I feel like it was more of a publicity thing where they were told to do some things because their media co-ordinatior thinks it'll be good for their image. I do like the idea that they are secretly weebs but it is kinda unlikely
lol they’ve already practiced that move for years. it just so happens ran and yuki were able to execute it when they were able to perfect the timing this time.
The thing is, imagine the amazing things the organizers have planned related to anime (read some news and articles that Goku was the mascot of the event and things like that) and they were canceled because of covid 😢 just imagine Goku doing a Kamehameah in the opening ceremony to light up the Olympic flame 🔥😂
The fact that they worked in an anime sequence to actually score a point in men’s volleyball is fucking EPIC! It literally is exactly the same. It warms my heart that humanity found a way to bond over anime.
you do realize they did this in the volleyball world cup 2019 without taking inspiration from the manga or anime (haikyuu season 4 came out in 2020 i think). also the way you say this is like volleyball itself is scripted 💀 not tryna hate but you sound exactly like all the cringe haikyuu fans
I’m genuinely surprised that Bleach wasn’t made reference to in 2020s Tokyo Olympics especially in events like fencing which use fake swords but swords nonetheless
If it makes you feel better, i think one of the traditional sword fighting competitions in Japan for the Olympics, the guy who won used the Rengoku esoteric art pose.
If the pandemic didn't happened, for sure Tokyo Olympics will showcase not just anime but also its Japanese pop culture as well. Overheard that Perfume was supposed to perform during the opening ceremony but it didn't happened.
0:22 That's not a one piece reference (probably). I think that the athlete was imitating the typical exultation of a famous Italian football player called Francesco Totti, the name of that move is called "ciuccio" (the suck).
