About Tendou... He's deeper than just a "weird" character, I'm happy you saw that. One thing, I'm not sure if you missed it, but when they lost he said "Farewell... My paradise" and it has such a strong meaning, since childhood he was known as weird, but when playing voleyball he felt in the right place, it was the place he was admired and treated as someone special, not a freak but a genius. And now, he's retiring from Voleyball, this "safe place" is gone for him. That really breaks my heart.
I initially didn't understand this comment by Tendo when I first watched this episode. And wouldn't go on to understand it's full meaning until later on in the Manga. If you know what I mean. Now....I do and it has such a deeper meaning for me about Haikyuu.
One of my favorite things about this series is how it NORMALIZES CRYING for these highschool boys. Furudate-sensei (creator) did a great job in showing us how passionate/invested these young athletes are in their sport, helping us empathize with the heartbreak that comes with losing.
Yes, and it's never seen as embarrassing or negative in any way. Altho I guess it's not surprising, coz irl Interhigh/Spring Tourney media coverage seem to show both girls' and boys' teams crying fairly often, and both in the same light.
When the Shiratorizawa Coach says, "Once the awards ceremony is over, get on the bus," it's actually a reference back a couple episodes where Tendo mentioned that if the coach isn't satisfied with the game, he'll make everyone run back to campus instead of the taking the bus as punishment. Cool little detail that even though they lost, the coach thought this team still played as well as they could have
@@MAlatinboy yeah, the manga actually makes it more obvious, where they insert a panel of Tendo remembering what he said right before the coach speaks, but I guess they kept it a bit more subtle for pacing in the anime
I can’t imagine how fast weeks went by and Coach finished Season 3. It’s been 60 weeks since Coach started reacting to Haikyuu.Thank you for every reaction video Coach keep up the good work.
This is the reminder you asked for. -There is a short video that’s the ending for Shiratorizawa -there are two OVA’s called “Land vs. Air” and that’s for what’s happening over at Tokyo qualifiers.
11:51 It was so touching to see how proud the older Tsukishima (Akiteru) is of his little brother (Kei/Tsukki). Reminds you of how Tsukki used to brag about his Ace older brother when they were younger. Definitely one of my favorite little scenes
Omg that's a good point! I've never considered that, the tables have turned! Now the older brother gets to brag about the little brother, that's awesome!
Fun Fact: Spring Tournament used to take place in March, so it is called "Spring" Tournament. In Japan, seniors graduate in March, so they could not participate in the tournament before. It moved to January to allow seniors to compete from 2011. Yanagida, a formar team captain of Japan national team, won the last title of the Spring tournament in March, 2010 with Sekita, a setter of Japan national team.
I was gonna say, Japan is in the same hemisphere as us and generally has the same seasons. I figured for whatever reason it was just an early tournament
Even though many people find season 4 disappointing, season 4 have the best character development and character driven plot. So keep up the reactions coach.
I don't know if they find it disappointing, I don't think that's the right way of putting it. I feel many are extremely happy with what actually happens throughout the season, rather they were disappointed with the visuals
@@chelseamae3012 imean if you look at haikyuu standards with the consistency and what happens to the change in their staff. The quality is a downfall. I think it's somehow disappointing. Sorry if my word came out aggressive.
@@chelseamae3012 i think it goes both ways :/ the first half of the fourth season has the lowest scored ratings on forums and sites; and it has mixed reviews with people saying its boring or tedious. Personally i loved all of the fourth season!! we get some amazing character development from hinata, and we are introduced to more amazing teams
@@P1zzaGuy no, not at all, it doesn't sound aggressive. And it definitely dropped in quality, with the pandemic and all of that, but I thought the story standards still seemed pretty high
@@mely1022 It does get a little long and dragged out, but I still enjoyed it, and I feel it was necessary to build up all the tension we needed for the Inarizaki match, especially with Hinata's development
Hi Coach! Before watching the OVA, let me tell you something about Tokyo preliminary so you won't get confused. Since Tokyo has so many school, they usually got two slots for national championship. The prefecture that hosting the tournament also get an extra slot as well. So there will be three representatives from Tokyo that year.
25:16 Actually, that WAS acknowledgement. Ushijima is a senior. This is his last high school match. When he says “I will defeat you next time” he’s inherently accepting there WILL be a next time, because he believes these two are good enough to challenge him again either in college or beyond. That was a challenge, but also high praise from Ushijima.
When Ushijima says he will beat them next time, it is a huge compliment to their skills. Because of his power, and unique advantage of being a leftie, he is guaranteed to go pro right out of high school. As this being his last high school game, that means he believes Hinata and Kageyama’s skills will get them in the pro league as well.
no.it means he will beat him if he fight them next time.why would ushijima think about that far ahead .they are still in high school.if anything college is the next one to think about.but ushijima is not the type to think about that.he is way simplier and just wants to win his next fight
@@chrisgaming8846 lol what. Just because he's a simple character doesn't mean that he is an idiot. He is 100% not going to university why would he when he has volleyball as a career available (getting into a good Japanese university is notoriously stressful which is why tge 3rd years were encouraged to quit in the 2nd half of their year so that they could focus on studying). So at the very least he is saying they will be good enough to play a professional level volleyball player so he could beat them with satisfaction.
@@chrisgaming8846 ushijima isn’t / didn’t go to college. He got signed to a pro team right away. So he intentionally meant that they would go pro if he said he would beat them next time because he would never play another high school game, didn’t go to college, and is going pro. In order for him to beat them, they would have to be in pro league
Hi Coach! I just wanted to say that although people are saying the art style in season 4 isn’t the best, I think it’s good to remember that even with a different art style, it’s still the Haikyuu we all know and love! Besides I was so in love with the series that I didn’t even notice the art style change until someone pointed it out to me when I was rewatching! It may be different but honestly I love it just as much as the original art style :)
Hey I totally agree with u. Altho it isn't as detailed as the first 3 seasons, from season 4 onwards the artstyle is very similar to the manga panel art and this is actually more close to usual way manga are adapted to anime. I also rlly like the new animation in s4 becoz I feel its more thematically appropriate. Glad to know someone else out there who thinks the same.
Ushijima and Tendou's friendship is so nice. Tendou isn't scared to talk to Ushijima and isn't put off at all by his stoicness, and Ushijima proves with Tendou that he's completely able to have a normal conversation, he's just a reserved guy and nobody else tries to have that back and forth with him.
Just to add to the choir: the artstyle in season 4 may be less detailed, since it‘s a different animation staff and in comparison to season 3 the animation also isn‘t quite as strong, because it is a higher episode count, but the first half of season 4 actually looks very good. It‘s the latter half that suffered a bit in quality due to the global pandemic, with some episodes being outsourced to cheaper teams with no experience drawing Haikyuu and little time both for them to get used to it and animation supervisors to correct the off-model art. Animation is also a little limited in the latter half. But it still does a good job telling one hell of a story. Little addition: the OVAs showing Nekoma‘s and Fukurodani‘s qualifying matches are a showcase for the strengths of the new artstyle.
Up! This is honestly the most well said and objective take there is to s4. Even the suggestion to watch the OVA’s (for both the expansion of the story and understanding of how good the new animation *can* be.)
One small thing I love in this episode is Tsukki bowing to the audience with the team. Every other game, he’s the only member who doesn’t bow when thanking the stands, then once he discovers his love for the game and give it his all, he joins the team in bowing. Just a tiny detail that makes his character feel way more fleshed out!
Love how they depict the intensity of these players' feelings for the game through crying. It's never shown as a weakness but an expression of how much they love and respect volleyball.
A few episodes ago, Shiratorizawa's coach said that if they showed a disappointing game their gonna have to walk back. But at 18:14 he said "get onto the bus". This is his subtle way of acknowledging that his players did a great job even though they lost.
I love the visual metaphors in this episode one thing you might notice is when they are pushing ushijima off Hinata and tsuki the only one not involved in that is kageyama signifying his status as one of those genius like players so he doesn’t feel the same pressure the others do of having to play an opponent like ushijima
Hi coach, after they made Haikyuu S3E9, the voice actor of Ukai (the young coach), passed away, that's why you can hear he sounds kinda different here. Ukai's VA's (Kazunari Tanaka's) last words as Ukai is this, at the previous episode : "Don't you dare look down! Volleyball is a sport where you're always looking up!" and it gives me goosebumps.
21:00 You couldn’t see Daichi’s bruise because it’s on his left cheek but that scene was showing Daichi’s right cheek. Edit: 30:15 this is what the OVA “Land vs Air” explores, it’s a must watch
Hey coach! I now that some people have criticized the animation of Season 4 because it had some really badly animated episodes but it is important to remember that season 4 was being animated during the most restrictive time of the lockdown and that caused multiple reschedule and outsourcing. Despite that, season 4 is still amazing and the animators deserve the same praise and respect as always because they still delivered amazing moments animating during the lockdown.
This is easily my favorite episode of the entire series. Let's just marvel at the final rally sequences. It is so good that it deserves multiple viewings to truly appreciate. The "dream" sequence where Ushijima is crushing Tsukki and Hinata tells so much about the whole season/game. It's an interpretation between the contrasting philosophies of the two teams - forming a team around a strong player vs the whole team becoming stronger as a unit. That Ushijima has Tsukki and Hinata pinned down is also symbolic of Tsukki and Hinata's battle against Ushijima. Tsukki has been setting up this 3-person line block for the whole set, Ushijima walks right into it and yet still(!!!) Ushijima manages to get a powerful hit past Kurasuno's blockers. Hinata is of course struggling to be recognized by Ushijima by beating him - but legs are giving out, he's gotten stuffed, got six-packed. They've basically thrown everything they've had at Ushijima and still Ushijima pushes through..."So cool..." as Hinata said. And then the interlacing of Daichi, Asahi and Tanaka picking up the balls as they "lift" Ushijima off of Tsukki and Hinata. They all see the monstrous challenge that Ushijima presents and they are all fighting against the pressure that Ushijima brings. Notice how Kageyama is not part of the "dream" sequence since the only person that intimidates Kageyama is Oikawa. It is also Kageyama who foresaw the possibility of the cross, switched with Hinata as soon as Hinata served and was in perfect position to be able to dig Ushijima's spike. It can also be argued that Kageyama is already a monster player like Ushijima and so of course, he does not feel the same pressure as the other Kurasuno players. However, as all of Kurasuno is going into the air, with the camera 360* panning around the synchronized attack, Hinata sends the last hit. There is a "murder of crows" comprised of 6 individuals, a complete team, flying against the lone eagle. So while Kageyama may be in a class of his own he is very much a part of the team. Just a beautiful sequence with great imagery and exquisite attention to detail.
Such a beautiful way to put it :) my favorite thing to notice was that there were six crows in the murder of crows--Kageyama being very much a part of the team and the flock at this point though he may be able to fly higher than them for now
I have not seen a lot of comments around this point, but people usually say that the Shiratorizawa's coach did not even appreciate his team's effort. But the coach actually shows his appreciation for his team's effort. This is actually highlighted in the fact that in probably the eight or the ninth episode he tells his team that if they perform poorly he will make them run all the way to school from the city gymnasium. Even Tendo confirms that they had to do that one time when he was a first year. But here, after the match, he tells them to board the bus once the prize ceremony is over. Although not vocal, Shiratorizawa's coach hints that his team's effort was valiant and they fought hard till the end to win the match. I love Washijou Sensai's character development as the series unfolds. A lot of his resentment also stems from the fact that when he was young, there was no libero position in volleyball. The position was first introduced in 1998 at the international stage. So at an early stage he must have repeatedly faced the harsh reality that tall and strong players will always be given the chance over shorter players which has moulded his archaic view of volleyball.
21:42 opinions may vary with this, but what I gathered from the earlier episodes this season (Shiratorizawa flashbacks, general dialogue between the players) is that Ushijima and Tendou are extremely close friends - maybe even best buds like Tendou suggests here. They're both extremely straight forward whilst also having such different personalities, which is probably why they can talk to each other so easily; and probably why they're such good friends!
it helps that Tendou isn't intimidated by Wakatoshi's talent at all and is able to talk to him with no filter like any other person he(Tendou) also wouldn't be put off by Wakatoshi's blunt way of talking which other might see as being overly prideful
I forgot that aspect of Kageyama recognising Hinata was in the position of recieving Ushijima's cross, so he switched with him so he could receive it. So cool.
The visual story telling of Haikyuu is so beautiful. Everything from seeing the murder of crows flying at opposing teams to having Ushijima holding down Tsuki and Hinata, only to have the senpais lift them up. I love how this series captures the feeling of playing team sports! Great reaction as always Coach!
i really love that the backstory is always there to prove a point, not just "Oh let's cover every team's history". Even in Karasuno itself not all members got covered like we know enough to make an impact. Almost like a precision strike where it matters i.e. 4 seasons in and we still don't know about Takeda sensei's flashback story but that's because it's not necessary, you get the point
Can't believe we're already done with Season 3. Karasuno vs Shiratorizawa is easily one of the best matches in the series. Personally, I can't wait for the match in the eventual Season 5 as it was my favorite match of the manga.
@@yukimiyasol I know. My personal favorite is Kamomedai. I feel like it gathers all the great things from previous matches and really shows how essential Hinata and Tsukki are for the team.
Shiratorizawa coach told them mid game if they put on a disappointing performance they will have to run back to their school, but at the end of the game, their coach asked them to get on the bus, at the same time subtly recognizing the effort that they put into the sets
Really appreciate that Coach Donny understands Tendou and Ushijima's characters, as well as their relationship with each other! Tendou is really just a goofy and empathetic person who was shown to be an outcast as a kid. I can imagine Ushijima also feels like an outcast himself, from being kind of shunned as a kid for being left handed, to not being approachable because of his personality. But sweet ol' Tendou doesn't care at all :') they're definitely one of my favorite pairs in Haikyuu!
tsutomu had a very very interesting line this episode he said that it is frustrating that the set was not for him but for ushijima but its also frustrating him because he wants to see ushijima spike cuz he loves ushijima's spikes
This visual of the 3rd years taking the pressure off of Tsukki and Hinata might be my favourite visual of the series. Made better by showing that Kageyama is the only first year who doesn't feel pressured by Ushijima, since like he said, Oikawa is the only player he fears.
Seeing the third year's tears of joy is one of the most touching and heartwarming scenes in this episode. The fact that at their final year, they finally git the chance to go to nationals and play with the Karasuno team they had imagined before they entered was just so moving and touching, i love it.
I think the most interesting thing about Ushijima is that he doesn’t actively do anything to other people to make them not want to talk to him. He’s a bit direct and to the point, but that’s about it. His physical presence intimidates people more than what he actively does. People assuming he’s this intimidating guy and don’t try to really engage with him out if their own assumptions. Tendo like you said, either doesn’t acknowledge that presence or ignores it and decides to engage him like any peer would. I think this is what leads to their unusual friendship.
Coach there is an extra scene of Shiratorizawa after the match that was included in the movie. Its only 2-3 minutes long and I'm sure everyone would love to see your reaction, it's very good for Ushijima. th-cam.com/video/Utjg2EmYqE8/w-d-xo.html , there's the link, maybe include your reaction to it in one of the ova episodes? Congrats on finishing season 3!
27:10 To explain why it's called the Spring National Tournament. Originally, it took place at the end of March, so it was called Spring National Tournament. However, all the third years would have graduated high school by then. School year ends mid March. So they moved it to early January so the third years could participate.
i’ll never forget the art styles used to show how much pressure the karasuno team was under when playing against ushijima. some of the best work i’ve seen in the show as a whole. loved it
I love the fact how when they won the final point, the 3 of the third-years just naturally gravitated towards each other to celebrate - they were there since Year 1 and held on the dream of going to the Nationals together, and here they finally did it!
Coach! A small note because this confuses people when they watch the OVA. There are *three* qualifying teams for Tokyo, two 2v2 battles will occur, and the losers will battle for the 3rd position and the winners are *guaranteed* a position. Still, it’s better to win the whole thing to get seeded for the tournament.
I never gave Tendo shouting "jump on it, Taichi" much thought. It was until this time that I realized that, even when he wasn't on the court, his instincts still kicked in, he knew where the ball was going to go and who should jump to stop it, but in the last play Hinata blended in so well that he couldn't do it, and just managed to mumble "shit!" before it was over. So yeah, after many years, after watching the show a couple of times and god knows how many reactions I still discovered something new.
Coach, here is the timeline so far: *2012* April: Hinata enrolls in Karasuno and finds Kageyama there. May: Practice match with Nekoma High June: Karasuno loses to Aoba Johsai in the third round of the Interhigh Preliminaries. Hinata turns 16 years old July: Tokyo training camp August: Spring Interhigh National Tournament Miyagi Prefecture Qualifying Rounds. Karasuno vs. Ohgiminami High and Kakugawa High. October 25-27: Miyagi Prefecture Spring Interhigh Qualifier Karasuno vs. Johzenji High, Wakutani Minami High, Aoba Johsai High, and Shiratorizawa Academy
tl;dr this is why i get mudery when people don't agree that Hinata is the best player in all of Haikyuu, period. Hinata went from ep 1 to who he is rn in only 6 months. Kageyama had been training since he was 7. 6 months to 9 years. *I'm an avid Iranian-American VB fan and have seen FIVB irl, Iran vs Poland and Iran vs Russia, and Russia vs US in 2019 in Chicago. it's nuts. absolutely nuts. seeing Iran's setter, Marouf's sets in real-time and irl is surreal. along with Brazil's Rezende, Marouf's top 5 setters in the world. uber long explanation: up to the 1st ep, he'd never been in a team, let alone official matches (not counting the one vs Kageyama). he'd never had any kind of training beyond the odd practices we the neighborhood, and what lil he did have was due to the mechanics of VB, via utilizing athletes from other sports. he has no idea how to play the 4D chess that's VB. he's never had a setter and he's never been analyzed and developed. from the minute he opens his eyes he's inherently at a disadvantage. his position and skill level dictate his being underestimated, regardless of his existing talents and his drive and labor. he has to work from a disadvantage, especially not being a libero and having bad receives. yet, he functions high enough that other people, with a variety of skills/specialty/experience compete against him specifically, knowingly or not. if he'd trained with even the fraction of resources and time that Kageyama or Oikawa had they'd never reach his level in highs chool. especially if you know what happens in the manga you'd get why he's the most skilled even tho he has v lil training rn. he's so unique and capable that he is utilized and earns his keep from the v beginning, no matter how chaotic he is. he's so invaluable that Ukai devotes the Nekoma practice match to essentially develop Hinata. he went from literally just being agile and athletic to being able to be a v effective MB, a spiker, a pseudo libero and 'The Best Decoy'. most of Haikyuu kids are not athletic necessarily. as coach has said before, while jogging is good it's not great for VB, which means that they don't run for endurance. Hinata bikes for endurance. that combined with his stamina and the fact that he had the making of a gymnast, his athletic prowess make him a consistent player, cz no matter what he does he only improves. Noya does crazy moves too but hs trains for those. Hinata consistently pull put moves that are hard to do without training for them with minimal bodily harm and with a reasonable amount of ctrl. he's been consistent enough that its used to show his growth and not just lucky opportunities. there's a reason that no one in 4 seasons has pulled moves like Hinata. yeah the liberos do wild rolls and dives, and the setters contort and bend, and the spikers reach and MB slide. but none of them parkours off the wall, or repeatedly receives balls to the face that count for points or save the rally. the sheer amount of running he does sets him apart from every single player that we've seen. he's so emotionally intelligent that he creates opportunities for his teammates to become better themselves without any benefit to him. without Kuroo and Bokuto Tsukishima wouldn't be able to do sh*t. if Hinata was sh*tty to Kenma Kuroo wouldn't be exhibiting good sportsmanship. if he didn't put up w Kageyama's crap, while actually making him grow (intentionally or not) Kageyama wouldn't be as accomplished as he is rn. just the trust that Hinata bas in him is a v powerful factor, let alone the fact that he's never intentionally let down anyone, especially Kags. he wants to compete against the best which makes his personal ethos better and stronger than anyone else on the show by magnitudes. like there is no one on Hinata's level in Haikyuu. Oikawa, Atsumu, Kageyama, and Ushijima want to compete and win. they believe they're the best and they want to prove it by defeating who they consider a worthy rival individually. you don't need to tell Hinata what Kags g'pa told him about there's always someone who's better than you. that's not bis mode of operation. he wants to be better and the only way he can be is using a metric, and in VB the metric is other players and winning matches. Hinata would play VB even if there wasn't any winning in it. even if it was useless he'd still play and he'd play it to the best of his ability because to him the person on the other side of the net is important. he respects being on the court and never wants to leave. and since everyone keeps wanting to kick him out or not let him, he becomes even more focused and understands that there's dignity to stand on the court. it'd be belittling to insult others by only respecting the merits instead of it as a whole. there's nothing casual about VB for him cz he's always at a disadvantage and every time he's confronted with VB categorically he has to prove himself before he gets to everyone else's level of respect.
It's crazy how far through the series you've gotten since I first stumbled onto your reactions. Looking forward to your reactions for the next season. Haven't gotten to the end yet, but have you considered making another ideal team lineup after getting to know some more players, it'd be fun to see. edit: ah, looking forward to the in-between video with your line up. It'd also be cool to see what things you think will get covered in the upcoming season, so any predictions would be cool to see.
i would like to see his ideal line up but after season 4!! inarizaki is one of my favorite teams hahaha i would like to see some of the players in said lineup
@@mely1022 both, both is good. But yeah, will be cool to see his thoughts on some of the characters in season 4. And if he does do another lineup after season 4, almost certain that at least some of them will get on his lineup, but we'll have to wait and see.
I anime, saying "I'll defeat you next time" means you have acknowledged them as true rivals, and so Ushijima saying that to Kageyama and Hinata was pretty much him accepting them as equals. In the same way "I won't lose" being said to a rival ahead of a game is likewise a mark of respect, in that you're saying you respect this person so much, that defeating them is a worthwhile goal in itself.
Season 3 was a ending of the cycle for the anime (was the same staff for all the 3 , S1 2014 - S2 2015 - S3 2016) . Season 4 came in 2019-20 with some Staff changes , had a new Main Director \ Character Design ( the studio and some animators was the same) , they got some animation issues due to Covid Stuff in a few episodes. But in the end of the day , series is the same , still have strong moments , strong episodes , amazing Soundtrack and all !
One thing you might not have noticed is the Shiratorizawa coach reflecting on Hinata and thinking about his height in comparison, and how he had given up because of it. How he might have been able to overcome it in another life. Also draws a direct correlation between how he has picked his players for his team to be only tall and strong. And how Hinata stands at opposition to how he has viewed volleyball his entire life. How he was discouraged in his youth for playing because of how short he was.
Hello coach. I would like to point out 6:32 that I think that the only reason Tsukishima was able to come up with this for the last moments of the game was because he was injured. While he was getting his fingers taken care of he was only thinking about the game, and since he realized that by the time he got back they would either have already lost or they would have been fighting at the deuce, he probably thought of taking advantage of his original strategy and came up with his new strategy. Coming up with this before the game on a whim would be plot armory (or fantasy-like as you describe it) but I don't think that was the case here. It is cool to see how realistic this show can be through and through.
Something you may have missed Coach was that the boys were actually intentionally measuring their highest jumping height for the Nationals because they will show the player stats on the brochures. So cool they treat highschool sports like pro sports (showing stats and televising games) 😁🙏🏽 So excited to see you react to Season 4. The art and animation is very different (and not so good) but it does have some of the best character development in the series. There are also some rare moments of pure beauty with the art and animation that are worth seeing ❤❤
Small detail, but the Shiritorizawa coach told the team they would run back to the school if they had a bad match. Then at the end of the match, he told them to get in the bus.
Spring Tournament used to be held in March, but that was too close to graduation and exam season in Japan, so they rescheduled it for January but kept the name! The seasons are the same
A little thing about the end when they are measuring the height jump, it is because the nationals comitee, ask for this specific informations on each player, so they need to do that to go to the tournament, they aren't doing that just to be "man compete"
hi coach, the spring tournament used to be held during march but then by then 3rd years would be taking their college entrance exam. Therefore, in 2012, they changed it to January to allow 3rd years to participate.
Hello coach, the art is season 4 just became closer to the Manga art style. The animation changed slightly but towards the middle of the season covid happened and this caused the animators to rush and weren't able to animate like they usually do. The start of the season and the end are animated beautifully
S4 has a lot of hate, but I think it's mostly the memory of the S4-2 covid episodes (specially ep2). Part 1 looked really good, different but still full of impact and energy without betraying the sweet emotional moments like Shizuku's backstory
@@canalsincontenido yeah and I think it's also the fact that people hate change, like with many Anime whenever they switch things up there's a lot of uproar, for example when attack on titan switched to cgi titans. Half the time you couldn't even tell if it was cgi or not but people just hated it because it was different than what they did before.
@@liondude64 I'm tired of people "preparing" reactors by saying that the season 4 animation is terrible or "laughing in season 4" when a reactor compliments the anime's animation. I understand telling them that the animation style changed, and that the animation was outsourced in some of season 4 part 2. That's fine. But people just want to hate on something. I'm actually concerned now that we won't get a season 5 because people have shown zero love to season 4.
Season 4 has, not only one of my favourite intros, but also has the beggining of the best era of hinata, and karasuno overall, even the guys at the sidelines
Hey Coach... when they were doing the 3-man blocking the straight at the end, you said "it looks cool story-wise and it's a fairytale way to show this BUT it's hard to plan when to use this in actual match"... and I think you are right... But Haikyuu never missed out on this one too... if you remember, the straight hit Hinata took to his face because they couldn't complete their straight block, IF YOU REWIND A BIT YOU CAN SEE TSUKISHIMA SHOUTING "STRAIGHT" at 05:04 ... meaning they not just intended to block straight for the last one that we saw but they did try to block straight for this one too thinking this might be the last rally.. "THE PLAN WAS TO DO A 3-MAN BLOCK FOR STRAIGHT AT THE LAST POINT" ... But THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO COMPLETE IT IN TIME... That is why at 13:48 Asahi apologizes to Hinata saying they were not able to block in time... and Kageyama says that still they narrowed it enough for Hinata to be able to receive... They only showed the scene of conversation between Tsukishima and others during last rally/block because IT HOLDS SURPRISE AND SUSPENSE UNTIL THE LAST MOMENT... If they show the scene tsukki explaining the plan during the first rally, it would not be that effective because they could not block it completely...
This game was on October 27th, 2012. The Spring Tournament used to happen in March right before the end of the school year, but was moved to January to allow 3rd year players to play. It's still called the Spring Tournament despite not being played in the Spring.
18:15 Little thing that was hard to notice in your first watch. In the earlier episode Coach Washijo said that if y'all play a bad game, I'll make y'all run back to school. Then here, he simply told them to get back on the bus after the awards ceremony. Its his way of telling his players, y'all did great and fought well. Also, we'll love to see your top 5 or top 3 moments in season 3 Coach! Along with your updated Haikyuu line up and the bonus scene from Shiratorizawa. Btw congrats editor #7 and you did a great job!
Regardless of what anyone might say season 4 of haikyuu is my absolut favorite season till now Sure there are 2 or 3 episodes that are animated bad but espacially part 2 of season 4 gave me permanent goose bumbs
This episode is one of the best that I can really relate to. I used to play volleyball in high school then on our finals, we were down by 22-24. Our setter stepped up and got 2 consecutive service ace to deuce the game and we won. Best high school memories!
So much yes on your comment at 36:25, not to forget to plan all these rallies around the player's rotation too! To have the plot develop naturally so that its not an asspull and with the right players on the right position on the court, I think that is what sucked us all into Haikyuu. Also to have this channel to break it all down is an EXTRA blessing! Honestly would love to watch more strategy-breakdown videos from you too, I think I can never get enough of these nuggets of volleyball wisdom!
I've seen a lot of comments about this, so I also want to share this to those who didn't know... The reason why Tendo said: "Farewell, my paradise" is because Shiratorizawa is the only school team that accepted him and his 'weird' as what they say, play style and also personality. And also, that's the reason why he will no longer continue his career in Volleyball. This truly made me sad if this is ever true. I really love Tendo, he's so genuine, fun, and adorable. He's the kind of guy that I will surely hang out with because he's all positive and likes to cheer everyone up. Stan Tendo guys, he's one of the underrated characters in Haikyuu. 🥺❤
20:23 shiratorizawa coach "Washijo Tanji" (鷲匠 鍛治). "Washi" from "Washijo" means "Eagle" while "Shiratori" from Shiratorizawa means "white bird". Thats why in the opening sequence shiratorizawa is symbolized as "An Eagle". Because they're young players (bird) led by and Old Eagle. There will be more teams with animal motives in their names in S4 and the animal that the team represent will reflect on their playstyle
So happy to wrap up another season, coach. I see tendo as one of the most mature characters, he always knew what he wanted and where he was going, he didnt seem to have any regret with his high school career being over. His jokes and joker personality are just one layer, clearly he has a gift to read people, he sees more than most people do. That's probably the secret of his guess blocking. The way he is made him one of my favorite things to come out of shoratorizawa, in a team that was supposed to be Ushiwaka's solo act, he got his fair share of spotlight for being so unique. A person who can truly get into people's minds can be scary to some (aka his bullying during middle school) but also a good friend, probably the best for such a straight to the point person like Ushiwaka.
Your reaction to Kageyama`s National Team call-up was the best in the series so far. So genuinely excited and surprised, almost feels like you heard a student of yours of something receiving some great news. Also I dont remember when, but I am pretty sure you CALLED IT!
Karasuno vs Shiratorizawa, an absolutely godly culmination of everything leading up to this point and undoubtedly one of the greatest seasons of anime ever produced. Every time I watch it I gain a deeper appreciation for teamwork, competition, and just how much of a legend the creator Haruichi Furudate-sensei is.
I remember your first haikyuu reaction getting recommended to me when it came out and i loved it so much because you have so much knowledge and insight about everything in the show and you're just so much calmer and nicer than most other youtubers. But i was sure that you'd probably lose interest or just stop putting out the videos at some point because they're are obviously a lot work for you. But now here we are over 1 year later and you still put out these videos on a regular basis. I just want to say thank you for everything. Haikyuu and especially these videos of yours made me actually start volleyball a couple months ago and i am happier than ever. i also have my first tournament tomorrow and i can't wait. Again, thank you Coach 💜
Coach when they closed in on Ushijima's straight, Tsuuki had told them that plan just before that rally started so imo it's not too impossible for them to have planned and thought of it :) If it was a plan since the very start of the game then it would definitely have been unrealistic lol
I think Tsuuki also mentioned that strategy because he was aware that Nishinoya wasn’t going to be there to dig the ball up. Because this is the one rotation that Nishinoya doesn’t rotate in, it’s their strongest attacking rotation but wekeast receiving rotation and potentially strongest blocking rotation. I honestly think Tsuuki was waiting for this specific rotation when he had the play in mind.
Not a volleyball player, but a basketball player here. I actually experienced Coach Washijo's (eyebrow guy) old school coaching style myself when I was a sophomore in high school where we had to run 100 lines/suicides for losing a game. During my junior varsity league, I remember there was one specific game where my team kept missing almost all our free throws and lost the game. And I remember my coach saying that for every free throw we'd miss we'd run 5 lines/suicides for practice the next day. We totaled in 50 liners and since we lost the game, my coach added fifty more. So the next day at practice all we did was run 100 suicides nonstop (no breaks, if you threw up, too bad keep going) until we learned our lesson and corrected our mistakes. It was horrible, we didn't even practice free throws or have a conversation about it how to improve. The worst part was that the day after that practice, we had another game. So just as you said, we couldn't play to our fullest potential, we were still mentally and physically drained from our loss and the practice. It wasn't the worst practice I've ever had, but it was the hardest.
35:01 only reactor that understood this lmao XD, other are always confused at first (what? does he has to leave the team?). Love it! Next Land vs Air OVA! can't wait
The S4, is coming, yoooooo, the reason I love S4 so much even tho it downgraded by a bit is because I read the manga before the S4, and yo, Haikyuu is one of those anime/manga or any kind of story that exhilarates the hell out of me(like the emotions I felt there are enough for me to forget the animation style, well, I actually like the style, except when they blocking)
People keep saying this, but I love S4's artstyle. It sure is different, but the quality of the animation itself is just as great to me. S4 pt.2 is another story because of outsourced episodes
S4 was amazing! The characters feel even more dynamic and close to their manga counterparts. The animation was iffy in an episode or two (thanks to COVID) but the overall quality was still much better than most seasonal anime of that year.
@@pandyssianrat to me it felt off whenever they are jumping (unless the jump is in an intense moment and the animators go crazy), other than that it's all good, and it doesn't really matter coz ofy love for the show
For season 4, there are still many scenes that cannot be missed out, it is quite sad that many scenes are not well done but the important scenes are all done pretty good (this happens a lot in many studios where they try to save cost for the epic scene). Really cant wait to see Coach to react to those epic moments in season 4!!! LETS GOO.
I was pretty mad at S4-2's eps2 and 3 because they are the worst animated but they still had all that emotional power that made me tear up. I felt a bit scammed. I wish we could replace them with the bluray fixed versions when they come out but most people will stick to the TV versions because those are the ones in crunchy.
About Tendou... He's deeper than just a "weird" character, I'm happy you saw that.
One thing, I'm not sure if you missed it, but when they lost he said "Farewell... My paradise" and it has such a strong meaning, since childhood he was known as weird, but when playing voleyball he felt in the right place, it was the place he was admired and treated as someone special, not a freak but a genius. And now, he's retiring from Voleyball, this "safe place" is gone for him. That really breaks my heart.
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I did not watch 3 seasons of reactions to have Coach skim past Tendo saying Farewell! Haha
Yeah because no other team would let him play the way he does.
I initially didn't understand this comment by Tendo when I first watched this episode. And wouldn't go on to understand it's full meaning until later on in the Manga. If you know what I mean. Now....I do and it has such a deeper meaning for me about Haikyuu.
I love Tendo so much and I cry everytime I see that scene
One of my favorite things about this series is how it NORMALIZES CRYING for these highschool boys. Furudate-sensei (creator) did a great job in showing us how passionate/invested these young athletes are in their sport, helping us empathize with the heartbreak that comes with losing.
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The voice acting probably also made it seem realistic because they lost their fellow VA and that was Coach Ukai’s old VA...
Yes, and it's never seen as embarrassing or negative in any way. Altho I guess it's not surprising, coz irl Interhigh/Spring Tourney media coverage seem to show both girls' and boys' teams crying fairly often, and both in the same light.
I mean, if you follow sports, seeing men crying isn't something that odd to be honest.
When the Shiratorizawa Coach says, "Once the awards ceremony is over, get on the bus," it's actually a reference back a couple episodes where Tendo mentioned that if the coach isn't satisfied with the game, he'll make everyone run back to campus instead of the taking the bus as punishment.
Cool little detail that even though they lost, the coach thought this team still played as well as they could have
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I hope Coach Donny sees this, even I didn't remember that quote at all so it's a really cool observation
@@MAlatinboy yeah, the manga actually makes it more obvious, where they insert a panel of Tendo remembering what he said right before the coach speaks, but I guess they kept it a bit more subtle for pacing in the anime
I can’t imagine how fast weeks went by and Coach finished Season 3. It’s been 60 weeks since Coach started reacting to Haikyuu.Thank you for every reaction video Coach keep up the good work.
ive gone through 3 different jobs over the course of coach watching these episodes, funny how time flies
Dudes, the FIRST reaction video NOW HAS 1 MILLION VIEWS!!
And i hope we’ll see more because i cant believe its been that long
This is the reminder you asked for.
-There is a short video that’s the ending for Shiratorizawa
-there are two OVA’s called “Land vs. Air” and that’s for what’s happening over at Tokyo qualifiers.
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11:51 It was so touching to see how proud the older Tsukishima (Akiteru) is of his little brother (Kei/Tsukki). Reminds you of how Tsukki used to brag about his Ace older brother when they were younger. Definitely one of my favorite little scenes
Omg that's a good point! I've never considered that, the tables have turned! Now the older brother gets to brag about the little brother, that's awesome!
... and now I'm in tears again
Akiteru and Kei's relationship is such a heartwarming thing to watch unfold. *THAT* scene when the match against ---- happens, everyone will cry!
Fun Fact: Spring Tournament used to take place in March, so it is called "Spring" Tournament. In Japan, seniors graduate in March, so they could not participate in the tournament before. It moved to January to allow seniors to compete from 2011.
Yanagida, a formar team captain of Japan national team, won the last title of the Spring tournament in March, 2010 with Sekita, a setter of Japan national team.
That's an important fact actually, thanks for letting us know
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I was gonna say, Japan is in the same hemisphere as us and generally has the same seasons. I figured for whatever reason it was just an early tournament
Yanagida Masahiro! 💪🏻🏐 Oh and I heard he's also getting married! Saw his twitter and IG post a few weeks ago!
Even though many people find season 4 disappointing, season 4 have the best character development and character driven plot. So keep up the reactions coach.
I don't know if they find it disappointing, I don't think that's the right way of putting it. I feel many are extremely happy with what actually happens throughout the season, rather they were disappointed with the visuals
@@chelseamae3012 imean if you look at haikyuu standards with the consistency and what happens to the change in their staff. The quality is a downfall. I think it's somehow disappointing. Sorry if my word came out aggressive.
@@chelseamae3012 i think it goes both ways :/ the first half of the fourth season has the lowest scored ratings on forums and sites; and it has mixed reviews with people saying its boring or tedious. Personally i loved all of the fourth season!! we get some amazing character development from hinata, and we are introduced to more amazing teams
@@P1zzaGuy no, not at all, it doesn't sound aggressive. And it definitely dropped in quality, with the pandemic and all of that, but I thought the story standards still seemed pretty high
@@mely1022 It does get a little long and dragged out, but I still enjoyed it, and I feel it was necessary to build up all the tension we needed for the Inarizaki match, especially with Hinata's development
Hi Coach! Before watching the OVA, let me tell you something about Tokyo preliminary so you won't get confused. Since Tokyo has so many school, they usually got two slots for national championship. The prefecture that hosting the tournament also get an extra slot as well. So there will be three representatives from Tokyo that year.
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25:16 Actually, that WAS acknowledgement.
Ushijima is a senior. This is his last high school match. When he says “I will defeat you next time” he’s inherently accepting there WILL be a next time, because he believes these two are good enough to challenge him again either in college or beyond.
That was a challenge, but also high praise from Ushijima.
When Ushijima says he will beat them next time, it is a huge compliment to their skills.
Because of his power, and unique advantage of being a leftie, he is guaranteed to go pro right out of high school. As this being his last high school game, that means he believes Hinata and Kageyama’s skills will get them in the pro league as well.
I love this insight.
no.it means he will beat him if he fight them next time.why would ushijima think about that far ahead .they are still in high school.if anything college is the next one to think about.but ushijima is not the type to think about that.he is way simplier and just wants to win his next fight
@@chrisgaming8846 lol what. Just because he's a simple character doesn't mean that he is an idiot. He is 100% not going to university why would he when he has volleyball as a career available (getting into a good Japanese university is notoriously stressful which is why tge 3rd years were encouraged to quit in the 2nd half of their year so that they could focus on studying). So at the very least he is saying they will be good enough to play a professional level volleyball player so he could beat them with satisfaction.
@@chrisgaming8846 ushijima isn’t / didn’t go to college. He got signed to a pro team right away. So he intentionally meant that they would go pro if he said he would beat them next time because he would never play another high school game, didn’t go to college, and is going pro. In order for him to beat them, they would have to be in pro league
@@baba_tdog1071 yeah I agree. He may be simple and straight forward, but he chooses his words very carefully.
Hi Coach! I just wanted to say that although people are saying the art style in season 4 isn’t the best, I think it’s good to remember that even with a different art style, it’s still the Haikyuu we all know and love! Besides I was so in love with the series that I didn’t even notice the art style change until someone pointed it out to me when I was rewatching! It may be different but honestly I love it just as much as the original art style :)
really? i thought that’s the animation/art style was the best 😭 of all the seasons
Hey I totally agree with u. Altho it isn't as detailed as the first 3 seasons, from season 4 onwards the artstyle is very similar to the manga panel art and this is actually more close to usual way manga are adapted to anime. I also rlly like the new animation in s4 becoz I feel its more thematically appropriate. Glad to know someone else out there who thinks the same.
I love Season 4s tense art style in games
@@kidslash4655 Hell no season 3 shits on s4 animation but s4 has some good animation moments
It's there for some scenes but it has some of the best animation too :)
Ushijima and Tendou's friendship is so nice. Tendou isn't scared to talk to Ushijima and isn't put off at all by his stoicness, and Ushijima proves with Tendou that he's completely able to have a normal conversation, he's just a reserved guy and nobody else tries to have that back and forth with him.
Just to add to the choir: the artstyle in season 4 may be less detailed, since it‘s a different animation staff and in comparison to season 3 the animation also isn‘t quite as strong, because it is a higher episode count, but the first half of season 4 actually looks very good. It‘s the latter half that suffered a bit in quality due to the global pandemic, with some episodes being outsourced to cheaper teams with no experience drawing Haikyuu and little time both for them to get used to it and animation supervisors to correct the off-model art. Animation is also a little limited in the latter half. But it still does a good job telling one hell of a story.
Little addition: the OVAs showing Nekoma‘s and Fukurodani‘s qualifying matches are a showcase for the strengths of the new artstyle.
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Yesss!!! finally season 4. Coach season 4 has some of the best characters and developments. It's truly inspirational.
If only season 4 didn't have a bad rep because of a couple of inconsistencies.
man I absolutely loved season 4, the 2nd half is maybe my favourite Haikyuu season
Season 4 is amazing. I don't care what people say.
11:52 Akiteru saying “that’s my little brother!” PEOPLE THAT HAS TO BE ONE OF THE SOFTEST MOMENTS IN ALL HAIKYUU! 😭😭😭😭😭💞💞💞💞💞
Ah yes, the awaited “Ushijima Pressure” scene, the music ost “The Battle Of The Concepts” definitely enhanced this scene
It's such a cool scene TT_TT
I hope you’re going to be watching the Land vs Air OVA, that’s a really good one about Nekoma!
and Fukurodani
He wanted to watch other teams play for so long, he has to watch them now!
The editor adding in a sad kenma when coach was talking about his younger years was beyond funny!!
One small thing I love in this episode is Tsukki bowing to the audience with the team. Every other game, he’s the only member who doesn’t bow when thanking the stands, then once he discovers his love for the game and give it his all, he joins the team in bowing. Just a tiny detail that makes his character feel way more fleshed out!
Love how they depict the intensity of these players' feelings for the game through crying. It's never shown as a weakness but an expression of how much they love and respect volleyball.
A few episodes ago, Shiratorizawa's coach said that if they showed a disappointing game their gonna have to walk back. But at 18:14 he said "get onto the bus". This is his subtle way of acknowledging that his players did a great job even though they lost.
ハイキューを見て中学でバレーボールを始めた男子高校生が、実際に去年の春高の決勝の舞台に立ちました。彼はツッキーに憧れているそうです。
また、バレーボール日本代表の多くの選手がハイキューを読んでおり、特に西田有志と柳田将洋はハイキューの大ファンです。
ハイキューが日本のバレーボール界に与えている影響はとても大きいです😭
日本語ですみません。
I love the visual metaphors in this episode one thing you might notice is when they are pushing ushijima off Hinata and tsuki the only one not involved in that is kageyama signifying his status as one of those genius like players so he doesn’t feel the same pressure the others do of having to play an opponent like ushijima
Hi coach, after they made Haikyuu S3E9, the voice actor of Ukai (the young coach), passed away, that's why you can hear he sounds kinda different here. Ukai's VA's (Kazunari Tanaka's) last words as Ukai is this, at the previous episode :
"Don't you dare look down! Volleyball is a sport where you're always looking up!"
and it gives me goosebumps.
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21:00 You couldn’t see Daichi’s bruise because it’s on his left cheek but that scene was showing Daichi’s right cheek.
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30:15 this is what the OVA “Land vs Air” explores, it’s a must watch
Hey coach! I now that some people have criticized the animation of Season 4 because it had some really badly animated episodes but it is important to remember that season 4 was being animated during the most restrictive time of the lockdown and that caused multiple reschedule and outsourcing.
Despite that, season 4 is still amazing and the animators deserve the same praise and respect as always because they still delivered amazing moments animating during the lockdown.
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This is easily my favorite episode of the entire series.
Let's just marvel at the final rally sequences. It is so good that it deserves multiple viewings to truly appreciate.
The "dream" sequence where Ushijima is crushing Tsukki and Hinata tells so much about the whole season/game. It's an interpretation between the contrasting philosophies of the two teams - forming a team around a strong player vs the whole team becoming stronger as a unit.
That Ushijima has Tsukki and Hinata pinned down is also symbolic of Tsukki and Hinata's battle against Ushijima. Tsukki has been setting up this 3-person line block for the whole set, Ushijima walks right into it and yet still(!!!) Ushijima manages to get a powerful hit past Kurasuno's blockers. Hinata is of course struggling to be recognized by Ushijima by beating him - but legs are giving out, he's gotten stuffed, got six-packed. They've basically thrown everything they've had at Ushijima and still Ushijima pushes through..."So cool..." as Hinata said. And then the interlacing of Daichi, Asahi and Tanaka picking up the balls as they "lift" Ushijima off of Tsukki and Hinata. They all see the monstrous challenge that Ushijima presents and they are all fighting against the pressure that Ushijima brings.
Notice how Kageyama is not part of the "dream" sequence since the only person that intimidates Kageyama is Oikawa. It is also Kageyama who foresaw the possibility of the cross, switched with Hinata as soon as Hinata served and was in perfect position to be able to dig Ushijima's spike. It can also be argued that Kageyama is already a monster player like Ushijima and so of course, he does not feel the same pressure as the other Kurasuno players.
However, as all of Kurasuno is going into the air, with the camera 360* panning around the synchronized attack, Hinata sends the last hit. There is a "murder of crows" comprised of 6 individuals, a complete team, flying against the lone eagle. So while Kageyama may be in a class of his own he is very much a part of the team.
Just a beautiful sequence with great imagery and exquisite attention to detail.
Such a beautiful way to put it :) my favorite thing to notice was that there were six crows in the murder of crows--Kageyama being very much a part of the team and the flock at this point though he may be able to fly higher than them for now
God, just how poetic!!
That 360 camera pan of the last spike is still some of the best moments done in Haikyuu
11:48 In anime and manga characters foaming at the mouth normally means a sudden massive surprise or shock that knocks the character unconscious
I love when Goshiki says that what upsets him most isn't that he isn't getting a toss, but that he actually WANTS to see Ushijima spike
I have not seen a lot of comments around this point, but people usually say that the Shiratorizawa's coach did not even appreciate his team's effort. But the coach actually shows his appreciation for his team's effort. This is actually highlighted in the fact that in probably the eight or the ninth episode he tells his team that if they perform poorly he will make them run all the way to school from the city gymnasium. Even Tendo confirms that they had to do that one time when he was a first year. But here, after the match, he tells them to board the bus once the prize ceremony is over. Although not vocal, Shiratorizawa's coach hints that his team's effort was valiant and they fought hard till the end to win the match.
I love Washijou Sensai's character development as the series unfolds.
A lot of his resentment also stems from the fact that when he was young, there was no libero position in volleyball. The position was first introduced in 1998 at the international stage. So at an early stage he must have repeatedly faced the harsh reality that tall and strong players will always be given the chance over shorter players which has moulded his archaic view of volleyball.
21:42 opinions may vary with this, but what I gathered from the earlier episodes this season (Shiratorizawa flashbacks, general dialogue between the players) is that Ushijima and Tendou are extremely close friends - maybe even best buds like Tendou suggests here. They're both extremely straight forward whilst also having such different personalities, which is probably why they can talk to each other so easily; and probably why they're such good friends!
it helps that Tendou isn't intimidated by Wakatoshi's talent at all and is able to talk to him with no filter like any other person
he(Tendou) also wouldn't be put off by Wakatoshi's blunt way of talking which other might see as being overly prideful
I forgot that aspect of Kageyama recognising Hinata was in the position of recieving Ushijima's cross, so he switched with him so he could receive it. So cool.
The visual story telling of Haikyuu is so beautiful. Everything from seeing the murder of crows flying at opposing teams to having Ushijima holding down Tsuki and Hinata, only to have the senpais lift them up. I love how this series captures the feeling of playing team sports!
Great reaction as always Coach!
i really love that the backstory is always there to prove a point, not just "Oh let's cover every team's history". Even in Karasuno itself not all members got covered like we know enough to make an impact. Almost like a precision strike where it matters i.e. 4 seasons in and we still don't know about Takeda sensei's flashback story but that's because it's not necessary, you get the point
7:43 where my lefty heart always screams "smash it" seeing how Ushijima was capable of hitting the ball and changing the angle. 💚
I don't know if you noticed, but when the coach of shiratorizawa said to the get in the bus, is his way to say that they played well!
Can't believe we're already done with Season 3. Karasuno vs Shiratorizawa is easily one of the best matches in the series. Personally, I can't wait for the match in the eventual Season 5 as it was my favorite match of the manga.
Do you mean Nekoma or Kamomedai?
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@@hugogamboas.5550 kamomedai will be after nekoma
Excited for it to get animated
@@yukimiyasol I know. My personal favorite is Kamomedai. I feel like it gathers all the great things from previous matches and really shows how essential Hinata and Tsukki are for the team.
Shiratorizawa coach told them mid game if they put on a disappointing performance they will have to run back to their school, but at the end of the game, their coach asked them to get on the bus, at the same time subtly recognizing the effort that they put into the sets
Really appreciate that Coach Donny understands Tendou and Ushijima's characters, as well as their relationship with each other! Tendou is really just a goofy and empathetic person who was shown to be an outcast as a kid. I can imagine Ushijima also feels like an outcast himself, from being kind of shunned as a kid for being left handed, to not being approachable because of his personality. But sweet ol' Tendou doesn't care at all :') they're definitely one of my favorite pairs in Haikyuu!
tsutomu had a very very interesting line this episode he said that it is frustrating that the set was not for him but for ushijima but its also frustrating him because he wants to see ushijima spike cuz he loves ushijima's spikes
The Third Years realizing they can keep playing and Tsukki and Hinata's senpai metaphorically helping to get Ushijima get off of them always gets me.
This visual of the 3rd years taking the pressure off of Tsukki and Hinata might be my favourite visual of the series. Made better by showing that Kageyama is the only first year who doesn't feel pressured by Ushijima, since like he said, Oikawa is the only player he fears.
Seeing the third year's tears of joy is one of the most touching and heartwarming scenes in this episode. The fact that at their final year, they finally git the chance to go to nationals and play with the Karasuno team they had imagined before they entered was just so moving and touching, i love it.
This^^^ The third years truly pull at my heart strings
I think the most interesting thing about Ushijima is that he doesn’t actively do anything to other people to make them not want to talk to him. He’s a bit direct and to the point, but that’s about it. His physical presence intimidates people more than what he actively does. People assuming he’s this intimidating guy and don’t try to really engage with him out if their own assumptions. Tendo like you said, either doesn’t acknowledge that presence or ignores it and decides to engage him like any peer would. I think this is what leads to their unusual friendship.
Coach there is an extra scene of Shiratorizawa after the match that was included in the movie. Its only 2-3 minutes long and I'm sure everyone would love to see your reaction, it's very good for Ushijima. th-cam.com/video/Utjg2EmYqE8/w-d-xo.html , there's the link, maybe include your reaction to it in one of the ova episodes? Congrats on finishing season 3!
goddamnit, 3 mins and it still made me cry
It's a beatiful scene
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27:10 To explain why it's called the Spring National Tournament. Originally, it took place at the end of March, so it was called Spring National Tournament. However, all the third years would have graduated high school by then. School year ends mid March. So they moved it to early January so the third years could participate.
i’ll never forget the art styles used to show how much pressure the karasuno team was under when playing against ushijima. some of the best work i’ve seen in the show as a whole. loved it
That's Haikyuu for you. Always ending with a cliffhanger. Don't you love it?
I love the fact how when they won the final point, the 3 of the third-years just naturally gravitated towards each other to celebrate - they were there since Year 1 and held on the dream of going to the Nationals together, and here they finally did it!
Just first 30 seconds I realized how much provement an editor can bring
Coach! A small note because this confuses people when they watch the OVA. There are *three* qualifying teams for Tokyo, two 2v2 battles will occur, and the losers will battle for the 3rd position and the winners are *guaranteed* a position. Still, it’s better to win the whole thing to get seeded for the tournament.
I never gave Tendo shouting "jump on it, Taichi" much thought. It was until this time that I realized that, even when he wasn't on the court, his instincts still kicked in, he knew where the ball was going to go and who should jump to stop it, but in the last play Hinata blended in so well that he couldn't do it, and just managed to mumble "shit!" before it was over. So yeah, after many years, after watching the show a couple of times and god knows how many reactions I still discovered something new.
Coach, here is the timeline so far:
*2012*
April: Hinata enrolls in Karasuno and finds Kageyama there.
May: Practice match with Nekoma High
June: Karasuno loses to Aoba Johsai in the third round of the Interhigh Preliminaries.
Hinata turns 16 years old
July: Tokyo training camp
August: Spring Interhigh National Tournament Miyagi Prefecture Qualifying Rounds.
Karasuno vs. Ohgiminami High and Kakugawa High.
October 25-27: Miyagi Prefecture Spring Interhigh Qualifier
Karasuno vs. Johzenji High, Wakutani Minami High, Aoba Johsai High, and Shiratorizawa Academy
tl;dr
this is why i get mudery when people don't agree that Hinata is the best player in all of Haikyuu, period.
Hinata went from ep 1 to who he is rn in only 6 months. Kageyama had been training since he was 7.
6 months to 9 years.
*I'm an avid Iranian-American VB fan and have seen FIVB irl, Iran vs Poland and Iran vs Russia, and Russia vs US in 2019 in Chicago. it's nuts. absolutely nuts. seeing Iran's setter, Marouf's sets in real-time and irl is surreal. along with Brazil's Rezende, Marouf's top 5 setters in the world.
uber long explanation:
up to the 1st ep, he'd never been in a team, let alone official matches (not counting the one vs Kageyama). he'd never had any kind of training beyond the odd practices we the neighborhood, and what lil he did have was due to the mechanics of VB, via utilizing athletes from other sports.
he has no idea how to play the 4D chess that's VB. he's never had a setter and he's never been analyzed and developed.
from the minute he opens his eyes he's inherently at a disadvantage. his position and skill level dictate his being underestimated, regardless of his existing talents and his drive and labor. he has to work from a disadvantage, especially not being a libero and having bad receives. yet, he functions high enough that other people, with a variety of skills/specialty/experience compete against him specifically, knowingly or not.
if he'd trained with even the fraction of resources and time that Kageyama or Oikawa had they'd never reach his level in highs chool.
especially if you know what happens in the manga you'd get why he's the most skilled even tho he has v lil training rn.
he's so unique and capable that he is utilized and earns his keep from the v beginning, no matter how chaotic he is.
he's so invaluable that Ukai devotes the Nekoma practice match to essentially develop Hinata.
he went from literally just being agile and athletic to being able to be a v effective MB, a spiker, a pseudo libero and 'The Best Decoy'.
most of Haikyuu kids are not athletic necessarily. as coach has said before, while jogging is good it's not great for VB, which means that they don't run for endurance. Hinata bikes for endurance. that combined with his stamina and the fact that he had the making of a gymnast, his athletic prowess make him a consistent player, cz no matter what he does he only improves. Noya does crazy moves too but hs trains for those. Hinata consistently pull put moves that are hard to do without training for them with minimal bodily harm and with a reasonable amount of ctrl.
he's been consistent enough that its used to show his growth and not just lucky opportunities.
there's a reason that no one in 4 seasons has pulled moves like Hinata. yeah the liberos do wild rolls and dives, and the setters contort and bend, and the spikers reach and MB slide. but none of them parkours off the wall, or repeatedly receives balls to the face that count for points or save the rally. the sheer amount of running he does sets him apart from every single player that we've seen.
he's so emotionally intelligent that he creates opportunities for his teammates to become better themselves without any benefit to him. without Kuroo and Bokuto Tsukishima wouldn't be able to do sh*t. if Hinata was sh*tty to Kenma Kuroo wouldn't be exhibiting good sportsmanship. if he didn't put up w Kageyama's crap, while actually making him grow (intentionally or not) Kageyama wouldn't be as accomplished as he is rn. just the trust that Hinata bas in him is a v powerful factor, let alone the fact that he's never intentionally let down anyone, especially Kags.
he wants to compete against the best which makes his personal ethos better and stronger than anyone else on the show by magnitudes. like there is no one on Hinata's level in Haikyuu.
Oikawa, Atsumu, Kageyama, and Ushijima want to compete and win. they believe they're the best and they want to prove it by defeating who they consider a worthy rival individually.
you don't need to tell Hinata what Kags g'pa told him about there's always someone who's better than you. that's not bis mode of operation. he wants to be better and the only way he can be is using a metric, and in VB the metric is other players and winning matches. Hinata would play VB even if there wasn't any winning in it. even if it was useless he'd still play and he'd play it to the best of his ability because to him the person on the other side of the net is important. he respects being on the court and never wants to leave. and since everyone keeps wanting to kick him out or not let him, he becomes even more focused and understands that there's dignity to stand on the court. it'd be belittling to insult others by only respecting the merits instead of it as a whole. there's nothing casual about VB for him cz he's always at a disadvantage and every time he's confronted with VB categorically he has to prove himself before he gets to everyone else's level of respect.
It's crazy how far through the series you've gotten since I first stumbled onto your reactions. Looking forward to your reactions for the next season.
Haven't gotten to the end yet, but have you considered making another ideal team lineup after getting to know some more players, it'd be fun to see.
edit: ah, looking forward to the in-between video with your line up. It'd also be cool to see what things you think will get covered in the upcoming season, so any predictions would be cool to see.
i would like to see his ideal line up but after season 4!! inarizaki is one of my favorite teams hahaha i would like to see some of the players in said lineup
@@mely1022 both, both is good. But yeah, will be cool to see his thoughts on some of the characters in season 4.
And if he does do another lineup after season 4, almost certain that at least some of them will get on his lineup, but we'll have to wait and see.
I love the fundraising bits at the end, with Saeko and Shimada! It shows how the community is invested in the Karasuno boys ^_^
I anime, saying "I'll defeat you next time" means you have acknowledged them as true rivals, and so Ushijima saying that to Kageyama and Hinata was pretty much him accepting them as equals. In the same way "I won't lose" being said to a rival ahead of a game is likewise a mark of respect, in that you're saying you respect this person so much, that defeating them is a worthwhile goal in itself.
Season 3 was a ending of the cycle for the anime (was the same staff for all the 3 , S1 2014 - S2 2015 - S3 2016) .
Season 4 came in 2019-20 with some Staff changes , had a new Main Director \ Character Design ( the studio and some animators was the same) , they got some animation issues due to Covid Stuff in a few episodes.
But in the end of the day , series is the same , still have strong moments , strong episodes , amazing Soundtrack and all !
26:19 I do believe its because he didnt expect that Yamaguchi would talk to him that way.
One thing you might not have noticed is the Shiratorizawa coach reflecting on Hinata and thinking about his height in comparison, and how he had given up because of it. How he might have been able to overcome it in another life. Also draws a direct correlation between how he has picked his players for his team to be only tall and strong. And how Hinata stands at opposition to how he has viewed volleyball his entire life. How he was discouraged in his youth for playing because of how short he was.
Hello coach. I would like to point out 6:32 that I think that the only reason Tsukishima was able to come up with this for the last moments of the game was because he was injured. While he was getting his fingers taken care of he was only thinking about the game, and since he realized that by the time he got back they would either have already lost or they would have been fighting at the deuce, he probably thought of taking advantage of his original strategy and came up with his new strategy. Coming up with this before the game on a whim would be plot armory (or fantasy-like as you describe it) but I don't think that was the case here. It is cool to see how realistic this show can be through and through.
Something you may have missed Coach was that the boys were actually intentionally measuring their highest jumping height for the Nationals because they will show the player stats on the brochures. So cool they treat highschool sports like pro sports (showing stats and televising games) 😁🙏🏽
So excited to see you react to Season 4. The art and animation is very different (and not so good) but it does have some of the best character development in the series. There are also some rare moments of pure beauty with the art and animation that are worth seeing ❤❤
Small detail, but the Shiritorizawa coach told the team they would run back to the school if they had a bad match. Then at the end of the match, he told them to get in the bus.
Welcome editor 7-san!! Old Coach Ukai talking about the battle of concept while that the music plays. Chills everytime 😭❤️.
Spring Tournament used to be held in March, but that was too close to graduation and exam season in Japan, so they rescheduled it for January but kept the name! The seasons are the same
Congrats Coach to the 1.000.000 views on your first Haikyu Reaction-Video :)
A little thing about the end when they are measuring the height jump, it is because the nationals comitee, ask for this specific informations on each player, so they need to do that to go to the tournament, they aren't doing that just to be "man compete"
Daichi yellin "ASAHI LASTOOO" gives me goosebumps everytime!!
hi coach, the spring tournament used to be held during march but then by then 3rd years would be taking their college entrance exam. Therefore, in 2012, they changed it to January to allow 3rd years to participate.
Hello coach, the art is season 4 just became closer to the Manga art style. The animation changed slightly but towards the middle of the season covid happened and this caused the animators to rush and weren't able to animate like they usually do. The start of the season and the end are animated beautifully
S4 has a lot of hate, but I think it's mostly the memory of the S4-2 covid episodes (specially ep2). Part 1 looked really good, different but still full of impact and energy without betraying the sweet emotional moments like Shizuku's backstory
@@canalsincontenido yeah and I think it's also the fact that people hate change, like with many Anime whenever they switch things up there's a lot of uproar, for example when attack on titan switched to cgi titans. Half the time you couldn't even tell if it was cgi or not but people just hated it because it was different than what they did before.
@@liondude64 I'm tired of people "preparing" reactors by saying that the season 4 animation is terrible or "laughing in season 4" when a reactor compliments the anime's animation. I understand telling them that the animation style changed, and that the animation was outsourced in some of season 4 part 2. That's fine. But people just want to hate on something. I'm actually concerned now that we won't get a season 5 because people have shown zero love to season 4.
22:42 OMG!! Does the editor watch haikyuu as well?? the way they added baby kenma when coach didn't even mention him ajsjjsjd
Season 4 has, not only one of my favourite intros, but also has the beggining of the best era of hinata, and karasuno overall, even the guys at the sidelines
Hey Coach... when they were doing the 3-man blocking the straight at the end, you said "it looks cool story-wise and it's a fairytale way to show this BUT it's hard to plan when to use this in actual match"... and I think you are right...
But Haikyuu never missed out on this one too...
if you remember, the straight hit Hinata took to his face because they couldn't complete their straight block, IF YOU REWIND A BIT YOU CAN SEE TSUKISHIMA SHOUTING "STRAIGHT" at 05:04 ... meaning they not just intended to block straight for the last one that we saw but they did try to block straight for this one too thinking this might be the last rally.. "THE PLAN WAS TO DO A 3-MAN BLOCK FOR STRAIGHT AT THE LAST POINT" ... But THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO COMPLETE IT IN TIME...
That is why at 13:48 Asahi apologizes to Hinata saying they were not able to block in time... and Kageyama says that still they narrowed it enough for Hinata to be able to receive...
They only showed the scene of conversation between Tsukishima and others during last rally/block because IT HOLDS SURPRISE AND SUSPENSE UNTIL THE LAST MOMENT... If they show the scene tsukki explaining the plan during the first rally, it would not be that effective because they could not block it completely...
oh right... terrific observation man
This game was on October 27th, 2012. The Spring Tournament used to happen in March right before the end of the school year, but was moved to January to allow 3rd year players to play. It's still called the Spring Tournament despite not being played in the Spring.
They weren't measuring jump height just to compete. It's part of the player info to be published in the pamphlet at the Spring Tournament
The emotions that you feel from this episode is unreal
18:15 Little thing that was hard to notice in your first watch. In the earlier episode Coach Washijo said that if y'all play a bad game, I'll make y'all run back to school. Then here, he simply told them to get back on the bus after the awards ceremony. Its his way of telling his players, y'all did great and fought well.
Also, we'll love to see your top 5 or top 3 moments in season 3 Coach! Along with your updated Haikyuu line up and the bonus scene from Shiratorizawa. Btw congrats editor #7 and you did a great job!
Regardless of what anyone might say season 4 of haikyuu is my absolut favorite season till now
Sure there are 2 or 3 episodes that are animated bad but espacially part 2 of season 4 gave me permanent goose bumbs
I swear, one more push and I'll definitely think that coach is in love with the vice principal and his toupee 🤣🤣
This episode is one of the best that I can really relate to. I used to play volleyball in high school then on our finals, we were down by 22-24. Our setter stepped up and got 2 consecutive service ace to deuce the game and we won. Best high school memories!
So much yes on your comment at 36:25, not to forget to plan all these rallies around the player's rotation too! To have the plot develop naturally so that its not an asspull and with the right players on the right position on the court, I think that is what sucked us all into Haikyuu. Also to have this channel to break it all down is an EXTRA blessing!
Honestly would love to watch more strategy-breakdown videos from you too, I think I can never get enough of these nuggets of volleyball wisdom!
I've seen a lot of comments about this, so I also want to share this to those who didn't know...
The reason why Tendo said: "Farewell, my paradise" is because Shiratorizawa is the only school team that accepted him and his 'weird' as what they say, play style and also personality. And also, that's the reason why he will no longer continue his career in Volleyball.
This truly made me sad if this is ever true. I really love Tendo, he's so genuine, fun, and adorable. He's the kind of guy that I will surely hang out with because he's all positive and likes to cheer everyone up. Stan Tendo guys, he's one of the underrated characters in Haikyuu. 🥺❤
HOLDD UPPP, EDITOR KNOWS HOW TO EDIT THE AUDIOOOOO WWHAAATTTTTT, COACH'S VOICE SO CRISP NOWWWW
20:23 shiratorizawa coach "Washijo Tanji" (鷲匠 鍛治). "Washi" from "Washijo" means "Eagle" while "Shiratori" from Shiratorizawa means "white bird". Thats why in the opening sequence shiratorizawa is symbolized as "An Eagle". Because they're young players (bird) led by and Old Eagle. There will be more teams with animal motives in their names in S4 and the animal that the team represent will reflect on their playstyle
So happy to wrap up another season, coach.
I see tendo as one of the most mature characters, he always knew what he wanted and where he was going, he didnt seem to have any regret with his high school career being over. His jokes and joker personality are just one layer, clearly he has a gift to read people, he sees more than most people do. That's probably the secret of his guess blocking.
The way he is made him one of my favorite things to come out of shoratorizawa, in a team that was supposed to be Ushiwaka's solo act, he got his fair share of spotlight for being so unique.
A person who can truly get into people's minds can be scary to some (aka his bullying during middle school) but also a good friend, probably the best for such a straight to the point person like Ushiwaka.
Your reaction to Kageyama`s National Team call-up was the best in the series so far. So genuinely excited and surprised, almost feels like you heard a student of yours of something receiving some great news. Also I dont remember when, but I am pretty sure you CALLED IT!
Make sure to watch the Land vs Air OVAs showing Nekoma and Fukurodani at the qualifiers and the extra post-match scene from the movie before season 4
OMG I'VE NEVER BEEN SO ON TIME
Karasuno vs Shiratorizawa, an absolutely godly culmination of everything leading up to this point and undoubtedly one of the greatest seasons of anime ever produced. Every time I watch it I gain a deeper appreciation for teamwork, competition, and just how much of a legend the creator Haruichi Furudate-sensei is.
I remember your first haikyuu reaction getting recommended to me when it came out and i loved it so much because you have so much knowledge and insight about everything in the show and you're just so much calmer and nicer than most other youtubers. But i was sure that you'd probably lose interest or just stop putting out the videos at some point because they're are obviously a lot work for you. But now here we are over 1 year later and you still put out these videos on a regular basis. I just want to say thank you for everything. Haikyuu and especially these videos of yours made me actually start volleyball a couple months ago and i am happier than ever. i also have my first tournament tomorrow and i can't wait.
Again, thank you Coach 💜
Oh man we’re so close to the moment that I want to see coach react to the most
Coach when they closed in on Ushijima's straight, Tsuuki had told them that plan just before that rally started so imo it's not too impossible for them to have planned and thought of it :) If it was a plan since the very start of the game then it would definitely have been unrealistic lol
I think Tsuuki also mentioned that strategy because he was aware that Nishinoya wasn’t going to be there to dig the ball up. Because this is the one rotation that Nishinoya doesn’t rotate in, it’s their strongest attacking rotation but wekeast receiving rotation and potentially strongest blocking rotation. I honestly think Tsuuki was waiting for this specific rotation when he had the play in mind.
Not a volleyball player, but a basketball player here. I actually experienced Coach Washijo's (eyebrow guy) old school coaching style myself when I was a sophomore in high school where we had to run 100 lines/suicides for losing a game.
During my junior varsity league, I remember there was one specific game where my team kept missing almost all our free throws and lost the game. And I remember my coach saying that for every free throw we'd miss we'd run 5 lines/suicides for practice the next day. We totaled in 50 liners and since we lost the game, my coach added fifty more.
So the next day at practice all we did was run 100 suicides nonstop (no breaks, if you threw up, too bad keep going) until we learned our lesson and corrected our mistakes. It was horrible, we didn't even practice free throws or have a conversation about it how to improve. The worst part was that the day after that practice, we had another game. So just as you said, we couldn't play to our fullest potential, we were still mentally and physically drained from our loss and the practice. It wasn't the worst practice I've ever had, but it was the hardest.
35:01 only reactor that understood this lmao XD, other are always confused at first (what? does he has to leave the team?). Love it!
Next Land vs Air OVA! can't wait
ONE MORE SEASON LEFT, I hope season 5 is at least announced by the time he’s done with it :(
it could happen as that’s about 25 weeks before he finishes season 4
The S4, is coming, yoooooo, the reason I love S4 so much even tho it downgraded by a bit is because I read the manga before the S4, and yo, Haikyuu is one of those anime/manga or any kind of story that exhilarates the hell out of me(like the emotions I felt there are enough for me to forget the animation style, well, I actually like the style, except when they blocking)
People keep saying this, but I love S4's artstyle. It sure is different, but the quality of the animation itself is just as great to me.
S4 pt.2 is another story because of outsourced episodes
S4 was amazing! The characters feel even more dynamic and close to their manga counterparts. The animation was iffy in an episode or two (thanks to COVID) but the overall quality was still much better than most seasonal anime of that year.
@@pandyssianrat to me it felt off whenever they are jumping (unless the jump is in an intense moment and the animators go crazy), other than that it's all good, and it doesn't really matter coz ofy love for the show
@@mansfaye1084 Season 4 part 2 is still one of the best parts of the series, even if the animation quality is a bit lesser.
I can’t believe he interrupted it to talk about a mad scientist 🤣🤣🤣 Choach!!! I had literal tears in my eyes 😂😂
For season 4, there are still many scenes that cannot be missed out, it is quite sad that many scenes are not well done but the important scenes are all done pretty good (this happens a lot in many studios where they try to save cost for the epic scene). Really cant wait to see Coach to react to those epic moments in season 4!!! LETS GOO.
I was pretty mad at S4-2's eps2 and 3 because they are the worst animated but they still had all that emotional power that made me tear up. I felt a bit scammed. I wish we could replace them with the bluray fixed versions when they come out but most people will stick to the TV versions because those are the ones in crunchy.