The All Japan Youth Camp is only meant for first and second years, so players like Ushiwaka and Bokuto aren’t in there because they’re both third years. Though it’s stated that Ushiwaka was selected before in his earlier years and it makes sense if Bokuto was selected as well since he’s a Top 5 ace and always went to nationals.
"The Japan Team crumbles before height and strength" -Asians are known to be short and small compared to other parts of the world -So when they say Japan crumbles it means Japan loses against other teams that have both height and power which is ironically what Coach Dr Wily's motto is for Shiratorizawa
"Knowing Haikyuu, they did research on what the Youth Training Center looks like" - Haikyuu's creator, Furudate-sensei, actually visited the place for research! UPD: checked out the comments I'd translated, and right before touring the training center they actually interviewed youth team's coach! -> "Had a chance to talk to coach Nanbu from the youth national team! If me from the past heard about it, would’ve fainted for sure."
About the -kun at the end of names: Japanese has an honorific system. You add one to the end of peoples’ names depending on their relationship with you -san: basic honorific. Indicates formality and respect -kun: for friends, family members and in a work setting, those lower in position (usually for males) -Chan: for people you are very close with, such as your couple or a very close friend, or for small children. -sama: an extreme degree of formality. Used to refer to deities or kings.
@@vanakinb1991 also formal, usually used by people that are high in rank to refer to people on the same level as them. Was historically used by samurai to refer to other samurai.
A final system is, when you remove the honorifics completely. Some close/ best friends and lovers will in private remove any honorifics and refer to one another informally with their first names alone. Is rare though and others doing that is suuper rude.
Couple of things you missed coach. 1st: Doctor Wiley said Hinata is allowed to stay as long as he's fine with just being a ball boy. (so he's technically not allowed to participate). 2nd: When Kageyama walks into the Olympic training camp, they mention how the feed on the big screen TV is set up with a 6 second delay so that players can analyze their plays after doing them. 3rd: The Yellow jacket guy with the mask is from the #1 seeded school at nationals (They beat Fukurodani in the OVA). And he's one of the top 3 spikers in Japan HS volleyball along with Ushiwaka.
A little info: Season 3 (2016) and Season 4 (2020) are actually 3-4 years apart. Meaning, the anime went on a 4 years hiatus. The reason is that the anime was close on catching up from the manga, the original source of Haikyuu. When Season 3 last episode which is episode 10 was aired, the manga was just on the first part of what Season 4 will cover so there's no content to animate so they decided to let the manga release more chapters so that they could have more content to animate in the future. They released season 4 when the manga was working on its last final arc. Also, It's a 4 years hiatus so some directors and animators that handled haikyuu before have gone and are busy with some new projects that's why you'll see many big changes from the animation. Changes are also evident from the voices of these characters but not that much.. just minor ones. 4 year gap was crazy for me and I remember myself at 2017 really losing hope for Season 4 but here it is after 4 years lol. It's nice that you won't have to go through that kind of pain haha. I hope you'd enjoy Season 4, coach! So many amazing scenes and moments and so much character developments! Hope you enjoy watching again! I look forward to your remaining reactions!
Also I hate how people rack on S4 animation even tho it was being made throughout 2020 with covid 19 being a huge deal and the whole world learning how to deal with it
Is there a chance that any of the older animators will come back? although I'm already used to the new style and I've read the manga so I don't mind either way.
Although it looks like they're referring to the pandemic with Sakusa and his mask, that's not how it is. In fact, Sakusa first official look in the manga was back in 2016 and he has always had his mask on :)
one person is wearing a mask so no it doesn't. It's also common in japan to wear masks and sakusa is a germaphobe so he wears it like 90% of the time. the only times he doesn't have it on are for eating and during the game
@@tomuchcamoflauge Nah, he's not a germaphobe. In the guidebook, the author stated he's not a germaphobe, just very blunt against what he dislikes, which is germs and crowds.
@@Kaimax61 I heard the reason he wears the mask is not just because he dislikes germs, but because he does not want under any circumstance to get sick before a match and have his power diminished or be put out of commission.
This season has the best character development for every character but especially for Hinata and Kageyama. I can't wait to see coach Donny's reaction to Hinata's journey.
Saeko, Tanaka's older sister, is working to support the Karasuno volleyball team at the ramen shop where she works. Part of the sales will be donated to Karasuno.
the shiratorizawa coach didnt let hinata join the training, he made him a ball boy, very important detail im so excited to see what coach's first impression of atsumu is!!
yup! Spoiler for coach: I wonder if his team line up for the setter position will change once he'll get to know Atsumu or he still sticks with Kageyama. Really excited!
Many Japanese (even grown adults!) have varying amounts of difficulty in reading kanji (the Chinese characters that are also used in Japanese writing). Kanji is a touch more challenging than the original Han Zi because each character has different meanings and ways of being pronounced so while attempting to ask for directions, Kageyama might wind up sounding completely incomprehensible. The difference is really stark, like not just intonation but a completely different pronunciation entirely. It's common for young children and early learners of the language to receive help in the form of furigana which are like helping phonetic characters written on top of the kanji to show them how to properly pronounce the word. There's a video somewhere on youtube where Oikawa's voice actor being clowned by another Haikyuu voice actor (his character hasn't debuted in this episode!) while trying to read a fan letter with lots of (basic!) kanji. he gets all the pronunciations wrong hahahaha
I think it would've been even funnier if that happened to Asahi because everyone will shrink past a certain age and since there's always the rumor that Asahi is way older than the other and that it's like his 5th year in high school that kinda works as a reinforcement of those rumors hahahaha
I really love this season's outro. It focus on the ones supporting Karasuno who in general aren't appreciated enough I think. Many forget how much of an impact they have on Karasuno. So I really love how this ending is focussing on characters like Yachi, Takeda-sensei, Saeko, Kyoko, etc.!
Yea that is quite embarrassing but I totally respect that since I have had to do an extremely similar thing as he did to get to where I am now(Software Developer). I didn't even have a computer to learn to be a software developer 5 years ago and there was a situation where I had to choose between doing that embarrassing thing and getting money to learn to be a developer or just give it up totally. I choose to do it which got me here. I will probably never tell anyone what I did.
@@hourbit7385 Yeah, but doesn't make them the kings. Most people like Burnout Syndromes stuff more and they have like 1 more song than SPYAIR in the anime.
Canadian teacher living in Japan here! Honorifics in Japan : teachers usually add -kun after the boys' last name and -chan after the girls' last name. They can also add -san to either boys or girls last name. It is a mark of respect in Japan, that everyone follows pretty strictly. You would usually add -san to everyone's last name when talking to or about them (or -sensei for teachers and doctors, like they do for Takeda), but for young boys and girls, kun and chan are pretty common. To not use an honorific is called yobisute and is an honorific in itself and means proximity. Even more so if you use the first name. Doing so without being a close friend is considered rude. If you listen carefully, Hinata refers to the older players with the -san honorific, but with the other 1st years he uses the -kun honorific.
Deleted my comment explaining this because this one seemed more succinct and well thought-out. Another wrinkle in the whole character dynamic is that Takeda is referred to as "Take-chan" by the kids which denotes an even closer familiarity between them.
Also : Kanji is one of the three "alphabets" used by Japanese people, and uses Chinese symbols. It contains thousands of symbols, so even Senior Hogh School students don't know the readings for all of them. Furigana is when you include the pronunciation of a kanji above it. Since Kageyama is going to a place he doesn't know, he will most likely not know his way if the Kanjis for the train station or roads are complex.
@ash's dumpsite You have to remember that a lot of anime characters do not talk like actual Japanese people. This is most likely an "artistic choice" to convey the fact that, despite his shy appearance, he knows he is an equal to Ushijima. Then agqin, I am far from being an expert of japanese culture and might be saying complete nonsense in that specific matter. Interpersonal relations are already complex in Japan, adding the anime layer can make it an unsolvable puzzle to me XD
If you're curious about the furigana thing: The Japanese writing system is made up of a 46 character alphabet (hiragana) and also an identical alphabet (katakana) for borrowed foreign words. These are the first 2 systems that kids learn. Then there are 10,000s of symbolic characters (Kanji) that kids learn after, but starting very young. For people who can't read the Kanji, they will usually write the hiragana directly beside the Kanji. This is called furigana, which is a reading aid paired with Kanji making it easier to read. You will usually see this in books, manga and textbooks for kids. Ennoshita was just worried that Kageyama wouldn't be able to read the Kanji for the stations and streets in Tokyo, so he was wondering if Takeda sensei included furigana for the directions so that Kageyama could read it. It further illustrates Kageyama's lack of average reading ability since he's hardcore focused on Volleyball.
Correction: the Joyo Kanji (normally used) is only a bit over 2000, with ~1000 covered in grades 1-6. Yes, it's daunting, but nowhere near the 10,000s OP puts forth.
Seeing Coach Donny laughs so hard knowing Hinata sneaks in already makes my day 😊😊 But I have question to coach Donny: if you were Hinata's coach, what would be your FIRST REACTION to Hinata when you hear the news? Will you scold him like Takeda and Ukai Sensei? or encouraging him like Nishinoya and Tanaka? Let's ignore the fact that this time Hinata is still a bit lucky that he is allowed to stay at the end
For those wondering what the joke is regarding Kageyama reading Takeda's instructions to get to his youth camp: Takeda-sensei wrote the instructions in proper Kanji. The team is joking that they hoped that he included furigana for Kayeyama. Furigana are more simple characters that sometime written in smaller font over complex kanji. They are reading and pronunciation aids incase people aren't familiar with that kanji. In most cases, it's for children. The joke here is that while Kageyama is a volleyball genius, he still reads like a child academically. True to form, Kageyama gets lost because he can't read the instructions and it takes him a while to reach the correct location.
In Japanese, there are thousands of Kanji, so if someone is not academically inclined (like kageyama), they might not be able to read a lot of them. Furigana refers to the practice of writing out the phonetic pronounciation beside the kanji, so that even an elementary schooler can read it.
so coach you might have misunderstood what shiratorizava's coach meant my ball boy... ball boys are the helpers that hand out water/drinks and pick up balls and do other odd jobs to help out the player's practices. so when he said "it's not like I care if we have another ball boy around" the coach meant that Hinata cant participate in practice but can only be there as a helper
I'll use this comment to remind you of some of 1st years in the Miyagi youth camp, as you might have forgot them due to the high amount of characters in the series. 1- Goshiki : The bowel cut guy who was the only 1st year in the starting roster in the Shiratorizawa match 2- Hyakuzawa: The inexperienced 2 meters guy who Karasuno beat in the Miyagi qualifiers. 3- Kindaichi: The turnip head MB guy from Aoba Johsai. he appeared in s1e1 and was in Kageyama's middle school team, and he was on bad terms with Kageyama when they graduated middle school). 4- Kunimi: An outside hitter for Aoba Johsai. He played in the first match which Karasuno lost but was subbed out for Mad dog in the second match. He also appeared in s1e1 and was in Kageyama's middle school team, and he wasn't on the best terms with Kageyama when they graduated middle school as well). 5- Koganegawa: The giant setter from Date Tech. He wasn't in the starting team during Date's last match against Karasuno in the Inter-High where Karasuno prevailed, but he appeared in the spring tournament that followed and was in the starting roster during the episode where Aoba Johsai played againt Date Tech. He is the tallest setter among the Miyagi prefecture teams that we have seen so far, but just like Lev, he is pretty inexperienced and raw. Those are the most relavent 1st years to remember for the Miyagi prefecture youth camp (besides Tsuki and Hinata), and it's important to note that except for Koganegawa, they have all lost to Karasuno and Hinata (you can see them getting competitive and fired up when they saw that Hinata infiltrated the camp).
The coach in grey (that vouch for Hinata) is the coach from Jozenji (the hyper team that needed to be scolded by their female manager in season 2). He used to be a student at Shiratorizawa. It's actually super interesting how his wild and free team is so opposite of Shiratorizawa which is rigid in it's systems.
Hinata's ball boy training is my favorite part of this season, especially for how well it subverts expectations and sets up later plot points in the season so effortlessly. I really think you'll enjoy the deeper parts of the writing this season but I love your appreciate for this season's animation as well. People really dig on it because when its low quality its fairly noticeable but honestly its got the best animated scenes out of the whole series. Plus the art for the faces is a lot more expressive and fun imo. (17:30 for a perfect example)
The moment Hinata says "what about me?" I started feeling the second hand embarrassment all over again. Hinata baby, I love you, but you make me physically suffer during this episode lol.
Well, there's a reason why he will become a big shot compared to the rest of us, average blokes. My mom is exactly like Hinata, and when I was young I used to get embarrassed. But as I get older, I begin to see that my mom became successful thanks to her 'Hinata' traits, and I start to learn it ever since. Don't be afraid to want something and do your best to get it.
“The Japan Team always crumbles before height and strength” is a quote that the Olympic Coach is refuting, because he says that that phrase is “outdated now”. There’s a stereotype that Japanese / East Asian volleyball teams are small/weak and therefore are prone to losing against taller/stronger people from other countries, but Hibarida (the coach) is declaring that, contrary to popular belief, that is not a true statement, because strength and height are not the only determiners for victory. Thanks for another great reaction, Coach! :)
I’ve watched this episode a lot of times and only just noticed that Hinata mentions he defeated a boar, which is a callback to the end credit scene after the Path of the Ball OVA which….I just realised we forgot to ask you to watch! It’s not too crucial, just more Hinata and Kenma communication cuteness and a very Hinata moment.
23:15 Coach, in Japan they don't start learning right away the Kanji's because there're too many. They start and primary school with hiragana (the basic syllabary, which is a set of symbols that represent syllabs, kind of like in the latin alphabet) and from then they learn Kanji little by little. Before university they should know around 2500 Kanjis (in total I think there're around 7000). Sometimes when a Kanji has more than one way of reading they add at the top "furiganas" (which in fact are small hiraganas) so it's possible to know how to read that particular kanji. In this scene they worry about Kageyama because everyone knows he's not a good student, therefore they're not sure he'll be able to read the Kanjis written by the teacher; actually if you rewind at the moment of Kageyama arriving to Tokyo, you can see that he's struggling to read the paper xD.
25:00 fun detail: while scolding Hinata, Tsukki starts saying "you bok-", cuts off, and says "you baka" instead, cause he realised he was about to say "boke" like Kageyama usually does when quarreling with Hinata
The hilarious part was that Hinata was willing to go all the way to Tokyo but didn't so he wouldn't get arrested. Another thing to note is that doing things improperly, being rude, inconveniencing others is extremely frowned upon. I'm no expert in Japanese culture though. Hinata crashes the camp so they have to stop everything to deal with it. He didn't think about how his actions affect others' organized program and time. The outcome ended up being okay, but he didn't tell the Karasuno coaches either. So he kinda ditched practice too, in a way. It was good for him to be motivated but they are scolding his inconsideration this time
I remember many people complaining that this arc was boring because of the lack of action.. but to me if you watch Haikyuu just for the action at this point of the story, then you don't really get a proper grasp yet about what Haikyuu is about... This arc is necessary & truly the turning point for Hinata & many other character's development.
Not Coach Donny taking one look at the back of Hoshiumi and going “ahh there is Bokuto” lol 😂 My dear Coach, Bokuto is a third year, the Japan Youth Camp usually invites first and second year. Ushi was previously invited (last year) because he was second year then and didn’t get an invite this year. Hope this helps. 🥰
Love this arc! Also the pandemic was never really incorporated into the story (the manga was written between 2014 and concluded in 2020). Kiyoomi just happens to be a germaphobe, so he wears masks all the time lol, its like part of his character design.
@@amugonajr9296 oh yeah, i guess your right hahaha i didn’t really counted that because it doesn’t really affect the story and is not prevalent throughout most of it
@@Singingtater24 omg i just googled it and your right!! i saw people everywhere say it as a fact so i just assumed agdhshsha (i mean, Omi does have some characteristics of a germaphobe so its believable)
"A random image or animation of Shimizu breathing." Lmao that somehow made me laugh omg Also Coach Donny's story at the end made me happy, I know the feeling of being noticed by awesome people and being able to talk to them haha, that is such an experience x)
The moment where Tsukishima is the most animated and shows the most emotion isn't back in Season 3 when he blocked Ushijima, it's whenever he found out Hinata snuck into the training camp.
This is about the part where they talk about the furigana for the kanji. in pervious episodes we know that Kageyama and Hinata are not good at studying. For Japanese kanji isn’t something everyone can read and since Kageyama isn’t good at studying he isn’t good in kanji either which means he might not be able to read the detailed direction that he was given. When they said if he included furigana for the kanji, furigana shows how to read the kanji so that anyone that knows the basics in Japanese such as hiragana and katakana can read the kanji. This makes it so that Kageyama can read the kanji but Takeda sensei didn’t include this which is why he had a hard time finding his way.
coach doesn't know it yet, but the ball boy arc is so important for hinata in his journey. I'm excited s4 begins for you and curious to see how much coach is gonna cry in the big moments, cuz i definitely did. But what me made fascinated about washijo when i saw the ball boy arc a couple times more was, that he isn't really against Hinata. I think he wanted to kinda test him and push him so much that he either snaps or, Hinata as he is, gets even more motivated and actually, "thinks" and makes progress. Proofs he is a really good volleyball coach. He probably would never admit it, but he probably likes Hinata more then he let's through.
one thing that i think is really cool about kageyama rubbing it in to hinata, is it shows that kageyama really thinks of hinata as a rival that he needs to beat, when from the outside you would assume kageyama is such a better and more well-rounded player that wouldn't care or concern himself with beating someone like hinata. i think it shows a lot of respect between them.
You seem to missunderstand. Hinata is not meant to participate in the training-camp. He is not going to gather experience with other setters to see if he can thrive there. He is meant to be a BALL BOY, collecting balls, cleaning up and maintaining the court.
People have such varied reactions to Hinata crashing the youth camp. I was personally closer to Tsukishima, kind of dying of second-hand embarrassment, not even sure if I could watch the rest of the episode, especially the ball boy speech. Coach, on the other hand, laughs it off and chalks it up to finding a way to make it happen. I like that we have very different responses to that.
The ending of this half of the season is something that I think is dedicated to all the people that are supporting the Karasuno team from the sidelines. Takeda-sensei, Shimizu-senpai, Yachi, Tanaka's sister helping with the donation for the team at her part-time job, Shimada and Takinoue doing their best as cheer squad members too. Without these people, the team would be absolutely nowhere right now. It's a really heart-felt way to show our gratitude to these characters.
One thing you can notice from S4 animation/art style is the muscle build up from the characters, specially Hinata and Kageyama. This is great because it shows how much they've grown phisically form training basically everyday and playing a lot of games. This and the fact that they're 15 year old teenagers and grow fast aswell.
The animation in part 1 of season 4 was fine, the quality drops in part 2 where some episodes were outsourced (that's my opinion, but it goes without saying that I absolutely love the story and character development)
no its true, part 1 is great and part 2 lost quality in the outsourced parts..and i feel bad for the great story and character development falling flat in the second part..even though i enjoyed it..it was shocking because haikyuu never had such a bad rep for animation and season 3 ended on such a high note animation wise
@@bLuGhOsT_ one episode in part 2 for sure was really bad quality throughout most of it, but even in some of the episodes after that there are some bad quality animations imo. That being said it was the middle of the pandemic, so I don't mind it too much and the story was still amazing!
I think that many people confuse "animation" with style and character design. There are a small couple of episodes later this season that get commissioned out for a third party studio to animate and those are definitely lower quality animation. But the actual animation in this season is just fine. It's the same high standard as seasons 1 and 2. The design style choice however is deliberately different, and that change is what many people do not like. There was a staffing change and shuffle. The director changed but many people who worked on the past seasons returned to do this season...just in different roles.
Coach, don't forget that outside of volleyball, Kageyama is a single brain celled dodo head. He literally couldn't read the instructions that Takeda gave him 😂
When they say "ball boy", they mean that he is going to pick up the balls and clean the floor, a helper, that was the challenge if he could accept just doing that to be there.
This popped in my mind as well but I think coach meant specifically weightlifting and not powerlifting, considering how he thinks it's helpful for improving vertical jump.
This scene of the first episode of Season 4 where they measure running vertical jump is the same as the last scene from S3. The cool thing about this is that you can compare the different artstyle between the two staffs of Haikyu, the one from S1-3 and the new one from S4 onward. I think both of them are good but one thing I'm glad they didn't changed was the soundtrack staff. Yuki Hayashi is the GOAT when it comes to making hype music!
Reminder Coach, Japan has always have a face mask culture even before the Pandemic. In the case of Kiyoomi Sakusa, he simply doesn't like germs and crowds, so he always wear a mask to prevent getting sick. (Author had to point out he's not a Germaphobe, just very blunt against things he dislikes.) and Kiyoomi's first appearance is in 2016 in the manga.
My favourite thing about this season is that Hinata didn't get a free pass for trespassing, like most main characters would, he got a chance but as a ball boy, because Washijo sensei really has no obligation to give in to Hinata's whims. And that's also why I love Hinata, he still went out and announced his ball boy position despite how it was actually meant to humiliate him. My boy messed up but he got a chance (even if it's not exactly what he wanted) and will eat it.
Coach: Ah, the falling snow and the falling cherry blossoms. These are probably the two most atmospheric effects in anime This is blatant falling leaves erasure and I will not stand for it 🍁🍂
About furigana at 22:46. This is basically having the pronunciation written in the Japanese alphabet over each kanji (Chinese characters used in the Japanese written language). Kageyama isn't the brightest academically, but there's more to it. This is especially important because city and station names will not necessarily be obvious (they're just a string of kanji that may not have a specific meaning). In addition, kanji can have kun-yomi (Japanese pronunciation) and on-yomi ("Chinese" pronunciation, more accurately I'd say Chinese origin over 1.5 millenia ago so some ancient Chinese dialect that has then evolved in Japan.) For names, which have multiple kanji characters, it's more likely to be using on-yomi (which one might know less well) and worse, might not be guaranteed to be all on-yomi. This shouldn't matter if looking at a map with writing, but if listening to announcements by the train conductor, could be an issue.
btw, remember that they only invited 15 and 16 years old at the youth training camp to prepare them for the selection of 19-under two years from now which those kids will be 17 and 18 years old after 2 years. so you will not see bokuto nor ushijima since they are already above 15 and 16
I don't think you really noticed even tho it was mentioned alot, but Hinata is just going to be a ball boy in the training camp. As the Shiratorizawa Coach said, he sees no worth in Hinata, but he has no problem with him picking up balls during practice. He is not allowed to play with the others.
there is very little time when u see tsukki loose his composure, this is one of those times when hinata sneaks up to his training session, its super funny if i remember correctly, sakusa is a germaphobe, therefore everytime u see him he will be wearing a mask unless he is playing, thats when he takes it off i think, also he is the rank 1 spiker or something but definitely one of the top 3 spikers along with ushijima
My eyes welled up when coach discussed everything that Hinata needs to develop. The story-telling of all the character development for this season is just so beautiful.
I love the opening song and the ending song because the opening song showcased the players while the ending song showcased the people behind the scenes or the supporters of Karasuno players who are doing their best to push the players and support the players in anything they can do and it also shows that without them Karasuno might not make it. I also love the scene where the door is opening filled with brightness. It exhibits the feeling of opening doors for new opportunities comes from big or small things, facing and accepting it with full of confidence and with all their hearts, and giving you the assurance that the future is bright for those who dare to open it. Ps. It is also explained that in the new animation they want to show the more masculine body of the players because of their training and all the works they've done through their journey. Duh! Doing training and playing gives you muscles, right?! HAHAHAHAHAHA
23:06 Japanese has multiple writing systems: Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji. Kanji consists of Chinese characters and is the hardest to read and write, as it has more specific characters and there's so many of them most people don't even know them all. Because of this there's Furigana, which are simpler, alternate characters written above or under the Kanji ones to help people understand it better. If you noticed, when Kageyama was reading the directions in the scene before, he was struggling to read some of it because it didn't have the Furigana.
1) Hinata was only allowed on the training as a ball boy / ball picker. Washijo sensei also told him if he doesnt want to be a ball picker, he can go home. And then Hinata just loudly proclaim to the team that he is a ball picker, which earned a giggle from one of the coach 2) The speech given by the All-Japan's coach basically meant that 'Japan crumbling before strength and height' is an outdated phrase - they will triumph despite their limitations in height and strength 3) Kageyama had difficulty reaching the training site because he mis-read the directions, which is written in purely kanji
#3 is a bit wrong. It's usually difficult to write a complete sentence in Japanese "purely" in kanji. If you look at the memo, you'd see it's a mix of kanjis & hiraganas. I wholeheartedly agree with #1 & 2.
23:05 Kanji (Characters borrowed from the Chinese language) can be difficult to memorize and Kageyama... slacks off in his academics, so Ennoshita is asking if Takeda-sensei included Furigana (Basically, the phonetics of the Kanji that are used so kids who don't know the kanji can still read and understand from the knowledge they have through listening and speaking Japanese) so Kageyama can read. But Takeda-sensei didn't include Furigana assuming that Kageyama knew those few Kanji (which are generally supposed to be known by the high school level), and comically...or not so comically...Kageyama doesn't.
@@hopewelch9421 Yeah! If you see the manga in Japanese, you'll see Furigana (which are actually Hiragana characters, as you said) since shonen manga are targetted to teenagers and they might not have enough knowledge of Kanji to read it entirely. It's also a great way to learn Kanji outside of textbooks.
Okay cool! Thanks for the info! I’ve always wondered what they were called and I always wondered what furigana was😂 honestly it’s a miracle kageyama made it to the camp alive
It's never really hit me but it's one thing with Kageyama who has always put in 110% into volleyball being invited to Youth Camp & another with Tsukishima being invited straight away after trying for the first time. Doesn't make Tsukishima less valid, but if i was Hinata who always tries my best & then someone who is just naturally more gifted than me physically getting to go straight in, I'd be so frustrated.
Nekoma's regular libero Yaku Morisuke is an amazing libero. Even Nishinoya thinks so, as he complimented his skill after the first practice match between Karasuno and Nekoma. I think the fact that Yaku is Nekoma's libero it self says a lot of his skill, since Nekoma is known for it's great defence.
@@ATM-h9h Is that a spoiler? I thought it was just something we've known since season one? I haven't read the manga, but I've known he was better just by the way they talk and what we've seen.
@@Singingtater24 since you haven't read, I'll say that this what I'm about to say is kind off a spoiler; Nishinoya does not continue playing volleyball, but Yaku does and as is pretty fuck¡πg good at it
Swagboi editing on that introduction sequence from start of video to Coach Donny's usual introduction. Incredibly subtle changes that make everything pop. Really loving the visual transformations of this channel that has so much heart to it. Feels like good people having great things happen to them and it's a blessing for all of us involved. Keep pushing
It's very enlightening to hear the coach's thought processes in deciding what's best for the team vs individual player. Thanks for sharing all that technical stuff, coach!
Coach Washijo is savage yes. But what he said is basically true. Hinata for now is quite dependent with Kageyama's skills. Meaning he has to learn not only to be dependent to a single player, but also to learn to depend on his own skill to play with different people and different position.
People say they find the moment when Hinata appears cringey or awkward but for me it’s a show of his determination, also recklessness but especially drive to improve and determination
Just like Coach said : successful people don't think about 'if', but 'how'. Hinata doesn't care what he should do or what other people think about him. That's a very positive trait that often misunderstood.
23:20 by furigana it means that it usually written for people that can't read kanji hence written in hiragana (japanese equivalent to english alphabet) usually located above the kanji, since we know that kageyama is bad at reading kanji and almost all station in japan uses kanji (also to notice kageyama have hard time reading it at 23:25 "u--uto?")
Hi Coach Donny, I’m glad to see you’re enjoying this episode and the art style change isn’t glaring to you! Your interpretation (the 29:12 time stamp) of Coach Washijo telling Hinata that he has no worth in him without Kageyama isn’t exactly right. It’s not that he expects him to thrive in with other setters in the mock camp, but it’s Hinata as a whole that lacks the skills in general. I’d want to say think back to the very first Karasuno vs Nekoma match where the Nekoma coaches were discussing how Kageyama and Hinata are basically combining each other’s strengths when playing. They even made an analogy after realizing it’s not a matter of “addition” for their strengths, but more like they’re “multiplying” their strengths together! It’s that image where Kageyama is holding a rocket launcher with a picture of Hinata on it. Back to the very straight point Coach Washijo was making, once Kageyama isn’t there to multiply, or enhance, Hinata’s strength, then what’s left? In the eyes of Coach Washijo, it’s just a “short player” who is severely lacking in any worth. Hopefully you can see this comment to see how this season will show how Hinata develops on his own when playing volleyball!
I don't see how your explanation differs from Coach's. You're saying Hinata lacks the skills to work with setters that aren't Kageyama. Coach said that it's because Hinata needs to learn how to work with setters that aren't Kageyama. He wasn't explicit on what Hinata needs to improve on, but he's spot on interpreting what it meant.
I wasn't trying to say Hinata is unable to work with setters that aren't Kageyama, if it did sound like that, then my bad there! For the most part, I just thought Coach Donny interpreted that scene as "if he can work with another setter, then Hinata should be good". The following episode will definitely explore more on what Hinata needs to work on for sure.
@@jasonle2204 I understand that. I mean that I think Coach's interpretation was correct. The reason Hinata is unable to shine with other setters is because he lacks perceptiveness and technical skill, and Kageyama has been covering for all his weakness by adjusting his own game. For Hinata to be as good with anyone just as he is with Kageyama, he needs to round out his game beyond just running around a lot and jumping high.
NO SPOILERS Just wanted to give some context to what was going on outside the show for this season. This season was done by the same animation studio and team but with a new Director. This season was also made 3 Years (January 2020) after season 3 (December 2016) which is why it's so different. The comic this show is based on was wrapping up and the comic and this season were planned to finish just in time for the Tokyo Olympics but the pandemic changed plans.
wow Coach, what an awesome story about meeting the national team!! The way your lifelong work ethic and attitude matches those of the characters in Haikyuu just deepens my respect and appreciation for both you and this life changing show. Thanks Coach for sharing this story and for another great reaction!! Most people understandably get extreme secondhand embarrassment from Hinata’s stunt in this episode but I love that Coach Donny was immediately on board. Legends just get each other 🤝
Hinata loses the jump by just a hair, but considering how much shorter he is than Kageyama, that's hardly a loss. If you're about 25cm shorter than someone and your jump is only 4cm lower than theirs, that's definitely some impressive air.
Been waiting for this 💥💥 So yes, for me, the art this season is better, it's actually really beautiful and for example, the body proportions are better, and it actually shows the guys have muscles haha in previous seasons they all looked super skinny (specially buff boy Bokuto) The thing for me this season is the animation direction, the fluidity of the movements when they're playing isn't the same, it's fluid, but the transitions from one scene to another is a little slower, like when they're going for a spike, they last a bit more in the air, as if trying to build tension? But instead (for me) it's frustrating. After rewatching the season I realized the animation isn't that bad, taking out the outsourced episodes in the second half
And it makes sense, since one of the most important roles that changed between seasons were the Director and Chief Animation Director The character design and general illustration is fantastic, but those at the highest level, whose job it is to tie it all together, were a bit less experienced Despite that I think season 4 gets a harsher rap than it deserves. There's spotty moments but overall it is far from "bad", which makes me sad when I see people give it such a blanket "sucks"
Bro what? You had me until you started talking about the animation. The animation is basically the same. There's literally barely any difference. Nothing noticeable. The 2nd half of the season is where the illustrations started getting wonky and that ONE time the animation wasn't very good was when Nishinoya went for a underhand dig on a Jump Floater.
I know that a lot of people think that the scene were kageyama said: i'm going ahead" seems a little jerky and also like kageyama thinks he is better but I really like this scene. For me he doesnt sound completly like a jerk but more like he is saying that he is waiting for hinata cause he knows he will make it someday.
The All Japan Youth Camp is only meant for first and second years, so players like Ushiwaka and Bokuto aren’t in there because they’re both third years. Though it’s stated that Ushiwaka was selected before in his earlier years and it makes sense if Bokuto was selected as well since he’s a Top 5 ace and always went to nationals.
Bokuto is a third year
@@virammehta1161 i think they meant in the past years 😊
Yes, and that was the reason why hinata said JAPAN when he saw ushijima for the first time
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Idk about bokuto because if nishinoya wasn’t selected for his lack of maturity then i cant really see bokuto being invited
"The Japan Team crumbles before height and strength"
-Asians are known to be short and small compared to other parts of the world
-So when they say Japan crumbles it means Japan loses against other teams that have both height and power which is ironically what Coach Dr Wily's motto is for Shiratorizawa
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WOW! Didn't catch this at all after dozen of rewatching the series. This is a new one !
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"Knowing Haikyuu, they did research on what the Youth Training Center looks like" - Haikyuu's creator, Furudate-sensei, actually visited the place for research!
UPD: checked out the comments I'd translated, and right before touring the training center they actually interviewed youth team's coach!
-> "Had a chance to talk to coach Nanbu from the youth national team! If me from the past heard about it, would’ve fainted for sure."
That’s awesome!!!
Omg you're here! I like your translations on twt!
Maen we really don't deserve someone as awesome as furudate sensei😭🌸
omg i think ur the one from twt it's nice to see you here as well
About the -kun at the end of names:
Japanese has an honorific system. You add one to the end of peoples’ names depending on their relationship with you
-san: basic honorific. Indicates formality and respect
-kun: for friends, family members and in a work setting, those lower in position (usually for males)
-Chan: for people you are very close with, such as your couple or a very close friend, or for small children.
-sama: an extreme degree of formality. Used to refer to deities or kings.
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Whats dono?
@@vanakinb1991 also formal, usually used by people that are high in rank to refer to people on the same level as them. Was historically used by samurai to refer to other samurai.
@@vanakinb1991 you can see example when two person with the same rank, when king speak to another king. Usually they use -dono
A final system is, when you remove the honorifics completely. Some close/ best friends and lovers will in private remove any honorifics and refer to one another informally with their first names alone. Is rare though and others doing that is suuper rude.
Couple of things you missed coach.
1st: Doctor Wiley said Hinata is allowed to stay as long as he's fine with just being a ball boy. (so he's technically not allowed to participate).
2nd: When Kageyama walks into the Olympic training camp, they mention how the feed on the big screen TV is set up with a 6 second delay so that players can analyze their plays after doing them.
3rd: The Yellow jacket guy with the mask is from the #1 seeded school at nationals (They beat Fukurodani in the OVA). And he's one of the top 3 spikers in Japan HS volleyball along with Ushiwaka.
Plus, its not bokuto shown at the All-Japan with white hair 😂 Its Hoshiumi
Sakusa's (yellow jacket guy) team beat Fukuroudani (bokuto's team)
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A little info: Season 3 (2016) and Season 4 (2020) are actually 3-4 years apart. Meaning, the anime went on a 4 years hiatus. The reason is that the anime was close on catching up from the manga, the original source of Haikyuu. When Season 3 last episode which is episode 10 was aired, the manga was just on the first part of what Season 4 will cover so there's no content to animate so they decided to let the manga release more chapters so that they could have more content to animate in the future. They released season 4 when the manga was working on its last final arc. Also, It's a 4 years hiatus so some directors and animators that handled haikyuu before have gone and are busy with some new projects that's why you'll see many big changes from the animation. Changes are also evident from the voices of these characters but not that much.. just minor ones.
4 year gap was crazy for me and I remember myself at 2017 really losing hope for Season 4 but here it is after 4 years lol. It's nice that you won't have to go through that kind of pain haha. I hope you'd enjoy Season 4, coach! So many amazing scenes and moments and so much character developments! Hope you enjoy watching again! I look forward to your remaining reactions!
Huh, I didn't know that. Guess you learn something new everyday, or the saying goes.
going thru the same process again.. back then 4yrs felt nothing to me.. but now only a year of waiting has me feel hopeless already 😵
does anybpdy have any intel on what's happening with season 5?
Also I hate how people rack on S4 animation even tho it was being made throughout 2020 with covid 19 being a huge deal and the whole world learning how to deal with it
Is there a chance that any of the older animators will come back? although I'm already used to the new style and I've read the manga so I don't mind either way.
Coach Donny: "Let's look at these illustrations"
Me( with a big smile on my face): "Ah! I missed this.."
"Are they incorporating the covid situation into this season?"
No the dude is just a big germaphobe lol 😂
But there is a rona virus going around. Sakusa made a comment to his teammate at the end of one episode 😬
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@@aliamthenoob it's called the Noro virus, it was mentioned by Akaashi to Bokuto towards the end of the season
@@omrischejtman8 lol oops close enough XD ..
wonderful, lol 😂
Although it looks like they're referring to the pandemic with Sakusa and his mask, that's not how it is. In fact, Sakusa first official look in the manga was back in 2016 and he has always had his mask on :)
one person is wearing a mask so no it doesn't. It's also common in japan to wear masks and sakusa is a germaphobe so he wears it like 90% of the time. the only times he doesn't have it on are for eating and during the game
@@tomuchcamoflauge Nah, he's not a germaphobe. In the guidebook, the author stated he's not a germaphobe, just very blunt against what he dislikes, which is germs and crowds.
@@Kaimax61 I heard the reason he wears the mask is not just because he dislikes germs, but because he does not want under any circumstance to get sick before a match and have his power diminished or be put out of commission.
@@pedrogoncalves3162 ohh that makes total sense
@@Kaimax61 Isn't that what a germaphobe is? Honest question lol
This season has the best character development for every character but especially for Hinata and Kageyama. I can't wait to see coach Donny's reaction to Hinata's journey.
EXACTLY. There're so MUCH going on this season. It's amazing how the author develops the characters through the games.
Do not leave Tanaka's growth. He definitely has major growth this season just as much i think
Coach Donny's fam seems so mature 😁
stop hypeing this thing. why don't u let coach donny to discover it for himself. all of u are basically saying how how to react
Nah Tsukki's arc was already completed, but other than that I agree
The outro is a love letter to everyone helping the team outside of the court: the coaches, the managers, the fans,...
I really like that song!
I always assumed that the singer is Shimizu, which is why she's the only one who's not a still image
The ending song is called "Kessen Spirit" from CHiCO with honeyworks. I just Love it
Saeko, Tanaka's older sister, is working to support the Karasuno volleyball team at the ramen shop where she works. Part of the sales will be donated to Karasuno.
the shiratorizawa coach didnt let hinata join the training, he made him a ball boy, very important detail
im so excited to see what coach's first impression of atsumu is!!
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Spoiler for coach:
I wonder if his team line up for the setter position will change once he'll get to know Atsumu or he still sticks with Kageyama. Really excited!
@@jadeyoon5787 oikawa replaces kageyama for me hehe but atsumu replaces oikawa
Atsumu's the best setter for me.
Spoiler Alert:
He's an all around guy with immense talent. Imagine copying their quick just by seeing it once. 😅
@@vensilenced please put a spoiler just in case coach or anyone else who doesnt know doesnt see it. but yes i also believe atsumu is the best setter
@@itsvaleriadude Oh sorry 😅,
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Many Japanese (even grown adults!) have varying amounts of difficulty in reading kanji (the Chinese characters that are also used in Japanese writing). Kanji is a touch more challenging than the original Han Zi because each character has different meanings and ways of being pronounced so while attempting to ask for directions, Kageyama might wind up sounding completely incomprehensible. The difference is really stark, like not just intonation but a completely different pronunciation entirely.
It's common for young children and early learners of the language to receive help in the form of furigana which are like helping phonetic characters written on top of the kanji to show them how to properly pronounce the word.
There's a video somewhere on youtube where Oikawa's voice actor being clowned by another Haikyuu voice actor (his character hasn't debuted in this episode!) while trying to read a fan letter with lots of (basic!) kanji. he gets all the pronunciations wrong hahahaha
can i get the link or how is the video called? i wanna see Oikawa's voice actor being embarrassed lol
I like to think of furigana as subtitles for kanji 😅
@@raywa5821 with atsumu's voice actor: th-cam.com/video/IIRFSbPaDms/w-d-xo.html
with hinata & kageyama's voice actors: th-cam.com/video/f4EiwqeM4XM/w-d-xo.html
Funnily enough, Oikawa's voice actor also struggles reading kanji. It's always so entertaining seeing/hearing that
@@iizouu thank you so much! 😇😇
funfact about Daichi from the manga: he actually shrunk in height compared to the previous measurement 😂
Well he did die and was resurrected in Season 2
@@kidflash9905 Actually it was a clone from a younger time so that's why it was a little shorter lol
He is a grandpa after all
I think it would've been even funnier if that happened to Asahi because everyone will shrink past a certain age and since there's always the rumor that Asahi is way older than the other and that it's like his 5th year in high school that kinda works as a reinforcement of those rumors hahahaha
@@Wichyn1 Man that's hilarious lmfao
I really love this season's outro. It focus on the ones supporting Karasuno who in general aren't appreciated enough I think. Many forget how much of an impact they have on Karasuno. So I really love how this ending is focussing on characters like Yachi, Takeda-sensei, Saeko, Kyoko, etc.!
You're so right!
And there is that episode that only highlights Kiyoko’s importance even more
the second hand embarrassment i felt when he snuck into the camp omg, i love the determination from hinata but come onnnn
Tbh even though i knew what was coming I can still feel the second hand embarrassment while watching this 😂😂😂
@@jajjers Same 😂😂
Same!
Poor Tsukki was hoping the ground would swallow him lmao
Yea that is quite embarrassing but I totally respect that since I have had to do an extremely similar thing as he did to get to where I am now(Software Developer). I didn't even have a computer to learn to be a software developer 5 years ago and there was a situation where I had to choose between doing that embarrassing thing and getting money to learn to be a developer or just give it up totally. I choose to do it which got me here. I will probably never tell anyone what I did.
I wonder how coach will feel about Hoshiumi and how Hinata is treated in the camp by Washijou
He misinterpreted him as bokuto for now.
I'm just waiting on Atsumu
@@aiapihud4344 me tooooooo.
You can tell coach is a real nice guy, Washijo being downright nasty to Hinata and coach thinks hes just trying to set him up for success.
@@aiapihud4344 I'm waiting for Kita because I know he'll love him
Fun fact! This opening Phoenix is by Burnout Syndromes, who also composed the openings Fly High for season 2 and Hikari Are for season 3
no wonder why it's this gorgeous
Burnout Syndromes is the king of Haikyu while SPYAIR is its prince.
@@vailingbow1068 spyair is the OG tho they made the first op of the series
@@vailingbow1068 Highly agree 🤧🤚🏻
@@hourbit7385 Yeah, but doesn't make them the kings. Most people like Burnout Syndromes stuff more and they have like 1 more song than SPYAIR in the anime.
Canadian teacher living in Japan here!
Honorifics in Japan : teachers usually add -kun after the boys' last name and -chan after the girls' last name. They can also add -san to either boys or girls last name. It is a mark of respect in Japan, that everyone follows pretty strictly.
You would usually add -san to everyone's last name when talking to or about them (or -sensei for teachers and doctors, like they do for Takeda), but for young boys and girls, kun and chan are pretty common.
To not use an honorific is called yobisute and is an honorific in itself and means proximity. Even more so if you use the first name. Doing so without being a close friend is considered rude.
If you listen carefully, Hinata refers to the older players with the -san honorific, but with the other 1st years he uses the -kun honorific.
Deleted my comment explaining this because this one seemed more succinct and well thought-out. Another wrinkle in the whole character dynamic is that Takeda is referred to as "Take-chan" by the kids which denotes an even closer familiarity between them.
Also : Kanji is one of the three "alphabets" used by Japanese people, and uses Chinese symbols. It contains thousands of symbols, so even Senior Hogh School students don't know the readings for all of them.
Furigana is when you include the pronunciation of a kanji above it.
Since Kageyama is going to a place he doesn't know, he will most likely not know his way if the Kanjis for the train station or roads are complex.
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@@DrumBandQc yeah especially since they established during the exams arc in season 2 that Kageyama is actually bad at Kanji 🤣
@ash's dumpsite You have to remember that a lot of anime characters do not talk like actual Japanese people. This is most likely an "artistic choice" to convey the fact that, despite his shy appearance, he knows he is an equal to Ushijima.
Then agqin, I am far from being an expert of japanese culture and might be saying complete nonsense in that specific matter. Interpersonal relations are already complex in Japan, adding the anime layer can make it an unsolvable puzzle to me XD
If you're curious about the furigana thing:
The Japanese writing system is made up of a 46 character alphabet (hiragana) and also an identical alphabet (katakana) for borrowed foreign words. These are the first 2 systems that kids learn.
Then there are 10,000s of symbolic characters (Kanji) that kids learn after, but starting very young. For people who can't read the Kanji, they will usually write the hiragana directly beside the Kanji. This is called furigana, which is a reading aid paired with Kanji making it easier to read. You will usually see this in books, manga and textbooks for kids.
Ennoshita was just worried that Kageyama wouldn't be able to read the Kanji for the stations and streets in Tokyo, so he was wondering if Takeda sensei included furigana for the directions so that Kageyama could read it. It further illustrates Kageyama's lack of average reading ability since he's hardcore focused on Volleyball.
Correction: the Joyo Kanji (normally used) is only a bit over 2000, with ~1000 covered in grades 1-6. Yes, it's daunting, but nowhere near the 10,000s OP puts forth.
Fun fact that I heard:
When Tsukishima was yelling at Hinata he was about to say 'boke' but since Kageyama says that he switched to 'baka'
Seeing Coach Donny laughs so hard knowing Hinata sneaks in already makes my day 😊😊
But I have question to coach Donny: if you were Hinata's coach, what would be your FIRST REACTION to Hinata when you hear the news?
Will you scold him like Takeda and Ukai Sensei? or encouraging him like Nishinoya and Tanaka?
Let's ignore the fact that this time Hinata is still a bit lucky that he is allowed to stay at the end
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For those wondering what the joke is regarding Kageyama reading Takeda's instructions to get to his youth camp: Takeda-sensei wrote the instructions in proper Kanji. The team is joking that they hoped that he included furigana for Kayeyama. Furigana are more simple characters that sometime written in smaller font over complex kanji. They are reading and pronunciation aids incase people aren't familiar with that kanji. In most cases, it's for children. The joke here is that while Kageyama is a volleyball genius, he still reads like a child academically. True to form, Kageyama gets lost because he can't read the instructions and it takes him a while to reach the correct location.
In Japanese, there are thousands of Kanji, so if someone is not academically inclined (like kageyama), they might not be able to read a lot of them. Furigana refers to the practice of writing out the phonetic pronounciation beside the kanji, so that even an elementary schooler can read it.
so coach you might have misunderstood what shiratorizava's coach meant my ball boy... ball boys are the helpers that hand out water/drinks and pick up balls and do other odd jobs to help out the player's practices. so when he said "it's not like I care if we have another ball boy around" the coach meant that Hinata cant participate in practice but can only be there as a helper
I'll use this comment to remind you of some of 1st years in the Miyagi youth camp, as you might have forgot them due to the high amount of characters in the series.
1- Goshiki : The bowel cut guy who was the only 1st year in the starting roster in the Shiratorizawa match
2- Hyakuzawa: The inexperienced 2 meters guy who Karasuno beat in the Miyagi qualifiers.
3- Kindaichi: The turnip head MB guy from Aoba Johsai. he appeared in s1e1 and was in Kageyama's middle school team, and he was on bad terms with Kageyama when they graduated middle school).
4- Kunimi: An outside hitter for Aoba Johsai. He played in the first match which Karasuno lost but was subbed out for Mad dog in the second match. He also appeared in s1e1 and was in Kageyama's middle school team, and he wasn't on the best terms with Kageyama when they graduated middle school as well).
5- Koganegawa: The giant setter from Date Tech. He wasn't in the starting team during Date's last match against Karasuno in the Inter-High where Karasuno prevailed, but he appeared in the spring tournament that followed and was in the starting roster during the episode where Aoba Johsai played againt Date Tech. He is the tallest setter among the Miyagi prefecture teams that we have seen so far, but just like Lev, he is pretty inexperienced and raw.
Those are the most relavent 1st years to remember for the Miyagi prefecture youth camp (besides Tsuki and Hinata), and it's important to note that except for Koganegawa, they have all lost to Karasuno and Hinata (you can see them getting competitive and fired up when they saw that Hinata infiltrated the camp).
The coach in grey (that vouch for Hinata) is the coach from Jozenji (the hyper team that needed to be scolded by their female manager in season 2). He used to be a student at Shiratorizawa. It's actually super interesting how his wild and free team is so opposite of Shiratorizawa which is rigid in it's systems.
Hinata's ball boy training is my favorite part of this season, especially for how well it subverts expectations and sets up later plot points in the season so effortlessly. I really think you'll enjoy the deeper parts of the writing this season but I love your appreciate for this season's animation as well. People really dig on it because when its low quality its fairly noticeable but honestly its got the best animated scenes out of the whole series. Plus the art for the faces is a lot more expressive and fun imo. (17:30 for a perfect example)
“He’s got some buddies that will back him u- oOhHh…”
I’m DYING😂😂
I can't believe Coach Donny even has a "sneaking into practices you shouldn't be at"-tutorial in this video xD
The moment Hinata says "what about me?" I started feeling the second hand embarrassment all over again. Hinata baby, I love you, but you make me physically suffer during this episode lol.
Well, there's a reason why he will become a big shot compared to the rest of us, average blokes.
My mom is exactly like Hinata, and when I was young I used to get embarrassed.
But as I get older, I begin to see that my mom became successful thanks to her 'Hinata' traits, and I start to learn it ever since.
Don't be afraid to want something and do your best to get it.
"Hinata is going to need to develop his passing skills"
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“The Japan Team always crumbles before height and strength” is a quote that the Olympic Coach is refuting, because he says that that phrase is “outdated now”. There’s a stereotype that Japanese / East Asian volleyball teams are small/weak and therefore are prone to losing against taller/stronger people from other countries, but Hibarida (the coach) is declaring that, contrary to popular belief, that is not a true statement, because strength and height are not the only determiners for victory.
Thanks for another great reaction, Coach! :)
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I’ve watched this episode a lot of times and only just noticed that Hinata mentions he defeated a boar, which is a callback to the end credit scene after the Path of the Ball OVA which….I just realised we forgot to ask you to watch! It’s not too crucial, just more Hinata and Kenma communication cuteness and a very Hinata moment.
23:15 Coach, in Japan they don't start learning right away the Kanji's because there're too many. They start and primary school with hiragana (the basic syllabary, which is a set of symbols that represent syllabs, kind of like in the latin alphabet) and from then they learn Kanji little by little. Before university they should know around 2500 Kanjis (in total I think there're around 7000).
Sometimes when a Kanji has more than one way of reading they add at the top "furiganas" (which in fact are small hiraganas) so it's possible to know how to read that particular kanji. In this scene they worry about Kageyama because everyone knows he's not a good student, therefore they're not sure he'll be able to read the Kanjis written by the teacher; actually if you rewind at the moment of Kageyama arriving to Tokyo, you can see that he's struggling to read the paper xD.
25:00 fun detail: while scolding Hinata, Tsukki starts saying "you bok-", cuts off, and says "you baka" instead, cause he realised he was about to say "boke" like Kageyama usually does when quarreling with Hinata
The hilarious part was that Hinata was willing to go all the way to Tokyo but didn't so he wouldn't get arrested. Another thing to note is that doing things improperly, being rude, inconveniencing others is extremely frowned upon. I'm no expert in Japanese culture though. Hinata crashes the camp so they have to stop everything to deal with it. He didn't think about how his actions affect others' organized program and time. The outcome ended up being okay, but he didn't tell the Karasuno coaches either. So he kinda ditched practice too, in a way. It was good for him to be motivated but they are scolding his inconsideration this time
I remember many people complaining that this arc was boring because of the lack of action.. but to me if you watch Haikyuu just for the action at this point of the story, then you don't really get a proper grasp yet about what Haikyuu is about... This arc is necessary & truly the turning point for Hinata & many other character's development.
Not Coach Donny taking one look at the back of Hoshiumi and going “ahh there is Bokuto” lol 😂 My dear Coach, Bokuto is a third year, the Japan Youth Camp usually invites first and second year. Ushi was previously invited (last year) because he was second year then and didn’t get an invite this year. Hope this helps. 🥰
He missinterpreted hosiumi as bokuto 😂
Love this arc! Also the pandemic was never really incorporated into the story (the manga was written between 2014 and concluded in 2020). Kiyoomi just happens to be a germaphobe, so he wears masks all the time lol, its like part of his character design.
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Yes. But i guess, it is actually briefly incorporated. Since the 2020 olympic was on 2021 in the manga. (The last chapter).
@@amugonajr9296 oh yeah, i guess your right hahaha i didn’t really counted that because it doesn’t really affect the story and is not prevalent throughout most of it
@@mely1022 hahaha. Yes. Only one word. And no actual effect.
He's not technically a germaphobe; he just dislikes germs.
@@Singingtater24 omg i just googled it and your right!! i saw people everywhere say it as a fact so i just assumed agdhshsha (i mean, Omi does have some characteristics of a germaphobe so its believable)
“hinata’s gonna have to develop some passing abilities in order to get better…” - Coach Donnie👀👀
Yeah, He officially know them all enough to actually coach them. lol
"A random image or animation of Shimizu breathing." Lmao that somehow made me laugh omg
Also Coach Donny's story at the end made me happy, I know the feeling of being noticed by awesome people and being able to talk to them haha, that is such an experience x)
You'll definitely like this season the most in terms of Volleyball knowledge, and character development.
That's such a cool experience you talked about at the end. Can't imagine how exciting that must have been.
The moment where Tsukishima is the most animated and shows the most emotion isn't back in Season 3 when he blocked Ushijima, it's whenever he found out Hinata snuck into the training camp.
This is about the part where they talk about the furigana for the kanji. in pervious episodes we know that Kageyama and Hinata are not good at studying. For Japanese kanji isn’t something everyone can read and since Kageyama isn’t good at studying he isn’t good in kanji either which means he might not be able to read the detailed direction that he was given. When they said if he included furigana for the kanji, furigana shows how to read the kanji so that anyone that knows the basics in Japanese such as hiragana and katakana can read the kanji. This makes it so that Kageyama can read the kanji but Takeda sensei didn’t include this which is why he had a hard time finding his way.
coach doesn't know it yet, but the ball boy arc is so important for hinata in his journey.
I'm excited s4 begins for you and curious to see how much coach is gonna cry in the big moments, cuz i definitely did.
But what me made fascinated about washijo when i saw the ball boy arc a couple times more was, that he isn't really against Hinata. I think he wanted to kinda test him and push him so much that he either snaps or, Hinata as he is, gets even more motivated and actually, "thinks" and makes progress. Proofs he is a really good volleyball coach. He probably would never admit it, but he probably likes Hinata more then he let's through.
one thing that i think is really cool about kageyama rubbing it in to hinata, is it shows that kageyama really thinks of hinata as a rival that he needs to beat, when from the outside you would assume kageyama is such a better and more well-rounded player that wouldn't care or concern himself with beating someone like hinata. i think it shows a lot of respect between them.
You seem to missunderstand. Hinata is not meant to participate in the training-camp. He is not going to gather experience with other setters to see if he can thrive there. He is meant to be a BALL BOY, collecting balls, cleaning up and maintaining the court.
People have such varied reactions to Hinata crashing the youth camp. I was personally closer to Tsukishima, kind of dying of second-hand embarrassment, not even sure if I could watch the rest of the episode, especially the ball boy speech. Coach, on the other hand, laughs it off and chalks it up to finding a way to make it happen. I like that we have very different responses to that.
The ending of this half of the season is something that I think is dedicated to all the people that are supporting the Karasuno team from the sidelines. Takeda-sensei, Shimizu-senpai, Yachi, Tanaka's sister helping with the donation for the team at her part-time job, Shimada and Takinoue doing their best as cheer squad members too. Without these people, the team would be absolutely nowhere right now. It's a really heart-felt way to show our gratitude to these characters.
One thing you can notice from S4 animation/art style is the muscle build up from the characters, specially Hinata and Kageyama. This is great because it shows how much they've grown phisically form training basically everyday and playing a lot of games. This and the fact that they're 15 year old teenagers and grow fast aswell.
I always had to laugh at Suga and Daichi completely shutting down Tsukki's attempt at avoiding participating in the mock Youth Camp. 🤣🤣🤣
The animation in part 1 of season 4 was fine, the quality drops in part 2 where some episodes were outsourced (that's my opinion, but it goes without saying that I absolutely love the story and character development)
no its true, part 1 is great and part 2 lost quality in the outsourced parts..and i feel bad for the great story and character development falling flat in the second part..even though i enjoyed it..it was shocking because haikyuu never had such a bad rep for animation and season 3 ended on such a high note animation wise
I think it's literally one episode that was noticeably of garbage quality, all other episodes were still great
@@bLuGhOsT_ one episode in part 2 for sure was really bad quality throughout most of it, but even in some of the episodes after that there are some bad quality animations imo. That being said it was the middle of the pandemic, so I don't mind it too much and the story was still amazing!
Coach: I wish they showed weight training in this anime.
Me: Ask and you shall receive.
The other coach at the miyagi training camp is the coach from johzenji, the fun team from season 2 !
Sakusa wears a mask because he is just a bit if a clean freak, nothing to do with the pandemic. Greetings from Colombia!
I think that many people confuse "animation" with style and character design. There are a small couple of episodes later this season that get commissioned out for a third party studio to animate and those are definitely lower quality animation. But the actual animation in this season is just fine. It's the same high standard as seasons 1 and 2. The design style choice however is deliberately different, and that change is what many people do not like. There was a staffing change and shuffle. The director changed but many people who worked on the past seasons returned to do this season...just in different roles.
Coach, don't forget that outside of volleyball, Kageyama is a single brain celled dodo head. He literally couldn't read the instructions that Takeda gave him 😂
When they say "ball boy", they mean that he is going to pick up the balls and clean the floor, a helper, that was the challenge if he could accept just doing that to be there.
Coach: I wish they show some weight lifting
Taketora: Well....
This popped in my mind as well but I think coach meant specifically weightlifting and not powerlifting, considering how he thinks it's helpful for improving vertical jump.
This scene of the first episode of Season 4 where they measure running vertical jump is the same as the last scene from S3. The cool thing about this is that you can compare the different artstyle between the two staffs of Haikyu, the one from S1-3 and the new one from S4 onward. I think both of them are good but one thing I'm glad they didn't changed was the soundtrack staff. Yuki Hayashi is the GOAT when it comes to making hype music!
Reminder Coach, Japan has always have a face mask culture even before the Pandemic.
In the case of Kiyoomi Sakusa, he simply doesn't like germs and crowds, so he always wear a mask to prevent getting sick. (Author had to point out he's not a Germaphobe, just very blunt against things he dislikes.)
and Kiyoomi's first appearance is in 2016 in the manga.
Seems like both Coach & Hinata are practitioners of "Better to ask forgiveness than ask permission." lmao
Coach Donny really laying out some future developments in Haikyuu in the first episode of the season, I stan
My favourite thing about this season is that Hinata didn't get a free pass for trespassing, like most main characters would, he got a chance but as a ball boy, because Washijo sensei really has no obligation to give in to Hinata's whims.
And that's also why I love Hinata, he still went out and announced his ball boy position despite how it was actually meant to humiliate him. My boy messed up but he got a chance (even if it's not exactly what he wanted) and will eat it.
Coach: Ah, the falling snow and the falling cherry blossoms. These are probably the two most atmospheric effects in anime
This is blatant falling leaves erasure and I will not stand for it 🍁🍂
About furigana at 22:46. This is basically having the pronunciation written in the Japanese alphabet over each kanji (Chinese characters used in the Japanese written language). Kageyama isn't the brightest academically, but there's more to it. This is especially important because city and station names will not necessarily be obvious (they're just a string of kanji that may not have a specific meaning). In addition, kanji can have kun-yomi (Japanese pronunciation) and on-yomi ("Chinese" pronunciation, more accurately I'd say Chinese origin over 1.5 millenia ago so some ancient Chinese dialect that has then evolved in Japan.) For names, which have multiple kanji characters, it's more likely to be using on-yomi (which one might know less well) and worse, might not be guaranteed to be all on-yomi. This shouldn't matter if looking at a map with writing, but if listening to announcements by the train conductor, could be an issue.
btw, remember that they only invited 15 and 16 years old at the youth training camp to prepare them for the selection of 19-under two years from now which those kids will be 17 and 18 years old after 2 years. so you will not see bokuto nor ushijima since they are already above 15 and 16
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I don't think you really noticed even tho it was mentioned alot, but Hinata is just going to be a ball boy in the training camp. As the Shiratorizawa Coach said, he sees no worth in Hinata, but he has no problem with him picking up balls during practice.
He is not allowed to play with the others.
Reminder to everyone that animation and art style are 2 different things.
there is very little time when u see tsukki loose his composure, this is one of those times when hinata sneaks up to his training session, its super funny
if i remember correctly, sakusa is a germaphobe, therefore everytime u see him he will be wearing a mask unless he is playing, thats when he takes it off i think, also he is the rank 1 spiker or something but definitely one of the top 3 spikers along with ushijima
Can't wait for coach's reaction to my favorite captain in this universe :"""
Kita?
@@vailingbow1068 yes KitaShin our best boy
@@greenssus9779 Your best boi* my best boi is Hinata Shoyo.
@@vailingbow1068 welp fair enough Hinata best boy too
Bruh might as well tell him everything that happens at this point smh
Coach Donny: "For Hinata to achieve that next level dream, he is gonna have to develop some passing abilities"
Of course coach Donny would know.
I want to point out that tsukki didn’t just start trying he started playing 10 years before hinata he just lost the joy for the game along the way
My eyes welled up when coach discussed everything that Hinata needs to develop. The story-telling of all the character development for this season is just so beautiful.
I love the opening song and the ending song because the opening song showcased the players while the ending song showcased the people behind the scenes or the supporters of Karasuno players who are doing their best to push the players and support the players in anything they can do and it also shows that without them Karasuno might not make it. I also love the scene where the door is opening filled with brightness. It exhibits the feeling of opening doors for new opportunities comes from big or small things, facing and accepting it with full of confidence and with all their hearts, and giving you the assurance that the future is bright for those who dare to open it.
Ps. It is also explained that in the new animation they want to show the more masculine body of the players because of their training and all the works they've done through their journey. Duh! Doing training and playing gives you muscles, right?! HAHAHAHAHAHA
23:06 Japanese has multiple writing systems: Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji. Kanji consists of Chinese characters and is the hardest to read and write, as it has more specific characters and there's so many of them most people don't even know them all. Because of this there's Furigana, which are simpler, alternate characters written above or under the Kanji ones to help people understand it better. If you noticed, when Kageyama was reading the directions in the scene before, he was struggling to read some of it because it didn't have the Furigana.
1) Hinata was only allowed on the training as a ball boy / ball picker. Washijo sensei also told him if he doesnt want to be a ball picker, he can go home. And then Hinata just loudly proclaim to the team that he is a ball picker, which earned a giggle from one of the coach
2) The speech given by the All-Japan's coach basically meant that 'Japan crumbling before strength and height' is an outdated phrase - they will triumph despite their limitations in height and strength
3) Kageyama had difficulty reaching the training site because he mis-read the directions, which is written in purely kanji
#3 is a bit wrong. It's usually difficult to write a complete sentence in Japanese "purely" in kanji. If you look at the memo, you'd see it's a mix of kanjis & hiraganas. I wholeheartedly agree with #1 & 2.
23:05 Kanji (Characters borrowed from the Chinese language) can be difficult to memorize and Kageyama... slacks off in his academics, so Ennoshita is asking if Takeda-sensei included Furigana (Basically, the phonetics of the Kanji that are used so kids who don't know the kanji can still read and understand from the knowledge they have through listening and speaking Japanese) so Kageyama can read. But Takeda-sensei didn't include Furigana assuming that Kageyama knew those few Kanji (which are generally supposed to be known by the high school level), and comically...or not so comically...Kageyama doesn't.
So wait, furigana is what they call those little hiragana characters you sometimes see next to kanji? Not a whole other writing system?
@@hopewelch9421 Yup, exactly.
@@hopewelch9421 Yeah! If you see the manga in Japanese, you'll see Furigana (which are actually Hiragana characters, as you said) since shonen manga are targetted to teenagers and they might not have enough knowledge of Kanji to read it entirely. It's also a great way to learn Kanji outside of textbooks.
Okay cool! Thanks for the info! I’ve always wondered what they were called and I always wondered what furigana was😂 honestly it’s a miracle kageyama made it to the camp alive
It's never really hit me but it's one thing with Kageyama who has always put in 110% into volleyball being invited to Youth Camp & another with Tsukishima being invited straight away after trying for the first time. Doesn't make Tsukishima less valid, but if i was Hinata who always tries my best & then someone who is just naturally more gifted than me physically getting to go straight in, I'd be so frustrated.
I love how, even during the parts of the anime with no games, Haikyuu still adds in fresh humor and good character moments to keep us hooked
Nekoma's regular libero Yaku Morisuke is an amazing libero. Even Nishinoya thinks so, as he complimented his skill after the first practice match between Karasuno and Nekoma. I think the fact that Yaku is Nekoma's libero it self says a lot of his skill, since Nekoma is known for it's great defence.
Yaku is definitely better than Noya, though Noya is quite amazing too.
@@Singingtater24 I am 100℅ aware if this, especially considering his positioning in the manga. I'm just trying to not spoil *anything*
@@ATM-h9h Is that a spoiler? I thought it was just something we've known since season one? I haven't read the manga, but I've known he was better just by the way they talk and what we've seen.
@@Singingtater24 since you haven't read, I'll say that this what I'm about to say is kind off a spoiler;
Nishinoya does not continue playing volleyball, but Yaku does and as is pretty fuck¡πg good at it
The best way to start off my Saturday morning!
Lol opposite for me, best way to end my Saturday night
Nah, it’s Sunday mornin at 12:07 am bro
bouta be Sunday for me lol
@@NarutoGaming-nv2en Ye lmao
@@NarutoGaming-nv2en dang haha, his reactions come out at 6 am for me 😭
Swagboi editing on that introduction sequence from start of video to Coach Donny's usual introduction. Incredibly subtle changes that make everything pop. Really loving the visual transformations of this channel that has so much heart to it. Feels like good people having great things happen to them and it's a blessing for all of us involved. Keep pushing
It's very enlightening to hear the coach's thought processes in deciding what's best for the team vs individual player. Thanks for sharing all that technical stuff, coach!
Coach Washijo is savage yes. But what he said is basically true.
Hinata for now is quite dependent with Kageyama's skills. Meaning he has to learn not only to be dependent to a single player, but also to learn to depend on his own skill to play with different people and different position.
People say they find the moment when Hinata appears cringey or awkward but for me it’s a show of his determination, also recklessness but especially drive to improve and determination
Just like Coach said : successful people don't think about 'if', but 'how'.
Hinata doesn't care what he should do or what other people think about him. That's a very positive trait that often misunderstood.
23:20 by furigana it means that it usually written for people that can't read kanji hence written in hiragana (japanese equivalent to english alphabet) usually located above the kanji, since we know that kageyama is bad at reading kanji and almost all station in japan uses kanji (also to notice kageyama have hard time reading it at 23:25 "u--uto?")
Hi Coach Donny, I’m glad to see you’re enjoying this episode and the art style change isn’t glaring to you! Your interpretation (the 29:12 time stamp) of Coach Washijo telling Hinata that he has no worth in him without Kageyama isn’t exactly right. It’s not that he expects him to thrive in with other setters in the mock camp, but it’s Hinata as a whole that lacks the skills in general. I’d want to say think back to the very first Karasuno vs Nekoma match where the Nekoma coaches were discussing how Kageyama and Hinata are basically combining each other’s strengths when playing. They even made an analogy after realizing it’s not a matter of “addition” for their strengths, but more like they’re “multiplying” their strengths together! It’s that image where Kageyama is holding a rocket launcher with a picture of Hinata on it. Back to the very straight point Coach Washijo was making, once Kageyama isn’t there to multiply, or enhance, Hinata’s strength, then what’s left? In the eyes of Coach Washijo, it’s just a “short player” who is severely lacking in any worth. Hopefully you can see this comment to see how this season will show how Hinata develops on his own when playing volleyball!
I don't see how your explanation differs from Coach's. You're saying Hinata lacks the skills to work with setters that aren't Kageyama. Coach said that it's because Hinata needs to learn how to work with setters that aren't Kageyama.
He wasn't explicit on what Hinata needs to improve on, but he's spot on interpreting what it meant.
I wasn't trying to say Hinata is unable to work with setters that aren't Kageyama, if it did sound like that, then my bad there!
For the most part, I just thought Coach Donny interpreted that scene as "if he can work with another setter, then Hinata should be good". The following episode will definitely explore more on what Hinata needs to work on for sure.
@@jasonle2204 I understand that. I mean that I think Coach's interpretation was correct. The reason Hinata is unable to shine with other setters is because he lacks perceptiveness and technical skill, and Kageyama has been covering for all his weakness by adjusting his own game. For Hinata to be as good with anyone just as he is with Kageyama, he needs to round out his game beyond just running around a lot and jumping high.
Up👍🏽
And thus begins the greatest arc (imo) of Haikyuu!
Coach Donny’s editor, just wanted to say you did an amazing work!
thank you!! 🙌😁
In Japan,use a “kun” after his name (kun usually use on a male) is a way can let them feel polite
Coach Donny I'm so jealous of your experience with the Men's national team. Honestly I can't imagine the excitement you had with that whole memory.
NO SPOILERS Just wanted to give some context to what was going on outside the show for this season. This season was done by the same animation studio and team but with a new Director. This season was also made 3 Years (January 2020) after season 3 (December 2016) which is why it's so different. The comic this show is based on was wrapping up and the comic and this season were planned to finish just in time for the Tokyo Olympics but the pandemic changed plans.
wow Coach, what an awesome story about meeting the national team!! The way your lifelong work ethic and attitude matches those of the characters in Haikyuu just deepens my respect and appreciation for both you and this life changing show. Thanks Coach for sharing this story and for another great reaction!!
Most people understandably get extreme secondhand embarrassment from Hinata’s stunt in this episode but I love that Coach Donny was immediately on board. Legends just get each other 🤝
Hinata loses the jump by just a hair, but considering how much shorter he is than Kageyama, that's hardly a loss. If you're about 25cm shorter than someone and your jump is only 4cm lower than theirs, that's definitely some impressive air.
Been waiting for this 💥💥
So yes, for me, the art this season is better, it's actually really beautiful and for example, the body proportions are better, and it actually shows the guys have muscles haha in previous seasons they all looked super skinny (specially buff boy Bokuto)
The thing for me this season is the animation direction, the fluidity of the movements when they're playing isn't the same, it's fluid, but the transitions from one scene to another is a little slower, like when they're going for a spike, they last a bit more in the air, as if trying to build tension? But instead (for me) it's frustrating. After rewatching the season I realized the animation isn't that bad, taking out the outsourced episodes in the second half
Yes that's it, that's the what's different about this season ! Thank you for finding the right words! Its not bad per say, but mostly different
And it makes sense, since one of the most important roles that changed between seasons were the Director and Chief Animation Director
The character design and general illustration is fantastic, but those at the highest level, whose job it is to tie it all together, were a bit less experienced
Despite that I think season 4 gets a harsher rap than it deserves. There's spotty moments but overall it is far from "bad", which makes me sad when I see people give it such a blanket "sucks"
Finally someone who agrees with me!
Yes exactly animation really isn’t that bad
Bro what? You had me until you started talking about the animation. The animation is basically the same. There's literally barely any difference. Nothing noticeable. The 2nd half of the season is where the illustrations started getting wonky and that ONE time the animation wasn't very good was when Nishinoya went for a underhand dig on a Jump Floater.
I know that a lot of people think that the scene were kageyama said: i'm going ahead" seems a little jerky and also like kageyama thinks he is better but I really like this scene. For me he doesnt sound completly like a jerk but more like he is saying that he is waiting for hinata cause he knows he will make it someday.