Ran Takahashi fake spike

[pyral_]

for some reason japan always has the best plays against canada

[Esappx]

Cant watch a volleyball video without anime being mentioned

[isaacnewton]

Ran used to play libero when he was young, so I think he developed setting skills as it is necessary for that role that made him an all around player today. He is relatively tall but his receive is outstanding.

[vincebiagtan]

Haikyuu fans be like "OHHHH HE DID THE THING THAT THE TWINS DID!!!"

[MpHauzel_Kishibe]

If this was an anime this 5 second play would have lasted 3 episodes, with Takahashi having flashbacks to when he was just a kid thinking of this play

Edit: I made this comment as a joke, some of y'all taking this low effort comment too seriously

[piranha]

I watched this video frame-by-frame and in that first birds-eye-view shot the ball literally just despawns as soon as the spiker hits it lol

[dfloriza]

The panic on the defender's face at 0:12 when he realizes they're about to get dunked on

[sammartinez]

umm... are we just going to ignore the fact that the ball just disappeared in the first shot when he spiked?

[Life_sharing]

It's very nice to see him score after hooking a feint.

[e_shima]

He's such an amazing player. Japan's future star <3

[areebah]

i remember watching this live and freaking out on twitter last year HAHA good times

[lunarizon]

Haikyuu fans on their way to make a reference to the anime on literally any volleyball video

[ziggle]

The faces on the Canadian players as they realize what's happening in slo-mo is great

[hauani]

He is a real setter but like for real !😹

[russellrhyneolviga]

Akashi of furukudani like his fake spike for bokuto

[PeppySweetheart]

127 years and Volleyball players finally learned what a mixup is.👏

[calicocat]

Ran knew it was his and his respectable senpai irreplaceable moment

[purrfectionis]

I screamed so loud the first time i saw this on olympic

[メテオール]

This play is often imitated by junior high school and high school students in Japan.

[ohnowhy]

Even if I watched Haikyuu or not, I'll still enjoy appreciating/watching/playing volleyball.