Absolutely and his will to fight for his place in the team! He were frightened of his strong will to stand on that court and maybe he saw himself in Suga and knows how much it took Suga to admit that and still have the will to fight. He saw the fire in Sugas eyes still burning imo.
Yeah I love how Suga framed it. He was basically saying "I want more chances to be on the court, and the more we win the more chances I'll have even if I'm not the starter. So pick the best team to win and I'll keep working hard for the chances I get."
I signed up to cheer for 1 team in a sport ... not adopt 96 children with their own interesting development and backstories all connected by their love of volleyball... yet here I am.
@Caiman Araújo Autism is a spectrum. Which means two autistic people may show completely different kinds of behaviors but they're both still autistic. Not many people know this yet I've seen many people claim that A or B person isn't autistic just because they happen to know one autistic person.
Btw about the location, they're at a cabin nearby school. I think it's because they have teammates like Hinata who lives far away. So that they can focus and immediately go to practice instead of worrying how to get to the school gym everyday, even on weekends. Maybe to build up that chemistry too, like a team building but with practice, by sleeping, eating and bathing together
It happens often in sports manga (probably in real life school clubs too ^^). They make use of holidays (like the golden week) to practice from morning until evening. That is why they have a sleep over, not because some of them live far, or because they have to build camaraderie and such (although of course eating and sleeping in the same place make them personally closer to each other).
@@to.ri.3 It definitely depends on the club. I was part of a 'circle' at the Japanese University I was in exchange at (a bit more lenient than proper bukatsu in Japan). It was a circle that organized social events for the international and japanese students to mingle,and we went on two camps. The first one was in April (the start of the school year) and was definitely a kind of mixer camp, where the senpai in the circle got to know us new people. The one in the summer was more serious, and while there was still playing and having fun (like a kimodameshi (test of courage)), that camp was also where we planned activities for the rest of the year. I think, for sports clubs, the focus is probably very much on training and practice matches, but I do think that building relationships and teamwork is an important factor for why they do training camps.
@@michellepehrsondupont3756 OAO that sounds so much fun. Well, I've never been to Japan and my main reference about their culture is the manga/anime. It's nice to know about real experiences like this ^^
Wait, you don't do that in america? I was in the choir at school and we also spend a long weekend at some jouth hostel to "train" :-) I'm german though, so ist don't know how These Things are done elsewhere
@@FiveOClockTea I'm from Southeast Asia, in our school, before the pandemic happened, we had team building events where, for one whole day the club would just hang out, practice but it's not mandatory. The main purpose is just to make this group of people a circle of friends. Tho I think it's just in our school's system since I went to another school and they focused more on academics and grades rather than clubs and socialization (that's why I have many friends that are introverts)
When Ukai talks about "the team that connects wins", he means "the team that keeps the ball in play wins". "Connect" is used to mean "keep the string of passes and hits connected/unbroken." Ultimately the thing that matters at the end of the day is keeping the ball in play. It's interesting that Ukai says this here, because Nekoma showcases this same philosophy towards volleyball when taken to the extreme.
Yeps, Nekoma's whole philosophy as a team is to always ALWAYS connect the ball. They're a very grindy type of team; willing to lose a set (on bo3's) just to see how their opponent plays or just to add stress and fatigue.
Is it the usage of the word "connect" in the translation that is a little off the point? Because as far as I understand it, the word "connect" in the whole manga (and anime) always means "keep the ball in play" and never "be a cohesive team", or any other connotation. It's always about solid receive/passing, and not about teamwork. Although, of course teamwork is also a major theme in the series ^^/
@@to.ri.3 The literal translation is the word "connect", but in JP Volleyball it seems like it literally means physically connect with the ball with your hand/arm/body. Just get a hand on it to keep it in play. From what I read on a JP volleyball site, I can't see any nuance behind it. just: defense defense defense. receive is ichi ban! but yeah, that word is directly translatable yet still feels off.
@@to.ri.3 Yeah, I would say that directly replacing "tsunagu" with "connect" isn't the best possible translation. It is very easy for the full meaning of a sentence to get lost when you directly replace words like they did in this instance.
I never realized how well this show goes out of its way to illustrate proper techniques. It is great to have coach point out the little details, allowing us to appreciate how good this show actually is.
Yeah the animation team on the first three seasons really put in the effort to follow proper techniques and make them look believable. And the animation director takahiro chiba really put it all together. Without him on the new season they had to change the designs. Although they still stay true to volleyball techniques on the new season it just doesn't feel right sometimes
@@kamiko8021 thank you for talking about this since I had watched her newer season and wondered why it had changed so much. The designs are closer to the manga’s designs I think, but it just feels so strange now XD
Coach Donny, Kiyoko Shimizu is the "hot girl" at 7:45, she's manager of the Karasuno High volleyball club. :) Tanaka and Nishinoya are like her fanboys that's why they kinda look like zombies when Suga told them that Shimizu won't be staying there 😂
Several people in Karasuno is referred to by either their given (first) name or the family (last) name. All people calls her (just)Shimizu or (-san) or (-senpai) except Tanaka and Noya who calls her Kiyoko(-san), her given name which normally japanse people never do unless family and/or lovers and such. Btw Asahi is his given name and Azumane is is family name. Daichi is given name and Sawamura is famiy name. The only two seniors all juniors call by their given names (except Kagyama and Tsukishima).
"If you're gonna have mohawk and all this crazy hair you'd better be dang good" 😂😂 damn I love the sarcastic jokes he always makes especially when he says it with such normal expession which makes it not sound sarcastic at all😂
The creepy scene was a bonus in manga. The author, Furudate Haruichi, drew a few horror mangas before releasing Haikyuu! As for chemistry. One of the OST tracks is called Chemical Reaction :)
And that is my favorite OST of Haikyuu! (Besides the one that's literally called Haikyuu and it'd marvelous too) It's so full of emotions and promised fated encounters, the chemical reaction that Takeda-sensei talked about when the team started to build up. Compositors think of everything 💜
Coach Donny: “I love how the author gives the individuals a chance to evolve as people.” Me: Well Coach, you’re in for a hell of a treat because the best thing about Haikyu, is the author makes you fall in love with every team and every individual. The worst thing about Haikyu, is the author makes you call in love with every team and every individual. 😭 I also want to note that the author also writes horror stores and is a huge fan of horror, hence why that one scene was creepy.
It's maybe cool to notice that when Hinata met Kenma the first time, Hinata behaved like a typical "village" kid and Kenma like a "city" kid. Kenma grew up in big city Tokyo, so you don't try to engage with strangers so much, especially those introverted in nature - which he is. That's why he was looking at his phone so much, making minimal eye contact when he talks. Hinata, growing up in small remote places where everyone knew each other, feels comfortable enough to talk to anyone. You see that especially when Kenma doesn't give too much response about why he's there (usually an incentive for people to get bored and see themselves out), Hinata jumps down next to him and asks if what he's playing is fun, engaging more. In the end I think Kenma likes this special openness that Hinata has. Of course, definitely not saying that all kids growing up in such and such places are always like that. Just noticing the trend in these two. I feel it's much harder to bump into a Hinata-type in a metropolis than a Kenma-type.
@@Thejpbros8 can't recall the exact ones but: when Kageyama said that Nishinoya is small. Hinata's comment about Kageyama then. The another one not creepy but sweet: when Tanaka builds a time machine. The story of pudding head and first Kuroo's reaction to it.
@@marikothecheetah9342 actually we don't know if furadate is a man or a woman he/she hasn't revealed his/her face and haruichi could be a woman's name to the community is split on furadate's secret identity
@@A--lex why are you telling me the obvious thing? Internationally Furudate is referred to as he. But yes, may be a woman, too. You really aren't telling me anything new.
The line "don’t believe in yourself, believe in the me that believes in you" is a reference to the anime that defines "over the top" Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann but is still undisputed for motivational use Side note; you mentioned how you write better than you speak but once you’re in your element talking about volleyball or fitness as opposed to directly talking to us the audience, you flow naturally. You‘ll become much smoother in your presentation by the time you get to this point in season 2 at this rate. Haikyuu! uses "connect" in 2 ways at once most times: connect ball passes & connect on a inter personal level with your team members. You’ll see it more in Nekoma‘s games.
You know coach is really knowledgeable in volleyball when he's able to predict stuffs that are literally canon both in anime and manga. And I couldn't agree more with how u described Nekoma and Karasuno's match. After all the games I've seen and read in Haikyuu, Nekoma vs. Karasuno will always be my fave. There's something sooo brilliant on how they're matched up especially considering how Karasuno specializes in offense while Nekoma in defense. Truly archrival material!
7:26 Kiyoko's(the manager's) full name is *Kiyoko Shimizu* (Kiyoko as first name and Shimizu being her maiden surname) Since Tanaka and Noya are...um...very dedicated to Kiyoko they call her by her first name, she never tried to correct them so I think she doesn't mind. All the other guys I think are not as comfortable as Noya and Tanaka to call a girl by their first name so they call her by her last name Shimizu Same with Asahi and Daichi, Asahi's full name is Asahi Azumane, Kageyama and Tsukki (maybe Yamaguchi too) calls him Azumane out of respect. Hinata, I think he's just going with how Asahi is normally called by the other members. Daichi's full name is Daichi Sawamura, you might hear his last name often by strangers or side characters. For the team he's usually called Captain(by the first years) and simply Daichi(by second and third years, except for Kiyoko, I think she calls everyone by their last name, as a girl, she keeps her distance with the guys)
@@henriquegalindo9659 YSSSSSSSSS exactly what I'm thinking. It kinda reminds me of Shiratorizawa and Aoba johsai too. That's exactly what iwa-chan is trying to say.
Even if coach sounds a bit awkward I still enjoy listening and watching because he is not pretentious. You can tell his stories, laughs and excitement are genuine. To be honest I’ve rewatched haikyuu a dozen times already and by now the excitement already dwindled but rewatching it with coach gets me hyped again 😁
One of my favorite parts of this episode and entire first season is Ukai to Suga moment. Ukai few scenes before that told Takeda how when he was in his 3rd year he was benched for a younger more talented player, and only thing he mentions about it that "he was angry and frustrated" that he was not playing Now contrast that with Suga Sugawara is in his 3rd year and was just benched for a younger more talented player, instead sulking about it he goes to the Coach and says "put the one of us that will get the team the win" and puts his frustration into getting better himself and helping the team in any way he can. On and off the court. Ukai wanted to play no matter what, Suga wants the team to win even if it means he wont be playing. And I think the "I underestimated him" is the moment when Ukai realized all of this and he was not talking about Suga's abilities, but his mentality.
I think Tanaka and Nishinoya were so excited that they have a training camp with Kyoko, who is their manager, and they thought that she is also staying in the inn. Sugawara then informed them, that she isn't staying there. (Shimizu is Kyoko's last name) and yeah that's why they were lying on the floor because they were so disappointed. But the sight of the beautiful Kyoko gave them the strenght to stand up again. 😂😂 I hope you can understand my explanation.
I would just like to let you know that Kenma wasn’t trying to be rude He just has a very shy personality Actually later on he develops an odd respect for Hinata as he is so enamoured be Hinata’s determination in the court
I like how you talked about teams beating better teams even though they don't have any stand-out players because of chemistry, and moments later Nekoma was described exactly like that by the team they won against. Rewatching this show with your insights really make me appreciate it more because of all of the tiny details I completely missed. Also your editing is getting a lot better, this video was very smooth.
The Karasuno team was still in Miyagi prefecture (where they always are), they just stayed together for training camp close to the gym, I think. Nekoma, the team from Tokyo, traveled to Miyagi for the practice match. That's why Kenma said he's from out of town!
Yep, the microphone is better and records sides, the only issue is the image and the sound are mirrowed and feels a little bit odd. When he's on he left side of the microphone, you can hear him in the right ear... Maybe should he switch/mirror sides on the sound or image? (I vote for the sound)
I've been waiting for Nekoma to be introduced. Kenma is one of my favorite characters of all time. I really wish the whole manga gets animated so he can react to the Nationals Arc.
I like the way you talk! As Haikyuu characters say: "Don't mind, don't mind!". There's always gonna be someone to hate your speech, clothes or whatever. You just can' t please everyone, not even Jesus could do that.
I swear u have the most convenient timings for ur upload lmaoo everytime I’m at my grandmas house I open my phone and I see u uploaded 50 seconds ago what a g
i got the notification in the middle of work today and my phone was on silent mode... something still made me look at it so i saw the notification and was like 'NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! why... why do i have to work for a few more hours?' :')
@@ElevateYourselfOfficial It certainly seems like you are 'connected' to quite a few of us xD and it gave me something to look forward to after an excruciatingly long Day... So the Moment i got home i got myself some food and watched your reaction Video and i think it's been said befor but i also think it needs saying again: I just loved it
IT'S KENMAAAA!!!! Something to know, is that Kenma is really shy and normally avoids eye contact with people, but that doesn't mean that he doesn't pay attention. He usually tends to be unmotivated, but Shoyo motivates him more than most people. I also love Kuroo, though!!! He's so cool!!! I love your videos so much! I'm happy to hear your tips and your thoughts on the series! I love Haikyuu and can't wait for you to watch the series!
To the people commenting on the way you speak: I'm not a native English speaker, and you talking so slowly and clearly helps me immensely understand what you're saying, therefore helping me follow even the explainations! So keep it that way, you're doing great :)
Something interesting about the original manga is that Hinata was originally going to be more shy (Asahi-like) and not even playing Volleyball until Highschool
26:01 and now you understood why Haikyuu is an amazing anime! If people watching this show and thinks that is a Vollyball show first that has great character etc etc... then youa re missing the all point! Haikyuu isnt a Vollybell anime it is a chaaractor study anime! it is about how different people behave as part of a team and how people learn how to grow and to improve themselves! Remember what it was said a few episodes ago Volleyball is a sport that you can only touch the ball ONCE, an this is why teamwork is the most important thing!'. If this show was only about bollyball and doing cool moves and stuff it would have been focusing only on Hinata! which the show pretending to do in the first few episode, however, as you will see Hinata isnt even the main episode in most of the episodes and in some he isnt even shown once!
It is a volleyball anime, volleyball doesn't only include cool plays or so you state, the behind the scenes, the struggles, the trainings and the individual growths are all a very real part of volleyball, having played for 7 years now, I have learnt so much in terms of character, learning to work with others and most importantly stress management. Therefore, it is a volleyball anime!
Since all their names are pretty complicated, I see that you have a difficult time to remember who is who. They also call each other sometimes by their name, sometimes by their last name. Usually Japanese people would call each other by last name out of respect and when they are not all that close. When they are close enough, they would call each other by first name. Here is a review of all the characters. (Last name, first name): (Last name First name) 1st years: Kageyama Tobio: number 9 --> setter Hinata Shoyo: number 10 --> middle blocker Tsukishima Kei (or Tsukki): number 11 --> middle blocker Yamaguchi Tadashi: number 12 --> pinch server 2nd years: Nishinoya Yuu (or Noya): number 4 --> Libero Tanaka Ryuunosuke (or Ryuu): number 5 --> Wing Spiker Ennoshita Chikara: number 6 --> not much scene for him right now as he is not a regular Kinoshita Hisashi: number 7 --> not much scene for him right now as he is not a regular Narita Kazuhito: number 8 --> not much scene for him right now as he is not a regular 3rd years: Sawamura Daichi: number 1 --> captain Sugawara Kooshi (or Suga): number 2 --> setter Azumane Asahi: number 3 --> Ace, Wing spiker Coach: Takeda Ittetsu (or Take-chan) --> the teacher/faculty advisor Ukai Keishin --> The actual coach. I remember you asking yourself why he has the same name as his granpa. That's because Ukai is their last name. Manager: Shimizu Kiyoko (the hot girl whom Tanaka and Nishinoya are fanboys of) As you probably already know, usually in East Asia, we order our names as in Last name First name, right? So we call ourselves Son Goku and not Goku Son. Or Uzumaki Naruto, not Naruto Uzumaki. I know it's already confusing; it's gonna be even more confusing in the future as more characters will be introduced, and they all call each other by last name or first name. Also, to specify, almost every school's name has meaning in it. Like you already know, "Karasu" from "Karasuno" means Crow. "Neko" from "Nekoma" means cat. "Shiratori" from "Shiratorizawa" means White bird, symbolized by the white eagle, and so on.
It's amazing how haikyuu doesn't focus on the story of a single team, but of others as well, and you will still see how many amazing teams like Nekoma will appear! The characters are also very charismatic, impossible not to like someone (of course, there will always be a few exceptions, but later you learn to like him too lol) - this is the magic of haikyuu I love how the coach reacts to the episodes, his comments are very interesting and although I don't play volleyball yet, these are things that I will acquire forever
Kozuma Kenma, the setter of Nekoma, is practically the brain of the team! He’s one of the team members who helps and organizes the team to get back into shape when their match is not going that well. You’re definitely gonna know Nekoma better in S2. I really enjoyed your reaction coach! Lovelots from the Philippines!!!
@@seekittycat but this is not a spoiler thooo? I’m just giving coach some background info about Kenmaaa :< Of course I won’t spoil because I also like watching his genuine reactions. :((
8:30 fun fact: Before drawing Haikyuu, Furudate (author's manga) had a high-school horror manga which was a suggestion from his editor in order to improve his drawing skills. I believe this scene is a little nod to his previous work (: Also, you'll see that the author uses some techniques from horror in order to illustrate better the expression or thoughts of the characters (such as some takes where you only see the face of the person). Of course that on the anime that's the director and animators work, but since the original manga serves as a "storyboard" for the anime is really cool to see how they adapted this aspect of the original work.
Hey coach, 2 things: 1. When coach Ukai said "I underestimated you" to sugawara I think he was refering to underestimating him in the sense that he he didn't think Sugawar would be able to handle being benched and pitied him but Sugawara ended up being able to take it and even advised the couch to bench him if he needed to. 2. In the last episode, I personally think coach Ukai said "how cruel" because he thought it was cruel to others players that hinata and kageyama synergized and worked together so easily without much prior background compared to players like Sugawara who synergizes well with players because of experience. Ps. Ur videos are awesome 😀
the boys being boys segment are so cute. In general I'd consider this a cute show. They're so sincere and open about issues that are very relatable, and they help each other grow forwards. But having that silly downtime also helps making you care for them.
I'm gonna be honest, I always get a little teary when watching that Suga Ukai scene. Especially when they show Daichi and Asahi around the corner. But I have a major bias towards Suga cause he's my favorite character so I guess that makes sense 🤣
even with no biasing that scene is kinda soul breaking for me.. its hard/embarrassing to admit/be straight forward with honest thoughts and emotions, it really speaks a lot of suga's personality. especially that he went directly to ukai it's not like he told this to daichi or asahi who are his bestfriends.
I love how Haikyuu demonstrates that there are all kinds of players who play for different reasons and motivations. Kenma plays for his friends, not because he loves volleyball. To some who are truly passionate about the game, it might not seem like a good enough motivation, but it's all the motivation he needs to show up and play. I can respect that. :)
Wow learned something new again from your videos, I did not know that jogging can somewhat deteriorate your nervous system and reflex ability, would you mind elaborating more on what that means? Not an athlete, but just a biology nerd that's curious! Oh and bonus trivia- the author (Furudate sensei) actually worked on a horror series before Haikyuu, AND he was also a volleyball player (middle blocker) in highschool!
Coach Ukai was amazed at Sugawara's mental strength. Suga's point of view is that he doesn't mind losing out the position of official setter to Kageyama if it means that Karasuno can keep on winning. Once Karasuno loses in a tournament, it's game over for them. Hence Suga wants Coach Ukai to make the choice that would keep Karasuno on the winning path and let them keep playing more official matches against other teams. He's content to be a substitute setter if it means keeping alive the team's dream of making it to nationals once again. It's such a beautiful yet heartbreaking moment that made Suga one of my all time favorite characters. There's no other character in the series like him.
I absolutely agree. One of the reasons that I love this series so much is because the author focuses on different types of characters. You have those who play with the idea of pursuing the sport in the future, those who play for fun, and those who got dragged along by friends. I feel like it's easy to fall into having a mass amount of overly passionate characters and a sport-centred story, but Haikyuu really brings in everyone.
One of my favorite details in this series is how Nekoma and Karasuno have such different playing styles, but they also seem to mirror each other's personalities. You'll see more of this in the next episode but I wanted to put it on your radar. Another thing I wanted to mention is that with third years, they feel the most pressure for the upcoming tournament because since Japanese schools are year-round, they usually only play the summer interhigh since the spring tournament falls so close to when they'd be studying for college entrance exams. I think the nationals are set during the final few weeks of the school year. Also, your reactions are super fun and educational. I've never felt like they were stiff at all so just keep up the good work. We appreciate you!
In my opinion "the team that connects" is not only referring to the team with more chemistry but also to plainly state that the team that keeps connecting with the ball and staying alive wins.
I really appreciated you explaining the digging techniques. I always thought it was weird that they wouldn't try to received the ball with their arms together ahead of time, but I see why now! Also, good eye with catching Kenma's volleyball shoes! This show really goes into a an amazing amount of detail :)
Finally!🎉 I'm always looking forward to this. I always stop whatever I'm doing everytime your notification comes up, hehe~ Love your videos coach💖 Coach, Kiyoko Shimizu is the beautiful girl, their manager. Nishinoya and Tanaka likes Shimizu so they were down when they heard Shimizu's not sleeping at training camp, and was immediately refreshed when they saw Shimizu ^^ "Competition in the team is important..." hmmm, I wonder where I heard that? hehe~ You're always amazing with your predictions coach👍 Also, there is still a little left after the closing song. "The King"... Wait till Season 4💖
I'm so happy you finally met Kenma, he's my favorite character. Kenma get anxious with people, that is why he prefers his hair the way it is. It allows his feild of vision to be limited. He wasn't trying to be rude to Hinata at all.
FUNFACTS: 1.furudate, the author of haikyuu was a horror manga writer 2. Tanaka and Nishinoya adore Shimizu a lot by the way she is the karasuno's manager 3. hinata is very used to running since his house is far from their school and his athletic ability also comes from playing with his friends from the soccer and basketball club 4. kenma is a very shy type of person and he rarely looks at the people in their eyes
The Shimizu they were refering to with tanaka and nishinoya "dying" is kiyoko Shimizu...their lady manager...who both tanaka and nishinoya have a crush on
I personally like how you speak in these videos. Haikyuu!! is an adrenaline filled show for me, but your voice(in my opinion) is super calm, smooth, and constant sounding that it adds a new level of relaxation to the shows.
I have not seen anyone talk about this but when coach Ukai says 'connect' he actually means it literally The team that connects the ball to the opponent's court wins
Well, Suga is dependable and unwavered. Kageyama is skillful and gutsy. You will really like how Coach Ukai switches the two of them in the tournament to change the game pace & flow. I hope next year I'll get a calm & dependable setter next year for the high school team I am coaching today. 😊
24:26 Actually, Nishinoya's dialogue will always sound arrogant but he's constantly noted by many characters to be very humble. It will feel like arrogance, but he's just very straightforward and his statements are, more often than not, very accurate because he never minces his words.
yes, completely. most likely, trainer ukai thought that suga would perceive the kageyama as the main setter negatively (having such experience personally and with the fact, that it's the last year for suga, one last year to play), but suga personally stated that if he is not good enough, then ukai does not need to worry about what his reaction will be, he understands and will continue training to take a place in the first team, deserving it
It is really refreshing to see/hear both the perspectives of a player and the coach. Coach Donny really elaborate the episodes with his opinion as a player and as a coach.
I love how you have been following sugawara's passion for the team despite being moved to the bench due to kageyama. He gets some mind blowing moments later on, I hope to see more commentary about him later from you. edit: the three guys who left and then came back (ennoshita, kinoshita, narita) are second years, who left in the first year. They said in the episode that they are the "pathetic second years" so I guess you interpreted that as they were "pathetic" in their second year, when they quit during their first year and have returned now that they are in the second year.
At 28:02 Coach Ukai explained that they lived up to their "Neko" name. That's because it is the Japanese word for "cat", hence the following sentence mentioning their flexibility. I think he's also implying that the same way cats are said to always land on their feet, when this team plays, the ball always lands on someone's arm and just doesn't seem to ever end up on the floor.
Thanks for the inspiration coach you always remind me to improve my habits every week. I think you're such a great speaker tbh. Your points are always clear and easy to understand, I'm sure the rest will come later ^^. It's so hard to react and watch an anime and read subtitles at the same time. If you miss anything it's no big deal at all. Thank you for your honest reaction and advice. Some names, we meet our second years! They call themselves the "disgraced" group because they "ran away" from old coach Ukai. So in addition to Suga who is a 3rd year the 1st years also replaced a bunch of second year seniors. They don't hold any grudge at all which is just very cool. Chikara Ennoshita (Ennoshita-sempai): Black hair wing spiker. Looks like gentle Daichi. Kazuhito Narita (Narita-sempai): Baldy middle blocker. Looks like gentle Tanaka. Hisashi Kinoshita (Kinoshita-sempai)): Spikey light brown hair wing spiker.
I'm used to manga and anime (that being said, the only reference I have on Japanese culture are manga and anime LOL), so I don't know... to me the way Japanese call each other is pretty easy to track and remember. They use family names by default (such as between Shoyo and Tobio), and switch to first names if they are close (Suga to Asahi and Daichi), some even use nicknames (Yamaguchi to Tsukishima (Tsukki), Daichi to Sugawara (Suga), Tanaka to Takeda-sensei (Take-chan)). Exception: very cool (or childish?) people like Noya who calls everyone by their first names XD. So if strangers have only met, I'd quickly relate the names they call each other with as family names. If these strangers' friends call them by a different name, then that'd be the first name. For example, Hinata calls Ennoshita by his family name, and Noya calls him Chikara, so his full name must be Ennoshita Chikara (and it's always family name first, unless if the subtitle uses western style). Asahi's classmates call him Azumane, and Suga who is good friends with him calls him Asahi. So he must be Azumane Asahi. By working things out like this, I get to know the characters' full names, and because they are mentioned at separate instances, they're easier to remember. I hope I make some sense ^^'a
Sorry for commenting so much, let me just say this in advance to save you the trouble, this anime is very "good" there is no evil or mean character, sure some are a bit arrogant or say things to rile the other teaam up on purpose, but unlike other sport animes, where there are really just axxholes, every team in this anime is good and they always have respectful matches, great rivarly and friendships. Okay now that is finally all from me :D
When coach Ukai said he underestimated Suga, it was not his setting skills he was talking about. It was more about Suga’s mindset.
yep!
and his mature personality.
Absolutely and his will to fight for his place in the team! He were frightened of his strong will to stand on that court and maybe he saw himself in Suga and knows how much it took Suga to admit that and still have the will to fight. He saw the fire in Sugas eyes still burning imo.
Yeah I love how Suga framed it. He was basically saying "I want more chances to be on the court, and the more we win the more chances I'll have even if I'm not the starter. So pick the best team to win and I'll keep working hard for the chances I get."
I just left the same comment before scrolling down. Hope Coach Donny sees this.
aw kenma is just shy. he feels uncomfortable with strangers
@Faruq Abiyyi cats are not Shy, they are just asholes
@Faruq Abiyyi its not rude ,it's a fact
@@islu4672 cats merely treat you the way you treat them. :P
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@@DoctorT144 well im thé asshole then
Coach Donny is already overwhelmed by all the names...
Little does he know💀
hes got a big storm comin 💀💀
*Feels bad man*
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I signed up to cheer for 1 team in a sport ... not adopt 96 children with their own interesting development and backstories all connected by their love of volleyball... yet here I am.
@@elfqueenmab5758 haha, much relate
I don’t think kenma was being intentionally rude, he’s just really shy and feels uncomfortable talking to a stranger
I really like the fan theories of Kenma being on the Autism Spectrum. He really does exhibit a lot of tendencies and habits that fit it.
@Caiman Araújo Autism is a spectrum. Which means two autistic people may show completely different kinds of behaviors but they're both still autistic. Not many people know this yet I've seen many people claim that A or B person isn't autistic just because they happen to know one autistic person.
@@wpack10 I don't think he's autistic. I just think he's socially awkward. A shut in, pretty much.
@@vailingbow1068 yeah same... not sure where autism came from, Kenma admitted before that he’s just shy/has social anxiety
@@nyxi5268 yeah. I dunno either and he did say that so I don't get why people think he's autistic.
Btw about the location, they're at a cabin nearby school. I think it's because they have teammates like Hinata who lives far away. So that they can focus and immediately go to practice instead of worrying how to get to the school gym everyday, even on weekends.
Maybe to build up that chemistry too, like a team building but with practice, by sleeping, eating and bathing together
It happens often in sports manga (probably in real life school clubs too ^^). They make use of holidays (like the golden week) to practice from morning until evening. That is why they have a sleep over, not because some of them live far, or because they have to build camaraderie and such (although of course eating and sleeping in the same place make them personally closer to each other).
@@to.ri.3 It definitely depends on the club. I was part of a 'circle' at the Japanese University I was in exchange at (a bit more lenient than proper bukatsu in Japan). It was a circle that organized social events for the international and japanese students to mingle,and we went on two camps. The first one was in April (the start of the school year) and was definitely a kind of mixer camp, where the senpai in the circle got to know us new people. The one in the summer was more serious, and while there was still playing and having fun (like a kimodameshi (test of courage)), that camp was also where we planned activities for the rest of the year.
I think, for sports clubs, the focus is probably very much on training and practice matches, but I do think that building relationships and teamwork is an important factor for why they do training camps.
@@michellepehrsondupont3756 OAO that sounds so much fun. Well, I've never been to Japan and my main reference about their culture is the manga/anime. It's nice to know about real experiences like this ^^
Wait, you don't do that in america? I was in the choir at school and we also spend a long weekend at some jouth hostel to "train" :-)
I'm german though, so ist don't know how These Things are done elsewhere
@@FiveOClockTea I'm from Southeast Asia, in our school, before the pandemic happened, we had team building events where, for one whole day the club would just hang out, practice but it's not mandatory. The main purpose is just to make this group of people a circle of friends.
Tho I think it's just in our school's system since I went to another school and they focused more on academics and grades rather than clubs and socialization (that's why I have many friends that are introverts)
"is that a guy or a girl?" 😂😂
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Coach: "Of course its gotta be a scary Kageyama" then went oops-
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When Ukai talks about "the team that connects wins", he means "the team that keeps the ball in play wins". "Connect" is used to mean "keep the string of passes and hits connected/unbroken." Ultimately the thing that matters at the end of the day is keeping the ball in play. It's interesting that Ukai says this here, because Nekoma showcases this same philosophy towards volleyball when taken to the extreme.
I think that "connect" is used in two ways. First, to connect with yout teammates. Second, to connect the ball with the floor, to score points.
Yeps, Nekoma's whole philosophy as a team is to always ALWAYS connect the ball. They're a very grindy type of team; willing to lose a set (on bo3's) just to see how their opponent plays or just to add stress and fatigue.
Is it the usage of the word "connect" in the translation that is a little off the point? Because as far as I understand it, the word "connect" in the whole manga (and anime) always means "keep the ball in play" and never "be a cohesive team", or any other connotation. It's always about solid receive/passing, and not about teamwork. Although, of course teamwork is also a major theme in the series ^^/
@@to.ri.3 The literal translation is the word "connect", but in JP Volleyball it seems like it literally means physically connect with the ball with your hand/arm/body. Just get a hand on it to keep it in play. From what I read on a JP volleyball site, I can't see any nuance behind it. just: defense defense defense. receive is ichi ban! but yeah, that word is directly translatable yet still feels off.
@@to.ri.3 Yeah, I would say that directly replacing "tsunagu" with "connect" isn't the best possible translation. It is very easy for the full meaning of a sentence to get lost when you directly replace words like they did in this instance.
I never realized how well this show goes out of its way to illustrate proper techniques. It is great to have coach point out the little details, allowing us to appreciate how good this show actually is.
Yeah the animation team on the first three seasons really put in the effort to follow proper techniques and make them look believable. And the animation director takahiro chiba really put it all together. Without him on the new season they had to change the designs. Although they still stay true to volleyball techniques on the new season it just doesn't feel right sometimes
Right? I never really noticed when i watched haikyuu multiple times. Thank goodness coach donny is doing this 😌
@@kamiko8021 thank you for talking about this since I had watched her newer season and wondered why it had changed so much. The designs are closer to the manga’s designs I think, but it just feels so strange now XD
The mangaka (the proper term for someone who writes manga) is also a former volleyball player. He played middle blocker.
@ Kamiko , you’re right it doesn’t feel like the previous seasons . The animation feels a bit awkward but it’s still thrilling though
Coach Donny, Kiyoko Shimizu is the "hot girl" at 7:45, she's manager of the Karasuno High volleyball club. :) Tanaka and Nishinoya are like her fanboys that's why they kinda look like zombies when Suga told them that Shimizu won't be staying there 😂
yep!
And after this practice match Yamamoto from Nekoma will be joining her fanclub too
Several people in Karasuno is referred to by either their given (first) name or the family (last) name. All people calls her (just)Shimizu or (-san) or (-senpai) except Tanaka and Noya who calls her Kiyoko(-san), her given name which normally japanse people never do unless family and/or lovers and such.
Btw Asahi is his given name and Azumane is is family name. Daichi is given name and Sawamura is famiy name. The only two seniors all juniors call by their given names (except Kagyama and Tsukishima).
@@alanlaw1050 Kageyama calls Daiichi Daiichi-san and Asahi Asahi-san respectively.
@AnimeGuy16 indeed, my mistake. :)
fun fact: the "kpop hair" guy, that's his natural bedhair lmaooo
cracked me up he first time I knew it🤣🤣🤣
I love Kuroo's hair anyway
"If you're gonna have mohawk and all this crazy hair you'd better be dang good" 😂😂 damn I love the sarcastic jokes he always makes especially when he says it with such normal expession which makes it not sound sarcastic at all😂
Whenever I see Kuroo’s hair I always think of a bird like a parrot or rooster instead of a cat ngl
@@melvinr2066 well, he is called rooster head by Hinata
"Hinata's only got one speed and that's 100%"
He'd make a good internet connection, that's for sure 😂
I'd love to have Hinata as internet provider. Internet speed is so s****y where I live 😂😂😂
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The creepy scene was a bonus in manga. The author, Furudate Haruichi, drew a few horror mangas before releasing Haikyuu!
As for chemistry. One of the OST tracks is called Chemical Reaction :)
yep!
That explains why. I swear my spine was shivering in that scene.
Yep, ive been listening to their tracks and even their titles are connected to the scenes.
@@vensilenced Hayashi Yuuki and Tachibana Asami did a superb job on the OST to Haikyuu!!!
And that is my favorite OST of Haikyuu! (Besides the one that's literally called Haikyuu and it'd marvelous too)
It's so full of emotions and promised fated encounters, the chemical reaction that Takeda-sensei talked about when the team started to build up. Compositors think of everything 💜
Coach Donny: “I love how the author gives the individuals a chance to evolve as people.”
Me: Well Coach, you’re in for a hell of a treat because the best thing about Haikyu, is the author makes you fall in love with every team and every individual. The worst thing about Haikyu, is the author makes you call in love with every team and every individual. 😭
I also want to note that the author also writes horror stores and is a huge fan of horror, hence why that one scene was creepy.
Every official game hurts, I wish none of them would lose😭
Can't wait for him to react to Oikawa's development.
16:29 coach: i can't stand it when kids don't make eye-contact and just stare at their phone
kenma: turns around and stares into hinata's soul
It's awesome to see the character improvement of them. You'll clearly see the difference.
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"got a couple kpop hairs" I died at that part xD lmao
I love how no one is telling him that hes mic is on ASMR mode LOL , need to put it on cardioid patern . its a little mushroom lookin logo on the mic
oh good. i thought i was the only one who noticed... hahah
i tried to tell him on the last react vid D:
the cardioid is the third setting on the back of that mic, coach!
Give me some info please
@@jiro6748 huh?
Is gonna change that much?
It's maybe cool to notice that when Hinata met Kenma the first time, Hinata behaved like a typical "village" kid and Kenma like a "city" kid. Kenma grew up in big city Tokyo, so you don't try to engage with strangers so much, especially those introverted in nature - which he is. That's why he was looking at his phone so much, making minimal eye contact when he talks.
Hinata, growing up in small remote places where everyone knew each other, feels comfortable enough to talk to anyone. You see that especially when Kenma doesn't give too much response about why he's there (usually an incentive for people to get bored and see themselves out), Hinata jumps down next to him and asks if what he's playing is fun, engaging more. In the end I think Kenma likes this special openness that Hinata has.
Of course, definitely not saying that all kids growing up in such and such places are always like that. Just noticing the trend in these two. I feel it's much harder to bump into a Hinata-type in a metropolis than a Kenma-type.
If I'm not mistaken, the author also writes horror stories that's why the scene was creepy.
Yes. S/he plays with the convention a lot in manga. Only few scenes got into the anime but my fav one did not :(
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@@marikothecheetah9342 Any examples from the manga I can check out?
@@Thejpbros8 can't recall the exact ones but: when Kageyama said that Nishinoya is small. Hinata's comment about Kageyama then. The another one not creepy but sweet: when Tanaka builds a time machine. The story of pudding head and first Kuroo's reaction to it.
@@marikothecheetah9342 actually we don't know if furadate is a man or a woman he/she hasn't revealed his/her face and haruichi could be a woman's name to the community is split on furadate's secret identity
@@A--lex why are you telling me the obvious thing? Internationally Furudate is referred to as he. But yes, may be a woman, too.
You really aren't telling me anything new.
The line "don’t believe in yourself, believe in the me that believes in you" is a reference to the anime that defines "over the top" Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann but is still undisputed for motivational use
Side note; you mentioned how you write better than you speak but once you’re in your element talking about volleyball or fitness as opposed to directly talking to us the audience, you flow naturally. You‘ll become much smoother in your presentation by the time you get to this point in season 2 at this rate.
Haikyuu! uses "connect" in 2 ways at once most times: connect ball passes & connect on a inter personal level with your team members. You’ll see it more in Nekoma‘s games.
It is a really cool reference......
motivation overload! I like how the line evolves as well, into "believe in you who believes in yourself!"
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Give credit where credit is doooooo.PIERCE THE HEAVEBS WITH YOUR DRILL
Kamina is the best hype man ever.
You know coach is really knowledgeable in volleyball when he's able to predict stuffs that are literally canon both in anime and manga. And I couldn't agree more with how u described Nekoma and Karasuno's match. After all the games I've seen and read in Haikyuu, Nekoma vs. Karasuno will always be my fave. There's something sooo brilliant on how they're matched up especially considering how Karasuno specializes in offense while Nekoma in defense. Truly archrival material!
7:26 Kiyoko's(the manager's) full name is *Kiyoko Shimizu* (Kiyoko as first name and Shimizu being her maiden surname)
Since Tanaka and Noya are...um...very dedicated to Kiyoko they call her by her first name, she never tried to correct them so I think she doesn't mind.
All the other guys I think are not as comfortable as Noya and Tanaka to call a girl by their first name so they call her by her last name Shimizu
Same with Asahi and Daichi, Asahi's full name is Asahi Azumane, Kageyama and Tsukki (maybe Yamaguchi too) calls him Azumane out of respect. Hinata, I think he's just going with how Asahi is normally called by the other members.
Daichi's full name is Daichi Sawamura, you might hear his last name often by strangers or side characters. For the team he's usually called Captain(by the first years) and simply Daichi(by second and third years, except for Kiyoko, I think she calls everyone by their last name, as a girl, she keeps her distance with the guys)
Kenma is way too introverted to make eye-contact while having a conversation, even if he is paying attention or speaking himself.
Coach: "I can't believe I predicted that"
lolololol you predicted some things on your first few reaction vids coach
Especially (this is non-spoiler) stuff about Tsukishima!
He keeps prediciting things that we cant tell him yet to not spoil him 😂
What he said about chemistry vs individual talent is basically the entire dynamic of the Karasuno vs Shiratorizawa match.
@@henriquegalindo9659 YSSSSSSSSS exactly what I'm thinking. It kinda reminds me of Shiratorizawa and Aoba johsai too. That's exactly what iwa-chan is trying to say.
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Oya Oya
yo wassup ace
*bokuto beams* HEY HEY HEY
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Your presence in this comment section is a spoiler in and of itself dude, go back to your school for now
That was a good message you gave me this morning.
"Sometimes we don't change until it hurts." I like that a lot.
Even if coach sounds a bit awkward I still enjoy listening and watching because he is not pretentious. You can tell his stories, laughs and excitement are genuine. To be honest I’ve rewatched haikyuu a dozen times already and by now the excitement already dwindled but rewatching it with coach gets me hyped again 😁
Exactly! Plus he’s new too reacting. It’s not the easiest thing so I don’t blame him lol
Same. Coach is actually the best reactor I ever watch imo and I watch a lot of reaction videos.
@@Nofian-s1g yes!! It’s SO cool seeing a coach react to this
8:28 : "This is a creepy scene."
Me : *laughing at the side cause this is one of the epic scene*
oh yea totallyy
The feeling of u started laughing cause u know whats gonna happen at 8:28 then laughed again coz Coach said its creepy 🤣
One of my favorite parts of this episode and entire first season is Ukai to Suga moment.
Ukai few scenes before that told Takeda how when he was in his 3rd year he was benched for a younger more talented player, and only thing he mentions about it that "he was angry and frustrated" that he was not playing
Now contrast that with Suga
Sugawara is in his 3rd year and was just benched for a younger more talented player, instead sulking about it he goes to the Coach and says "put the one of us that will get the team the win" and puts his frustration into getting better himself and helping the team in any way he can. On and off the court.
Ukai wanted to play no matter what, Suga wants the team to win even if it means he wont be playing. And I think the "I underestimated him" is the moment when Ukai realized all of this and he was not talking about Suga's abilities, but his mentality.
Wow! You just said exactly what I wanted to say. That’s why I really like and admire Suga character.
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I love how Coach says "defense kills", immediately reminds me of Yaku who can "kill a spiker" :D
I think Tanaka and Nishinoya were so excited that they have a training camp with Kyoko, who is their manager, and they thought that she is also staying in the inn. Sugawara then informed them, that she isn't staying there. (Shimizu is Kyoko's last name) and yeah that's why they were lying on the floor because they were so disappointed. But the sight of the beautiful Kyoko gave them the strenght to stand up again. 😂😂
I hope you can understand my explanation.
I would just like to let you know that Kenma wasn’t trying to be rude
He just has a very shy personality
Actually later on he develops an odd respect for Hinata as he is so enamoured be Hinata’s determination in the court
I like how you talked about teams beating better teams even though they don't have any stand-out players because of chemistry, and moments later Nekoma was described exactly like that by the team they won against. Rewatching this show with your insights really make me appreciate it more because of all of the tiny details I completely missed.
Also your editing is getting a lot better, this video was very smooth.
The Karasuno team was still in Miyagi prefecture (where they always are), they just stayed together for training camp close to the gym, I think. Nekoma, the team from Tokyo, traveled to Miyagi for the practice match. That's why Kenma said he's from out of town!
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Coach Donny's voice in my earphones: right right rig- center... Left right left left leefffftooooo
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found the comment! 👌🏻
I wonder if anyone else heard that
I thought my ear buds were defective or something then I remembered he just got himself new equipments to deliver us the good stuff😂😂
Leftoooo lol
Yep, the microphone is better and records sides, the only issue is the image and the sound are mirrowed and feels a little bit odd. When he's on he left side of the microphone, you can hear him in the right ear... Maybe should he switch/mirror sides on the sound or image? (I vote for the sound)
Donny is such an inspirational personality, even the smallest things can be a life lesson in his eyes, I really love it!
Agree! I think it is a good personality of a coach!
You were confused who was "Shimizu"... Kiyoko Shimizu was their female manager.
And you met Nekoma and Kenma and Kuro. lol, sorry just very excited.🤧
i’ve been so excited for him to get to them 😭 i cant wait for the next episodes to see his reaction to them in action
I've been waiting for Nekoma to be introduced. Kenma is one of my favorite characters of all time. I really wish the whole manga gets animated so he can react to the Nationals Arc.
"Don't believe in you, believe in me who believes in you"
-Kamina from TTGL (that phrase hits hard)
I miss Kamina damn
Rip big bro kamina :(
@@CreativeHandleOrSomething I was just about to comment the same thing Kamina is truly a goat
I like the way you talk! As Haikyuu characters say: "Don't mind, don't mind!". There's always gonna be someone to hate your speech, clothes or whatever. You just can' t please everyone, not even Jesus could do that.
When you said Jesus I thought of Asahi.
@@ceerie7487 Asahi looks like Jesus in that one anime with Buddha.
@@vensilenced oh is it that anime with jesus and buddha exploring Japan or something? I read the summary of that in Kissanime but I forgot the title
@@ceerie7487 yes thats it! I just googled it, its Saint young men.
I mean. . . Jesus was kind of famous for pissing people off so much they nailed him to a cross. . .
I swear u have the most convenient timings for ur upload lmaoo everytime I’m at my grandmas house I open my phone and I see u uploaded 50 seconds ago what a g
I get notifications and Nishinoya's rolling thunder is telling me Coach uploaded a new video :3
i got the notification in the middle of work today and my phone was on silent mode... something still made me look at it so i saw the notification and was like 'NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! why... why do i have to work for a few more hours?' :')
@@ElevateYourselfOfficial It certainly seems like you are 'connected' to quite a few of us xD and it gave me something to look forward to after an excruciatingly long Day... So the Moment i got home i got myself some food and watched your reaction Video and i think it's been said befor but i also think it needs saying again: I just loved it
Ah... Also... That Part about taking care of oneself doesn't only go to Coach but to all of us... :)
IT'S KENMAAAA!!!! Something to know, is that Kenma is really shy and normally avoids eye contact with people, but that doesn't mean that he doesn't pay attention. He usually tends to be unmotivated, but Shoyo motivates him more than most people.
I also love Kuroo, though!!! He's so cool!!!
I love your videos so much! I'm happy to hear your tips and your thoughts on the series! I love Haikyuu and can't wait for you to watch the series!
To the people commenting on the way you speak: I'm not a native English speaker, and you talking so slowly and clearly helps me immensely understand what you're saying, therefore helping me follow even the explainations! So keep it that way, you're doing great :)
Hey coach Donny, how “dangerous” would a volleyball player be if they were an all round player and was ambidextrous?
That's a great question. Hope it to be answered
Wow, i'm kinda curious for the answer too
Look no further than Micah Christenson
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Yep we’re getting that perfect receive animated soon, can’t wait!
a lot of people just don't appreciate how amazing, versatile rice is. it's more than just a vessel.
Fr you can make so many things with rice
@@lvely4126 facts! I don't like the word mouth-feel. but satisfying chew also fits for rice. ad something about fresh hot rice just hits different.
@@aristothethrone9032 It's really good especially when you want something warm that will just fill you up :')
i suddenly remembered that rice analogy made by osamu (manga) asdfghjkabhas
Except if that's what you ate litetally every day for your entire life...
Something interesting about the original manga is that Hinata was originally going to be more shy (Asahi-like) and not even playing Volleyball until Highschool
I read the one shot:
Kageyama watched Hinata jump up to the first floor to avoid being late to class. When I read it I was like zbygndhtjjhtyig
26:01 and now you understood why Haikyuu is an amazing anime! If people watching this show and thinks that is a Vollyball show first that has great character etc etc... then youa re missing the all point! Haikyuu isnt a Vollybell anime it is a chaaractor study anime! it is about how different people behave as part of a team and how people learn how to grow and to improve themselves! Remember what it was said a few episodes ago Volleyball is a sport that you can only touch the ball ONCE, an this is why teamwork is the most important thing!'.
If this show was only about bollyball and doing cool moves and stuff it would have been focusing only on Hinata! which the show pretending to do in the first few episode, however, as you will see Hinata isnt even the main episode in most of the episodes and in some he isnt even shown once!
It is a volleyball anime, volleyball doesn't only include cool plays or so you state, the behind the scenes, the struggles, the trainings and the individual growths are all a very real part of volleyball, having played for 7 years now, I have learnt so much in terms of character, learning to work with others and most importantly stress management. Therefore, it is a volleyball anime!
Yeah Kenma from Nekoma finally showed up. He's a genius and he's my favorite character.
Since all their names are pretty complicated, I see that you have a difficult time to remember who is who. They also call each other sometimes by their name, sometimes by their last name. Usually Japanese people would call each other by last name out of respect and when they are not all that close. When they are close enough, they would call each other by first name. Here is a review of all the characters. (Last name, first name):
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1st years:
Kageyama Tobio: number 9 --> setter
Hinata Shoyo: number 10 --> middle blocker
Tsukishima Kei (or Tsukki): number 11 --> middle blocker
Yamaguchi Tadashi: number 12 --> pinch server
2nd years:
Nishinoya Yuu (or Noya): number 4 --> Libero
Tanaka Ryuunosuke (or Ryuu): number 5 --> Wing Spiker
Ennoshita Chikara: number 6 --> not much scene for him right now as he is not a regular
Kinoshita Hisashi: number 7 --> not much scene for him right now as he is not a regular
Narita Kazuhito: number 8 --> not much scene for him right now as he is not a regular
3rd years:
Sawamura Daichi: number 1 --> captain
Sugawara Kooshi (or Suga): number 2 --> setter
Azumane Asahi: number 3 --> Ace, Wing spiker
Coach:
Takeda Ittetsu (or Take-chan) --> the teacher/faculty advisor
Ukai Keishin --> The actual coach. I remember you asking yourself why he has the same name as his granpa. That's because Ukai is their last name.
Manager:
Shimizu Kiyoko (the hot girl whom Tanaka and Nishinoya are fanboys of)
As you probably already know, usually in East Asia, we order our names as in Last name First name, right? So we call ourselves Son Goku and not Goku Son. Or Uzumaki Naruto, not Naruto Uzumaki.
I know it's already confusing; it's gonna be even more confusing in the future as more characters will be introduced, and they all call each other by last name or first name.
Also, to specify, almost every school's name has meaning in it. Like you already know, "Karasu" from "Karasuno" means Crow. "Neko" from "Nekoma" means cat. "Shiratori" from "Shiratorizawa" means White bird, symbolized by the white eagle, and so on.
It's amazing how haikyuu doesn't focus on the story of a single team, but of others as well, and you will still see how many amazing teams like Nekoma will appear!
The characters are also very charismatic, impossible not to like someone (of course, there will always be a few exceptions, but later you learn to like him too lol) - this is the magic of haikyuu
I love how the coach reacts to the episodes, his comments are very interesting and although I don't play volleyball yet, these are things that I will acquire forever
Kozuma Kenma, the setter of Nekoma, is practically the brain of the team! He’s one of the team members who helps and organizes the team to get back into shape when their match is not going that well. You’re definitely gonna know Nekoma better in S2. I really enjoyed your reaction coach! Lovelots from the Philippines!!!
ahhh going into spoiler don't spoil ;(. Not a big one but this is a bad habit.
@@seekittycat but this is not a spoiler thooo? I’m just giving coach some background info about Kenmaaa :< Of course I won’t spoil because I also like watching his genuine reactions. :((
8:30 fun fact: Before drawing Haikyuu, Furudate (author's manga) had a high-school horror manga which was a suggestion from his editor in order to improve his drawing skills. I believe this scene is a little nod to his previous work (:
Also, you'll see that the author uses some techniques from horror in order to illustrate better the expression or thoughts of the characters (such as some takes where you only see the face of the person). Of course that on the anime that's the director and animators work, but since the original manga serves as a "storyboard" for the anime is really cool to see how they adapted this aspect of the original work.
I hope you are enjoying watching this anime
Hey coach, 2 things:
1. When coach Ukai said "I underestimated you" to sugawara I think he was refering to underestimating him in the sense that he he didn't think Sugawar would be able to handle being benched and pitied him but Sugawara ended up being able to take it and even advised the couch to bench him if he needed to.
2. In the last episode, I personally think coach Ukai said "how cruel" because he thought it was cruel to others players that hinata and kageyama synergized and worked together so easily without much prior background compared to players like Sugawara who synergizes well with players because of experience.
Ps. Ur videos are awesome 😀
the boys being boys segment are so cute.
In general I'd consider this a cute show. They're so sincere and open about issues that are very relatable, and they help each other grow forwards. But having that silly downtime also helps making you care for them.
I'm gonna be honest, I always get a little teary when watching that Suga Ukai scene. Especially when they show Daichi and Asahi around the corner. But I have a major bias towards Suga cause he's my favorite character so I guess that makes sense 🤣
even with no biasing that scene is kinda soul breaking for me.. its hard/embarrassing to admit/be straight forward with honest thoughts and emotions, it really speaks a lot of suga's personality. especially that he went directly to ukai it's not like he told this to daichi or asahi who are his bestfriends.
“Why are they talking about bread?”😭💀💀💀💀
I love how Haikyuu demonstrates that there are all kinds of players who play for different reasons and motivations. Kenma plays for his friends, not because he loves volleyball. To some who are truly passionate about the game, it might not seem like a good enough motivation, but it's all the motivation he needs to show up and play. I can respect that. :)
Wow learned something new again from your videos, I did not know that jogging can somewhat deteriorate your nervous system and reflex ability, would you mind elaborating more on what that means? Not an athlete, but just a biology nerd that's curious!
Oh and bonus trivia- the author (Furudate sensei) actually worked on a horror series before Haikyuu, AND he was also a volleyball player (middle blocker) in highschool!
Coach Ukai was amazed at Sugawara's mental strength. Suga's point of view is that he doesn't mind losing out the position of official setter to Kageyama if it means that Karasuno can keep on winning. Once Karasuno loses in a tournament, it's game over for them. Hence Suga wants Coach Ukai to make the choice that would keep Karasuno on the winning path and let them keep playing more official matches against other teams. He's content to be a substitute setter if it means keeping alive the team's dream of making it to nationals once again. It's such a beautiful yet heartbreaking moment that made Suga one of my all time favorite characters. There's no other character in the series like him.
All the nekoma players are about to appear and Donny still doesn´t know who Shimizu is. Pray for the future boys
I absolutely agree. One of the reasons that I love this series so much is because the author focuses on different types of characters. You have those who play with the idea of pursuing the sport in the future, those who play for fun, and those who got dragged along by friends. I feel like it's easy to fall into having a mass amount of overly passionate characters and a sport-centred story, but Haikyuu really brings in everyone.
One of my favorite details in this series is how Nekoma and Karasuno have such different playing styles, but they also seem to mirror each other's personalities. You'll see more of this in the next episode but I wanted to put it on your radar.
Another thing I wanted to mention is that with third years, they feel the most pressure for the upcoming tournament because since Japanese schools are year-round, they usually only play the summer interhigh since the spring tournament falls so close to when they'd be studying for college entrance exams. I think the nationals are set during the final few weeks of the school year.
Also, your reactions are super fun and educational. I've never felt like they were stiff at all so just keep up the good work. We appreciate you!
In my opinion "the team that connects" is not only referring to the team with more chemistry but also to plainly state that the team that keeps connecting with the ball and staying alive wins.
I really appreciated you explaining the digging techniques. I always thought it was weird that they wouldn't try to received the ball with their arms together ahead of time, but I see why now! Also, good eye with catching Kenma's volleyball shoes! This show really goes into a an amazing amount of detail :)
Love that he straight called out Yamamoto and Kuroo like "If y'all gonna have the stupid hair you better spike that ball to make up for it."
Finally!🎉 I'm always looking forward to this. I always stop whatever I'm doing everytime your notification comes up, hehe~ Love your videos coach💖
Coach, Kiyoko Shimizu is the beautiful girl, their manager. Nishinoya and Tanaka likes Shimizu so they were down when they heard Shimizu's not sleeping at training camp, and was immediately refreshed when they saw Shimizu ^^
"Competition in the team is important..." hmmm, I wonder where I heard that? hehe~
You're always amazing with your predictions coach👍
Also, there is still a little left after the closing song.
"The King"... Wait till Season 4💖
I'm so happy you finally met Kenma, he's my favorite character. Kenma get anxious with people, that is why he prefers his hair the way it is. It allows his feild of vision to be limited. He wasn't trying to be rude to Hinata at all.
This is perfect timing for an upload, my conference starts 5 minutes after I’d be finished with the vid :D
FUNFACTS:
1.furudate, the author of haikyuu was a horror manga writer
2. Tanaka and Nishinoya adore Shimizu a lot by the way she is the karasuno's manager
3. hinata is very used to running since his house is far from their school and his athletic ability also comes from playing with his friends from the soccer and basketball club
4. kenma is a very shy type of person and he rarely looks at the people in their eyes
The Shimizu they were refering to with tanaka and nishinoya "dying" is kiyoko Shimizu...their lady manager...who both tanaka and nishinoya have a crush on
I personally like how you speak in these videos. Haikyuu!! is an adrenaline filled show for me, but your voice(in my opinion) is super calm, smooth, and constant sounding that it adds a new level of relaxation to the shows.
I really love how he can make a teaching moment out of anything. He has a true teaching spirit.
I have not seen anyone talk about this but when coach Ukai says 'connect' he actually means it literally
The team that connects the ball to the opponent's court wins
Who's slipping the Guren Lagann reference in the previous video comment? 😂😂 Sneaky dude
Well, Suga is dependable and unwavered. Kageyama is skillful and gutsy. You will really like how Coach Ukai switches the two of them in the tournament to change the game pace & flow. I hope next year I'll get a calm & dependable setter next year for the high school team I am coaching today. 😊
Kenma: *exists*
Coach: Is it a guy or a girl?
hahahahah
"sometimes we don't change if it doesn't hurt" what a powerful line
YES i always jump on these reactions instantly, it's not just me that can't get enough of them!!
I’m not a volleyball player so it’s been cool seeing how accurate to life the show is. In the big and small details by watching you.
24:26 Actually, Nishinoya's dialogue will always sound arrogant but he's constantly noted by many characters to be very humble. It will feel like arrogance, but he's just very straightforward and his statements are, more often than not, very accurate because he never minces his words.
"Sometimes we don't change until it hurts" dam coach,your spitting facts
You stated that coach ukai was underestimating his setting ability. I actually thought he meant he underestimated his mature ness
yes, completely. most likely, trainer ukai thought that suga would perceive the kageyama as the main setter negatively (having such experience personally and with the fact, that it's the last year for suga, one last year to play), but suga personally stated that if he is not good enough, then ukai does not need to worry about what his reaction will be, he understands and will continue training to take a place in the first team, deserving it
At 14:33, when Hinata blurted out what Coach was exactly thinking felt genuinely wholesome.
I’m so excited for you to react to the Nekoma vs Karasuno practice match!! Battle of the garbage dump here we gooo! 🙌🏼🏐
not gonna lie... ive been a libero for a year and ive been diving one hand balls to the side of my hand/arm. Thaaanks for the tip coach!
I love how everyone miss when he saw Kuroo and said, “Oh, another kpop hair,” nah we like to call him rooster head.
so we now got the kpop hair oikawa, rooster head Kuroo and pudding head kenma. who's next?🤣
@@starryabigail2988 I mean... turnip/onion head Kindaichi...
It is really refreshing to see/hear both the perspectives of a player and the coach. Coach Donny really elaborate the episodes with his opinion as a player and as a coach.
oh my I didn't expect this!! this made me very happy :D today was a stressful day for me
In this video there's so many life lesson, not just analyzing volleyball skill but mind set too
29:25 they're Nekoma players betting on whether Karasuno has a female manager or not, loser buys bread for the winner
I love how you have been following sugawara's passion for the team despite being moved to the bench due to kageyama. He gets some mind blowing moments later on, I hope to see more commentary about him later from you.
edit: the three guys who left and then came back (ennoshita, kinoshita, narita) are second years, who left in the first year. They said in the episode that they are the "pathetic second years" so I guess you interpreted that as they were "pathetic" in their second year, when they quit during their first year and have returned now that they are in the second year.
Love the content, keep it up coach.
At 28:02 Coach Ukai explained that they lived up to their "Neko" name. That's because it is the Japanese word for "cat", hence the following sentence mentioning their flexibility. I think he's also implying that the same way cats are said to always land on their feet, when this team plays, the ball always lands on someone's arm and just doesn't seem to ever end up on the floor.
I think this episode has a post-credit scene! Maybe you can check it out in the next video?
Thanks for the inspiration coach you always remind me to improve my habits every week. I think you're such a great speaker tbh. Your points are always clear and easy to understand, I'm sure the rest will come later ^^. It's so hard to react and watch an anime and read subtitles at the same time. If you miss anything it's no big deal at all. Thank you for your honest reaction and advice.
Some names, we meet our second years! They call themselves the "disgraced" group because they "ran away" from old coach Ukai. So in addition to Suga who is a 3rd year the 1st years also replaced a bunch of second year seniors. They don't hold any grudge at all which is just very cool.
Chikara Ennoshita (Ennoshita-sempai): Black hair wing spiker. Looks like gentle Daichi.
Kazuhito Narita (Narita-sempai): Baldy middle blocker. Looks like gentle Tanaka.
Hisashi Kinoshita (Kinoshita-sempai)): Spikey light brown hair wing spiker.
I'm used to manga and anime (that being said, the only reference I have on Japanese culture are manga and anime LOL), so I don't know...
to me the way Japanese call each other is pretty easy to track and remember. They use family names by default (such as between Shoyo and Tobio), and switch to first names if they are close (Suga to Asahi and Daichi), some even use nicknames (Yamaguchi to Tsukishima (Tsukki), Daichi to Sugawara (Suga), Tanaka to Takeda-sensei (Take-chan)). Exception: very cool (or childish?) people like Noya who calls everyone by their first names XD.
So if strangers have only met, I'd quickly relate the names they call each other with as family names. If these strangers' friends call them by a different name, then that'd be the first name. For example, Hinata calls Ennoshita by his family name, and Noya calls him Chikara, so his full name must be Ennoshita Chikara (and it's always family name first, unless if the subtitle uses western style). Asahi's classmates call him Azumane, and Suga who is good friends with him calls him Asahi. So he must be Azumane Asahi.
By working things out like this, I get to know the characters' full names, and because they are mentioned at separate instances, they're easier to remember. I hope I make some sense ^^'a
Shimizu is kiyoko, their manager.
Tbh it took me a while to remember the first and second names as well😅
CANNOT WAIT FOR COACH TO SEE CERTAIN EPS OMG😭
Sorry for commenting so much, let me just say this in advance to save you the trouble, this anime is very "good" there is no evil or mean character, sure some are a bit arrogant or say things to rile the other teaam up on purpose, but unlike other sport animes, where there are really just axxholes, every team in this anime is good and they always have respectful matches, great rivarly and friendships.
Okay now that is finally all from me :D