, but he tries his best to bring ALL of his teammates styles into play. like with kunimi’s “laziness”. that’s why the whole “you should’ve come to shiratorizawa” thing is an insult to him, because shiratorizawa is a school that focuses on one star player (ushijima). this is also why tendou says he loves it when the players forget about him and focus on ushijima, so he can shut them down with his blocks.
so, yeah, oikawa’s playstyle is centered around his teammates. you know who’s a teammate of oikawa’s? iwaizumi.
iwaizumi, the ace of seijoh. he shown as a steady, stable player, with hella powerful spikes. in the second seijoh v. karasuno match (no spoilers here except the introduction of a player) it’s shown that mad dog is a spiker with raw, intense power. yet he still messes up a lot in the beginning, and so oikawa can’t always set to him. but iwaizumi is always there, always goes up for oikawa’s sets, and will always get it over.
let’s talk physical attributes.
everyone thinks ushijima wakatoshi is the best ace, the strongest, the most powerful. which, yeah, i get that. it’s mentioned several times that he is. let’s look at stats.
[Image ID: Ushijima Wakatoshi’s stats from the manga, listing his school, class, ranking, position, height, weight, brithday, favorite food, and current concern. His ability parameters are as follows: Power: 5/5 Speed: 3/5 Jumping: 4/5 Stamina: 5/5 Intelligence: 3/5 Technique: 3/5]
he’s a well rounded player, as you can clearly see.
now let’s look at iwaizumi:
[Image ID: Iwaizumi Hajime’s stats from the manga, listing his school, class, ranking, position, height, weight, brithday, favorite food, and current concern. His ability parameters are as follows: Power: 5/5 Speed: 4/5 Jumping: 4/5 Stamina: 4/5 Intelligence: 3/5 Technique: 3/5]
for easier reading, let’s make a table.
area // ushijima // iwaizumi
as you can see, iwaizumi and ushijima, who is considered to be the most powerful ace in japan, are more or less equal.
they’re equal in 4 out 6 categories. four out of six. and in one of those two categories in which they aren’t equal? iwaizumi has more of it. iwaizumi has more speed than ushijima. iwaizumi. ushijima has more stamina, iwaizumi has more speed, and in everything except that they are EQUAL.
the fact that iwaizumi hajime, ace of seijoh, is stronger that ushijima wakatoshi in one category and equal in almost all the rest is simply astounding.
and i definitely don’t need to talk about iwaizumi hajime (27). just look at him.
yeah. iwaizumi hajime. beautiful strong powerful love of my life athletic trainer of the japan national team, holy shit, oh my god.
it’s also shown in the second season how mad dog only listens to iwaizumi and not oikawa because iwaizumi beat him in arm wrestling and every other competition. several times. iwaizumi. beat kyoutani kentarou. makki’s current concern is how he can never beat iwaizumi at arm wrestling. i also saw somewhere on twitter, although i’m not sure about the reliability of the source, but furudate themselves said that iwaizumi hajime (35) could beat anyone including the members of the monster generation in a fight.
iwaizumi hajime (any age). that’s it send tweet.
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