Im sorry but i laughed so hard at Victoria’s reaction to Iwa and Oikawa’s relationship. Iwa and Oikawa are childhood friends and Iwa cares for Oikawa a lot. He’s just aggressive about it lol
@@3lastname390 I'm a girl but I'm more physical with interactions since I was friends with 5 guys in middle school and no girls. The girls were bullies even though it mostly wasn't physical. Me and Adam would always fist fight and end up with bruises going home. You're right that most guys are physical and most women are emotional though. I'm 0% emotional most of the time but me on my first few days of my period is another thing. I cry over something I would 100% wouldn't cry about. I'm Malaysian~
At 27:51, Iwa is actually Iwaizumi's nickname. His full name is Hajime Iwaizumi. He was Oikawa's childhood friend and he is the vice-captain, as well as ace of Aoba Johsai. Iwa headbutted Oikawa during that time because Oikawa wouldn't listen to what anyone was saying. Oikawa was overtraining himself, he was blaming himself and was angry, and he was not making any progress. Basically, what Iwa did was a trope in anime where you give someone pain (like slapping the face, headbutts, and the occasional punch) whenever they aren't thinking clearly. It's supposed to clear your head and to make you listen AND there's no malice behind it. It's not hard enough to ACTUALLY injure someone, just give them a dose of real pain. In fact, the closer you are with a person, the more you are expected to be the one to "knock some sense" into them whenever they spiral out of control. It's seen as an act of true camaraderie in anime. There was no malice behind Iwa's actions. Though, yup, it IS pretty harsh, but I hope Vic will think of it as an anime trope, rather than a real life sorta thing, you know?😅 Iwaizumi is literally the guy in my profile picture and I love him. He's a kind person in reality. P.S. Victoria please notice this comment huhuhuhu. Don't think bad about Iwa-chan. He's a sweetheart, I promise!😊
The reason Seijoh's libero is able to bump up hinata's spike so easily is because Shoyo still spikes with his eyes closed. so he literally just hits full force without thinking about where to put the ball so his trajectory is really easy to read off of his body movement.
Victoria: "You know those shows where we get flashbacks/backstories every episode? I hope we get to see it here in the future" Season 4: Hold my volleyball
I don’t know If you figure that out later but “Iwa” is how Oikawa calls Iwaizumi (The one who stopped him from hitting Kageyama). Iwaizumi is Oikawas best friend and the reason for the fight was that Oikawa was really jealous of Kageyamas talent and he already stressed himself enough because he kept losing to a school and a player he desperately wanted to beat. Edit: Oikawa just really dislikes (hates) Kageyama for his talent and skill and I’m glad you figured that “Iwa” thing out
I would say "dislike" is a harsh word... more like it make him feel insecure, plus his incapacity to beat Shiratorizawa, were factors for Oikawa loss of control on that occasion
Oikawa basically has something similar to a panic attack or mental breakdown when he attempts to slap Kageyama. As you can see, his vision turns Kageyama’s eyes red and you see Ushijima too. This is because Oikawa sees those two as “geniuses” because of their overwhelming natural abilities and talent. Ushijima because he’s always won against Oikawa, and Kageyama because he was his underclassman who would eventually have taken his spot as setter if Kageyama continued to improve. Thankfully, Iwaizumi (Iwa-chan) brings him to his senses seeing as they’re best friends and know each other. It is also very fortunate that Kageyama didn’t even realize what was going on and probably doesn’t remember that event even occurring. It could’ve been traumatizing if not, but Oikawa didn’t mean to almost hit him anyways and even apologized. I really love this flashback, it gives a lot of important backstory and a deeper look into the relationships of Oikawa, Kageyama, and Iwaizumi. sorry this was long lmao
yes, a lot of people don't realize this! the change in his vision to red is significant in showing how he wasn't just overwhelmed by trying to surpass kageyama, but also by all the other teams like ushiwaka's. It was just the moment he snapped
It's Haikyuu Homie time, this channel is where all the real homies are. (Small note, Oikawa's full name is Toru Oikawa and the nickname he gave Suga was Mr. Refreshing which fits more to the reason behind it than Mr. Pleasant) (Another small note, in Japan they only do the 15 point set on the last set if it's a 5 set game) I want to mention that Netflix subs are pretty bad in A LOT of moments, for example when Oikawa says "im going to humiliate Shiratorizawa" he most likely says something like destroy or beat them which sounds less evil. Also the excessiveness of the word sh*t in they Netflix subs bothers me, cause even though the literal translation of "kuso" is sh*t in Japanese its used more as like "Damn it", "dang it" or "crap" than as sh*t, it feels weird that everyone says "sh*t" all the time for anything that goes even a little bit wrong. Also putting "Upperclassmen *name*" instead of putting "*name*-senpai" frustrates me, ik im not the only one. Another one is "Tiny Giant" instead of "Little Giant". with Also yes, this anime more than most but character development is HUGE in anime and it's just so fulfilling seeing characters grow specially in this anime where they make it so natural, real and not forced. Remember Hinata spikes the quick with his eyes closed so he can't really decide exactly where to hit, also he isn't trained enough on feints or directing the ball, if he's ever done it before its been luck or an accident so at the moment about 60% of Hinata's talent is Kageyama's doing. Iwaizumi and Oikawa have known each other since they're kids, so fighting extends to more than just being teammates its also a friendship thing i'd say, i dont think that stuff happens a lot in real life but there're other moments in the future where similar things happen in the anime but its not really a big deal, fighting is something anime uses in an exaggerated manner to convey conflict, a lot of times people just punch each other back and forth and minutes later just forget about it, no big deal.
@@eepicprimee I never said it was Exclusive to Japan, i just mentioned that's how it is over there, It's like that in my country too, if its 3 sets all 25pts and if it's 5 sets the 5th is 15.
Your reaction to Oikawa's actions toward Kageyama is not overreacting at all. During that moment, he had a breakdown due to the loss he had with Shiratorizawa as well as Kageyama's overwhelming talent, and he felt like everything was closing in on him. However, that does not excuse his actions at all and what he did is not okay. Victoria, when you catch up to all the seasons and want more Haikyuu content, I suggest watching Alecxandxr's character analysis and studies as well as the show analysis on youtube. There's one specifically for Oikawa called The Curse of the Ordinary - Oikawa Toru. This one can be watched once you finish season 2, there's no spoilers past that. Anyways, have really been enjoying the reactions and can't wait to see more from you!
Yes, yes it is overreacting. I’m glad in the vid she did with Coach Donny, that he explained how he had a relationship with his friend that was aggressive & even Victoria was surprised that some teams can be like that... but that’s how guys are
@@cortneykeuther3733 @Cortney Keuther Yeah they are the Netflix subtitles, and I totally agree with you that other places have much better translations. Netflix's definitely takes away from the humour and are just generally hard to follow cause of weird wording :/
I hope Victoria sees this!🥺😅 Context is 29:07. In anime, especially sports anime, challenging someone is seen as acknowledging their strength and showing that they respect that person's power. Remember those times when Shoyo would tell Kageyama, "I'm gonna beat you, someday!" or "I'm not gonna lose to you"? In most sports anime, this act is not seen as an act of malice, at all. It's actually telling someone that "You're a worthy opponent" or that someone is respectable. In fact, in most sports anime, when you're challenging someone, you're expected to go all out, no matter how weak or small your opponent is. Going easy on them would mean that you see them as someone not on your level and you're indirectly calling them weak. Fighting them with your all is a sign of respect. So challenging someone in action anime is not scene as anything malicious. They're actually chanelling respect, and it's not as rude as others may think.😅 It's sort of a mentality that the Japanese people inherited from their samurai warrior ancestors, where fighting a strong and worthy opponent is seen as honorable. So, Vic, whenever you someone challenge someone else in Haikyuu, it's not necessarily being mean.😹 Like, Shoyo challenging Kenma, Shoyo challenging Kageyama, and Oikawa challenging Kageyama, they're all just saying that they respect the others strength. It's actually sort of sweet that they think the other person is strong, if you think about it.😹
Is that an anime thing.....or more of a Japanese/asian culture thing? Cause I think I've seen the challenging thing like that in some Korean reality type show..
@@adiladz1481 if you mean korean reality show maybe it's like if someone strong come to running man to taste how strong Kim jong kook is, if u remember when Choo Sung Hoon came to taste hiw good Kim Jong Kook at ripping nametag battle. Of course he had not any malicious intent.. Actually this tropes used like far beyond manga era in Asia culture and literature, like Musashi-Sasaki Kojiro, or Sun Wu Kong-Erlang Shien in Chinese classic Journey to the West. Even in the Western culture there is story that King Richard Lionheart and King Shalahuddin al Ayubi is "friend" outside the battle..
I’ve always looked at the Oikawa about to hit Kageyama scene as his breaking point where he was about to turn into the king of the court but had Iwa to stop him, while Kageyama never had someone to stop him from being the king of the court
Oikawa doesn’t have the immense talent to become the King. He was just scared of Kageyama becoming better than him, which isn’t even remotely close to what Kageyama became as the King
I hope you rewatch Oikawa’s backstory. When I first watched Haikyuu, I thought Oikawa was such a confusing character but when I rewatched it, I realized that he was a tragic (as far as tragic goes in this series) character. He never fully hated Kageyama but he was jealous of Kageyama’s talent. Kageyama is a genius, Oikawa is not. So he makes up for it through his efforts but they never seemed to pay off when they fought against this powerhouse school called Shiratorizawa. In the scene where he was about to hit Kageyama, he was having a panic attack, and by all means I do not approve hitting a child no matter the reason. And the part where Oikawa challenges Kageyama to a match when they are in high school, it is mostly rivalry and no other mean intention. It's like Hinata and Kageyama’s rivalry where even if they are on the same team, they want to beat each other. I hope this helps you understand the backstory and Oikawa’s character more
I mean it would be a kid hitting a kid not like an adult 8 grader hitting a 6th grader if in America. Not saying I approve but just saying they were both children and are still only high-schoolers here
“Your telling me Oikawa taught Kageyama to serve? That's actually so cute” Me, knowing what comes next: “No, I can't laugh yet...they're all going to die” *gestures to Victoria's ideas* Edit: Did I really just shoehorn a Death Note reference into a Haikyuu video? Ofc I did, it was perfect.
To clear some things up and as a heads up for future episodes: In Haikyuu you will see characters backstory suddenly popping out A Lot during a match. The purpose is to set up the next play PLUS to stress the importance of that one play, the match and/or volleyball itself to said character. For example in this one, Oikawa's backstory told us the viewer how Kageyama read that Oikawa will set to Iwaizumi in the moment: because he knows Oikawa and Iwaizumi are best friends since forever, thus in dire situations or when under pressure Kageyama reasons that Oikawa WILL set to Iwaizumi. Which is a big thing because the old King of the Court Kageyama probably wouldn't take that fact into his calculations. So besides showing us Oikawa's motives and his relationships to Iwaizumi and Kageyama, it also shows us Kageyama's growth as a player and as a person. Nice reaction as always~!
If you react with your boyfriend, Tsukki, then you should react to Season 2 episodes 7 and 8 together and season 3 episode 4. These are, in my opinion, Tsukki's best episodes.
But he'll need to watch all the Tsukki eps beforehand. Otherwise he'll just be like, 'what's so special about those moments?' Tsukki's arc took a long time to develop and the build up is important.
The reason Oikawa almost slapped Kageyama is because he had a panic attack. He got pressured because of both Kageyama (because of his talent and the fear of Kags surpassing him) and Ushiwaka (the player they keep talking about in the backstory). Seijoh wants to beat Ushiwaka's team, cause they keep losing to them and overworks himself to get better. The hallucination of the person before Oikawa almost hit Kags is Ushiwaka. Can't wait for your next reaction
yep, and you can also see how he viewed tobio due to his panic attack at that moment. tobio looked pretty demonic, red eyes and everything, ushiwaka too. he wasn't thinking straight, hence why he was repeatedly saying the phrase "get away from me" to both of them, he was genuinely scared and all of the pressure and the frustration built up and led him to snap like that. it's good to know that he felt really bad about it afterwards and apologized to tobio, even though he still disliked him for triggering his insecurities and fears. idk, I personally really like oikawa, and I think he's one of the most complex, realistic and relatable characters in the show, despite being one of the main antagonists.
Yesssssss I love karasuno but I love Oikawa and Iwaizumi too. I want Victoria to understand Oikawa's feelings😭 Kageyama wasn't able to consider Oikawa's feelings, and Oikawa was being cornered……(I'm Japanese so sorry for the poor English)
@@danaeclean1328 omg yes same! Although Oikawa was having a breakdown, he apologized and felt bad- which reminds us that violence for any reason is inexcusable. Oikawa is also my favorite character for his complexity and relatability. I don’t think Kageyama hates Oikawa, just sees him as a rival and a guy who hates him. You can tell when someone dislikes u lmao, but yeah this scene was interestingly complex and I can’t say Oikawas actions are inexcusable but I understand where it’s coming from
I was thinking Season 3 Episode 4...you know why lol. But if he hasn't watched any Haikyuu at all, then it's not worth it, he won't get it, but you will.
Us when we heard her call Oikawa "Iwa": 😬 "please figure it out, please figure it out, please figure it out" Us when she realized: 😌 "All is right in the world"
the last point for the second set, tsuki was saying that the chances of them hitting with middle was the highest chance, but kageyama knew oikawas relationship with iwa and their trust together, so kageyama pulled tsuki because he knew that tsuki thought it was center but kags knew that it was iwa. also if you didn't notice, yams ball was the point that changes the momentum. even though he messed up he changed karasunos mood which helped them against seijoh
It's really hard to hate any of the Haikyuu characters. All their backstories and personality traits are really endearing and even if you don't necessarily like a character, it's impossible to not respect them.
Same, I don't hate anybody but that's kinda weird since I judge characters quite quickly yet I still never hated anyone at first sight. (Tryna stop that but like you can't just boom away a bad habit)
The reason why Oikawa showed a moment of weakness and snapped on Kageyama was due to the pressure he has given himself from his same age rival (Ushijima) and his underclassman (Kageyama). This ultimately gives him pressure from both sides. Ushijima being the pressure of wanting to surpass/ defeat, and Kageyama being the person who is competing with him for the same spot. Iwa his teammate was just literally "knocking some sense" into him to make him realize that the sport of Volleyball is not played by himself but with 6 people on the court. This flashback shows how he came to be such a team oriented player rather than someone who was trying to play the game by themselves.
Also important to note: being beat by Ushijima, who basically single handedly carries his team and then having to compete with a genius underclassmen like Kageyama makes Oikawa feel like he's doomed, because no matter how hard he works he's constantly being defeated by people with more natural talent than him. His dislike of Kageyama is a general dislike of "geniuses"
Oikawa's backstory in that scene... he had a ton of pressure on him that caused performance anxiety and overworking. Everyone had a ton of expectations of him and he felt like he had to deliver on all of it. He saw Kageyama and his natural talent as a threat to his position as setter and something that might take him out. At the time he was practicing alone he was doing it because he felt like he would lose his position and in some sense his future to Kageyama if he didn't get better and pull ahead. Kageyama asking him to teach him how to serve set him over the edge at that moment. It was a rough time for him, also one of the reasons Kageyama has the opinion he does about Oikawa.
Yes, but Kageyama didn't know that asking Oikawa to teach him how to serve would set Oikawa off. Please be aware when writing this that you are essentially victim blaming when you place agency with Kageyama. It's like saying, "Well, she shouldn't have been there/ he shouldn't have done this/ they shouldn't have worn that," and it's a way of diverting blame. A lot of people have performance anxiety and overwork themselves (myself included), and I never hit someone because of it.
@@kunterborn1 Nowhere in my statement did I say that Kageyama was the cause or that Oikawa wasn't wrong to do what he did, I wasn't trying to justify anything. I was sharing what was going on with Oikawa at the time that caused it. Mental health issues, even if they're stress induced can be serious if left unaddressed. But... sure, say that I'm victim blaming. Okay.
@@kunterborn1 How in the world is describing precisely what happened victim blaming? No one is diverting blame to Kageyama. Oikawa was having a breakdown, and Kageyama talking to him at that moment was the trigger that caused him to lose control. Oikawa was way out of line, and he admitted that fact. That wasn't Kageyama's fault, and I fail to see where Gloomfall ever said it was. It's just what happened. Can you explain exactly where anything that Gloomfall said was incorrect by any chance? Or where precisely he victim blamed Kageyama? Seemed to me he was simply explaining and empathising with Oikawa's mental breakdown. It's sad, but people lose control sometimes. I'm glad that's never happened to you.
Victoria with watery eyes: "Why was that so emotional? " Me, seeing this episode for like the 50th time, tearing up every single time: "It's just what Haikyuu does to you" :')
She forgets that Hinata is still a novice. His high school life is the only time he was able to play with a real team. Things like hitting it down straight would not have been in his mind yet. He was used to people blocking him, or at least trying to, so he does not really notice that his hits are usually almost always going deep instead of it going sharp down. That's realistic in a sense for me as he is not yet a veteran so his shots are realistically just that as of now.
@@parodez technically at this point his eyes are only closed during the freak quick, they started using a slower, regular quick where Hinata has more control over where it goes. He just doesn’t have the technical skills to do many types of spikes yet.
Almost every fan forgets hinata is a novice. Skill wise he's below average at everything and yes even in spiking he only started improving in spiking during their camp in season 2. His only saving grace is his athleticism which is the only reason kageyama can use him. If hinata was a skilled player he'll look like hoshiumi and if hinata and kageyama became team mates earlier they'll look more like the twins.
just to add, oikawa's initial hatred towards kageyama is from his fear of being surpassed by a natural genius player, despite the extreme amount of work oikawa puts into being the best player on the court when he isnt as naturally gifted as kageyama.
Oikawa is one of my favorite characters even from any anime: quite simply because I find him a little more realistic. Already we must understand that at this time the oikawa must have been around 14/15 years old. An age where we are under a lot of pressure and he's someone who gave everything he has in volleyball and despite that he couldn't beat Ushijima. In this scene where he is about to hit tobio, you have to understand that he is having an anxiety and panic attack due to his many failures and that tobio's sentence was like a kind of scapegoat. For me he is one of the characters who has one of the most development and I find that he is someone deeper that you have to discover
@@jennabeaupre9788 Tsukishima comes in ep 2 or 3 , we're talking about Victoria's boyfriend who we all Haikyuu Homies decided to call Tsukishima or Tsuki cause he's like him .
It’s weird to see how everyone’s trying to explain all the “anime things” (slapping someone, rivalry relationships in sports anime) bc I grew up watching anime in Japan and they were so natural for me. I never had any questions but yeah its probably hard for people who just started watching anime.
Love your reactions! Just a few things from one coach (soccer coach here) to another... 1. Violence is never okay, but that’s an accurate representation of something that can happen with young men who are passionate about their sport. I don’t want to spoil anything, but Iwa and Oikawa are some of the most passionate in the show. 2. Also not to spoil later Oikawa backstory, but try to understand how he feels seeing Kageyama’s pure talent. It’s highly threatening and they were middle schoolers so he didn’t know how to handle himself, hence the attitude.
Plus, Oikawa looked genuinely shocked when Iwaizumi thankfully stopped him. The shock of realizing you had almost done something inexcusable looked so real.
@@sindri1447 sometimes mental breakdowns do real things. Heck I almost punched a teammate when I was a similar age... different reasons as I was terrified of getting injured again and he made a horrible tackle in training, but still just as bad.
@@realstazzi I acted out violently all the time until I was about 12-13 years old. I didn't know how to deal with my emotions that just kept bottling up and then explode as soon as somebody did something slightly not okay. I was not very popular among my peers to say the least. I was passionate and empathetic to a fault and didn't find a better way to express my thoughts and emotions until it was already too late. The impression of me was always that I was hard to get along with and I was always kind of alone as a result of that. I didn't find actual friends until high school.
Agreed. I made the same comment in the last episode on her og channel. That way if someone finds this channel first on their feed they can watch from the first episode too.
I remember that in Haikyuu, if they're playing three sets then the third remains to 25 points. In some games, where they'll be playing five sets, the fifth is 15 points. Thank you for reacting!!!
Victoria, one episode ago: I never think of cartoons as like "cute" Victoria this episode: ok can we just look at how cute suga's little face is right here... he's just like 🙂... he looks soo cute...🙂 it's - oh my god it's so cute
I feel like Oikawa (in the flashback) and Suga are in similar positions (an underclassman (kags) coming in and being a better player) and they show how people could react and they are portrayed as the extremes of opposite sides. Suga is unconditionally supportive and loving and is so selfless while Oikawa overworks himself and holds a personal vendetta against Kags. Oikawa was also confused and misplacing some of his anger for Ushijima (the more powerful player on the team that beat them) and was lashing out at Kags bc he could not cope with having someone replace him. This inability to cope is what also leads him to become mad at himself and practice more than he should
I totally agree with the parallel between Suga and Oikawa! I think that Aoba Johsai's members in general are the reminder of Kageyama's past. While Kageyama's past has some stuff to do with this, it also really goes to show how a player can be totally different from one team to the next. Karasuno was just what Kageyama needed to grow as a person.
I love the instant terror that she had upon realizing who was up to serve towards the end of the first episode She really cringed right along with Karasuno 😂
When it comes to anime’s, the guys are like puppies: the more they bark and bite at each other, the better friends they are. That and duking it out is how anime guys sort things out sometimes
I STARTED TO CHOKE ON MY WATER WHEN SHE THOUGHT KAGS WAS TRYING TO FISTBUMP HINATA-HAJSFJFNMI I JUST CAN'T IMAGINE KAGS BEING LIKE A “DUDE BRO” TYPE OF PERSON-HAHSJDJENDDDAAFV
When I read "dude bro" I imagined Kuroo and Bokuto forcing Tsukki to fist bump and then he just refuses to and unconsciously does it with Yams then gets super embarrassed
Oikawa Protection Squad. I'm here for it. People tend to forget the Oikawa was just 14 maybe 15 at that time. He was basically just a kid dealing with anxiety.
Oikawa was just a 15 year old insecure kid who had so many talented player around him and at the point he lost to ushijima and kageyama (in a way when he got benched) and then kageyama coming to him asked to be taught how to serve Oikawa might have felt like kags was mocking him. So I understand why Oikawa lashed out
also some ppl blamed oikawa for kags being “king of the court”. oikawa never treated his team like how kags did. oikawa was there for a yr then he graduated. kags was still his innocent self till what happened in his past. after oikawa panic attack, kags still asked him for help the next day like nothing happened. oikawa isnt obligated to teach him either. (while trying to better himself and his team). kags was a ball boy; i don’t think the 1st yr got to play (kindaichi, kunimi..) he only went in for him that one time and then oikawa was better. he looks up to him - watches him serve.. etc. so he would see how oikawa was treating his team. i don’t see oikawa going out of his way to “bully” him. i highly doubt iwa would let him do so. he’s trying to better himself and his team. i only see him turning kags down when he asks for help. but if ppl see oikawa going out of his way to mess with him then... okay. personally i just don’t see it. also the way kags treated kindaichi and kunimi affects them too. sooo why would they go to seijoh... unless they didn’t have a choice? sorry if this is a mess. just my thoughts i had to get out.
@@blah409 right!! Im tired of ppl that keep saying shit like " oh he almost hit kags " like bro NOO my friend even have panic attack and she almost hit me in the school so i think its okay but ppl keep making a same reason to hating on him that just dumb a lot of ppl hate oikawa bcs they don't his personality , some of them said he's annoying , and some of them hate him bcs they are kags fangirl however without oikawa kags never gonna realize how important his teammates
As a writer, I have so much respect for this series. Sports anime was never really my thing as characters aren't fleshed out and the plot is predictable, but this series gives so much attention and care to characters that would only serve as a minor road block. Everyone has a place in the story, they all have a role to serve, and each of them could be a protagonist. I also really respect Oikawa's character, like he's probably my favourite (his theme song may have had something to do with it). I just found him to be a refreshing take on a character that is incredibly skilled. He loves the sport deeply but there's just that one team, that one player he can never overcome and he feels that those defeats are a reflection of his own skills. Then kageyama arrives and everyone acknowledges his talents. Oikawa feels stagnant in his abilities and now some new kid with less experience is gaining on him, and the way everyone talks suggests that kageyama will surpass him. And that's terrifying, and overwhelming and Oikawa feels so hopeless because maybe he doesn't have what it takes to be a good player in a sport he loves so much.
Suga's attitude pays off in the end. Season 2 and 3. Oikawa has an inferiority complex. He's the classic case of pure hard work vs overwhelming inherent talent. That's why he resents kageyama.
Would be great if Max could just binge the first season to catch up to you and you both react together for season 2. It always helps to have a second person to discuss things with so long as you don't get caught up in discussions with each other and miss key moments. Many reactors have issues with that however and it can frustrate fans.
Good that you are watching the series with us and can't skip xD Many emotions would fall short without the background input at some point. After a while you'll get a feeling for the things happening, like the occasional slap or insults, which aren't a bad thing at all. Like many others commented already, it isn't something "bad" or ill meaning behind it, it's more like a little slap to the hand, when a child is trying to do something they shouldn't and you remind them of behaving. The moment Oikawa had a mental breakdown and Iwa stopped him, is something no one other than Iwa could have done, cause he is his best friend. He had to get him out of his thoughts and get him back to his senses and to be fair... they are all young and guys... it's not really that shocking that the emotions spiral out of control sometimes. I love it that Haikyuu is not all just the sport itself, but also shows the mental influence and the pressure it can have on someone. And as you can see... he learned out of this experience. That he has a team and is able to become better even without beeing a natural genius, what pressured him the most, but is also something he can't change. Thank you for the great reaction and I'm looking forward to the next videos! Keep up the great work =)
The Oikawa backstory is put there to highlight two things. First it's his rivalry with Kageyama. As you noted, it is one sided rivalry, since Kageyama did nothing wrong. The other thing shown in the flashback is his relationship to Iwazumi (or Iwa), that Kageyama understands and that is why he can read the toss and block with Tsuki. And what is shown in the flashback is Oikawa being stuck between a team better than him that he can't beat in front him (Shiratorizawa) and a setter with more talent creeping behind him (Kageyama). So he almost broke and slapped Tobio. Iwa stopped him and "knocked" some sense into him, teaching him the same lesson that Tobio learns later (You need six player to win, you can't win alone). So yeah Oikawa is good now, but he will still be nasty against his two rivals (Shiratorizawa and Kageyama)
I thought of a little tip for you to recognize Karasuno’s kanji. The first kanji that reads as “karasu,” or “crow,” is 烏 If you look at the bottom with the four little marks and the line that surrounds them, it kind of looks a bit like feathers on a bird’s wing. It’s wonky but it helped me to see shapes and patterns in the kanji when I started learning Japanese. Hope this helps you!
Hiii, a haikyuu homie here! I felt so conflicted when watching that scene of oikawa almost hitting tobio, because (from my pov) oikawa was having a mental breakdown and tobio just happened to be there, not excusing his violence, but I think oikawa is such an interesting and real character, someone who acts confident but deep down has issues trusting his talent. i personally see myself in him a lot and i believe iwa (his best friend) had a huge impact in the player he later becomes. also, the whole hitting thing in anime is pretty common and it helps to exaggerate conflict, something that doesn't happen that often in real life.
volleyball is so important for oikawa it wont be easy for him to take in if they get defeated, he's just chill, sure, but he would take it hardly, harder than anyone else, like he would practice himself to get better bc he think what he did is not enuff and put pressure to himself
GURRLL i don't even give a damn Bring me Haikyuu episodes back to back in whatever form u want im down for it i always go back to Haikyuu when I finish watching other animes anyway.
So only halfway through the episode, but here to defend Oikawa. Most people react the same way, but look at his perspective. He's 14, he's spent all 3 years of middle school being stonewalled by this over the top gifted "Ushiwaka" and always finishing second. In his final year, in comes a superemely gifted 6th grader that Oikawa realizes is going to overtake him one day. Then, the day comes that he gets subbed out for Kageyama, he spirals, and finally to add insult to injury, the kid who took his spot comes to ask him for help doing the one thing that separates Oikawa. in the middle of his panic attack. He lashes out. Luckily Iwaizumi was there to check him. No Kageyama did nothing wrong, and yes, Oikawa was in the wrong, but its an understandable and for some people relatable wrong.
Does anyone else feel like going through your screens to sit with Victoria when she's confused or frustrated about something just so you can explain what's happening? And when she figures it out the relief is just OMG YES!
You might have to pay more attention to the subtitles and the mood of the characters (talking about Oikawa's flashback story) because they are showing different dynamics in the relationship between Oikawa & Kageyama as well as Oikawa and Iwaizumi. Those things are important to help you understand why they behave like this on court in the current play Edit: after scrolling through the comments, I realise that many others also comment about the same scene (Oikawa's backstory) so saying anything more about it isn't gonna help. However, just know that we would really want you to enjoy the anime as we did and not worry so much about us, whether it be 'not talking enough' or 'not reacting enough'. I think we would prefer you to react genuinely as you are invested in the show :)
What she don’t realize is that some of us are continually rewatching Haikyuu through multiple reaction videos. . . So yes react to your first reaction :)
Just to clarify a few things about Oikawa almost hitting Kageyama, I'm not trying to say that he was right in any way in that, that was clearly not ok, but we have to remember that he was 13-14 years old in that flashback, and he was basically having a mental breakdown and a panic attack at that moment, when he looked at kageyama he saw the face of the guy that he could never defeat in all his middle school years (Ushijima), and when Iwaizumi stopped him,Oikawa looked very shocked by what he almost did, again not saying he was right in any way, but that was in the past and he was young too, he’s not the most mature character of cource, but from the moment the flashback happened he developed a lot as a person and as a player. Anyway,looking foward for the next reactions ♡ :D
Oikawa is the one person in this series that is 'actually' a genius (in terms of IQ). I know there is a lot of focus on Tsukishima or Kenma in this regard, but I don't think anyone has more raw intelligence than Oikawa. He is reading players on such a sophisticated level that it goes far beyond anyone else.
Actually, Kenma is more intelligent than Oikawa, whether pure IQ or volleyball IQ. Not only can he read players like Oikawa can, but he will also formulate a strategic plan to counter it. He did this in the match against Fukurodani and later on against Sarukawa Tech when they tried to wear him down. It's Kenma at #1, Oikawa and Tsukki round up top 3, too close to call between the two at #2.
@@kyleivanabella8888 No, Oikawa is observant and is good at finding weaknesses in opposing teams and exploit them. That's what Suga does also, but Oikawa is just better at it. However, he doesn't actually formulate a counter strategy to an opponent's strategy like Kenma does. Kenma is really like Shikamaru.
@@erict1628 That isn't true. Oikawa has clearly formed counter-strategies, such as the time he noticed the vocal signaling between Kageyama and Hinata and gave instructions to his team, he calculated that opening with a spike would succeed, does trick sets, masterfully adapts to everything the opponent does, and the list goes on (I don't want to give any spoilers). He does this kind of thing constantly, because Oikawa is distinctly a master of the psychological aspect of the game. Oikawa does what Kenma does, but he knows 'people' better than Kenma, because Oikawa is not merely always studying people (like Kenma and Tsuki), he is also always socializing with people, attending the matches of other teams, and intimately understands 'why' people make the decisions they do. Stat sheets aside, based solely on what Furudate wrote into the series (the actual dialogue and internal monologues), Oikawa is clearly the most sophisticated thinker in the whole show. His intellect is a major part of why people love to hate him.
Naah read manga for Nekoma v. Karasuno... Kenma is on a whole other level... Whenever they showed his face I got scared.... Plus genuius in Haikyuu is in terms of game IQ and not academic or interpersonal IQ where in official stats Oikawa has 4/5 while people like Kenma and Kageyama have 5/5 and both are considered genuises but Kageyama is more atheletic and loves the sport more... Oikawa has a really high EQ in my opinion plus lots of experience to the point that he knows the game of volleyball inside out and thus he is able to make such good adjustments so fast.
Also regarding the backstory of Oikawa and Iwaizumi. The context is that Iwaizumi (Iwa or Iwa-chan (number 4)) and Oikawa have been friends forever at this point. They have the trust and confidence to hit each other if needed to have the other one snap out of the funk. Oikawa is mad at Kageyama because he feels Kageyama's talent creeping on him and he is frustrated at the fact that he cannot catch up to this other guy, Ujishima. So he lashes out. Iwaizumi puts him in his place. Kageyama of course did nothing wrong this time, he was just looking to learn from his senpai. But he didn't find a senior that would be kind to him that time.
Hey Vic! You were talking about how the show seems to be super thought out because it’s so complicated and it is thought out because Haikyuu was originally a manga (aka japanese comic books/novels) and it’s author has completely written the whole series. it was just getting adapted into a tv series!
I always feel like I would want to be that Haikyuu Homie to sit on your couch and watch it with you to answer any questions and scream about how awesome Nishinoya-senpai is! But then I remember how you keep making predictions and that I have the worst poker face in the history of mankind lol
what happened at 21:00 with Tsukki is that he purposely tipped the ball 3 times in a row, so when the libero saw that tsukki was about to hit again, he anticipated and moved forward. However, Tsukki aimed at the back of the court on purpose, knowing that the libero wouldn't be in position
@@thejadedjester4935 she does have someone else edit her videos. She mentioned in the past. But I’m sure she will read comments and figure it out hopefully.
i know a lot of people already commented about that and english not being my first language it probably won't be as good but i wanted to give my perspective on Oikawa. I think that he is a very relatable character and while i don't condemn his actions, he did apologise to Kageyama about it and it's Kageyama's to accept or not. I can only imagine liking something so much and working so hard toward a goal for years and constantly facing the same obstacle that put an ends to it every-single-time and that's how it was for Oikawa facing Shiratorizawa Academy and always losing to their team with Ushijima (or Ushiwaka as Oikawa call him) and as he was already near that breaking point and having a bad habit of overworking himself, this new player comes along, he is younger but has a natural gift for the thing you wish you did and i'm not saying Tobio doesn't work hard or love the sport he very much does but from the eyes of Oikawa it is unfair knowing that it doesn't matter how much you practice that thing you love because in the end you will be replace/beaten by natural talent. And you pointed out that Oikawa and Kageyama made the same mistake and you are 100% right the only thing that differentiate them is that Oikawa had his childhood friend and teammate Iwaizumi (or Iwa) to tell him (roughly but he needed a strong wake up call as he wasn't even listening anymore so caught up in his own mind/insecurities) that he was being a douch and needed to change his ways because if he kept going like that not only would he never beat Kageyama but he wouldn't get better or injure himself pushing his limits and because of that Oikawa decided that while he can't compete with natural gift he can make up for by being the best setter possible not as in physically/technically better but by being the best teammate as well knowing his players like the back of his hands and making a team stronger rather than himself as an individual, Kageyama didn't have anyone like that he mentioned during the first practice match that he learned everything in middle school from serving to setting from *watching* Oikawa play and seeing how his relationship was with his teammate no one was really there for him like Iwa was for Oikawa! sorry this is so long I just really love Oikawa as a character because of the writing, i had a lot of anger issues and anxiety when i was around his age (14-15) so i can relate and understand his actions even if violence should never be an answer sometimes at that age you just don't know how to respond other than by actions and Oikawa was just not in the right state of mind which he realised and his brain just went full panic mode and needed to put physical distance between him and Kageyama even if that meant sending him flying because Kageyama was 'a threat' but yeah it's not an excuse more my own opinion and experience and once again he did apologise to Kageyama so he did understand that his actions were wrong and only has a problem with Tobio as a player not on a personal level and he worked on himself from there which I can respect as it's not easy at all! Much love to anyone who read that
Shoyo went straight down the court with the spike, because he still does it with his eyes closed. He had been told to spike at his strongest because the 90% of the work would have been done by Kags. So far, Hinata just jumps very very high and fast, but he isn't in control of his own spikes. He hasn't the Volleyball IQ yet. And also, his spikes are not as powerful as Asahi's, so a clean view of him spiking is the best for the libero. He 's still learning :3
"They probably had to write two seasons before releasing one episode" *puts on my Complete Nerd Glasses*Funny you should say that, because Haikyuu was originally a serialized manga (basically a comic But Not Exactly in the same way anime is basically cartoons But Not Exactly) and by the time the anime started coming out, the manga was already well underway. It was also originally written by one person, albeit with assistants to help the drawing process of course.
Thank you so much for mentioning the assistants! They're the often under-payed, over-worked, unappreciated contributors to most mangas, who hardly ever get any credit!
I wish you wouldn't get so caught up in the violent interactions. Just focus on what they're saying and feeling, not what they're doing. Things have to be exaggerated in animated format to convey the intensity of feelings. And if flashbacks are placed mid-match, they usually serve a larger storytelling purpose alongside the match itself. Also, in anime, saying "I'm going to beat you" is not taken as an insult. It's usually a compliment because it shows the person saying it considers the other person a rival/someone worth trying to defeat.
I feel like, Victoria your anxiousness for the score got the better of you, you were focused on the game and you might have missed the story in these 2 episodes, especially Oikawa's backstory. Maybe if you watch it again, upto you.
bro many of my friend and even i learned top spin serve all by ourself ... nobody teaches you how to serve .... you have to do it yourself ... i know its sounds like a lie but its true
Cool little thing about the Aoba Johsai coaches that I appreciate. They coach in the practices but in the games allow Oikawa and the players to take the lead. As a coach I think it’s great to give athletes the tools for success and let them follow through on their own.
I had a similar reaction to Oikawa as Victoria when i first watched season 1 so i can understand her reaction. After rewatching it and season 2 i began to understand Oikawa's character more. Oikawa worked so hard to get to where he had and still couldn't beat Shiratorizawa and for someone two years younger blessed with natural talent to appear scared him. The stress and effects of overworking himself because he didn't feel good enough reached a breaking point and he acted out when he didn't mean to. This can be seen as quite an "immature" reaction but is very realistic of how a lot of people have felt. Luckily for Oikawa he had Iwa to help him become less selfish and a team player but Kageyama did not have anyone there to help until he came to Karasuno
She forgets that Hinata is still a novice. This is the only time he was able to play with a real team. Things like hitting it down straight would not have been in his mind yet. He was used to people blocking him or at least trying to so he does not really notice that his hits are usually almost always going deep instead of it going sharp down. That's realistic in a sense for me as he is not yet a veteran.
Haikyuu is what really got me into anime during quarantine after I ran out of shows to watch, I never thought I would be into anime... but in general anime has such deep thoughtful character development that just really gets you emotionally invested, in general anime has really really grown on me. You should definitely check out other anime shows!!
Oikawa knew Tobio would surpassed him someday, he felt the monster aura on Tobio thus marking him as his rival. Thats why he kept on practicing so that it would prevent him losing to Tobio. Also same reason he doesn’t want to teach Tobio
I love Oikawa's honesty when it comes to his disdain towards "gifted" athletes. His jealousy is very much relatable in regards to Kageyama talent. Not disregarding hard-work btw
Oikawa was initially anxious and stressed out by Tobio because he viewed him as someone who would maybe take his spot and go beyond him. Culminating in the almost punch. Iwa turned that into a feeling of rivalry by reminding Oikawa that its a team sport and that by empowering his spikers, Oikawa would stay the better setter. At the ending of episode 22, Oikawa is both proud and happy that his rival is growing into a benevolent king instead of a dictator, but that just makes him want to win even more. They needed the flashback to make Oikawa's excitement about Tobio relying on his teammates more impactful. And in episode 23 it keeps going after 2 point leads because in the show only Game 5 in a best of 5 is reduced points to win. So its a best of 3 but all 3 go to the same match point.
One thing reactors keep missing in the first season is the fact that Hinata is doing the freak quick with his eyes closed. It means he can't control where he wants to hit the ball, all he does is to run away from the blockers and swing, Kageyama finish the rest of the job by shooting the ball to his palm. The freak quick's strength is pretty much making opposite blocking non-existence, but it's trajectory will always be the same unlike normal attacks. Hence makes it easier to dig because all you have to do is position yourself to where Hinata is jumping at.
You talking about it being written well before actually animating is actually very true. It has been adapted from something called Manga(japanese graphic novels). These mangas are way ahead in terms of story progression with respect to the anime( in the manga Haikyuu is probably at around season 8 or 9 or even farther ahead tbh). This is true for almost all anime. Cheers.
I think when she finishes season 2, she should watch, “The Curse of the ordinary- Oikawa Toru,” from Aleczandxr. Idk he explains Oikawa as a character really well and because I want her to see oikawa in a better light :(((( that’s just me also I love your reactions Victoria 🥰
I know "silence with a V" isn't good but Oikawa needed it! This moment was a guy thing I guess Also Iwa or Iwaizumi, is Seijohs ace and #4 I believe. He's been on the same team as Oikawa since the beginning of middle school, if not earlier, and they're essentially best friends just never actually stated. Oikawa was about to make the mistake of taking his years of tournament loss frustrations out on innocent Kageyama and Iwaizumi stopped him. The only reason he headbutted Oikawa was to knock the sense of "you aren't alone on the court" into him. He forgot that and it was the motivator for Oikawa to become the incredible setter he is today. Truthfully I recommend you go back and rewatch this section on your own time. It definitely looks tough for you, but it's also an incredibly written moment that shows depression/anxiety/doubt in Sports. From what I've come to understand you are very much a proponent for that so I think it would be an expansive tool of understanding for future serious videos on your OG channel
So I'm pretty sure, you'll not read that anymore, but at 7:59 when they show that fish with Kageyamas face on it... when I watched the show for the first time, I couldn't stop laughing for at least two minutes... I'm still not sure why this image made me laugh so much😂😂
When you were talking about Kags having more gratitude about being on the court since he lost it it reminded me of when he was benched in middle school. Back then, he didn't have the team comradery and felt lonely and very much so like he was cursed to always be the tyrant king. But then Karasuno came and dethroned him, but still have his back. So I think this time when he was taken off the court, he felt very scared that what happened the year before was happening again and he couldn't play anymore. But Suga basically noticed and comforted him, so when Kags does go back on the court he's super happy because not only does he get to play again, he now knows that this team is behind him to support him, not bring him down.
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💥💥💥 IMPORTANT: Please don’t skip the post credit scene in the next two episodes...... they are really beautiful
I think she's watching them on Netflix which doesnt include them
@@Refuze2B4gotten it does include them. I saw them there
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fellow haikyuu homies, if you watch all the way to the end of THIS video you'll know that she's very aware of the post-credit scenes :)
Netflix does have all the post credit scenes... they just get skipped if you play next episode while the credits roll
Im sorry but i laughed so hard at Victoria’s reaction to Iwa and Oikawa’s relationship. Iwa and Oikawa are childhood friends and Iwa cares for Oikawa a lot. He’s just aggressive about it lol
fr I want a friend like Iwaizumi to keep me in line😔🙌
It's a guys thing, we're a lot more physical in our interactions. Girls are more about the emotions.
@@3lastname390 I'm a girl but I'm more physical with interactions since I was friends with 5 guys in middle school and no girls. The girls were bullies even though it mostly wasn't physical. Me and Adam would always fist fight and end up with bruises going home. You're right that most guys are physical and most women are emotional though. I'm 0% emotional most of the time but me on my first few days of my period is another thing. I cry over something I would 100% wouldn't cry about. I'm Malaysian~
What is more precious the cuteness of Karasuno's bench or Vic not wanting even the AobaJosai guys to be hurt.
Sorry im sensitive hahahah
At 27:51, Iwa is actually Iwaizumi's nickname. His full name is Hajime Iwaizumi. He was Oikawa's childhood friend and he is the vice-captain, as well as ace of Aoba Johsai. Iwa headbutted Oikawa during that time because Oikawa wouldn't listen to what anyone was saying. Oikawa was overtraining himself, he was blaming himself and was angry, and he was not making any progress.
Basically, what Iwa did was a trope in anime where you give someone pain (like slapping the face, headbutts, and the occasional punch) whenever they aren't thinking clearly. It's supposed to clear your head and to make you listen AND there's no malice behind it. It's not hard enough to ACTUALLY injure someone, just give them a dose of real pain. In fact, the closer you are with a person, the more you are expected to be the one to "knock some sense" into them whenever they spiral out of control. It's seen as an act of true camaraderie in anime. There was no malice behind Iwa's actions. Though, yup, it IS pretty harsh, but I hope Vic will think of it as an anime trope, rather than a real life sorta thing, you know?😅 Iwaizumi is literally the guy in my profile picture and I love him. He's a kind person in reality.
P.S. Victoria please notice this comment huhuhuhu. Don't think bad about Iwa-chan. He's a sweetheart, I promise!😊
thank god, I thought no one would correct her😩☝️
I really hope Victoria sees this comment!
Yessss, Iwa-chaaannn😆
Iwa-chan is litereally so underrated, he's such a great character!!
@@meenascorner7711 he's my favorite!🥺💖
The reason Seijoh's libero is able to bump up hinata's spike so easily is because Shoyo still spikes with his eyes closed. so he literally just hits full force without thinking about where to put the ball so his trajectory is really easy to read off of his body movement.
Victoria: "You know those shows where we get flashbacks/backstories every episode? I hope we get to see it here in the future"
Season 4: Hold my volleyball
Season 4, pt. 2 is basically a huge flashbak between few volleyball actions 😂
bro s4 pt2 was just all flashback no game 😭
@@namjuice3231 lmaoo 😂💀
I don’t know If you figure that out later but “Iwa” is how Oikawa calls Iwaizumi (The one who stopped him from hitting Kageyama). Iwaizumi is Oikawas best friend and the reason for the fight was that Oikawa was really jealous of Kageyamas talent and he already stressed himself enough because he kept losing to a school and a player he desperately wanted to beat.
Edit: Oikawa just really dislikes (hates) Kageyama for his talent and skill and I’m glad you figured that “Iwa” thing out
I was really about to say this lol
I would say "dislike" is a harsh word... more like it make him feel insecure, plus his incapacity to beat Shiratorizawa, were factors for Oikawa loss of control on that occasion
he doesn't "hate" him, he was legit panicking
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I WISHED I WAS NEXT TO HER TO TELL HER THIS! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA VICTORIAAAAAAAAAAA I WISH I WERE THEREEEEEEEE AAAAAAAA 😂😂😂😂😂
Oikawa basically has something similar to a panic attack or mental breakdown when he attempts to slap Kageyama. As you can see, his vision turns Kageyama’s eyes red and you see Ushijima too. This is because Oikawa sees those two as “geniuses” because of their overwhelming natural abilities and talent. Ushijima because he’s always won against Oikawa, and Kageyama because he was his underclassman who would eventually have taken his spot as setter if Kageyama continued to improve. Thankfully, Iwaizumi (Iwa-chan) brings him to his senses seeing as they’re best friends and know each other. It is also very fortunate that Kageyama didn’t even realize what was going on and probably doesn’t remember that event even occurring. It could’ve been traumatizing if not, but Oikawa didn’t mean to almost hit him anyways and even apologized. I really love this flashback, it gives a lot of important backstory and a deeper look into the relationships of Oikawa, Kageyama, and Iwaizumi.
sorry this was long lmao
This! I was hoping Victoria would notice this as a mental health moment. Hopefully she can share her thoughts in the next episode :)
yes, a lot of people don't realize this! the change in his vision to red is significant in showing how he wasn't just overwhelmed by trying to surpass kageyama, but also by all the other teams like ushiwaka's. It was just the moment he snapped
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It's Haikyuu Homie time, this channel is where all the real homies are. (Small note, Oikawa's full name is Toru Oikawa and the nickname he gave Suga was Mr. Refreshing which fits more to the reason behind it than Mr. Pleasant)
(Another small note, in Japan they only do the 15 point set on the last set if it's a 5 set game)
I want to mention that Netflix subs are pretty bad in A LOT of moments, for example when Oikawa says "im going to humiliate Shiratorizawa" he most likely says something like destroy or beat them which sounds less evil. Also the excessiveness of the word sh*t in they Netflix subs bothers me, cause even though the literal translation of "kuso" is sh*t in Japanese its used more as like "Damn it", "dang it" or "crap" than as sh*t, it feels weird that everyone says "sh*t" all the time for anything that goes even a little bit wrong. Also putting "Upperclassmen *name*" instead of putting "*name*-senpai" frustrates me, ik im not the only one. Another one is "Tiny Giant" instead of "Little Giant".
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Also yes, this anime more than most but character development is HUGE in anime and it's just so fulfilling seeing characters grow specially in this anime where they make it so natural, real and not forced.
Remember Hinata spikes the quick with his eyes closed so he can't really decide exactly where to hit, also he isn't trained enough on feints or directing the ball, if he's ever done it before its been luck or an accident so at the moment about 60% of Hinata's talent is Kageyama's doing.
Iwaizumi and Oikawa have known each other since they're kids, so fighting extends to more than just being teammates its also a friendship thing i'd say, i dont think that stuff happens a lot in real life but there're other moments in the future where similar things happen in the anime but its not really a big deal, fighting is something anime uses in an exaggerated manner to convey conflict, a lot of times people just punch each other back and forth and minutes later just forget about it, no big deal.
Yeah Netflix subs are soo bad you need to watch it in another website with good subs
The 15 points for set 5 isn’t a Japan only thing lol
@@eepicprimee I never said it was Exclusive to Japan, i just mentioned that's how it is over there, It's like that in my country too, if its 3 sets all 25pts and if it's 5 sets the 5th is 15.
@@OrlandoDUG yes that’s also how it is everywhere for volleyball
@@eepicprimee Apparently not in the US cause she was confused about it in the video...
Your reaction to Oikawa's actions toward Kageyama is not overreacting at all. During that moment, he had a breakdown due to the loss he had with Shiratorizawa as well as Kageyama's overwhelming talent, and he felt like everything was closing in on him. However, that does not excuse his actions at all and what he did is not okay. Victoria, when you catch up to all the seasons and want more Haikyuu content, I suggest watching Alecxandxr's character analysis and studies as well as the show analysis on youtube. There's one specifically for Oikawa called The Curse of the Ordinary - Oikawa Toru. This one can be watched once you finish season 2, there's no spoilers past that. Anyways, have really been enjoying the reactions and can't wait to see more from you!
He low key is the Goat TH-cam’s
Yes, yes it is overreacting. I’m glad in the vid she did with Coach Donny, that he explained how he had a relationship with his friend that was aggressive & even Victoria was surprised that some teams can be like that... but that’s how guys are
I actually watched that character analysis and didn’t agree with a lot that was said, but understood what he meant
@@MK-jw9xk Oh, what about the analysis on Season 4 of Haikyuu? The youtuber changed part of his perspective on Oikawa while talking about Kita.
Oikawa is a bully. END OF DISCUSSION.
54:05 dang the netflix subs changed one of Noya's coolest lines here :(( "If we fall, fall forward!"
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Are these the Netflix subs? the ones on Hulu and Crunchyrole are so much better. I miss all the humor.
@@cortneykeuther3733 @Cortney Keuther Yeah they are the Netflix subtitles, and I totally agree with you that other places have much better translations. Netflix's definitely takes away from the humour and are just generally hard to follow cause of weird wording :/
Constructive conversation from introvert bois Tsukki and Kageyama
We love 👏 to see 👏 the growth 👏
I hope Victoria sees this!🥺😅 Context is 29:07. In anime, especially sports anime, challenging someone is seen as acknowledging their strength and showing that they respect that person's power. Remember those times when Shoyo would tell Kageyama, "I'm gonna beat you, someday!" or "I'm not gonna lose to you"? In most sports anime, this act is not seen as an act of malice, at all. It's actually telling someone that "You're a worthy opponent" or that someone is respectable. In fact, in most sports anime, when you're challenging someone, you're expected to go all out, no matter how weak or small your opponent is. Going easy on them would mean that you see them as someone not on your level and you're indirectly calling them weak. Fighting them with your all is a sign of respect. So challenging someone in action anime is not scene as anything malicious. They're actually chanelling respect, and it's not as rude as others may think.😅 It's sort of a mentality that the Japanese people inherited from their samurai warrior ancestors, where fighting a strong and worthy opponent is seen as honorable. So, Vic, whenever you someone challenge someone else in Haikyuu, it's not necessarily being mean.😹 Like, Shoyo challenging Kenma, Shoyo challenging Kageyama, and Oikawa challenging Kageyama, they're all just saying that they respect the others strength. It's actually sort of sweet that they think the other person is strong, if you think about it.😹
Up. So true..
Hun yes 🙌
hell yeah
Is that an anime thing.....or more of a Japanese/asian culture thing?
Cause I think I've seen the challenging thing like that in some Korean reality type show..
@@adiladz1481 if you mean korean reality show maybe it's like if someone strong come to running man to taste how strong Kim jong kook is, if u remember when Choo Sung Hoon came to taste hiw good Kim Jong Kook at ripping nametag battle. Of course he had not any malicious intent..
Actually this tropes used like far beyond manga era in Asia culture and literature, like Musashi-Sasaki Kojiro, or Sun Wu Kong-Erlang Shien in Chinese classic Journey to the West.
Even in the Western culture there is story that King Richard Lionheart and King Shalahuddin al Ayubi is "friend" outside the battle..
"you guys want to watch two videos of episode one?"
Me, having watched the whole anime more times than I can count.👽
I couldn't relate more to this comment 😂
same
Victoria: Wow, this show must have been so well thought out before it got animated
Manga: Am I a joke to you?
this one of her first animes, does she even know what a manga is?
@@jvines11 I'm sure she does not. But the joke still stands, lol
@@artprojectsix5280 That’s not a joke. Jokes have punchlines
@@SnailHatan "Manga: Am I a joke to you?"
That's your punch line. This meme format might not lend itself to best punchlines but it has one.
I’ve always looked at the Oikawa about to hit Kageyama scene as his breaking point where he was about to turn into the king of the court but had Iwa to stop him, while Kageyama never had someone to stop him from being the king of the court
Oikawa doesn’t have the immense talent to become the King. He was just scared of Kageyama becoming better than him, which isn’t even remotely close to what Kageyama became as the King
I hope you rewatch Oikawa’s backstory. When I first watched Haikyuu, I thought Oikawa was such a confusing character but when I rewatched it, I realized that he was a tragic (as far as tragic goes in this series) character. He never fully hated Kageyama but he was jealous of Kageyama’s talent. Kageyama is a genius, Oikawa is not. So he makes up for it through his efforts but they never seemed to pay off when they fought against this powerhouse school called Shiratorizawa. In the scene where he was about to hit Kageyama, he was having a panic attack, and by all means I do not approve hitting a child no matter the reason. And the part where Oikawa challenges Kageyama to a match when they are in high school, it is mostly rivalry and no other mean intention. It's like Hinata and Kageyama’s rivalry where even if they are on the same team, they want to beat each other. I hope this helps you understand the backstory and Oikawa’s character more
@@meimeilovejoy yess. I was so focused on being confused about whether I liked him or not that I didn't take in his backstory properly
Good explaination, hope she can understand
I mean it would be a kid hitting a kid not like an adult 8 grader hitting a 6th grader if in America. Not saying I approve but just saying they were both children and are still only high-schoolers here
@@Qyshawn YES thank you and the op for saying it I was so upset but both of you nailed it
this series has honestly become the highlight of my tuesdays
Same ✋
Same been waiting for this all week 😂
same! its the only reason to look forward to tuesdays haha
Me too. It is incredible how on Mondays I think that there is one day left to watch this serie 😂
SAME !!
“Your telling me Oikawa taught Kageyama to serve? That's actually so cute”
Me, knowing what comes next: “No, I can't laugh yet...they're all going to die” *gestures to Victoria's ideas*
Edit: Did I really just shoehorn a Death Note reference into a Haikyuu video? Ofc I did, it was perfect.
ASDFLKJSFDL LIGHT IS THAT YOU-
@@jasonthompson604 Maybe, maybe not.
MISS OR SIR I SEE YOU EVERYWHERE👀
Kampeki da!
Lol, my exact reaction XD
To clear some things up and as a heads up for future episodes: In Haikyuu you will see characters backstory suddenly popping out A Lot during a match. The purpose is to set up the next play PLUS to stress the importance of that one play, the match and/or volleyball itself to said character.
For example in this one, Oikawa's backstory told us the viewer how Kageyama read that Oikawa will set to Iwaizumi in the moment: because he knows Oikawa and Iwaizumi are best friends since forever, thus in dire situations or when under pressure Kageyama reasons that Oikawa WILL set to Iwaizumi. Which is a big thing because the old King of the Court Kageyama probably wouldn't take that fact into his calculations. So besides showing us Oikawa's motives and his relationships to Iwaizumi and Kageyama, it also shows us Kageyama's growth as a player and as a person.
Nice reaction as always~!
If you react with your boyfriend, Tsukki, then you should react to Season 2 episodes 7 and 8 together and season 3 episode 4. These are, in my opinion, Tsukki's best episodes.
S3E4 I cry literally every time, ITS SO GOOD
Everyone.. in the show. And we, as the viewers....
LOST.OUR.MINDS. 🔥
Yes!!! Someone tell her!
But he'll need to watch all the Tsukki eps beforehand. Otherwise he'll just be like, 'what's so special about those moments?' Tsukki's arc took a long time to develop and the build up is important.
S3E4 YES! THAT episode is a must.
The reason Oikawa almost slapped Kageyama is because he had a panic attack. He got pressured because of both Kageyama (because of his talent and the fear of Kags surpassing him) and Ushiwaka (the player they keep talking about in the backstory). Seijoh wants to beat Ushiwaka's team, cause they keep losing to them and overworks himself to get better. The hallucination of the person before Oikawa almost hit Kags is Ushiwaka. Can't wait for your next reaction
yep, and you can also see how he viewed tobio due to his panic attack at that moment. tobio looked pretty demonic, red eyes and everything, ushiwaka too. he wasn't thinking straight, hence why he was repeatedly saying the phrase "get away from me" to both of them, he was genuinely scared and all of the pressure and the frustration built up and led him to snap like that. it's good to know that he felt really bad about it afterwards and apologized to tobio, even though he still disliked him for triggering his insecurities and fears. idk, I personally really like oikawa, and I think he's one of the most complex, realistic and relatable characters in the show, despite being one of the main antagonists.
Yeah.. Oikawa is a jerk sometimes but he's really hardworking and this snap is understandable.. who wouldn't be stressed if someone better came in?
Yesssssss I love karasuno but I love Oikawa and Iwaizumi too.
I want Victoria to understand Oikawa's feelings😭
Kageyama wasn't able to consider Oikawa's feelings, and Oikawa was being cornered……(I'm Japanese so sorry for the poor English)
"I like ya cut G"
@@danaeclean1328 omg yes same! Although Oikawa was having a breakdown, he apologized and felt bad- which reminds us that violence for any reason is inexcusable. Oikawa is also my favorite character for his complexity and relatability. I don’t think Kageyama hates Oikawa, just sees him as a rival and a guy who hates him. You can tell when someone dislikes u lmao, but yeah this scene was interestingly complex and I can’t say Oikawas actions are inexcusable but I understand where it’s coming from
PLEASE let your boyfriend join you for episodes 7 and 8 of season 2. Trust me, it just makes sense
Seconded! Wish I could boost this more so she sees!
Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes!
and whole of season 3 if possible xp
I was thinking Season 3 Episode 4...you know why lol. But if he hasn't watched any Haikyuu at all, then it's not worth it, he won't get it, but you will.
YES
Us when we heard her call Oikawa "Iwa": 😬 "please figure it out, please figure it out, please figure it out"
Us when she realized: 😌 "All is right in the world"
HAHAHA OMG I was truly being dumb in this moment
@@victoriagarrickvolleyball2172 I've learned to have faith in you to figure out almost everything that confuses you
@@victoriagarrickvolleyball2172 You were 100% right in that Iwa is cooler than Oikawa though, and I'm saying that as an Oikawa stan 😂
the last point for the second set, tsuki was saying that the chances of them hitting with middle was the highest chance, but kageyama knew oikawas relationship with iwa and their trust together, so kageyama pulled tsuki because he knew that tsuki thought it was center but kags knew that it was iwa.
also if you didn't notice, yams ball was the point that changes the momentum. even though he messed up he changed karasunos mood which helped them against seijoh
It's really hard to hate any of the Haikyuu characters. All their backstories and personality traits are really endearing and even if you don't necessarily like a character, it's impossible to not respect them.
Same, I don't hate anybody but that's kinda weird since I judge characters quite quickly yet I still never hated anyone at first sight. (Tryna stop that but like you can't just boom away a bad habit)
22:06 Victoria: omg they’re playing the music
*realises Oikawa is serving* Oh Damnit.
Her reaction is great :)
The reason why Oikawa showed a moment of weakness and snapped on Kageyama was due to the pressure he has given himself from his same age rival (Ushijima) and his underclassman (Kageyama). This ultimately gives him pressure from both sides. Ushijima being the pressure of wanting to surpass/ defeat, and Kageyama being the person who is competing with him for the same spot. Iwa his teammate was just literally "knocking some sense" into him to make him realize that the sport of Volleyball is not played by himself but with 6 people on the court. This flashback shows how he came to be such a team oriented player rather than someone who was trying to play the game by themselves.
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Also important to note: being beat by Ushijima, who basically single handedly carries his team and then having to compete with a genius underclassmen like Kageyama makes Oikawa feel like he's doomed, because no matter how hard he works he's constantly being defeated by people with more natural talent than him. His dislike of Kageyama is a general dislike of "geniuses"
this!
Oikawa's backstory in that scene... he had a ton of pressure on him that caused performance anxiety and overworking. Everyone had a ton of expectations of him and he felt like he had to deliver on all of it. He saw Kageyama and his natural talent as a threat to his position as setter and something that might take him out. At the time he was practicing alone he was doing it because he felt like he would lose his position and in some sense his future to Kageyama if he didn't get better and pull ahead. Kageyama asking him to teach him how to serve set him over the edge at that moment. It was a rough time for him, also one of the reasons Kageyama has the opinion he does about Oikawa.
Yes, but Kageyama didn't know that asking Oikawa to teach him how to serve would set Oikawa off. Please be aware when writing this that you are essentially victim blaming when you place agency with Kageyama. It's like saying, "Well, she shouldn't have been there/ he shouldn't have done this/ they shouldn't have worn that," and it's a way of diverting blame. A lot of people have performance anxiety and overwork themselves (myself included), and I never hit someone because of it.
@@kunterborn1 Nowhere in my statement did I say that Kageyama was the cause or that Oikawa wasn't wrong to do what he did, I wasn't trying to justify anything. I was sharing what was going on with Oikawa at the time that caused it. Mental health issues, even if they're stress induced can be serious if left unaddressed. But... sure, say that I'm victim blaming. Okay.
@@kunterborn1 How in the world is describing precisely what happened victim blaming? No one is diverting blame to Kageyama. Oikawa was having a breakdown, and Kageyama talking to him at that moment was the trigger that caused him to lose control. Oikawa was way out of line, and he admitted that fact. That wasn't Kageyama's fault, and I fail to see where Gloomfall ever said it was. It's just what happened.
Can you explain exactly where anything that Gloomfall said was incorrect by any chance? Or where precisely he victim blamed Kageyama?
Seemed to me he was simply explaining and empathising with Oikawa's mental breakdown. It's sad, but people lose control sometimes. I'm glad that's never happened to you.
Victoria with watery eyes: "Why was that so emotional? "
Me, seeing this episode for like the 50th time, tearing up every single time: "It's just what Haikyuu does to you" :')
She forgets that Hinata is still a novice. His high school life is the only time he was able to play with a real team. Things like hitting it down straight would not have been in his mind yet. He was used to people blocking him, or at least trying to, so he does not really notice that his hits are usually almost always going deep instead of it going sharp down. That's realistic in a sense for me as he is not yet a veteran so his shots are realistically just that as of now.
to add to this, if they are doing the special quick Shoyo doesn't control the ball at all yet, he just swings.
On top of that, his eyes are closed so he can't make any decisions based on what he sees
@@parodez technically at this point his eyes are only closed during the freak quick, they started using a slower, regular quick where Hinata has more control over where it goes. He just doesn’t have the technical skills to do many types of spikes yet.
Almost every fan forgets hinata is a novice. Skill wise he's below average at everything and yes even in spiking he only started improving in spiking during their camp in season 2. His only saving grace is his athleticism which is the only reason kageyama can use him.
If hinata was a skilled player he'll look like hoshiumi and if hinata and kageyama became team mates earlier they'll look more like the twins.
just to add, oikawa's initial hatred towards kageyama is from his fear of being surpassed by a natural genius player, despite the extreme amount of work oikawa puts into being the best player on the court when he isnt as naturally gifted as kageyama.
Oikawa is one of my favorite characters even from any anime: quite simply because I find him a little more realistic. Already we must understand that at this time the oikawa must have been around 14/15 years old. An age where we are under a lot of pressure and he's someone who gave everything he has in volleyball and despite that he couldn't beat Ushijima. In this scene where he is about to hit tobio, you have to understand that he is having an anxiety and panic attack due to his many failures and that tobio's sentence was like a kind of scapegoat. For me he is one of the characters who has one of the most development and I find that he is someone deeper that you have to discover
OMG Victoria reacting to herself with Max/Tsuki would be AMAZING. Literally would be golden .
10/10 would watch
@@Tori-uc6rq IKR
Would still watch either way😩☝️💗
does episode 1 have tsuki in it though? i thought that was ep 2. i could be wrong tho
@@jennabeaupre9788 Tsukishima comes in ep 2 or 3 , we're talking about Victoria's boyfriend who we all Haikyuu Homies decided to call Tsukishima or Tsuki cause he's like him .
It’s weird to see how everyone’s trying to explain all the “anime things” (slapping someone, rivalry relationships in sports anime) bc I grew up watching anime in Japan and they were so natural for me. I never had any questions but yeah its probably hard for people who just started watching anime.
Same. When someone feels like it's violence I'm like 'what? It's not r8? "
vic: i feel like even if oikawa lost, he'd be really chill about it
me: *distressed noises*
Love your reactions! Just a few things from one coach (soccer coach here) to another...
1. Violence is never okay, but that’s an accurate representation of something that can happen with young men who are passionate about their sport. I don’t want to spoil anything, but Iwa and Oikawa are some of the most passionate in the show.
2. Also not to spoil later Oikawa backstory, but try to understand how he feels seeing Kageyama’s pure talent. It’s highly threatening and they were middle schoolers so he didn’t know how to handle himself, hence the attitude.
Plus, Oikawa looked genuinely shocked when Iwaizumi thankfully stopped him. The shock of realizing you had almost done something inexcusable looked so real.
@@sindri1447 sometimes mental breakdowns do real things. Heck I almost punched a teammate when I was a similar age... different reasons as I was terrified of getting injured again and he made a horrible tackle in training, but still just as bad.
Thanks. I really thought nobody would mention it.
@@realstazzi I acted out violently all the time until I was about 12-13 years old. I didn't know how to deal with my emotions that just kept bottling up and then explode as soon as somebody did something slightly not okay. I was not very popular among my peers to say the least. I was passionate and empathetic to a fault and didn't find a better way to express my thoughts and emotions until it was already too late. The impression of me was always that I was hard to get along with and I was always kind of alone as a result of that.
I didn't find actual friends until high school.
WE IN HERE!!!!!!! Just a suggestion, but I think you should archive your previous episodes on this channel also
Agreed! Helps with the organization for sure
Great idea! 👍
Agreed. I made the same comment in the last episode on her og channel. That way if someone finds this channel first on their feed they can watch from the first episode too.
Great idea!!
Love this idea!! but how do I do that?? Is there a feature that allows me to do that?
Remember Hinata is at this point hitting those super quicks blind, so he's got no idea where the other side are, he's just hitting it.
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I remember that in Haikyuu, if they're playing three sets then the third remains to 25 points. In some games, where they'll be playing five sets, the fifth is 15 points. Thank you for reacting!!!
the transition from “oh Oikawa taught him how to serve? so cute!” to “He was gonna HIT him?” lmaoo.
Victoria, one episode ago: I never think of cartoons as like "cute"
Victoria this episode: ok can we just look at how cute suga's little face is right here... he's just like 🙂... he looks soo cute...🙂 it's - oh my god it's so cute
Ikr? She's finally embracing the anime life
And i just thought like: Did she forget "Baby shoyo" ? 😅
Hi Victoria Hardcore Haikyuu Homie here with the friendly reminder that there’s an after credit scene at the end of Episode 24 that you can’t miss!
I feel like Oikawa (in the flashback) and Suga are in similar positions (an underclassman (kags) coming in and being a better player) and they show how people could react and they are portrayed as the extremes of opposite sides. Suga is unconditionally supportive and loving and is so selfless while Oikawa overworks himself and holds a personal vendetta against Kags. Oikawa was also confused and misplacing some of his anger for Ushijima (the more powerful player on the team that beat them) and was lashing out at Kags bc he could not cope with having someone replace him. This inability to cope is what also leads him to become mad at himself and practice more than he should
I totally agree with the parallel between Suga and Oikawa!
I think that Aoba Johsai's members in general are the reminder of Kageyama's past. While Kageyama's past has some stuff to do with this, it also really goes to show how a player can be totally different from one team to the next. Karasuno was just what Kageyama needed to grow as a person.
I love the instant terror that she had upon realizing who was up to serve towards the end of the first episode
She really cringed right along with Karasuno 😂
When it comes to anime’s, the guys are like puppies: the more they bark and bite at each other, the better friends they are. That and duking it out is how anime guys sort things out sometimes
I STARTED TO CHOKE ON MY WATER WHEN SHE THOUGHT KAGS WAS TRYING TO FISTBUMP HINATA-HAJSFJFNMI I JUST CAN'T IMAGINE KAGS BEING LIKE A “DUDE BRO” TYPE OF PERSON-HAHSJDJENDDDAAFV
but i mean it does happen soon tho✨
What a sweet moment :)
They eventually do a fist bump, Kageyama is even the one who intiates it!
Seeing his and Hinata's relationship grow over the series is the best 😊
When I read "dude bro" I imagined Kuroo and Bokuto forcing Tsukki to fist bump and then he just refuses to and unconsciously does it with Yams then gets super embarrassed
@@theambitiousduck That's an amazing mental image.
Oikawa Protection Squad. I'm here for it. People tend to forget the Oikawa was just 14 maybe 15 at that time. He was basically just a kid dealing with anxiety.
Ikr kageyama fans just blindly hate on him without trying to understand
Oikawa was just a 15 year old insecure kid who had so many talented player around him and at the point he lost to ushijima and kageyama (in a way when he got benched) and then kageyama coming to him asked to be taught how to serve Oikawa might have felt like kags was mocking him. So I understand why Oikawa lashed out
also some ppl blamed oikawa for kags being “king of the court”. oikawa never treated his team like how kags did. oikawa was there for a yr then he graduated. kags was still his innocent self till what happened in his past. after oikawa panic attack, kags still asked him for help the next day like nothing happened. oikawa isnt obligated to teach him either. (while trying to better himself and his team). kags was a ball boy; i don’t think the 1st yr got to play (kindaichi, kunimi..) he only went in for him that one time and then oikawa was better. he looks up to him - watches him serve.. etc. so he would see how oikawa was treating his team. i don’t see oikawa going out of his way to “bully” him. i highly doubt iwa would let him do so. he’s trying to better himself and his team. i only see him turning kags down when he asks for help. but if ppl see oikawa going out of his way to mess with him then... okay. personally i just don’t see it. also the way kags treated kindaichi and kunimi affects them too. sooo why would they go to seijoh... unless they didn’t have a choice? sorry if this is a mess. just my thoughts i had to get out.
Lol your second comment.
@@blah409 right!! Im tired of ppl that keep saying shit like " oh he almost hit kags " like bro NOO my friend even have panic attack and she almost hit me in the school so i think its okay but ppl keep making a same reason to hating on him that just dumb a lot of ppl hate oikawa bcs they don't his personality , some of them said he's annoying , and some of them hate him bcs they are kags fangirl however without oikawa kags never gonna realize how important his teammates
As a writer, I have so much respect for this series. Sports anime was never really my thing as characters aren't fleshed out and the plot is predictable, but this series gives so much attention and care to characters that would only serve as a minor road block. Everyone has a place in the story, they all have a role to serve, and each of them could be a protagonist.
I also really respect Oikawa's character, like he's probably my favourite (his theme song may have had something to do with it). I just found him to be a refreshing take on a character that is incredibly skilled. He loves the sport deeply but there's just that one team, that one player he can never overcome and he feels that those defeats are a reflection of his own skills. Then kageyama arrives and everyone acknowledges his talents. Oikawa feels stagnant in his abilities and now some new kid with less experience is gaining on him, and the way everyone talks suggests that kageyama will surpass him. And that's terrifying, and overwhelming and Oikawa feels so hopeless because maybe he doesn't have what it takes to be a good player in a sport he loves so much.
Suga's attitude pays off in the end. Season 2 and 3. Oikawa has an inferiority complex. He's the classic case of pure hard work vs overwhelming inherent talent. That's why he resents kageyama.
Why would you even talk about future stuff. Let people find out themselve...
Suga is the Guardian Angel of Karasuno
Would be great if Max could just binge the first season to catch up to you and you both react together for season 2. It always helps to have a second person to discuss things with so long as you don't get caught up in discussions with each other and miss key moments. Many reactors have issues with that however and it can frustrate fans.
Headbutts aren't really a heavy thing, we Japanese people actually find it hilarious when we see headbutts in serious situation 😂
The best episode should be season 3 episode 4 for your bf “Tsukki” to watch. It’ll be perfect.
The impact wont be the same if he didn't watch from season 1. Tsuki development up to that point is important to build up the hype.
Good that you are watching the series with us and can't skip xD
Many emotions would fall short without the background input at some point. After a while you'll get a feeling for the things happening, like the occasional slap or insults, which aren't a bad thing at all. Like many others commented already, it isn't something "bad" or ill meaning behind it, it's more like a little slap to the hand, when a child is trying to do something they shouldn't and you remind them of behaving.
The moment Oikawa had a mental breakdown and Iwa stopped him, is something no one other than Iwa could have done, cause he is his best friend. He had to get him out of his thoughts and get him back to his senses and to be fair... they are all young and guys... it's not really that shocking that the emotions spiral out of control sometimes.
I love it that Haikyuu is not all just the sport itself, but also shows the mental influence and the pressure it can have on someone. And as you can see... he learned out of this experience. That he has a team and is able to become better even without beeing a natural genius, what pressured him the most, but is also something he can't change.
Thank you for the great reaction and I'm looking forward to the next videos!
Keep up the great work =)
Shimada and Victoria both having their hands on their heads with nervous palpitations MADE MY DAY! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
The Oikawa backstory is put there to highlight two things. First it's his rivalry with Kageyama. As you noted, it is one sided rivalry, since Kageyama did nothing wrong. The other thing shown in the flashback is his relationship to Iwazumi (or Iwa), that Kageyama understands and that is why he can read the toss and block with Tsuki.
And what is shown in the flashback is Oikawa being stuck between a team better than him that he can't beat in front him (Shiratorizawa) and a setter with more talent creeping behind him (Kageyama). So he almost broke and slapped Tobio. Iwa stopped him and "knocked" some sense into him, teaching him the same lesson that Tobio learns later (You need six player to win, you can't win alone).
So yeah Oikawa is good now, but he will still be nasty against his two rivals (Shiratorizawa and Kageyama)
I thought of a little tip for you to recognize Karasuno’s kanji. The first kanji that reads as “karasu,” or “crow,” is 烏
If you look at the bottom with the four little marks and the line that surrounds them, it kind of looks a bit like feathers on a bird’s wing. It’s wonky but it helped me to see shapes and patterns in the kanji when I started learning Japanese. Hope this helps you!
Just a FYI, but the kanji you wrote （「鳥」) is "bird". The kanji for " crow" is 「烏」.
@@bdylp1098 ah, I missed that! I’ll fix it. Thanks!
Hiii, a haikyuu homie here!
I felt so conflicted when watching that scene of oikawa almost hitting tobio, because (from my pov) oikawa was having a mental breakdown and tobio just happened to be there, not excusing his violence, but I think oikawa is such an interesting and real character, someone who acts confident but deep down has issues trusting his talent. i personally see myself in him a lot and i believe iwa (his best friend) had a huge impact in the player he later becomes. also, the whole hitting thing in anime is pretty common and it helps to exaggerate conflict, something that doesn't happen that often in real life.
volleyball is so important for oikawa it wont be easy for him to take in if they get defeated, he's just chill, sure, but he would take it hardly, harder than anyone else, like he would practice himself to get better bc he think what he did is not enuff and put pressure to himself
GURRLL i don't even give a damn
Bring me Haikyuu episodes back to back in whatever form u want
im down for it
i always go back to Haikyuu when I finish watching other animes anyway.
So only halfway through the episode, but here to defend Oikawa. Most people react the same way, but look at his perspective. He's 14, he's spent all 3 years of middle school being stonewalled by this over the top gifted "Ushiwaka" and always finishing second. In his final year, in comes a superemely gifted 6th grader that Oikawa realizes is going to overtake him one day. Then, the day comes that he gets subbed out for Kageyama, he spirals, and finally to add insult to injury, the kid who took his spot comes to ask him for help doing the one thing that separates Oikawa. in the middle of his panic attack. He lashes out. Luckily Iwaizumi was there to check him.
No Kageyama did nothing wrong, and yes, Oikawa was in the wrong, but its an understandable and for some people relatable wrong.
Does anyone else feel like going through your screens to sit with Victoria when she's confused or frustrated about something just so you can explain what's happening? And when she figures it out the relief is just OMG YES!
You might have to pay more attention to the subtitles and the mood of the characters (talking about Oikawa's flashback story) because they are showing different dynamics in the relationship between Oikawa & Kageyama as well as Oikawa and Iwaizumi. Those things are important to help you understand why they behave like this on court in the current play
Edit: after scrolling through the comments, I realise that many others also comment about the same scene (Oikawa's backstory) so saying anything more about it isn't gonna help.
However, just know that we would really want you to enjoy the anime as we did and not worry so much about us, whether it be 'not talking enough' or 'not reacting enough'. I think we would prefer you to react genuinely as you are invested in the show :)
Vic: "I feel like if Oikawa lost he would be really chill about it"
Me:😭😭
What she don’t realize is that some of us are continually rewatching Haikyuu through multiple reaction videos. . .
So yes react to your first reaction :)
Just to clarify a few things about Oikawa almost hitting Kageyama, I'm not trying to say that he was right in any way in that, that was clearly not ok, but we have to remember that he was 13-14 years old in that flashback, and he was basically having a mental breakdown and a panic attack at that moment, when he looked at kageyama he saw the face of the guy that he could never defeat in all his middle school years (Ushijima), and when Iwaizumi stopped him,Oikawa looked very shocked by what he almost did, again not saying he was right in any way, but that was in the past and he was young too, he’s not the most mature character of cource, but from the moment the flashback happened he developed a lot as a person and as a player.
Anyway,looking foward for the next reactions ♡ :D
Oikawa is the one person in this series that is 'actually' a genius (in terms of IQ). I know there is a lot of focus on Tsukishima or Kenma in this regard, but I don't think anyone has more raw intelligence than Oikawa. He is reading players on such a sophisticated level that it goes far beyond anyone else.
Actually, Kenma is more intelligent than Oikawa, whether pure IQ or volleyball IQ. Not only can he read players like Oikawa can, but he will also formulate a strategic plan to counter it. He did this in the match against Fukurodani and later on against Sarukawa Tech when they tried to wear him down. It's Kenma at #1, Oikawa and Tsukki round up top 3, too close to call between the two at #2.
@@erict1628 oikawa also formulates counter strategies he has been doing this from the start
@@kyleivanabella8888 No, Oikawa is observant and is good at finding weaknesses in opposing teams and exploit them. That's what Suga does also, but Oikawa is just better at it. However, he doesn't actually formulate a counter strategy to an opponent's strategy like Kenma does. Kenma is really like Shikamaru.
@@erict1628 That isn't true. Oikawa has clearly formed counter-strategies, such as the time he noticed the vocal signaling between Kageyama and Hinata and gave instructions to his team, he calculated that opening with a spike would succeed, does trick sets, masterfully adapts to everything the opponent does, and the list goes on (I don't want to give any spoilers). He does this kind of thing constantly, because Oikawa is distinctly a master of the psychological aspect of the game. Oikawa does what Kenma does, but he knows 'people' better than Kenma, because Oikawa is not merely always studying people (like Kenma and Tsuki), he is also always socializing with people, attending the matches of other teams, and intimately understands 'why' people make the decisions they do. Stat sheets aside, based solely on what Furudate wrote into the series (the actual dialogue and internal monologues), Oikawa is clearly the most sophisticated thinker in the whole show. His intellect is a major part of why people love to hate him.
Naah read manga for Nekoma v. Karasuno... Kenma is on a whole other level... Whenever they showed his face I got scared.... Plus genuius in Haikyuu is in terms of game IQ and not academic or interpersonal IQ where in official stats Oikawa has 4/5 while people like Kenma and Kageyama have 5/5 and both are considered genuises but Kageyama is more atheletic and loves the sport more... Oikawa has a really high EQ in my opinion plus lots of experience to the point that he knows the game of volleyball inside out and thus he is able to make such good adjustments so fast.
Also regarding the backstory of Oikawa and Iwaizumi. The context is that Iwaizumi (Iwa or Iwa-chan (number 4)) and Oikawa have been friends forever at this point. They have the trust and confidence to hit each other if needed to have the other one snap out of the funk.
Oikawa is mad at Kageyama because he feels Kageyama's talent creeping on him and he is frustrated at the fact that he cannot catch up to this other guy, Ujishima. So he lashes out. Iwaizumi puts him in his place.
Kageyama of course did nothing wrong this time, he was just looking to learn from his senpai. But he didn't find a senior that would be kind to him that time.
Hey Vic! You were talking about how the show seems to be super thought out because it’s so complicated and it is thought out because Haikyuu was originally a manga (aka japanese comic books/novels) and it’s author has completely written the whole series. it was just getting adapted into a tv series!
I always feel like I would want to be that Haikyuu Homie to sit on your couch and watch it with you to answer any questions and scream about how awesome Nishinoya-senpai is! But then I remember how you keep making predictions and that I have the worst poker face in the history of mankind lol
what happened at 21:00 with Tsukki is that he purposely tipped the ball 3 times in a row, so when the libero saw that tsukki was about to hit again, he anticipated and moved forward. However, Tsukki aimed at the back of the court on purpose, knowing that the libero wouldn't be in position
“I think he's gonna say something like *nice*”
“Knuff...nuff...nice”
Baka kageyama baka
@@doradominguez5709 don't mind kageyama kun ..don don't mind dooo kageyama...
@@aks3722 BOKE HINATA BOKE
*karate chop* don't mess that line up
@@doradominguez5709 tierdyama kun
vic that whole convo between iwa and oikawa was important and u missed what they were saying
She was too busy wincing. 😂
Unless she has someone else edit her videos, she probably ended up rewatching stuff when she edited.
@@thejadedjester4935 she does have someone else edit her videos. She mentioned in the past. But I’m sure she will read comments and figure it out hopefully.
i know a lot of people already commented about that and english not being my first language it probably won't be as good but i wanted to give my perspective on Oikawa. I think that he is a very relatable character and while i don't condemn his actions, he did apologise to Kageyama about it and it's Kageyama's to accept or not. I can only imagine liking something so much and working so hard toward a goal for years and constantly facing the same obstacle that put an ends to it every-single-time and that's how it was for Oikawa facing Shiratorizawa Academy and always losing to their team with Ushijima (or Ushiwaka as Oikawa call him) and as he was already near that breaking point and having a bad habit of overworking himself, this new player comes along, he is younger but has a natural gift for the thing you wish you did and i'm not saying Tobio doesn't work hard or love the sport he very much does but from the eyes of Oikawa it is unfair knowing that it doesn't matter how much you practice that thing you love because in the end you will be replace/beaten by natural talent. And you pointed out that Oikawa and Kageyama made the same mistake and you are 100% right the only thing that differentiate them is that Oikawa had his childhood friend and teammate Iwaizumi (or Iwa) to tell him (roughly but he needed a strong wake up call as he wasn't even listening anymore so caught up in his own mind/insecurities) that he was being a douch and needed to change his ways because if he kept going like that not only would he never beat Kageyama but he wouldn't get better or injure himself pushing his limits and because of that Oikawa decided that while he can't compete with natural gift he can make up for by being the best setter possible not as in physically/technically better but by being the best teammate as well knowing his players like the back of his hands and making a team stronger rather than himself as an individual, Kageyama didn't have anyone like that he mentioned during the first practice match that he learned everything in middle school from serving to setting from *watching* Oikawa play and seeing how his relationship was with his teammate no one was really there for him like Iwa was for Oikawa!
sorry this is so long I just really love Oikawa as a character because of the writing, i had a lot of anger issues and anxiety when i was around his age (14-15) so i can relate and understand his actions even if violence should never be an answer sometimes at that age you just don't know how to respond other than by actions and Oikawa was just not in the right state of mind which he realised and his brain just went full panic mode and needed to put physical distance between him and Kageyama even if that meant sending him flying because Kageyama was 'a threat' but yeah it's not an excuse more my own opinion and experience and once again he did apologise to Kageyama so he did understand that his actions were wrong and only has a problem with Tobio as a player not on a personal level and he worked on himself from there which I can respect as it's not easy at all! Much love to anyone who read that
Shoyo went straight down the court with the spike, because he still does it with his eyes closed. He had been told to spike at his strongest because the 90% of the work would have been done by Kags. So far, Hinata just jumps very very high and fast, but he isn't in control of his own spikes. He hasn't the Volleyball IQ yet. And also, his spikes are not as powerful as Asahi's, so a clean view of him spiking is the best for the libero. He 's still learning :3
"They probably had to write two seasons before releasing one episode"
*puts on my Complete Nerd Glasses*Funny you should say that, because Haikyuu was originally a serialized manga (basically a comic But Not Exactly in the same way anime is basically cartoons But Not Exactly) and by the time the anime started coming out, the manga was already well underway. It was also originally written by one person, albeit with assistants to help the drawing process of course.
Thank you so much for mentioning the assistants! They're the often under-payed, over-worked, unappreciated contributors to most mangas, who hardly ever get any credit!
@@bdylp1098 up up you go
you should go upppppppppppp
It's funny how we already know all about "well this is a manga" XD
Uuuuuuupppp! I was also like, well you see... lol
I wish you wouldn't get so caught up in the violent interactions. Just focus on what they're saying and feeling, not what they're doing. Things have to be exaggerated in animated format to convey the intensity of feelings. And if flashbacks are placed mid-match, they usually serve a larger storytelling purpose alongside the match itself.
Also, in anime, saying "I'm going to beat you" is not taken as an insult. It's usually a compliment because it shows the person saying it considers the other person a rival/someone worth trying to defeat.
I feel like, Victoria your anxiousness for the score got the better of you, you were focused on the game and you might have missed the story in these 2 episodes, especially Oikawa's backstory. Maybe if you watch it again, upto you.
i laughed so hard when you starting calling oikawa, iwa😭😭 please victoria i cant
Kageyamas growth and development is really impressive
25:40 fun fact: No but Kageyama learned it all anyway.. by WATCHING Oikawa. Just by WATCHING him. That's the real talent here
bro many of my friend and even i learned top spin serve all by ourself ... nobody teaches you how to serve ....
you have to do it yourself ...
i know its sounds like a lie but its true
Cool little thing about the Aoba Johsai coaches that I appreciate. They coach in the practices but in the games allow Oikawa and the players to take the lead. As a coach I think it’s great to give athletes the tools for success and let them follow through on their own.
I can’t be the only one that’s SO hyped for Victoria to react to the upcoming seasons and to see how much the characters develop 😔✋🏻
Love from Japan🇯🇵
毎週楽しみにしています！！
コメ欄読むのも大好き😘
Both of those video ideas with tsukki and reacting to you reacting to episode 1 are amazing ideas I would watch that a 100%
I had a similar reaction to Oikawa as Victoria when i first watched season 1 so i can understand her reaction. After rewatching it and season 2 i began to understand Oikawa's character more. Oikawa worked so hard to get to where he had and still couldn't beat Shiratorizawa and for someone two years younger blessed with natural talent to appear scared him. The stress and effects of overworking himself because he didn't feel good enough reached a breaking point and he acted out when he didn't mean to. This can be seen as quite an "immature" reaction but is very realistic of how a lot of people have felt.
Luckily for Oikawa he had Iwa to help him become less selfish and a team player but Kageyama did not have anyone there to help until he came to Karasuno
You're forgetting that Hinata doesn't look at the ball when he hits it. His eyes are always closed.
His eyes are only closed with the freak quick sets. His eyes are open with normal sets and normal quick sets as we’ve seen so far
She forgets that Hinata is still a novice. This is the only time he was able to play with a real team. Things like hitting it down straight would not have been in his mind yet. He was used to people blocking him or at least trying to so he does not really notice that his hits are usually almost always going deep instead of it going sharp down. That's realistic in a sense for me as he is not yet a veteran.
Suuuuper early 😂I’ve been waiting all day! Tuesday is officially my favorite day of the week l!
Haikyuu is what really got me into anime during quarantine after I ran out of shows to watch, I never thought I would be into anime... but in general anime has such deep thoughtful character development that just really gets you emotionally invested, in general anime has really really grown on me. You should definitely check out other anime shows!!
Oikawa knew Tobio would surpassed him someday, he felt the monster aura on Tobio thus marking him as his rival. Thats why he kept on practicing so that it would prevent him losing to Tobio.
Also same reason he doesn’t want to teach Tobio
I love Oikawa's honesty when it comes to his disdain towards "gifted" athletes. His jealousy is very much relatable in regards to Kageyama talent. Not disregarding hard-work btw
not me tearing up over yamaguchi’s pinch server moment I just wanna hold him and tell him that he did his best
Oikawa was initially anxious and stressed out by Tobio because he viewed him as someone who would maybe take his spot and go beyond him. Culminating in the almost punch. Iwa turned that into a feeling of rivalry by reminding Oikawa that its a team sport and that by empowering his spikers, Oikawa would stay the better setter. At the ending of episode 22, Oikawa is both proud and happy that his rival is growing into a benevolent king instead of a dictator, but that just makes him want to win even more. They needed the flashback to make Oikawa's excitement about Tobio relying on his teammates more impactful.
And in episode 23 it keeps going after 2 point leads because in the show only Game 5 in a best of 5 is reduced points to win. So its a best of 3 but all 3 go to the same match point.
Nishinoya saying "Let's throw ourselves into it." is so cringe ngl. The correct and better translation is "If we fall, Let's fall forward."
Lots of haikyuu quotes being butchered by netflix is sad
yeah. some half-assed translation. i liked the "If we fall, Let's fall forward." line more than the "lets throw..."
One thing reactors keep missing in the first season is the fact that Hinata is doing the freak quick with his eyes closed. It means he can't control where he wants to hit the ball, all he does is to run away from the blockers and swing, Kageyama finish the rest of the job by shooting the ball to his palm.
The freak quick's strength is pretty much making opposite blocking non-existence, but it's trajectory will always be the same unlike normal attacks. Hence makes it easier to dig because all you have to do is position yourself to where Hinata is jumping at.
You talking about it being written well before actually animating is actually very true. It has been adapted from something called Manga(japanese graphic novels). These mangas are way ahead in terms of story progression with respect to the anime( in the manga Haikyuu is probably at around season 8 or 9 or even farther ahead tbh). This is true for almost all anime. Cheers.
I think when she finishes season 2, she should watch, “The Curse of the ordinary- Oikawa Toru,” from Aleczandxr. Idk he explains Oikawa as a character really well and because I want her to see oikawa in a better light :(((( that’s just me also I love your reactions Victoria 🥰
Yess!!!
I know "silence with a V" isn't good but Oikawa needed it! This moment was a guy thing I guess
Also Iwa or Iwaizumi, is Seijohs ace and #4 I believe. He's been on the same team as Oikawa since the beginning of middle school, if not earlier, and they're essentially best friends just never actually stated.
Oikawa was about to make the mistake of taking his years of tournament loss frustrations out on innocent Kageyama and Iwaizumi stopped him. The only reason he headbutted Oikawa was to knock the sense of "you aren't alone on the court" into him. He forgot that and it was the motivator for Oikawa to become the incredible setter he is today.
Truthfully I recommend you go back and rewatch this section on your own time. It definitely looks tough for you, but it's also an incredibly written moment that shows depression/anxiety/doubt in Sports. From what I've come to understand you are very much a proponent for that so I think it would be an expansive tool of understanding for future serious videos on your OG channel
So I'm pretty sure, you'll not read that anymore, but at 7:59 when they show that fish with Kageyamas face on it... when I watched the show for the first time, I couldn't stop laughing for at least two minutes... I'm still not sure why this image made me laugh so much😂😂
When you were talking about Kags having more gratitude about being on the court since he lost it it reminded me of when he was benched in middle school. Back then, he didn't have the team comradery and felt lonely and very much so like he was cursed to always be the tyrant king. But then Karasuno came and dethroned him, but still have his back. So I think this time when he was taken off the court, he felt very scared that what happened the year before was happening again and he couldn't play anymore. But Suga basically noticed and comforted him, so when Kags does go back on the court he's super happy because not only does he get to play again, he now knows that this team is behind him to support him, not bring him down.