Haikyu!! Land vs Air OVA Reaction

Fukurodani and Nekoma battle it out for a chance to take on Itachiyama in this exciting OVA episode after Season 3! The Normies review and discuss the match after the reaction.
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[@dariusradu2369]

So the reason for Nekoma still getting a second chance even though they lost to Fukurodani is because Tokyo Prefecture can have 3 teams at the Nationals, unlike the prefecture that Karasuno is from(Myiagi), that can only have one. I assume some prefectures are allowed to have more representative teams if they have a very big population or there is a bigger concentration of schools with great volleyball teams in their region.

[@ICavalcadeI]

Tokyo is allowed 2 representatives because they are such a large region, plus an additional one because they're hosting this year.

[@dariusradu2369]

@@ICavalcadeI Wait, aren't they always hosting?

[@phenomenonnarutokun]

@@dariusradu2369 No

[@sololeveling1013]

​@@phenomenonnarutokun What? I thought spring high nationals is always in Tokyo... isn't this the Haruko volley tournament? I've seen highschool teams in Japan gather in Tokyo every Jan. Interhigh is the one who always changes location.

[@rubirian4026]

@@sololeveling1013 Yeah pretty sure Spring is always in Tokyo...

[@Nomadxcvii]

Bokuto love is universal. He’s so likeable 😂

[@sprite6833]

WHO DOESN'T LOVE A ADORABLE GENIUS HIMBO ???

[@herrjemeneh368]

HEY HEY HEY

[@tonyimenjak9928]

Fukuro - owl Neko - cat Karasu - Crow Hebi - Snake there you have it, its all connected with animals

[@maheryverywell2121]

seijo ?

[@user-hj2jr4lu1g]

@@maheryverywell2121 No in the seijo. If you force it , it's a leaf.

[@maybe.1340]

Actually !!! Even though Nekoma is represented as cats (猫 Neko), the kanji in its name (音駒 Nekoma) are unrelated to the animal. Their actual meaning, "sound of [moving] a shogi piece," may be a reference to their play style of analysis and strategy.

[@tonyimenjak9928]

@@maybe.1340 idk if im as deep as you but all the charecter designs are based on these animals

[@maybe.1340]

@@tonyimenjak9928 yes, they are also related to cats Neko obviously, I copied that explanation from google since I couldnt explain the japanese kanji well so it was worded that way .

[@creativeartivity]

I think they called his sister beautiful, so when he said I know right it wasn't as weird as it came off with the "hot" translation lol

[@robertcampbell8070]

Was going to say the same. They used "hot" here, which is very different from saying beautiful or pretty imo.

[@AnimeSheX]

Yeah translation was way off with that meaning..

[@haydenmcturk2329]

So a fun fact about Nekoma, it's common with teams that are displayed as offense powerhouses to be displayed as birds like Karasuno being crows, Shiratorizawa being an eagle, and Fukurodani being Owls, but because Nekoma lack offensive power and solely rely on receiving and the counter to offensive power is solid receives they are portrayed as cats,

[@thatswhatshesaid42069]

Never noticed that before. Thanks.

[@ICavalcadeI]

I think this is largely coincidental. Inarizaki is a powerhouse school and is not bird-themed. Mujinazaka and Itachiyama are both powerhouse schools that each have one of the nation's top 3 spikers, and they're not bird-themed either.

[@maybe.1340]

True !! And this is a very cool fact I learned ao I want everyone to know it, Even though Nekoma is represented as cats (猫 Neko), the kanji in its name (音駒 Nekoma) are unrelated to the animal. Their actual meaning, "sound of [moving] a shogi piece," may be a reference to their play style of analysis and strategy. They are smart and flexible, they adapt and fit where ever they are put ( lol talk about cats ) the more you play against them the more hard it is to score, their balance is amazing too from stable recieving to a flawless set to a powerful hit, talk about the blockers as well, Balance wise Nekoma are no.1 !!!

[@ICavalcadeI]

Tokyo is a very large prefecture, so they're alloted 2 spots every tournament. They're allowed 1 additional spot because they are also hosting this year, which brings their total to 3. Also, most teams have animal themes. If you think some of the characters look like certain animals, it's likely because their school's team name/mascot is that animal. Nohebi does indeed contain the word "hebi" which means snake, and Fukuroudani includeds "fukurou" which means owl.

[@yeukioryn]

the way of the ace scene never fails to give me chills omg

[@paradoxhamartia7843]

Pat: I like this team. *The prophecy was true* Oh btw Bokuto literally means "horned owl", lol.

[@Ace8280]

Nitpicky but technically Bokuto doesn’t mean horned owl. Horned owl is ‘mimizuku’. It’s just written with the kanji 木兎 which is the same as how Bokuto spells his name. So it’s more like his name is a pun for horned owl. His name literally means something like tree rabbit. As opposed to say Kageyama(影山) who’s name literally means shadow (影kage) mountain (山 yama)

[@ThePixie43]

For the spring tournamnet Tokyo gets three representatives: this year it gets one extra for hosting the event.

[@supakame]

For clarification, Tokyo gets two representatives (based on prefecture size) plus one for hosting the event

[@TheFiddler69]

What was the third team that went through with Fuku and Nekoma?

[@creativeartivity]

@@TheFiddler69 Itachiyama iirc

[@ICavalcadeI]

@@TheFiddler69 Itachiyama placed 1st in this tournament. I think they're one of the best schools in the country, because they actually won last year, iirc, so they have a high seed in this year's Spring Tournament.

[@dariusradu2369]

Haven't seen this OVA till now although I'm a manga reader, and it's great to see how they showed glimpses of Yaku's brilliance as a libero.

[@Ingrid-gb9nz]

They still think some coaches are useless because they don't seem to say anything to their team...? Completely missing the point again smh. The show literally showed you how, for example, Seijoh's coach was about to give advice but Oikawa took the words right out of his mouth before he could. It shows you how good the players have been trained and they can think for themselves, meaning the coaches are doing their job right.

[@jakeDgirl]

Exactly. The reason why Ukai is so hands-on is because Karasuno is a fledgling team. Even the current 3rd yrs never experienced a coach. The rest of the strong teams we know have been groomed by their coaches since their 1st yrs. Ukai even pointed out how advanced Seijoh was when they lost in S1; that the mark of a strong team is when they hardly need their coach to brainstorm strategies. Ultimately, that is the goal of being a mentor/teacher/coach - to make your students be able to stand without you.

[@minsungseungmin]

Exactly. And this kind of thing is why I sometimes get irritated watching bigger groups do reactions as opposed to one or two people. Groups spend more time arguing, talking among themselves, laughing at what each other are saying, and they end up missing a LOT of smaller (and sometime big) details and story plots, and they never fully "get it".

[@malikhinds2355]

I personally love the OVA's in this show, I think it really comes down to the purposeful character and world-building within the first 2 seasons, really makes you feel invested in other characters as well as making the show feel somewhat more realistic

[@jren3246]

Tokyo has 2 representatives each year because the prefecture is big. So no matter who wins in Tokyo finals, Fukurodani and Itachiyama are automatically included to Nationals. But this year there's a 3rd slot because Tokyo's hosting the Spring Tournament so who ever wins the 2nd match would be the 3rd representative which means that Nekoma still has a chance of getting in to Nationals.

[@saadatalimithani1336]

Was waiting for you guys to upload this Can’t believe we are already at season 4

[@diegocamargo2268]

*Manga Spoilers* Am I the only one who thinks that the moment Bokuto becomes a "normal ace" he becomes way too amazing? I would love to have seen those matchs in the manga

[@maybe.1340]

I wanna give you a cool fact about Nekoma :- Even though Nekoma is represented as cats (猫 Neko), the kanji in its name (音駒 Nekoma) are unrelated to the animal. Their actual meaning, "sound of [moving] a shogi piece," may be a reference to their play style of analysis and strategy. What I observed about nekoma : Nekoma is a very smart and strategic team, just like seijoh, but much more flexible and adaptable( well they are the cats), also their recieving is so stable, that the setter ( kenma) doesnt have to do hard work, no matter what ball is thrown at them they will manage to receive it skilfully, give their setter a very stable ball, where the skilled setter sets a nice careful ball to the powerful hitters to finish, they are balanced, Nekoma doesnt have a player who stands out bcs they emphasize " team work" more than anything ( that will be explained the ep2 of the OVA ) they flow .

[@maybe.1340]

Okay the last part is only what I observed you are free to add or deny what I say .

[@TheOneTrueErica]

Thanks for reacting as always! I loved, loved, loved this episode! It really shows Bokuto deserves his title of 4th best spiker in the country, and Nekoma are no slouches when it comes to putting on pressure.

[@reaperandyel]

Bokuto's spike angle is scary.

[@justaboy415]

I like how all of the teams, or at least most of them are based on animals, and even the coach in each team feels like a member of that group.

[@MiguelOliveira-vw8mi]

Tokyo gets 3 teams in the spring tournament so fukorodani after winning against nekoma they got into the tournament with the other team that made the finals and the other to teams that lost the semi play to determine the third team to go to the spring tournament

[@AnimeSheX]

Fun reaction as always. Enjoyed seeing your reactions to this.

[@holycowsicle]

If you haven’t already, I think you guys would love watching Ping Pong the animation! It’s a super unique and stylish sports series in its own right. The entire soundtrack is straight 🔥 as well. It will make you want to play ping pong like Haikyu makes you want to play volleyball!

[@JacopoBasanisi]

The manga mixes things up more naturally, but I get why they divided the storylines

[@bree-chan]

pst. cat vs owl. ....aka land vs air. at least they caught n in the dicussons

[@p0ppysmic13]

I appreciate them for not noticing the art style change

[@mob1996]

Why are they calling him Bakuto and not Bokuto?????

[@FunkatronicGeek]

So was this from a while ago, because long hair era Marketa in full effect

[@Bell043]

It's OVA because the show have to make up with limited air time per season. Something still got cut out from manga though.

[@EnoughBody]

AWESOME!!!

[@m..na.]

Lmao always cracks me up that so many people don't know what a sieve is what do they call it then in the us?

[@mikkosimonen]

I really doubt the headshot was intentional, that would take insane aim in volleyball. But he didn't let the opportunity to score points with the referee slip by.

[@KappaJapp]

I wish i could i like the video twice, just for Suraj. I love his jokes and voice acting

[@PinkTea03]

boost that algorithm boiiis

[@terryqokov6999]

Nohebi is one of the only teams to seems to be outright hated on but I have such a soft spot for them & Daisho is one of my favourites. His vibe is so good.

[@Nemesis932]

Guys after you finish from haikyuu watch diamond no ace you will love it

[@beatrizmendes8431]

Daishou my boy, I love that lil Slytherin snake💚

[@azaka3720]

Hope we get season 4 next week :)

[@keyas6521]

Sameeee, cant wait for some character developmeeent

[@azaka3720]

@@keyas6521 Yesss, also for them to meet new characters like the miya twins haha

[@apppletreee]

I love Nekoma sm

[@devgoyal7100]

Itachiyama is the number 1 team

[@LEIJABYZ]

Man im such a Normie

[@killua1293]

Why did youtube tell me that this vid is 2 years old ? lol

[@bryan-cf1bf]

Another great reaction! U guys need to react to shiratorizawa special ending like you did the seijoh one 🔥

[@sidhantabhiroop6423]

Itachiyama is gonna c*** them all. The GOAT itachiyama

[@xxbakaboi808xx]

how do reactors still not get cours with anime?

[@zdybex1427]

hey, will you be able to do some reactions to "Spy x Family". Cool series, I recommend

[@JeM130177]

BOKUTO LOVE FOREVER

[@7daimeHokage]

5:34 More like the opposite. His face screams Damn, you are so cool! Still gonna beat you though

[@switchon8145]

Bokuto : akashii

[@adityatiwari5401]

Just asking who the fuck is bakuto?

[@kuroishappiness3385]

Bokutowl ... I feel so stupid because i don´t see it XD

[@dhruvkumar2399]

My birthday is on 29 may. So can you please react to my favourite actor Hrithik Roshan's movie War.Please for me.

[@trevorbelmont9820]

Why Suraj always so hyped up when he's sitting next to marketa??? Just a naive ask..

[@Angryegaroq]

IT’S “OVA” lol

[@JacopoBasanisi]

It's original anime video, recently changed in ova to differentiate from original adult video. Kind of the same

[@Angryegaroq]

@@JacopoBasanisi yes I was laughing at Suraj’s pun 😂

[@JacopoBasanisi]

@@Angryegaroq uh sorry my bad

[@Angryegaroq]

@@JacopoBasanisi you good. Thanks for being informative.

[@farfar8773]

@@JacopoBasanisi ye, its basically the same thing. Distributors didnt use the OAV term anymore

[@erwinibrahim2652]

Please reaction Fate stay night heaven's feel III spring song

[@kaara6326]

vanitas no carte

[@_lost._.zeny_]

nikki, where?

[@nikhilsingh2184]

Wth is this .... I heard of this anime somewhere but didn't thought normies would be reacting to such anime's OVA waste of time normies U better reacted to AOT OVA or any other legendary anime OVA 🤦🏻‍♂️😂

[@kunterborn1]

Haikyuu's LvA and Path of the Ball OVAs have importance for s4. It's not a "waste of time," as you say, but maybe if you read the manga or watched the anime, you'd know that. What is a "waste of time" and of space is this unnecessary comment.🤡