"because people don't have wings, we look for other ways to fly" I love this quote,,,,

@staric3801

3 жыл бұрын

This is my favorite quote in the whole series of Haikyuu!! :) This is very inspiring!

@rhyestripes6059

3 жыл бұрын

@@staric3801 mime is in s03 and honestly can't wait for coach to react to it

@eduardomatheusborges8739

3 жыл бұрын

this one and shiratorizawa's coach about short people being hungry for reaching high

@alterer5952

3 жыл бұрын

Same mine is in s3

@Rickardithoo

3 жыл бұрын

@@rhyestripes6059 Don't you dare to look down...

Other youtuber making 15 minute reaction videos : i sleep Coach donny making 47 minute video : *real shit*

@Nick88126

3 жыл бұрын

I 100% agree with u. Their reactions are like "OHHH LETS GO" and I hate that some of them have more views than coach Donny's reaction

@jian7372

3 жыл бұрын

same lolol i be like "I've been waiting for this!" every time. never been so attached to a reaction video before lololol

@akeerakil5180

3 жыл бұрын

47 min yet it feels so short

@laura_fpsm

3 жыл бұрын

yes!!

@muhammadfahmi192

3 жыл бұрын

ikr it feels sooo short xD

The "mantra" that Nekoma says before every match has a bit more meaning to it, they mention that they are blood, constantly moving and flowing, so the brain (or in this translation, mind) can function at it's best. The brain is supposed to be the setter or kenma in this case. Nekoma's playstyle is always be moving, keeping the ball up and sending it to the setter so the setter doesn't have to run around and tire himself up, and he can focus on thinking and strategizing, which is what Kenma excels at.

@YMasterS

3 жыл бұрын

@@DWargs it's clear right away if you think about it.

@moncala7787

3 жыл бұрын

Yea part of why Kenma is embarrassed after the speech is that its making him the center of attention

@pomaimoikeha829

3 жыл бұрын

the mind makes it unclear, hes the Brains of the operation.

@YMasterS

3 жыл бұрын

@@pomaimoikeha829 mind is more accurate than brain. Your brain regulates the rest of your body and is physiological, the mind observes and considers and then plans, and is mental in nature.

@maybe.1340

2 жыл бұрын

cant wait for the battle of cats and crows to be animated !!! This match will showcase nekoma's blood and brain meaning to the fullest !!! also my favourite match in the whole anime .

Oni means 'demon' in Japan that looks like an Ogre. This demon usually has an iron club with him. So the saying "Like giving oni his iron club" means to give an extra advantage to someone who already has the advantage (the strong made stronger). So Coach Nekomata said "Kageyama alone is already a genius. And By adding Hinata by his side, he becomes invincible".

@mence5992

3 жыл бұрын

isn't "akuma" demon in japanese?

@raghavverma8003

3 жыл бұрын

@@mence5992 theres a lot of approximations for monster/demon in Japanese. some of these are- oni, akuma, bakemono and so on....

@Birthday888

3 жыл бұрын

@@mence5992 Akuma is generally used to refer to what the western image of demons are. Malicious spirits with bat wings and horns. Oni on the other hand are more large Ogres with supernatural powers but they became associated with demons and devils because they're associated with the Japanese version of Hell, punishing evildoers much like how demons and devils are presented in Christian mythology.

@Alwayz114

3 жыл бұрын

@@mence5992 Not every word translates one-to-one with English. Translations are fluid and contextual, so "Akuma" and "Oni" may work in different situations or have multiple meanings. This goes especially for things with long history and cultural folk lore I'm not a Japanese speaker myself, but as far as I can tell an Oni is a type of Yokai (or monster/spirit) often depicted as a Troll or Ogre (or the Japanese equivalent of these), but it can be used to describe a generic, brutish 'demon'. But again, translations are funky like that

@sahil_hashmi5741

3 жыл бұрын

@@mence5992 Oni is just another type of demon, Consider Akuma as the category Feline, and the oni as tiger which lands under it

Just wanted to point it out, you were correct when you said maybe the Kpop hair guy (Kuroo) is Kenma's childhood friend. Kuroo is the one who got Kenma into volleyball and also to join a volleyball team. Also Kenma is very precious in his own rights.

@samthemessiah9330

3 жыл бұрын

Kenma is to be protected at all costs

@ngumlovered7566

3 жыл бұрын

@@samthemessiah9330 yes, yes he is

Note: Kenma is actually an introvert.. So he doesn't like these sorta stuff like speeches or small talks, gossips, etc. Calling him a cool kid too cool to care will hurt his feelings.TwT

@lucascabral928

3 жыл бұрын

I think it's because Coach didn't learn his story yet, so he though Kenma was like Tsukishima, when reality couldn't be farthest from the truth. You're so sweet tho, I love it xD

@soaringsou

3 жыл бұрын

That’s the last thing we want to happen 😭

@muhdzulhilmi3115

3 жыл бұрын

That’s the life of an introvert in a nutshell though. Getting mistaken as standoffish or arrogant when I’m just tired and need to recharge

@narnia5404

3 жыл бұрын

He knew n made a comment about Kenma being an introvert at the end of the ep tho

@narnia5404

3 жыл бұрын

@@lucascabral928 Coach knew about it by the end of the ep....

I think one of the best things about Haikyuu as a sports anime is that it focuses on friendly rivalries and learning from your opponents, rather than making all the other teams into outright "villains". It's a high school sports team, you can be competitive without being evil!

@magacofi

3 жыл бұрын

Spoilers? Uffff that one episode of winners and losers hits hard

@iizou1738

3 жыл бұрын

this reminds me of kuroko no basket, where some of the opposing teams are just... the WORST people imaginable lmfao. especially in the movie. haikyuu land vs. air spoilers (and very slight s4 spoilers) below in Haikyuu Furudate somehow even made the conniving, cheating team (nohebi) likable enough for the captain & his girlfriend to become recurring characters. Daishou and Mika kinda grew on me tbh.

@jinie77

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed!! I love this anime so much gahd

@lady6750

3 жыл бұрын

@@iizou1738 it just shows how different the sorts are. I've watched kuroko no basket and that is truly how basketball players think abd play. Coach said he also played basketball, and that there is a difference between volleyball and basketball. He found in basketball, that players played by themselves and blamed their teammates. Wheras, in volleyball coach found that players knew they had to play as a team not as one player. Basketball and volleyball are different when it comes to playing as a team. In basketball you can create people like aomine who doesn't care for teammates cause he scores the most. Wheras, uts harder to create a cocky player in volleyball as it is truly a team sport.

@iizou1738

3 жыл бұрын

@@lady6750 I was talking more like kirisaki daiichi & jabberwock levels of terrible lol, but that's rly interesting! I don't play either sport so I didn't know the team dynamics were usually that different

In Nekomas team Kenma is the "mind" that only can work when the blood is flowing (the rest of the team with their steady receives) and delivers oxygen (the ball) to the brain.

@ayantikapal2919

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely! And it was also mentioned in the previous episode that Kenma is considered as the brain, heart and spine of nekoma

@anasshole6976

3 жыл бұрын

lets hope he reads this cuz subtitles are wrong when nekoma's coach describes this metaphor

21:20 it's spot on that you said that Nekoma treats the match like a chess game!! their school name is an anomaly (all the other schools we'll meet with animal mascots have a kanji that directly references the animal, as we see with karasu = 烏 = crow in Karasuno). phonetically, "neko" means "cat" but the kanji for cat (猫) isn't used. Furudate actually writes Nekoma as 音 = "ne," meaning sound, followed by 駒 = "koma," meaning shogi/chess piece. so Nekoma = 音駒 = "sound of [moving] a shogi piece," which references their play style of analysis and strategy. fun fact: another unrelated use of the character for "koma" is horse. interpreting it wrong means their team's name is Horse Noise High School. completely changes the vibe lmao

@daisy-td9qs

3 жыл бұрын

oo that's super interesting

@SnailHatan

2 жыл бұрын

Japanese is so confusing ~_~

@FionaPGT

2 жыл бұрын

In the year ive been a fan of this anime, i didnt know that. Interesting!

“Players are a reflection of their coach” ohh boy he’s gonna love the later seasons

Watching coach Donny's reactions is the very first time I've never skipped the reactor's commentaries about Haikyuu lol.. I appreciate your inputs so much

Coach, this has probably been said before but I really love how you not only react to the episode but involve tips and tricks for us to improve our game. I can't wait to watch this and see you react to Kenma!

@abilawaandamari8366

3 жыл бұрын

He often does that too, so you don't need to worry

Bruh I just noticed our local Hyped Owl was foreshadowed when Taketora said "Hey, Hey, Hey" (you'll see it around 8:29)

@caesarsalad-xu4vy

3 жыл бұрын

I didn't even notice until rewatching this episode. It'll still be so long until our lovely owl shows up though. Oya?

@oliviak1992

3 жыл бұрын

For real, I did a double take and thought I had a stroke for a second

@manchesterisblue283

3 жыл бұрын

Hey hey hey

@bzzztbzzzt2428

3 жыл бұрын

@@caesarsalad-xu4vy Oya? Oya?

@caesarsalad-xu4vy

3 жыл бұрын

@@bzzztbzzzt2428 oya oya oya

Tora in Taketora means Tiger, and Ryu means dragon, so there is more to compare of those two characters than just the similarities in personality and appearance!

@hachisu5288

3 жыл бұрын

Also the tiger and dragon are a pretty common rival trope in eastern literature.

@bbittercoffee

3 жыл бұрын

Ohmygod! And I thought the name correlations stopped at Hinata and Tsukki! How much story is told just from their names? This is so cool!

@hidayajamal6109

3 жыл бұрын

@@bbittercoffee yea I noticed furudate loves using names to relate the characters or teams in haikyuu. It's really interesting to discover as someone who isn't Japanese and doesn't get it right away

@Alwayz114

3 жыл бұрын

Coach, by "Those two characters" he's referring to the Nekoma player with the blonde mohawk (Taketora) and Tanaka (whose first name is Ryūnosuke). So this naming pun kinda highlights their butting heads

@marikothecheetah9342

3 жыл бұрын

@@hidayajamal6109 Oh, he does. Half of the gang in Haikyuu is named after famous onsens :D

mild spoiler: you’re gonna be pressing that pause button alot in season 3🤭😂😂

@rushio4524

3 жыл бұрын

i can't wait for him to get to season 3 hshshhsh

@magacofi

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe he'll last an hour watching one episode 😂😂😂

@adelianurk.2741

3 жыл бұрын

RIGHTTT THAT WAS SO MUCH HAPPENS IN THOSE 10 EPISODE

@thegreatking6599

3 жыл бұрын

I’m so excited when that happens, it’s going to be a big Haikyuu fest.

@margarete5920

3 жыл бұрын

Ooohhh don't forget the OVA too. Hmmm maybe we should tell him about it later. Some has extra matches right?

Not only an "enforcer", every team needs a Tanaka-senpai.

@vailingbow1068

3 жыл бұрын

And a Hinata. It hasn't really been displayed yet, but Hinata is a good member to have.

@pallavsarkar2818

3 жыл бұрын

@@vailingbow1068 Second season will tell that, from the episode "Hunger".

@vailingbow1068

3 жыл бұрын

@@pallavsarkar2818 yeah. And the next season's after that. Especially the latest.

@SnailKingGY

3 жыл бұрын

@@vailingbow1068 The person that puts it best is Miya Osamu, "That guy (Hinata) plays like he's eating rice."

@vailingbow1068

3 жыл бұрын

@@SnailKingGY haha XD yeah! He did say it best.

I think someone already said about the additional scenes after the ending song. I just want to remind you, coach. That Season 1 episode 13 (which is the next one) have some additional scene too. Hope someone reminds him that ;-;

@ozkan576

3 жыл бұрын

He adressed last time I think that he doesn't want to see potential previews for the next episode so he's hesitant about watching those

@shoyohinata2727

3 жыл бұрын

@@ozkan576 try watching again the episode 13. There are addional scene there too like what episode 24 have.

@yoimiyasparkler

3 жыл бұрын

@@ozkan576 I think they meant the extra scenes after the ed not the preview for the next episode

@aichilovewisdom

3 жыл бұрын

@@ozkan576 it's an extra scene not a preview.

@ozkan576

3 жыл бұрын

Guys stop telling me it's an extra scene and not a preview, I know. I just said what coach was saying, don't worry I myself am very much aware of the difference 🤣

The intro (and ending theme) changes every 12-13 episodes (Anime releases are divided into 'cour's or 3 month periods (12-13 episodes). Haikyuu usually has a 2-cour season so it will have 2 different introductions per season. Haikyuu is actually supposed spelled as Haikyū with a macron u, to emphasise the long u pronunciation at the end. Either due to font or stylistic limitation, it sometimes winds up being spelled as Haikyu instead. But Haikyuu is perfectly acceptable as a romanised version of the japanese characters!

@marikothecheetah9342

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed!

@Ladderphobia

3 жыл бұрын

exactly what i came to comment. glad you shared already

He flares his wrists out in the anime to frame the character, just like he did at 19:46 , otherwise you will have his palms overlapping him and ruining the silhouette

When they say “nice serve” before they even make the serve, they are essentially saying “hey, get a good serve” or basically indicating that they really believe in the server and know that they will get it over.

19:08 Hinata literally jumping with eyes closed and just hitting the ball and letting Kageyama do the majority of the work with his toss. Coach: Hinata is demonstrating really well ball spacing

@magacofi

3 жыл бұрын

Ikr?? Hilarious 😂😂😂😂😂😂 I know what he meant, but still

@EverGardens

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha when he was doing all that explaining I was like- no no no Hinata is just slamming the air, it's all Kageyama😂😂

Coach Donny coming back with the best reactions in KZread. Discussing the animation, the volleyball, being an athlete in general, the nature of the competition, relationships and just the quality of the show in general. It makes it fascinating to watch!

@megl8327

3 жыл бұрын

SO TRUUUUE! His reaction video is full of context that I have to pause serveral time to read the subtitle in animate while I listen to his words)sorry I was slow in english reading and thats why i need to pause o(╥﹏╥)o

@_helvetixa

3 жыл бұрын

He’s the only reaction youtuber I would watch. Cause whenever I see someone react to anime, I just think they’re just picking low hanging fruit and making money off of the episodes while interjecting the episode with the occasional “woahh” and that’s it. I really like the vibe he gives and I’m learning a lot about volleyball that I didn’t know before, as well as explain things in the anime I never learned before.

@Lucaz99

3 жыл бұрын

@@_helvetixa exactly! Most of the time I see reaction as low hanging fruit too, it can be entertaining in small doses but it’s usually not very insightful at all. Coach Donny is the exact opposite! Makes me be glued to the screen and a 47 min video like this just flew by!

@_helvetixa

3 жыл бұрын

@@Lucaz99 so trueeee.

@Greendii

3 жыл бұрын

just like you said, discussing animation, volleyball techniques, coaching and athlete mentality, all this from a knowledgeable position, makes these videos so well rounded. he incorporates so many excellent traits of his in one wonderful reaction/analysis video. he's the perfect match for a reaction series like this. :D

Your reaction is very informative. Especially in this episode, you have a lot of strategy and ingenuity sprinkled in. I enjoy your reactions from Japan. I got interested in volleyball after watching high school. My favorite player is Yuuji Nishida of the Japanese national team. I'm looking forward to seeing more of you in the future.

@marikothecheetah9342

3 жыл бұрын

I love Nishida. And did you know he is also a fan of Haikyuu?

@talalala420

3 жыл бұрын

​@@marikothecheetah9342 Nishida is just Ushijima IRL

@Bugzilla021

3 жыл бұрын

Nishida is a beast!! I have a theory Ushijima was based off of him

@talalala420

3 жыл бұрын

@@Bugzilla021 so his coach made him do 100 serves?

@marikothecheetah9342

3 жыл бұрын

@@talalala420 haha, probably. I like to watch practice sessions with him. You really can see that passion for VB even then. I also like Ishikawa Yuki, he is an incredibly smart player and Sekita is a great setter. Also, that reminds me. Furudate drew the banner of Jtekt, Nishida's team, in one of the chapters.

41:12 coach: "man Tanaka you just make me like you more and more each episode" Same coach, same :'))

The thing with Nekoma's playing style is that their technique is to never let the ball touch the ground which means being good at defense and use it to tire the opponent by consistently connecting the ball etc. but their main weapon is Kenma that acts as their "brain" when it comes to analyzing opponent players, thinking of strategy to win that is obvious in Kuroo's (their captain, kpop no. 2 black haired guy) little speech before they play the match: "Were like the blood in our veins. We must flow without stopping and keep the oxygen moving." = Dont let the ball drop, connect the ball with your body, keep it moving. ".. So the brain can work. " = So that Kenma "their brain" can work. Kenma is a type of player who doesn't like moving around and has low stamina. As explained by Coach Ukai, Unlike Kageyama who unifies the awkward team with his talent, Kenma is a player who is supported by his team's consistent receive to flaunt his talents fully. So hence the speech before the game makes more sense now. They need to keep connecting the ball so that Kenma can properly observe and analyze their opponents just like how the blood needs to circulate properly in order for the brain to work properly.

8:31 Hmm something is wrong with the “hey hey hey”

@harshbitey4593

3 жыл бұрын

It sounds better from the mouth of a moody owl 😂

@magacofi

3 жыл бұрын

ಡ ͜ ʖ ಡ

@yahnay6351

3 жыл бұрын

i can already hear the angry owl noises🤣🤣🦉

@gracelee940

3 жыл бұрын

🦉🦉

@manchesterisblue283

3 жыл бұрын

Hey hey hey

--- A thorough explanation as to how to write Haikyuu and why it is sometimes written with 1 U and other times 2 U --- Please like this so he sees it, I don't mind if it isn't shown in a video I'd just like to know he got the explanation! Whether Haikyuu is written with 1 or 2 U is a translator difference. Japanese doesn't use our alphabet and the title is written in "Hepburn" a system to romanize (turn into our alphabet) japanese starting with the Kanji for volleyball " 排球 " Though I dunno how this process is done. The characters used " ハイキュー " Are from the katakana alphabet, a phonetic alphabet used for foreign words and names. Where: " ハ " Is "Ha" " イ " Is " i " " キュ " are "kyu" and " ー " indicates the last syllable is meant to be stretched or long. Combining the first two Hai makes westerns say it like the letter i though we can exhale hard and make it Hi but the technical pronunciation would be ha-i followed by the kyu with the u being a bit long in pronunciation. Translators may prefer to write it as we would in English with just 1 u or to spell it more phonetically by adding the second u to indicate the need to extend the last syllable when speaking it. Despite us looking at it like it's all translated by "Crunchyroll" as a monolith the truth is they have multiple translators of varying skills, preferences, and work ethics. Some of the later seasons for example have some pretty bad errors in the subtitles such as repeated words (like 'they' being there twice) and some words outright missing or the grammar being flawed. Due to this multiple translators end up working on different episodes of the same show and so the preferences end up switching back and forth. Combine this with either a disinterest or a lack of staff tasked with ensuring consistency or fixing the subtitles when mistakes are spotted by fans and you end up with this sort of discrepancies. Some shows will even have something as significant as honorifics (San, Kun, Senpai, etc added at the end of someone's name) switch from being present to absent in the subtitles. From what I've noticed in Haikyuu this isn't an issue though as when the honorific isn't present it's usually because it's team members talking to each other like how Hinata will just say "Kageyama" but when Takeda-sensei refers to Ukai he always says "Ukai-Kun" Here's a general (simplified) explanations of honorifics while I'm at it. -Kun: Mainly for younger boys/men, semi-casual. -Chan: Mainly for younger girls/women, semi-casual. -San: Respectful, used for equals and older individuals, gender neutral, Formal -Senpai: Used towards elders or seniors in a field, profession, or school. (Tanaka and Nishinoya says Shimizu-senpai because she's a 3rd year and they are 2nd years), Gender Neutral, Formal -Kouhai: Not used the same way as Senpai, refers to a junior in the same contexts as senpai, is somewhat insulting if used in place of an honorific. Gender Neutral, Not used as honorific -Sensei: Means teacher, used for them as well as with doctors (If your doctor was 'Doctor Smith' they would be Smith-Sensei. But the term does NOT mean doctor.)Gender Neutral, formal. -Sama: Highest respect, used rarely, mainly towards people much higher in stature to you. For example a guest at an inn may be called "Okyaku-sama". Gender neutral, Very formal Tl;dr: Crunchyroll uses multiple translators through the same show and how certain things are translated depends on preferences and adherence to guidelines. Haikyu is Anglicized while Haikyuu is closer to the original pronunciation and spelling. I included a list of honorifics while I was on it. Hope this is helpful to anyone even if it isn't our host! Edit/Extra: An Oni is a type of ogre like monster in Japanese folklore. It is often depicted with a large studded iron club. Kageyama is the Ogre while Hinata is the Iron Club in that analogy.

@shafwanhidayat3423

3 жыл бұрын

The honorofic sensei also use to mangaka.

@godqueenbidoof

3 жыл бұрын

@@shafwanhidayat3423 Oh right! I forgot that thanks!

5:35 Coach, the openings for the show change every 12 or so episodes, with a different song and visuals and all, and just look stunning! It's probably some good stuff for you to comment on relating to you teaching art or on other miscalleneous volleyball/sport stuff. I'd say at least give your initial reactions to each opening once so we can get some of that insightful Coach Donny talk! Hope you're enjoying Haikyuu as much as I did!

@NOkamii

3 жыл бұрын

What should be fun, reacting at the beginning and ending of the season to the opening.

@mavijjang

3 жыл бұрын

You can start in episode 14 or 15 because i think the opening and ending is already different.

@yampanda

3 жыл бұрын

@@ElevateYourselfOfficial but coach you should not put the audio because it might get taken down

I've said this before but I really enjoy the irl clips of your own plays that you add to compare to the anime's techniques. It just reinforces how much research Furudate and the animators did to keep Haikyuu's scenes accurate and grounded in reality.

I love how you keep saying that Hinata is "trying to get to another level." Keep a hold of that idea, because it's often used in future episodes. Also, Kuroo is a big nerd, and we love him for it; he really likes chemistry, and he often uses scientific analogies when talking about the team. Like Daichi, he's the calm, cool captain that isn't afraid to get a little angry when needed. I really enjoyed your reaction and can't wait for the next episode. Also, you asked if Naoi and Coach Ukai played on the same team in high school? They didn't, but Ukai was on Karasuno and Naoi was on Nekoma, so similar to Grandpa Ukai and Nekomata, they have a bit of a rivalry.

@Ottuln

3 жыл бұрын

Kuroo is the best.

@Arama

3 жыл бұрын

And Kuroo's hair is honestly just bedhead that he can't fix. Such a need. XD

Yes, Kenma's childhood friend is the one playing on the team, his name is Kuroo! He's nekoma's captain, the one that was shaking hands with Daichi in the beginning.

I love this Nekoma-Karasuno rivalry, because they're intended to be a mirror of each other. On one hand, most of the players parallel at least a trait of the other, so in that sense it's like looking at the mirror reflection, and on the other they specialize in opposites: Nekoma in defense and long runs (they don't mind playing the 3 -or 4, 5- sets if it means they've completely broken down their opponent's plays, because they don't tire as much doing crazy spikes every time), Karasuno in offense and preferring to win as soon as possible (so their attacks aren't countered and stop working, but even then they try to mix it so it works again); just like how your reflection is the same, but inverted. All these characters are just really nice and worm their way into your heart the longer you spend with them.

19:50 I think the reason why Kageyama has his hands spread out like that is because he wants the ball to go to Hinata's spike as fast as possible. But this is only possible with Kageyama because he can set with pin-point accuracy.

@miriamvlachoulis6875

3 жыл бұрын

Also its probably an artistic choice by the animators

@endergrimvafie2699

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah! I was thinking it’s also most likely done in order for Hinata, or any other hitter, to be seen when spiking and not have the field of view blocked by Kageyama’s arms and hands. An easy view of all the characters present for us, the viewers. So like the artistic choice as the reply above says.

when he talked about that american olympic team and the middle blocker setting i got to thinking. what if a game winning point was hinata setting to kageyama😭

@skye4365

3 жыл бұрын

Kageyama would probably insult Hinata's (amateur) setting 😂

@jeremygeller9145

3 жыл бұрын

*laughs in manga*

"Gosh is this guy really playing front row at 5'10"?" I have never been this attacked about my height.

Coach, you are the ideal person to be doing reaction videos to Haikyu. You offer so much insight that I learn a ton just by watching your videos. You have a player's perspective, a coach's perspective, and finally an art teacher's perspective. It's like this show is tailor made for you.

About the Oni and his club, in Japanese folklore, there is a supernatural monster called oni. They are usually portrayed as a demon or an ogre in loincloths carrying an iron kanabo club as its weapon. So it means Kageyama is the oni while Hinata is his weapon😁. By the way, there is a post- credit scene in the next episode! Hope you won't miss it!

I watched this episode a few days ago and I remember thinking that Karasuno was leaving themselves too exposed by revealing all of their assets from the get go when Kageyama and Hinata did the first quick and then the Asahi follow. Like, about half of their main team is made of first years who haven't had the time to co-ordination themselves to each other and their tricks are impressive but limited. Then they just went in and busting out their biggest strengths in front of a team they don't know anything about. Personally I thought that was a bit reckless because then Nekoma could easily grasp their strong points and strategize against it. And I thought that was really clever of Nekoma. But then I didn't really know the sport at all and I dismissed it till it actually happened and I was like, "What the hell? I haven't even had this game for a week!" Now it's feels really good to see a real life coach explaining that all in real scenario and how it could've worked.

Just to remind you, naoi the guy the coach ukai was talking too is actually a player he knows, he was on nekoma's team when the rivalry was still going and ukai promised to meet him at nationals when he used to play

15:14 Yeah, they say that before a serve. It means "Give us a good serve" instead of its literal meaning as a compliment :D 20:53 "Oni" means demon in Japanese. Usually, demons in japan are depicted with a weapon- their iron club. It seems these translations expect too much from new anime watchers...if it's a famous Japanese word, they won't translate it. It's the same for Nekoma's nickname, "Neko" which sounds like "cat" in Japanese Other than that, coach, the next episode has additional scenes, so don't stop watching when the ending song starts playing! Thanks.

@YMasterS

3 жыл бұрын

Oni is closer to ogre than demon.

Wow, with this much analysis I think season 3 reactions would be hour long And it's great

Coach, Kageyama spreading his hands outward to set is just a minor adjustment that will fit the scene to see whats happening beyond the arms and hands to the spiker hitting the ball. If the director chose to use the normal technique to keep Kageyama's hands close together then the audience will see only a portion and not the whole movement. It's a foreground-background technique in filmaking to see the whole idea of the action in one frame.

Something so simple and so trivial, yet everyone forgets, A high, soft first touch which gives your teammates room to breathe!😃

@SquareJ86

3 жыл бұрын

Let's take it easy

DONT watched the opening or closing with the audio playing in your reaction. Haikyuu's music is subject to dmca takedowns. I would love for you to watch the openings and endings for yourself and hear your opinion. I love OP #4, the opening theme for the second half of season 2. I just don't want you to have to re upload your video after editing out the OP

@savinghumanity6661

3 жыл бұрын

UP. coach needs to be notified regarding about this. DMCA is a big big problem.

Honestly I don't see the point reacting to opening everytime. But one good reaction for each new opening would be cool

@magacofi

3 жыл бұрын

I was thinking about that, and maybe whoever commented that actually meant to watch out for when it changes... But I'm not sure

@NKong95

3 жыл бұрын

@@magacofi idk, the impression I got is that he recommended it bc it’s a memorable opening. But different from other reactors who go vibing with the op, Donny is giving us a masterclass for free, and that’s what I like about him. I do vibe at the ops, but I don’t mind Donny not vibing, cuz it’s not my purpose here (at least for me, I mean. As a volleyball player myself). But this episode was cool, since it has been a long time since he saw the opening and he noticed some cool stuff and gave us another cool lesson. But yes, no need to do that every ep. Only when a new op comes.

@pu_ruth6313

3 жыл бұрын

i wanna see coach react to next seasons' opening when the animation just go zooOM(referring to when the opening gets more dynamic)

@magacofi

3 жыл бұрын

@@NKong95 ​ @Tales Ramalho Ahhh, yes, of course it's amazing listening to his input ^^ I think then that he could watch them maybe twice, the first and last time they show up, partly in case he picks up something later that he didn't at first, and because it's just cool seeing all the bits of foreshadow or simply visuals that reflect the content of the episodes

@NKong95

3 жыл бұрын

@@magacofi That’s a really good idea! I kinda do it by accident. I do it to say “farewell” and vibe one last time. But I never did it to go like “Oh, now that op makes sense!” Maybe I should do that. But tbh, I don’t like watching ops on the first ep, because there’s some ops that gives some minor spoilers. If we take Haikyuu 1st op as an example, the minor spoilers would be: the reveal of coach Ukai (since he at first appears just as the owner of the little market), and the reveal of Nishinoya and Asahi on uniforms. No big spoiler (*cof cof* Fairy Tail *cof cof*), but kinda minor, y’know?

SPOILER DONT READ: I can't wait to see coach Donny analyze tendou's guess blocking and the whole game of s3

@TheNaaraSilva

3 жыл бұрын

tendou is one of my favourite, I love him and I can’t wait to couch donny to see and analyze shiratorizawa

@luismiguelroismendez6590

3 жыл бұрын

im looking forward the tsukki moment on season 3.

@Hamika0054

3 жыл бұрын

@@luismiguelroismendez6590 YESSS!! Tsukki's moment gave me goosebumbs every time! One of the best scenes in Haikyuu I just love it!

@Sarbean

3 жыл бұрын

@@luismiguelroismendez6590 his yell always gives me chills, it's so good

@moncam

3 жыл бұрын

and dateko!!

About Kageyama's hands at 19:50, I think that's just a stylistic choice by the animators, looking at the original illustrations in the manga Chapter 9 first page (the 3 on 3 match from Episode 4) , Kageyama's hands are not flared out at all actually! Love the comparisons with how the actual sports is being played, I wish this was how volleyball was taught when I was in school like yeaaars ago. Keep up the great content Coach!

10:35 Keishin and Naoi weren't a teammate, but more like "eternal" rival as both of them also were a setter when they played in the high school years. Actually, this is related to one of the Takeda-sensei "strategies" to lure Keishin to coach Karasuno; by bringing back those high school rivalry memories (and promises) - see at episode 9.

Coach Donny: *smiles and laughs* “I love Kageyama.” Me: MEEE TOOOOO!!! 😩😍♥️

honestly I've never actually used the notification bell on youtube, but this series made me do it, always wanted to rewatch haikyuu and the practical insight makes it seem like im rewatching a new show, love the vids

When I first started playing in college I couldn't get spike timing down, the most I could do was tap the ball over. Eventually one of the guys on the team noticed and told me to start my approach when he yelled go - as soon as he started doing that, I started connecting, and after a few practices I had the muscle memory down enough to time it on my own. That's why hinata spiking with his eyes closed sticks/having trouble in this episode sticks out to me

Imagine coach donny pausing to explain the plays in the future tournament... Damn boi I'm in for that

This came out way sooner than I expected. Coach Donny must be getting really into this.

@larc.4431

3 жыл бұрын

ikr

@rushio4524

3 жыл бұрын

I thought I was the only one who felt that way hahaha

Not sure if this helps but just to clarify: Kageyama is kind of considered to be "inhuman" when it comes to setting. When Hinata is jumping to spike with his eyes closed its because Kageyama is setting the ball very quickly straight into his hand (Hinata jumps and blindly does a full swing). That's why Hinata has a hard time hitting the sets the way he wants with his eyes open (the ball is going too fast).

Hey Coach, I don't know if you were wondering about it, but the foot logo with "ics" written below (shown on many of the gear in the show) is actually a play on the Asics brand: in japanese foot is "ashi" which can be tiped on a keyboard by pressing the button A - S - I. So the logo can be read as "ASHI"-"ICS" or Asics

As others are saying, the openings change every 12 episodes or so. I would recommend watching the opening when it's new, and then every so often later to see if you notice anything like foreshadowing in the season you missed on first viewing. This may be best as a separate, short video in case the music is heavily copywrite-struck

I've been waiting for this reaction :)

@getstickbuggedlol5432

3 жыл бұрын

🦆

@butthead1535

3 жыл бұрын

🦆

I am not gonna lie....I gasped so hard when I saw the notif I feel like everyone in this room so judging me..

@akeerakil5180

3 жыл бұрын

You don't know how I dance happily when I saw the notification 😂

Hey, coach, I don't know what it is, but there's something really nice about your channel You present yourself like you really, really care, and is not doing it casually or just for incomes. I believe doing things like this is how success comes

I love the reaction as always! Do keep in mind that Hinata is very much so a newbie compared to everyone else on the team. The only real volleyball match he experienced in junior high was against Kageyama. He didn't have a team and was the only member of the male volleybal club, practicing whenever he could. So basically, Hinata is a bundle of athletics and instinct, but has no idea how to apply them in the game, that is what he's slowly figuring out. All he knew up to know was "Jump and spike." ^-^

Nekoma and karasuno actually had a similar history. Both the school had been former powerhouses but declined over time and Nekoma started to improve again after their previous coach (Coach Nekomata) came out of retirement.

Great reaction, coach! Didn't even realize that 45 mins have passed.

Thanks Coach for the opportunity to watch this anime again. I learned many technique as well.

This is how I want reaction videos to be like from youtubers. •actually gives extra insight into the topic and provides constructive criticism and praise Thanks Coach Donny!

I absolutely LOVE your predictions. It's my favorite part of your videos because I can't wait for your reaction to whether you got it right or not! I hope you remember your own guesses because some of them don't come into play until season 4. Sometimes your comments that aren't even predictions are so on point. I can't even point out to you which ones because I feel like saying "remember that you said ____" is a spoiler in of itself that it'll come up. My favorite comment like this is much further into the story than the anime has even gotten yet. It will be like season 5 or 6, and if you're still doing reaction videos that far from now I'll be right there with you, commenting "Remember in S1 E3 you said _______?!?!?!"

"Our tallest player was only five foot nine." I know that's nothing in volleyball, but man, it still stings. I'M only 5' 9"!

AWESOME REACTION AS ALWAYS 👏👏👏👏👏

Thank you for this! Its so fun to watch you having fun! I love your detailed comments!

Your videos are like watching haikyuu matches with commentary. Love it!

man i love that part "yakisoba bread yeahh!"

"Two guys who act like they don't care, this is great" 💀😂😂 gosh I love his sarcasm

I'm really looking forward to when coach will react to season 3. In my opinion that's the best season so far.

@rhodostoma7525

3 жыл бұрын

Best artstyle and animation.

@kimberlyb.9071

3 жыл бұрын

yes!! Also because Shiratorizawa is one hell of a strong opponent. It's a very exciting season ♥

@sayutizulfinar3828

3 жыл бұрын

Yuji nishida 😀😀😀

You should do a Haikyuu focused Q&A at the end of each season. Answer questions like; "Who's your favorite character?" and so on.

7:11 boi, cant wait for him to react to a certain scene in season 3.

Watch haikyuu again with your coments makes a new impression, everytime u post a react i know that i'm gonna get inspired and also learn something new. Thx Coach donny, youre saving my quarentine!

@neveraskan

3 жыл бұрын

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At last! Coach Donny is starting to lose his calmness while watching because he's surprised on the a specific scene. What genuine reaction 🤣

I've been watching other KZreadrs react on the word "Battle at the Garbage Dump" wherein garbage dump is the place where cats and crows fight each other for food basically and they are always laughing on that. It's kinda disappointing. Why? Because they don't even see intricate details and metaphors used to portray the teams. I know this is a bit offensive on the part of them but I think they are just doing a reaction video, nothing more. But as for you coach, you're an exception. The way you explain the technicalities of the anime and the volleyball itself is one of a kind. God bless!

Ayyyyyeeee..... highlight of the week.

"tanaka, you just make me like you more and more" ahahaha dude, just wait for his legendary moments

Your explanation gave me a lot more insight into volleyball than I did when I was with my teacher in school lol🤣🤣

The Current coach Ukai and current coach Naoi of Nekoma used to be rivals when nekoma and karasuno used to play practice matches

I'm so excited. I've watched many different reaction videos about Haikyuu because I love it so much, but yours is BY FAR the best one and the one i''ve been more excited to watch. It's super interesting watching your points of view. I just hope you'll react to the entire show and not stop only at the end of season 1. The show quality keeps improving all the way till the end, so I can't wait to see you slowly unwrap the whole show for us. Keep it up!

finally you have reached the point where the tactics and the addicting part of the show begins when the team starts to really work together

I've never imagined i got so happy seeing a reaction video appeared on my notification 😂. Great content, coach!

You were right about the “kpop hair style” guy with black hair being the childhood best friend of Kenma’s. His name is Kuroo Tetsurou and he is the captain/middle blocker of Nekoma. Kuroo is a chemistry nerd and will have a few lines that have big science words and jokes, and Kenma is a quiet gamer who doesn’t like moving around a lot. They’re opposites which is why they’re good friends.

Every 25-episode season of an anime usually has two opening theme songs, one for eps 1-12 (or 1-13) and the other for the rest of the season

1:00 We all know who's this guy from Inarizaki we all love

Great reaction as always, coach. Keep pausing as much as you wish, because your insights and tips are what make you reactions so good. Greetings from Brazil.

I'm addicted to these 🤩

I'm wondering if they animed Kageyama's hands flaring out, because he is basically speed tossing the ball at Hinata. With Hinata already in the air before Kageyama actually gets the ball to set,; perhaps that small extra movement is used to get some extra power quickly out of his set. As said not really good form because it could affect accuracy and delivery; but as with most sport skills more power usually comes with a risk of accuracy.

Kenma Kozume is a 2nd-year student in Nekoma High. He is referred to as the "heart" and "brain" of the team by his teammates.also he doesn't view their self as better than anyone he's just a little lazy,also that boy in the flashback what was the same boy and his name is Tetsurō Kuroo and is a third-year student from Nekoma High. He is the Boys' Volleyball Club's captain and a middle blocker, known as the "Scheming Captain"

man, this is good, i've forgotten how hype this Anime is after many years...

As we get to more games and we see more evolved plays, this "react/review" format is becoming more awesome every time. Keep it up! Can't wait till we get to tournaments and specially Season 2, you'll love it!

I fell down yesterday...cut my jaw. it's got me in a bad mood but I felt a bit of joy when I saw you had uploaded...thanks coach :)

@magacofi

3 жыл бұрын

Hope you're better today 🥺

“The ball tends to find you when you’re not ready”, thanks coach thats really something to keep in mind!

I know I've said this before, but I'm so glad that you like Tanaka so much!! He's so great and such an under appreciated character!! Thanks for all the editing work you put into these. It's so cool to see the real life comparisons.

15:15 The players say “nice serve” to help encourage the serving player. Hyping them up.

I wouldn't watch the opening everytime. I would just watch and react to the opening when you notice its a new one

I am smiling the entire time coach was explaining things he noticed, it really excites me when people explain things that they love because you know they're sincere and because of that, you want to listen and learn