Team USA Olympic Libero Reacts to Nishinoya Haikyu! Season 1

This is me reacting to some clips of Nishinoya from Season 1 of the anime Haikyuu. I chose to watch Nishoniya clips because I have already finished season one and wanted to react to his libero highlights! This anime is so realistic it's crazy! I hope you enjoy!
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[@eisbar-em6fe]

I literally started playing volleyball because of this anime, and thats why i'm not overweight anymore

[@anelly9558]

do you have any workout you like to do?

[@eisbar-em6fe]

@@anelly9558 You find videos about jump training on youtube and general passing drills you can do alone

[@anelly9558]

@@eisbar-em6fe oooo nice thanks:)

[@haikyuufangirl9425]

Im starting now cause of haikyuu too! I’m overweight so I know it will be hard at the beginning. But you gave me hope. Thank you for being my inspiration

[@sandishashrestha306]

I am happy for you.

[@berenic3-ch4n]

Erik:*reacts to Nishinoya* Also Erik:*slowly admits he wants to be like him*

[@user-ye4wx9zp7l]

LMAOO

[@kaiyu583]

Like how there’s 1k likes but barely any comments kek

[@kassandra7198]

🤣

[@Bonnie-wk9ze]

We got a fanboy woooo one of us

[@cxelyns1105]

@@kaiyu583 Ikr

[@Abby-ze7hw]

If nishinoya was real he would probably brag this video to karasuno 😭😭✊

[@rizchellepalma8686]

😭✊

[@xxgachaacexx5296]

He would tho😂🏐❤️

[@paruldiwakar7631]

OMG YASS 😭✊🏼

[@mikaela70]

😭😭😭😳

[@Abby-ze7hw]

missing haikyu hours: open

[@Amos319]

When a pro libero is impressed with the technique in haikyuu is when you know that the anime is legit lol. Edit: came back and found out my comment had this many likes. Awe :). Glad to know I am making some disccusions on my post 😁😁

[@RoseCadenza]

Right?!?! If a libero is that impressed, then this anime is like top tier, dude.

[@marylincoln6672]

Then you realize that tempo is a fake term...

[@isacard]

Tempo isn’t a fake term...

[@marylincoln6672]

@@isacard oh... lol your right just looked it up. Sorry my sister told me it was fake.

[@isacard]

Np. I don’t play volleyball, but I do know some teams in various sports use music terms (not necessarily because it is from music) which I find cool. This doesn’t mean everyone uses those terms.

[@inarifox8912]

I don't know if anyone else has mentioned this, but when the author first started writing Haikyuu enrollment in HS Men's Volleyball in Japan was at an all time low. The author wanted to inspire people to play volleyball, and it worked.

[@ErikShojivolleyball]

wow I did not know that. that’s so cool to hear that this has helped!

[@MsGaijinSyauqi]

@@ErikShojivolleyball as Kelsey mentioned, here is the Haikyuu!!! Documentary (with Eng Sub) and its impact on Japan's volleyball scene. kzbin.info/www/bejne/q6nalGisbbikmMk

[@gablev6308]

We actually don’t know the author’s gender. Here overseas the fandom mostly think the author is a male but in Japan the fandom there think that the author is a female. ( they never revealed it I think )So we don’t know if it was in the woman’s team or the men’s ( no hate just putting that out there ) ( and that’s what I’ve been inform with I could be wrong)

[@spiralwhirlpool2366]

Damn, he changed Japan’s world of volleyball entirely. I cant express the emotion he probably went through when he finished making the last chapter. Hell, I couldn’t.

[@vin6665]

It does inspire me to play volleyball, the thing is that my body isn’t great fit for hard sports like volleyball the least thing i can do is probably Serve. And i could be a pinch server

[@jammeee]

the creator of the show was a middle blocker in high school i think thats why the show is super good with its details. thanks for the vid erik and congrats on your win

[@ErikShojivolleyball]

thanks so much! more videos to come!

[@user-iu1ru1qz7u]

I guess that explains why the protagonist is a middle. Nobody ever wants to play middle lol.

[@gabrielespinal9292]

@@user-iu1ru1qz7u wait what's wrong with middle? I'm still deciding what position I want to play so it'd be nice to know why people don't like middle.

[@user-iu1ru1qz7u]

@@gabrielespinal9292 There's nothing wrong with it, if you like it then enjoy playing it. We always struggle to find people to play middle on our men's team, every team in the league does, and the ones who do play middle are often asking if they can play left side sometime lol. The middle touches the ball the least, gets libbed out half the time, and has to approach/jump for his attack every single time, even if he might only get set 1 out of 9 times. Though on a young team, the right side might actually be the least used player(unlike in higher levels).

[@SnailKingGY]

@@user-iu1ru1qz7u I have to agree middle is one of least preferred positions in volleyball, mainly because I feel like it is one of most athletically taxing positions other than setter, main outside hitter, and oppo (in higher level play). It's not only that the middle has to approach every time like he will get the set, but the middle has to close out to the pins on every block, while trying to read if the opposing middle is going to be set. Just having to run back and forth and jumping full bore is extremely taxing on your legs, especially if you're an undersized middle.

[@bellaf2738]

erik: HIS FOOT?! me, even though i’ve watched that scene multiple times: his fOOT?!

[@saraerdina2475]

Omg His Foot ?!😲

[@CartoonyPirate]

GUYS DON'T FREAK BUT HE HAS AN EXTRA FOOT

[@rafaelt8589]

The people on the sidelines, in the perfect timing: HIS FOOT?

[@Zi_on133]

OMG HIS FOOOOTTT???

[@user-se6bs1sr9n]

Literally gives chills every time I see that scene

[@LeoSkyro]

10:46 "Oh my gosh" that is the appropriate reaction to Oikawa XD

[@yinny4239]

Oh my Asahi

[@justinemarcelino3780]

Of course oikawa is god tier

[@lucillelucerna2232]

Absolutely, no doubt about it~ XD

[@malloryo.4782]

Yeah, that surprised me a bit, in a cool way. I was glad to see that it isn't just the people who don't know volleyball (like me) who are intimidated by him.

[@callmeshins]

I want to like it, but its at 666

[@kishi_illust]

Fun fact, the original manga has ended this year, and to celebrate they did a collaboration with the Japanese V-League, I think that shows just how big haikyuu got to be

[@leahjsjsjs]

Yea they ended it on Oikawa's birthday :[ I know bc Oikawa's birthday is my birthday >_

[@catgonewoooshhh1293]

@@leahjsjsjs that is both sad and really nice-

[@leahjsjsjs]

@@catgonewoooshhh1293 ya :,)

[@shimonaagarwal]

@@leahjsjsjs well it's more incredible that oikawa is mentioned as a professional volleyball player in Real Argentine Team as one of their own players!

[@leahjsjsjs]

@@shimonaagarwal MY SON WHAT?!

[@donezk98]

Concerning the balls: The anime is sponsored by both companies Molten & Mikasa so they keep switching it up to ensure screen time for both companies I think

[@Jaker788]

They have sponsorship? Out of curiosity, is there a difference between the balls handling?

[@Toasty_Lemons__]

I-

[@leiyhang21]

SASAGEYO

[@biyyufaiz]

@@Jaker788 from my experience, no. And they're also sponsored by Asics, that's why their shoes are all the same

[@donezk98]

@@Jaker788 If you're interested in the sponsorships, just pay attention to the credits. They're usually listed at the end. I can't tell you anything about potential differences as I haven't played much volleyball myself.

[@deltaashkrafte7440]

Erik: I play volleyball and I'm going to react to- Haikyuu fandom: say less- we've been summoned 🏐

[@kageyamasyummymilk7395]

Yes 🙄✋

[@leoaceves2652]

@@kageyamasyummymilk7395 THAT NAME THO 👁️👄👁️

[@milisharma110]

Saaamee

[@W.zhiyou]

Yes

[@noehenrique4493]

Erik: "i'm so happy that this anime exists" Me and the rest of the world simping for those characters and complaining that they don't exist: 👁👄👁

[@Katsumi__69]

HAHAHA TRUUUU

[@chae_doll]

👁👄👁

[@pvinixje6852]

Man I wish they where real

[@stoicauritra7147]

Someone opens a volleyball related account in youtube Everyone: REACT TO HAIKYU

[@sofienics4410]

Legit 😂👌

[@theSkin_of_a_Killer_Bella]

I mean, ig it's reasonable

[@Amaling]

It’s crazy that Haikyuu is bigger than competitive volleyball itself(at least on the internet), and some people say anime isn’t mainstream

[@stoicauritra7147]

@@Amaling who says anime isn't mainstream he indirectly indicates anime is mainstream otherwise he/she won't pick this type of topic another reason haikyu is so good because the anime is adapted by the same studio which did kurokos basketball (Though from season 4 part 2 the pace of haikyu is becoming slower whether you agree or not like season there was a single match of 5 sets in 10 episodes but now there are 12 episode for a match of 3set)

[@Amaling]

@@stoicauritra7147 that's not really accurate about the pacing. The whole match will be 10 episodes, considering that two were a Nekoma match, and the last episode or two are not gonna be the match. Still slower, but a bit less than you say. Anyways, I don't care because episode 9 was godlike!!!

[@dianacondori1904]

Petition for Erik to do a Rolling Thunder😂

[@ErikShojivolleyball]

I try every day! 🤣

[@boogiecorleone1174]

Yes pleaseeee

[@vishwajith5229]

@@ErikShojivolleyball and also try to scream ROLLINGUU THUNDAAA !!!

[@NickK1291]

@@vishwajith5229 is right. The move works better if you yell it's name while doing it.

[@chainuser7401]

^

[@ToniTonezz]

Erik is always like: I wish I could do that but I’m not even close Also Erik: the fastest Libero ever with amazing technique and insane reaction time

[@justanimaginaryfriend5063]

The creators really said "Let's give the critiques a run for their money"

[@nhattrinh1540]

Omg he should see season three nishinoya against shiratorizowa Edit: WOW thank you for all the likes! Ya’ll stay safe and have a good life!

[@ailatans7275]

Omg I’ve been waiting for someone to comment this, he did so frikin good that game

[@nhattrinh1540]

@@ailatans7275 exactllyyyy

[@erinsheffield6307]

Noya was amazing in that game against Shiratorizowa! He was so determined and dedicated to digging up Ushiwaka's serves and spikes.

[@jono.f6402]

@@erinsheffield6307 and theres one crazy save right in front of the net

[@kreatorkid_]

@@jono.f6402 don't forget his double save towards the end of the match sorta

[@waynemagpoc4850]

THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR

[@alexm5476]

YES

[@teddystamatakos6624]

Facts

[@corongasap516]

THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT WOOHOO

[@avrge4386]

Yeaaaah!

[@bigrich20111]

Yaaaasssss!!!!!!

[@zainabmusa6234]

Fun fact: the creator was a volleyball player and wanted to create the perfect team.

[@Harpae69]

And also the little giant is inspired on himself, that's why he's also a mangaka in the future!

[@t-o-doubled9815]

I want him to talk about the lefty. That was the one Nishinoya had the most trouble with and was the moment of learning that was awesome.

[@kronikevaporation6007]

The author of this show, Furudate was a middle blocker and played do a decently high level in highschool, but dropped out since he couldnt see himself making big time in the sport. I am glad for that, since he was able to become a full fledged author, gave us this gem and increased the interest in volleyball by several times and not only in Japan.

[@antonellacallegaro5143]

They* the gender of Furudate is not know.

[@breck1637]

@@a.a3550 Haruichi is typically a male name in Japanese and the official Viz translation uses male pronouns, however, there are a few reasons to believe the author is female. For one, the art style of the manga is similar to other female artists and prominently features the female gaze. Also, female characters are never sexualized, which is extremely common by male mangaka. There is a video that shows Haruichi’s hand and it’s honestly impossible to tell if it’s a woman’s hand or just a somewhat feminine male’s hand. Based on name alone, Haruichi is most likely a man, but that could also be a pen name so who knows. Fun fact: the name “Haruichi” has 12 different meanings depending on how the Kanji is written out

[@breck1637]

@@a.a3550 You’re welcome! Here’s the video of Haruichi’s hand if you’re curious: kzbin.info/www/bejne/p6Lak3ejfb-SbJI I’m no expert on the Japanese language, but I have some basic knowledge of Kanji, Katakana, and Hiragana from college courses I’ve taken for foreign language credits. I say Haruichi is most likely a male name because -ichi is usually male. In Romanji (romanticized version of Jpanese), some other common endings to male names are -o (Shoy*o* Hinata), -ji (Kei*ji* Akaashi), and -dai (*Dai*chi Sawura). Female names can have these endings, but it’s much less common.

[@breck1637]

@@a.a3550 English isn't your first language?? I honestly never would've guessed

[@MrPatrickbuit]

Haikyuu for real did a lot for the sport. I think 3-4 guys in my college team play because of Haikyuu.

[@neamt9200]

We need more Nishinoya content. He seems forgotten, but he’s what saves a lot of the games!

[@haikyuufangirl9425]

Not him being literally my 3rd favorite character out of everyone

[@ryanhoward9935]

They said in one of the episodes that he is their best player and one of the best liberos in the country. I think him and Kageyama are supposed to be their only “national tier players”

[@intanhartinie322]

@@ryanhoward9935 ooo no wonder Asahi was curious why Nishinoya didnt make it to the National camp that Kageyama & Atsumu in

[@pandamandax3797]

ikr i love him sm

[@jmpvc3295]

@@intanhartinie322 yes, he was really qualified for that but I think they also mentioned that they might not have chosen Noya because of his “childish/rowdy” attitude. Skill wise, he was worthy, there was also another libero in that training camp tho.

[@avery-4223]

I straight up thought the moves they did in this anime was fake. It’s real. My mind is blown and I am out of shape.

[@shaunakkulkarni4679]

Hinata, bokuto, and all the short middle blockers/wingspikers are also unrealistic. The shortest players are around tskuki height. Also nobody is able to reliably do quicks like kageyama with that level of accuracy and speed. I guess some things have to be unrealistic otherwise I would just watch actually volleyball matches.

[@tinaperez7850]

@@shaunakkulkarni4679 I read somewhere that the most unrealistic thing in this anime was Kageyama's passes ! So you're right but dont forget that is a high school volleyball club, and its not that usual in Japan to have really tall people and even if there is one or two tall guys, they can play another sport. I dont know if you red the manga but you find some answers in the end of it 😊

[@julynightowl7413]

@@shaunakkulkarni4679 Ive seen a minus tempo vid here in youtube. The spiker already jumps and the toss comes to him. But they only did it twice in practice and another one in real match.. their opponents where so shocked when they did the minus tempo just like in haikyuu 😂

[@presleychan3625]

@@shaunakkulkarni4679 well they're highschool players and it's set in Japan where there's plenty of shorter players. Maybe not Hinata short but they're not all gonna be tsukis height

[@presleychan3625]

@@julynightowl7413 the reason why haikuu quicks are unrealistic is because kageyama can make them stop mid air after season 2. He also sets minus tempo cross court to Hinata which is crazy.

[@craycrayallday4285]

Shoji watching Nishinoya: "He has really good techniques" Me watching Nishinoya: "YEAHHHHHH BOIIII YOU SAVED THAT BALL AGAIN 😤🖐️✨✨✨✨✨✨✨"

[@sarahhchan]

They were laughing at him cuz he yelled “Rolling Thunder!!!!” like it was a special attack when he did the rolling dig 😂

[@hopedetour8397]

I can imagine nishiniya cryin watching this reaction

[@magnetk7581]

Imagine what would happen if it was kimiko

[@paradox4028]

⚠️Spoiler Alert⚠️ I Wonder how he'll react with Bokuto's Chest Receives

[@Bambisbarisax]

Or Hinata's face receive

[@alexy_08]

OH DAMN WHAT?! IS THIS IN THE MANGA??? KEJSKSHAKA

[@cardiaashford9154]

He looked so dignified when he did a chest receive that it pisses me off of how flawless it was HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@lilyk.186]

I actually find it really cool to know that they’ve, whether on accident or not, put in little mistakes in Nishinoya’s form! Like he’s a high school player, so it would be unrealistic for him to be completely perfect. He’s really skilled so he might be great at a lot of things to the point that Erik is jealous lmao, but he still needs to keep his platform together more because he’s not a professional. This was such a cool commentary, thank you dude!!!

[@NoThanks794]

Me: **fangirling over not only how he approves of all the moves Noya does, he wishes he could be so accurate...also bc Noya is h o t** Him: AGHHH THAT FORMATION! Me: AAGGHHHH! THAT PHOTO!!

[@Ela-hr1sy]

Well I feel you😂

[@ItzJennyWenny]

noya is so p r e t t y

[@four.muffinteers]

s a m e -

[@jaxd1402]

@@ItzJennyWenny ✨p r e t t y✨

[@ItzJennyWenny]

@@jaxd1402 yes indeed

[@rafaelleraalciati701]

I believe the author played volleyball in high school, and I heard he came to Brazil to study when making the manga That shows the dedication

[@darlles]

Muito bom

[@katherinepizarro2316]

he?? the gender of furudate is not yet known

[@XZA.B]

He/she actually did play

[@GeForceRTXTi]

na primeira parte da temporada 4, eles lutaram contra um time pequeno no nacional, um dos primeiros jogos eu acho. e la teve o saque jornada das estrelas, esse saque veio do brasil, então deve ser por isso q o autor veio pro brasil

[@rafaelleraalciati701]

@@GeForceRTXTi sim, isso deve ser uma das coisas, além do que o Brasil está no topo dos rankings a muito tempo, então é uma referência no esporte Mas ainda tem muito mais do Brasil por vir aí, se prepare kkkk

[@shel3535]

I mean, like have yall considered the fact that when noya receives with his hand flat that the ball is being spiked at his hand SUPER hard- i'm a libero so- oUcH XD

[@Ryuu1031]

Oh-oh wow that means his hand really gets smushed like a pancake huh? 😂😂😂

[@amberhynes2754]

My simp ass was so happy every time he got impressed by Oikawa 😂

[@July-gj1st]

I feel like the reason a lot of volleyball players have started to watch Haikyuu was because of sth like this: Volley player: “Quarantinr sucks I can’t play as much as I used to, I’m bored” That one weeb friend: “Watch Haikyuu”

[@mandrakethecat]

I'm a coach and started rewatching because I miss it so much!!! A player recommended it years ago

[@MrsBlack88]

“Any part of the body you can use to keep the ball up.” So you’re saying...someone could pop their ass up to save a ball?

[@vducky7]

yes, but the question is, who would have the confidence other than nishinoya?

[@armegrande9525]

Theres a clip where coaches are playin with his team on the court and the libero of the white jersey team uses his side butt to receive the ball

[@cedrata_tassoni1739]

@@vducky7 bokuto

[@someoneunknown111]

The guy from my class in middle school did that twice. It was hillarious

[@exoticcats6119]

@@armegrande9525 Dp you know what the clip is called or is there a link to it?

[@rott7158]

Volleyball is such a fun sport! Though i struggle a lot in it , im only 5'1 and am done growing, so when i finally started playing as a libero i was so happy! I actually look up to you a lot so its really cool that you also find Noya as such a big inspiration, even if he is fictional lol. Sadly i wont be able to play volleyball for a while due to a knee and back injury (thank you to that amazing spiker for making me push myself in that game tho) so your videos will definitely keep me motivated!

[@narrowistheway3480]

Erik Shoji if you keep watching until you get to the Season 3. You will see the best highlights of Nishinoya.

[@cardiaashford9154]

Till season 4

[@asterfinch257]

I read Nishinoya so I clicked the thumbnail

[@alyaealaoui6770]

Same haha

[@finlayconnor9027]

SIMPSSSS!!! but same....

[@JNM663]

@@finlayconnor9027 that’s literally my name

[@finlayconnor9027]

@@JNM663 you are hero among haikyuu fans 🤣🤣🤣

[@indhra]

Oh! So, ROLLING THUNDER is a real volleyball term! Huehuehue!

[@radsical1392]

It’s pretty amazing that the animators are being so accurate with technique. It gives me a whole new appreciation for the sport and the anime

[@Liv-uz1dz]

"I´m so impressed with the animators" he hasn´t seen season 4 ..

[@cussundriakneal9904]

The technique and formations are still there... they're just.... the line work isn't nearly as crisp and clean as the previous seasons. -_-

[@Katsumi__69]

Oh crappppp

[@King_Jonghyun]

To be fair the animation in the second half (except for episode 16) is much better

[@natasharose599]

I fell in love with volleyball through Haikyuu, now i play on a team and i love it!

[@ErikShojivolleyball]

omg that’s amazing!! hope you’re loving it!

[@user-en9ue8gt4x]

I'm glad you are happy! Can you say which position is it? I bet it is setter or middle blocker (sorry if i wrong)

[@natasharose599]

@@user-en9ue8gt4x I’m working towards becoming the setter ! :))

[@natasharose599]

@@ErikShojivolleyball ikr I’m so happy, I love it even more everyday

[@user-en9ue8gt4x]

@@natasharose599 good luck dude :D

[@sharonkim4873]

THIS WAS SO COOL TO SEE YOU COMMENT ON HIS TECHNIQUE!! So glad you enjoy haikyuu too from a different perspective since you actually play professionally!!! also congrats on your win!!!

[@ErikShojivolleyball]

Thank you!

[@AlexisGarciator]

I love your reactions! This got recommended to me after searching up one of your volleyball games because I’ve binged this show recently and it’s amazing and so cool to see a real pro player react to the show thanks for that

[@rirururu4697]

When people ask me what I think the best anime adaptation of a shounen manga is, I always answer Haikyuu. It's not just the music or the eye-candy animation or voice acting like it is with other anime. With Haikyu, you can tell that the people who worked on it just love volleyball and have done so much research to bring the volleyball from the manga to life in such a realistic way. Every single shot is filled with such fluid posture and technique from each character. I've seen anime before with great animation that they only put into creating flashy explosions and with zero substance for how it's being used. That's why it's nice to see an anime like Haikyu that is a lot more subtle yet just as if not more impressive with its animation.

[@jordanp7155]

HE DID A HAIKYUU VIDEO, That’s so sweet 👌 Also congrats on the win yesterday it was a great game. Also the creator of the show did play volleyball and he made the manga in an effort to increase the popularity of the sport

[@ErikShojivolleyball]

thank you so much! and for the info!

[@SonlangSiek]

To increase popularity of the sport huh...? I'd say it's working pretty damn well. lol. I don't even play and ever since I watch this anime a LONG time ago, I keep envisioning myself in games spiking and receiving. I even stepped into a local recreational game and did so much better than I thought I would do. I am an athlete through and through, and mental training actually worked REALLY well for me when i played for the first time. It felt like I actually had experience(basics). I have no volleyball experience, but I believe this anime teaches good habits visually. You can learn how to do some things just from watching this show. It's amazing.

[@TrianaNero]

Furudate's comment for chapter 1 was literally "I hope even people without any interest in volleyball will find this manga enjoyable" or something along the lines~ I've also subbed a documentary that is on my channel about the impact that the manga made in Japan!

[@kenmakozume1304]

Why do people write so much 🤠🔫

[@meganwilson5125]

The creator of the source material for the anime (the mangaka Furudate) was a middle blocker and played in high school. Please watch season 2 and beyond!!! Nishinoya and the other characters develop so much!!

[@yaminiiyengar5135]

10:13 The start of the MOST EPIC SAVE by Nishinoya! 😍 Loved to see that awed reaction on your face 🙌🏼😁

[@jackiehayes-authenticonly9604]

Love Erik he is an amazing person!! Love how he plays and how he celebrates every point ♥️🇺🇸

[@indyskrr]

"i'm so happy that this anime exists" me: bro ;-;

[@nahima]

The creator of the show used to play volleyball as a middle blocker. He couldn't make a living doing volleyball so he decided to create an anime of the sport he loved so much. The tech and teaching is so impressive. I wasn't a fan of volleyball but after reading this I became one. Im 5'3 so I didn't think I could play. I pretty much played everything else lol. Honestly, I suggest you watch the full eps. They really dive into the teaching aspect as well.

[@ErikShojivolleyball]

you CAN play! don't worry about height!

[@nahima]

@@ErikShojivolleyball I was on varsity badminton in high school. Actually my team and I are world record holders. ''Record 504-game winning streak broken by Smithtown in 2005. The streak was featured in the Guinness Book of Records as the longest sports winning streak in U.S. history. It began in 1973 and did not end until the team was defeated in a match by Smithtown High School, 10-5, in 2005.'' But now im disabled. I can't really move around like I used too. BUT! I have been enjoy haikyuu and watching volleyball! Its truly a fun sport.

[@ErikShojivolleyball]

Wow that’s an incredible streak! I’m so glad you love volleyball!

[@builtonstruggle1]

this was an amazing reaction. love how honest you were and I love the anime and was I thought it was realistic, but never really knew for sure until now!

[@MD-me9ok]

When a professional is taking notes from a high school vollyball anime-

[@Iceetz]

This anime is what got me into Volleyball. Been seriously playing for 3-4 years now. Leveled up from trying to pass with burning forearms to pancaking and jump serving, good times.

[@ErikShojivolleyball]

that’s so cool! keep playing!

[@XIc3Xp]

You should see him defending when they played against Shiratorizawa. Offf that game had me on my toes

[@erinsheffield6307]

Same!!! I was on the edge of my seat that whole game. And Noya was a beast in that game. He's amazing.

[@Nimnimlenim]

I didn’t know much about volleyball until I found this anime. They made the sport seems super cool!

[@dose1296]

I'm not a sports person whatsoever but I do watch volleyball sometimes and I usually keep my eyes on the attacks and not really appreciating the passes. Not until I watched Haikyu. It made me appreciate the receives and the Liberos a lot more, and even get hyped more for good passes more so than the attacks. This anime really is amazing.😊

[@ieditfornoreason8523]

Welcome, let the haikyuu fandom embrace you

[@justinluke7056]

Nishinoya had some epic high-pressure moments in the recent episodes, can't wait for you to share your experiences!

[@abigaelchambers4100]

yt just recommended this to me after i watched so much haikyuu, and i never realized how cool volleyball is in real life, too!! (Just finished watching the game you mentioned) officially a fan. Very cool

[@garnetgarcia3287]

It makes me so incredibly happy to see someone who knows the sport react to this character and animation so positively. It's one of the most powerful things a creator can do is to know a topic and research it so well that in this case a professional volleyball player can get hype. Story connects people in wild ways man and I'm super happy you enjoyed it Erik!!

[@renzjajalla8627]

I hear Eric screaming “I GOT IT”.

[@seekittycat]

The animators were not volleyball players! But the art director for season 1-3 is very good at anatomy and is very meticulous. He did his best to make things accurate and has the experience and leadership to pull it off. The author was a middle blocking in school and they wanted a boys volleyball manga because volleyball wasn't popular in Japan. Literally inspired a giant volleyball resurgence in Japan ^^. Haha there was just an epic roll in the latest episode (just aired this week), yess rolling receives deserves respecttt!! They mainly laughed because he's such a nerd to name his "special move" rolling thunder. They actually respect him a lot!

[@matthewk5819]

Loved this reaction vid, one of my biggest things was how much knowledge and accuracy the animators put into this (not just in the lebero =) ) as a coach this really stood out to me and made me happy to see you point it out too!

[@marialuz6409]

Thank you so much for this video!! =D My best wishes from Argentina!!

[@spizaowo]

The way he tapped on his space key at 9:00 lmao

[@Simply_saikyo]

Haikyuu introduced me to volleyball. From there I looked up national teams clips and matches and got hooked on it. Last year (my sophomore year), I went for my high school team, but sadly there was no jv team so I didn’t make it, but the coach was nice enough to let anyone who didn’t make it practice with the varsity team. I was the only one who failed that went and when I got better, the coach put me on the team, but sadly covid happened and I’m sad because I’m still really bad.

[@ErikShojivolleyball]

I’m glad to hear that you love volleyball. it can be tough at first but keep working and watching video and I know you’ll improve!

[@seenajackson5933]

Ex volleyball player here! During quarantine try to do sets like hinata does. Where’s he tries to keep the ball up and moves from a standing position to a laying position, this is very difficult but is very got training because you will have better mobility of the ball. Another thing is setting, set to a wall, to people, this makes finger training easier. Also don’t worry, those who want to reach the top must first start from the bottom. Have fun training and keeping in shape!!

[@Simply_saikyo]

@@seenajackson5933 thanks for the advise

[@seenajackson5933]

@@Simply_saikyo np!! I hope you get better! Don’t forget water and a good amount of food!

[@maxdorra1]

I never thought a reaction video could be so entertaining. Thank you for the video and congrats on your win!

[@henryhoorray]

I just love how inspiring Nishinoya is to all of us - even to an amazing Libero like Erik Shoji! Damn, this show is giving me chills all the time and makes me wanna play even more! But quarantine is f*cking us all up rn, I guessXD Btw congrats to the win!

[@alexisferdinandcalugay3461]

Erik you have no idea how cool to see our real life nishinoya react to haikyu!

[@kiyavi]

Legit!! My fiancé got me into Haikyuu because he's really into volleyball. When I asked him to send me clips of great real-life liberos, he just sent me multiple clips of Erik (which were all awesome). When I saw this in my recommended, I actually squealed with delight. :)

[@ryuustories]

Some haikyuu fandom : haikyuu isnt THAT realistic Pro volleyball players : Im shocked at how realistic Haikyuu is. I literally argued with someone, who in the fandom, on twitter about this. Anyway, great videos always and im excited on whats next 😄😄 i hope you will react to kobata mako, the libero from japan women's team🙏🙏

[@Exoquell]

I think it’s more about how characters have time to say whole dialogues in the middle of rallies while the ball is slowly falling/moving. Obviously volleyball in real life goes much faster. But from reaction videos I’ve seen, almost everyone says that the mechanics and technique are actually really good and realistic.

[@ICavalcadeI]

@@Exoquell To be fair, many people do go through the same or similar thought processes in their heads during games. They just don't have an eternal monologue, so the thoughts happen abstractly and sometimes in fractions of seconds. That's not very useful when developing a narrative, so the author gives a voice to these thoughts. For example, when Nishinoya saves the ball with his foot, he was definitely conscious of the fact that he couldn't save it with his hands in those milliseconds the ball was still in the air. In real life, he might not have actually said it in his mind, but the sentiment is still the same.

[@GojoDKai]

@@Exoquell yeah what the person above said and it’s shonen anime without the monologue it wouldn’t have any dramatic effect just watching them play volleyball, the screams and their thoughts are what really hypes us up

[@Exoquell]

@@GojoDKai I'm not saying it's a bad thing that it's unrealistic. I love watching Haikyuu to hear the thought process of certain characters and it does indeed hype me up. I just wanted to point out that of all the things that Haikyuu displays realistically, characters reading off paragraphs of lines inside their head is not one of them. I'm also not denying that people are actively thinking while playing, because I'm sure they do. Just, again, not to the extent shown in the anime for dramatic effect.

[@GojoDKai]

@@Exoquell yeah my point is that there can only be a certain degree of realism to make it something people want to watch because if it was just volleyball only people who watch real volleyball would be watching Haikyu.

[@bl_iss]

This is so COOL Thank you for taking your time to appreciate the work ♡

[@Sandra-in9cz]

Nishinoya's my favorite character! So happy to see a professional reaction; learned so much from this video!

[@Mercheri9]

dude i love this guy his energy just makes me want to have fun and smile! subbed, ill be back for more content!

[@ErikShojivolleyball]

yay! thank you! i hope you can tell how much i love vb! haha

[@ARCANODESINE]

it's so cool that more volleyball players are reacting to haikyuu

[@Jade-sz1ep]

This made my day. Thank you so much, Noya's my favorite character! (Evidently)

[@laurenare2184]

This is awesome- IM SO HAPPY YOU MADE THIS VIDEO🤭🤭

[@ralph8598]

I wanna see him react to nishinoya's double save on season 3 lol

[@felixpena7139]

I can't believe he called the move Rolling Thunder. Everyone knows that it's called ROLLINGUU SSUUUUNNNNDDDAAAAAAA!!!

[@vikennert4396]

FINALLY, IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS

[@KUROOSIMP574]

Thank you for reacting to Nishinoya, he’s actually my favorite character, and congrats

[@nijao9079]

you should totally see the entire show. (im writing this even before watching your video, so I dont have an idea if you have been watching the series actually.) the way that the characters develop is so good.

[@markhenrymolnar3349]

You should react to Hinata's receive, the build up for that was amazing.

[@rohitkrishnan2269]

BROO!!! I've seen your plays and you're a legend. And to see that you reacted to one of my favorite anime is just surreal. !!

[@yayalu8650]

This was great! Very insightful for a professional to review the anime. Now I really know what's amazing about Nishinoya's receives and I'm impressed the animators went to such lengths to portray the details.

[@valentinsirtl8021]

Oh my god all i ever wanted hahaha looked forward to this xD 5th in russian super league, you keep killing it

[@ErikShojivolleyball]

thank you! we’ll keep working!

[@kaydage6814]

sad he didnt react to nishinoyas moments in the shiratorizawa vs karasuno match

[@maurocharliebarretto2813]

He is starting in season 1

[@aprilcastillo9895]

13:44 That is exactly why I am here! From someone who didn't have much of a single clue about volleyball; how to play until several weeks ago with this anime, I know am now in love with this sport & have so much more respect for it. Also from the US - I definitely look foward to your athleticism, and cannot wait to see this sport on television/real life again. Thank you for reacting to the show, and genuinely enjoying it with as much to say as well. Take care, and happy early new year!

[@Anesoledar]

This is the best video reaction to Haikyuu so far! Thank You so much.. I love it.

[@muheka20]

Shoji-san you will great every weebs when you yell "Rolling Thunder" at warming up.

[@IsabelSilva-yr4ft]

If this ain't the best cross over ever, idk what it is

[@rooseveltp.duldulaoii6921]

I just finished watching few of your highlights, you're a Legend man!!!🙌🏻

[@user-vb1ci9zq4g]

I'm so happy I've found this video!!! I just love Nishinoya and it's really interesting to see what a professional libero thinks about him! (Sorry for my English, I'm not a native speaker...)

[@Sake_Ikura_Don]

“I did my waiting! Twelve years of it, in Azkaban!”

[@user-qb4ke6gm5b]

3:59 exactly I think as long as you can get the ball like people need to shut up LMAO

[@shannon.mp4]

i absolutely love this and how your experiences connect to the show

[@tokyozero2699]

Erik I’m a big fan! Keep it up! I’ve done essays about you, and my second favorite player, Ishikawa! You’ve received his spikes and you know how strong he is!

[@karimidklol9320]

Yes Erik, I've watched haikyuu back in high school and started playing vball bc of it. its been 4 years now and rn im playing regional lvl with the uni ( wing spiker)

[@ErikShojivolleyball]

that’s so cool to hear! keep working!

[@eurekagh]

Should've reacted through the whole season but great video nonetheless.

[@b0unce805]

He’s an active player lol, they have a busy schedule. But I agree it would be cool

[@yourjunes]

Hey thanks for making this, it was really interesting to see a pro break down the details. Haikyuu made me love Volleyball and sports in general, now I'm going back to watch all the World Cups!

[@dahdalisay1989]

ROLLING THUNDEEEEERR!! You're like nishinoya in real life with the way you play ❤️