Volleyball Coach Reaction to HAIKYUU S1 E25 - The Third Day

[@thomasthomsen2678]

It's tradition for most schools to have their third years step down after the first tournament of the year, and focus on their studies for university, letting the second and first years build chemistry. So unless the teams are actually competing for nationals or the third years plan on continuing volleyball and pursue a pro career, they are told to focus on their studies by their councellors.

[@charlienorthover1702]

From a guy who plays rugby, I’m very thankful that this tradition doesn’t occur in England. The eldest players make such a big difference with their leadership and expertise that the team would crumble otherwise/perform worse. I hate people who want robots and not humans

[@zidanez21]

Yeah exactly but just sports but usually most third years in ALL CLUBS dropout/retire from their clubs near the end of their year to focus more on the university exams and stuff, so Daichi, Suga and Asahi said they wouldn't retire

[@hika_ariel]

That's so Japanese it hurts

[@zidanez21]

@@hika_ariel not just a Japanese thing that's also kind of a thing in any country that has serious 12th grade like things, even in my country India that happens But yeah I get you

[@hika_ariel]

@@zidanez21 ofc the last year of high school it's important in any country but I was referring to "quit this sport or you won't find a good job/get into college" kind of mentality which in my opinion is really Japanese (if you also consider the job hunting culture there)

[@haydenadams3308]

"Season 20..." "Season 25..." Man I wish.

[@Xxzyte]

I laughed so hard there lol

[@maniac-drache6048]

I'd support it 100%

[@joannesrifah1956]

I loved that bit XD

[@chelseamae3012]

Yep, I'm sure we all wish there was that many seasons

[@pidgeyottot3527]

How many will we get, though? Seven? What do you guys think?

[@baosonnguyen9968]

Don't spoil anything guys. We need his best reaction

[@Mr.nysrogh]

Some one died🤧

[@aqelelel]

@@Mr.nysrogh lmaoo

[@Revoltine]

@@Mr.nysrogh Ladies and gentlemen, this is how you do Haikyuu spoilers properly.

[@jollyhotdog3537]

@@Mr.nysrogh tanaka nice kill😭

[@askechadd2473]

@@jollyhotdog3537 I remember a meme of that where there were panels of a dead daichi and on the floor and it says ‘nice kill’😂

[@natatouille310]

Coach: calls everyone "Shimada" for the last couple episodes Also Coach when Shimada actually shows up: I forgot his name 😂

[@thegreatking6599]

Shiratorizawa is a big school, it has a middle school and high school, that’s the team Oikawa wanted to beat. Oh and another one, that’s not Coach Ukai, that’s the other old guy, Ukai basically had a Tanaka haircut.

[@alinagray4132]

Fun fact I learned about the school recently: it's based on the real life Tohoku International School, which in addition to being a powerhouse in high school volleyball, is also the high school that Yu Darvish aced and led his team to Koshien four times at.

[@az639]

@@alinagray4132 Karasuno is also based on a real japanese high school. The mangaka played volleyball in that school.

[@ziggylarkdust]

Yea but they're both called Shiratorizawa so its confusing. Threw me off the first time I watched.

[@MyMainMan90]

@@az639 I heard that the mangaka was a middle blocker. Maybe with enough research we can actually find out who it is lol

[@az639]

@@MyMainMan90 Yes, the mangaka was a middle blocker. If I remember correctly we actually know the name of the school the mangaka used to go but it's been a while since I read about it so I might be wrong.

[@magacofi]

Actually, Oikawa's memories with Ushiwaka DO go back to middle school, it's been maybe 5-6 years of antagonising Ushijima Wakatoshi for him. If you're wondering why there was no mention of what middle school Ushijima went to, that's because Shiratorizawa has both, middle school and high school

[@JiyutoSeigi]

Shiratorizawa is a combined middle and high school. That's why Oikawa has been defeated constantly by Ushiwaka/Shiratorizawa in every flashback, including in middle school.

[@vexcroe]

Shiratorizawa is an academy, where middle and high school are on the same campus to further explain the point above

[@NxyxS]

the 2 points above me have been thoroughly explained

[@mrkncd]

@@NxyxS LMFAO

[@XxwalaweixX]

It must be hard to be Oikawa, all of his hard work throughout the years, were beaten by sheer strength... a.k.a Ushiwaka

[@yomerobienchingon842]

why is nobody talking of the best pun ever Broly the wall: Wall-e I'm dying

[@saureld2448]

Gold ⭐️

[@mikihinna]

it's even better when you realize Aone has the same gentle and shy disposition that wall-e does 😂

[@christinew8362]

I was laughing so hard xD

[@liondude64]

So the way highschool sports work in Japan, there are 2 tournaments per year. One is at the start of the school year and one is towards the end. The first one is called interhigh tournament and the second one is called the spring tournament. A lot of third years (the ones who are in their final year) will drop out of the volleyball club after the interhigh to focus on their college exams if they won't do volleyball professionally cause they think it wouldn't be worth it. But in karasuno's case, the players are so passionate they still wanna play nevertheless.

[@antoniomorino1546]

And the national tournament happens twice as well, after each interhigh and spring tournament

[@liondude64]

@@antoniomorino1546 oh yeah forgot to specify that

[@antoniomorino1546]

@@liondude64 we are doing the best for our coach's understanding.

[@MyMainMan90]

This is something even the manga never really took time to explain (its not really necessary but can be confusing). Also, there's no real discussion on the interhigh nationals. Is it seen as a lesser nationals or are they both of equal footing

[@liondude64]

@@MyMainMan90 I think they're both in equal fitting, since the players care about both.

[@randomdud668]

In the beginning when Oikawa is talking to Ushiwaka he calls him "Ushiwaka-Chan". Chan is an honorific used for cutesy things like a puppy or a little child. Its pretty inappropriate for Oikawa to call him that because they are the same age and Ushiwaka is clearly uncomfortable with it. As for the tournaments there are two national tournaments each year each with their own qualifier. The start of this episode takes place in June with the summer national tournament being hosted in August with Shiratorizawa being chosen as the representative for their prefecture to go. Now Karasuno is going to start training for the second national tournament. The qualifiers start in October, with the actual tournament beginning in January.

[@Revoltine]

Actually, it's more of the honorific being very informal, not an age thing (you use it as if it's a pet name and can call others that so long as it's with consent and you're close to the person being referred to), and the fact that Oikawa and Ushijima are not even remotely friends. What Oikawa's doing is actually very rude and condescending and you know how much of a stiff stick Ushijima is.

[@vdinh143]

@@Revoltine Oikawa does that to everyone though. It's meant as a direct provocation.

[@unspeakablyawesomebros3392]

Oikawa does it in a fun nature, I am sure everyone knows that he means no disrespect.

[@randomdud668]

@@unspeakablyawesomebros3392 I'm pretty sure he means it as complete disrespect. Think of it as if Oikawa was calling Ushiwaka like cutie pie or something. The only reason Kageyama put up with it is because Oikawa was his senpai.

[@rrralpop157]

Japanese usually use insult /sarcasm to others by playing around with language honorifics Oikawa is obviously trying to provoke Ushiwaka there by using "-chan" instead of the formal one "-san".

[@mattyfern3227]

Without spoilers I’ll say good luck coach, there’s going to be a lot of new names to remember

[@LuzylaLyngle]

BOKUTO, he never will be able to forget that

[@varadrane7]

@@LuzylaLyngle Hey Hey Hey !!!!!

[@starryabigail2988]

Nvm, coach can give them nicknames, I wonder would it be heyheyhey XD

[@saureld2448]

I’ve watched this like 3 Times and I have nicknames for a lot of the non main characters.... Its hard remembering everyone’s name, there’s so much lol. Especially on a first watch through. Imo

[@serenecj]

@@saureld2448 dude. I feel like this is Coach's same strategy. He just assigns his own names and moves on. K-pop lmao. Can't get over that one

[@lp6243]

The "there's a tall, tall wall looming in front me" speech from Hinata at the end of this episode was also the speech that opened episode 1. It came full circle! Also you should save the "Land vs Air" OVA until after season 3.

[@metaknight4782]

What about the first ova

[@kenmapple]

@@metaknight4782 i think he said he's gonna watch that one next. Also, i think he saved a comment explaining to which season the ovas belong to

[@silsail]

@@metaknight4782 he should actually watch it after S2, because that's when it aired. in the ova there's no character introduction, because we already knew all of them, and it would take out most of the surprise of meeting Lev for the first time in S2

[@Rossella-P]

Coach was talking about the Lev's ova, and that ova you have to watch before season 2

[@lp6243]

@@Rossella-P yeah I just didn't want him to go on a roll and watch all the OVAs

[@azuremorpho]

"it feels like i just began watching haikyuu yesterday" For a lot of people exactly that is the case at the end of season 1 lol

[@silviaghirri]

Even at the end of season 4

[@az639]

For me it was s2. I finished the whole season in a day. The next day I was so tired I almost fell asleep while I was waiting for my little sister to get ready and leave for school so I can lock the door and go to sleep.

[@serenecj]

@@silviaghirri same. I lost sleep binge watching this one

[@az639]

@Advaita Pilaka That is impossible. It takes more than 42 hours to watch all four seasons at one go and I didn't count the OVAs and the time you are spending going to go to the toilet, taking a bath, and eating.

[@EverGardens]

Coach Donny just randomly pointing out the Japanese green tea in the middle of a serious moment is so funny

[@TrueZaBeasto]

Small thing to notice but, even thought Coach Ukai has a habit of smoking he never does it in front of the players

[@horsebox5138]

Wow nice

[@NxyxS]

Connor he also removes his ear piercing while coaching

[@Tacobell1384]

I never actually noticed that.

[@Psychoinnocent]

@@NxyxS I was reading about recently, and its because Jewelry is banned while playing Volleyball! Due to Jewelry having that penchant for getting caught on clothes or the net, or if you get hit with a ball right on the piercing, etc. Obviously thats in official matches, but I assume Ukai wants to show a good example haha

[@user-qd5gq9ec8k]

WHOAAAAA UR RIGHT

[@jucavelu]

Everything Karasuno felt on this episode has been Oikawa's life for the past 6 years. Oikawa has been beaten up by Ushiwaka since his first tournament in middle school, no matter how hard he trained, how obsessed he got, or how frustrated he felt after every defeat, he still just kept losing.

[@MichaelBillyRiady]

Imagine, getting a free teaching and lesson of volleyball but also a haikyuu reaction without any cent spended Man, coach donny is trully blessed us haha Thank you coach !

[@yachi7714]

Win, win situation

[@rohananil1266]

Hey coach, just here to say that seeing as teaching and learning is your passion I'm almost 100% sure that you'll fully enjoy S2 like a kid in a carnival who was let loose by his parents.

[@Sungirl801]

Can't wait for him to get there. XD

[@amandabehrens7074]

S2 is my favorite season

[@solrm122]

Anyone else thought it was funny that coach said he didn't know the guy's name after calling everyone else Shimada? lol Yamagushi's mentor is the actual Shimada coach!! :D

[@sankai91]

I think when someone says "I have no regrets in life" it doesn't mean that they didn't regret anything ever, but more like that they've learned to accept their mistakes and learned from it, rather than mourning over it and constantly saying to yourself "If only I had done this like this and that".

[@sheelaflower]

I actually think it means that they wouldn't do anything differently if they could do over. At least that's what it means for me. Because yeah, I did a lot of dumb shit in my life and that caused a lot of painful stuff that looking back on, I'd really rather forget. But everything I did, including the awful and stupid and cringe and regretable things brought me where I am today and I love where I am today. I can't think of anywhere I'd rather be. So while there are definitely things i wouldn't want to do again, I don't regret having done any of them because if I hadn't, I wouldn't be here.

[@Sheechiibii]

I think youre both right. When it comes to regrets I usually feel like I don't have them: making mistakes helps you grow into the person you are now, so looking back and 'wishing I'd done it different' which is what regret is, seems pointless to me. If I removed those things, I'd never have learned from them in the first place in order to feel as though I should have done things differently. So it seems pointless to wish I'd been different in the past, if I were to go back in time I'd still make the same mistakes because the point is I didn't know better at the time and the reason I do now is due to those bad experiences others might call 'regrets'. That's the way I see it. Learning from mistakes instead of wishing they'd never happened is the way I try to view it.

[@batsux2946]

Shiratorizawa is a prestigious private accademy, with middle and high school.

[@marikothecheetah9342]

Some schools in Japan do have both middle and high school, some even primary school, too, so it's pretty realistic. Also, Shiratorizawa was based on an actual private school Touhoku High School, Touhouku being also the region where Miyagi prefecture is.

[@seekittycat]

You can tell they're a prestigious private school by the horses 😂

[@marikothecheetah9342]

@@seekittycat and a separate bus for the VB team.

[@HolyCheese007]

Never thought i’d hear coach say “i actually feel kinda bad for oikawa” good to see oikawa get some love he’s awesome

[@touski2801]

I can't believe that he's already almost at season 2!

[@Lizisia]

Hey hey hey! If you know what I mean 😂

[@ajdarknight507]

Best season so far in my opinion close to s4 and s3

[@manchesterisblue283]

@@Lizisia oya oya

[@Lizisia]

@@manchesterisblue283 oya oya oya 😏

[@sayutizulfinar3828]

Akaaaaaaaashi

[@christianmortil7630]

I love how coach said, "I'm sure Tsukki is celebrating inside", he still believes in him even though Tsukki isn't that much dedicated ❤

[@shoyohinata2727]

Immediately stop what I'm doing just to watch this.

[@25_kylie16]

Damn son I see you on each of his reaction videos 😂

[@kiyatanari8630]

Tbh, me too...but I was just watching Haikyuu!! anyway XD

[@waduh09]

i'm hoping you are not a doctor who at time has a surgery going on under your care

[@mura_saki]

@@waduh09 of course he aint a doctor, he's hinata! lol

[@waduh09]

@@mura_saki i see, you don't get it

[@lancezheng504]

The nickname Ushiwaka (牛若) for Ushijima Wakatoshi (牛島若利), which is the combination of the first kanji is his last name and first name as you know, is a reference to the legendary Japenese samurai Minamoto no Yoshitsune (源義経). Yoshitsune had a childhood name, for the lack of a better word, Ushiwakamaru (牛若丸). People calling Ushijima (牛島) by Ushiwaka (牛若) is basically referring him as a legendary warrior from the past.

[@GEO-cy9jt]

Shiratorizawa has a middle school and high school. Through middle school and high school, Oikawa never won a game against them, and its ace. That’s 6 years of playing with absolutely 0 wins

[@silviaghirri]

At least he won a set during his last Middle School game, otherwise he would have lost all sets too

[@babakunwar8014]

That's why he (spoilers) Should have gone to Shiratorizawa

[@GEO-cy9jt]

@@babakunwar8014 it’s called his “worthless pride”

[@chaosof99]

A note on the "let's do it" moment with almost everybody jumping up. While Tsukishima is the only one remaining calm from the boys, he's sitting in a cool and rather relaxed position. Shimizu is also not reacting, and is sitting in the refined and dignified seiza position (sitting on your knees with your rear resting on your feet), which is very fitting for her character.

[@daphnekth]

coach: calling yamaguchi and takeda sensei “shimada” *actual shimada comes on scene* coach: the apron guy i forgot his name 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 brings back how much i struggled to learn all their names when i first watched haikyu ahhaahhh🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@silviaghirri]

Yeah 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@suojelijatar]

so funny 🤣

[@1983fbp]

haha that's funny :)

[@serenecj]

Lmao

[@saureld2448]

😆 i caught that... i couldn’t help but chuckle. But honestly on my first watch through I would mix up the names all the time lol

[@kageyamatobio8992]

Actually there are 5 OVA's (Original Video Animation, episodes that are included on the DVD/Blu-Ray that didn’t air on TV). After season 1 "The Arrival of Lev!", after season 2 "Vs. "Failing Grades"", after season 3 "Special Feature! Betting on the Spring High Volleyball", before season 4 after season 3 "Land vs. Sky" and "The "Path" of the Ball".

[@sharlesdaviskendy2391]

Damn, hearing that story about the spoiler hurts me. I’m sorry someone did that. The loss at the end of season 1 is one of the strongest moments in a show full of strong moments.

[@nerdherdsman]

I love that the only character you didn't call Shimada was Shimada. Also, coach, a couple of things: 1. Ushiwaka (not Ushikawa) is also the name of a famous samurai, so that is also part of the nickname 2. Shiratorizawa is both a high school and middle school, it's a private academy 3. The guy in the flashback is actually the blonde guy who watches Karasuno. The young Ukai never left the bench so he wouldn't have been in the scene. 4. The quote from the old Ukai actually translates to "If you want to have fun, you first have to be good" which is a quote I really like

[@chickendinner8079]

That's not a cameo of Coach Ukai. He's a baldy too in his playing years🤣

[@Selene.moonie]

I was looking for someone who pointed out that 👍

[@reiwanokaibutsu]

Did you know that the magazine/manga ukai is reading in his store is Weekly Shonen Jump (週刊少年ジャンプ) which is Haikyuu’s publisher and probably the most famous in Japan, most of their mangas are made into animes.

[@kellogsbeast]

There are two major national-level tournaments for high school volleyball: The Inter-High and the Spring Tournament. Only one representative from Miyagi - the prefecture in which Karasuno plays - can go to each tournament. This entire first season revolved around the preliminaries to determine the Miyagi representative for the Inter-High. The winner of Shiratorizawa vs Aoba Josai will go to the Inter-High nationals. The Spring Tournament is even bigger and more prestigious, so there's even an additional round of qualifiers. The Nationals of the Spring Tournament don't take place until January, but the prefectural qualifying rounds take place in August, and the preliminary rounds to determine the prefectural representative take place a few months after that. So there's a lot of time between each set of games. Shiratorizawa is and always has been the top dog in Miyagi, pretty much always winning the prefectural tournament and going to nationals - and they've been especially dominant under Ushiwaka. Sorry for paragraph, but I hope that makes some sense. TLDR: there's a lot of volleyball :D. Thanks for an amazing first season of Haikyuu goodness, Coach.

[@floof_croissant]

Thank you so much! I was looking for a comment that explained how the tournaments work since I don't understand them very well either. It took a little bit of scrolling but it was totally worth it 👍

[@pallavsarkar2818]

My respect to Shimuzu. Like she the only third year who didn't had to stay for real in the club, she is just a manager, anyone could replace her, But no, she stayed and risked her future for the Team. She is also a true teamman.

[@LoksTheGamer]

By the way, watch the OVA, "Land Vs Sky" after season 3 because it shows small parts that spoil the future seasons if you didn't watch season 2 and 3.

[@Rossella-P]

He was talking about Lev's OVA

[@SalamanderMagic]

1:20 you are definitely not the only one! I'm a hardcore haikyuu fan now, but when I first started watching I was forgetting everyone. There's just so many characters all at once haha

[@derk890]

7:10 It's actually both! There are two schools called Shiratorizawa that are referenced in the story: Shiratorizawa High School and Shiratorizawa Junior High, all being a part of the larger Shiratorizawa Academy group. Kinda like how it works in here America, but with a private school. Oikawa's memories of being beaten by Ushiwaka are from middle school, when Oikawa was playing for Kitagawa Daiichi (the team Kageyama was on in the first episode, with his old teammates.) Hope this helps!

[@lebanyhernandezb.6209]

"Broly the Wall, we call him Wall-y" That's it. I can't stop laughing.

[@fumikado2527]

I was very pleased with the reaction of the first period. The name Ushiwaka is a nickname, his real name is Ushijima Wakatoshi. In Japan, university entrance exams are held in January, so most third-year students in club activities retire in the summer and concentrate on their studies from there. From this point of view, I think that Professor Takeda's words to the third-year students are wonderful. The Spring tournament was held a week ago in Japan. There are videos of the tournament and the games on KZbin, so please take a look.

[@Duskshine749]

I hadn't watched the OVA's before so I decided to check them out if they're the next think Coach will be reacting to. I can't believe people are saying to watch the Lev one before season 2. I'm 2 minutes in and if I hadn't already watched the series I'd be lost. I really think the Lev OVA should be watched after season 2

[@silviaghirri]

It places before season 2 in the timeline, but since it was published after S2 a lot of characters aren't properly introduced in the OVA (we already knew them). It's gonna be extremely confusing for him...

[@beerioboi877]

Hey coach when Dachi was talking about leaving 8:00 they just lost that tournament but they could enter the spring tournament and go to nationals however after the first tournament some 3rd years tend to leave to focus on studies so Dachi was thinking about leaving the team for the 1st and 2nd years

[@lukeyou8888]

love how coach Donny caught his own fav green tea drink xDDD

[@rahul7724]

THE OVA EPISODES ARE IN BETWEEN SEASON 2. YOU DON'T NEED TO WATCH THEM NOW. YOU CAN WATCH THEM AFTER WATCHING SEASON 2.

[@ajojoreference4241]

Coach Donny is so observant he even notices his favourite tea.

[@SMiguela]

So glad that Coach is starting to appreciate Tsukki - he is definitely more complex than it seems in the beginning. I think Coach already noticed that there is a lot of character development throughout the first season. It would be really interesting to see Coach make educated guesses about how the Karasuno characters are going to develop during the second season.

[@Vael221]

It really cannot be understaed how important Takeda is to the growth of the team. Since sports are a "club activity", they generally get regarded as not that serious by the faculty. That's why we see things like 3rd years being encouraged to drop the club, why there was no real coach from the start, etc. Having a person like Takeda who can not only recognize how important volleyball is to these kids but is also willing to go the extra mile to fight for them is immeasurably valuable.

[@shiraleriashendelzare9726]

*Fun fact coach you can only see Kageyama's rare smile whenever Hinata is involved*

[@alexisnarine3861]

OMG yesssss My kagehina hearttttt

[@drflugkisser]

Kagehina 😔💕

[@1WildFlower93]

Season 1 sets up the main characters, their personalities and where they are at with the sport. Season 2 is awesome for a deeper understanding of the characters and development.

[@crunchykami8368]

Aaah I can’t be more excited to see coach’s reaction to the next season aaa more character development, more insight to their technique, aaa I can’t wait omg brb I’m gonna explode

[@usedchloroform]

I agree! Personally, season 2 is the best for me. So many precious characters emerged, some of the main casts are gradually developing, and Karasuno evolved into a team that had so many guns up their sleeve. I cannot wait for Coach to react to the new techniques Karasuno will be executing.

[@jazzorion1]

For students planning on going to college in Japan, each university has their own entrance exam and it can get pretty competitive to try to get into your top choice school, which is why 3rd years who do plan on going to college are encouraged to focus on studying for entrance exams the 2nd half of the year if they know they aren’t going to try and go pro in their high school sport.

[@angie.castle]

Bruh, the person who spoiled for you. That sucks and is so rude. Always ask if a person cares for spoilers

[@locomojoboy2]

Where are his mods?

[@-maquia-]

@@locomojoboy2 I don’t think he has any yet

[@alxndrp0608]

did he get spoiled?

[@seekittycat]

It just takes one nasty troll to ruin things for everyone

[@angie.castle]

@@alxndrp0608 yeah, it was while he was streaming. Someone told him that Karasuno lost against Seijoh. Sucks because it's such a huge moment of the season

[@miryamferri3568]

Coach gets Hinata and Kageyama relationship so well, I'm tearing up

[@eunityyy]

Sometimes I'll just get a feeling 'Oh, I wonder if coach donny has made another reaction video' and here we are.

[@patmonte8426]

SAME

[@neeshangsundram9814]

Me too!

[@noodled6145]

That's what notifications are for.

[@dandandork]

34:34 “here are my immediate thoughts to season 25” ahaha nice one coach

[@afox3427]

Yoooo who’s excited for season 2??? Season 2 was one of my favorites :)

[@1000-t3h]

I love ss3 :vv

[@sigyn5048]

S2 is my favorite tooooo

[@kiyatanari8630]

I LOVE season 2...I don't even know why..

[@thomasthomsen2678]

Season 2 is at least in top 4 atm :P

[@starryabigail2988]

hard to decide……cant I have them all XDD

[@santiagogutierrezvalderram9620]

I had major goosebumps re-watching this episode, the soundtrack always gets me and I'll never be tired of this feeling, I really enjoy doing this journey again with you Coach Donny, prepare yourself because second and third season will make your heart go even faster. Thanks for everything you do for us, greetings from Colombia.

[@Metronomic]

I was partially expecting coach to say he was making these for the views but hearing that he loves making them made my morning! Thank you for all your hard work, my volleyball skills and knowledge have grown tremendously since subscribing to your channel .

[@princeadaml.odango3229]

To be honest I was only able appreciate the intricate details on the animation after watching your reaction videos. Watching your reaction videos brings another kind of thrill because i know I'm gonna be able to learn new things from them. Keep up the excellent work coach

[@blastican9714]

This next season gets much better. I think you’re gonna like it. 👍

[@xjayex]

9:40 coach Donny pausing the video to talk about his favorite green tea drink is one of my favorite parts of this video AHAHAHAHAA the reaction is so organic

[@saureld2448]

Just know I’m about to get some. I must try this famous green tea

[@patmonte8426]

I have been waiting for you to react on this very as with Suga's moment on extracurricular vs academics thing as an educator and all. As someone who came from an area where academics is above everything else, it feels refreshing to think that life isn't only in the four corners of classroom as what older people in my area oppose on the idea of extracurriculars. Thanks Coach Donny for the episodes you react, it's one heck of a Rollercoaster journey of learning something new that it feels like rewatching this series again with a friend. I hope you enjoy the next seasons to come!

[@Tacobell1384]

In Japan (based on what I've gathered from this and other sports anime) the third years on a team generally leave the team after the first major tournament so that they can focus on studies and preparation for college.

[@Arama]

My toughest loss was at volleyball tournament when I was a junior (11th grade). We were playing the semi-final. I didn't start the game but was subbed in because the girl (senior) who played the same position (opposite hitter) was not getting the timing of the block. I managed to help fight back, but it wasn't enough to for us win. Maybe a little selfish thinking on my part, but it still hurt that I couldn't be the "hero", I guess.

[@Revoltine]

"Damn you outside hitters!" - me, everytime we win

[@vedanthsrinivasan1017]

This is why I love Coach Donny. I am a swimmer and don’t play volleyball. But I love watching his videos since he gives such important life advice!!

[@FailzorLP]

7:05 its not really the fact that he combines the 2 names of wakatoshi, but more the -chan afterwards, since the suffix -chan is mainly used for girls, kids, animals and is really informal.

[@serenecj]

'Chan' adds a 'cutesy' vibe but while Oikawa is totally a pompous douche, I don't think he actually does this to be disrespectful. I think it's one of those anime character differentiation things. His preferred honorific for literally everyone is chan. Including all of his teammates. Iwa-chan. Makki-chan. Kyoken-chan(sp). With the exception of Matsukawa who gets Matsuun and I think that is even cutesy-er. Most everyone calls Ushijima "Ushiwaka". Just a sports short moniker like calling Michael Jordan MJ

[@YangMin_ki]

I used to enjoy just watching reaction videos for the sake of seeing someone's shock or excitement for a certain moment, but your reaction series for Haikyuu has been a breath a fresh air. I never got into volleyball, or many sports for that matter, but there's something so interesting about listening to how you break down plays and go into technique or mindset. I love the anime, but you add so much to it with your reactions which I feel like most reactors don't. I'm hyped to see what you think about season 2

[@doxo9597]

“Tsukki’s still not one of my favorite characters..” he will be... He will be...

[@gill7117]

what coach said about passions being important too was great, and its especially something that i think a lot of asian families in particular don't really understand (coming from a chinese family myself, and having seen a lot of friends have to give up their passions in favor of academics) i think people underestimate how important it is to participate in extracurricular activities like sports or clubs. you learn a lot of soft skills that you dont get taught in academic classes, and for sports especially you learn how to be more resilient and how to push through setbacks. even though i ultimately went to design school (so shout out to coach for mentioning all the animation tidbits and camera shots, those always make me super happy to see and hear), im still a very athletic person and i think that has only helped me in the long run!

[@python3x]

About Hinata changing direction of his spikes. The thing is that he can control the direction if he hits normal quick with opened eyes. But he cannot do the same when hitting his super quick with closed eyes. So if blockers catch the direction of super quick (like Seijo did at the last point), the attack will likely get blocked.

[@seekittycat]

*Minus the time he did the quick staring into Oikawa's eyes. Literally just instinct though.

[@MajorReynolds92]

soooooo excited for season 2, season 1 is super important to set up alot of plot points, character arcs, interactions, backstory, etc, but season 2 expands so much from there and the character growth is just absolutely incredible, i wanna point out specific incoming events lol but no, no spoilers :3 just know it's gonna be GREAT

[@krizz8m.425]

Can we talk about how awsome that clip at the end where Hinata's spike matched the beat? That is so cool coach

[@mjayprilmurao7248]

This is by far one of Coach Donny's best reaction. I really love how you discussed the importance of sport. There are still a lot of people (especially Asian parents) that underestimates the great lessons that the sport has taught us. Being in a team sport will not only make you healthier physically. It will also teach you humility, kindness, selflessness, resilience, and a lot of things. One important lesson that it taught me is that it's not always all about winning, but how you played the game. The journey, the time spent with your team mates, the lessons learned, will always be the best memories that imo, any player will keep in their hearts for the rest of their lives.

[@muhdfairuz2389]

I was just about to sleep but.... Sleeping can wait, Coach Donny is more important

[@mania1021]

And now let's go for the BEST arc of Haikyuu ! The TRAINING CAMP !

[@delionnen9573]

Gotta love the coach... calls everyone shimada. and the one time he actually wants to talk about shimada, its "grocery-man / apron-man xD

[@khorart]

12:34 It's not Ukai-kun, it's other member of the old Karasuno and now member of the Neighborhood Association, Yūsuke Takinoue. ("In his youth, Ukai had a dark brown buzzcut, but otherwise looked the same." as wiki says)

[@khorart]

Yeah it's him on 17:44, glad coach Donny noticed it

[@arith1202]

In this anime, they have national tournaments twice a year.

[@starryabigail2988]

One is Inter High (which is the one they competing for in Season One), the second one is Spring tournament

[@vdinh143]

So because of that, losing here at Interhigh regional does mean Karasuno misses out on their ultimate goal: playing the national tournament in Tokyo. But they get another chance later with this roster before the 3rd years graduate.

[@hopewelch9421]

So the next arc in the story is called “Summer of Evolution”, and I’m excited for you to watch it because you keep saying how Hinata needs to evolve, and you are exactly right! Thanks for doing this, it’s super enjoyable to watch these videos, and also super awesome to get a vb insider’s perspective on it all.

[@arith1202]

Coach Donny, the reason why the ball type keep changing from mikasa and molten is because both of the brand sponsors this anime. So it is like they are try to make the brand has equal show time.

[@jen_greatguys2721]

At 12:38 when you talked if that’s Ukai, it’s not. That the guy that hangs out with the guy wearing glasses on the bleachers. Theyre are alumni to the school and the one when they did the practice match with the community team.

[@theslackothmiz]

Season 2 is my favourite season and where the real volleyball begins. I'm excited to watch your reactions to it. Loving the content

[@irwingbrasil]

Coach calls everyone Shimada, except the real Shimada.

[@icef2p]

Hey, Coach! Since you're going to watch the first OVA, I just want to remind you that there is a post-credits scene at the end.

[@Peacemaker100028]

Thank you for making these videos informative, not only reacting to the anime but also including your own perspective as a coach and player! It's so much more interesting to hear about how these situations in haikyuu might happen in real volleyball games and how to deal with them. :)

[@Dr.PicklePh.D.]

For Coach Donny and anyone else who's wondering about the nickname Ushiwaka, it was the name of a famous samurai military leader and from around 1100 AD. By combining Ushijima's first and last name, they're playing on that to make an intimidating nickname. There's a part in Season 3 (I think) where Hinata calls another player on Shiratorizawa "Benkei", and is surprised when that isn't his name. It confused me because they didn't explain it, but Benkei was a warrior monk who became Ushiwaka's retainer after being defeated by him in a duel. Maybe not the most essential information, but I thought it would be fun to share!

[@arizlorenzana6565]

I recommend watching the "Lev Genzan OVA after Season2 Episode 4. Even though it happens before season 2, it may spoil the introduction of characters in the main series. Coach Donny could just watch the OVA as a flashback.

[@svgftw351]

The conversation the third years are having is because typically the second half of the year the third years retire from the club to focus on exams to get into college some powerhouse teams like seijoh and shiritorizawa don’t but the karasuno third years need to make that decision

[@kotori106]

“Lets all wear white and not tell Tsuki”

[@drflugkisser]

Why this is so true

[@OnchiBon]

"We'll see you guys in season 2" When you said that, I got so excited and pumped up haha

[@ozu6518]

Season 2 told me how important managers are. I’m looking forward to your season 2 reactions!

[@Ramen.1]

I never personally watched the ova’s can’t wait to watch them with you!!!

[@jonwiki]

This series was recommended to me by a friend. The moment i got hooked was when they lost to seijoh, i said "i have to watch season 2". I was looking forward to seeing Coach's reaction soley for the fact that i wanted to see the exact moment. I was excited to see the moment he got hooked to this anime. Obviously there's always a high chance of him not liking it (which does not seem to be the case as my big brain has deducted). There's also moments that can hook you further on, but in my opinion those aren't as impactful as season 1's loss. The main reason for that being that many people would drop the show if they didn't like it early on, so I feel the first season had to be impactful. there's probably many people who wouldn't stick around to see those other moments. Either way i'm grateful i got to see his reaction regardless of people spoiling it (though I may harbor some negative feeling towards them but i'll stay positive and be patiently waiting for his next reaction, or jump training video since that's all i can practice).

[@azaria2435]

I APPRECIATE THE EXTRA EFFORT WITH THE MUSIC THAT SYNCS PERFECTLY WITH THE ANIMATION

[@Al-fi2jg]

Coach Donny advertising that green tea for us 👌🏻! It was so endearing how excited he got and stopped the video to point it out and then praised it ☺️💛

[@exoticcats6119]

Hey hey hey! He’s moving on to season 2!

[@BattLeSupReMacY]

"We'll see you guys in season 2" damn those ending words gave me goosebumps.

[@jaden-ling5998]

" Here are my immediate reactions to SEASON 25..." Man i wish it is true