Yeah, I was hoping Oikawa's hairstyle would've been a good hint. Same goes for his voice. All he needs is a jacket and glasses and he is a whole different person lol
That’s what happens when you watch subs & you’re new to anime, people tend to stare, waiting for subtitles. That’s why I wished she had watched it dub, the jokes even cater to a western audience, making the comedy that much better for people in the US (she barely laughs at the jokes in this). But sub elitists has to bombard her 1 episode into watching dub
To Victoria, Every single frame that you are watching from Haikyuu was drawn by hand, with that kind of workload there is no way for the artists and animators to make each individual point in the game to be not only unique but consistent from an athletic perspective all the time. There are budget limits, deadlines, and whole plethora of hurdles to jump through to produce an anime of this caliber, therefore the production sometimes has to reuse footage. Considering how many points are scored in each game it is impossible to draw and animate all of them to the same quality. They devote time and energy into the biggest moments, because those moments like Nishinoya's foot dig deserve that time, energy, budget and manpower.
Yeah! Like when they animate it frame by frame in the intros, each new drawing costs money so they gotta pay big bucks for those cool intro sequences. I like how Haikyuu prioritizes impactful moments for their animation budget instead of making everything look super low quality but long. The amount of detail they put into anatomy when players are running or jumping is insane! I keep thinking of this one clip of just Ushijima running, which may sound easy, but to have his baggy clothes ruffling and different parts of his body moving in different directions is very difficult to visualize. I wouldn't have known all this if I wasn't an art nerd, so it's normal to have these high expectations especially if you've been shown epic level stuff before. Like that one missed recieve animation in season 1 that bothered you lol! Even I noticed that, but they seemed to have stepped up their game with it.
and that applies to the manga as well, which all of this is based on. some times the author just needs a team to get a point without making it an entire scene because they're preparing for a later more important point.
@@LeoSkyro Exactly. Haikyuu isn't really about volleyball, volleyball is the context and catalyst for character growth and the themes that the author wants to portray. The volleyball part is important and it couldn't be swapped out with anything else without the story falling apart, but ultimately, it's a mechanism that the author is using. So it wouldn't make sense for them to go point by point because that's not Haikyuu's purpose. Haikyuu is, first and foremost, a story and not a game.
@@faithjolley6034 Well, I wouldnt go that far The volleyball is for sure the main subject of the story by any metric. Also the writing, themes etc is all in service of that, being pretty basic stuff, albeit executed well. Regarding the "they dont go point by point", just watch any other sports anime in existence, they all do the same thing, Haikyu is not alone in that. Authors need to have the story ebb up and down and sometimes some points just need to be dealt with quickly so that we can get to the important scene when suddenly and conveniently the writing and themes will all converge for dramatic relevance
48:18 The old guy who shouted "I'm counting on you, Karasuno" is actually an old fan of Karasuno. He's been watching their matches during their glory days and even on the official match that Karasuno lost. He was the guy that Daichi and the rest overheard saying "Karasuno are now fallen crows." That's why the moment he said he's counting on Karasuno was monumental because he may be a fan, but he keeps it real. He critizices plays that aren't good, and now that he shouted he's support, the team knows they're doing a good job. And as Coach Ukai said, we can't let him down.
The fact that she didn’t know who he is proves that she’s not even paying attention to the anime that she’s reacting to. And it’s literally the only thing she has to do: react to an anime. She doesn’t do any editing or any of the hard work required to make these videos. It’s sad.
@@ImaBobbyMudda You're one of those people I see. Can't separate art from irl. Can't separate "age" from character. Simping does not need a sexual component, you don't need to be sexually aroused to simp.
@@ImaBobbyMudda It makes me laugh when this "argument" loses its efficiency when I tell people that I'm also a minor. Also loving a character has nothing creepy 🧐
14:14 Vic: "I'm simping for an anime character! WHO AM I?!" The comments *Bokuto voice*: "If that moment ever comes for you... THAT'S when you'll fall in love with anime." ;P
With Nishinoya's inconsistency, I think it's worth remembering that the show makes a point of showing great players making mistakes. Remember during the Aoba Johsai match, there were times when even Oikawa would accidentally tape a serve. As someone who doesn't play volleyball, I always chalked up this sort of stuff as just the fact that these players are only human. More than that, they're only highschoolers, and they're playing in long, high-pressure matches.
I think in many cases it's just the animators trying to fill in run time without knowing exactly how a volleyball player would actually move and no manga reference to work with.
So true like good players at 17 are either super consistent OR can do amazing things but aren’t the most consistent. Not gonna give any spoilers but i think the whole story just does a really amazing job at humanising everyone but especially noya.
I think because the spike was left handed.. And noya not used to it like right handed spike.. Beside sometimes the block is not solid so it's harder for noya to predict the ball
22:36 Vi... I'm reminding you that Shoyo is god of Impersonation. He can make face to look like someone he's immitating just like what he did to Kageyama before. (When he immitates "I can serve toss and spike alone than playing with him" by Kageyama) So this one is Ushijima impersonation. He tried to look and sound like him but with a bit of exaggeration.
(Please upvote so Victoria sees!!! It's important she sees this cuz she could be recording the finale right now! Thanks!!!) I've listed below the correct order to watch what you've missed/and the rest of the show. :) After Season 3 please watch the end credit scene of S3 Finale, the special scene from Movie #4, and OVAs Land VS. Air and The Path Of The Ball before starting Season 4. They take place between S3 and S4. Lev Genzan OVA Movie #3 (Talent and Sense)starting at 1:19:30 special scene Season 3 Season 3 Finale End Credit Scene Movie #4 (Battle of Concepts) starting at 1:25:32 special scene Land VS. Air OVA The Path of The Ball OVA Season 4 Part 1 Season 4 Part 2
I wouldn’t say that Shiratorizawa’s coach was dissatisfied with the fact that their setter set Ushijima up for Tsuki’s block, but rather with the fact that their setter let himself get emotionally frazzled over time by the many things Tsuki was keeping an eye on (i.e., stress induced by Hinata+Kageyama’s quicks, stress induced by Tsuki’s own blocks, stress induced by Noya and others digging powerful spikes hit by either Ushijima or another Shiratorizawa player every now and then)
I just love talking to Victoria even though she can't hear me 😅 I'm like "just you wait," "how can you forget how kpop looks" 😅 I love rewatching Haikyu! Over and over again.
@@mizoe13 i missed the joke when she called Oikawa kpop, in what scene was it 😭😭(was studying at the same time when watched that scene so I dont remember anything)
I can't believe she didn't react to kageyama saying the only time he would be in despair would be when he can't play volleyball anymore because in my opinion that is one of his best scenes in the show. it gives me chills every time
52:38 Victoria, you realize that this match is the final of the prefecture qualifiers for that Spring National Tournament, right? Like USC competing in the Pac-12 final for a spot in the NCAA Tournament? 😂 So if Karasuno win this match, they'll be going to March Madness, baby. 😂 Serious note: Spring Nationals used to take place in March (hence its name), but the third years would have graduated by then, so they moved it to January to allow the third years to compete in the Tournament.
48:50 The old man that screamed "I'm counting on you Karasuno" is the same man shown in the flashback in beginning of the episode talking about how Karasuno's team has "fallen back to Earth"/ gotten worse after watching the 3rd years' (then 1st years) game. (36:22) In episode 1 of this season Coach comments on how this old guy has always gone to Karasuno games and seems to be a Karasuno fan. The man cheering for them in the present is pretty heartwarming. It really shows how far Karasuno has grown and that others are seeing it too.
I feel like I understand where you're coming from about Nishinoya, but I believe for this game the balls he doesn't pick up are more due to the skill and power of the spikers. Shiratorizawa is the best team they've played, and he can't possibly dig all, or even most of them. I also think it's worth mentioning that liberos in the women's game dig a much higher percentage of spikes than their counterparts in the men's game, so maybe that's the reason for the expectation (forgive me if I'm wrong).
One of the things I love about the S3 intro is how, in the spotlight scenes, each player's specialties are depicted - Tsukki's blocks, Noya's digs, Daichi's flying receives, and how the symbolism that is hidden there becomes a little more evident with every watch. That and the music is gorgeous.
During the WW2, English was considered as an enemy’s language so many of sports had to be renamed into Japanese (in many cases by borrowing from Chinese). Volleyball/Haikyuu is one of them. Many of such translations have been outdated in conversations but still remain here and there, like some volleyball club call themselves 排球部/haikyuu-bu (volleyball club).
25:06 Regarding that full run approach to a block, I'm not a volleyball player but I can use a basketball comparison here. There's different ways to convert your running into a complete stop & take a jump shot. It's definitely possible to go from a 100% hard sprint into a complete stop and jump vertically without drifting. It's a move I've used that's definitely more taxing on my legs and it also requires me to be running a lot closer to the ground than normal. So for a volleyball blocker, I think it should definitely be possible. Maybe slightly more consistent since you're not controlling a ball during the runup or while midair.
Post Credit/Non-related Preview Dialogue: Ep 5: Tsukishima (*tsking*): "Tch... Tch... Tch..." Hinata: "Tsukishima, you're clicking your tongue a lot more than usual. You sound like a clock." Kageyama: "A clock? What does tongue clicking have to do with clocks?" Tsukishima: "Hey, concentrate on the match." Ep 6: Suga: "When we were first years, for about six months, I internally called you 'Hafing Mwe,' Asahi. Since you sort of you looked like a foreigner, too." Asahi: "Actually, you called me that quite a few times outloud, too."
I would attribute Noya's weaker moments to the workload on the animation staff/mangaka when it was originally being made. Can't give your best in every moment in the business whether it's making an anime or being a mangaka or you won't keep up with what's expected. This will be even more evident in the future when covid hit and we got S4P2 during.
haiku and haikyuu are 2 different things. haikyuu is a Japanese word for volleyball but they don't call it haikyuu instead they call it “バレーボール(bare-bo-ru)”.
11:31 It takes a volleyball player to understand why Ushiwaka means. Ushiwaka is 100% correct about Hinata. As a volleyball player, Hinata pretty much sucks. He can't receive. He can't serve. His blocking skills is kind of lacking. Sometimes he gets some nice blocks in, but overall he's not very good at blocking. Even his spiking skills are lacking. I mean, he's improved quite a bit since season 1, to the point that he can actually fight mid-air battles now, but it's still not great yet. Which is why I'm really really looking forward to season 4. 😂
Even though people in Japan just say the romanized version of Volleyball or Volley, the actual characters for Volleyball is 排球, which is read as Haikyuu. (排 - Hai, 球 - kyuu). So Haikyuu means volleyball, which is the name of the show. Fun Fact :)
Episode 8 will be the last episode where you will hear coach Ukai Jr. VA (Kazunari Tanaka) since he passed away shortly after. In episode 9 he got a new VA (Hisao Egawa).
Nishinoya is an amazing libero... at the prefectural level. Ushijima is a national-level player. Noya struggles in this game because that's just how much gap they have in talent.
Not just Ushijima, Shiratorizawa as a whole are dominant on the national level, they're one of the top 8(?) teams in Japan I believe. Karasuno beating them here is a miracle, and realistically, 9 times out of 10, Karasuno probably loses this game.
Anyone who has read the manga, correct me if I'm wrong, but I'd bet that a lot of those bad receives/digs are just filler animation added by the animation staff to give us something to look at while dialogue happens or to mark the passage of the game. In a manga, an entire paragraph of dialogue can be made with a single still image, or even a few panels of various people in stationary poses, but that doesn't work so well in a fully animated anime episode. Animators often don't get the details just right, especially on technical movements, without a source to draw off of, so you'll sometimes see people make simplified moves or just stand still when they should be moving because the animators don't have a great source to draw from.
Hinata's running approach block actually is realistic, I tried it myself cause i was curious. You can do a running approach and jump straight up and It actually can help you get a bit higher. And of course sometimes you mess up and end up jumping forward anyway. Apparently the moment you stop on a dime to go up gives you muscles that extra spring for the jump, it just takes control and strength to go where you want. Its not practical because its exhausting and requires some set up, but if you got the time and energy its doable.
in my senior year our coach tried to teach our whole volleyball team this cus we're all pretty short, so it works but it just takes timing and practice to do it, we were also never in any high level matches so I'm not sure how effective it is in high level games
I know what you mean about Noya, however they are trying to show you just how much better and stronger Ushiwaka is. Ushiwaka has been portrayed as this unstoppable force, strongest ace, a player on the national team for their age group. If they were able to block or pick up most or all of his shots it just wouldn't make sense either. So i do think it was a better choice to make it seem like Noya is struggling
When Noya has uncharacteristic defensive issues or foibles. I think it is to highlight how good the opposition is. They are so good even Noya can’t get an easy (Noya) up. Facing a top 3 spiker atm.
And the animators didn't have the budget to make the misses more realistic imo xD in the manga its only one drawing, they cant afford to have him dig all the time xD
When noya misses a ball i just assume its a rare miss. Lets keep in mind that there are many points that arent shown and many digs that arent shown so i assume thats when noya and asahi are just doing what they do so it has no narrative drive to show it.
I love that you are one of those content creators that will actually read and like comments people post on your videos it shows how much you care. That's one of the big points that got me to continue watching your videos. 😊 Thank you and keep being you!
When you mentioned Nishinoya's been missing a lot there are a few reasons: - That was Ushijima (although it wasn't highlighted,) one of the top 3 attackers in the country. - Shiratorizawa is addition. Karasuno is multiplication. - They're playing a team that consistently battles to be number one in the country. - Total Defense wasn't an option. With so many top-tier offensive options to account for, Nishinoya isn't able to settle into a defensive rhythm. He has too many high level adjustments to make and constantly be aware of. He needs Total Defense, aka his teammates, aka the combined effort of multiple skilled people working in unison to match up to one incredible person. So, if Shiratorizawa has a combined skill total of around 10,000 and it stays around that much all game because their players are nearly perfect. Karasuno would have a score of 3,000 but that number jumps up sporadically when certain players are in certain positions. Because they built their team around working together and making up for each other's faults they grow quicker since 7 minds in unison are better than 7 fragmented ones. Edit: Avoid the comments underneath if you got to this point. (Thanks btw.) Long story short everyone's an expert and "fake it till you make it" is strong
@@Crystantemum it’s not a criticism. Your comment pretty comprehensively covered the in-universe reasons why they might not show Noya making a dive for a lost point. I felt it was worth also pointing out that there are practical, out of universe concerns that also contribute, because it’s a valid reason for what might otherwise be an “inconsistency” in a player.
@@PoemJunkie gotcha man. I see where the confusion is coming from now. But just to be sure, have you read the manga? Edit in: I ask because the anime is literally a carbon copy of the manga but obviously animated. Everything that happens on screen was intentionally written by the Mangaka originally so the animation budget has nothing to do with his misses and that's why your comment confused me
@@Crystantemum it means the mangaka literally cannot copy a real life players body movements because volleyball players move a lot in each play. So the mangaka has to reuse some plays. Of course shiratorizawa is the strongest team they've fough so far but most of the inconsistecy vic mentioned is just artistic limits. These are drawn frame by frame its way too time consuming for the mangaka and animator to fluidly animate every single point. So the answer is to just reuse animations and chance the jerseys and faces.
29:26 Haikyuu (ハイキュー！！）, basically, means volleyball that's written in Japanese katakana. In kanji, it would be 排球, which has the same Chinese translation. BTW, Oikawa really had you fooled, huh?
7:01 I get what you mean. It would be like seeing a random blue apple in a movie and asking yourself: ''why is it blue?'' But I guess they didn't want to overcomplicate the way they animate Karasuno losing a point. ''Let just make them lose the point and move on, most people are not going to notice these things'' 22:38 Hinata was impersonating Ushiwaka, that's why he had that weird face. 25:13 I don't think so, Hinata does that because of his height, if it happened it wouldn't be in the pro-scene where blockers tend to be really tall so good luck finding video footage of someone doing that. Plus, compared to the ''spike into a set'', this is not actually good, there's no reason for people to try what Hinata does here. It's just something that worked for Hinata in that specific situation. 29:39 Haikyuu is the japanese word for Volleyball. So yeah, this show is literally called ''Volleyball!!'' lmao
48:25 Old man in the crowd is just a fan. He’s been coming to Karasuno games since before our current Coach Ukai used to play. He’s very vocal about what he likes and he dislikes. When the three third years first joined, he very loudly complained about how they were the crow’s wings were clipped, and how far the team had fallen and how disappointed he was. This is the first time he’s come to see them since then, and to have him cheer them so loudly, showing that he believes in them once again after shitting on them so hard and loudly for years…. It really helped raise Daichi, Suga and Asahi’s spirits.
The best part of this opening (Hikari Are= Let There be Light) is the graphics. If you watch it closely each player's strengths are highlighted individually and the drawings and action sequences and the quality is top notch.
I think the closest that any blocker normally comes to taking a running approach is when they use the swing blocking technique Edit: The title of this show is after the word “排球(haikyuu)” and it’s Japanese name of volleyball. But basically NOBODY calls volleyball “haikyuu”. In Japan, volleyball is called “バレーボール(bare-bo-ru)”.
about the noya thing you mentioned, sometimes the anime just uses repeated scenes, due to production time and other factors, for example it's better to focus more on impactful scenes within the narrative arc of the story, so points like this can just seem "barely animated" and unrealistic than noya would lose, that's a problem for the anime industry in general, even though haikyuu is one of the best directed animes I've ever seen, it doesn't escape from that
By the way Vic, when they show the scoreboard, the yellow number in the middle is the number of set so far. So it wasn't 1-1 for the sets, it was 2-1 for Shiratorizawa. That was match point for them. Next episode is the beginning of the 5th set!
“Haikyuu”, written “排球(eject ball)”, is a Japanese (and possibly Chinese?) term for “Volleyball”, though most Japanese would simply say 「バレーボール」(bah-leh-boe-lu). Basically, “Haikyuu” is an alternative way to say “volleyball” in Japanese.
Vic, you predicting things accurately and the show picking up on your doubts as you voice them is a culmination of the fact that you’re a volleyball expert and the show is very good at storytelling. It’s funny, not gonna lie, but it does make perfect sense.
When anime characters do impressions of other people, they’ll sometimes take on the general look. So Shoyo’s face is similar to ushiwakas face In that moment or how he pictures his face
Vic not recognizing oikawa with glasses and normal clothes is cracking me up. Im not tryna hate, caus I definitely make mistakes like that all the time, but it totally validates the meme that nobody recognizes superheroes when they wear glasses. Also reminds me of dr doofenshmirtz and perry the platypus
I'm not sure if the approch Shoyo makes for the block is done by others but its supposed to be something so irrational and physically challenging that only Shoyo would attempt it LOL XD
6:38 "Please comment down below if you think you know what I mean" I've actually been watching your reactions this long trying to figure out just that! XD
Watching this at 4am before my son wakes up is such a great way to start my morning 😭 Trying not to laugh to laugh too loudly at you not recognizing Oikawa and Iwaizumi is a task though lol! 💜💜💜
WE ARE ALMOST THERE HIHI!! 6:38 - I totally feel you! And with Nishinoya this happens a loooooot worse in other games to come T.T I don't know why! 14:52 - I think you watch the episodes before recording and trick us into thinking is your first time hehehehe 29:25 - Hahahahaha Haikyuu is Voleyball in Japanese
25:06 not professionally i don’t think, but there are ppl who can sprint and just jump straight up off the run like Shoyo did and I’m one of them. Don’t think it’s happened but it’s possible theoretically. And with Shoyo’s whole thing being “fast enough to do things only theoretically possible” I feel it fits enough😂
Btw the double self slap is a trope in anime (or even just Japan in general) It's meant to be a "let's get my shit together" gesture, to knock yourself into concentration and pump yourself up. Not the best method if you ask me, but you know how Japan is with sports
Victoria: **watching Haikyuu seriously** Me: **sees her left hand and still freaks out that she’s engaged!** omg I’m still so happy for you and I literally can’t get over it
22:31 Vic, whenever you see a strange face just assume is for comedical purposes lmao in that scene shoyo is imitating ushijima as he's 'reciting' what he 'said' to him
Nothing beats fly high imo. It’s managed to stay on my anime opening list for like 5 years and I usually get tired of them and remove them. Fly high is up there with gurenge climbers high etc for me.
People: "Man, superman's disguise is so dumb, there's no way it works?"
Oikawa: *Puts glasses on*
Victoria: "WHO IS THIS PERSON!!!"
LMAO
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*Victoria be like: "New Friend..Yay" we love your reaction Vic
I was about to comment the same thing! That was hilarious!
Vic *gaaspe iS thAt tIny GIanT✨😃✨
The fact that she doesn't remember Oikawa and Iwaizumi cause they're not in sportswear was so fun :P been too long of a break!
To be fair, the glasses threw me off as well. And it was the first time hearing their Japanese voices
Btw she should also know the old coach was the old guy behind Tsuki’s older brother
I got Superman/Clark Kent vibes 🤭🤣
Sure thats explain disguise in anime work...
Victoria is the proof that Superman's disguise with a pair of glasses works perfectly.
26:50 - Vic: Who are these people?
Man, Oikawa and Iwaizumi are good at disguises
LOL HAHAHAHAHAHHAHA
superman glasses👌
Yeah, I was hoping Oikawa's hairstyle would've been a good hint. Same goes for his voice. All he needs is a jacket and glasses and he is a whole different person lol
That’s what happens when you watch subs & you’re new to anime, people tend to stare, waiting for subtitles. That’s why I wished she had watched it dub, the jokes even cater to a western audience, making the comedy that much better for people in the US (she barely laughs at the jokes in this). But sub elitists has to bombard her 1 episode into watching dub
Who said the Superman disguise doesn’t work?
Me: I hope Victoria doesn't forg-
Victoria: Who are these people! New friends!
Me: 🤦🏽♂️ Vic... 😭
To Victoria, Every single frame that you are watching from Haikyuu was drawn by hand, with that kind of workload there is no way for the artists and animators to make each individual point in the game to be not only unique but consistent from an athletic perspective all the time. There are budget limits, deadlines, and whole plethora of hurdles to jump through to produce an anime of this caliber, therefore the production sometimes has to reuse footage. Considering how many points are scored in each game it is impossible to draw and animate all of them to the same quality. They devote time and energy into the biggest moments, because those moments like Nishinoya's foot dig deserve that time, energy, budget and manpower.
nice! i was reading the comments if someone mentioned this issue when Victoria notices Nishinoya's 'inconsistent' performance :)
Yeah! Like when they animate it frame by frame in the intros, each new drawing costs money so they gotta pay big bucks for those cool intro sequences. I like how Haikyuu prioritizes impactful moments for their animation budget instead of making everything look super low quality but long. The amount of detail they put into anatomy when players are running or jumping is insane! I keep thinking of this one clip of just Ushijima running, which may sound easy, but to have his baggy clothes ruffling and different parts of his body moving in different directions is very difficult to visualize. I wouldn't have known all this if I wasn't an art nerd, so it's normal to have these high expectations especially if you've been shown epic level stuff before. Like that one missed recieve animation in season 1 that bothered you lol! Even I noticed that, but they seemed to have stepped up their game with it.
and that applies to the manga as well, which all of this is based on.
some times the author just needs a team to get a point without making it an entire scene because they're preparing for a later more important point.
@@LeoSkyro Exactly. Haikyuu isn't really about volleyball, volleyball is the context and catalyst for character growth and the themes that the author wants to portray. The volleyball part is important and it couldn't be swapped out with anything else without the story falling apart, but ultimately, it's a mechanism that the author is using. So it wouldn't make sense for them to go point by point because that's not Haikyuu's purpose. Haikyuu is, first and foremost, a story and not a game.
@@faithjolley6034 Well, I wouldnt go that far
The volleyball is for sure the main subject of the story by any metric.
Also the writing, themes etc is all in service of that, being pretty basic stuff, albeit executed well.
Regarding the "they dont go point by point", just watch any other sports anime in existence, they all do the same thing, Haikyu is not alone in that.
Authors need to have the story ebb up and down and sometimes some points just need to be dealt with quickly so that we can get to the important scene when suddenly and conveniently the writing and themes will all converge for dramatic relevance
48:18 The old guy who shouted "I'm counting on you, Karasuno" is actually an old fan of Karasuno. He's been watching their matches during their glory days and even on the official match that Karasuno lost. He was the guy that Daichi and the rest overheard saying "Karasuno are now fallen crows." That's why the moment he said he's counting on Karasuno was monumental because he may be a fan, but he keeps it real. He critizices plays that aren't good, and now that he shouted he's support, the team knows they're doing a good job. And as Coach Ukai said, we can't let him down.
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I can't help but think he was inspired from the "unsupporter" of the Major League movie franchise.
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The fact that she didn’t know who he is proves that she’s not even paying attention to the anime that she’s reacting to. And it’s literally the only thing she has to do: react to an anime.
She doesn’t do any editing or any of the hard work required to make these videos. It’s sad.
Vic! The word "Haikyuu" is another japanese word for "Volleyball"!! That's why the show is called that way :)
Ohhhhhhhh gracias :)
Victoria Garrick Volleyball of course!!! 💕
I didn’t know that either. Good to know.
It's the kanji word for volleyball
Yep, Furudate Haruichi was being super creative and called a manga about volleyball, volleyball
The Tiny Giant comment had me WHEEZING, Vic, hun no that's Oikawa and Iwaizumi (Iwa-chan) from Aoba Johsai, just dressed casually 😭
Aka K-pop
Victoria: I’m literally simping for an anime character.
Me: *simping over like 25 anime characters*
Same
I still and will always be simping for Maes Hughes.
It’s weird because they’re almost all minors… anime brings out the creepy in people
@@ImaBobbyMudda You're one of those people I see. Can't separate art from irl. Can't separate "age" from character.
Simping does not need a sexual component, you don't need to be sexually aroused to simp.
@@ImaBobbyMudda It makes me laugh when this "argument" loses its efficiency when I tell people that I'm also a minor. Also loving a character has nothing creepy 🧐
14:14
Vic: "I'm simping for an anime character! WHO AM I?!"
The comments *Bokuto voice*: "If that moment ever comes for you... THAT'S when you'll fall in love with anime." ;P
"It doesn't even rhyme." Hey, not every cheer can be the GOAT like "Go go let's go, let's go, Dateko!"
Go go go go seijoh!
@@Talancir That one's pretty good but it doesn't rhyme, at least not in the original Japanese.
With Nishinoya's inconsistency, I think it's worth remembering that the show makes a point of showing great players making mistakes. Remember during the Aoba Johsai match, there were times when even Oikawa would accidentally tape a serve. As someone who doesn't play volleyball, I always chalked up this sort of stuff as just the fact that these players are only human. More than that, they're only highschoolers, and they're playing in long, high-pressure matches.
I think in many cases it's just the animators trying to fill in run time without knowing exactly how a volleyball player would actually move and no manga reference to work with.
So true like good players at 17 are either super consistent OR can do amazing things but aren’t the most consistent. Not gonna give any spoilers but i think the whole story just does a really amazing job at humanising everyone but especially noya.
I think they are also just saving frames by not having him move a lot and dive.
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I think because the spike was left handed.. And noya not used to it like right handed spike.. Beside sometimes the block is not solid so it's harder for noya to predict the ball
You gonna have to start calling us the "Late night hardcore haikyuu homies" 🤣
Sometimes you just make me laugh a bit. The person in the crowd with the glasses is not the tiny giant it’s actually Oikawa with Iwaizumi
LMAOOOO he is unrecognizable out of uniform
I can't help shaking my head. lol
@@victoriagarrickvolleyball2172 their conversations in the stands are so amusing. You should definitely pay attention to them when they're talking.
Vic: I'm literally simping for an anime character who am I?
Me: one of us
lmao that cought me off guard
22:36 Vi... I'm reminding you that Shoyo is god of Impersonation. He can make face to look like someone he's immitating just like what he did to Kageyama before. (When he immitates "I can serve toss and spike alone than playing with him" by Kageyama)
So this one is Ushijima impersonation. He tried to look and sound like him but with a bit of exaggeration.
Yeah just a bit exaggeration hurts noone lmao
There is only one of God of Impersonation and it's Monkey D. Luffy.
(Please upvote so Victoria sees!!! It's important she sees this cuz she could be recording the finale right now! Thanks!!!) I've listed below the correct order to watch what you've missed/and the rest of the show. :)
After Season 3 please watch the end credit scene of S3 Finale, the special scene from Movie #4, and OVAs Land VS. Air and The Path Of The Ball before starting Season 4. They take place between S3 and S4.
Lev Genzan OVA
Movie #3 (Talent and Sense)starting at 1:19:30 special scene
Season 3
Season 3 Finale End Credit Scene
Movie #4 (Battle of Concepts) starting at 1:25:32 special scene
Land VS. Air OVA
The Path of The Ball OVA
Season 4 Part 1
Season 4 Part 2
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Up! Especially the two ova's that happen between S3 and S4!
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I wouldn’t say that Shiratorizawa’s coach was dissatisfied with the fact that their setter set Ushijima up for Tsuki’s block, but rather with the fact that their setter let himself get emotionally frazzled over time by the many things Tsuki was keeping an eye on (i.e., stress induced by Hinata+Kageyama’s quicks, stress induced by Tsuki’s own blocks, stress induced by Noya and others digging powerful spikes hit by either Ushijima or another Shiratorizawa player every now and then)
BETTER LATE THAN NEVER. LETS GO HARDCORE HAIKYUU HOMIES!!!!!
27:08 "who are these ppl, new friends, the tiny giant." hahaha me lmao watching Vic not recognizing Iwaizumi and Oikawa xD
seems like Tsuki always puts an extra bit of efford to not let the other team score when Yamaguchi is serving. I just love that :)
"I'm literally simping for an anime character"
Me, in tears, pointing at the screen: THAT'S MY CHILD RIGHT THERE SHE'S ONE OF US
I just love talking to Victoria even though she can't hear me 😅 I'm like "just you wait," "how can you forget how kpop looks" 😅
I love rewatching Haikyu! Over and over again.
HAHAHHAHAHA how to unhear when she calls Oikawa 'kpop' hahahhahahaha
@@mizoe13 i missed the joke when she called Oikawa kpop, in what scene was it 😭😭(was studying at the same time when watched that scene so I dont remember anything)
Haikyuu is an older Japanese word for Volleyball.
Also, that wasn't the tiny giant + friend in ep5 talking. That was Oikawa and the Aoba Josei ace.
I can't believe she didn't react to kageyama saying the only time he would be in despair would be when he can't play volleyball anymore because in my opinion that is one of his best scenes in the show. it gives me chills every time
"I'm literally simping for an anime character, who am I?!"
one of us, one of us, ONE OF US
Victoria: Oh my god, is that tiny giant?
Me: *cackles*
52:38 Victoria, you realize that this match is the final of the prefecture qualifiers for that Spring National Tournament, right? Like USC competing in the Pac-12 final for a spot in the NCAA Tournament? 😂
So if Karasuno win this match, they'll be going to March Madness, baby. 😂
Serious note: Spring Nationals used to take place in March (hence its name), but the third years would have graduated by then, so they moved it to January to allow the third years to compete in the Tournament.
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Just waiting for THE noya’s MOMENT of this season, vic’s gonna seriously freak out lol
48:50 The old man that screamed "I'm counting on you Karasuno" is the same man shown in the flashback in beginning of the episode talking about how Karasuno's team has "fallen back to Earth"/ gotten worse after watching the 3rd years' (then 1st years) game. (36:22) In episode 1 of this season Coach comments on how this old guy has always gone to Karasuno games and seems to be a Karasuno fan.
The man cheering for them in the present is pretty heartwarming. It really shows how far Karasuno has grown and that others are seeing it too.
I feel like I understand where you're coming from about Nishinoya, but I believe for this game the balls he doesn't pick up are more due to the skill and power of the spikers. Shiratorizawa is the best team they've played, and he can't possibly dig all, or even most of them. I also think it's worth mentioning that liberos in the women's game dig a much higher percentage of spikes than their counterparts in the men's game, so maybe that's the reason for the expectation (forgive me if I'm wrong).
One of the things I love about the S3 intro is how, in the spotlight scenes, each player's specialties are depicted - Tsukki's blocks, Noya's digs, Daichi's flying receives, and how the symbolism that is hidden there becomes a little more evident with every watch. That and the music is gorgeous.
During the WW2, English was considered as an enemy’s language so many of sports had to be renamed into Japanese (in many cases by borrowing from Chinese). Volleyball/Haikyuu is one of them. Many of such translations have been outdated in conversations but still remain here and there, like some volleyball club call themselves 排球部/haikyuu-bu (volleyball club).
25:06 Regarding that full run approach to a block, I'm not a volleyball player but I can use a basketball comparison here.
There's different ways to convert your running into a complete stop & take a jump shot. It's definitely possible to go from a 100% hard sprint into a complete stop and jump vertically without drifting. It's a move I've used that's definitely more taxing on my legs and it also requires me to be running a lot closer to the ground than normal. So for a volleyball blocker, I think it should definitely be possible. Maybe slightly more consistent since you're not controlling a ball during the runup or while midair.
the way my jaw dropped at ushijima's tip as if i haven't already seen the show 😂
Post Credit/Non-related Preview Dialogue:
Ep 5:
Tsukishima (*tsking*): "Tch... Tch... Tch..."
Hinata: "Tsukishima, you're clicking your tongue a lot more than usual. You sound like a clock."
Kageyama: "A clock? What does tongue clicking have to do with clocks?"
Tsukishima: "Hey, concentrate on the match."
Ep 6:
Suga: "When we were first years, for about six months, I internally called you 'Hafing Mwe,' Asahi. Since you sort of you looked like a foreigner, too."
Asahi: "Actually, you called me that quite a few times outloud, too."
Suga lowkey bullying Asahi is just the norm now lol
"is that the tiny giant?!" i'm in literal tears victoria
I would attribute Noya's weaker moments to the workload on the animation staff/mangaka when it was originally being made. Can't give your best in every moment in the business whether it's making an anime or being a mangaka or you won't keep up with what's expected. This will be even more evident in the future when covid hit and we got S4P2 during.
haiku and haikyuu are 2 different things. haikyuu is a Japanese word for volleyball but they don't call it haikyuu instead they call it “バレーボール(bare-bo-ru)”.
11:31 It takes a volleyball player to understand why Ushiwaka means. Ushiwaka is 100% correct about Hinata. As a volleyball player, Hinata pretty much sucks. He can't receive. He can't serve. His blocking skills is kind of lacking. Sometimes he gets some nice blocks in, but overall he's not very good at blocking. Even his spiking skills are lacking. I mean, he's improved quite a bit since season 1, to the point that he can actually fight mid-air battles now, but it's still not great yet.
Which is why I'm really really looking forward to season 4. 😂
Me as manga reader can't wait for the final match to be react by this reactor
vic: "GASP omg is that tiny giant?"
me signing in dissapointment: honey no-
Even though people in Japan just say the romanized version of Volleyball or Volley, the actual characters for Volleyball is 排球, which is read as Haikyuu. (排 - Hai, 球 - kyuu). So Haikyuu means volleyball, which is the name of the show. Fun Fact :)
Episode 8 will be the last episode where you will hear coach Ukai Jr. VA (Kazunari Tanaka) since he passed away shortly after. In episode 9 he got a new VA (Hisao Egawa).
Nishinoya is an amazing libero... at the prefectural level. Ushijima is a national-level player. Noya struggles in this game because that's just how much gap they have in talent.
Yes, I think that Victoria is underestimating how good Wakatoshi really is.
This! Nishi is amazing, but still lack a lot of things
Not just Ushijima, Shiratorizawa as a whole are dominant on the national level, they're one of the top 8(?) teams in Japan I believe. Karasuno beating them here is a miracle, and realistically, 9 times out of 10, Karasuno probably loses this game.
Anyone who has read the manga, correct me if I'm wrong, but I'd bet that a lot of those bad receives/digs are just filler animation added by the animation staff to give us something to look at while dialogue happens or to mark the passage of the game. In a manga, an entire paragraph of dialogue can be made with a single still image, or even a few panels of various people in stationary poses, but that doesn't work so well in a fully animated anime episode. Animators often don't get the details just right, especially on technical movements, without a source to draw off of, so you'll sometimes see people make simplified moves or just stand still when they should be moving because the animators don't have a great source to draw from.
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Have read the manga, Ushjima and Shiratorizawa are genuinely just nasty good.
Hinata's running approach block actually is realistic, I tried it myself cause i was curious. You can do a running approach and jump straight up and It actually can help you get a bit higher. And of course sometimes you mess up and end up jumping forward anyway. Apparently the moment you stop on a dime to go up gives you muscles that extra spring for the jump, it just takes control and strength to go where you want. Its not practical because its exhausting and requires some set up, but if you got the time and energy its doable.
in my senior year our coach tried to teach our whole volleyball team this cus we're all pretty short, so it works but it just takes timing and practice to do it, we were also never in any high level matches so I'm not sure how effective it is in high level games
VICTORIA THINKING OIKAWA WITH GLASSES IS THE LITTLE GIANT IM DEAD 💀
HMM ARE WE SURE THATS ACTUALLY VICTORIA IN THE VIDEO, SHE USUALLY DOESNT WEAR GLASSES
I totally get what you mean regarding Noya. The show seems to nerf him sometimes at random points to make the team struggle a bit.
I CAN'T- I laughed so loud when victoria said that oikawa is tiny giant 🤣 great disguise for iwa and oikawa!
I know what you mean about Noya, however they are trying to show you just how much better and stronger Ushiwaka is. Ushiwaka has been portrayed as this unstoppable force, strongest ace, a player on the national team for their age group. If they were able to block or pick up most or all of his shots it just wouldn't make sense either. So i do think it was a better choice to make it seem like Noya is struggling
"Is that the tiny giant", lmao vic why am I not surprised anymore😂
Can't wait for you to see the rest of the show! There's some stuff that I really enjoy in the next season so I can't wait!
Victoria: I love the scenes where we see the back of the players flying with their jerseys . WAIT just WAIT
When Noya has uncharacteristic defensive issues or foibles. I think it is to highlight how good the opposition is. They are so good even Noya can’t get an easy (Noya) up. Facing a top 3 spiker atm.
And the animators didn't have the budget to make the misses more realistic imo xD in the manga its only one drawing, they cant afford to have him dig all the time xD
Victoria confusing Oikawa and Iwaizumi with the tiny giant had me dying🤣🤣
When noya misses a ball i just assume its a rare miss. Lets keep in mind that there are many points that arent shown and many digs that arent shown so i assume thats when noya and asahi are just doing what they do so it has no narrative drive to show it.
I love that you are one of those content creators that will actually read and like comments people post on your videos it shows how much you care. That's one of the big points that got me to continue watching your videos. 😊 Thank you and keep being you!
“I got my nails done. So cute right?” This girl will use every chance she gets to flex she’s engaged and I’m all here for it 😂
When you mentioned Nishinoya's been missing a lot there are a few reasons:
- That was Ushijima (although it wasn't highlighted,) one of the top 3 attackers in the country.
- Shiratorizawa is addition. Karasuno is multiplication.
- They're playing a team that consistently battles to be number one in the country.
- Total Defense wasn't an option.
With so many top-tier offensive options to account for, Nishinoya isn't able to settle into a defensive rhythm. He has too many high level adjustments to make and constantly be aware of. He needs Total Defense, aka his teammates, aka the combined effort of multiple skilled people working in unison to match up to one incredible person.
So, if Shiratorizawa has a combined skill total of around 10,000 and it stays around that much all game because their players are nearly perfect. Karasuno would have a score of 3,000 but that number jumps up sporadically when certain players are in certain positions. Because they built their team around working together and making up for each other's faults they grow quicker since 7 minds in unison are better than 7 fragmented ones.
Edit: Avoid the comments underneath if you got to this point. (Thanks btw.) Long story short everyone's an expert and "fake it till you make it" is strong
The meta reason is that the production team would rather spend the animation budget on cool saves rather than a missed point.
@@PoemJunkie I'm genuinely confused, what relevance does your comment have?
@@Crystantemum it’s not a criticism. Your comment pretty comprehensively covered the in-universe reasons why they might not show Noya making a dive for a lost point. I felt it was worth also pointing out that there are practical, out of universe concerns that also contribute, because it’s a valid reason for what might otherwise be an “inconsistency” in a player.
@@PoemJunkie gotcha man. I see where the confusion is coming from now. But just to be sure, have you read the manga?
Edit in: I ask because the anime is literally a carbon copy of the manga but obviously animated. Everything that happens on screen was intentionally written by the Mangaka originally so the animation budget has nothing to do with his misses and that's why your comment confused me
@@Crystantemum it means the mangaka literally cannot copy a real life players body movements because volleyball players move a lot in each play. So the mangaka has to reuse some plays. Of course shiratorizawa is the strongest team they've fough so far but most of the inconsistecy vic mentioned is just artistic limits. These are drawn frame by frame its way too time consuming for the mangaka and animator to fluidly animate every single point. So the answer is to just reuse animations and chance the jerseys and faces.
Tsukki is such an unexpected MVP of this match I love it
29:26 Haikyuu (ハイキュー！！）, basically, means volleyball that's written in Japanese katakana. In kanji, it would be 排球, which has the same Chinese translation.
BTW, Oikawa really had you fooled, huh?
Victoria: Can we take a moment to just acknowledge the growth?
Episode 6: These are baby Daichi, baby Suga and baby-Asahi.
I'm just about to sleep then Victoria dropped this, guess I'll sleep after an hour.
Latest season of haikyuu is my favourite. Can’t wait
51:51 Kageyama isn't pissed off, he wants to compliment Hinata but can't make such a face actually 😂😂😂😂♥️
7:01 I get what you mean. It would be like seeing a random blue apple in a movie and asking yourself: ''why is it blue?''
But I guess they didn't want to overcomplicate the way they animate Karasuno losing a point. ''Let just make them lose the point and move on, most people are not going to notice these things''
22:38 Hinata was impersonating Ushiwaka, that's why he had that weird face.
25:13 I don't think so, Hinata does that because of his height, if it happened it wouldn't be in the pro-scene where blockers tend to be really tall so good luck finding video footage of someone doing that. Plus, compared to the ''spike into a set'', this is not actually good, there's no reason for people to try what Hinata does here. It's just something that worked for Hinata in that specific situation.
29:39 Haikyuu is the japanese word for Volleyball. So yeah, this show is literally called ''Volleyball!!'' lmao
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The edit with the definition of haiku and the NFL music in the background TOOK ME OUT 😭 that was so funny
48:25 Old man in the crowd is just a fan. He’s been coming to Karasuno games since before our current Coach Ukai used to play. He’s very vocal about what he likes and he dislikes.
When the three third years first joined, he very loudly complained about how they were the crow’s wings were clipped, and how far the team had fallen and how disappointed he was.
This is the first time he’s come to see them since then, and to have him cheer them so loudly, showing that he believes in them once again after shitting on them so hard and loudly for years…. It really helped raise Daichi, Suga and Asahi’s spirits.
26:50 omg victoria just say "who's this ppl" LMAO IM CRYIN' 🤣🤣🤣
Ah, yes. The thing I look forward to every Tuesday
The best part of this opening (Hikari Are= Let There be Light) is the graphics. If you watch it closely each player's strengths are highlighted individually and the drawings and action sequences and the quality is top notch.
Haikyuu is japanese for volleyball, so the show is named after the whole sport not just a team or a character
I think the closest that any blocker normally comes to taking a running approach is when they use the swing blocking technique
Edit: The title of this show is after the word “排球(haikyuu)” and it’s Japanese name of volleyball. But basically NOBODY calls volleyball “haikyuu”. In Japan, volleyball is called “バレーボール(bare-bo-ru)”.
about the noya thing you mentioned, sometimes the anime just uses repeated scenes, due to production time and other factors, for example it's better to focus more on impactful scenes within the narrative arc of the story, so points like this can just seem "barely animated" and unrealistic than noya would lose, that's a problem for the anime industry in general, even though haikyuu is one of the best directed animes I've ever seen, it doesn't escape from that
Talking yourself through what’s currently happening to recenter yourself and make sure you don’t get lost, I love it!
By the way Vic, when they show the scoreboard, the yellow number in the middle is the number of set so far. So it wasn't 1-1 for the sets, it was 2-1 for Shiratorizawa. That was match point for them. Next episode is the beginning of the 5th set!
The final four episodes are like the most edge of your seat plays ever
Just wanted to mention unlike with their 3 set matches where the 3rd set is a full 25 the 5th set is the normal 15 tie break set.
“Haikyuu”, written “排球(eject ball)”, is a Japanese (and possibly Chinese?) term for “Volleyball”, though most Japanese would simply say 「バレーボール」(bah-leh-boe-lu).
Basically, “Haikyuu” is an alternative way to say “volleyball” in Japanese.
"even if we just pick up the ball, there's still something we can do" - Daichi. if you know, you know
Vic, you predicting things accurately and the show picking up on your doubts as you voice them is a culmination of the fact that you’re a volleyball expert and the show is very good at storytelling. It’s funny, not gonna lie, but it does make perfect sense.
How do you didn’t recognize Oikawa and Iwauzumi? That was like when in Pokemon Ash don’t recognize Team Rocket when they are wearing costumes 😂😂
When anime characters do impressions of other people, they’ll sometimes take on the general look. So Shoyo’s face is similar to ushiwakas face In that moment or how he pictures his face
26:53 The Clark Kent effect in practice
When you Clark Kent too hard and your glasses hide your identity a bit too well
Vic not recognizing oikawa with glasses and normal clothes is cracking me up. Im not tryna hate, caus I definitely make mistakes like that all the time, but it totally validates the meme that nobody recognizes superheroes when they wear glasses. Also reminds me of dr doofenshmirtz and perry the platypus
I'm not sure if the approch Shoyo makes for the block is done by others but its supposed to be something so irrational and physically challenging that only Shoyo would attempt it LOL XD
6:38 "Please comment down below if you think you know what I mean"
I've actually been watching your reactions this long trying to figure out just that! XD
Never been this early before. Hello there everyone
Same here
the part when shoyo was speaking like ushijima he's also copying his face. so it's like shoyo looking like ushijima. 🤗🤗🤗
I'm sorry, but the fact you thought Oikawa in glasses is Little Giant makes me laugh a lot. Thank you 😁
Watching this at 4am before my son wakes up is such a great way to start my morning 😭 Trying not to laugh to laugh too loudly at you not recognizing Oikawa and Iwaizumi is a task though lol! 💜💜💜
WE ARE ALMOST THERE HIHI!!
6:38 - I totally feel you! And with Nishinoya this happens a loooooot worse in other games to come T.T I don't know why!
14:52 - I think you watch the episodes before recording and trick us into thinking is your first time hehehehe
29:25 - Hahahahaha Haikyuu is Voleyball in Japanese
Me, every time I pause these videos for 5 minutes to go get myself a snack halfway through: It's what Vic would have wanted 🙏🥨
25:06 not professionally i don’t think, but there are ppl who can sprint and just jump straight up off the run like Shoyo did and I’m one of them. Don’t think it’s happened but it’s possible theoretically. And with Shoyo’s whole thing being “fast enough to do things only theoretically possible” I feel it fits enough😂
Btw the double self slap is a trope in anime (or even just Japan in general)
It's meant to be a "let's get my shit together" gesture, to knock yourself into concentration and pump yourself up.
Not the best method if you ask me, but you know how Japan is with sports
My weekly serotonin is here. My day is made. 🥰😭
Victoria: **watching Haikyuu seriously**
Me: **sees her left hand and still freaks out that she’s engaged!** omg I’m still so happy for you and I literally can’t get over it
22:31 Vic, whenever you see a strange face just assume is for comedical purposes lmao in that scene shoyo is imitating ushijima as he's 'reciting' what he 'said' to him
LOVING THE CONSTANT UPLOADS!! Soak all of it in and I hope season 5 is announced when you finish reacting🤣
Nothing beats fly high imo. It’s managed to stay on my anime opening list for like 5 years and I usually get tired of them and remove them. Fly high is up there with gurenge climbers high etc for me.