Well if we have an Sarah as Ushijima anime I think I want to watch that. Tsukki is in his normal salty self state the more salt he dishes out the stronger he gets. Don't worry about the injury it is nothing but a flesh wound. (All tho it is debatable if Tsukki's salt will affect the wound itself or not)
Congrats Sarah ! You made this far. Next Episode 8 is the best episode ever for Haikyu. It means a lot for fan of this anime and young volleyball players. I am looking forward to it.
Every time I watch this show, I'm always amazed by the writer's insight. i mean the way how he weaves chemistry between characters of different personalities : Tendo was bullied by his classmates since young, so the only 'Paradise' he could relieve stress and remain his Real-self was only inside the court. I sometimes imagine that the songs he's always humming are the ones his classmates sang to him when he was bullied. Isn't his unique actions a defense mechanism to defend himself against his trauma? It's also similar to Tsukishima, who is covering his real-self also hurt by trauma, through a twisted persona called 'sarcasm'. from a certain POV, Tendo's a little 'weird' than the others, they've been able to be friends with Ushijima who has a completely different personality. Ushijima, like Tendo, has the characteristic of being a left-handed person who is a little different from others, and is 'a volleyball idiot' who thinks that the inside of the court is his heaven. PS, I also smiled when Sarah talked about her childhood memories with her family. that's soooo sweet.
I really hope you can see it. Next episode is the last one that ukai's voice actor did, then unfortunally he dead because of illness. Please keep that in mind till last minute of episode, I promise it will feel different.
Fun detail from Ushijima's conversation with Tendo: Tendo asks if he wants to be a player like his father and Ushijima says no and thinks back to his father describing a teammate he admired. It meant that Ushijima doesn't want to be like his father; he wants to be someone his father is proud of.
There is something beautiful about the tendo ushiwaka friendship. Ushijima is theo nly one not creeped out by tendo. Tendo is the only one not intimidated by ushijima
Well tendo also is super nice to his team and is always give advice or cheering on, sometimes in his own way but he always wants best for his team and I can’t wait for them to explain his character even more for you
Tendo is a very self conscious character but he is also very “other” conscious, and this is due to his vulnerabilities; He has learned to be emotionally competent so that he can find safe spaces. But unlike a majority of self conscious people, Tendo is very extroverted and his defense mechanisms include insults and derogatory remarks. This is a short analysis from yours truly, a sophomore Psychology major.
lol no speak for yourself, for me it's considered blasphemy to root for an opponent even if it's just sports activities. I don't want to be a traitor for my team. Karasuno FTW!
It’s not obvious in the anime, but the lady coach from the flashback was Tendo’s middle school coach. The interview with Coach Washijo was his interview to be admitted to Shiratorizawa (probably on sports merit). Early on in Season 1, Kageyama mentions that he wasn’t invited by Shiratorizawa and therefore had to try and sit the entrance exam. So Tendo didn’t switch schools to avoid the coaching style, but he was invited to Shiratorizawa and given an opportunity to play how he wished and fully develop his style of play based on his hunches.
The Tendou that you've been seeing up to this point is just a persona. You got to see his true personality in the flashback when he was talking to Ushijima in the school cafeteria, and he's normally a very friendly and easy-going guy. He assumes his "Guess Monster" persona on the court as sort of his way of getting in the zone, and it is indeed inspired by all of the bullying he received growing up. As for the volleyball side of his story, he found a style of blocking that comes naturally to him and is very effective, but his coach wouldn't let him nurture that style. This, combined with being judged by all of his peers, made him feel alienated from volleyball, which is why he decided to go to Shiratorizawa. Their big claim to fame is cultivating every player's strength to the fullest extent possible in 3 years. Not only that, nobody on the team judges him, and allows him to act out his Guess Monster persona as much as he likes, since that's when he's at his most effective. Hopefully this helps you at least understand him more.
Thank you for this explanation. I can definitely relate to him when you describe him in this way... my on-court personality is definitely not representative of the person I am in my day-to-day life. If it works for him, I have to respect it, but still...
@@SarahPavanVolleyball Well for me why I love tendo is the two persona he has, I only caught it on rewatch but he is by far the nicest and most talk and supportive player on his team to his team mates, for him he just wants fun and a good game so he embrace the monster everyone called him. Minor spoiler for season 4 but tendo see hinata left out of a drill and goes up and ask him why that is to support him because tendo knows what it is like to be left out. Tendo is super relatable and will only get more relatable, also his play style is only really allowed on any team because of this couch, and that’s alway why tendo act this way as he want to have the most fun he can because he knows it will not last as know one will let him play the way he does at higher level so his dream will be cut off
@@SarahPavanVolleyball i love tendo but it's okay if you just can't like him. his name "satori" is a kind of monster in japan. he is created to be a weirdo acting like a monster. the thing is he is a weird person but not a bad kid.
He is a character that for a least becomes so much better on rewatch, like you understand him more get all the little details, well he is literally in season 4 for like 1 min 30 seconds those minutes show his try character so well and are some of my favourites, him and hinata have such a cute conversation where tendo want to make sure hinata is doing ok out and not getting left out or bullied
I actually really like that you don't fall into the fan base peer pressure of being forced to like a character. Oikawa being the perfect example. You respect him, but can still dislike him. I love that you are honest about your opinions and I think thats a big draw to why I love your reactions so much. I love tendo, but I can totally see why some people don't. I like that you don't feel the need to pretend to.
Same here! I love how honest she is. And as someone who also loves Tendou, I see why she doesn't like him but I feel more comfortable she expresses it rather than just "going with the flow" of people loving him.
Well, her favorite is Suga, so she is drawn to the comfort of conventional and nice. People like Oikawa and Tendo trigger people and it's easier to cast them into the "I don't like them pile" instead of opening up to the discomfort they surface within one's self and see why. Watching movies / animes relays soooo much information about a person.
Tendou is one of my favorite characters. He is literally the ONLY person who treats Ushijima as something other than a volleyball player. Everyone else views Ushijima as freakish talent, a star, an enemy, a prodigy, a recruit, a future national team player. Even his father tells young Wakatoshi that he wants him to like volleyball. That has to be pretty lonely, right? To have everyone see you as one dimensional? Tendou alone talks to Ushijima about a cute actress, wants to know if he watched a program, wants to know about his family-ie, acts like a friend. I have a soft spot for Tendou because of this kindness.
I think Tsukki’s expressions at the end have more to do with frustration than pain. He’s just gotten hooked on volleyball and now he has to step away from the game. They really played the long game with his character development. Of my favorite five moments of the season, he’s the star of four of them.
I can't tell you how much I appreciate the drawn-out character development. It was 100% worth it to see the player and teammate he has evolved into during this season.
I think that Tendou reading Suga so easily is a testament to both Tendou and Kageyama more than anything on Suga's part tbh. And one of my favorite details about this episode is that Ushijima wasn't aiming to be a great volleyball player because he wanted to be like his dad, but rather he wanted to be like the volleyball player his dad respected so much. It's a small change, but I definitely appreciate it.
For Ushiwaka's dad marrying into his mom's family, it's not really that weird in Eastern cultures, particularly if there is some type of status associated with the wife's family, but not the husband's, or if the husband has brothers but the wife does not. There's a lot more cultural importance placed on family names and what they represent, although in modern times, there is a lot less emphasis than there was even a generation ago. Tendo is really weird to me, but I resonate a lot with him. As a kid, he was observant and smart, but it came off as creepy to the other kids and unreliable to his coaches. Since he was young, there was no impulse control, and he hated being told how to play when the way he played was working. So when he finally got a chance to play how he likes to play, he started to take a lot of joy in seeing how well his style works against other strong players, and getting really frustrated and spiteful when it fails.
We have that in European families as well, when the spouse has assets it is considered marrying into the family since you are the poor one and they are the rich ones. Their name carries weight, while yours does not so you would retain yours or change it to your spouses. I'd say very common above middle class families. Take a look at Dutch economy and old money families if you want a reference.
@@AnelorGalor Economic reason be apart, that still can happen if the couple desire it today. Mostly for personal reason (the man is in bad term enough with his family to want the name of his wife, or the family name of the man is an insult, weird or easily making fun of it, taking the name of the wife is much less expensive than change it with the administration) But they are not the majority of the cases.
Marrying into a women's family is especially common in Japanese culture. It is the woman's family that takes care of the whole education of the kids, with the woman and the kids living at the woman's parents' house for the early months/years of the kids in traditionnal families. That is why you see Ushijima's father begging them to let him be left-handed: because it is not his place to decide that. If that family had status, it would put the man in a very low situation relative to the woman's family, with him being only a money-earner essentially.
@@DrumBandQc Oooo that's really interesting and a part I didn't quite catch. I just thought his dad was looking at the long-term possibility of him being an athlete and trying to convince them, rather than why he needed to try to convince them at all. That puts a different dynamic on his relationship with his dad, too.
It also happens in the US but here marriage tends to have less of a status and financial aspect. So in the US it's more whatever last name they like more
Tendo's situation is definitely unique. The coach telling him off for relying too much on his hunches definitely wouldn't be wrong most of the time, but Tendo's hunches are just that good, so he can afford that play style. But the coach didn't approve of it, and his teammates found his intuition and mannerisms creepy, so Tendo probably couldn't enjoy volleyball as much. For Washijo, who allowed Tendo to play the way he liked, it must've been at least somewhat of a gamble, but his own experience and coach intuition clearly didn't fail him here, as that got Shiratorizawa not only a very unique and powerful but also a grateful MB, who could now enjoy the game to the fullest. Tendo's interesting friendship with Ushijima makes more sense in this context, as Ushijima was also not quite a "normal" teenager, so Tendo's mannerism didn't really put him off as much, and he could appreciate his skills as a blocker. A man marrying into a family isn't unheard of in Japan; it is often done when a family doesn't have any sons, only daughters, to pass on the family business to that man and keep it "family", for example. 22:17 and yeah, the subs screwed up there, because Shimada clearly says the ball touched the block, not the line.
I appreciate this perspective. I agree that Wshijo was taking a gamble, but it did pay off for the system that they run, and Tendou was able to give the best of himself in that environment.
Another thing to add about Tendo is that he didnt change schools cos the coaches style didnt suits him, that was before he joined Shiratorizawa, meaning before he even attended high school. :D
@@SarahPavanVolleyball its not really a gamble, its implied that coach washijo has been making the same kind of team on multiple generations with a certain amount of success. And the guy doesn't just accepts what gets to shiratorizawa he actively recruits. And heworks at an institute not a highschool, they have dorms and everything, he can afford to develope those niche players, even if they don't always fit the rotations.
Can I just say that I looove the tone of voice Tendou uses when he talks to his teammates? He sounds as if he's making an extra big effort to come across softly and warmly, it's almost "talking to kids" kind of voice lol. It's a small detail that I noticed only on the second rewatch and makes his relationship to his team even more wholesome, you can just tell from listening to it how much he cares about them!
A mukoyōshi (婿養子); (lit. 'adopted son-in-law') is an adult man who is adopted into a Japanese family as a daughter's husband, and who takes the family's surname. Generally in Japan, a woman takes her husband's name and is adopted into his family. When a family, especially one with a well established business, has no male heir but has an unwed daughter of a suitable age, she will marry the mukoyōshi, a man chosen especially for his ability to run the family business. ushijimas dad and coach ukais dad (?) had the same thing, the store is named after his mom's side of the family. having the courage to speak up in defense of his sons left handedness must have taken a lot of courage for him, it's really sweet 🥺
More generally, in these situations, that man's entire family is essentially adopted into the mother's family, and financially boosted in various ways. It's awkward to explain but it caaan sometimes be hard on "adopted family" daughters, umm... but modern instances are nicer than old instances. :)
I don't think it was the case for younger coach Ukai's dad. I'm pretty sure coach Ukai's father took his father ( "old-man" Ukai)'s surname like the norm, & that's why coach Ukai is also "Ukai". His mother's maiden name was probably Sakanoshita, & since the store's owned by coach Ukai's mother's side of the family, it's called Sakanoshita Store. He probably just happens to help out at the store.
@@ChessHistorian Don't know if "that man's entire family is essentially adopted into the mother's family" is true in other countries, but that is not the case in Japan.
You're right... he definitely brings an interesting twist to the on-court dynamics and shows a different style of personality that we haven't seen before.
In Japan (and in other Asian countries) they have family registries. It's not so much that the dad took on the mother's last name as that he was registered in her family's registry and therefore relinquished his name to be passed to his children. This is mostly done to preserve an important family name. It seems that the mother's family was a big deal.
Hello, your local long time Japanese learner and intense Haikyuu fan here! About Ushijima's entire family situation, his father married into his mother's family who is hinted to be an extremely traditional family as it's common for traditional Japanese families to want to do something like taking away his lefthandedness. About how the man marrying into the woman's family works, basically for a lot of big businesses, especially for ones that have a long history, as implied to be the Ushijima family, these families usually get passed down to the eldest son. However, if there have only been daughters, then they will 'adopt a son-in-law' into the family by having the husband of the eldest daughter take over the family business, and the husband usually takes his wife's family name, as seen in the show with his father taking his mothers name. There's a special term for these 'adopted son-in-laws' in Japanese called mukoyoshi. Another example of something like this happening is in the famous Japanese movie, Kimi no Na wa or Your Name, the female main character's family is in a similar situation. The Miyamizu family has taken care of the Miyamizu shrine for possibly 2000 years or so, but they only have her mother, Futaba, as a daughter. As such, they had an 'adopted son-in-law' to be the next head of the shrine. As such, her father, Toshiki, took the Miyamizu name. If there are any further questions, feel free to ask me in the comments on this entire 'mukoyoshi' concept and I'll try my best to five answers!
For the hands, it’s not just Japanese. It’s just a traditional Asian thing. A few of my Vietnamese friends were born lefties but were taught to use their right
I think the biggest hurdle with you for Tendo is probably the idea that he's being malicious. He's just a weird and intense dude. More or less he's obviously been bullied and told that the way he does things is wrong and he decides to not let that get to him. He's got a very unique mindset. He's a huge mind games player with the other team. But he isn't like. Evil. He's a teenager. He's actually pretty friendly with his entire team and especially ushijima.
a subtle detail about Ushijima talking with Tendou about his dad: when his dad was talking about a really good player that he saw or played with, Ushijima says "I wanted to be like that", meaning, he wants to be the kind of player he's dad brags about
I'm not sure if anyone told you about it yet, but episode 8 is the last episode where we have coach Ukai's (the grandson) original voice actor, as he passed away tragically. His last lines in the show before passing are pretty epic as well, just as a heads-up.
I love that Tendo's "monster" persona on the court is a direct result of being bullied and alienated and called a "monster" by other kids for the way he looks. By seizing his trauma by the neck and wearing it like armor, like Batman. Also that was his Middle School coach who wanted him to play in her system. Washijo scouted him for Shiratorizawa.
I love how you aren't going easy on Suga haha I was cracking up everytime you gave advice/criticized him Also, I'm no expert, but I believe that there's some affluent, rich families in Japan and keeping the last name from the family (or joining the family) is more beneficial financially or gives you more oppritunites or something like that... just my understanding of the matter, could be wrong
Tendo’s not for everyone lol He has his fans but I 100% understand if you don’t lol. The main reason people really like Tendo is that he has very high emotional intelligence (e.g. he’s probably the only one Ushijima considers a friend cause he can empathize with him easily) but he’s very creepy. I personally love it cause he’s so over the top but I 100% see why someone might not like him lol
Tndou's first name is Satori. Satori is a youkai (Japanese type of monster) that can read your mind. He is basically written and illustrated like a youkai with the ability to "read your mind" with his guess blocks.
Hey Sarah, a few things about Tendo, and what the other people might have been referring to: - He didn't move from a school because he didn't like the systematic approach of the coach-. Rather, the idea is that he wasn't getting along with the teammates, the coach in middle school wasn't getting him, and then he moved to highschool. You can see he had a dejected face when talking to the new coach- he was expecting that things wouldn't go his way (as per what had been happening to him for a long time). So this is why he was surprised when coach Washijo just said 'You need to score, that's all'. - It seems that when he was small, he was bullied rather a lot. His looks are mentioned here, he was a bit awkward, others have suggested that there might be some neurodivergence at play too - whatever the reason, the backstory that's contouring is that he only faced rejection among his peers since he was small- with the only exception being this volleyball team in Shiratorizawa. - And, even here, other players find him weird. But they all end up accepting him because he's good and possibly because he's the only one who is kind of close friends with Ushijima. Slowly, they find some functional ways of getting along with him. The suggestion is that the other teammates are intimidated by Ushijima, and to add to it, his very blunt style is also making it difficult for the others to get close. So- Tendo and Ushijima are the only thing close to a real friend to one another. And we see some interesting abilities from Tendo, who makes Ushijima open up about quite private stuff, comments on his emotions and makes him reflect, etc. On the whole, i think his coping mechanism ends up being this way of irritating his adversaries with the blocks and the trash talking - very annoying in the series, but i think not a devastating consequence in comparison to what has been inflicted on him. At least- that's my interpretation of all of this. Great reaction as always, and fantastically perceptive with interpreting the title. You rock!
The part when Ushijima hits out and it's overruled there was a mistranslation on the subtitles, the ball didn't hit the line, it hitted karasuno's block (Tsukki's hand) and went out, just wanted to clear that up :D
this is a great episode. Suga, Tsukki, Ushijima, Tendo - I love all the moments we get of them in this episode. Also, Ushijima is so badass, it took 5 sets for him to actually get serious in the game. The way he says it - "If I were to borrow Tendo's words, I am starting to get into it" 🤣 Tsukki's expression, his internal thoughts, I love how much he is into the game now. About Suga hitting, I am pretty sure we saw that in season 2 practice sessions. I don't remember the episode and the scene, but we are shown that Suga realized something after he saw nishinoya's set and we see that noya asks asahi to practice, tanaka joins in and then Suga joins and says he wants to hit. The flashback we get in this episode around 7:32 was actually in one of the episodes in season 2.
Don't get me wrong. I am allllll about the combo play involving the setter. It was completely unexpected and effective, but he had to know that Shiratorizawa wasn't going to be fooled twice.
Thanks as always for a great reaction! First, I hope your finger is okay! Second, as others have said, it's totally normal to start rooting (at least sporadically) for non-Karasuno teams/players. I myself have even once rooted for a team to win against Karasuno, but I can't discuss it yet. One great virtue of Haikyuu is that there aren't really villains---just tons of opposing players who deserve to win, but only one team can win. (I got a quote through Doug Beal -> Reid Priddy -> Elevate Yourself, also doing a Haikyuu reaction: "You don't just get to win." It means things don't just work out because they're supposed to; everybody is skilled and determined. One more thing it means, to me, is that it's okay when other players touch your heartstrings too.)
I don't remember if its stated explicitly, but I always thought that the team with the female coach was his Junior High team. I never thought he switched teams, but rather that he graduated and picked Shiratorizawa.
Ushijima's dad married into the mother's family because of societal status. His mother's family is rich and influential and filled with traditional customs, like fixing left handedness.
Yes. Tsuki was acting all sassy with his brother and acted like he didn't care because he does not want to admit to his brother yet that he's finally hooked with Volleyball...judging by their past issues. But we all saw his face that he was really bummed about the injury and concerned with the match. We've never seen him this passionate about Volleyball before and this just warms my heart. ☺
I'm Korean, and my parents are old school. I was born a lefty, but used my right hand all through my childhood. It worked out alright because I'm now ambidextrous. I played volleyball in high school and JOs and being able to hit with both my right and left was a pretty cool advantage (didn't happen often because I was a 5-1 setter). But even dumping the ball- much more control if you're lefty.
I think the point of the Tendo's flashbacks is that he wasn't really accepted as a child or a as volleyball player until he came to Shiratorizawa. His old coach didn't really understand his pyscho-analytical approach to blocking, and his teammates aren't really his friends and think he's a freak. But then he comes to Shiratorizawa and the coach is entirely accepting of his weirdness, stating "I don't care how you do it, as long as it works". And he makes a real friend in Ushijima who is utterly unfazed by how crazy he is. Ushijima is is the opposite of Tendo. He's extremely literally and straightforward. Tendo, in contrast, is highly psychological and intuitive.
16:21 YESSS its happening, She's beginning to cheer for every team !! WE WON ! But for reals, ever since the match with Aoba Johsai, people were starting to cheer for all the teams even tho Karasuno was our main. Its a perfectly human response when watching haikyuu. That need, nay, that urge to cheer even for antagonist is only gonna get stronger ...
You are rooting for Karasuno, but you are also attracted to other teams and root for them...that's the charm of Haikyuu!!. I am glad to see Tsukishima's frustration and feel his growth again. I use the translation site. Sorry if my English is wrong.
So I was born left handed and while my parents didn’t care too much about ,my grandmother did (she was old-time religious who genuinely thought it was bad) and she “corrected” me by slapping my hand every time I tried to use even though I literally a baby. I used to be left in her care a lot as a baby so eventually I just stopped using it altogether. I actually completely forgot about it until I was about 15 when I unknowingly began to use my left hand to eat and my mom noticed, that’s when she told me what happened. It’s funny because I still did stuff “oddly” for a right-handed person even when I was still unaware (I used a weird position to write and would still react with my left hand out of reflex, etc). Currently I just use whichever hand feels more natural for whatever task I’m doing, I still only write with my right hand but I often switch which hand I use to control the mouse or hold the fork or type or just do random stuff. Also I’m in the process of learning how to use my left hand to write just because I figure I might as well be fully ambidextrous., I mean the hard part was supposed to be learning how to use my right hand so why not take advantage of it?
Wait, I think you heard something completely different in Coach Washijo's words than I did. I thought he just said "I picked you with confidence, and I only pick strong players, so have confidence in yourself." Way different from "if you can't win you're nothing."
My dad and his younger sister were “corrected” at a very young age for being left handed, atleast when it came to writing and eating. But they grew up playing sports using their left hand because they felt naturally more comfortable that way in terms of strength and control. My dad also realised he has a dominant left foot while playing football. P.S - My sister and I are both left handed :)
I was raised by my grandparents, I am lefty person for both hand and foot, my grandmother wanted to "fix" me but my grandpa told her not to, so glad he protected me from that.
Don't worry about "cheering for the wrong team" you're a spectator, you can cheer for good plays. I find myself cheering for the enemy when they pull off tricky or shocking moves
16:17 ahaha i love this i be cheering for both teams too tbh this is one of the reasons why i love haikyuu so much also you can honestly never really hate a character from haikyuu cause they're all just great in the end
what is amazing about haikyuu is all the different people. just like in real life not everyone is the same. I personally really like Tendo. as you saw he was made out to be monstrous for how well he picked up blocking. as for the coach i think it was more she was trying to have him do read blocks instead of his guessing and he doesnt care for that style. for the coach of Shiritorizawa it was his ability to shut down hits is all he was interested in and that was the first time someone liked him for how he wanted to play. he may not be the best team player but he is someone you would rather have on your team instead of going against him. plus his friendship with ushijima is just amazing.
As i said in a the third episode reaction. Tendou Is a really intriguing character. The fact that Is weird and creepy has Always made other people to dislike him in the Same way he made you dislike him. In a country Like Japan where people try to not stand out from the Mass Is particulary brave for tendou to not negate himself and his individuality. That's also represented in his style of play. He doesn't want to negate himself and he shows It refusing to change his playstyle to a more canonic One. He Just enjoys being himself. And that's what lead him to continue playing in High school. Thanks to Washijo that makes him play how he wants. That litterally makes him be himself instead of someone else.
Something I like mentioning about Tendo is his peers call him Yokai as a child which is a kind of monster in Japanese culture. That is based on his appearance, specifically the shape of his eyes. So they basically call him a demon child the whole time he was there behind his back without getting to know him. Just because he looked funny. They judged him without getting to know him.
God, this episode put me through the wringer the first time I watched it! So many ups and downs, what a rollercoaster! Anyways, one of the things I appreciate about Haikyuu!! the most is all the attention that goes into building these characters and their relationships. Like of course Karasuno's characters get a lot of time to shine and deeper insight into their personalities, but I love how we also get great characters for the opposing teams and believable relationships between them! It makes it all feel so alive and organic. My point being, I loved seeing Ushijima's and Tendo's backstories and I loved, loved, loved, seeing how they interact with each other, how Tendo will consistently just talk to Ushijima about whatever and Ushijima actually reacts to him, talks back and even references him later, it's just really nice to get a glimpse of this friendship like that :D Also, Tsukki has received so much character development in this show and I loved seeing how he was immediately thinking of what to do when he gets back. He went from being someone who didn't want to care about volleyball, about the team and about winning and now he cares so much, he desperately wants to contribute and is so invested now and him pretending to not care while you could see how frustrated he was from his expression and his brother's words at the end was one of the best moments in the episode ToT he's come so far!
Hello Sarah, greetings from Slovakia. Correcting left-handedness was a pretty normal in 80s and maybe 90s here. Im a leftie myself and wasnt corrected but my older bruther was "remade" to right-handed.
I rarely comment on yt videos but I’m having a good time watching your reactions, as a fellow volleyball player I really enjoy to hear the thoughts of someone who actually plays the sport and understands the things that are happening rather than just watching and kind of saying yes to things, very refreshing. Love your reactions
the next episode is my favorite because of the volleyball played, although it is also sad to know that it is the LAST episode that the voice actor of Ukai-sensei (the current coach, the grandson) did in his life, RIP
So I want to comment on Ushijima's "I am starting to get into it". I feel like the whole 4 sets he was like "I am gonna score this point as I usually do". During fifth set he gives an other vibe (boss music starts to play). He was not like "I am gonna score..", he is more like "We need 14 points to win us the game, and I'll get every one of them"
It is not that weird in Japan to marry into the woman's side, especially when they are a distinguished family. That's why the Dad was very polite and almost "cowering" before the in-law's because he is of a "lower" status.
Although I really love Tendou's personality I truly appreciate your honest opinion about a character and I understand why you don't like him. The reason I like him is that I kind of understand why he acts like an annoying fly in court but outside of it even in the bench or time-outs he's just really supportive to his teammates. And if you carefully listen to his "trash-talk" he's not harsh really. He just goes riles the opponents up with quirky songs or "you're easy to read" kind of comments while he expresses his feelings when he's annoyed really openly too. I'm glad you wanna know more despite not liking him lol but it's okay if he's not someone you would like at the end. Heck even I am someone who doesn't fully love Oikawa after watching the 4 seasons 3 times so I won't judge you lol. Although i believe you'll see a bit more of how Tendou is at the end of the season. Not a spoiler at all btw, but during S4 although Tendou shows up for a tiny bit, i liked him a lot more seeing him in a more calm environment. He's so friendly really.
Love your reactions Sarah, and yes omg I feel you its impossible to be okay after this episode. Tsukki trying to mask his frustration and pain there with his brother and yet not fooling anyone and making expressions like that, man. As for Tendo I always felt like they made him the over the top weirdo to balance Ushijima seriousness and I just ride with it. The situation is quite dire, cant wait for your next reaction to episode 8!
2:36 Being a volleyball player, I thought you understood the ref's signal. 🤣 The subs are wrong. It was overruled not because they call it in. It was overruled because it touched Tsukki's fingers, so it was out on Karasuno. The ref showed it by using his left hand to touch his fingers on the right hand.
I think she did understand it. She commented on Tsuki touching it, since the subs said otherwise she might have gotten confused and was commenting on that. But when she saw Tsuki situation she probably thought she misread the subs or something
@4:20 So I grew up in America with American values, so I understand this, but growing up in an Asian household with different values (at least chinese culture), it can actually be super effective with some balance obviously. They truly value the opinion of their elders, especially if they've proven to be competent and trying to do what's best for the younger generation.
Definitely my favorite episode in season 3, seeing Ushijima's backstory as well as Tendo's, Tsukki popping off , Suga running the offense in a high pressure situation, and Ushijima showing what a top level ace looks like in the flesh. So good, also shoutout to Sarah for literally being Ushijima, including her backstory, what?
Furudate-Sensei, the original author of the Haikyuu Manga had done horror Manga in the past, if I recall correctly, their first published Manga was in the horror genre, and we have had some homages to that for example with the ghost scene at the training camp, and of course, we have Tendou. As with all characters, they are all a bit more than they appear. As always, enjoying the reactions and the interaction with the community!
I just feel like Tendou is next level. I can definitely see the horror inspiration for his character, but he honestly gives me "Nightmare Before Christmas" vibes and I can't get over it.
I went to a very strict catholic school and they strongly suggested to "fix" my left handness but my granmother was more than furious when she heard about it. I was too young to understand that they were doing that. So I ended up doing several thing with my right but writing and playing sports with my hand is always left-dominant. but utensils are often with my right hand. Honestly besides Ushijima's dad protecting his gift, his motivation of wanting to be the reliable superstar that he father once looked up to during his high school years is truly beautiful. you'd think Ushiwaka is a person who doesn't care about anything but clearly he's also trying to make his dad happy by loving volleyball and being one of the best at it.
I think this is maybe my favorite episode of the entire series cuz it’s one of the best depictions of what it’s like to love a sport but not be obsessed with winning. Like i was never nice like that in my sport (bball) but i was good and went to some good camps and stuff. When you get those games that really feel like you and the team are at your limits it’s amazing cuz it’ll bring out a competitiveness that not everyone really can get to normally. “I’m starting to get into it” was just amazing cuz i know one dude who’s a pro overseas who is kinda like that and i just appreciate that it shows not every great athlete is MJ level psychotic about winning. But when that switch flips it’s the best feeling
omg i am just rewatching your season3 reactions, now im reminded that you grew up w volleyball player parents and you saying that you grew up in a gym is interesting because once the final arc in the haikyuu movie is out, youll see which player has very similar background to yours. ahhck i bet youll be pleasantly surprised!!
Hi, I always enjoy watching your videos from Japan! It is very rare in Japan for a man to have a woman's familyname. I am sure that the Ushijima family on my mother's side must have been a venerable family.
@22:27 When you pause at the moment and think "I'm getting really stressed out", and then you unpause it and you find out it's actually even more worse than a lost point lol.
Regarding the marrying into the mother's family: In Japan that usually happens if the mother's family is somewhat prestigious or rich or of some importance. It will be done to allow the husband to increase in status and the wife to retain hers, just as much as to give their children the prestigious last name. By looking at the very large and traditional looking house they were in, it seems that indeed the Ushijimas were some sort of big deal.
I think in Season 4 Tendou will grown on you. I hope. coz Tendou is like one of my love. Tsukishima is so upset that he was leaving the game in the most crucial of moments. ugh I remember watching this for the first time and I was so frustrated and I was really thinking positive that he'll be able to come back! lols BTW, Generally in Japan it is the woman who marries into the family and they change their status in the family registry and they are adopted into the family where they marry into without even needing a ceremony under the Japanese law, they can just do it legally like paperwork and stuff. A couple could either choose the man or the woman surname to use but yeah normally like 90+ % of the time it is the male but some women still chooses to use their last name and can be carried out to the offspring. another example is in a clan where they need or want a male heir they 'adopt' the male through marriage and then the male carries the last name of the female or the family or clan he marries in. I don't know which situation Wakatoshi's dad was in but there a lot of reasons for that kind of marital structure. Well at least that what my Japanese friend told me. Anyways it is always a treat watching haikyuu and your reactions. again sending love !
Thanks for this explanation. I was sooooo confused because it is so rare for a family to take a mother's name instead of the father's. This definitely helps clear things up!!
@@SarahPavanVolleyball yeah it is rare and i had to ask my friends abroad about it too because I didn’t know that was a thing and they said that eventhough it’s rare it happens. Specially with arranged marriages which still happens. My friend was subjected to it to by their clan and company but she was able to get away from it.
In Japan, it is common to adopt a son-in-law to continue the 'family lineage' when they have only female inheritors. This is especially the case if the family is involved in traditional arts or a big business. Since left-handers can not write with a brush, it was customary to 'correct' them. Being Left-handed was considered a ‘bad thing’ is another reason, also.
I like comparing Tendo to Hinata. Their style of play is based on confusion and raw instinct. And his playfulness/creepiest is sort of a darker shade of Hinata's brightness. He's a taller Hinata that talks back and gets into your head.
In the old days in Japan, marriage was not between husband and wife, but between each other's families. And this old custom means marrying into a higher family. In most cases, the husband's family is usually higher up. On the other hand, the bride's family may be higher class. In this case, the husband takes his wife's family name, and the husband's position is said to be the son-in-law. Supplement. There is a monster named "Satori" in Japan. This monster can read people's minds. Tendou's first name is "Satori".
I was left-handed as a kid. My pre-school recommended my parents to have it 'fixed'. Up until middle-school, I was taught to write with my right hand, but a friend insisted that I still practice using my left hand, so now, I'm kind of ambidextrous.
I love how tendo opens up to people, who respect him. It's not his fault that he ended up the way he is. Imagine hearing your team- and class mates talk about how weird you are. I knew a guy similar to him and regret not being nicer....
you're right. There are definitely some clear reasons why Tendo is the way that he is, and it's sad that people can be so cruel. We never understand the impact of our words on someone. I really want more of his backstory though.
My mom is left handed, and growing up in Hong Kong she had her left handedness corrected for writing, so she only knows how to write and play guitar with her right hand. But she still eats and does everything else with her left! :)
My father had a moment where his school tried to "fix" his lefthandedness, but he ended up changing shcools, i cant imagine how that feels like being forced to change due to beliefs
I was the opposite of Ushijima. I was originally right-handed, and my father forced me to do things left-handed. My father had me join baseball growing up and being left-handed has its perks, as it does in volleyball.
In Japan, it's very much a thing to take the mother's last name if their family is of a higher standing. Family influence is taken seriously for a few clans still.
My lefthandedness was sort of corrected when I was young (1970's). Today, I write right-handed, but I play all sports left-handed, and as Sarah says it is a big advantage.
15:06 - My dad did. His grandma thought it would have made his life more difficult later on, or something like that. 17:50 - My mom was listening, and thought for sure you said: "oh my gosh...slut." We both had to laugh cause it really kind of did sound like that 🤣 I also like how Tendo is really getting on your nerves, haha. I always liked his dramatic creepy act (especially the creepy song), but I completely understand why it could just gross you out. And yeah, his backstory helps him be a little more sympathetic, but he's just the kind of person that is a little cruel on the court. Which contrasts nicely with how he is off the court. Competition just brings out the worst in him, haha. I really liked how Tendo reacted when Tsuki was hurt and had to leave. Even though he will taunt and gloat at crushing the opposing team in volleyball, he isn't going to do that when a player is actually hurt. It's not about the game anymore. It was like Tendo was thinking, "He got hurt? That's too bad. I hope he will okay...but I'm still not going to hold back against his team, with or without him." That is almost certainly just me projecting though lol :p
Projecting or not, I like this. Also... now that you mention the "slut" thing, I can't unhear it I'm trying to figure out what I was trying to say, and if it wasn't an interrupted "slide in" then I have not idea. Either way, I'm dead ☠️
I won't write Sarah's two questions because so many others have answered them^^ The great thing about the author, Mr. Furudate, is that he doesn't portray the opposing team as nasty guys, strangers and incomprehensible people. He is lovingly drawing the lives of all those who love volleyball.
I like Tendo a lot, probably the most of anyone on Shiratorizawa, but I’m also just a big fan of the “character that just pops up and is suddenly a problem” archetype in anime. I imagine I’d be very angry if I played across from him though
My sis mainly grew up at my grandparents home so when they found out she was left handed they would use a thin cane/ruler/hanger to hit her wrist/arm to force her to change to the right. By the time I was born my mom was able to look after me more so I was spared from my grandparents place, I was told my mom did try to change my left handedness but I was too stubborn to change it 🤣
As a 16 year old left hander, I like how they put the flashback of the 2 ladies trying to convice Ushijima's dad to make his son right handed, because it recognizes how some lefties (including me), had a family member attempt to make them right handed. My grandma was the one who tried to make me right handed when I was a baby, because she saw me eating with my left hand. I nearly became right handed because of my grandma, and it's all because of my mom--And in terms of roles in that flashback, my mom was Ushijima's dad, and I was Ushijima, lol. My grandma tried to make me right handed by always putting the spoon in my right hand and scolding me whenever I used my left (which was every time). My mom declined her suggestion to make me right handed, because she was proud to finally have her first lefty in the family. Plus, she was happy that I was finally eating since I wouldn't eat. She never told me why though. Anyways, as I was saying, I like how Haikyuu sheds some light on us lefties; Even showing how we are different and how we have the advantage in sports, and how some religious family members try to make us be like them since we are different. Thank you mom, for stopping grandma for making me a lefty. I'm definitely proud to be a lefty like Ushijima; We live in a right handed society, but that won't stop us!
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Ushijima is me; I am Ushijima. I think we literally have the same life.
Also.... IS TSUKKI OK????
Well if we have an Sarah as Ushijima anime I think I want to watch that.
Tsukki is in his normal salty self state the more salt he dishes out the stronger he gets.
Don't worry about the injury it is nothing but a flesh wound. (All tho it is debatable if Tsukki's salt will affect the wound itself or not)
Congrats Sarah ! You made this far. Next Episode 8 is the best episode ever for Haikyu. It means a lot for fan of this anime and young volleyball players. I am looking forward to it.
cam you please release episode 9 and 10 at the same time?
Every time I watch this show, I'm always amazed by the writer's insight.
i mean the way how he weaves chemistry between characters of different personalities
: Tendo was bullied by his classmates since young, so the only 'Paradise' he could relieve stress and remain his Real-self was only inside the court.
I sometimes imagine that the songs he's always humming are the ones his classmates sang to him when he was bullied.
Isn't his unique actions a defense mechanism to defend himself against his trauma?
It's also similar to Tsukishima,
who is covering his real-self also hurt by trauma, through a twisted persona called 'sarcasm'.
from a certain POV, Tendo's a little 'weird' than the others,
they've been able to be friends with Ushijima who has a completely different personality.
Ushijima, like Tendo, has the characteristic of being a left-handed person who is a little different from others,
and is 'a volleyball idiot' who thinks that the inside of the court is his heaven.
PS, I also smiled when Sarah talked about her childhood memories with her family. that's soooo sweet.
I really hope you can see it. Next episode is the last one that ukai's voice actor did, then unfortunally he dead because of illness. Please keep that in mind till last minute of episode, I promise it will feel different.
Fun detail from Ushijima's conversation with Tendo: Tendo asks if he wants to be a player like his father and Ushijima says no and thinks back to his father describing a teammate he admired. It meant that Ushijima doesn't want to be like his father; he wants to be someone his father is proud of.
There is something beautiful about the tendo ushiwaka friendship. Ushijima is theo nly one not creeped out by tendo. Tendo is the only one not intimidated by ushijima
In the most recent interview Tendo says that when you talk to Ushijima, he has a cute side to him :")
Misfits have a way of finding each other and being exactly what the other needs.
Well tendo also is super nice to his team and is always give advice or cheering on, sometimes in his own way but he always wants best for his team and I can’t wait for them to explain his character even more for you
Tendo is a very self conscious character but he is also very “other” conscious, and this is due to his vulnerabilities; He has learned to be emotionally competent so that he can find safe spaces. But unlike a majority of self conscious people, Tendo is very extroverted and his defense mechanisms include insults and derogatory remarks.
This is a short analysis from yours truly, a sophomore Psychology major.
@@SarahPavanVolleyball beautifully said! 💜
"Why did I cheer for him [a player of the opposing team]" don't worry Sarah, we've all been there, this is completely normal :"D the power of Haikyuu
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love watching volleyball games, and not really invested in a specific team so I cheer for both sides when they make great plays.
well, most of the time im cheering for the opponent when watching haikyuu but still happy when karasuno won...lol
Right, its ok to cheer for both teams
lol no speak for yourself, for me it's considered blasphemy to root for an opponent even if it's just sports activities. I don't want to be a traitor for my team. Karasuno FTW!
It’s not obvious in the anime, but the lady coach from the flashback was Tendo’s middle school coach. The interview with Coach Washijo was his interview to be admitted to Shiratorizawa (probably on sports merit). Early on in Season 1, Kageyama mentions that he wasn’t invited by Shiratorizawa and therefore had to try and sit the entrance exam. So Tendo didn’t switch schools to avoid the coaching style, but he was invited to Shiratorizawa and given an opportunity to play how he wished and fully develop his style of play based on his hunches.
Thanks for the clarification!
Glad someone mentioned
The Tendou that you've been seeing up to this point is just a persona. You got to see his true personality in the flashback when he was talking to Ushijima in the school cafeteria, and he's normally a very friendly and easy-going guy. He assumes his "Guess Monster" persona on the court as sort of his way of getting in the zone, and it is indeed inspired by all of the bullying he received growing up.
As for the volleyball side of his story, he found a style of blocking that comes naturally to him and is very effective, but his coach wouldn't let him nurture that style. This, combined with being judged by all of his peers, made him feel alienated from volleyball, which is why he decided to go to Shiratorizawa. Their big claim to fame is cultivating every player's strength to the fullest extent possible in 3 years. Not only that, nobody on the team judges him, and allows him to act out his Guess Monster persona as much as he likes, since that's when he's at his most effective.
Hopefully this helps you at least understand him more.
Thank you for this explanation. I can definitely relate to him when you describe him in this way... my on-court personality is definitely not representative of the person I am in my day-to-day life. If it works for him, I have to respect it, but still...
@@SarahPavanVolleyball Well for me why I love tendo is the two persona he has, I only caught it on rewatch but he is by far the nicest and most talk and supportive player on his team to his team mates, for him he just wants fun and a good game so he embrace the monster everyone called him. Minor spoiler for season 4 but tendo see hinata left out of a drill and goes up and ask him why that is to support him because tendo knows what it is like to be left out. Tendo is super relatable and will only get more relatable, also his play style is only really allowed on any team because of this couch, and that’s alway why tendo act this way as he want to have the most fun he can because he knows it will not last as know one will let him play the way he does at higher level so his dream will be cut off
@@SarahPavanVolleyball i love tendo but it's okay if you just can't like him. his name "satori" is a kind of monster in japan. he is created to be a weirdo acting like a monster. the thing is he is a weird person but not a bad kid.
He is a character that for a least becomes so much better on rewatch, like you understand him more get all the little details, well he is literally in season 4 for like 1 min 30 seconds those minutes show his try character so well and are some of my favourites, him and hinata have such a cute conversation where tendo want to make sure hinata is doing ok out and not getting left out or bullied
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I actually really like that you don't fall into the fan base peer pressure of being forced to like a character. Oikawa being the perfect example. You respect him, but can still dislike him. I love that you are honest about your opinions and I think thats a big draw to why I love your reactions so much. I love tendo, but I can totally see why some people don't. I like that you don't feel the need to pretend to.
Same here! I love how honest she is. And as someone who also loves Tendou, I see why she doesn't like him but I feel more comfortable she expresses it rather than just "going with the flow" of people loving him.
This.
Well, her favorite is Suga, so she is drawn to the comfort of conventional and nice. People like Oikawa and Tendo trigger people and it's easier to cast them into the "I don't like them pile" instead of opening up to the discomfort they surface within one's self and see why. Watching movies / animes relays soooo much information about a person.
Tendou is one of my favorite characters. He is literally the ONLY person who treats Ushijima as something other than a volleyball player. Everyone else views Ushijima as freakish talent, a star, an enemy, a prodigy, a recruit, a future national team player. Even his father tells young Wakatoshi that he wants him to like volleyball. That has to be pretty lonely, right? To have everyone see you as one dimensional? Tendou alone talks to Ushijima about a cute actress, wants to know if he watched a program, wants to know about his family-ie, acts like a friend. I have a soft spot for Tendou because of this kindness.
I think Tsukki’s expressions at the end have more to do with frustration than pain. He’s just gotten hooked on volleyball and now he has to step away from the game.
They really played the long game with his character development. Of my favorite five moments of the season, he’s the star of four of them.
I can't tell you how much I appreciate the drawn-out character development. It was 100% worth it to see the player and teammate he has evolved into during this season.
also why every senior in karasuno was fired up coz they finally saw tsukki "caring" about the game.
I think that Tendou reading Suga so easily is a testament to both Tendou and Kageyama more than anything on Suga's part tbh.
And one of my favorite details about this episode is that Ushijima wasn't aiming to be a great volleyball player because he wanted to be like his dad, but rather he wanted to be like the volleyball player his dad respected so much. It's a small change, but I definitely appreciate it.
For Ushiwaka's dad marrying into his mom's family, it's not really that weird in Eastern cultures, particularly if there is some type of status associated with the wife's family, but not the husband's, or if the husband has brothers but the wife does not. There's a lot more cultural importance placed on family names and what they represent, although in modern times, there is a lot less emphasis than there was even a generation ago.
Tendo is really weird to me, but I resonate a lot with him. As a kid, he was observant and smart, but it came off as creepy to the other kids and unreliable to his coaches. Since he was young, there was no impulse control, and he hated being told how to play when the way he played was working. So when he finally got a chance to play how he likes to play, he started to take a lot of joy in seeing how well his style works against other strong players, and getting really frustrated and spiteful when it fails.
We have that in European families as well, when the spouse has assets it is considered marrying into the family since you are the poor one and they are the rich ones. Their name carries weight, while yours does not so you would retain yours or change it to your spouses. I'd say very common above middle class families. Take a look at Dutch economy and old money families if you want a reference.
@@AnelorGalor Economic reason be apart, that still can happen if the couple desire it today. Mostly for personal reason (the man is in bad term enough with his family to want the name of his wife, or the family name of the man is an insult, weird or easily making fun of it, taking the name of the wife is much less expensive than change it with the administration)
But they are not the majority of the cases.
Marrying into a women's family is especially common in Japanese culture. It is the woman's family that takes care of the whole education of the kids, with the woman and the kids living at the woman's parents' house for the early months/years of the kids in traditionnal families. That is why you see Ushijima's father begging them to let him be left-handed: because it is not his place to decide that. If that family had status, it would put the man in a very low situation relative to the woman's family, with him being only a money-earner essentially.
@@DrumBandQc Oooo that's really interesting and a part I didn't quite catch. I just thought his dad was looking at the long-term possibility of him being an athlete and trying to convince them, rather than why he needed to try to convince them at all. That puts a different dynamic on his relationship with his dad, too.
It also happens in the US but here marriage tends to have less of a status and financial aspect. So in the US it's more whatever last name they like more
Tendo's situation is definitely unique. The coach telling him off for relying too much on his hunches definitely wouldn't be wrong most of the time, but Tendo's hunches are just that good, so he can afford that play style. But the coach didn't approve of it, and his teammates found his intuition and mannerisms creepy, so Tendo probably couldn't enjoy volleyball as much. For Washijo, who allowed Tendo to play the way he liked, it must've been at least somewhat of a gamble, but his own experience and coach intuition clearly didn't fail him here, as that got Shiratorizawa not only a very unique and powerful but also a grateful MB, who could now enjoy the game to the fullest. Tendo's interesting friendship with Ushijima makes more sense in this context, as Ushijima was also not quite a "normal" teenager, so Tendo's mannerism didn't really put him off as much, and he could appreciate his skills as a blocker.
A man marrying into a family isn't unheard of in Japan; it is often done when a family doesn't have any sons, only daughters, to pass on the family business to that man and keep it "family", for example.
22:17 and yeah, the subs screwed up there, because Shimada clearly says the ball touched the block, not the line.
I appreciate this perspective. I agree that Wshijo was taking a gamble, but it did pay off for the system that they run, and Tendou was able to give the best of himself in that environment.
Another thing to add about Tendo is that he didnt change schools cos the coaches style didnt suits him, that was before he joined Shiratorizawa, meaning before he even attended high school. :D
@@SarahPavanVolleyball its not really a gamble, its implied that coach washijo has been making the same kind of team on multiple generations with a certain amount of success. And the guy doesn't just accepts what gets to shiratorizawa he actively recruits. And heworks at an institute not a highschool, they have dorms and everything, he can afford to develope those niche players, even if they don't always fit the rotations.
Can I just say that I looove the tone of voice Tendou uses when he talks to his teammates? He sounds as if he's making an extra big effort to come across softly and warmly, it's almost "talking to kids" kind of voice lol. It's a small detail that I noticed only on the second rewatch and makes his relationship to his team even more wholesome, you can just tell from listening to it how much he cares about them!
Can someone please tell Sarah that people like her are the inspiration for this amazing series so of course she'll see herself in everyone 😄
i was about to point that out!!
A mukoyōshi (婿養子); (lit. 'adopted son-in-law') is an adult man who is adopted into a Japanese family as a daughter's husband, and who takes the family's surname.
Generally in Japan, a woman takes her husband's name and is adopted into his family. When a family, especially one with a well established business, has no male heir but has an unwed daughter of a suitable age, she will marry the mukoyōshi, a man chosen especially for his ability to run the family business.
ushijimas dad and coach ukais dad (?) had the same thing, the store is named after his mom's side of the family. having the courage to speak up in defense of his sons left handedness must have taken a lot of courage for him, it's really sweet 🥺
THANK YOU for this explanation. I was so confused, but this is perfect. Makes a lot of sense.
More generally, in these situations, that man's entire family is essentially adopted into the mother's family, and financially boosted in various ways. It's awkward to explain but it caaan sometimes be hard on "adopted family" daughters, umm... but modern instances are nicer than old instances. :)
@@ChessHistorian That's not right, at least Japan.
I don't think it was the case for younger coach Ukai's dad. I'm pretty sure coach Ukai's father took his father ( "old-man" Ukai)'s surname like the norm, & that's why coach Ukai is also "Ukai". His mother's maiden name was probably Sakanoshita, & since the store's owned by coach Ukai's mother's side of the family, it's called Sakanoshita Store. He probably just happens to help out at the store.
@@ChessHistorian Don't know if "that man's entire family is essentially adopted into the mother's family" is true in other countries, but that is not the case in Japan.
Tendo is one of those characters that make this anime diverse. This means that anyone can play volleyball despite their personality.
You're right... he definitely brings an interesting twist to the on-court dynamics and shows a different style of personality that we haven't seen before.
In Japan (and in other Asian countries) they have family registries. It's not so much that the dad took on the mother's last name as that he was registered in her family's registry and therefore relinquished his name to be passed to his children. This is mostly done to preserve an important family name. It seems that the mother's family was a big deal.
Hello, your local long time Japanese learner and intense Haikyuu fan here! About Ushijima's entire family situation, his father married into his mother's family who is hinted to be an extremely traditional family as it's common for traditional Japanese families to want to do something like taking away his lefthandedness.
About how the man marrying into the woman's family works, basically for a lot of big businesses, especially for ones that have a long history, as implied to be the Ushijima family, these families usually get passed down to the eldest son. However, if there have only been daughters, then they will 'adopt a son-in-law' into the family by having the husband of the eldest daughter take over the family business, and the husband usually takes his wife's family name, as seen in the show with his father taking his mothers name. There's a special term for these 'adopted son-in-laws' in Japanese called mukoyoshi.
Another example of something like this happening is in the famous Japanese movie, Kimi no Na wa or Your Name, the female main character's family is in a similar situation. The Miyamizu family has taken care of the Miyamizu shrine for possibly 2000 years or so, but they only have her mother, Futaba, as a daughter. As such, they had an 'adopted son-in-law' to be the next head of the shrine. As such, her father, Toshiki, took the Miyamizu name.
If there are any further questions, feel free to ask me in the comments on this entire 'mukoyoshi' concept and I'll try my best to five answers!
For the hands, it’s not just Japanese. It’s just a traditional Asian thing. A few of my Vietnamese friends were born lefties but were taught to use their right
I think the biggest hurdle with you for Tendo is probably the idea that he's being malicious. He's just a weird and intense dude. More or less he's obviously been bullied and told that the way he does things is wrong and he decides to not let that get to him.
He's got a very unique mindset. He's a huge mind games player with the other team. But he isn't like. Evil. He's a teenager. He's actually pretty friendly with his entire team and especially ushijima.
a subtle detail about Ushijima talking with Tendou about his dad:
when his dad was talking about a really good player that he saw or played with, Ushijima says "I wanted to be like that", meaning, he wants to be the kind of player he's dad brags about
I'm not sure if anyone told you about it yet, but episode 8 is the last episode where we have coach Ukai's (the grandson) original voice actor, as he passed away tragically. His last lines in the show before passing are pretty epic as well, just as a heads-up.
Okay please tell me what happened 😢
“Don’t you dare look down! Volleyball is a sport where you always look up!”
16:20 "Go, go" hahaha That's the haikyuu effect, you always end up cheering for both teams.
I love that Tendo's "monster" persona on the court is a direct result of being bullied and alienated and called a "monster" by other kids for the way he looks. By seizing his trauma by the neck and wearing it like armor, like Batman.
Also that was his Middle School coach who wanted him to play in her system. Washijo scouted him for Shiratorizawa.
I love how you aren't going easy on Suga haha I was cracking up everytime you gave advice/criticized him
Also, I'm no expert, but I believe that there's some affluent, rich families in Japan and keeping the last name from the family (or joining the family) is more beneficial financially or gives you more oppritunites or something like that... just my understanding of the matter, could be wrong
🙊😂 I love him dearly, but no one is safe from the critiques!
Tendo’s not for everyone lol He has his fans but I 100% understand if you don’t lol. The main reason people really like Tendo is that he has very high emotional intelligence (e.g. he’s probably the only one Ushijima considers a friend cause he can empathize with him easily) but he’s very creepy. I personally love it cause he’s so over the top but I 100% see why someone might not like him lol
Tndou's first name is Satori. Satori is a youkai (Japanese type of monster) that can read your mind. He is basically written and illustrated like a youkai with the ability to "read your mind" with his guess blocks.
Tendo and Ushijima, they are so powerul in their own ways, I think they recognize that in each other.
I love how they accept each other and see the best in each other
The scene with Suga and Kiyoko never fails to make me laugh because their English dub voice actors are actually married
Hey Sarah, a few things about Tendo, and what the other people might have been referring to:
- He didn't move from a school because he didn't like the systematic approach of the coach-. Rather, the idea is that he wasn't getting along with the teammates, the coach in middle school wasn't getting him, and then he moved to highschool. You can see he had a dejected face when talking to the new coach- he was expecting that things wouldn't go his way (as per what had been happening to him for a long time). So this is why he was surprised when coach Washijo just said 'You need to score, that's all'.
- It seems that when he was small, he was bullied rather a lot. His looks are mentioned here, he was a bit awkward, others have suggested that there might be some neurodivergence at play too - whatever the reason, the backstory that's contouring is that he only faced rejection among his peers since he was small- with the only exception being this volleyball team in Shiratorizawa.
- And, even here, other players find him weird. But they all end up accepting him because he's good and possibly because he's the only one who is kind of close friends with Ushijima. Slowly, they find some functional ways of getting along with him. The suggestion is that the other teammates are intimidated by Ushijima, and to add to it, his very blunt style is also making it difficult for the others to get close. So- Tendo and Ushijima are the only thing close to a real friend to one another. And we see some interesting abilities from Tendo, who makes Ushijima open up about quite private stuff, comments on his emotions and makes him reflect, etc.
On the whole, i think his coping mechanism ends up being this way of irritating his adversaries with the blocks and the trash talking - very annoying in the series, but i think not a devastating consequence in comparison to what has been inflicted on him.
At least- that's my interpretation of all of this.
Great reaction as always, and fantastically perceptive with interpreting the title. You rock!
The part when Ushijima hits out and it's overruled there was a mistranslation on the subtitles, the ball didn't hit the line, it hitted karasuno's block (Tsukki's hand) and went out, just wanted to clear that up :D
this is a great episode. Suga, Tsukki, Ushijima, Tendo - I love all the moments we get of them in this episode. Also, Ushijima is so badass, it took 5 sets for him to actually get serious in the game. The way he says it - "If I were to borrow Tendo's words, I am starting to get into it" 🤣 Tsukki's expression, his internal thoughts, I love how much he is into the game now.
About Suga hitting, I am pretty sure we saw that in season 2 practice sessions. I don't remember the episode and the scene, but we are shown that Suga realized something after he saw nishinoya's set and we see that noya asks asahi to practice, tanaka joins in and then Suga joins and says he wants to hit. The flashback we get in this episode around 7:32 was actually in one of the episodes in season 2.
Don't get me wrong. I am allllll about the combo play involving the setter. It was completely unexpected and effective, but he had to know that Shiratorizawa wasn't going to be fooled twice.
Thanks as always for a great reaction! First, I hope your finger is okay! Second, as others have said, it's totally normal to start rooting (at least sporadically) for non-Karasuno teams/players. I myself have even once rooted for a team to win against Karasuno, but I can't discuss it yet. One great virtue of Haikyuu is that there aren't really villains---just tons of opposing players who deserve to win, but only one team can win.
(I got a quote through Doug Beal -> Reid Priddy -> Elevate Yourself, also doing a Haikyuu reaction: "You don't just get to win." It means things don't just work out because they're supposed to; everybody is skilled and determined. One more thing it means, to me, is that it's okay when other players touch your heartstrings too.)
We got Ushijima's, Tendo's and Sarah's backstory today, awesome!!
I don't remember if its stated explicitly, but I always thought that the team with the female coach was his Junior High team. I never thought he switched teams, but rather that he graduated and picked Shiratorizawa.
Ushijima's dad married into the mother's family because of societal status. His mother's family is rich and influential and filled with traditional customs, like fixing left handedness.
Yes. Tsuki was acting all sassy with his brother and acted like he didn't care because he does not want to admit to his brother yet that he's finally hooked with Volleyball...judging by their past issues. But we all saw his face that he was really bummed about the injury and concerned with the match. We've never seen him this passionate about Volleyball before and this just warms my heart. ☺
I'm Korean, and my parents are old school. I was born a lefty, but used my right hand all through my childhood. It worked out alright because I'm now ambidextrous. I played volleyball in high school and JOs and being able to hit with both my right and left was a pretty cool advantage (didn't happen often because I was a 5-1 setter). But even dumping the ball- much more control if you're lefty.
I think the point of the Tendo's flashbacks is that he wasn't really accepted as a child or a as volleyball player until he came to Shiratorizawa. His old coach didn't really understand his pyscho-analytical approach to blocking, and his teammates aren't really his friends and think he's a freak. But then he comes to Shiratorizawa and the coach is entirely accepting of his weirdness, stating "I don't care how you do it, as long as it works". And he makes a real friend in Ushijima who is utterly unfazed by how crazy he is.
Ushijima is is the opposite of Tendo. He's extremely literally and straightforward. Tendo, in contrast, is highly psychological and intuitive.
Exactly! Too many people seem to miss that
16:21 YESSS its happening, She's beginning to cheer for every team !! WE WON ! But for reals, ever since the match with Aoba Johsai, people were starting to cheer for all the teams even tho Karasuno was our main. Its a perfectly human response when watching haikyuu. That need, nay, that urge to cheer even for antagonist is only gonna get stronger ...
You are rooting for Karasuno, but you are also attracted to other teams and root for them...that's the charm of Haikyuu!!.
I am glad to see Tsukishima's frustration and feel his growth again.
I use the translation site. Sorry if my English is wrong.
So I was born left handed and while my parents didn’t care too much about ,my grandmother did (she was old-time religious who genuinely thought it was bad) and she “corrected” me by slapping my hand every time I tried to use even though I literally a baby. I used to be left in her care a lot as a baby so eventually I just stopped using it altogether. I actually completely forgot about it until I was about 15 when I unknowingly began to use my left hand to eat and my mom noticed, that’s when she told me what happened. It’s funny because I still did stuff “oddly” for a right-handed person even when I was still unaware (I used a weird position to write and would still react with my left hand out of reflex, etc).
Currently I just use whichever hand feels more natural for whatever task I’m doing, I still only write with my right hand but I often switch which hand I use to control the mouse or hold the fork or type or just do random stuff. Also I’m in the process of learning how to use my left hand to write just because I figure I might as well be fully ambidextrous., I mean the hard part was supposed to be learning how to use my right hand so why not take advantage of it?
Wait, I think you heard something completely different in Coach Washijo's words than I did. I thought he just said "I picked you with confidence, and I only pick strong players, so have confidence in yourself." Way different from "if you can't win you're nothing."
My dad and his younger sister were “corrected” at a very young age for being left handed, atleast when it came to writing and eating. But they grew up playing sports using their left hand because they felt naturally more comfortable that way in terms of strength and control. My dad also realised he has a dominant left foot while playing football.
P.S - My sister and I are both left handed :)
I remember being in latin class and being taught the word sinister means left. My left-handed friend then said, "ohhhhh, that is interesting".
"Did not expect that reaction from Suga..."
I think you keep forgetting these are high school boys.
I was raised by my grandparents, I am lefty person for both hand and foot, my grandmother wanted to "fix" me but my grandpa told her not to, so glad he protected me from that.
Tendo looks like a villain at first, but actually he is funny, friendly, good character☺️
Don't worry about "cheering for the wrong team" you're a spectator, you can cheer for good plays. I find myself cheering for the enemy when they pull off tricky or shocking moves
In other words, rather than be like his dad, Ushijima wanted to be a player that his dad would admire.
16:17 ahaha i love this i be cheering for both teams too tbh
this is one of the reasons why i love haikyuu so much
also you can honestly never really hate a character from haikyuu cause they're all just great in the end
what is amazing about haikyuu is all the different people. just like in real life not everyone is the same. I personally really like Tendo. as you saw he was made out to be monstrous for how well he picked up blocking. as for the coach i think it was more she was trying to have him do read blocks instead of his guessing and he doesnt care for that style. for the coach of Shiritorizawa it was his ability to shut down hits is all he was interested in and that was the first time someone liked him for how he wanted to play. he may not be the best team player but he is someone you would rather have on your team instead of going against him. plus his friendship with ushijima is just amazing.
As i said in a the third episode reaction.
Tendou Is a really intriguing character. The fact that Is weird and creepy has Always made other people to dislike him in the Same way he made you dislike him.
In a country Like Japan where people try to not stand out from the Mass Is particulary brave for tendou to not negate himself and his individuality. That's also represented in his style of play. He doesn't want to negate himself and he shows It refusing to change his playstyle to a more canonic One.
He Just enjoys being himself.
And that's what lead him to continue playing in High school. Thanks to Washijo that makes him play how he wants. That litterally makes him be himself instead of someone else.
Something I like mentioning about Tendo is his peers call him Yokai as a child which is a kind of monster in Japanese culture. That is based on his appearance, specifically the shape of his eyes. So they basically call him a demon child the whole time he was there behind his back without getting to know him. Just because he looked funny. They judged him without getting to know him.
16:22 curse of this show you grow to love them all.
God, this episode put me through the wringer the first time I watched it! So many ups and downs, what a rollercoaster!
Anyways, one of the things I appreciate about Haikyuu!! the most is all the attention that goes into building these characters and their relationships.
Like of course Karasuno's characters get a lot of time to shine and deeper insight into their personalities, but I love how we also get great characters for the opposing teams and believable relationships between them! It makes it all feel so alive and organic.
My point being, I loved seeing Ushijima's and Tendo's backstories and I loved, loved, loved, seeing how they interact with each other, how Tendo will consistently just talk to Ushijima about whatever and Ushijima actually reacts to him, talks back and even references him later, it's just really nice to get a glimpse of this friendship like that :D
Also, Tsukki has received so much character development in this show and I loved seeing how he was immediately thinking of what to do when he gets back. He went from being someone who didn't want to care about volleyball, about the team and about winning and now he cares so much, he desperately wants to contribute and is so invested now and him pretending to not care while you could see how frustrated he was from his expression and his brother's words at the end was one of the best moments in the episode ToT he's come so far!
Hello Sarah, greetings from Slovakia. Correcting left-handedness was a pretty normal in 80s and maybe 90s here. Im a leftie myself and wasnt corrected but my older bruther was "remade" to right-handed.
I rarely comment on yt videos but I’m having a good time watching your reactions, as a fellow volleyball player I really enjoy to hear the thoughts of someone who actually plays the sport and understands the things that are happening rather than just watching and kind of saying yes to things, very refreshing. Love your reactions
the next episode is my favorite because of the volleyball played, although it is also sad to know that it is the LAST episode that the voice actor of Ukai-sensei (the current coach, the grandson) did in his life, RIP
So I want to comment on Ushijima's "I am starting to get into it".
I feel like the whole 4 sets he was like "I am gonna score this point as I usually do".
During fifth set he gives an other vibe (boss music starts to play). He was not like "I am gonna score..", he is more like "We need 14 points to win us the game, and I'll get every one of them"
It is not that weird in Japan to marry into the woman's side, especially when they are a distinguished family. That's why the Dad was very polite and almost "cowering" before the in-law's because he is of a "lower" status.
Although I really love Tendou's personality I truly appreciate your honest opinion about a character and I understand why you don't like him.
The reason I like him is that I kind of understand why he acts like an annoying fly in court but outside of it even in the bench or time-outs he's just really supportive to his teammates. And if you carefully listen to his "trash-talk" he's not harsh really. He just goes riles the opponents up with quirky songs or "you're easy to read" kind of comments while he expresses his feelings when he's annoyed really openly too.
I'm glad you wanna know more despite not liking him lol but it's okay if he's not someone you would like at the end. Heck even I am someone who doesn't fully love Oikawa after watching the 4 seasons 3 times so I won't judge you lol.
Although i believe you'll see a bit more of how Tendou is at the end of the season. Not a spoiler at all btw, but during S4 although Tendou shows up for a tiny bit, i liked him a lot more seeing him in a more calm environment. He's so friendly really.
Love your reactions Sarah, and yes omg I feel you its impossible to be okay after this episode. Tsukki trying to mask his frustration and pain there with his brother and yet not fooling anyone and making expressions like that, man. As for Tendo I always felt like they made him the over the top weirdo to balance Ushijima seriousness and I just ride with it.
The situation is quite dire, cant wait for your next reaction to episode 8!
2:36 Being a volleyball player, I thought you understood the ref's signal. 🤣 The subs are wrong. It was overruled not because they call it in. It was overruled because it touched Tsukki's fingers, so it was out on Karasuno. The ref showed it by using his left hand to touch his fingers on the right hand.
I think she did understand it. She commented on Tsuki touching it, since the subs said otherwise she might have gotten confused and was commenting on that. But when she saw Tsuki situation she probably thought she misread the subs or something
@4:20 So I grew up in America with American values, so I understand this, but growing up in an Asian household with different values (at least chinese culture), it can actually be super effective with some balance obviously. They truly value the opinion of their elders, especially if they've proven to be competent and trying to do what's best for the younger generation.
16:22 throwback to the two girls cheering for karasuno in the match against aoba johsei despite being there to actually cheer for oikawa 🤣
Definitely my favorite episode in season 3, seeing Ushijima's backstory as well as Tendo's, Tsukki popping off , Suga running the offense in a high pressure situation, and Ushijima showing what a top level ace looks like in the flesh. So good, also shoutout to Sarah for literally being Ushijima, including her backstory, what?
I'm thankful for a Sarah Pavan upload for U.S. Thanksgiving :D
Furudate-Sensei, the original author of the Haikyuu Manga had done horror Manga in the past, if I recall correctly, their first published Manga was in the horror genre, and we have had some homages to that for example with the ghost scene at the training camp, and of course, we have Tendou.
As with all characters, they are all a bit more than they appear. As always, enjoying the reactions and the interaction with the community!
I just feel like Tendou is next level. I can definitely see the horror inspiration for his character, but he honestly gives me "Nightmare Before Christmas" vibes and I can't get over it.
it's been so fun watching you watch this show!
I went to a very strict catholic school and they strongly suggested to "fix" my left handness but my granmother was more than furious when she heard about it. I was too young to understand that they were doing that. So I ended up doing several thing with my right but writing and playing sports with my hand is always left-dominant. but utensils are often with my right hand.
Honestly besides Ushijima's dad protecting his gift, his motivation of wanting to be the reliable superstar that he father once looked up to during his high school years is truly beautiful. you'd think Ushiwaka is a person who doesn't care about anything but clearly he's also trying to make his dad happy by loving volleyball and being one of the best at it.
holy moly these reaction videos are too dang entertaining
I think this is maybe my favorite episode of the entire series cuz it’s one of the best depictions of what it’s like to love a sport but not be obsessed with winning. Like i was never nice like that in my sport (bball) but i was good and went to some good camps and stuff. When you get those games that really feel like you and the team are at your limits it’s amazing cuz it’ll bring out a competitiveness that not everyone really can get to normally. “I’m starting to get into it” was just amazing cuz i know one dude who’s a pro overseas who is kinda like that and i just appreciate that it shows not every great athlete is MJ level psychotic about winning. But when that switch flips it’s the best feeling
omg i am just rewatching your season3 reactions, now im reminded that you grew up w volleyball player parents and you saying that you grew up in a gym is interesting because once the final arc in the haikyuu movie is out, youll see which player has very similar background to yours. ahhck i bet youll be pleasantly surprised!!
Why am I only watching this! 😭 I love your reactions Sarah...i'm doing a marathon
Hi, I always enjoy watching your videos from Japan!
It is very rare in Japan for a man to have a woman's familyname.
I am sure that the Ushijima family on my mother's side must have been a venerable family.
lol love that she is everybody. that gave me a chuckle. great reaction 👍🏽
@22:27 When you pause at the moment and think "I'm getting really stressed out", and then you unpause it and you find out it's actually even more worse than a lost point lol.
Regarding the marrying into the mother's family:
In Japan that usually happens if the mother's family is somewhat prestigious or rich or of some importance. It will be done to allow the husband to increase in status and the wife to retain hers, just as much as to give their children the prestigious last name.
By looking at the very large and traditional looking house they were in, it seems that indeed the Ushijimas were some sort of big deal.
Tsukki and Tendo are my FAVORITES from this whole season ❤❤❤
I think in Season 4 Tendou will grown on you. I hope. coz Tendou is like one of my love.
Tsukishima is so upset that he was leaving the game in the most crucial of moments. ugh I remember watching this for the first time and I was so frustrated and I was really thinking positive that he'll be able to come back! lols
BTW, Generally in Japan it is the woman who marries into the family and they change their status in the family registry and they are adopted into the family where they marry into without even needing a ceremony under the Japanese law, they can just do it legally like paperwork and stuff. A couple could either choose the man or the woman surname to use but yeah normally like 90+ % of the time it is the male but some women still chooses to use their last name and can be carried out to the offspring. another example is in a clan where they need or want a male heir they 'adopt' the male through marriage and then the male carries the last name of the female or the family or clan he marries in. I don't know which situation Wakatoshi's dad was in but there a lot of reasons for that kind of marital structure. Well at least that what my Japanese friend told me.
Anyways it is always a treat watching haikyuu and your reactions. again sending love !
Thanks for this explanation. I was sooooo confused because it is so rare for a family to take a mother's name instead of the father's. This definitely helps clear things up!!
@@SarahPavanVolleyball yeah it is rare and i had to ask my friends abroad about it too because I didn’t know that was a thing and they said that eventhough it’s rare it happens. Specially with arranged marriages which still happens. My friend was subjected to it to by their clan and company but she was able to get away from it.
My late grandmother corrected me from left handed to right handed. Later in life she told me she regretted it.
Amazing reaction👍🔥
In Japan, it is common to adopt a son-in-law to continue the 'family lineage' when they have only female inheritors. This is especially the case if the family is involved in traditional arts or a big business.
Since left-handers can not write with a brush, it was customary to 'correct' them. Being Left-handed was considered a ‘bad thing’ is another reason, also.
I like comparing Tendo to Hinata. Their style of play is based on confusion and raw instinct. And his playfulness/creepiest is sort of a darker shade of Hinata's brightness.
He's a taller Hinata that talks back and gets into your head.
In the old days in Japan, marriage was not between husband and wife, but between each other's families.
And this old custom means marrying into a higher family.
In most cases, the husband's family is usually higher up.
On the other hand, the bride's family may be higher class.
In this case, the husband takes his wife's family name, and the husband's position is said to be the son-in-law.
Supplement.
There is a monster named "Satori" in Japan.
This monster can read people's minds.
Tendou's first name is "Satori".
I was left-handed as a kid. My pre-school recommended my parents to have it 'fixed'. Up until middle-school, I was taught to write with my right hand, but a friend insisted that I still practice using my left hand, so now, I'm kind of ambidextrous.
I love how tendo opens up to people, who respect him. It's not his fault that he ended up the way he is. Imagine hearing your team- and class mates talk about how weird you are. I knew a guy similar to him and regret not being nicer....
you're right. There are definitely some clear reasons why Tendo is the way that he is, and it's sad that people can be so cruel. We never understand the impact of our words on someone.
I really want more of his backstory though.
My mom is left handed, and growing up in Hong Kong she had her left handedness corrected for writing, so she only knows how to write and play guitar with her right hand. But she still eats and does everything else with her left! :)
My father had a moment where his school tried to "fix" his lefthandedness, but he ended up changing shcools, i cant imagine how that feels like being forced to change due to beliefs
I was the opposite of Ushijima. I was originally right-handed, and my father forced me to do things left-handed. My father had me join baseball growing up and being left-handed has its perks, as it does in volleyball.
Man, I love your Haikyuu videos, looking forward to the next episode!
In Japan, it's very much a thing to take the mother's last name if their family is of a higher standing. Family influence is taken seriously for a few clans still.
My lefthandedness was sort of corrected when I was young (1970's). Today, I write right-handed, but I play all sports left-handed, and as Sarah says it is a big advantage.
15:06 - My dad did. His grandma thought it would have made his life more difficult later on, or something like that.
17:50 - My mom was listening, and thought for sure you said: "oh my gosh...slut." We both had to laugh cause it really kind of did sound like that 🤣
I also like how Tendo is really getting on your nerves, haha. I always liked his dramatic creepy act (especially the creepy song), but I completely understand why it could just gross you out. And yeah, his backstory helps him be a little more sympathetic, but he's just the kind of person that is a little cruel on the court. Which contrasts nicely with how he is off the court. Competition just brings out the worst in him, haha.
I really liked how Tendo reacted when Tsuki was hurt and had to leave. Even though he will taunt and gloat at crushing the opposing team in volleyball, he isn't going to do that when a player is actually hurt. It's not about the game anymore. It was like Tendo was thinking, "He got hurt? That's too bad. I hope he will okay...but I'm still not going to hold back against his team, with or without him."
That is almost certainly just me projecting though lol :p
Projecting or not, I like this.
Also... now that you mention the "slut" thing, I can't unhear it I'm trying to figure out what I was trying to say, and if it wasn't an interrupted "slide in" then I have not idea. Either way, I'm dead ☠️
I won't write Sarah's two questions because so many others have answered them^^
The great thing about the author, Mr. Furudate, is that he doesn't portray the opposing team as nasty guys, strangers and incomprehensible people. He is lovingly drawing the lives of all those who love volleyball.
I like Tendo a lot, probably the most of anyone on Shiratorizawa, but I’m also just a big fan of the “character that just pops up and is suddenly a problem” archetype in anime. I imagine I’d be very angry if I played across from him though
Appreciate you sharing your background - it's interesting how you grew up around volleyball and loving it until now
My sis mainly grew up at my grandparents home so when they found out she was left handed they would use a thin cane/ruler/hanger to hit her wrist/arm to force her to change to the right. By the time I was born my mom was able to look after me more so I was spared from my grandparents place, I was told my mom did try to change my left handedness but I was too stubborn to change it 🤣
They tried to correct my left handedness when I was a kid in Turkey but I was so stubborn I basically didnt learn to use my right 😂
As a 16 year old left hander, I like how they put the flashback of the 2 ladies trying to convice Ushijima's dad to make his son right handed, because it recognizes how some lefties (including me), had a family member attempt to make them right handed. My grandma was the one who tried to make me right handed when I was a baby, because she saw me eating with my left hand. I nearly became right handed because of my grandma, and it's all because of my mom--And in terms of roles in that flashback, my mom was Ushijima's dad, and I was Ushijima, lol. My grandma tried to make me right handed by always putting the spoon in my right hand and scolding me whenever I used my left (which was every time). My mom declined her suggestion to make me right handed, because she was proud to finally have her first lefty in the family. Plus, she was happy that I was finally eating since I wouldn't eat. She never told me why though. Anyways, as I was saying, I like how Haikyuu sheds some light on us lefties; Even showing how we are different and how we have the advantage in sports, and how some religious family members try to make us be like them since we are different. Thank you mom, for stopping grandma for making me a lefty. I'm definitely proud to be a lefty like Ushijima; We live in a right handed society, but that won't stop us!