Volleyball Coach Reacts to HAIKYUU S4 E24 - Let's Take It Easy
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- Опубліковано 27 вер 2024
- Watch my Volleyball Coach Reaction to Haikyuu!! Season 4, Episode 24, where Karasuno almost loses it’s grip on the match by rushing things, until Hinata forces his team to “Let’s Take It Easy”. Plus, it’s the Monster’s Ball! Watch more Haikyuu Reaction videos here bit.ly/2FBNc1x
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Love the opening btw
Makes me feel so 🔥🔥🔥🔥
I highly recommend you watch this video ua-cam.com/video/WZ0iCqpQSck/v-deo.html I feel like it very nicely summarizes the growth of Hinata and the beauty of his last few receives in this episode. This creator also has some other really good analyses of Haikyu.
Coach, there's a short post credit scene next episode!!!
@@Intersectingstuff oh yeah lol
rewatch it in English Dub, seriously it's absolute gold
Someone once pointed this out to me but the words "this position, this timing, this angle" harkens back to Karasuno's match against Aoba Johsai. At the end of the first match Kageyama sets Hinata with those exact words and it got blocked just like this. Now they're on the other side of that situation and everything comes full circle. It's just one of the many poetic parts of Haikyuu.
Also to what Tsukishima said about Hinata and Kageyamabeing the only two to predict the play: in the moment where the yellow undertone comes in, the flashes to Tanaka, Tsukishima, Daichi, and Asahi are the moments they all realized what was about to happen, but even during Osamu’s approach, you’ll see Hinata and Kageyama already in position for the quick (the scene before where Daichi was getting up you see where Kageyama realized and rushed over to Hinata’s side)
no, it was first said on their very first freak quick set into spike on their 3v3 vs daichi, tsuki and yamaguchi
@@jencedrickaranas217 You're right and wrong. It's said when they first do the quick, in episode 24 when they do it against Aoba Josai and lose, AND here. To me, this line represents the arrogance of the freak quick. Thinking that just because the position, timing, and angle are perfect that it will be unstoppable. Kageyama and Hinata have already learned this lesson from their bitter defeat against Aoba Josai, but the Miya Twins have yet to and get drunk on the power of the quick
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Funny how "we don't need the memories" is the background of the play
Inarizaki's motto is "we dont need the memories"
The irony lies in the fact that Hinata and Kageyama blocked the twin's last attack just the same way they got blocked in the first official game against Seijoh which means they only succeeded through memories. That's why Tsukki said "Speed is good, but it's not invincible. They knew that a little better than everyone else."
I don’t think this is right because their philosophy is in terms of nostalgia and this moment is different because of growth they took that moment where they lost and turned it into experience, experience that inarizaki lacked
@@gabrielsousa959 Nah, it's actually very accurate because this entire match, particularly this scene, has been directly challenging the blindspot in the motto of Inarizaki and the twins who embody the quote. Kita has already mentioned before he doesn't agree with their motto because there are a lot of memories and past experiences that make who they are today, and now Karasuno has hit that nail on the coffin by blocking the same quick that was once stopped by Seijoh. Now this will become a learning experience for Inarizaki. It's all one very poetic narrative
@@아뤼-g3c I still don’t think so because of the statement that they said ( I don’t know how many episodes ago) earlier “We don’t need the memories because they have already turned in to our muscles” which comes after atsumo (blonde hair) saying that not only did he not remember what place they reached last year and that it didn’t matter because they were competing again this year
@@아뤼-g3c honestly it could just be a difference in perspective but I do agree that it does come together in a poetic narrative.
@@gabrielsousa959 Yup! It's a little bit of both. On one hand there is definitely truth in the motto and what Atsumu said about last year's results not necessarily reflecting in this year's. It's also the basis behind his bold guts to spontaneously try new things like the freak quick he's never done in practice. However on the flip side, it does still create a blindspot that Kita and Karasuno jab at. It's been a very intentional storytelling to tell 2 different perspectives of the same quote and why I love Inari's team concept so much lol
That last point with Hinata and Kageyama sharing the block on the minus tempo quick is very poetic. A call back to their loss to Seijoh in season 1 having their freak quick blocked on their last point. And experiencing the block and their quick not being invincible as Tsukki put it, and them learning to be the ones to end this game on that block.
Yes I remember when their freak quick was no longer effective and didn’t know what to do
@@ElevateYourselfOfficial the words that atsumu said during the set is the exact same as the words kageyama said during that final point. Karasuno had to learn the hard way that the freak quick isn't invincible, a lesson that inarizaki hadn't learned until that final point.
@@jimai808 agreed they learned that when they lost to seijoh
In the manga Hinata blocked it alone Kageyamas hand was behind his....
@@jimai808 Yes, but in a Kansai dialect.
I love how this episode is the culmination of everyone's journey from the beginning. Most people also forget that Inarizaki came 2nd in the last Summer Inter-High Nationals (the one Shiratorizawa qualified to at the end of Season 1, after beating Seijoh). Karasuno pulled off an absolute upset for all those who don't know what they went through.
Firstly, the Hinata and Kageyama block on the minus tempo quick is super poetic as that was how they lost to Seijoh in season 1. Tsuki also shows all of his newfound passion for Volleyball by diving, even though he is incredibly tired. Tanaka takes that leap from being just aggressive and loud to being composed with a rebound setback (and that line shot last episode). Asahi moves forward from just being that "tall strong guy". And of course, who could forget Hinata's recieve and high first-touch. Hinata, who has always been about speed, is ready to face the 2nd best high school team head-on.
There is so much involved in their win, and I love Tsuki's commentary at the end about how "everyone was surprised, but we weren't" because they knew the hardships firsthand. Brilliant episode.
Also excellent work from your team, Coach! If I remember correctly, you talked about them beating James Logan before, but the result still should be praised. They did what Oikawa couldn't against a dominant rival. We're proud of all of them, and you too, Coach!
Excellent analysis! I super agree on this.
I CAN'T BELIEVE WE FINISHED THE SEASON MATCH. This season match is so much more amazing than the vs Shiratori season in my opinion and 100% agree with what you said
Spoilers for manga in this response:
Ah but you see, Hinata still has one lesson left to learn, one that will be taught after the grueling match against Kamomedai at the quarterfinals. Because after going all out for nearly 6 full sets counting both matches, what takes him out was recklessness. Had he rested, slept or eaten something in between the matches, he probably wouldn’t have gotten that fever, and karasuno wouldn’t have collapsed after losing its strongest blocker to Injury and fastest attacker to sickness, and lost.
Hinata still has to learn self-care
They're literally the Dark Horse eliminating 2 of the Top 3 teams last Inter-High.
@@hugogamboas.5550 exactly, and i can't wait for that in s5 or 6 (whenever that comes). haikyuu is just chock full of life lessons
I think it's easy to overlook because of everything coming after it, but I love Tsukishima funneling the hit to Hinata. It's such a great moment, specifically because it's these two, who have bickered with each other since day 1, finally acknowledging and trusting the other (though silent and begrudgingly of course haha).
One other thing that I didn't hear you mention is Asahi's comment about how, even though he is jealous of the first years who will get to keep hitting Kageyama's sets, he also feels sorry for them. To have flawless sets come to you time and time again is great, but it also adds an incredible amount of pressure - how could you do any less than score with a perfect set? It's like what Tanaka said about Kageyama trusting him before he hit his line shot - it's not just encouragement, it's a threat of trust; show the other team why I'm setting you.
Also, fun fact since you mentioned the soundtrack, the name of the track that starts playing just after Tsukki serves Aran short is "Anti-Miracle", going along with what Coach Ukai said about not needing any miracles. That whole scene did such a fantastic job of conveying the stress and panic of speed, with the edges of the screen darkening steadily over time, Kageyama falling over after setting Tanaka, Suga and Yamaguchi yelling "One more, one more!" It all creates such an atmosphere of panic that it makes the bright, shining light when Hinata sets the ball high that much more refreshing. Also I love that you picked up on the "Let's take it easy" callback from part 1 of season 4! That was Hyakuzawa he said that to originally.
my favorite part of this episode was tsukis blocking vision
A threat of trust is a beautiful way to put it lol
@@mansfaye1084 It's the name of the song during Tanaka line shot
tsukki funneling the ball to hinata is probably my favorite moment in the season, its the culmination of tsukkis arc and a reiteration of how much hinatas improved! back in s1 tsukki thought his role in the team was just to "keep trouble from happening while [hinata] is rotated in the back", now hes come to trust and respect both his teammates and his abilities!
That Azumane part was one of my fav scenes of this episode. It showed how he respects him and how remarkable he is as a setter. Dateko setter reacting to Kageyama's toss was for me the cherry on top.
I love the final quick so much, because it mirrors the first season. "This position. This timing. This angle. Perfect!" is what Kageyama not only says when they FIRST ever did the freak quick, but also during the final play of the Aoba Johsai match that they lost in the first season. The exact reverse situation, a team putting everything on the minus tempo quick, but this time Hinata and Kageyama were the ones able to block it. Just pure poetry. I've been waiting to watch you watch this for so long! Not disappointed!!!!
that's a good way to put it. "mirror" the first season
I don't know if it's intentional or not, and not so poetic as this. But the point immediately before the last.
Kageyama dumps the ball and looks at Atsumu{?}, and the screen fades to Osamu's green (the same green hue background used when they were using "twin sense")
Meaning Atsumu was already planning on using the freak quick from that point on. Just a tiny bit of foreshadowing, that seemed super small, but also super cool to me!
Could me Osamu just "mentally" calling for the ball too. OR both wanting to do it!
During the quick sequence when Ukai told the team to slow down, the screen is also darkening from each corner of the frame. It's getting even darker, slowly blurring our view to the players, referring to how the speed is a curse, that strangle us, to make us viewers got the feelings of that curse of speed. And then, when Hinata says "All right!" and pass the ball up high as the first touch, so does the screen lightens up into normal brightness, symboling "Just take it easy," as Hinata already learned and taught that to Hyakuzawa in early episodes of season 4. Also as we all have known, Hinata all this time being "The Sun" to brightens up the team's mood, and he did it again to make his team slow down and take it easy.
Indeed, this episode and the whole rallies are just amazing!
This Hinata's "Oooyaaaa" was just so powerfull I've almost cried. I thought Coach would react at this moment more emotionally((
@@Flis2405 I almost cry too! This scene is so emotional🥺
The whole "being lucky to have been invited to the monsters' ball" is one of the many ways Haikyuu just makes you appreciate even those moments in life you might not be fond of originally, and that's one of the reasons why it's such a feel-good show
It's such a tiny detail, but I love it how both Atsumu distinguishes between "having trust/faith in each other" and "just thinking [knowing] that the ball will come/the spiker will be there" when describing Hinata's and Kageyama's combination, admiring how natural it is for them to always give 100%. Funnily enough, Osamu asking "what's so weird about that?" is so well-placed here - because those are exactly the words Osamu used to describe his own combination with Atsumu, too. "I don't really trust Tsumu, but I don't need that. I know the ball will come". A yet another parallel between Kageyama&Hinata and Atsumu&Osamu, showing how their relationships mirror one another in quite a few ways.
Asahi "feeling sorry" for the spikers who'll be hitting Kageyama's tosses from now on - a yet another reference to Kageyama's "threat of trust" style of play from the previous episode, with him putting his absolute trust in his spikers and giving them his all in an intense, [royally] demanding way.
Atsumu was thinking poetically, Osamu was thinking practically. Sumu is there being dramatic and moved. Samu is unimpressed and unamused.
It's kind of hilarious, really
29:28 lol u have me dying with the "twin's ki*k!" 💀💀💀
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This is basically Spiker's version of "Get the damn point". Atsumu knows his tosses are top tier and any spiker who can't score with those are just bad, which basically gives him a full reign over court as a setter. But since Hinata jumps with full intention to hit a ball, he is basically demanding ball to come his way, which put a lot of pressure on Setter, who is already trying to give best tosses they can. "You'll bring me the toss i want, don't you?".
And Osamu's remark is basically an admition that he's been doing same to Atsumu.
Also Kageyama reacting this way is because previous toss wasn't good, but Hinata still scored and didn't even care that toss was bad, which made Hinata a better player in this combination, which made Kageyama very conscious about his plays. Hinata pretty much forced Kageyama to play better and by giving a better toss next time he "won" since he got back his authority as a setter with a good toss.
I love how Coach Ukai narrates that too much speed can make players blind, and the animators show exactly that during the last sequence.
You probably didn’t notice but while there was a close up on every players face as the twins were performing the last quick they did not show Hinata or Kagayama. To us and the players it seemed like they just appeared to block the ball out of nowhere. This is to show that the twins were so blinded by the speed of the freak quick that they didn’t even notice the block forming until it was too late, just like Hinata and Kagayama didn’t notice the block until it was too late against Seijoh in season one.
This is the exact opposite to the last point against Seijoh in season two when we as the audience see a close up of the block being formed, showing that Hinata and Kagayama have learned how to see even when going so fast. I love the evolution throughout the entire series.
Slight correction: Hinata was hitting the ball blind back then so he couldn't have seen the block anyway.
The little call backs in this episode that Furudate inputs small details that we usually don't think are impactful but later prove to be so important:
1. "I think everyone is surprised. But we weren't"
2. "we're not looking for miracles" -it reminds us of Kita's mentality, you don't feel nervous because these things you've routinely done and practiced. Who needs miracles when all are hardwork should payed off.
3. The commentary highlighting how libero,blockers,spikers,setters basically EVERYONE has to work hard.
"The view from the top. A scenery I will never be able to see on my own. But if i'm not alone, then... I just might be able to see it"
"Tsuki's choice to not force block Suna Rintaro since he have his team's back."
👏 to the creator. Although there's almost little callbacks every episode these one is the most satisfying because of hoe they win this match
I love all of this😭💗
Random fact when you rewatch:
If you ever wondered why the jersey's have a picture of a foot on it followed by the letters "ics", its to represent the Japanese sporting company ASICS. Foot in Japanese is Ashi, which combined with "ics" gives you "Ashics" or the Japanese pronounciation for ASICS. For obvious reasons, they couldn't use the actual ASICS logo on the player's jersey's so this was a creative and approproate way to get around it from the start.
For me, the following are the scenes that stand out the most in terms of bgm:
- Tanaka's super sharp cross after feeling down
- Hoshiumi's montage in the tournament
- Tsukishima's block vs Ushijima
- Tsukishima being told off my Yamaguchi
- Hinata's first proper recieve against Aran
- The final rally of the Aoba Josai rematch game
i've only really listen to the top soundtrack, but the list would be really long just on that soundtrack. Haikyuus music is awesome.
-I think Tanaka's cross has the best music in the show. #1
-I never paid any mind to the music during that scene but it is actually really hype. #4
-What music? lmao this is my favorite scene in the show and I love that it's silent until the celebration. #?
-Yamaguchi's 'sense of pride' scene has quality music. Not hype, but very well composed. #5
-Again, good very appropriate for the scene, not in my top 5 though. #7
-Hype, 2nd best on the soundtrack. #2
bgm?
@@atom5469 Background music
Does anyone know the name of the bgm when yaku morisuke hurts his ankle in the match against those snake guys and the other libero comes in??
"They knew that a little better than everyone else" gives me the chills every time i watch this scene.
The Monster's Ball is one of my favorite chapters/episodes I've ever experienced. SO many emotions, so much adrenaline. It's so good. Daichi's save, Tsukki's narration, the OST. Everything is SO good. I'm so glad I got to watch you react to this
What I find the most beautiful and poetic and yet sad in this episode it the reflexion of the last point ball in Kita's eye. He's a 3rd year, it's his first year as a titular, it's the last competition of the year, it's his last game. And seeing the lose of his team literaly through his eye is just beautiful and heart breaking
- "incomplete spike" that Futakuchi says refers to the fact that Asahi was trying this delayed timing spike just recently at their practice game, and it wasn't going well, but somehow he managed to get it right by Nationals;
- "best high school setter, my ass!" - Osamu actually isn't thinking about Kageyama here, he's pissed that Atsumu is "mentally regressing" and getting stupidly excited about the opponents' combination x)
Isn't it Atsumu being his own critic in 2? I always read it like Atsunu telling it to hinself "Best Setter my ass, I gotta be better if I want to be the best."
@@OnizukaKakashi no, Osamu is the one that is talking and he is mocking Atsumu for getting so excited over Hinata.
And the fact that he dare to use it at such critical moment
@@OnizukaKakashi Nah, it’s Osamu being pissed off at Atsumu. You can tell by comparing their demeanours during the play, Osamu is mad, while Atsumu is having the time of his life
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I absolutely love Hinata's "take it easy" moment in this episode. Many people love to talk about him sneaking into the 1st year's camp in the beginning of the season being "cringe" or so embarrassing they can't watch it... I think that's bull. Yeah, he took a risk and deal with a lot of embarrassment and humiliation because he did that, but look at all he learned. From being a better receiver to other aspects of the game that he hadn't previously thought about. He learned SO much and it made Karasuno a stronger team.
I also love Yahaba pounding on the table, yelling at the tv near the end of the game. It always struck me as such a "real" thing that people do when watching sports.
I’ve probably seen Hinata’s “Alright” scene about 5 times and I still teared up watching it in this video
This position, this timing, this angle. It's perfect!
We first hear this from Kageyama, on the 3x3 against Daichi, Tsuki and Yamaguchi. And, more prominently, in the last play against Aoba Josai, where they lost because Oikawa blocked them.
The quick is an amazing tool. It's fast, it's flashy, it's intimidating. But it is not unstoppable. Of course Kageyama and Hinata know that most of all. The Miya twins fell for the allure of the quick, ans were defeated by the creators of it, using the sting of their defeat against Seijo to win now against Inarizaki.
Amazing storytelling. Amazing character development. This hype can rival any battle anime, no cap.
That last twins quick all that sequence leading to "Its angle... Its perfect!" just gives me chills, I've seen this scene over a hundred times. I was waiting to see you react to it.
Lol James is such a great editor. Some of the little small things he added in this episode made me laugh so hard
INDEED!
Twins kink 😂
25:34 coach. I hope you noticed the screen that the animation gets darker as they try to speed up/hurry up the play and lose their breaths until it brightens up when hinata made a up in the air receive to "Take it easy" and make the team catch a breath.
and the fact that in the beginning, of the seasons, all he thinks about it just being a spiker who just keeps on hitting and throughout all of the training and learning, he became a great receiver .
It's quite disappointing that he didn't understand the significance of that scene. Coach Ukai was yelling "Slow down,. slow down" while everyone was in a rush and then Hinata yelled out "Got it!" and bumped the ball really high. This bump and the dig from 4x22 is the huge payoff of Hinata's training arc this season.
Everyone explained already how poetic that last block was but I also want to add how this is a "BUT..." to Inarizaki's motto.
"We don't need the memories" but the twins got blocked on their last quick because they didn't have the experience with the quick that Kageyama and Hinata did. They fell into the same trap of doing the quick because it's really fast and cool without realizing that it's not invincible.
Kageyana and Hinata worked all this time on developing how they use their quick based on the frustration they felt losing to Aoba Johsai.
The poetry of Kageyama and Hinata winning the game by scoring a stuff against their own move is just amazing.
The best part about this show at least for me is that every game honestly feels like they have a good chance of losing and the tension is always insanely high. I’ve read the manga and already knew how this game was gonna play out but for me it one of the few team sports anime that can make it feel like the main team could still lose no matter how many times you watch/read it
exactly, they actually lost to Aoba Johsai once too, so you can feel that's possible to happen again (and if you read the manga, even when you fell the they are winning, they can lose too "just saying, if Shoyou was okay..")
This game is just amazing, one of the best in the series. Also, get ready coach, because when season 5 comes there will be some even more amazing moments to make you freak out. I remember recently seeing in the Haikyuu subreddit the question of which set is the single best set from a match out of all the sets played in Haikyuu, and the second set from the next game was one of the most frequent answers. So there are some amazing things to come
wow I never thought I would be excited for another season, but I can honestly say I am super excited especially after watching ep 25
@@ElevateYourselfOfficial next season is insane. I still don't know exactly how much they will cover, but I know that, at the least, it will cover one of the most epic games of the series. Also, coach, be very careful of spoilers right now, there are some special Haikyuu events going on for the manga's 10th anniversary, including a bonus manga chapter that was recently published and a colab with V-league all stars that will include sime form of broadcast relating to the manga, and it's been trending a lot, so there are lots of huge spoilers put ther atm
Next season is likely to be the best in the series in my opinion (though that depends on how good of a job the animation studio does on it, but the potential is there).
@@KoroftheSon for me it also depends on how they do it. SPOILER ALERT (DON'T READ COACH)
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Will they do just the Nekoma game or the Kamonedai game as well?
I actually cried out loud when Hinata said, "all right" and just silent. Just that one moment demonstrates how far he has progressed from the first episode until now. All the criticism, all the losses, all the hard work has been paid back in just this very simple moment. He is always the one who calms everyone down when they have a tough match, and here he is again, just smiling so brightly and getting the ball so easily and fluently, completely different from the Hinata from the beginning. I just love him so much!!
This episode is so good ive been waiting for it. From Tsuki trusting Hinata to pick up the ball after he funnels it, to Hinata with the high pass letting his team take it easy, to Tsuki diving for a ball, to the entire final rally is just so intense I never get bored of it.
I'm so happy you picked up on it, to see tsuki dive for a ball after where he was mentally at the beginning of the show is so insane. Its not a very flashy moment but it just shows how far hes come and how invensted he is now in the team that he can put that much effort into the game.
And that final rally ending with hinata and kageyama blocking the twins quick, seeing the ball hit the ground through kitas eye reflection, and tsukis whole inner monologue after it was all over just gives me goosebumps everytime. That final rally is probably my favorite moment in the entire show. Oh and the music during the final rally has got to be my favorite song from the show as well, goosebumps everytime.
Its just so fitting that the masters of insanely fast quicks, were able to tell that Atsumu and Osamu were going for an extremely fast quick from the back even. This is why I love Haikyuu. This is probably one of my favorite matches from the series and there's still plenty of good ones to come!
My favorite scene is when the screen is narrowing and becoming dark and in comes Hinata, (often referred to the sun versus Tsukis moon) our little ray of sunshine and brightens the screen. Makes me emotional every time.
Man this last point always tears me up. Slowly but surely the pace accelerate and the screen goes slightly darker and darker, then comes the "savior", Hinata lifting up the ball very high. The screen instantly becomes white, refreshing, liberating. You're feeling the pressure, the suffering and then the liberation. Then you can hear every single Karasuno players breathe, "taking this easy". I feel this whole part is really well done, and hearing the Hintata's "all right" every time snap me out of the whole pressure im feeling just before. It's beatiful.
I never really knew or cared about volleyball but watching this anime made me realize how fun it is to watch. I rewatched the game winning scene at the end so many times. It's a very emotional moment.
Hinata’s character growth from the flashbacks of “just wanting to spike” to now being excited about everything in the game, especially his receives, makes me feel how Suga felt when he was about to cry.
The fact that hinata changed the rythm of the exchanges from super fast to slow by bumping the ball high and let his team regroup and breathe. That was an awesome character development. From a simpleton who only wants to spike and flashy plays into a calm and collective mature player.
3:00 You talking about the commitment you went through to get here is so true, especially with Volleyball. I ended up taking up the sport a year and a half ago and I piss off others that have played for a decade because I'm "naturally good at it." I just say thanks, but it's annoying. I want to say "I didn't see you at every single drop-in in my city getting reps in." I messed up a lot, they just didn't get to see it because they were just going to the games I was playing in. I just kept going over your videos to perfect my platform or my approach, and putting it all into practice at the next drop-in. Now I'm usually the best player on a mediocre team. lol
Also make sure you watch all the way through the credits on the next episode!
I did! Thanks for the heads up
Now that we're nearing the end of the anime I might as well mention arguably haikyuus greatest inspiration which was actually a 1990s basketball manga/anime called slam dunk! So many story and character beats are inspired such as the hyperactive rookie protagonist with red hair, and the hyper talented, cool black haired rival deuteragonist.
It's no exaggeration to say that slam dunk is the dragon ball of sports anime and is legendary in its own right. A fun side note, the protagonists jersey number is briefly the same as Dennis rodman (hence his aggressive defense) while the talented deuteragonist has the same as Michael Jordan!
I remember slam dunk ! I used to read some of the mangas. it's awesome
It's a small thing compared to all the other incredible things that happened in this episode, but I really love at 17:32 both Kageyama and Hinata are running to cover Tanaka, but Hinata quickly recognizes the opportunity for a Minus Tempo Quick and immediately whips back around for it and you see him in the air already when Kageyama ultimately sets to Asahi.
It feels really similar to how Atsumu right after uses Osamu fully intent on wanting to hit as the "ultimate luxury" decoy.
32:10 The best part of it is that all of the teams that lost to Karasuno in the past are now cheering for Karasuno.
I LOVED THAT THE ANIME SHOWED THAT! It’s so amazing to see that they are rooting for Karasuno to win
I think its great that the last point was won with a beautiful block and not a spike. Again showing that in volleyball, all aspects are important. What a great anime.
What I loved about the scene leading up to Hinata's pass is the little details in the animation and story telling. Everyone in karasuno is rushing and tryna speed things up because they're trying to finish the match quickly with this last point. So the animators make the scene darker and harder to see to show that sometimes when you rush things you can't see everything as clear compared to when you try to relax a little and slow it down. Then when Hinata gives a nice and high pass it let's everyone know to take it easy and the animation goes bright and clear showing that it's okay and just chill out let's get ourselves together and into better positions.
Quick correction coach: this is actually only round 2 of the tournament, because karasuno is seeded pretty low and Inari is the #2 seed of the tournament.
The last sequence was perfect. From the call back to the dialogue when hinata and kageyama couldn't score the point during their seijo match in s1, to the music, to the editing, and to the animation. And coach, you mentioned about wanting to listen to soundtracks, I can't think of the episode and timings, but the soundtracks "level 1 ball boy" and "birth of the serene king" are AMAZING!
10:45 "Hope and despair just keep chasing each other" is such an incredible way to describe the rotation system in volleyball. As someone who used to play the sport it feels soo true whenever you experience those feelings, having the best server on your team score aces or having to face opponets best rotation while the game is just a point away.
Kita's Monster's Ball speech is one of my favourite monologues in all of Haikyuu and the theme of this "Monster Generation" becomes more and more prevalent as the series goes on. I'm so glad you enjoyed it too!
Fun fact about the rally that ends with Asahi's blockout: the track that plays in the background during this rally is called "Hunger is Contagious" which is a callback to Osamu's monologue last episode about how Hinata plays volleyball like he's enjoying a good meal, and how that hunger spreads to his teammates. But in addition to that the composer, Yuki Hayashi said about the song "So what happens if two interesting teams end up playing each other? I think it's perfect for the climax of the game."
And this final rally is probably my favourite one that's been animated so far. Of course there's the amazing callback of Atsumu saying the exact same line as Kageyama during the first Seijoh match and both Kageyama and Hinata learning from that defeat to win here, but one of my favourite things about this final point is the character-by-character flash of Inarizaki's "we don't need the memories" banner right before Atsumu sets the ball. Yes this point proved that speed isn't the end all be all and that's the lesson that Hinata and Kageyama have learned from experience, but to me that showing of the banner was like a last defiant shout of Inarizaki's philosophy, and how Atsumu and Osamu continue to constantly challenge themselves to try new things and improve even if they're backed into a corner. They're honestly two of my favourite characters in the series.
Tsukki's save was incredible too. He's someone who described volleyball as "just a club" before. Karasuno was up by 1 point, they wouldn't have lost if they dropped that ball. The old Tsukki probably would have shrugged it off and been like "it's not worth the effort" but now he's making a diving one handed save and ends up buying enough time for Daichi to send the ball back over. I absolutely love his growth.
Fun fact: Yuji Nishida favourite character in Haikyuu is Tanaka
Im so glad someone else finally pointed out the music. This episode has an insanly good soundtrack especially the final point. I recomend everybody to rewatch the final point and see how it goes from an intense beat to the soothing music when hinata passes (same sound as the soothing msic when he recieves against aran), back to the intense music and finally to an remix of the origional theme song of the show "above" to a new addapted version when hinata and kageyama blocked, just like how they played "battle of concepts" in the final point in shiritorizawa. The fact all of these songs fit together so nicley is insanly impressive and I often listen to the ovas like "seagulls" and "battle of concepts to get myself hyped up.
Y'know, I've been watching since the very first episode and I have to say that this season is very special for me. Ever since my friends got me to play volleyball in middle school and introduced me to Haikyuu, I had this drive to want to jump like Hinata and spike. Now that I reached High School as a freshman with my last game tomorrow, I have to say that Volleyball shaped my entire year. I got to meet alot of amazing, strong players, new friends, and new experiences. Hinata's growth over season 4 inspired me to become much better, and playing on the court made me realize there are other things than just jumping high and getting a kill. Seeing most of the people I met go due to them being Seniors or going to play for other schools makes me sad, but I have room to grow and this hunger to keep playing volleyball.
I remember watching some of these episodes in bed after I came home late on Fridays after playing in the marching band at my school's football games. I'd still be in my shirt and shorts I'd wear under the uniform, comfortably warm under the covers after being outside for 2 hours in the chilly Midwest late fall air. The later half of season 4 always brings me back, so thank you so much, Coach, for reacting to these episodes. I know season 4 as a whole is kinda rocky production-wise, but this is still my personal favorite season because the story's just that good. Glad you were able to stick through it.
By the way, if I remember correctly, there is actually a post-credit scene in episode 25, so if you haven't been notified about that, it's a great set-up for what comes next season... whenever that is.
Side note: Tsukki's narration at the end unconditionally gives me chills. "They knew that a little better than everyone else." Poetry, I tell you.
how much I love Haikyuu:
even I have watched the manga and the anime several times, I still got a feeling of being spoiled when I see the scene of Kageyama and Hinata blocking the twins' attack at the beginning of the reaction video🤣
So at 15:22 there is a scene missing from the manga, where the training camp assistant coach was commenting on Hinata's development on receiving. When he had his first big receive he was wandering if Hinata had just a moment of luck or a fluke, but after this one he apologizes to him in his mind saying that Hinata is definitely not a fluke
There was a previous comment that was made about the music and how the composer Yuki Hayashi not only keeps similar themes and motifs, but also evolves the music by transmuting and laying new tempos and instruments in these high caliber moments. If you listen to the final points of Aoba Johsai, Shiratorizawa, and Inarizaki matches, the base theme of the instrumentals are very similar, but as the series progresses new instruments and tempos are layered and used to alter it until it culminates into the final point against Inarizaki. It just Perfectly mimics the Journey that Karasuno has made, layering new techniques and bonds that got them to this far! Coach Donny, I've been watching your reaction videos since day 1. Waiting for you to get to this episode. 100% worth it. So glad this show exists, and so glad others find inspiration from these stories.
Love that as everyone gets more tunnel visioned and the lactic acid builds up everything narrows in from the sides gets darker, shorter thoughts being shared. Then it clears up when every one has the moment to breath.
12:31 - That smile on Hinata's face gets me every time I see this scene. "Hehe, thanks Kageyama!" **SMACK**
I've been here since season 1 and it was so cool to see you grow to love this show that we all love so much. It made me watch real volleyball. I know more now then I did before. Thank you Coach!
8:12 When Kita talks about monsters he means these insatiable/relentless players with infinite drive and characteristics that exceed just having ability. So yeah, Kageyama, Atsumu and Hinata for example, but not really players like Asahi or even Osamu who lack that drive, hence why Osamu tells Atsumu that they're basically even in ability but Atsumu was chosen for the all japan camp because he loves the sport a tiny bit more.
19:45 He says "incomplete spike" as in "not mastered" because Asahi is still practicing it and hasn't completely grasped the timing yet.
The re-watching idea is really required. I have watched Haikyuu n number of times. And everytime I watch it with rapt attention I find something I missed before. I am a huge anime lover, but haikyuu is my favorite anime even if I've never played volleyball. I love your reaction videos because not only do I get to learn more about volleyball but also love to hear your commentary on the animation and the illustration. Its such a refreshing take on anime reactions.
I love "Let's take it easy" T_T if you remember when hinata was at the training camp, Kunimi from Aoba Josei was there too and he is kind of a lazy player and does those kind of passes so he has more time and Hinata gave Hyakuzawa (2meters) this advice because he was down. So him using this is just so awesome
And especially Kunimi, and Hyakuzawa, clocking it and reacting to it ☺️
13:16 Actually, Tsukki got mad at Hinata and Kageyama because he felt like a blocker for Inarizaki team..
They're always competitive with each other😂
I love these three guys!!
The last block from Karasuno can be done because they also get the same one from the first lost to aoba johsei (seijoh)
Love that they won off of a Hinata dig. Not a spike, not a crazy attack, but a dig and a block from Hinata and Kageyama. It's that insanely poetic growth in their characters, and the fact that Hinata especially has grown beyond being only a decoy, or wanting only to spike. He's a more rounded player now, and it's the culmination of all of the battles they've been through on their road to nationals.
The first time i watched the episode i was one of the people who caught up "This position, this timing, this angle" and knew exactly what was going to happen....It gave me goosegumps and caught it instantly....I heard the sentence and not even a second later after i was already smiling......For who doesn't remember that sentence was from Aoba Josai match at the first tournament, were Kageyama started trusting his teammates and after reaching the peak of his mental and physical fatigue Oikawa read his next move and told the team in advance and Hinata was shut down for the final point of the game....S1 EP24.....
I love how you can see the respect for Hinata growing in the others. Even the two supporters, who said Shoyo-San instead of Shoyo-kun after he dug the ball.
19:42
the reason he called it an incomplete spike was just because asahi hadnt mastered it yet
"It's his (Hinata) influence on the game and influence on people," and THAT'S why he's the best decoy 😭☀️✨️!!
26:18 what i really enjoy about Hinata slowing the game down is that everyone is surprised with Hinata...everyone but Tsuki... he was already breathing like he already saw it on the camp so that's a "tip of the hat" for continuity...
i just love coach donny he actually inspired me to think that i can jump higher and that doesnt make me an only libero player
Finally, "let's take it easy". Maybe my favorite Haikyuu!! moment.
The way Coach Donny said in 3:28 is absolutely true, last year I was playing volleyball for our boys season and I was lowkey kinda scared and I didn't do that many good plays wasn't that aggressive, like I just wasn't. Now I'm improving and surprisingly at a very fast pace, last year I was only able to do jump floaters, NOW I can do both jump serves and jump floaters, practiced setting, practiced hitting and even practiced digging/receiving. And since this is my last year of highschool I'm gonna put my all into this last year that I have of highschool, and I'm gonna make it a memorable one for me and for my teammates. I'm gonna be aggressive this year and nothing will stop me
It really is amazing when you get to get that one big breath inside of a game you just feel so relieved
I've been waiting for you to get to this episode coach. I agree this is probably one of the (if not the) greatest scene in this anime so far.
So much good Haikyu stuff happening right now. The manga just got a new one shot that takes place after the end of the main story, and it's all of the best players as adults playing a match to promote volleyball. I can't say anything more because I don't want to give spoilers, but it is so hype! It was released to celebrate Haikyu turning 10 years old.
I can't believe there is just one episode left before Coach Donny is up today with Haikyuu 😭I may not comment a lot but I have watched your reactions and read the comments since this journey started. Every viewer, including me, has learned so much from you Coach and I can only thank you for that. I'm glad I clicked on that random reaction video that appeared on my youtube feed out of nowhere almost two years ago😂💛
Even though I watched haikyuu all seasons for I don't know how much but everytime I watch these episode it gets me goosebumps
I'm so happy that you enjoyed that Final Rally. It's my personal favorite moment of Haikyuu in general and it's just so beautifully done. The moment when Yahaba was banging on the table screaming to go faster just gets me hyped every time I hear it. The voice acting from him is astounding.
And on the note of what episodes to pay attention to the music on...
THIS ONE...ABSOLUTELY THIS ONE
I remember I started watching this channel when he was on the Date Tech S1 game in Dec 2020. I've been watching weekly ever since.
My absolute favorite moment in this episode is that high lob pass that Hinata does, not too sure why, I guess because its a huge opportunity for Hinata to show off how much of an incredibly rounded player he's become, like it's kind of cathartic in a way.
Whats awesome is that when the twin says "This postition...This timing...This angle...It's perfect!" it was the same thing Kageyama said to himself when Karasuno first lost to Aoba Johsai.
A note that when Kita's speech was going on, they cut to Oikawa to show the difference between them. Like Oikawa was intimidated and angry at genius players while Kita thinks putting genius players on a pedestal is rude. They both know genius is the result of hard work but have different reactions to the fact.
For the rewatch I would love if you can count the amount of times Ennoshita, Kinoshita and Narita appears in the background! Or how many secondary characters like Iwai-chan appears I think that'll be fun haha. My favorite music moment would be "Battle of concepts" that's one of my favorite tracks. It's the match point between Shiratorizawa and Karasuno, it really feels like we're going to save the world haha.
I was so worried coach would never get to this point, put off by the season 4 animation or getting bored of the series part way though like some of my friends. I just want to say Season 5, whenever the animators chose to bless us with it is even more hype!
No matter how many times I watch these epic scenes, they always get me
i just binge watched the episodes i missed because of school and it makes me happy and relax to see coach react. it felt like i was rewatching haikyuu with a friend. 💙
It was cool to hear you refer to Street Fighter in this video. I never played volleyball beyond a handful of pickup games in college, but Haikyuu is one of my favorite shows of all time. I played soccer in college, but ultimately had to quit due to a bunch of injuries. Even still, competition is a huge driving force for me. Losing the ability to compete in soccer hurt, but I was able to reconnect with that competition through Fighting games similar to Street Fighter.
While watching Haikyuu, there were many times when I remember thinking the interactions in Volleyball are surprisingly similar to those in fighting games. An example of this is how some people refer to fighting games as being "turn-based" but with ways to extend the length of that turn or take it back through various tactical decisions. Things like going for a wipe against a block so that you can get another opportunity for your team to hit come to mind for me.
I've only been seriously competing at fighting games for about a year now, but through watching your reaction videos I've actually been able to develop a stronger mental game as well as gain new perspectives on competition. Keep up the amazing work, Coach 💫‼
Hinata, the speed demon, slowing the game down shows so much growth
Very nice reaction Coach as always, although i was waiting on a bigger reaction to the whole "speed is a curse" sequence, i think there is a lot to talk about it, i would very much like it if you could go back to it next week and appreciate all the details, the speech and the borders of the screen getting darker and darker just to reveal a big light once HInata get the pass, hinting to him being the sun again. Can't wait for next week and the whole rewatch, greetings from France !
Coach I don’t know if you noticed but during the scene where Hinata dug Rintaro’s spike, you can notice there’s like steam coming from the part of his arm where he received the ball. And also I love the commentary cause you can definitely feel that they are pumped up.
I've watched it all the way from beginning to end 10 times over never gets boring. can't wait for the last 2 movies that haven't come out yet
You missed to breathe in the best part of Inarizaki vs Karasuno on this one. That Hinata “Orayt” pass amidst all the chaos is so emotional and proceeds to show how much he’s grown.
The song when The ball fall under Kita's eyes give me chill every time
I have been WAITING for this episode's reaction for so long! I love this season and these episodes featuring Inarizaki. This episode is so beautiful with the way they show Tsukki believing in Hinata to be there for the dig. Hinata's "Let's take it easy!" moment is so beautiful and well illustrated. This is my MOST favorite episode of the series.
The music in the tanaka line shot moment from last video is goated imo
Watched all your reactions of Haiykuu!!
Thank you for this great journey 🎉
Wilfredo Leon is one of my fav volleyball players, super glad you brought him up. The way he plays is so unique and fun to watch.
Man I can't wait to see season 5 animated all the matches will be great firstly karasuno vs nekoma then komomedai then timeskip practice and final match
When i first watched this ep, the flash of inarizaki banner before the twin's attack was the real thing that gave me the goosebumps
this episode right here, my god, did i love it when it aired, it was, and still is, my favorite anime episode of all time, just wow i love this show so much
I absolutely love how the screen kinda darkens in the corners more and more the faster and more rushed our karasuno boys play. We all know what it's like to be panicked and rushed -- you feel like your field of vision is very small and you just can't really look at the grand scheme of things anymore. I think the visuals represent that feeling very well. And then, with Hinata receiving the ball and getting it up high, they can all slow down and kinda relax for a bit- Their vision broadens again, and that's visualised by the sunshine seen after Hinata's pass. It's easily one of my favourite moments of the series.
One of my other favourites is Hinata and Kageyama blocking the twin's quick in the end. They are the ones who invented the freak quick, so to see them block their very own special weapon that was "stolen" from them was just so cool.