Olympic Volleyball Player Reacts to Haikyuu!! S2E14: "Still Growing"

[@SarahPavanVolleyball]

You heard it here first... Tsukki is about to be THE difference-maker in the upcoming tournament. He is so smart and just keeps absorbing information from everyone around him! 🧡 He's a salty boy, but I'm liking him more and more.

[@rodolfolopezrdz5951]

YEEEEEES

[@saitouyakumo8959]

i am always happy to see your reaction Sarah, but more than that, i really miss you.. haikyuu brought me to you and i am now a fan of youuu ❤️

[@jujuchonk]

Week by week we get closer and closer to "the one". 😝😝

[@submandave1125]

Sounds like the "tall people gotta stick together" talking here.

[@AlbertRotten]

Tsukki isn't just a salty boy, he's our salty boy.

[@carlenmorris4075]

can we all just congratulate sarah on getting gold the other day? congrats! canada is super proud to have you represent us!!

[@timothyhoover8258]

Agreed! Go Sarah!

[@nevaladder]

Congratulations, Sarah! 💐

[@seekittycat]

🎉🎉🎉

[@musix3197]

Frfr congrats Sarah🥳💐

[@milkntomatoes9418]

I'm not Canadian, but definitely still rooting for Sarah!

[@theecat3689]

the instant switch from irritation to happiness when the frame goes from Oikawa to Ushijima is so fucking funny 🤣

[@bondbond5397]

Sarah's reaction to Mad Dog is too funny. Not everyone can be pretty like Kuroo Sarah hahah

[@Whisom1018]

Sarah: I'm not trying to say as if I know better Also Sarah: Just brought home Gold the other day

[@gregdesouza17]

I just love this on going bathroom joke with Hinata, specially this one where he realizes he always meets the right/wrong people when he uses the bathroom.

[@girish2754]

Oikawa vs mad dog conversation reminded me of what Daichi did to hinata and kageyama in the beginning. Oikawa and Daichi know how to put people in their place. Love their captaincy

[@somecallmetim2112]

Tsukki is a slow burn, but you are correct: the fuse is lit. Can't wait for you to see this tournament!

[@theecat3689]

16:10 this love hate relationship with oikawa never gets old lololol

[@Ella8i8]

The look on Sarah face when she saw Oikawa-priceless.

[@dorin497]

Sarah, the translation puts the “I” in Hinata’s sentences. In Japanese, they tend to not use subjects like I or We since the language is always contextual. So his statement could be interpreted as either “I am going to beat” or “We are going to beat”.

[@theecat3689]

+1

[@manganess5126]

I commented this on a previous video and got a response, so I think she is aware, but maybe this was recorded before that?

[@theecat3689]

@@manganess5126 most definitely! 1) she mentioned that some videos were prerecorded due to tournament and 2) this was recorded in her home based on bkg but she was in Latvia and then Rome by the time the last ep released so this is most definitely a prerecord. in any case, great to know she interacted with your message tho! i can stop upping these translation notes on it now ^^

[@dorin497]

@@manganess5126 glad to know thanks

[@girot9853]

That's right. In Japanese, the subject is often omitted. Especially in conversation.

[@Ryan_gogaku]

9:26 Don't worry. It's actually just like last episode: Hinata doesn't actually say "I" or "me" here. It's just 2 words in Japanese: - datou (打倒), "overthrow / take down" - dai-ousama (大王様), "great king" So, you could equally say "We're going to take him down," or "Karasuno's going to take him down" or even just "Down with the Great King." There's no pronoun at all in the Japanese, but that makes no sense in English, so they had to put something, and they went with "I." He's not being selfish.

[@milkntomatoes9418]

Echoing this again cos Sarah probably missed the comments from last episode. Hinata didn't use any pronouns in his sentence just like last time. The translator probably isnt that familiar with how much of a difference the pronoun makes and just assumes he's saying "I."

[@ichigoparfaitgatomaranai]

An excellent point here, hope Sarah sees it

[@Ryan_gogaku]

@@milkntomatoes9418 Yeah, I think maybe they said I because they thought it'd match better with Kageyama saying "that's *my* line" afterwards (こっちの台詞だ)? Translation is tough. It's always a compromise.

[@milkntomatoes9418]

@@Ryan_gogaku That makes a lot of sense, but then the two also compete on a lot of things that don't make sense or don't merit them in any way (like who gets to step into the gym first when Tanaka was already first) so it could've also simply been a competition of who gets to say "We will beat Seijoh" first. Also, I've been translating professionally for 7 years now, so I definitely understand how difficult translating can be, but that might also be the reason why I tend to nitpick official translations when they lack contextual accuracy😅

[@theecat3689]

​​@@milkntomatoes9418 RE: why it seems like she didnt see the translation comments from previous rxn video: she mentioned that the videos are prerecorded because its beach vball pro tour season rn so everything is probably scheduled 😊

[@jaderush4141]

Aone and Hinata's friendship is absolutely precious

[@Ottuln]

21:00 This is great advice for vets, but Lev is ~16 and has been playing for about 6 months. He should probably be keeping his arms together for now.

[@roxyren]

LMAO YOUR RANT ABOUT THE CHARACTERS' VISUALS IS HILARIOUS

[@yuanyuan850510]

**Fun facts** Oikawa’s birthday is on 7/20, same as Alexander the Great (fitting the nickname “the Great King”). The scene at 8:45 is kinda showing that image. Besides, Iwaizumi’s birthday is on 6/10, the death date of Alexander the Great, so he’s the one (and maybe the only one) who could always have Oikawa listen lol.

[@danekrull7834]

As a history fan that's actually super cool - thanks for sharing

[@jasmine9581]

(The manga ended on 7/20 too 🥹 I wanted to add that

[@IntrovertedProgression]

Mad dog's name is Kyoutani Kentaro and just like Ushiwaka(Ushijima Wakatoshi,anyway, I forgot if kyoken was the right spell or if it was kyouken) Oikawa joined the first two syllables of their name and family name to make nicknames for them, and kyoken means mad dog so the nickname really do be fitting him.

[@JohnYoo39]

So then Oikawa would probably call Sarah somethinh like Sapa(bu)?

[@marayeet]

i love your obession with kuro bc he's the classic character everyone loves 😭 its so funny/cute u look like one of us haikyuu fans

[@lyndajaeger4477]

I will never not love Aone! That super sweet cinnamon roll rolled up, not to intimidate Hinata, but to literally have his back! You can't convince me otherwise! He's such a pure bean!

[@malosa7686]

We all know what moment is coming and we are all here for it. I'll see you guys soon.

[@musix3197]

We've seen it a million times but you know we'll scream when we see it.

[@lex_lvs_scara]

MY FAV MOMENT OF 3RD SEASON I SWEAR- i ended up crying my soul out the first time i watched it

[@redpenshinobi]

Congratulations on your recent victory! I had to get an account to watch you live. As a non-player, Haikyuu made me interested in volleyball and you made me interested in beach volleyball. I'll have to sign up to play somewhere in Toronto.

[@beepmeepful]

I really enjoy training montage episodes like this one. Watching the team get better, and working on their skills is awesome. But also seeing naturally talented people like Kageyama and Hinata still miss their quick and aren’t successful 100% of the time is really motivating! It’s nice to see talented people also putting in the work and trying to improve.

[@Ella8i8]

Basically that's one of the most important messages in Haikyuu. You don't get good without putting in the work.

[@Shirley36]

Also sure sometimes Oikawa can be really obnoxious / an ass, but I can't deny that watching him switch gears with Mad Dog and freak him out was one of the hottest things he's done in the whole series lol. I just love when he puts him in his place like "watch who the fuck you're talking to"

[@vdinh143]

I can't contain my excitement for the upcoming matches. Question for Sarah: how would you evaluate our boys as a team at this point? They had obvious holes and weaknesses in season 1, so I'm curious what you think of them after their major transformation.

[@roxyren]

I know you hate Terushima but I really feel like you'll enjoy the match against Johzenji. It's actually one of my favorite matches.

[@alexandrkovalenko2400]

Ushijima Wakatoshi... His voice actor makes me astounding! so well felt the confidence and pride of the best ace! no hesitation, no waving in his speach lines... Very exciting to see next episodes

[@Shp4318]

Awesome video Sarah! I almost died of laughter at the “my dog stepped on a bee 🐝” clip 🤣🤣🤣

[@Teaoni]

Same that made me laugh so hard 😭😭

[@darqlyte1104]

Ikr 🤣😆🤣

[@icee0711]

I'm expecting a mega pint reference in the next video

[@Shp4318]

@@icee0711 I don’t think she would though.. but that’s definitely worth a shot 😂😂

[@Shp4318]

@@Teaoni totally!

[@andtheneverythingchangedwh5234]

I love Sarah's reactions, she catches all the little details.

[@dg6393]

The “my dog stepped on a bee” coming in is the least thing I expected in this video but it was so GOLD LMAOOOOOOOOO!!!

[@theclockworkheart]

i actually found the memeification of a domestic abuse case pretty jarring and upsetting but to each their own

[@Warriorette12]

@@theclockworkheart Its okay to meme a bad liar. I haven’t seen anyone make fun of Johnny

[@kristinewang4390]

@@theclockworkheart yeahh I agree. I know it seems the internet is totally against her, but the inclusion of her made me veryyy uncomfortable. Especially because the context is of her describing her SA, even if you do think she’s lying

[@theclockworkheart]

@@kristinewang4390 yeah… the way people are treating such a serious, deeply personal and traumatic situation like a spectator sport is chilling. i can only hope that these people realize how damning their mob mentality dehumanization is and that one day they might look back on this with shame and regret - and more importantly, a willingness to do better. regardless how anyone feels on the matter or whoever they think is culpable, it certainly had no place in this video.

[@g_g...]

​@@theclockworkheart alot of people know that it feels bad, but honestly, it's already been proven, she lied on many occasions and tried to ruin someone's life. Why do you care so much? Even so, it is in fact quite funny actually. Maybe not to you. So I do feel sorry for your lack of humor.

[@sarahlaker3459]

Sarah's animations give me life 😂

[@vanillabean9978]

14:11 I'm giggling so much of Sarah ranting how she doesn't like ugly characters lmao

[@K-Director]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@TrianaNero]

The timing of your uploads is always so perfect! “Diarrhea pressure point” is kind of real :"D It's an acupuncture point often referred to as Hyakue. It's not really clear whether it’s supposed to cause or stop diarrhea, but apparently it might’ve been a thing in Japanese schools to press that point on the top of one’s head as a way to mess around with people x) Also, the blue T-shirt Hinata’s wearing here originated from the manga; Nishinoya gave one to everyone on a team with a saying that he seemed fit. Hinata’s says 大器晩成 - an idiom meaning “Great talents mature late”. But on this T-shirt the 成 (“growth”) character is missing a stroke (an actual mistake by the author, which they later apologized for). In the CD drama based off of that, Tsukki teased Hinata for his incorrect "growth"~ Hinata saying "I" a lot is actually a somewhat nice detail, esp with some future developments in mind. He is extremely competitive and hungry for improvement, sometimes to a point where it can be detrimental (gotta say though, it works a bit differently in Japanese where they don't actually pronounce "I" nearly as often as we do). Just a guess, but I think the shiver was to show us the passage of time and that it's getting colder, so we're getting closer to the qualifiers!

[@jujuchonk]

I always save these for my Friday nights. Eat some supper and watch some Haikyu and Sarah. Then wake up Saturday and go play some volleyball! 🏐❤

[@fleurdons3787]

love watching the difference between ur reaction towards oikawa doing anything and ushiwaka just being present cause i be having the same sentiments 😁😁

[@chelsea_anne]

you're now done with the first half of S2, i'm really looking forward to seeing your reactions to the upcoming matches :D there's so many meaningful background stories to unlock and character developments to see hehe

[@luckyann4300]

It's funny to hear all the reactors' thoughts about Kyotani in this episode. Like, they are not completely wrong, but Furudate themselves said that Kyotani is actually earnest and a bit awkward, which I always find hilarious.

[@Ryan_gogaku]

Interesting that Sarah seemed to pick up on how that bit (earnest, prickly awkwardness) does indeed seem to overlap with Kageyama. I hadn't thought of them as similar before.

[@ramahh.747]

I watched highlights from the tournament last week and you were amazing 👏 💖💖 you did so many super blocks🤩. congratulations for winning 🎉🎉

[@nashi2414]

Congrats on winning the tournament, Sarah!

[@samuraidrive]

Omg, Sarah’s roasts today are killing meee 💀

[@sayuriyoshimoto8850]

Another great reaction, just loved to watch it! The best reactions videos as alwayss! And Congrats for the gold this week 🥇, even thou you beated my fav player Duda from 🇧🇷

[@bettinakainz7035]

Hi Sarah, this video was SO funny, every little reaction you showed was genuine and I could feel every single emotion you had at the moment. Fantastic! Also congrats to you and Melissa for winning gold (even if it's late)

[@gemthemage]

i think after the season 2 finale everyone understands oikawa better and seijoh as a whole too. cant wait for the reactions

[@blackdiamond48]

9:55 WHAT IS THAT STICKER I DIED PLS💀💀💀

[@geritolman1111]

It seems although you HATE him, you also secretly love Oikawa. Welcome to the club, he's the best foil to Kageyama.

[@AlquimistEd]

Always a joy to see a new video of yours in my timeline. Can't wait for you to see Tsukishima's development go full circle.

[@mani3001]

Watching your videos always puts me in such a good mood! And I am so excited for this tournament 🥰

[@seekittycat]

The Asahi picture chosen is SENDING ME 😍😂😍😂

[@taichiixsan4619]

hey Sarah. good luck to all your future endeavours. just want to say your videos are all so great till next time

[@kachunyiu2383]

Great reactions as always. And congrats on your win at the opening match of the world championships! Best of luck in the up coming games!

[@tammiegriffin5569]

14:18 You know damn well it was Broccoli! lol

[@Artimusk]

"He smiled!" Tsukki: *making the "eat shit" grin* LMAO 😭😭

[@adeleedyrssen589]

Jozenji is one of my favorite teams beside Karasuno. They are fun to watch.

[@Ella8i8]

Yeah, they built them up from that first annoying interaction, but they are actually fun.

[@roxyren]

I really wished that their match was the longer one instead of the pink team

[@adeleedyrssen589]

@@roxyren that’s interesting, because while as a team I prefer Jozenji over the pink team, I actually liked the match vs the pink team better, though that might just be because it is a bit longer, also could be because of what happens mid-match.

[@Shirley36]

LMAOOOOOO I love how much you're just riffing on how badly the Ubugawa guy and Mad Dog look... Unfortunately not everybody can be a pretty boy, even in the fictional world of Haikyuu 😂😂😂

[@0rbit]

19:10 omg youre so humble 🤣🤣 youre one of the few people that CAN say she knows what shes doing 🤣 been to the olympics and won world championships

[@diana45461]

This is one of my favorite episodes of Haikyuu🥇. I love that you like it! Waiting for your next reaction :) 🏐💕

[@banishedpaladin6532]

Great video as always! Also Congrats on your win in the Rome tournament against Australia earlier today!!

[@G10-n7f]

At the end of season two are you planning on doing a video on your all star team selection like you did for season one, if so can you add who your bench players would be and coach too.

[@嘉嘉-j5j]

9:25 Actually Hinata didn't say I. It's quite usual to have no subject in a sentence in Japanese, like here what Hinata just said. One can take it as we're gonna beat the great king or I'm gonna beat the great king. It's up to the one who heard the sentence. So I think Hinata didn't mean it.

[@milkntomatoes9418]

Fr tho, I really appreciate that people dislike Johzenji for that incident with Kiyoko (even if it's just at first), bcos while they didn't rlly get to do anything bad thanks to Hinata's intervention, that kind of attitude towards female managers at sports events really shouldn't be tolerated. Apparently female managers of Japanese high school sports clubs rlly do get hit on a lot (even by their own team's players) esp during tournaments, but the managers are also usually well-respected.

[@FrozenByul]

I would like to see the day that you will love him. It will come Sarah! Tsukki will grow on you. :) i love that salty tall french fry 😁

[@lostdaydreamers]

"i'm so glad they gave me one last glimpse of kuroo before heading into the qualifiers because we're not gonna see him here, so really glad they threw him in here for me" hahaha as a fellow kuroo simp i feel you sarah 😂

[@uzsmki]

LMAO THE “my dog stepped on a bee” clip PLS

[@bmo1878]

You are I am sure right about the block, I would suggest though in context when you have someone still learning to the degree that Lev is, he probably keeps his arms open a lot as a common mistake and it is thus very predictable where if they are together and the person is forced to go around him at least the receivers will have a better idea what directions the ball can go.

[@diledile89]

Yayyyyy here you are !!!! 😍😍😍😍

[@carloscantu154]

Omg yesssss :D so excited for your uploads ❤️❤️❤️

[@perevision]

There are full lyrics for Fly High here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rpianoGLga-Xi7M The song is so meaningful! The line of “a little bird, covered in bruises, is glaring up at the sky” always hits me right in the chest. Loved your reaction and excitement Sarah! The bathroom scene is one of my favourites in the whole series, and Aone’s little bow exchange with Hinata is the cherry on top. They’re my two favourite characters and their relationship is so fun to see.

[@siddhantgautam29]

Amazing reaction! 🔥👍

[@akashsunil1777]

Today was my bdy nd i was soo sad due to personal issues bt this made me soo happy thankyou❤️

[@BumberFussin]

Cauliflower hair I’m dying

[@daphnekth]

13:20 sarah;s face her...lmaoo i died

[@Shp4318]

Yay! I’m here!!! 💕💕

[@KIKI.VER2]

Yeah saltyshima i love him😂

[@saitouyakumo8959]

not the amber heard bee, the editing tho.. i'm dead, ahahhahahaha

[@TheCupcakeCup]

I had a car accident today and seeing this today made my day much better. 🥺💜

[@sarac.9384]

Sorry to hear about the car accident, hope you’re doing better now.

[@jeffgrant8438]

The next couple episodes are going to fun seeing your reaction

[@Yingsiess]

I really love how perceptive you are as a reactor 😊 and the pinball comparison 👌👌. Haha it’s a bit of a cha cha dance with loving tsuki’s character for me too 😂, and I appreciate the kuroo love hehe he’s my favorite.

[@MsKRRey]

14:33 😂😂😂😂 highlight of the day! ❤

[@shattiiee]

The thing with Tsukki is that he doesn't really like to win, but he absolutely despises losing

[@kaelinvictus6039]

I never thought the infamous "dog stepped on a bee" would be making an appearance here 🤣

[@jasmine9581]

5:44 PRESSURE POINT 12:53 *gasp* PUPPY That was my actual coherent mental reaction after lesser thoughts about recognizing the moment Your assessment and the edit MY CHEEKS 21:30 :)

[@gipperee]

Off-topic, but congrats on winning gold with Melissa! Woot woot!!

[@emrose21506]

PLS THE "mY dOg StEpPeD oN a BeE" REFERENCE IS KILLING ME 💀✋🏻

[@ChessHistorian]

32:01 "you heard it here first: tsukki is going to be the differencemaker at crunchtime" man, I know people don't give you much credit because you toot your own horn a lot, but boy, you really do make them CALLS, girl!

[@ChessHistorian]

:D

[@vailingbow1068]

I think Sarah didn't notice how far apart Lev's arms were and how they spiked it above Lev's head...

[@K-Director]

13:59 😂😂😂😂 it's so fun

[@rocksleee07]

9:53 this imagery is tho. No one's complaining. Hahaha

[@lmntsgames3848]

27:58 Hinata saying WE 😅😅

[@grimmxx]

*9:54** What in the world?*

[@sara7li]

Congrats on ur beach volleyball championship win!! :D

[@AM-kb9cz]

I wasn't expecting a reference to a trial in these videos haha xD

[@bdylp1098]

Great watch as usual (I feel sorry for the "ugly" characters, though. LOL). Leaving my support as usual along with my personal opinions about some of the iffy subs as usual. 5:48 「無理でしょ、全国トップ3のエースなんて。紛れならまだしも。」➔ "Even if it was pure luck, he's the ace of a team in the national Top Three" This should be more like "It's not very probable against an ace who's (in the) nation's top 3. Not unless it's by a fluke." Their translation makes it seem like the TEAM is top 3 in the nation rather than Ushiwaka himself being 1 of the top 3 aces. 8:34 「でも及川さんは、例えあの人を嫌ってる奴とか」➔ "But with Oikasa-san, it didn't matter if he disliked the player" 　This should be "But with Oikawa-san, even someone who might dislike him (Oikawa)" Their translation makes it seem like Oikawa is doing the "disliking", but it's clearly the other way around. Another case of pronoun mistakes. 11:12 The 「打倒大王様ぁ！」(9:24) Like others have already explained, there's no pronoun in the Japanese sentence, just like what happened last time. Hopefully, she reads those comments. 15:04 「いきなり当時の3年と衝突してさ」& 15:18「その後も当時の3年とは険悪だし」➔”But he suddenly butted heads with the third years" & "His attitude toward the third years didn't change" These should be more like "He clashed with the 3rd yrs at that time right off the bat" & "(The atmosphere between him & ) the 3rd yrs at the time stayed really bad afterwards". The main problem with these lines is that they left out 「当時の」for some reason. They're talking about the 3rd yrs when Kyoutani was a 1st yr & Oikawa was a 2nd yr, but their translation doesn't make that very clear. Kyoutani's line about the CURRENT 3rd yrs still not retired right afterwards makes things confusing.

[@OneeCh4n]

For blocking, I sometimes have the worst luck. I bring my arms close when blocking, but they hit a cross and go around me. Then I try expanding my arms out more and they end up hitting in between my arms. Any tips with with that?

[@johnnyher559]

You're going to love the final episodes of season 2. Good thing is you might love it so much you will make the videos faster

[@EverGardens]

Bruh- the dog stepped on a bee meme😂

[@ronaldninofranco6504]

13:11 and here he comes the mad dog...!!!

[@sansar2154]

"So karma is... karma" 🤣🤣

[@Centurion321O]

Next episode is gonna be fun :D

[@dandsan01]

More than being ispired by Bokuto and the others, Tsukki is pissed and doesn't like to lose, like Hinata and Kageyama..xd Now the match between Crows and the jumping Monkeys begin : D

[@rikrjh]

nice comments on this vid ^^ i enjoyed them

[@skyhime]

High school gym bathrooms are pretty intense!

[@pickthestickup]

Daaaang, don't gotta hate on the ugly people, Sarah! We can't help how we look.