I don't remember if it's been pointed out, but I really enjoy how Kageyama's pre-serve routine mimics Oikawa's. The student spinning the ball the same way his teacher did. Oh, I love the way their relationship is written.
I love that fact as well, and i think Kageyama and Oikawa also spin balls in different directions, though i may be wrong, but really shows impact of Oikawa on Kageyama, if its this integrated into his routine
I just really love the concept of Atsumu doing the weird quick. Haikyuu is mostly realistic but with a few twists to make it more excting as a show, like the weird quick. It's an ultimate attack that only Kageyama apparently is able to do. All this time we were led to believe that. But they flip it again. If this is supposed to be realistic and Kageyana is able to do this crazy quick in this universe, then what's stopping another talented setter from doing it too? It just makes sense. The weird quick is just a Volleyball attack that exists in their world and not just some anime powerful move that only the main characters are able to do.
@@lachyywhite Also, can't remember if it was said in the episode, but it's worth highlighting again, this ultimate attack that Hinata can do with Kageyama. It must be so good for Hinata to see another setter who can do his attack, to know that his strengths and his attack isn't just tied to a single other player, that he can have the same value when not playing with Kageyama.
Told you Atsumu is the best. Also the Miya Twins weird ass Jazz sax soundtrack makes me so happy. lmao Also idk if I'm remembering correctly or not but I swear I remember you saying something seasons ago about how "only twins would be able to sync up like that for a quick" and it was so hard not to say anything then.
the sax ost is one of my fav osts lol, i have the full version on spotify for listening, along with hoshiumi's seagull ost and the battle of concepts ost
Thats kind of the point about Atsumu, he is THE foil for Kageyama. He and Osamu, have absolute trust in one another. Kageyama and Hinata were able to do the no look quick BECAUSE Hinata chose to trust Kageyama with everything, and then on top of that they grew together to evolve the quick (thats why Ukai thought they had been playing together since babies). Also, personality wise, Atsumu is so similar to Kageyama in that he is very intense about volleyball and doesn't like people with potential slacking just because they are "good enough". But unlike Kageyama that got left behind by his team, his coach and everyone around him. Atsumu had the only thing Kageyama did not, Osamu.
Man I've been waiting for this episode! That little recap at the beginning was because... THIS EPISODE WAS RELEASED 6 FUCKING MONTHS AFTER 13!!! So yeah... You had to wait a couple days to watch this... Some fuckers (like me) had to wait half a year to continue the match!
7:40 he was mentioned during the BBQ in the middle of season 2 as one of the top 3 hitters, with Ushijima and Sakusa. The spectators in this match are really interesting to me. The ones watching sucg as Hoshiumi and Bokuto are giving commentary on the spikers and their mindset, while Akaashi is able to give insight into the precision and skill of Kageyama and the Miyas. It's really well done.
I love this match for that specific reason, you get to hear so many perspectives, even 1 or 2 others you haven't mentioned here, so don't want to spoil (minor spoiler, but still)
Sadly, there's a big chance we'll never see Kiryuu play in animation, nor will we see in nationals why Fukurudani trusts Bokuto so much despite his massive emotional flaws
THe reason i love Inarizaki(its my fav team btw) is that they dont leave any stone unturned. They will use every tactic in the book to win. Like no other team has done so many different tactics during serving so far. Its not like they are doing something illegal, but yes they are leveraging everything they can. Not to mention, theya re good players too. Its not like they are relying on these early-delayed serve tactics or audience messing things up..they are good regardless of these things.
The Slogan "We don't need the memories" signifies not living in the past and dwelling on previous accomplishments, but to keep moving forward towards the future and strive for victory in the here and now.
@angus2060 That's a spoiler. Whether you think it's a big one or not is another thing, but explaining something that will be explained by the show is the literal definition of a spoiler.
@@DJKuroh You must be overly sensitive to get upset for someone providing the definition to "We don't need the memories".... How about you take a break from the internet for a day or two?
@@angus2060you were talking to two different people, it is by definition a small spoiler telling him something that will be explained in the coming episodes.
i love that atsumu and oikawa both have theme songs with brass in them. oikawa's feels much more... cosmopolitan and show-offy, while atsumu's is just super threatening. been listening to season 4's OST a lot while studying lately, and it always makes taking notes so hype 😅
Noya seems like the guy that will always cheer for you when you trying to get better at receives. he may not be great at helping you with actually getting them but he will always have your back if you are trying to get better it.
4:44 If you remember in season 2, the first match they played in the tournament (against Ohgiminami), Hinata had a talk with their captain, who basically said that everyone loses to Shiritorizawa at some point, so just make some memories while you can. "We don't need the memories" that's essentially saying: we're not here just to play, we're here to win. There is also more to it, but that's something the show explains.
Happy to see a lot of appreciation for Atsumu already, he’s definitely setting himself apart from his initial Oikawa 2.0 impression in this game! The Miya twins are both pretty entertaining as you’ve seen lol, I just love how fun the Inarizaki match is from the very start. Also just a heads up, it might be a good idea to watch/post episodes 15 and 16 in one video? Iirc ep 15 got hit the hardest with production (animation) issues this season, so putting them together into a single reaction I feel could be better for your own enjoyment!!
@@lachyywhite There’s another reason related to the episodes following 16 as to why I feel like a double ep reaction could be good here, but yes definitely ask for their opinion on it!
A cute fun fact is that the Miya twins have the biggest crush on Saeko and Furudate has drawn the twins flirting with her and several other images with the three of them together. At least you can say they have great taste!!
Watching Miya Atsumu and the way he is after seeing Hinata's first quick, reminds me a lot of how Hinata is when he see's something cool. When his teammate said he regresses like 5 years when in a match (think you may have missed that line) to me he basically turns into another Hinata in that regard. I couldn't help but love his character at this point either.
I already commented this in Sven's reaction haha, but i really do find the writing so cool: Since the Inarizaki mascots are the foxes, Fuurudate sensei made them portray traits of japanese fox demons in folklore. They "copy" humans for mischief or evil. Inarizaki "copied" Karasuno's black color, they copied the freak quick, and the twins are copies of each other.
The Miya Twins. ARE. THEM. Atsumu is one of my FAV characters of this series! Something that makes Haikyuu stand out from so many other anime, is the fact that they deliver amazing characters consistently throughout the series. Its part of why I say this show only gets better and better. The first time I saw them copy the freak quick, I was SHOOK. Like... WTF DO WE DO NOW??? I'm always looking forward to the next reaction but now its starting to feel like we're reaching the end too soon😅
the best stters get funky jazzy type music i think to display their disruption to the regular flow of the game and to symbolise their overall control of where the games go
7:40. That’s Kiryuu Wakatsu, one of the top 3 hitters of Japan, he was mentioned on season two in the BBQ scene. He is “introduced” in the series in this episode. All 5 best hitters are “shown” or at least mentioned in this episodes (Ushijima, Sakusa, Kiryuu, Bokuto and Alan), also bright stars like Hoshiumi are shown as well. The top of the top.
Having the freak quick stolen sucks. But Karasuno was stealing moves left and right since season 1, specially Kageyama, lol! But seeing the Miya twins reinforces how much like brothers Hinata and Kageyama have become.
Yes, Inarizaki is cool as hell. This match is so damn dope. Btw, I think that out of all the reactions I've watched, you're the only one that realized they were mimicking the freak quick while it was happening!
The ‘east vs west’ symbolism in this game is so fun, it’s clever how both Karasuno (taiko drumming troup) and Inarizaki’s (big brass band) cheer squads feed into that imagery and duality as well! I think a lot of people love this particular match a lot because Karasuno and Inarizaki have all these interesting juxtapositions/parallels (the weirdo quick twins’ ver. is just the start…) with their play styles - both teams are very offense based which makes things even more exciting
I think the twins actually discussed the quick beforehand, because Osamu mentioned, 'The ball really did just show up,' which suggests he was expecting it. However, they left out that conversation to surprise the viewers.
6:13 I love that we get more analysis and reactions from players in the same position or with similar mentalities, it happends a lot in the manga. Like Akaashi analysing setters and Bokuto reacting to the spikes (he later also analysis in some way) in the manga it happends with other characters as well in other matches, but I don't think they'll do it in the movie, which is a pity because it enrichies the rallys for me 9:27 in the manga he finishes his thought, he says, "you are wasting your energy distracting me, either way I can't aim" which makes his smug look funnier to me, like he is proud they are wasting their efforts in him when he is bad 17:00 this is traditional japanese music, Furudate always wanted to include it as a cheer since it's rare and actually went to a team's practice that allowed him to take notes and ask questions 23:55 and here is where Noya's weakness comes into play 25:10 he did an easier serve just because he wanted to score with their move😂 I love him 25:32 and here Atsumu became many olimpian spikers favourite character, they often get asked who their favvourite haikyuu character is, especially to the Japan team, and I don't remember the spikers but it was one from Japan and other from (I believe) Brazil, they both said Atsumu for similar reasons, they would love to have him as a setter because he is not scared to try new things and take risks and he has the ability to back it up, they said that playing with a setter like that is not only fun but an actual advantage (of course they word it better)
OOHHHHHHH FINALLY THAT OST!!!! Actually the electronic music is supposed to represent Osamu and that crazy af trumpet Atsumu (its not a saxophone). Their theme is one of my favs in the series.
Lachy seeing Atsumu doing something cool and acting like he would but he remembers that he has to be a hater to Atsumu is so funny to me! Especially since Atsumu is one of my favorite characters before and after reading the manga! 😂 But I seriously love Inarizarki! They probably are up there as my opposing favorite team along with Neokma! Also… Lachy to Tsubakihara Academy: “They’re cooked!” Lachy to Inarizarki Academy: “We’re cooked!” I’M ROLLING
6:20 you see him briefly in season 2 when they were reading volleyball magazine. that is Kiryu one of the top 3 aces together with ushijima and sakusa ( and sakusa is the guy from itachiyama that you saw in youth camp that kageyama was part of. the one with the mask over his face)
Love Saeko, unquestionable best girl for me...she's got that Tanaka-family golden, passionate heart, she's a musician down with tradition, sense of humor, and she can hang 🍻 OH, and most importantly, she's out of HS.
There it is! This is the episode the Inarizaki match became my second favorite match in the anime (second to the final Seijoh rematch). Sure, having to deal with cannons like Mad Dog or Ushijima is cool, but having to face their own quick? I have a feeling you're gonna be sweating for the next few episodes.
Even tho seijoh is my team, inarizaki's match is the best match in haikyuu so far. The jaw dropping moments of awe and frustration in this match man. Crazy
I have read all the manga and this match is my favourite, you will love it. Not as emotionally important like the seijou rematch or the shirstorizawa one, but the most fun by a Mile. Even better than anything that comes after.
We dont need memories later but at its core we are back to the "we are here to make memories" mindset. If you remember the school that got stomped by Shiratorizawa and gave up or if you remember back to the first episode when Kageyama asks Hinata if he is in the Middle School Interhigh to make memories. What they are proudly declaring is: "No we are not here to have fun, we are not here just to have something to do, we are here to win everything, nothing more nothing less." The guy you are confused about with the shaved head and tracks is the Mujinazaka ace Kiryu - he is the last unknown of the top 3 aces in the country. They never properly introduce him in the anime for some reason as far as I can remember. I was just as confused as you my first few times. You might have missed it but Hinata's fake was so sharp on that first attack, Kageyama almost missed the set cause he got faked out too. The coach was talking about his first time around serving. He did ace the first one but then got angry at the girls so he hit too hard and missed the second one. Hence "Did the cheer squad distract you" I actually really like that Suguru is here to be the "commentator" for us. It makes sense since we are in Tokyo and well - so is he. Doesnt even have to travel to see this. So on the Hinata serving they put so much focus on his serving and what he will do to once again hammer home that he picked Recieving over Serving. If he stayed at Karasuno instead of the training camp it implies he would hit absolute dagger of a jump serve here. Not only are they doing our quick after seeing it ONCE. Atsumu also said the exact same line Kageyama said when he first served it. I love the Atsumu's jazzy leitmotif (OST associated to a character). Might be my favourite theme in the anime. Either this or Destroyer. Notice that its just like Kageyama's leitmotif and Oikawa's leitmotif its jazzy but all three of them have different jazz. Oikawa's is very smooth and silky. Kageyama's is deeper and has almost clockwork-like rythm of starting and stopping and finally Atsumu's is very flashy and bombastic. It fits perfectly to their playstyles and I love that the music in the background is telling its own story. Always fun to figure that out - I should make a deeper dive into the OST one of these days :D Wish I had started counting the door walkouts for this season - there will be some many more of these :D Fun fact - Inarizaki in many ways is supposed to feel like more established Karasuno. They have it down to the jersey colour - black just like ours.
ANNND IT HAPPENS!!! I’ve been waiting for this one haha I love rewatching this episode because the twins doing the quick for the first time will never not be one of the coolest moments AND EVERYONES REACTIONSSS it just gets me evil cackling- also I Love Atsumu’s reactions after moments like them pulling of the quick and his reaction to the Actual kageyama and hinata quick because I think it shows so much about his character when he gets excited over stuff like that 😭 was willing to vouch for how you’d like atsumu now am watching gleefully as the inevitable has happened because there’s so much to think about when it comes to inarizaki:)) which you’ll def see later on- and bc the banners keep popping up am also curious about which team’s motto/banner you like the most? though maybe inarizaki’s will make more sense the more you see them
No because when this episode came i was shocked to the core I never thought someone would do their move I really love that the writer did this, and that damn music it’s just too good
Note for the ED: the tv recaps the game moments seen in the current episode alongside showing all the different teams and players all watching Karasuno play at Nationals. the tv in the first few frames being the same TV that Hinata first saw the little giant on in the first episode, being on the same stage as his idol appear to him. & the song is a very good vibe aswell.
The dude with the streak in his hair is Kiryu from Mujinazaka (a team from Kyushu). He is the third "top 3 ace", with Ushijima and Sakusa (the germophobe) Then you have Bokuto and Aran to get the top 5.
Arizona person here! We were having 110°f(I think that's like 40°c or something) just last week and we're at 85° rn!! It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas~🎄
i love the tiny detail when the twins are about to do the quick, Kageyama reacts before it happens cause the weido quick is all feelings/intution based - its just intution between Kageyama and Hinata - no words are spoken, just they both feel "This is a good moment for the quick" and they are so in sync with each other- which is why Kageyama reacted to it cause he knew for Inarizaki, that would be a great moment for the quick "this timing, this poisition..." and then boom.
Miya Atsumu is THAT guy. No matter how much you dislike his personality you have to admit that he is very skilled at playing volleyball, and that is what makes him respectable. Karasuno vs Inarizaki is one of the best matches in Haikyuu for sure!
You were talking about marching bands and I had to share. My nephew is center snare (the drum you referenced) for his high school marching band and this year their show is music from… how to train your dragon. How crazy is that. Anyways Ziggy and I enjoyed this episode with you a lot. The Miya twins are great characters and I can’t wait for you to see more!!!
It's really hilarious to see Atsumu (i.e., Oikawa on steroids on the other end of the setting philosophy spectrum) making bro Lachy leave his room in just 2 consecutive eps 🤣🤣🤣
top 5 or top 3 doesn't mean you are number 1 or 4, fans like to put them in a clear ranking but that's impossible since you can have good days like bad days, Bokuto and Aran are both top 5, but it's not that one is 4 and the other is 5, it's that their abilities are close to being top 3
@@iognit5892 I completely understand, and most fans actually put them in that order (Sakusa, Kiryu, Ushijima, then either Bokuto/Aran ), it's not entirely wrong, but it's not that Sakusa is actually number one and Ushijima number three, they are both top three, some times one is better than the other and other times it's the other way, that's also why they say Bokuto is actually top three when he is 100%, the only reason he is top 5 is his inconsistance. I'm not sure if I sounded harsh, sorry if I did it wasn't my intention, english isn't my first language, I just wanted to clarify because it's a common missconception amongst the fandom, the one that you COULD MAYBE rank clearly is Sakusa as the top, but not really, it's more so because Itachiyama is also considered a top 1 team
Today wasn't the most amazing day ever, but then I saw a new hq reaction and it made my dawn/night. Now the comment on the chapter. I KNEW IT. I ABSOLUTELY KNEW YOU WOULD LOVE ATSUMU (or at least you wouldn't hate him). Him as a player is annoying (just like most of Inarizaki) but as a person he is just so relatable if you are competitive (just like all the other characters in hq). This match in general is hard to see bc Inarizaki is one of the toughest opponents, but it's one of the best, trust me. Last but not least, I see in you so much of their captain. You are like a weird combo between those two.
Fun fact: Japanese doesn't have the traditional "L" sound that English has so they us their "R" sound as the closest substitute. Aran name is actually "Alan."
6:18 thats Kiryu Wakatsu, hes on Mujinazaka. If you remember in season two at the barbeque kuroo was talking about the best hitters this year, Kiryu is the second best. Honestly, i always thought it was weird of the anime to randomly flash him like twice because unless youve read the manga you have NO idea who this mf is lmfao
I love how your reactions are generally "normal" in terms of stupid jokes and then there's like a singular moment like 20:54 🤣🤣 Can't blame you at all though
Every time I tried to get my older sister in on some stupid plan or idea our whole lives she would make that same disgusted face Osamu makes when they decide to do the quick. That, “what is wrong with you this is stupid i hate this/you,” look lmaoo. And readers/watchers didn’t really get to see sibling relationships in haikyuu where they interact more than once and have an established dynamic at this point except maybe Tanaka and Saeko(💛) and Tsuki and his brother until these two show up, so I feel that’s part of why lots of people latch on to these two so quickly? bc of that added layer of character? Idk. Like we know some characters have siblings, Oikawa’s nephew came from soMEWHERE, and maybe we see them together briefly like Hinata and Natsu and Lev and his hot sister (I forgot her nameee) but none who are on the court together playing together. … also once this season is over I’m going to make a supercut of everytime you say “I don’t trust Atsumu” lmao I cackle Every Time™
Lachy....do uhh....do you think that drummers still lead armies into battle? We get a tiny preview of this side of Saeko when we first meet her (S2E2). Tanaka is studying with some of the 2nd years and the taiko practice comes up. Noya is all of us in that moment and this episode lol
Everyone tries to say that itachyiama Is Better. But in my opinion there Is no One Better than Inarizaki. The best setter, a top 5 spiker, 2 Great middle blockers(and One Is probably the second best in the nation), a fantastic Oppo, a good spiker, a Crazy good libero even if not mentioned, plays talk for themselves and lastly Great bench.
@@mence5992 We never really get to see Itachiyama play so I reserve judgment. We know they soundly defeated Fukurodani and we see they're a pretty talented team.
@@mence5992 Well I agree although we can't really compare since we (spoiler) don't get to see them, but we have to take into account that they have: a top three spiker (often depicted as the top 1), the best libero and best setter (Atsumu is right up there but Itachyiama's has the award for now), and that's all the players we know, from the three we know three are top tier, we don't know the rest but we can imagine they are similar caliber
Yo, I'm in America and it was below freezing when I woke up this morning. It's up to 35 F now. In the English dub Nishinoya and Hinata say Saeko's so hot that her hotness might kill them. And it's immediately what popped in my mind the second you saw her. It's totally normal to simp for Saeko. I'm sure the comment section will only roast you a bit for it 😂
Now tell me, ADMIT IT...dont you just wish WIIIIISH to have had the chance, the opportunity, the honor to witness Atsumu and Oikawa in the same team???!! ahahhahahahahahhahahaha Also, i just noticed that both Tsuki and Suna, when serving, really dont give a F* about noise or booing...hahahha well Tsuki might actually enjoy it a bit, the salty king hahahahahha
@@lachyywhite yeap, and listening in their battering back n forth would be top comedy too hahahaha also the serves...damnnnn the serves would be relentless and never ever ending
@@lachyywhite just the ones people consider bad for animation. This is still my favorite season of Haikyuu though, your about to experience peakyuu in all its glory my guy
Lachy it's fine to pause the video as often as you want if you have something to say; try not to talk during the video, you're missing the dialogue during the good moments. Edit: Bro you missed so many pieces of dialogue because you were talking or looking away from the screen 😥
Sorry if I missed something from talking! If I look away from the screen I'm looking at my other monitor that is recording the show! So I can continue to read and check that I'm still recording!
"Its gonna be so hard to hate this guy" Welcome to Oikawa 2.0 🤣 But really, I'd like to see you try (haven't watched till end so lets see) Edit: After watching, want to commend you on actually remembering the "This position...This timing" Line. I think you're the only i've seen who remembered it and picked it up immediately. Just keep it in mind for the season
@@lachyywhite Welcome to Haikyuu, where you want to adopt everyone 😂. Btw, possibly my favorite character of series (undecided) is in this match, won't spoil anything more, but very interested in what you have to say about them as more gets revealed
@@lachyywhite Imagine being the head coach for this lineup: Atsumu, Iwaizumi, & Ushijima on offense, and Satori, Kuroo, and Tsukki on defense (and trash talk) and Yaku as libero. Wooooooooh!
He was getting over Saeko, he said. You know, like a liar.
HAHAHAH
Hoshiumi being hyped to see Hinata's serve and seeing a standing lollipop is one of my favorite jokes in the series
standing lollipop 😭😭
I got 2nd hand embarrassment from that 😂
@@kkenmaxx391 in the most vanilla color and flavour :))
I don't remember if it's been pointed out, but I really enjoy how Kageyama's pre-serve routine mimics Oikawa's. The student spinning the ball the same way his teacher did. Oh, I love the way their relationship is written.
I love that fact as well, and i think Kageyama and Oikawa also spin balls in different directions, though i may be wrong, but really shows impact of Oikawa on Kageyama, if its this integrated into his routine
I just really love the concept of Atsumu doing the weird quick. Haikyuu is mostly realistic but with a few twists to make it more excting as a show, like the weird quick. It's an ultimate attack that only Kageyama apparently is able to do. All this time we were led to believe that.
But they flip it again. If this is supposed to be realistic and Kageyana is able to do this crazy quick in this universe, then what's stopping another talented setter from doing it too? It just makes sense. The weird quick is just a Volleyball attack that exists in their world and not just some anime powerful move that only the main characters are able to do.
Hmhmhm I really like that pov, I’ve never had to think about it being used against them
@@lachyywhite Also, can't remember if it was said in the episode, but it's worth highlighting again, this ultimate attack that Hinata can do with Kageyama. It must be so good for Hinata to see another setter who can do his attack, to know that his strengths and his attack isn't just tied to a single other player, that he can have the same value when not playing with Kageyama.
I actually really like that way of thinking, and actually makes a lot of sense
@@spartan1347981 pretty sure that's next episode.... soo... nice spoiler
@@Vnemes1sV oh well, it's a point that could reasonably be deducted so hardly a major spoiler, but my bad
Told you Atsumu is the best.
Also the Miya Twins weird ass Jazz sax soundtrack makes me so happy. lmao
Also idk if I'm remembering correctly or not but I swear I remember you saying something seasons ago about how "only twins would be able to sync up like that for a quick" and it was so hard not to say anything then.
Omg I had forgotten I said that, I’ll have to go back and watch again. They are making a very quick impact tho
the sax ost is one of my fav osts lol, i have the full version on spotify for listening, along with hoshiumi's seagull ost and the battle of concepts ost
Thats kind of the point about Atsumu, he is THE foil for Kageyama. He and Osamu, have absolute trust in one another. Kageyama and Hinata were able to do the no look quick BECAUSE Hinata chose to trust Kageyama with everything, and then on top of that they grew together to evolve the quick (thats why Ukai thought they had been playing together since babies).
Also, personality wise, Atsumu is so similar to Kageyama in that he is very intense about volleyball and doesn't like people with potential slacking just because they are "good enough". But unlike Kageyama that got left behind by his team, his coach and everyone around him. Atsumu had the only thing Kageyama did not, Osamu.
Hmmm that is a super interesting comparison between them!
@@lachyywhite them bois have layers
Your mystery man is Wakatsu Kiryū, one of the Top 3 Aces.
I laughed so much when you said "good game, It was nice for our First nationals.." hahahahahahaha. I even sent the clip to a friend of mine
We cooked hahaha
Man I've been waiting for this episode!
That little recap at the beginning was because... THIS EPISODE WAS RELEASED 6 FUCKING MONTHS AFTER 13!!! So yeah... You had to wait a couple days to watch this... Some fuckers (like me) had to wait half a year to continue the match!
That’s a diabolical amount of time to have to wait hahah, that’d kill me
7:40 he was mentioned during the BBQ in the middle of season 2 as one of the top 3 hitters, with Ushijima and Sakusa.
The spectators in this match are really interesting to me. The ones watching sucg as Hoshiumi and Bokuto are giving commentary on the spikers and their mindset, while Akaashi is able to give insight into the precision and skill of Kageyama and the Miyas. It's really well done.
I love this match for that specific reason, you get to hear so many perspectives, even 1 or 2 others you haven't mentioned here, so don't want to spoil (minor spoiler, but still)
Sadly, there's a big chance we'll never see Kiryuu play in animation, nor will we see in nationals why Fukurudani trusts Bokuto so much despite his massive emotional flaws
THe reason i love Inarizaki(its my fav team btw) is that they dont leave any stone unturned. They will use every tactic in the book to win. Like no other team has done so many different tactics during serving so far. Its not like they are doing something illegal, but yes they are leveraging everything they can. Not to mention, theya re good players too. Its not like they are relying on these early-delayed serve tactics or audience messing things up..they are good regardless of these things.
The Slogan "We don't need the memories" signifies not living in the past and dwelling on previous accomplishments, but to keep moving forward towards the future and strive for victory in the here and now.
They explain that after a few episodes why would you tell him sooner
@@architsalvi144 Because it's not a spoiler and the wording is fairly evident...
@angus2060 That's a spoiler. Whether you think it's a big one or not is another thing, but explaining something that will be explained by the show is the literal definition of a spoiler.
@@DJKuroh You must be overly sensitive to get upset for someone providing the definition to "We don't need the memories"....
How about you take a break from the internet for a day or two?
@@angus2060you were talking to two different people, it is by definition a small spoiler telling him something that will be explained in the coming episodes.
@6:22 he is one of the top 3 aces, Kiryu! He was mentioned in the previous seasons but only shown his silhouette~
Ahhh okay gotcha!
i love that atsumu and oikawa both have theme songs with brass in them. oikawa's feels much more... cosmopolitan and show-offy, while atsumu's is just super threatening. been listening to season 4's OST a lot while studying lately, and it always makes taking notes so hype 😅
Noya seems like the guy that will always cheer for you when you trying to get better at receives. he may not be great at helping you with actually getting them but he will always have your back if you are trying to get better it.
AMEN
4:44 If you remember in season 2, the first match they played in the tournament (against Ohgiminami), Hinata had a talk with their captain, who basically said that everyone loses to Shiritorizawa at some point, so just make some memories while you can. "We don't need the memories" that's essentially saying: we're not here just to play, we're here to win.
There is also more to it, but that's something the show explains.
Happy to see a lot of appreciation for Atsumu already, he’s definitely setting himself apart from his initial Oikawa 2.0 impression in this game! The Miya twins are both pretty entertaining as you’ve seen lol, I just love how fun the Inarizaki match is from the very start.
Also just a heads up, it might be a good idea to watch/post episodes 15 and 16 in one video? Iirc ep 15 got hit the hardest with production (animation) issues this season, so putting them together into a single reaction I feel could be better for your own enjoyment!!
He definitely is making an impact quickly! And I’ll ask my friend and see what they think!
@@lachyywhite There’s another reason related to the episodes following 16 as to why I feel like a double ep reaction could be good here, but yes definitely ask for their opinion on it!
A cute fun fact is that the Miya twins have the biggest crush on Saeko and Furudate has drawn the twins flirting with her and several other images with the three of them together. At least you can say they have great taste!!
Ain’t no way, they gotta be stopped
Watching Miya Atsumu and the way he is after seeing Hinata's first quick, reminds me a lot of how Hinata is when he see's something cool. When his teammate said he regresses like 5 years when in a match (think you may have missed that line) to me he basically turns into another Hinata in that regard. I couldn't help but love his character at this point either.
I already commented this in Sven's reaction haha, but i really do find the writing so cool: Since the Inarizaki mascots are the foxes, Fuurudate sensei made them portray traits of japanese fox demons in folklore. They "copy" humans for mischief or evil. Inarizaki "copied" Karasuno's black color, they copied the freak quick, and the twins are copies of each other.
The Miya Twins. ARE. THEM. Atsumu is one of my FAV characters of this series! Something that makes Haikyuu stand out from so many other anime, is the fact that they deliver amazing characters consistently throughout the series. Its part of why I say this show only gets better and better. The first time I saw them copy the freak quick, I was SHOOK. Like... WTF DO WE DO NOW???
I'm always looking forward to the next reaction but now its starting to feel like we're reaching the end too soon😅
They are growing on me super fast, and they do a great job of showing that they’re are some of the best!
I love that Bokuto is a top-tier player himself but is so quick to compliment others. Dude loves seeing his little "protege" in action.
the best stters get funky jazzy type music i think to display their disruption to the regular flow of the game and to symbolise their overall control of where the games go
True that! Thats a great way to visualize it
7:40. That’s Kiryuu Wakatsu, one of the top 3 hitters of Japan, he was mentioned on season two in the BBQ scene. He is “introduced” in the series in this episode.
All 5 best hitters are “shown” or at least mentioned in this episodes (Ushijima, Sakusa, Kiryuu, Bokuto and Alan), also bright stars like Hoshiumi are shown as well. The top of the top.
Having the freak quick stolen sucks. But Karasuno was stealing moves left and right since season 1, specially Kageyama, lol! But seeing the Miya twins reinforces how much like brothers Hinata and Kageyama have become.
So true! We did steal a lot hahah. And yes I love that comparison between them!
Yes, Inarizaki is cool as hell. This match is so damn dope. Btw, I think that out of all the reactions I've watched, you're the only one that realized they were mimicking the freak quick while it was happening!
The ‘east vs west’ symbolism in this game is so fun, it’s clever how both Karasuno (taiko drumming troup) and Inarizaki’s (big brass band) cheer squads feed into that imagery and duality as well!
I think a lot of people love this particular match a lot because Karasuno and Inarizaki have all these interesting juxtapositions/parallels (the weirdo quick twins’ ver. is just the start…) with their play styles - both teams are very offense based which makes things even more exciting
I think the twins actually discussed the quick beforehand, because Osamu mentioned, 'The ball really did just show up,' which suggests he was expecting it. However, they left out that conversation to surprise the viewers.
Ahhh okay that makes sense!
6:13 I love that we get more analysis and reactions from players in the same position or with similar mentalities, it happends a lot in the manga. Like Akaashi analysing setters and Bokuto reacting to the spikes (he later also analysis in some way) in the manga it happends with other characters as well in other matches, but I don't think they'll do it in the movie, which is a pity because it enrichies the rallys for me
9:27 in the manga he finishes his thought, he says, "you are wasting your energy distracting me, either way I can't aim" which makes his smug look funnier to me, like he is proud they are wasting their efforts in him when he is bad
17:00 this is traditional japanese music, Furudate always wanted to include it as a cheer since it's rare and actually went to a team's practice that allowed him to take notes and ask questions
23:55 and here is where Noya's weakness comes into play
25:10 he did an easier serve just because he wanted to score with their move😂 I love him
25:32 and here Atsumu became many olimpian spikers favourite character, they often get asked who their favvourite haikyuu character is, especially to the Japan team, and I don't remember the spikers but it was one from Japan and other from (I believe) Brazil, they both said Atsumu for similar reasons, they would love to have him as a setter because he is not scared to try new things and take risks and he has the ability to back it up, they said that playing with a setter like that is not only fun but an actual advantage (of course they word it better)
OOHHHHHHH FINALLY THAT OST!!!! Actually the electronic music is supposed to represent Osamu and that crazy af trumpet Atsumu (its not a saxophone). Their theme is one of my favs in the series.
Atsumu is a PSYCHO (fitting knowing the VA) and it only gets better im so excited to see your reaction to the rest
「we don't need memory (思い出なんかいらん)」 may be a bit direct translation. 「we don't need glories from the past」sounds better.
The fact that the Miya twins saw Kageyama and Hinata do the quick once and was able to perfectly execute it immediately is absolutely insane.
Lachy seeing Atsumu doing something cool and acting like he would but he remembers that he has to be a hater to Atsumu is so funny to me! Especially since Atsumu is one of my favorite characters before and after reading the manga! 😂
But I seriously love Inarizarki! They probably are up there as my opposing favorite team along with Neokma!
Also…
Lachy to Tsubakihara Academy: “They’re cooked!”
Lachy to Inarizarki Academy:
“We’re cooked!”
I’M ROLLING
Yeah I'm already stressin hard hahah
6:20 you see him briefly in season 2 when they were reading volleyball magazine. that is Kiryu one of the top 3 aces together with ushijima and sakusa ( and sakusa is the guy from itachiyama that you saw in youth camp that kageyama was part of. the one with the mask over his face)
14:12 How to train your dragon has the best soundtrack ever, glad you apreciate itvtoo Lachy!
ITS SO GOOD!!
Love Saeko, unquestionable best girl for me...she's got that Tanaka-family golden, passionate heart, she's a musician down with tradition, sense of humor, and she can hang 🍻 OH, and most importantly, she's out of HS.
she a queen all-round
That last sentence tho 😂
Great point! For me, it's yachi.
There it is! This is the episode the Inarizaki match became my second favorite match in the anime (second to the final Seijoh rematch). Sure, having to deal with cannons like Mad Dog or Ushijima is cool, but having to face their own quick? I have a feeling you're gonna be sweating for the next few episodes.
Yes indeed I’m very excited to see how the match unravels
Keep your eyes on their libero too,Akagi,he's actually pretty solid
Akagi, Inarizaki's libero, is insane. He doesn't get focused, but his impact in Inarizaki's defense is FELT.
Even though you can’t hear the saxophone🎷 for most of the video, 🎷I hear it 🎷in my head. 🎷All the time. 🎷It’s Everywhere!!! 🎷 🎷🎷🎷🎷
Even tho seijoh is my team, inarizaki's match is the best match in haikyuu so far. The jaw dropping moments of awe and frustration in this match man. Crazy
Love the reaction. "Wait!!!! My brother in Christ....you need to see this!" LMAO
This match is just a chef's kiss, so many great moments! I kinda love how quickly you started liking Atsumu, he so cool
LMAO The "step on me" got my ass. I would do the same thing when my friends and I were originally watching
I have read all the manga and this match is my favourite, you will love it. Not as emotionally important like the seijou rematch or the shirstorizawa one, but the most fun by a Mile. Even better than anything that comes after.
tbh im in love with the music of inarizaki's band, it just sounds so epic
We dont need memories later but at its core we are back to the "we are here to make memories" mindset. If you remember the school that got stomped by Shiratorizawa and gave up or if you remember back to the first episode when Kageyama asks Hinata if he is in the Middle School Interhigh to make memories. What they are proudly declaring is: "No we are not here to have fun, we are not here just to have something to do, we are here to win everything, nothing more nothing less."
The guy you are confused about with the shaved head and tracks is the Mujinazaka ace Kiryu - he is the last unknown of the top 3 aces in the country. They never properly introduce him in the anime for some reason as far as I can remember. I was just as confused as you my first few times.
You might have missed it but Hinata's fake was so sharp on that first attack, Kageyama almost missed the set cause he got faked out too.
The coach was talking about his first time around serving. He did ace the first one but then got angry at the girls so he hit too hard and missed the second one. Hence "Did the cheer squad distract you"
I actually really like that Suguru is here to be the "commentator" for us. It makes sense since we are in Tokyo and well - so is he. Doesnt even have to travel to see this.
So on the Hinata serving they put so much focus on his serving and what he will do to once again hammer home that he picked Recieving over Serving. If he stayed at Karasuno instead of the training camp it implies he would hit absolute dagger of a jump serve here.
Not only are they doing our quick after seeing it ONCE. Atsumu also said the exact same line Kageyama said when he first served it.
I love the Atsumu's jazzy leitmotif (OST associated to a character). Might be my favourite theme in the anime. Either this or Destroyer. Notice that its just like Kageyama's leitmotif and Oikawa's leitmotif its jazzy but all three of them have different jazz. Oikawa's is very smooth and silky. Kageyama's is deeper and has almost clockwork-like rythm of starting and stopping and finally Atsumu's is very flashy and bombastic. It fits perfectly to their playstyles and I love that the music in the background is telling its own story. Always fun to figure that out - I should make a deeper dive into the OST one of these days :D
Wish I had started counting the door walkouts for this season - there will be some many more of these :D
Fun fact - Inarizaki in many ways is supposed to feel like more established Karasuno. They have it down to the jersey colour - black just like ours.
ANNND IT HAPPENS!!! I’ve been waiting for this one haha I love rewatching this episode because the twins doing the quick for the first time will never not be one of the coolest moments AND EVERYONES REACTIONSSS it just gets me evil cackling- also I Love Atsumu’s reactions after moments like them pulling of the quick and his reaction to the Actual kageyama and hinata quick because I think it shows so much about his character when he gets excited over stuff like that 😭 was willing to vouch for how you’d like atsumu now am watching gleefully as the inevitable has happened because there’s so much to think about when it comes to inarizaki:)) which you’ll def see later on- and bc the banners keep popping up am also curious about which team’s motto/banner you like the most? though maybe inarizaki’s will make more sense the more you see them
Mystery dude is Kiryu the final 3rd of the top 3 aces (alongside Ushijima and Sakusa)
25:42 this show is crazy, isn't it?😂😂
No because when this episode came i was shocked to the core I never thought someone would do their move I really love that the writer did this, and that damn music it’s just too good
It is veryyyy cleaver writing
7:32 I think he is among the top three aces along with Sakusa and Ushijima if I remember 😅
Note for the ED: the tv recaps the game moments seen in the current episode alongside showing all the different teams and players all watching Karasuno play at Nationals. the tv in the first few frames being the same TV that Hinata first saw the little giant on in the first episode, being on the same stage as his idol appear to him. & the song is a very good vibe aswell.
cuz i also cant forget. JOHZENJI BEST BOIS RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH
Watching your reaction is just as good as watching the show man. I love it makes me happy!😂
I'm really glad you're enjoying it! I'm super grateful to have you here with me to watch legend!
The dude with the streak in his hair is Kiryu from Mujinazaka (a team from Kyushu). He is the third "top 3 ace", with Ushijima and Sakusa (the germophobe)
Then you have Bokuto and Aran to get the top 5.
Ahhh okay thank you for letting me know!
Arizona person here! We were having 110°f(I think that's like 40°c or something) just last week and we're at 85° rn!! It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas~🎄
Dang dog that is crazy hot
@@lachyywhite we have very bipolar weather so we never know if it's gonna keep going down or getting back into the 100s again😩
it just keeps getting better now
You're so lucky to be catching up with the show right as the movie comes out on streaming. The rest of us have had to wait for years 😭😭
i love the tiny detail when the twins are about to do the quick, Kageyama reacts before it happens cause the weido quick is all feelings/intution based - its just intution between Kageyama and Hinata - no words are spoken, just they both feel "This is a good moment for the quick" and they are so in sync with each other- which is why Kageyama reacted to it cause he knew for Inarizaki, that would be a great moment for the quick "this timing, this poisition..." and then boom.
HAHAHAH 26:27 I can't stop laughing at you being attacked by the evil Jazz sax for the 3rd time now in this show (after oikawa and mad dog's)
CRANK THE SAX!!!
STOP THE SAX
Miya Atsumu is THAT guy. No matter how much you dislike his personality you have to admit that he is very skilled at playing volleyball, and that is what makes him respectable.
Karasuno vs Inarizaki is one of the best matches in Haikyuu for sure!
I think it’s a mix of seeing korai(white hair kid) at nationals and the dude from waku south in the same region
20:53 AYOOOOO🤨🤨🤨🤨
Caught red handed
You were talking about marching bands and I had to share. My nephew is center snare (the drum you referenced) for his high school marching band and this year their show is music from… how to train your dragon. How crazy is that.
Anyways Ziggy and I enjoyed this episode with you a lot. The Miya twins are great characters and I can’t wait for you to see more!!!
Ain’t no way that’s so cool! Crazy how similar it is to what I said hahaha. And yes I’m loving the twins already
@@lachyywhite it’s like you were channeling me lol
It's really hilarious to see Atsumu (i.e., Oikawa on steroids on the other end of the setting philosophy spectrum) making bro Lachy leave his room in just 2 consecutive eps 🤣🤣🤣
the guy who youre saying you don't know who he is, is kiriyu he's one of the top 3 spiders. I forget if hes the number 1 or 2 spiker in all of Japan
top 5 or top 3 doesn't mean you are number 1 or 4, fans like to put them in a clear ranking but that's impossible since you can have good days like bad days, Bokuto and Aran are both top 5, but it's not that one is 4 and the other is 5, it's that their abilities are close to being top 3
@@tesshh1 im just going off on how they introduced them. Id assume how they introduced them (when Kuro was talking) was the order
@@iognit5892 I completely understand, and most fans actually put them in that order (Sakusa, Kiryu, Ushijima, then either Bokuto/Aran ), it's not entirely wrong, but it's not that Sakusa is actually number one and Ushijima number three, they are both top three, some times one is better than the other and other times it's the other way, that's also why they say Bokuto is actually top three when he is 100%, the only reason he is top 5 is his inconsistance. I'm not sure if I sounded harsh, sorry if I did it wasn't my intention, english isn't my first language, I just wanted to clarify because it's a common missconception amongst the fandom, the one that you COULD MAYBE rank clearly is Sakusa as the top, but not really, it's more so because Itachiyama is also considered a top 1 team
15:41 isn't that aoba johsai's cheer or am i tripping? oikawa still living rent free in his head lmaooo
Today wasn't the most amazing day ever, but then I saw a new hq reaction and it made my dawn/night.
Now the comment on the chapter. I KNEW IT. I ABSOLUTELY KNEW YOU WOULD LOVE ATSUMU (or at least you wouldn't hate him). Him as a player is annoying (just like most of Inarizaki) but as a person he is just so relatable if you are competitive (just like all the other characters in hq).
This match in general is hard to see bc Inarizaki is one of the toughest opponents, but it's one of the best, trust me.
Last but not least, I see in you so much of their captain. You are like a weird combo between those two.
they copied our flow! bar for bar!!
We should have copyrighted it
Fun fact: Japanese doesn't have the traditional "L" sound that English has so they us their "R" sound as the closest substitute.
Aran name is actually "Alan."
6:18
thats Kiryu Wakatsu, hes on Mujinazaka. If you remember in season two at the barbeque kuroo was talking about the best hitters this year, Kiryu is the second best.
Honestly, i always thought it was weird of the anime to randomly flash him like twice because unless youve read the manga you have NO idea who this mf is lmfao
It's fkin 40 C here in Pakistan and it's end of October, dawg we gon melt
Bro you got it tough
I love how your reactions are generally "normal" in terms of stupid jokes and then there's like a singular moment like 20:54 🤣🤣
Can't blame you at all though
It slips through some times hahah
There goes Hinata's individuality...
Interesting that you'd think that way.
Every time I tried to get my older sister in on some stupid plan or idea our whole lives she would make that same disgusted face Osamu makes when they decide to do the quick. That, “what is wrong with you this is stupid i hate this/you,” look lmaoo. And readers/watchers didn’t really get to see sibling relationships in haikyuu where they interact more than once and have an established dynamic at this point except maybe Tanaka and Saeko(💛) and Tsuki and his brother until these two show up, so I feel that’s part of why lots of people latch on to these two so quickly? bc of that added layer of character? Idk. Like we know some characters have siblings, Oikawa’s nephew came from soMEWHERE, and maybe we see them together briefly like Hinata and Natsu and Lev and his hot sister (I forgot her nameee) but none who are on the court together playing together.
… also once this season is over I’m going to make a supercut of everytime you say “I don’t trust Atsumu” lmao I cackle Every Time™
But this isnt the same quick we do now is it, that was the original no look quick with the spiker just blindly swinging his arm
Lachy....do uhh....do you think that drummers still lead armies into battle?
We get a tiny preview of this side of Saeko when we first meet her (S2E2). Tanaka is studying with some of the 2nd years and the taiko practice comes up. Noya is all of us in that moment and this episode lol
They also showed Saeko looking at taiko stuff during the Failing Marks OVA! Was hoping Lachy would remember that haha
In my head I believe they still charge out in front whilst the cannons go off in the background
Old mate Lachy always going on about 1000 degree weather and I'm sitting in melb like "yeah, right cobba"
Bro gets 4 seasons in one day so I'm not jealous hahaha
When twins share the same neurons.
hahaha that is my bias Miya Atsumu❤
Inarizaki are such a talented team. They're just stacked across the board. I think they would have destroyed Shiratorizawa.
Everyone tries to say that itachyiama Is Better. But in my opinion there Is no One Better than Inarizaki. The best setter, a top 5 spiker, 2 Great middle blockers(and One Is probably the second best in the nation), a fantastic Oppo, a good spiker, a Crazy good libero even if not mentioned, plays talk for themselves and lastly Great bench.
@@mence5992 We never really get to see Itachiyama play so I reserve judgment. We know they soundly defeated Fukurodani and we see they're a pretty talented team.
@@mence5992 Well I agree although we can't really compare since we (spoiler) don't get to see them, but we have to take into account that they have: a top three spiker (often depicted as the top 1), the best libero and best setter (Atsumu is right up there but Itachyiama's has the award for now), and that's all the players we know, from the three we know three are top tier, we don't know the rest but we can imagine they are similar caliber
Yo, I'm in America and it was below freezing when I woke up this morning. It's up to 35 F now.
In the English dub Nishinoya and Hinata say Saeko's so hot that her hotness might kill them. And it's immediately what popped in my mind the second you saw her. It's totally normal to simp for Saeko. I'm sure the comment section will only roast you a bit for it 😂
Now tell me, ADMIT IT...dont you just wish WIIIIISH to have had the chance, the opportunity, the honor to witness Atsumu and Oikawa in the same team???!! ahahhahahahahahhahahaha
Also, i just noticed that both Tsuki and Suna, when serving, really dont give a F* about noise or booing...hahahha well Tsuki might actually enjoy it a bit, the salty king hahahahahha
Seeing them on the same team would have been amazing!
@@lachyywhite yeap, and listening in their battering back n forth would be top comedy too hahahaha also the serves...damnnnn the serves would be relentless and never ever ending
Atsumu is the type who lives for a rivalry. 😂
Here early! 😁
Is Karasuno cooked Lachy?
Unfortunately yes
26:17 😭😭😭😭😂
"My brother in christ" 😅
We are almost done with the painful episodes
Painful episodes?
@@lachyywhite just the ones people consider bad for animation. This is still my favorite season of Haikyuu though, your about to experience peakyuu in all its glory my guy
Lachy it's fine to pause the video as often as you want if you have something to say; try not to talk during the video, you're missing the dialogue during the good moments.
Edit: Bro you missed so many pieces of dialogue because you were talking or looking away from the screen 😥
Sorry if I missed something from talking! If I look away from the screen I'm looking at my other monitor that is recording the show! So I can continue to read and check that I'm still recording!
@@lachyywhite All's good! 👌Just want you to catch all the good moments of this match. I'm sure you can tell but there's gonna be a lot. 😏
"Its gonna be so hard to hate this guy"
Welcome to Oikawa 2.0 🤣
But really, I'd like to see you try (haven't watched till end so lets see)
Edit: After watching, want to commend you on actually remembering the "This position...This timing" Line. I think you're the only i've seen who remembered it and picked it up immediately. Just keep it in mind for the season
I'm already liking him too much
@@lachyywhite Welcome to Haikyuu, where you want to adopt everyone 😂. Btw, possibly my favorite character of series (undecided) is in this match, won't spoil anything more, but very interested in what you have to say about them as more gets revealed
The Miya twins give you their best regards, Lachy. I wonder if you'll draft either of the twins or both.
Oooo super excited to do the tier list for this season!
@@lachyywhite Imagine being the head coach for this lineup: Atsumu, Iwaizumi, & Ushijima on offense, and Satori, Kuroo, and Tsukki on defense (and trash talk) and Yaku as libero. Wooooooooh!
is it cold there. yes. well at least in the northnern part it is. it is not going to get above 11 and with lows hitting around 0.
That is crazy!!
LEEEEEFFFFFTTTOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Off topic but what is that wig hanging on your door? 😂
Its for my other personality
Step on whom again? 🤣🤣🤣🤣
🙋♂️
MIYA TWINS ON TOP
Drinking my water in Lebanon :)
In which country are you all drinking your waters in?
Legendary!
Well Miya Atsumu is best setter for a reason