Coach might have missed this detail. When Tendo asked Ushijima if he wanted to become a player like his dad, Ushijima said no, which led to the flashback with Ushijima's dad bragging about the ace that could 'hit any set' when he played in Shiratorizawa. The flashback ended with modern-day Ushijima saying 'I wanted to be like that'. It was a round-about way of telling that Ushijima did not want to become a player like his dad but rather the kind of player that would make his dad proud and brag about.
SPOILERS: I didn’t think about it until this comment, but Ushiwaka meeting his dad and thanking him kind of ties into how he could make him proud. Great scene.
It’s so sweet and wholesome of Coach Donny to be bragging about his players and complimenting their improvement on camera. I’d be bursting with pride if I had a coach that complimented me publicly like that. Alison and Yumiko, I don’t even know you, but great job! Coach and us are proud of you!
ikr? if I found out a teacher was complimenting me publicly in their personal time, it would make me so happy I would never want to stop being their student or get them disappointed TT
An advantage of COVID I suppose is that everyone is wearing masks so showing the footage shouldn't be a problem. Otherwise it might've been a privacy issue or at least require blurring all the players faces since we're talking about highschoolers here. Then again if these are official public matches it might be fine anyway. Still, I hope Donny got the team's OK for showing their game footage first. I wouldn't want awkwardness about it getting in the way of the coaching relationship.
It's not a coincidence that Tendo says to Ushiwaka "things you don't understand can be scary", he's repeating what his old teammates were saying about him in the earlier flashback!
Yep, you were spot-on with your interpretation of Ushijima's backstory. His father married into a somewhat prestigious family, and they had the tradition of "fixing" left-handedness in children.
they used to do this here to. my eldest sister is left-handed and on her first school they tried to "correct" it. Then my dad went to the school and told them basically "You pull this kind of crap again and I'll take her to another school". but probably with nicer words.
my family also has this tradition ToT... I am left-handed but they taught me how to be right-handed. So I'm ambidextrous now lol (I still like using my left more tho)
Hey Coach just wanted to comment on the scene with Ushijima's dad and his left-handedness. You might already be familiar, but in countries especially in Asia (Japan included), being left handed is seen as anywhere from unlucky to a sign of weakness to even rudeness. While it doesn't happen as often now as it used to, many families especially those that hold to older traditions will force naturally left-handed kids to write and eat using their right to get used to it. As a result, many (probably most) naturally left-handed people write with their right hand. His father, being a volleyball junkie of sorts, realized the unique advantage that left-handedness gives you in volleyball (and other sports of course). Keeping in mind the fact that his father "married into" his mother's family (most likely alluding to his mother's family being well-off and his father's not), standing up for Wakatoshi in this way was probably a big deal - in a bad way to his family, but in a good way to Ushiwaka.
Just to add one more thing. In the Japanese culture they don't foment being different. Wearing uniforms, salary man suit/dress doesn't change and doesn't matter if you are the ceo or the person in the copy machine. Being different "doesn't add" you just don't "fit" in the japense culture. That way of thinking have been changing. Actually many companies in Japan went "bankrupt" in the begging of covid because in the way of working all papers need a "seal of approval" from the boss and just in person can do that. Being equal in this case was the problem to solve for many companies.
What also stuck out to me above all the other lines was "I won't complain about anything else" which suggests that Wakatoshi's father had to deal with a bunch of concessions during his marriage that he swallowed so as not to 'rock the boat' but when he realised what they were forcing onto his son he spoke up. It's both a touching moment between father and son but also such an efficient piece of storytelling: without telling us much at all we totally understand Wakatoshi's family dynamic with regards to the power difference between his mother and father, it's just so subtle but effective, I love it.
@@richardohanlon3036 Same, I loved it too. Also as a Malaysian Muslim, you shouldn't eat or drink with your left hand but writing or playing a sport or anything, it's fine to be left handed. Ibn ‘Umar reported the Prophet(ﷺ) as sayings: When any of you eats, he should eat with his right hand, and when he drinks, he should drink with his right hand, for the devil eats with his left hand and drinks with his left hand. Sahih Sunan Abi Dawud 3776
Next episode will be iconic. Just so you know coach the last line that coach ukai says in the next episode is the last line we hear for the coaches current Voice Actor as he passed away shortly after recording the next episode
Its so beautiful that Suga realizes "he can do new things as well". The fact that people like Hinata and Kageyama always trying to keep moving forwards and trying new things inspiring the 3rd years to also try new things even though by that point you'd think they never could. Its the little things.
@@Koshak87 continuation of spoiler I was never that clear about his arc aside from the “do this properly” thing, but now that you’ve said this it explains a lot that I think I missed (even reading the manga too). Thanks!
Haikyuu always knows how to add that emotional punch and make you feel for just about everyone on the court. Top notch character writing all around in this series.
30:22 I never noticed the speed at which Tsukki starts thinking. He goes overdrive thinking of options and what to do. He is 100% hooked at this point and the adrenaline combined with this mental capacity are just exploding here. Again... little things.
@@Squain but it's entirely me. If I get a moment to rest physically, from anything. My mind goes overdrive exactly like Tsukki, with the way he says things and how
I always find it awesome that Ushijima's dad never forced volleyball onto him. Being such a gifted athlete, he wasn't forced to do it, but chose volleyball
that's one of my favorite things about haikyuu, period. the narrative always emphasizes that what works for some people might not be what works for other people -- and everyone should find what makes them happiest and healthy in both mind and body, whether that's playing volleyball or not. it doesn't just say "everyone should be like hinata/kageyama," but take care of yourself, and do what's right for you. which totally makes ushijima choosing volleyball all the more poignant! :)
I’ve come to know many people who ended up following in their patent’s footsteps (profession) by their own choice, and usually they are not only happy but also successful.
yes!!! i love how he said "that's if you only want to" or something and that he would appreciate if he, by any chance, continue playing volleyball. like he's sharing to his son about his passion to volleyball but he's not imposing him to be like him or the people he's telling about. he's still giving him a choice on whatever to do about the info he shared.
36:45 That's Tendo's personal theme. The electronic "clown" music. It's called "Guess Monster". Also fun fact about Tendo is he's a fan of the horror franchise Sadako, which is the original Japanese version of The Ring, because of the actress involved.
Coach Donny is one of the best reactors at understanding the "antagonists", and more specifically Ushiwaka. A lot of reactors don't like Ushiwaka or Oikawa, but Donny really gets them. Also, you do definitely have cool Coach's polos haha.
Yea he rlly likes to keep an open mind and despite not rlly liking Oikawa at first he understood quite quickly why he’s the way he is and respected his hard work in the game even tho he doesn’t like him.
It helps that he is a coach who already encountered similar types of people like Ushiwaka and Oikawa. I also think that the main reason that Oikawa wasn't really liked by coach is because his personality conflicts his position as a Captain. I think he would've appreciated him more if his bestfriend was the Captain instead, who actually radiates a leader energy so much that he could control Mad Dog's and even Oikawa's impulses and tendencies.
Some reactors tend to watch the show and see the other teams as antagonists/villains and it really doesn't make sense The best thing about Haikyuu for me is how likable all the teams are, most of the time I end up rooting for both teams even if only one can win
He did misunderstand a few things about Oikawa but that's to be expected because his words tend to require some deciphering lol Ushiwaka though, Coach got him spot on
IMO coach likes characters with a degree of maturity and responsibility and Ushijima is one of them. As a real volleyball player he understands there is no "evil guys" in volleyball. Ushijima is an international class player who is comfortable in his own skin. He doesn't sugar coat, he doesn't talk trash, and he understands his role for the team. Oikawa feels insecure (like a normal teenage guy) and acts out accordingly hence why coach chastises him (like a normal coach) but it doesn't mean he doesn't like him or understand him ^^.
36:28 dang she’s seriously killing it, no joke! Thats super cool to see! What you said about how there’s a lot of lonely people in this show is true. There’s more than you would expect. But the happy thing is, all those lonely people have “their person” in high school! Like, almost everyone in the show is part of a pair. It’s hard to tell at this point in the story, but Ushijima and Tendou are buddies :)
i love that inclusion, because most ppl think that people who play sports are extraverted, or at least very sociable when in reality, no matter what you do, loads of ppl from any background and sociability always play in that sport
Please watch Movie #4 starting at 1:25:32 (important scene like the seijoh scene after season 2), Land VS. Air OVA, and Path of The Ball OVA before starting Season 4!!! They're very important prequels!!!
I love how Tendo tries to taunt Suga by claiming that he is easy to predict, but Suga turns it back on him by expressing his confidence in the left side(Asahi and Tanaka)
Also about Tendo is that he was ostracized for his appearance. Other kids were scared of him and thought he looked like a monster or yokai which is Japanese for monster. They judged him by his appearance and ignored him.
Also his name Satori also a reference to a Japanese youkai/spirits with the same name. Satori is a monkey-like spirits that can read people's mind, a reference to his amazing 'guess' blocking rate.
As an interesting fact, Ushijima's birthday is on August 13th, which is the International Day of Lefties, as to treasure this characteristic from him (I guess Furudate-sensei, the mangaka, was pretty aware of the advantage of a leftie player, and he probably wanted to show us an example in the game).
Post Credit/Non-related Preview Dialogue Semi: "Tendō, what are you doing?" Tendō: "Look, isn't my old hairstyle super fashionable?" Semi: "Whoa what? Seriously? It's the same as Tsutomu's!" Goshiki: "Did you call?" Semi: "Don't look! You'll end up wanting to shave your head!"
You pretty much got it. Ushijima’s mother/grandmother had been “correcting” his left-handedness, they said it was a family tradition to do so, and his father pleaded with them to allow him to use his left hand. My grandfather actually had his left-handness “corrected” by the nuns in his Catholic school, my understanding is that they would smack him with a ruler or something similar on his hand if they saw him using his left hand to write, he doesn’t like to talk about it.
21:21 I researched a bit about this after watching Haikyuu. Apparently in Japan, until 20 or 30 years ago (and sometimes still in traditional families, like Ushijima's) being left-handed was seen as a weakness and there was social stigma around it. For example using chopsticks with your left hand was considered to be bad manners. I also read that while a "left handed compliment"(edit: same as back handed compliment) in English is considered to be an insult, there's a lot of japanese words that have the kanji character for "left" that have derogatory and bad meanings. This reminds me that in Brazil (where I'm from) using a fork with your right hand is considered bad manners as well, though younger generations (both about being left handed, and the thing I said about the fork) are getting over the stigma about that, so being a leftie in Japan nowadays is not really a big deal anymore.
@@kingintox5743 I googled this and found these results, I think both can be used according to all the searches. Sorry for the mistake if so, English isn't my first language. "left-handed compliment Also, backhanded compliment. An insult in the guise of an expression of praise. For example, She said she liked my hair, but it turned out to be a left-handed compliment when she asked how long I'd been dyeing it . This expression uses left-handed in the sense of "questionable or doubtful," a usage dating from about 1600." "The terms backhanded compliment and left-handed compliment are both used to describe an insult disguised as a compliment"
I think it was Edgar Allan Poe who wrote about woman "cursed with left-handiness" that could never raise her kid correctly because she was beating him with her left hand...
Great to see your girl's team footage sprinkled throughout the video to clarify/reinforce points with real-life footage. This is another reason (add it to the list) of why your reactions are more fun to watch. Great and keep up the good job! (Hope your girls' team continue to do well).
"One more set" comes back to their convo when Hinata says he wants to stay on the court as long as possible and Kageyama replying "Only the strong gets to stay on the court."
I really love this episode with Tendou and Ushijima backstory, I really like those two and their friendship. They both were lonely kids growing up, but they balance each other so well! Ushijima is very quiet and not very expressive, but Tendou doesn't judge him for it, even more, Tendou probably appreciates finally having someone who listens to his rants and doesn't treat him like a weirdo or as if there’s something wrong with him. With Ushijima I think it’s really sad. I feel like the mother and her side of the family were probably the reason why the dad had to leave, and now Ushijima is trying to be not like his dad, but like the person his father admired and talked so fondly about while he was younger: a reliable guy who can spike anything. It’s like although he’s not able to see him, Ushijima wants to be someone his father can brag about to other people and be proud of :’)
Oh man, great episode as always, and next episode is the real tearjerker for the actual behind-the-scenes Haikyuu family: Episode 8 is the last performing episode for the voice actor of Karasuno's coach Ukai (the grandson) as Kazunari Tanaka passed away from a sudden aneurysm. Episode 8 feels like a legit rollercoaster with that additional wrinkle.
Tsuki went from not wanting to even be emotionally/ mentally invested in the game to avoid being hurt to getting injured for his teammates even though he knows that Ushiwaka's got the gun smoke.
heads up coach, next episode will be the last you hear Coach Ukai's voice as it is but he does deliver one of the greatest volleyball quotes as his last line. RIP to Kazunari Tanaka, OG Ukai Keishin voice actore (after episode 8) Also you should watch episodes 9 and 10 together or the cliffhanger will be deadly. Plus its the last 2 episodes this season
@@ilay_ux it wasn't really a mistake. The line judges are the ones who called it out but their job isn't to watch for touches like that thats the ref standing on that scaffolding things job. That standing ref overturned it because either it went out and he saw tsukki touch it but the characters misinterpreted why he gave the point to shiratowizawa (assuming he saw it touch the line a little bit rather than it being due to tsukkis touch) OR the line judges were wrong and it was slightly in despite the touch. I prefer the first one cus it doesn't result in the line judges making a mistake 😂.
@@baba_tdog1071 Wow I'm too dumb to understand all that, sorry. some of these volleyball terms throw me off, I just know the basics that were taught to us in the anime. still, thanks a lot for explaining! edit: read it a second time and are you basically implying that you're not sure if it was a mistake or not...? im reading the 2 scenarios you're describing about ref and all that but when i try to dumb it down i always end up asking "so.. was it actually out on karasuno or was there an outside factor that played a part? was it just simply a mistake by that outside factor? We saw tsukki touch it with our own eyes, ball went out, yet we still got the point. is that a mistake or not?" im very sorry for sounding direct but it just makes no sense based on the established rules the anime literally taught us. it confuses me
@@ilay_ux (PREPARE FOR ANOTHER LONG COMMENT BUT I HAVE A TL:DR AT THE END) Haha im sorry for confusing you with any jargon i get excited when talking about volleyball! Also im pretty sure i made a mistake when explaining it to you my bad. So in order for Karasuno to have initially been given the point that requires that the line judges (the guys with the flag near the lines of the court) saw ushijimas spike go out of bounds. We may have seen it (either with the animation or realised it from tsukkis "tsk") but the line judges didn't so to them it looked like ushijima pelted the ball outside. However the ref (the guy in white with the whistle standing up high) noticed something that the line judges didn't. Whether that one thing shows that the refs made a mistake depends on which of two possibilities happened: 1. He saw the ball actually touch the Line slightly as described by the audience characters and overruled the line judges himself. This possibility allows for the ref to have still noticed tsukki actually touch the ball but it would be immaterial because the ball landed in anyway. That would mean what you originally said before my other comment was correct in that it was a mistake to give karasuno the point made by the line judges that was corrected by the ref. (I don't like this one because it means the line judges made a mistake judging the ball when they're much closer than the ref so ehhhh). OR (my preferred version) 2. The ref agrees that the ball went out but just like we see with the slight animation he actually saw the ball hit tsukkis hand on the way out. This is what i meant by "it's not really a mistake". The line judges are not meant to be looking up at the play watching block touches or anything like that their job is to follow the ball as they are in the best position to call those close scenarios where it could be in or out. That means they rarely call block touches as they are more focused on the ball than what the players are doing. Thus within the purview of their job they judged correctly and didn't make a mistake the ball went out on ushijimas hit so karasuno get's the point. However the main ref due to their position is meant to keep track of things like block touches which is why they are standing directly at the net while elevated to where the hands would be during spikes. He notices when ushijima spikes it it glances off tsukki ever before it goes out so he overrules the line judges because although the line judges were correct in stating the ball was out it went out because of tsukki not because of ushijima thus karasuno gets their point taken and given to shiratorizowa. That would mean that the audience in the stands misunderstood the gesture the ref was making as him saying that the ball touched the line slightly (which would make sense because they wouldn't be able to tell that tsukki touched the ball so they go to the next most reasonable conclusion). I like this one because no one involved really makes a mistake they make the correct assumption using the limited information that is available to them. The handsigns the ref makes further supports the second theory because he maes the sign for a block touch usavolleyball.org/resource/officials-hand-signals-for-indoor/ (see image 24). TL:DR: Scenario 1: ball goes lands slightly in, line judges make a mistake call it out, main ref notices that it touched the line slightly and overrules. You were right they made a mistake. Scenario 2: Ball goes out, line judges correctly call it out, ref notices that tsukki touched the ball so says out on karasuno, audience members don't see the touch so they assume it was due to something else like it slightly touching the line. Not really a mistake as the line judges aren't meant to watch for block touches. Everyone operated correctly based on the limited information available to them.
In the next episode (episode 8), pay attention to the last line spoken by Coach Ukai. This is the last episode his original voice actor, Kazunari Tanaka, acts as the voice of Ukai, because at the time this season was produced, he suffered from an intracerebral hemorrhage, and unfortunately passed away at the age of 49. I'm not sure if he had lines already pre-recorded for episodes 9 or 10, but either way I think his last words that the producers chose to put in episode 8 were a way to pay homage to him and his amazing career as a voice actor. R.I.P. Kazunari Tanaka (Apr 8, 1967 - Oct 10, 2016)
He has not others lines after this one, it's for real the last-one the actor recorded before sudently passing away :( And this is one of the best line I've ever seen in animate !
In Japan, it is a custom to change left-handed to right-handed. It comes from the culture of writing Japanese calligraphy, where each letter or kanji is written from right to left. It becomes difficult and/or messy for lefties to write especially with a brush. Although people don't care as much recently, older generations would still point out when the child is writing with the left hand.
Tendo is my favorite character, I like how his character design is the complete opposite of any other character. They animate him to be more like a monster or an apex predator in my opinion.
The oponent growing through the match thanks to the main team is a huge theme in sport manga/anime. It reinforces the idea that both sides are cool people, there is no villain in a match. But because it's a healthy enviroment the huge challenge that the main guys are starting to catch up gets even stronger, the same way our guys have been doing all along. It makes the end stretch harder, like any villain getting angrier in a fighting anime, but also reframes the main characters as people that are making others grow. They are now the wall others have to face, and it's a joyous thing.
At 7:52, when you're talking about Ushijima's block on Asahi being too far across and how he should be lined up with the hitting shoulder, I think it might be worth noting that since Ushijima is a left handed hitter, he may be subconsciously lining up with Asahi's left shoulder as that would be his hitting shoulder, although I doubt that a player with the talent of Ushijima would make that sort of mistake regularly.
Tendo is without a doubt one of the few coolest characters in Haikyuu. gosh with so much of the segment covering wakatoshi's story, i came this close from spoiling the manga about what he ends up, later in the show.
I got goosebumps seeing Yumiko's blocks!!! I could feel her calculating where the next play would be based on the position of the opponent with the way she held herself. Beautiful!!!
I really love it when Coach Donny shows some real footage of plays! It's very cool and must be pretty exhausting to find the right clips all the time. Thank you !
At 8:45 in the video, when you're discussing how to line up against opposing hitters for a block, you mentioned that you should line up against the hitters dominant arm. It looks like Ushijima had the right idea but made a mistake. Ushijima is left handed and so when he went up for the block, he lined up with Asahi's left hand. Just something I noticed, not sure if intentional or just coincidental
About the point when Ushijima's spike went out: the ref didn't see there was a touch (Tsukki didn't call it either) so it was considered a clear out with the point going to Karasuno. But once they realized Tsukki's hand get screwed it was clear there was a touch and they revoked the point.
Yeah, I'm not sure about now but "fixing" left-handedness used to be fairly common I believe, and that's definitely what they were talking about doing. I actually overheard a couple of older patients in my room at the hospital talking about it a couple years back.
Traditionally in Japan, being left handed has been viewed as a disability that you fix early on in a child's upbringing. Wakatoshi's flashback showed us his dad having very minimal sway in how his son was to be raised. So we see his dad just having one single request and if he can ask that for his son then he wouldn't complain about anything else. He thought Wakatoshi being left handed might help him later in life. It would become a strength.
WOW!! Your students/players are freaking amazing!!! I can’t imagine doing something that cool because I have cerebral palsy but that’s what makes it cooler to see people do amazing things with their bodies and have so much control. Your great teaching and coaching shows very well on your students!
I remember reading somewhere that apparently the manga artist for Haikyu had previously worked on a horror manga. You can see glimpses of the author's experience with the genre in some of the characters, facial expressions, and scenes because of this.
I really enjoy Tendo's Volleyball of scoring off stuffed blocks is just how he enjoys volleyball. The fact that his female coach and old team called him out on it stiflingly them compared to Shirotozawa team accepts him because they are already strong enough to compete with his blocks is a great dynamic. I also love that he just likes "breaking hearts" of spikers is what he relishes from his blocks rather than him lashing out at his bullies for how he was treated. He was able to find something about volleyball he enjoyed, grow instincts, have fun, and be self-assured.
17:25 i remember someone from your previous haikyuu episodes that in japan some families force their left handed kids to be right handed and its crazy how they show that here
Love how you incorporate your experience as a high school coach in explaining things even a professional volleyball player might look over in Haikyuu. Seeing videos of your matches to better show what you mean is a great addition I hope you continue.
noticed the bad translation here? Shimada's explanation was translated into "The ball hit the line just a little bit" (after Tsukki had touched the ball) when he clearly says the word "burokku" meaning "block". it's been like this for ages now and I'm still confused why they haven't corrected it yet
I'm 30 years old now and left handed, and even when I was in kindergarten through second grade, I didn't get to go to recess because the school made me sit out and practice writing with my right hand. So that scene with Ushijima as a child always resonates super hard with me.
At 8:47 the animators made him line up like that because he is left handed so he naturally went up to block on his side but since Ashia Is right handed he lined up the wrong side it’s a subtle detail but I’m sure they meant to put it.
I love Suga's character and the way he plays volleyball. He's called "Mr. Refreshing" by Oikawa because he manages to change the rhythm of the game and throw the opponents off their balance, but he does it by being constant and reliable. He doesn't do crazy sets like Kageyama nor is he as strong as Oikawa, he scores points by setting safely and trusting his spikers to break through the other team's defense. His sets are average, being smart in a regular way, his serves focusing more on aim than strength, never really being noticeable to the average player or spectator (even coaches overlook him sometimes). He's nothing special, and that's what makes him such a good player His growth during these seasons had been outshined by every other's, but it finally makes an appearance here. He got so used to being the good but average setter, so he never really tried anything new and continued practicing what he already knew how to do. It has made him and kept him as a good player, he does his job well, he isn't really lacking something for a highschooler. But then these crazy first years come along doing the (almost) impossible, one of them taking his place, and he is faced with the fact that he's destined to be a bench player for the rest of his last year. He accepts it but at the same time he doesn't, choosing to learn and push his limits to be better, knowing his talent is not as great as Kageyama's, but refusing to back down and never play again. He loves volleyball and he wants to keep playing as much as he can, no matter how amazing other people might be It makes me really happy to see a character like him. I've always been the kind-of-talented-but-not-enough-to-be-great kid, paired with severe anxiety and depression, killing my potential even further (aka "such a gifted child, if only she put in more effort..."). Knowing that I can be average, that I don't have to be great, that good is enough, makes me incredibly happy and hopeful
Tsukki going from not caring about the club to actually being concerned that he won't be able to play because he's injured is the best character development
Yeah Coach, you got the second interpretation of that scene right. Uhijimas father was arguing with his wife, because they wanted to “correct” Ushijimas left-handedness. But the dad wanted him to still be left-handed, and that’s one of the few things he was very serious on
One interesting thing to note about Tendou (even though it hasn't been officially confirmed by the author as far as I'm aware) is that the way he's portrayed it seems as if he is an HSP (highly sensitive person) which plays a big factor into how he can "guess block" and just see the tiniest details to inform his hunch (thinking back to his "blocking is about your sense of smell" comment to Tsukki).
People especially in the older generation believe being right handed is more advantageous because apparently you have better handwriting and just have an easier time doing activities Loved this ep, showing how both Ushijima and Tendo turned what seemed like their “weaknesses” into strengths
Basically in Japan people tend to 'correct' left handed people to become right handed. Especially so in traditional and elite households. And since Ushijima's dad married into an elite family, they were insisting on doing the same to Ushijima. But his dad requested them to keep that habit as it may become his strength.
Ushijima actually tries to apologize to tsukki after his hurts his hand. if you look at he scene again across the net Ushijima puts his hand up in he sorry pose he did earlier.
The moment Shimizu grabbed Suga’s hands and Coach Donnie said “oh no”, I immediately lost it 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Ushijima’s family looking down on him being left handed triggered a flashback to West African culture where some even apologize for using the left hand to pass things.
Yes, because you eat with your right hand and wash your shit with your left. That's the cultural basis for most of lefthanded bias, I think, from Africa to Asia
You are correct about the conversation with Ushijima and his father and his family. They were gonna force him to use his off hand like how their family has always been.
Can we just shout out ushiwaka dad I mean yeah he didn’t spend a lot of time with him ,but he loved him and only wanted his son to love the sport of volleyball like him.
the pop filter actually really helps. not for the sounding of letter but lowering the sounds of mouth pops and other mouthly sounds that naturally happen. ive been making sure i watch your videos halfway at a time because i do get sensory overload when it happens, like in most videos since theres no professional to edit them out like with tv shows. but i really enjoy your reactions to haikyuu and its been my favourite way to rewatch the show and its kind of a new experience having being able to get through a full video and have as much fun as you were in one go. its a small stupid thing but it really did change a lot. now i can binge the rest of your videos in full.
I'm glad you noticed the weird call by everyone when Tsukki's hand gets split. I noticed it the first time I watched this episode, but I hadn't seen anyone else bring it up. It gets treated by everyone in the episode (not just the ref, but the players, and the Karasuno crowd) as if Tsukki just straight didn't make contact. Even when the play gets overruled, the crowd says that the ball managed to hit the line enough to be in, and that that's why Shiratorizawa got the point, no one gets shown correcting that thought. A bit of inconsistency, but at least the score is what it should be.
yeah the main ref signalled the ball touch and overruled the line refs too but maybe the crowd’s comments was lost in translation. I guess it is consistent with spectating real games, where things happen so fast that there’s moments of confusion haha
true enough. it just feels weird (from like a story perspective) that there wasn't a character that was like "oh wait, no, tsukki touched the ball, shiratorizawa was guaranteed the point" or whatever
Hi coach, we told you this before but you shouldn't be shy about pausing the video while you're talking, or even rewind something you didn't entirely follow. This just means that you will understand the story better and we will get more content. It's a win-win!
I felt bad for Ushijima when his mother’s family wanted to “fix” his left handed-ness. I’ve heard it happen before where they would make the kid write and eat with his right hand even though he couldn’t. That was probably the reason why Ushijima’s mom and dad divorced, they couldn’t agree on how to raise him.
Hey coach, thank you for your content! As this episode has some part related to injury, I want to ask again. I have a history of major physical injury, and post that have been advised to not practice any sports at all. I loved playing a bit of basketball at school, and got very interested in volleyball through Haikyuu. How do we approach sports with caution and yet have fun? Doctors never entertain these questions, hence asking you as you coach :) thanks again!
Ohh excellent choice coach! Having bought the same chair a year ago, I can safely say that it's done wonders for my back and posture while working from home!!
I’m excited for next weeks episode, the ending of episode 8 is one of my favorite moments by far! On a side note, you mention all the time that you’ve heard season 4s animation is awful, but personally I think it’s still good. Plus season 4s plot/volleyball is more fun and intense than previous seasons, which is clearly saying a lot!
@@Alex-xp9vv Art style and animation style are two different things. The characters are closer to the manga, but the animation was dialed back to accommodate a more manageable workload and to fit the new director's animation style.
@@Alex-xp9vv I know. That doesn't mean they didn't make mistakes. They got their proportions all off at times and had to out source episodes of lower quality.
Coach might have missed this detail. When Tendo asked Ushijima if he wanted to become a player like his dad, Ushijima said no, which led to the flashback with Ushijima's dad bragging about the ace that could 'hit any set' when he played in Shiratorizawa. The flashback ended with modern-day Ushijima saying 'I wanted to be like that'. It was a round-about way of telling that Ushijima did not want to become a player like his dad but rather the kind of player that would make his dad proud and brag about.
Yes THIS.
This deserves likes
It's such a cool detail when written out. Really shows the extent of Ushijima's goals.
Oh my that's so sweet of him, I never thought of it like that.
SPOILERS:
I didn’t think about it until this comment, but Ushiwaka meeting his dad and thanking him kind of ties into how he could make him proud. Great scene.
It’s so sweet and wholesome of Coach Donny to be bragging about his players and complimenting their improvement on camera. I’d be bursting with pride if I had a coach that complimented me publicly like that. Alison and Yumiko, I don’t even know you, but great job! Coach and us are proud of you!
for real, those blocks are the kind of one-person block that "feels" like a 1.5-maybe 2-block because it covers so well
ikr? if I found out a teacher was complimenting me publicly in their personal time, it would make me so happy I would never want to stop being their student or get them disappointed TT
An advantage of COVID I suppose is that everyone is wearing masks so showing the footage shouldn't be a problem.
Otherwise it might've been a privacy issue or at least require blurring all the players faces since we're talking about highschoolers here.
Then again if these are official public matches it might be fine anyway.
Still, I hope Donny got the team's OK for showing their game footage first. I wouldn't want awkwardness about it getting in the way of the coaching relationship.
@@leethas Seing how considerate coach is, I bet he asks them before editing and publishing the video.
very true
It's not a coincidence that Tendo says to Ushiwaka "things you don't understand can be scary", he's repeating what his old teammates were saying about him in the earlier flashback!
ooohh i didn't realize this
Yea
Oh that hurts
Ohh
Ohh "because he's so enigmatic..." "creepy"
Tendo: “I want to break your heart in two”
Coach: “this is so true”
😂
The one that got me is "...our setter, the other one's got super strong hand"
I was picturing Hulk 🤣
Nice catch 😂😂
Perfect timing
@@louissjahada4065 hulk would be setting someone in an airplane
Yep, you were spot-on with your interpretation of Ushijima's backstory. His father married into a somewhat prestigious family, and they had the tradition of "fixing" left-handedness in children.
they used to do this here to. my eldest sister is left-handed and on her first school they tried to "correct" it.
Then my dad went to the school and told them basically "You pull this kind of crap again and I'll take her to another school". but probably with nicer words.
Canadian here, my friends Mother was forcefully corrected to be right handed when she went to school, shes in her 60's now.
I am also left-handed, my eldest sister can do both and the middle is right-handed.
I'm American. My dad forced me to be right handed when I was 4. I did everything with both hands. But he forced me to focus on only my right.
my family also has this tradition ToT... I am left-handed but they taught me how to be right-handed. So I'm ambidextrous now lol (I still like using my left more tho)
I think it's really sweet that Ushijima doesn't want to be like his father but wants to be the type of person his father looks up to.
This is a good one
Hey Coach just wanted to comment on the scene with Ushijima's dad and his left-handedness. You might already be familiar, but in countries especially in Asia (Japan included), being left handed is seen as anywhere from unlucky to a sign of weakness to even rudeness. While it doesn't happen as often now as it used to, many families especially those that hold to older traditions will force naturally left-handed kids to write and eat using their right to get used to it. As a result, many (probably most) naturally left-handed people write with their right hand. His father, being a volleyball junkie of sorts, realized the unique advantage that left-handedness gives you in volleyball (and other sports of course). Keeping in mind the fact that his father "married into" his mother's family (most likely alluding to his mother's family being well-off and his father's not), standing up for Wakatoshi in this way was probably a big deal - in a bad way to his family, but in a good way to Ushiwaka.
Just to add one more thing.
In the Japanese culture they don't foment being different.
Wearing uniforms, salary man suit/dress doesn't change and doesn't matter if you are the ceo or the person in the copy machine.
Being different "doesn't add" you just don't "fit" in the japense culture.
That way of thinking have been changing.
Actually many companies in Japan went "bankrupt" in the begging of covid because in the way of working all papers need a "seal of approval" from the boss and just in person can do that. Being equal in this case was the problem to solve for many companies.
What also stuck out to me above all the other lines was "I won't complain about anything else" which suggests that Wakatoshi's father had to deal with a bunch of concessions during his marriage that he swallowed so as not to 'rock the boat' but when he realised what they were forcing onto his son he spoke up. It's both a touching moment between father and son but also such an efficient piece of storytelling: without telling us much at all we totally understand Wakatoshi's family dynamic with regards to the power difference between his mother and father, it's just so subtle but effective, I love it.
@@richardohanlon3036 that part was so touching, I agree.
my grandma was left handed but her mom made her use her right,. Lucky i got her left hand so being a setter is great for me
@@richardohanlon3036 Same, I loved it too. Also as a Malaysian Muslim, you shouldn't eat or drink with your left hand but writing or playing a sport or anything, it's fine to be left handed.
Ibn ‘Umar reported the Prophet(ﷺ) as sayings:
When any of you eats, he should eat with his right hand, and when he drinks, he should drink with his right hand, for the devil eats with his left hand and drinks with his left hand.
Sahih Sunan Abi Dawud 3776
Next episode will be iconic. Just so you know coach the last line that coach ukai says in the next episode is the last line we hear for the coaches current Voice Actor as he passed away shortly after recording the next episode
Oh flip I knew he died around the time this season was running or whatever, but I didn’t know it was like that! :((( sad
@@hopewelch9421 yeah unfortunately he didn’t get to finish the season. But he dropped the best line in the series.
@@callofdutykillaable Even the first track on the Haikyuu soundtrack for season three is the voice actor saying his last line🥺
Damn I did realized the voice actor change later on Coach Ukai but didn't know that his voice actor passed away... Rip
Up ! This true, and so sad and epic that his last voice line was this one. I want coach see this story !
Ushijima's stern personality makes every of his little emotions (annoyed, happy) very enjoyable, I really like this character!
He's one of the characters that makes you look for emotions more carefully and I like that a lot
true i really love ushijima's offended (not really) face when tendo said he was scared 😂
Its so beautiful that Suga realizes "he can do new things as well". The fact that people like Hinata and Kageyama always trying to keep moving forwards and trying new things inspiring the 3rd years to also try new things even though by that point you'd think they never could. Its the little things.
Spoiler alert.
This is where Kita is gonna fall short.
For real, never realized that in this way.
@@Koshak87 continuation of spoiler
I was never that clear about his arc aside from the “do this properly” thing, but now that you’ve said this it explains a lot that I think I missed (even reading the manga too). Thanks!
and then he got blocked.. still good tho
tendo and ushijima’s backstory + tsukki’s emotions about getting hurt and missing the game just makes this episode so great.
Haikyuu always knows how to add that emotional punch and make you feel for just about everyone on the court.
Top notch character writing all around in this series.
30:22 I never noticed the speed at which Tsukki starts thinking. He goes overdrive thinking of options and what to do. He is 100% hooked at this point and the adrenaline combined with this mental capacity are just exploding here. Again... little things.
He was only able to do that during that time because he had a lot of time to think and plan things while he was being treated.
same
@@Squain but it's entirely me. If I get a moment to rest physically, from anything. My mind goes overdrive exactly like Tsukki, with the way he says things and how
I always find it awesome that Ushijima's dad never forced volleyball onto him. Being such a gifted athlete, he wasn't forced to do it, but chose volleyball
that's one of my favorite things about haikyuu, period. the narrative always emphasizes that what works for some people might not be what works for other people -- and everyone should find what makes them happiest and healthy in both mind and body, whether that's playing volleyball or not. it doesn't just say "everyone should be like hinata/kageyama," but take care of yourself, and do what's right for you. which totally makes ushijima choosing volleyball all the more poignant! :)
I’ve come to know many people who ended up following in their patent’s footsteps (profession) by their own choice, and usually they are not only happy but also successful.
yes!!! i love how he said "that's if you only want to" or something and that he would appreciate if he, by any chance, continue playing volleyball. like he's sharing to his son about his passion to volleyball but he's not imposing him to be like him or the people he's telling about. he's still giving him a choice on whatever to do about the info he shared.
36:45
That's Tendo's personal theme. The electronic "clown" music. It's called "Guess Monster".
Also fun fact about Tendo is he's a fan of the horror franchise Sadako, which is the original Japanese version of The Ring, because of the actress involved.
Coach Donny is one of the best reactors at understanding the "antagonists", and more specifically Ushiwaka. A lot of reactors don't like Ushiwaka or Oikawa, but Donny really gets them.
Also, you do definitely have cool Coach's polos haha.
Yea he rlly likes to keep an open mind and despite not rlly liking Oikawa at first he understood quite quickly why he’s the way he is and respected his hard work in the game even tho he doesn’t like him.
It helps that he is a coach who already encountered similar types of people like Ushiwaka and Oikawa.
I also think that the main reason that Oikawa wasn't really liked by coach is because his personality conflicts his position as a Captain. I think he would've appreciated him more if his bestfriend was the Captain instead, who actually radiates a leader energy so much that he could control Mad Dog's and even Oikawa's impulses and tendencies.
Some reactors tend to watch the show and see the other teams as antagonists/villains and it really doesn't make sense
The best thing about Haikyuu for me is how likable all the teams are, most of the time I end up rooting for both teams even if only one can win
He did misunderstand a few things about Oikawa but that's to be expected because his words tend to require some deciphering lol Ushiwaka though, Coach got him spot on
IMO coach likes characters with a degree of maturity and responsibility and Ushijima is one of them. As a real volleyball player he understands there is no "evil guys" in volleyball. Ushijima is an international class player who is comfortable in his own skin. He doesn't sugar coat, he doesn't talk trash, and he understands his role for the team. Oikawa feels insecure (like a normal teenage guy) and acts out accordingly hence why coach chastises him (like a normal coach) but it doesn't mean he doesn't like him or understand him ^^.
36:28 dang she’s seriously killing it, no joke! Thats super cool to see!
What you said about how there’s a lot of lonely people in this show is true. There’s more than you would expect. But the happy thing is, all those lonely people have “their person” in high school! Like, almost everyone in the show is part of a pair. It’s hard to tell at this point in the story, but Ushijima and Tendou are buddies :)
i love that inclusion, because most ppl think that people who play sports are extraverted, or at least very sociable
when in reality, no matter what you do, loads of ppl from any background and sociability always play in that sport
Please watch Movie #4 starting at 1:25:32 (important scene like the seijoh scene after season 2), Land VS. Air OVA, and Path of The Ball OVA before starting Season 4!!! They're very important prequels!!!
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I love how Tendo tries to taunt Suga by claiming that he is easy to predict, but Suga turns it back on him by expressing his confidence in the left side(Asahi and Tanaka)
Yeah, but on the same token, Suga admitted to the taunt in order to turn it back on him. So it became exploitable.
@@TalancirTrue, but my point was that Suga wasn't letting himself get drawn in by the taunt
Also about Tendo is that he was ostracized for his appearance. Other kids were scared of him and thought he looked like a monster or yokai which is Japanese for monster. They judged him by his appearance and ignored him.
Also his name Satori also a reference to a Japanese youkai/spirits with the same name. Satori is a monkey-like spirits that can read people's mind, a reference to his amazing 'guess' blocking rate.
As an interesting fact, Ushijima's birthday is on August 13th, which is the International Day of Lefties, as to treasure this characteristic from him (I guess Furudate-sensei, the mangaka, was pretty aware of the advantage of a leftie player, and he probably wanted to show us an example in the game).
I like how Ushijima is so stoic that we have to learn his backstory through Tendo's backstory lol
Post Credit/Non-related Preview Dialogue
Semi: "Tendō, what are you doing?"
Tendō: "Look, isn't my old hairstyle super fashionable?"
Semi: "Whoa what? Seriously? It's the same as Tsutomu's!"
Goshiki: "Did you call?"
Semi: "Don't look! You'll end up wanting to shave your head!"
Yall are too quick with it
I've been waiting for this all day. I even skipped my mid-day nap.
You pretty much got it. Ushijima’s mother/grandmother had been “correcting” his left-handedness, they said it was a family tradition to do so, and his father pleaded with them to allow him to use his left hand.
My grandfather actually had his left-handness “corrected” by the nuns in his Catholic school, my understanding is that they would smack him with a ruler or something similar on his hand if they saw him using his left hand to write, he doesn’t like to talk about it.
That's horrible. I'm so sorry for him. Jesus.
21:21 I researched a bit about this after watching Haikyuu. Apparently in Japan, until 20 or 30 years ago (and sometimes still in traditional families, like Ushijima's) being left-handed was seen as a weakness and there was social stigma around it. For example using chopsticks with your left hand was considered to be bad manners.
I also read that while a "left handed compliment"(edit: same as back handed compliment) in English is considered to be an insult, there's a lot of japanese words that have the kanji character for "left" that have derogatory and bad meanings.
This reminds me that in Brazil (where I'm from) using a fork with your right hand is considered bad manners as well, though younger generations (both about being left handed, and the thing I said about the fork) are getting over the stigma about that, so being a leftie in Japan nowadays is not really a big deal anymore.
That’s not entirely correct, the term is “back handed compliment”, not left handed.
@@kingintox5743 I googled this and found these results, I think both can be used according to all the searches. Sorry for the mistake if so, English isn't my first language.
"left-handed compliment
Also, backhanded compliment. An insult in the guise of an expression of praise. For example, She said she liked my hair, but it turned out to be a left-handed compliment when she asked how long I'd been dyeing it . This expression uses left-handed in the sense of "questionable or doubtful," a usage dating from about 1600."
"The terms backhanded compliment and left-handed compliment are both used to describe an insult disguised as a compliment"
I think it was Edgar Allan Poe who wrote about woman "cursed with left-handiness" that could never raise her kid correctly because she was beating him with her left hand...
To add on to this, the Latin word for left-handed is sinister.
@@hokk728 or left leaning
Great to see your girl's team footage sprinkled throughout the video to clarify/reinforce points with real-life footage. This is another reason (add it to the list) of why your reactions are more fun to watch. Great and keep up the good job! (Hope your girls' team continue to do well).
Tendo is my comfort weirdo character. LOVE him and his voice so much!
I just love how Coach Donny talks about his players like a really proud dad-- it really makes me fell comfy.
"One more set" comes back to their convo when Hinata says he wants to stay on the court as long as possible and Kageyama replying "Only the strong gets to stay on the court."
I love how Coach sprinkles in real footage and how proud he is of his players ^^. So much positive energy
I really love this episode with Tendou and Ushijima backstory, I really like those two and their friendship. They both were lonely kids growing up, but they balance each other so well! Ushijima is very quiet and not very expressive, but Tendou doesn't judge him for it, even more, Tendou probably appreciates finally having someone who listens to his rants and doesn't treat him like a weirdo or as if there’s something wrong with him.
With Ushijima I think it’s really sad. I feel like the mother and her side of the family were probably the reason why the dad had to leave, and now Ushijima is trying to be not like his dad, but like the person his father admired and talked so fondly about while he was younger: a reliable guy who can spike anything. It’s like although he’s not able to see him, Ushijima wants to be someone his father can brag about to other people and be proud of :’)
Oh man, great episode as always, and next episode is the real tearjerker for the actual behind-the-scenes Haikyuu family: Episode 8 is the last performing episode for the voice actor of Karasuno's coach Ukai (the grandson) as Kazunari Tanaka passed away from a sudden aneurysm. Episode 8 feels like a legit rollercoaster with that additional wrinkle.
Tsuki went from not wanting to even be emotionally/ mentally invested in the game to avoid being hurt to getting injured for his teammates even though he knows that Ushiwaka's got the gun smoke.
heads up coach, next episode will be the last you hear Coach Ukai's voice as it is but he does deliver one of the greatest volleyball quotes as his last line. RIP to Kazunari Tanaka, OG Ukai Keishin voice actore (after episode 8)
Also you should watch episodes 9 and 10 together or the cliffhanger will be deadly. Plus its the last 2 episodes this season
"he's been blessed by the angel's hands" that took me out 😂😂😂😂😂
Ive actually never noticed in all my watching of reactions that they actually animated tsukki touching that spike. Haikyuu is built different man.
Yeah but Karasuno still got the point even though it's out on Karasuno's touch. That's a mistake right?
@@ilay_ux it wasn't really a mistake. The line judges are the ones who called it out but their job isn't to watch for touches like that thats the ref standing on that scaffolding things job. That standing ref overturned it because either it went out and he saw tsukki touch it but the characters misinterpreted why he gave the point to shiratowizawa (assuming he saw it touch the line a little bit rather than it being due to tsukkis touch) OR the line judges were wrong and it was slightly in despite the touch. I prefer the first one cus it doesn't result in the line judges making a mistake 😂.
@@baba_tdog1071 Wow I'm too dumb to understand all that, sorry. some of these volleyball terms throw me off, I just know the basics that were taught to us in the anime. still, thanks a lot for explaining!
edit: read it a second time and are you basically implying that you're not sure if it was a mistake or not...? im reading the 2 scenarios you're describing about ref and all that but when i try to dumb it down i always end up asking "so.. was it actually out on karasuno or was there an outside factor that played a part? was it just simply a mistake by that outside factor? We saw tsukki touch it with our own eyes, ball went out, yet we still got the point. is that a mistake or not?"
im very sorry for sounding direct but it just makes no sense based on the established rules the anime literally taught us. it confuses me
@@ilay_ux (PREPARE FOR ANOTHER LONG COMMENT BUT I HAVE A TL:DR AT THE END) Haha im sorry for confusing you with any jargon i get excited when talking about volleyball! Also im pretty sure i made a mistake when explaining it to you my bad. So in order for Karasuno to have initially been given the point that requires that the line judges (the guys with the flag near the lines of the court) saw ushijimas spike go out of bounds. We may have seen it (either with the animation or realised it from tsukkis "tsk") but the line judges didn't so to them it looked like ushijima pelted the ball outside.
However the ref (the guy in white with the whistle standing up high) noticed something that the line judges didn't. Whether that one thing shows that the refs made a mistake depends on which of two possibilities happened:
1. He saw the ball actually touch the Line slightly as described by the audience characters and overruled the line judges himself. This possibility allows for the ref to have still noticed tsukki actually touch the ball but it would be immaterial because the ball landed in anyway. That would mean what you originally said before my other comment was correct in that it was a mistake to give karasuno the point made by the line judges that was corrected by the ref. (I don't like this one because it means the line judges made a mistake judging the ball when they're much closer than the ref so ehhhh).
OR (my preferred version)
2. The ref agrees that the ball went out but just like we see with the slight animation he actually saw the ball hit tsukkis hand on the way out. This is what i meant by "it's not really a mistake". The line judges are not meant to be looking up at the play watching block touches or anything like that their job is to follow the ball as they are in the best position to call those close scenarios where it could be in or out. That means they rarely call block touches as they are more focused on the ball than what the players are doing. Thus within the purview of their job they judged correctly and didn't make a mistake the ball went out on ushijimas hit so karasuno get's the point. However the main ref due to their position is meant to keep track of things like block touches which is why they are standing directly at the net while elevated to where the hands would be during spikes. He notices when ushijima spikes it it glances off tsukki ever before it goes out so he overrules the line judges because although the line judges were correct in stating the ball was out it went out because of tsukki not because of ushijima thus karasuno gets their point taken and given to shiratorizowa. That would mean that the audience in the stands misunderstood the gesture the ref was making as him saying that the ball touched the line slightly (which would make sense because they wouldn't be able to tell that tsukki touched the ball so they go to the next most reasonable conclusion). I like this one because no one involved really makes a mistake they make the correct assumption using the limited information that is available to them.
The handsigns the ref makes further supports the second theory because he maes the sign for a block touch usavolleyball.org/resource/officials-hand-signals-for-indoor/ (see image 24).
TL:DR:
Scenario 1: ball goes lands slightly in, line judges make a mistake call it out, main ref notices that it touched the line slightly and overrules. You were right they made a mistake.
Scenario 2: Ball goes out, line judges correctly call it out, ref notices that tsukki touched the ball so says out on karasuno, audience members don't see the touch so they assume it was due to something else like it slightly touching the line. Not really a mistake as the line judges aren't meant to watch for block touches. Everyone operated correctly based on the limited information available to them.
In the next episode (episode 8), pay attention to the last line spoken by Coach Ukai. This is the last episode his original voice actor, Kazunari Tanaka, acts as the voice of Ukai, because at the time this season was produced, he suffered from an intracerebral hemorrhage, and unfortunately passed away at the age of 49. I'm not sure if he had lines already pre-recorded for episodes 9 or 10, but either way I think his last words that the producers chose to put in episode 8 were a way to pay homage to him and his amazing career as a voice actor. R.I.P. Kazunari Tanaka (Apr 8, 1967 - Oct 10, 2016)
He has not others lines after this one, it's for real the last-one the actor recorded before sudently passing away :(
And this is one of the best line I've ever seen in animate !
“Wow it’s already over”
- An accurate depiction of me after every episode
In Japan, it is a custom to change left-handed to right-handed. It comes from the culture of writing Japanese calligraphy, where each letter or kanji is written from right to left. It becomes difficult and/or messy for lefties to write especially with a brush. Although people don't care as much recently, older generations would still point out when the child is writing with the left hand.
Tendo is my favorite character, I like how his character design is the complete opposite of any other character. They animate him to be more like a monster or an apex predator in my opinion.
Man i love this relationship between Tendou and Ushijima. It is so wholesome
The oponent growing through the match thanks to the main team is a huge theme in sport manga/anime. It reinforces the idea that both sides are cool people, there is no villain in a match. But because it's a healthy enviroment the huge challenge that the main guys are starting to catch up gets even stronger, the same way our guys have been doing all along. It makes the end stretch harder, like any villain getting angrier in a fighting anime, but also reframes the main characters as people that are making others grow. They are now the wall others have to face, and it's a joyous thing.
I love hearing you talk about your players, Coach, i can sense the care you put into them and the pride you have in them.
At 7:52, when you're talking about Ushijima's block on Asahi being too far across and how he should be lined up with the hitting shoulder, I think it might be worth noting that since Ushijima is a left handed hitter, he may be subconsciously lining up with Asahi's left shoulder as that would be his hitting shoulder, although I doubt that a player with the talent of Ushijima would make that sort of mistake regularly.
Tendo is without a doubt one of the few coolest characters in Haikyuu. gosh with so much of the segment covering wakatoshi's story, i came this close from spoiling the manga about what he ends up, later in the show.
He is my fav followed closely by Bokuto and Kenma
I got goosebumps seeing Yumiko's blocks!!! I could feel her calculating where the next play would be based on the position of the opponent with the way she held herself. Beautiful!!!
I really love it when Coach Donny shows some real footage of plays! It's very cool and must be pretty exhausting to find the right clips all the time. Thank you !
At 8:45 in the video, when you're discussing how to line up against opposing hitters for a block, you mentioned that you should line up against the hitters dominant arm. It looks like Ushijima had the right idea but made a mistake. Ushijima is left handed and so when he went up for the block, he lined up with Asahi's left hand. Just something I noticed, not sure if intentional or just coincidental
I just made that comment to my little brother.
Probably coincidental. Ushijima's played too much volleyball with mostly righthanded people to make that mistake
8:14 shows that not everyone's perfect, we all thing that Wakatoshi's a perfect player.. And here Coach points out Waka's flaws
About the point when Ushijima's spike went out: the ref didn't see there was a touch (Tsukki didn't call it either) so it was considered a clear out with the point going to Karasuno. But once they realized Tsukki's hand get screwed it was clear there was a touch and they revoked the point.
Coach complimenting his girls' volleyball team makes me so happy. Such a supportive, understanding and proud coach..
Hey coach!! After watching this season you should watch the OVA of Nekoma! It’s 2 episodes!!
Yeah, I'm not sure about now but "fixing" left-handedness used to be fairly common I believe, and that's definitely what they were talking about doing. I actually overheard a couple of older patients in my room at the hospital talking about it a couple years back.
Traditionally in Japan, being left handed has been viewed as a disability that you fix early on in a child's upbringing. Wakatoshi's flashback showed us his dad having very minimal sway in how his son was to be raised. So we see his dad just having one single request and if he can ask that for his son then he wouldn't complain about anything else. He thought Wakatoshi being left handed might help him later in life. It would become a strength.
I stayed up for this! This is the highlight of my week!
WOW!! Your students/players are freaking amazing!!! I can’t imagine doing something that cool because I have cerebral palsy but that’s what makes it cooler to see people do amazing things with their bodies and have so much control.
Your great teaching and coaching shows very well on your students!
I remember reading somewhere that apparently the manga artist for Haikyu had previously worked on a horror manga. You can see glimpses of the author's experience with the genre in some of the characters, facial expressions, and scenes because of this.
"There will be no victory without a risk."
- Sugawara
I really enjoy Tendo's Volleyball of scoring off stuffed blocks is just how he enjoys volleyball. The fact that his female coach and old team called him out on it stiflingly them compared to Shirotozawa team accepts him because they are already strong enough to compete with his blocks is a great dynamic. I also love that he just likes "breaking hearts" of spikers is what he relishes from his blocks rather than him lashing out at his bullies for how he was treated. He was able to find something about volleyball he enjoyed, grow instincts, have fun, and be self-assured.
17:25 i remember someone from your previous haikyuu episodes that in japan some families force their left handed kids to be right handed and its crazy how they show that here
Love Coach for showing his queens' plays. Go ladies! ✨👑✨
Love how you incorporate your experience as a high school coach in explaining things even a professional volleyball player might look over in Haikyuu. Seeing videos of your matches to better show what you mean is a great addition I hope you continue.
noticed the bad translation here? Shimada's explanation was translated into "The ball hit the line just a little bit" (after Tsukki had touched the ball) when he clearly says the word "burokku" meaning "block". it's been like this for ages now and I'm still confused why they haven't corrected it yet
I'm 30 years old now and left handed, and even when I was in kindergarten through second grade, I didn't get to go to recess because the school made me sit out and practice writing with my right hand. So that scene with Ushijima as a child always resonates super hard with me.
At 8:47 the animators made him line up like that because he is left handed so he naturally went up to block on his side but since Ashia Is right handed he lined up the wrong side it’s a subtle detail but I’m sure they meant to put it.
I love Suga's character and the way he plays volleyball. He's called "Mr. Refreshing" by Oikawa because he manages to change the rhythm of the game and throw the opponents off their balance, but he does it by being constant and reliable. He doesn't do crazy sets like Kageyama nor is he as strong as Oikawa, he scores points by setting safely and trusting his spikers to break through the other team's defense. His sets are average, being smart in a regular way, his serves focusing more on aim than strength, never really being noticeable to the average player or spectator (even coaches overlook him sometimes). He's nothing special, and that's what makes him such a good player
His growth during these seasons had been outshined by every other's, but it finally makes an appearance here. He got so used to being the good but average setter, so he never really tried anything new and continued practicing what he already knew how to do. It has made him and kept him as a good player, he does his job well, he isn't really lacking something for a highschooler. But then these crazy first years come along doing the (almost) impossible, one of them taking his place, and he is faced with the fact that he's destined to be a bench player for the rest of his last year. He accepts it but at the same time he doesn't, choosing to learn and push his limits to be better, knowing his talent is not as great as Kageyama's, but refusing to back down and never play again. He loves volleyball and he wants to keep playing as much as he can, no matter how amazing other people might be
It makes me really happy to see a character like him. I've always been the kind-of-talented-but-not-enough-to-be-great kid, paired with severe anxiety and depression, killing my potential even further (aka "such a gifted child, if only she put in more effort..."). Knowing that I can be average, that I don't have to be great, that good is enough, makes me incredibly happy and hopeful
Boy I want to see more of this, I'm restraining myself to watch this season for a third time, just to watch your reactions >
As soon as I saw that RUclips notification you know I started watching immediately 👀
Tsukki going from not caring about the club to actually being concerned that he won't be able to play because he's injured is the best character development
Yeah Coach, you got the second interpretation of that scene right. Uhijimas father was arguing with his wife, because they wanted to “correct” Ushijimas left-handedness. But the dad wanted him to still be left-handed, and that’s one of the few things he was very serious on
One interesting thing to note about Tendou (even though it hasn't been officially confirmed by the author as far as I'm aware) is that the way he's portrayed it seems as if he is an HSP (highly sensitive person) which plays a big factor into how he can "guess block" and just see the tiniest details to inform his hunch (thinking back to his "blocking is about your sense of smell" comment to Tsukki).
People especially in the older generation believe being right handed is more advantageous because apparently you have better handwriting and just have an easier time doing activities
Loved this ep, showing how both Ushijima and Tendo turned what seemed like their “weaknesses” into strengths
Because of haikyuu and later ur Videos i finally started playing in a Hobby Volleyball Team and its just amazing
Basically in Japan people tend to 'correct' left handed people to become right handed. Especially so in traditional and elite households. And since Ushijima's dad married into an elite family, they were insisting on doing the same to Ushijima. But his dad requested them to keep that habit as it may become his strength.
My favorite RUclips notification is "NEW Volleyball Coach Reacts to HAIKYUU"
Ushijima actually tries to apologize to tsukki after his hurts his hand. if you look at he scene again across the net Ushijima puts his hand up in he sorry pose he did earlier.
18:35 love to see some shiratorizawa third year bonding as well
29:43 wait, that translation is wrong, he says something like: ''the block touched the ball a little, so it's Shiratorizawa's point''
why is it wrong then
@@naylisyazwina6836 because they say "line". Unless they refering to the block when they say "line"
The moment Shimizu grabbed Suga’s hands and Coach Donnie said “oh no”, I immediately lost it 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Ushijima’s family looking down on him being left handed triggered a flashback to West African culture where some even apologize for using the left hand to pass things.
Yes, because you eat with your right hand and wash your shit with your left. That's the cultural basis for most of lefthanded bias, I think, from Africa to Asia
btw. I think it's really cool to see you praising your team. If I were one of them, I would be really happy.
Next episode is the last one with the voice actor of coach Ukai, rest in peace
Loved seeing all the clips of your team you sprinkled in there to help emphasize your point!
You are correct about the conversation with Ushijima and his father and his family. They were gonna force him to use his off hand like how their family has always been.
One of my favorite reaction episodes to date! Glad you're enjoying this match Donny.
Coach Donny always posts late for my time zone but it's so worth the wait!! Love his descriptive reactions!
Im laughing so hard when coach donny noticed that ushijima is blocking with a poker face because I BEEN WATCHING HAIKUUU BUT NEVER NOTICED IT 😂😂
Can we just shout out ushiwaka dad I mean yeah he didn’t spend a lot of time with him ,but he loved him and only wanted his son to love the sport of volleyball like him.
Ah yes, the legendary flashback within a flashback
the pop filter actually really helps. not for the sounding of letter but lowering the sounds of mouth pops and other mouthly sounds that naturally happen. ive been making sure i watch your videos halfway at a time because i do get sensory overload when it happens, like in most videos since theres no professional to edit them out like with tv shows. but i really enjoy your reactions to haikyuu and its been my favourite way to rewatch the show and its kind of a new experience having being able to get through a full video and have as much fun as you were in one go. its a small stupid thing but it really did change a lot. now i can binge the rest of your videos in full.
that is one of the best qualities of haikyuu, you like every team. which means you want every team to win
I'm glad you noticed the weird call by everyone when Tsukki's hand gets split. I noticed it the first time I watched this episode, but I hadn't seen anyone else bring it up.
It gets treated by everyone in the episode (not just the ref, but the players, and the Karasuno crowd) as if Tsukki just straight didn't make contact. Even when the play gets overruled, the crowd says that the ball managed to hit the line enough to be in, and that that's why Shiratorizawa got the point, no one gets shown correcting that thought. A bit of inconsistency, but at least the score is what it should be.
yeah the main ref signalled the ball touch and overruled the line refs too but maybe the crowd’s comments was lost in translation. I guess it is consistent with spectating real games, where things happen so fast that there’s moments of confusion haha
true enough. it just feels weird (from like a story perspective) that there wasn't a character that was like "oh wait, no, tsukki touched the ball, shiratorizawa was guaranteed the point" or whatever
Hi coach, we told you this before but you shouldn't be shy about pausing the video while you're talking, or even rewind something you didn't entirely follow. This just means that you will understand the story better and we will get more content. It's a win-win!
36:48 Season 3 ep7, still has that "wow its already over" moment. ps: congrats team!
Loved seeing your team rallies coach, specially the second one, what a hustle from both teams
It was so cool getting to see footage from the match you were talking about!
I felt bad for Ushijima when his mother’s family wanted to “fix” his left handed-ness. I’ve heard it happen before where they would make the kid write and eat with his right hand even though he couldn’t.
That was probably the reason why Ushijima’s mom and dad divorced, they couldn’t agree on how to raise him.
Hey coach, thank you for your content! As this episode has some part related to injury, I want to ask again. I have a history of major physical injury, and post that have been advised to not practice any sports at all. I loved playing a bit of basketball at school, and got very interested in volleyball through Haikyuu. How do we approach sports with caution and yet have fun? Doctors never entertain these questions, hence asking you as you coach :) thanks again!
Ohh excellent choice coach! Having bought the same chair a year ago, I can safely say that it's done wonders for my back and posture while working from home!!
I’m excited for next weeks episode, the ending of episode 8 is one of my favorite moments by far! On a side note, you mention all the time that you’ve heard season 4s animation is awful, but personally I think it’s still good. Plus season 4s plot/volleyball is more fun and intense than previous seasons, which is clearly saying a lot!
season 4's animation was changed in order to better match the original artist's art style
@@Alex-xp9vv Art style and animation style are two different things. The characters are closer to the manga, but the animation was dialed back to accommodate a more manageable workload and to fit the new director's animation style.
@@Alex-xp9vv I know. That doesn't mean they didn't make mistakes. They got their proportions all off at times and had to out source episodes of lower quality.
@@blazcraz6992 the only outsourced one episode which I agree is awful animation
i personally loved season 4 after getting used to it
I always forget about this reaction series and end up being pleasantly surprised every weekend when it pops up in my notifications.
18:40 It's like mini Wshiwaka is holding real life Molten volleyball.
Like augmented reality