Haikyu!! - OVA Path of the Ball - Group Reaction

Nekoma and Nohebi battle it out for the third slot in the Tokyo Qualifiers in this exciting OVA for Haikyuu!! The Normies review and discuss (and clear confusion about how the heckie this tournament works) after the reaction!
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[@Spirit529]

Because Tokyo is a bigger region, they get 3 representatives for nationals, Itachiyama got first the first spot, Fukurodani second and Nekoma just played the 3rd/4th match for the last spot.

[@TortoisesBL]

They actually only get two spots normally. But since the spring tournament is hosted in tokyo this year, they give them an extra slot, had it been in another region they would have been given the extra slot

[@Spirit529]

@@TortoisesBL Didn't know that, it makes a lot of sense actually.

[@jren3246]

A Summary of why are Nekoma going to Nationals: Tokyo too big, Given 2 seed for nationals. Itachiyama and Fukurodani won Semifinals, both team gets a seed to nationals regardless of who would win the finals. Tokyo's gonna host this year's spring tournament so they were given an additional seed. The two semifinalists Nekoma and Nohebi would fight to get the 3rd seed.

[@kalibholland2968]

Gotta respect Nohebi lmao because really i don't think it's cheating but just using conniving tactics.

[@creativeartivity]

If they paid off the refs then it'd be cheating but yeah this isn't cheating. It's just underhanded tactics, which to be fair, happens in sports very regularly.

[@maaarcus7227]

If you're not cheating, you're not trying

[@Narutojutsu98]

Dont bother Rana is just dumb as always

[@Juice1984]

The comparison to the NE Patriots is warranted. There just is no TB12.

[@skyefox]

This was Tokyo's finals, so if it was Karasuno's prefecture it'd be like if Shiratorizawa, Aoba Johsai, Karasuno and Date Tech played a round robin where the team that lost two games was out and the rest went to Nationals. Itachiyama and Fukurodani are regular National attendees, and the "venue" slot is because Nationals is being held in Tokyo.

[@kunterborn1]

I think that part of the issue is that they adapted 16 chapters into 2 OVAs, which means that they had to cut a considerable amount of material (especially material that adds to the game experience).

[@oEllery]

I freaking love Nohebi. This might be the first reaction channel I've ever seen where the reactors didn't all hate them lol

[@mahgeetahh]

It may be underhanded, but I can't call what Nohebi does "cheating". Hitting people in the face is relatively normal in volleyball, and obscuring the view of the ref to get a point is just gamesmanship, akin to selling a foul in basketball or pulling back a checked swing in baseball. They're trying to win

[@JeM130177]

Suraj dragging "fair and square" the whole time made me laugh so much

[@terryqokov6999]

I appreciate the love for Nohebi. They're one of my favourite teams but they seem to get hated on a lot.

[@7daimeHokage]

Lev, just like Tsukishima against Shira, aldo realized what Kuroo taught them. The best kind of block is one where you get the last laugh.

[@taromilktwea]

YAY WE GETTING INTO THE FOURTH SEASON NOW!!!

[@SJ-210]

Karasuno and Nekoma are in dfferent Prefectures, aka cities. So they each have their own tournament. The Miyagi prefecture where Karasuno is from is really small so they can only have one team go to Nationals. The Tokyo prefecture however, is massive, so they can have two teams go through, but since Tokyo is hosting Nationals this year, they also get like an extra home team spot, called the Venue Representative. I hope that helps so ya’ll can fully understand what’s going on when you start Season 4👌🏽

[@yeukioryn]

not only does this ova highlight yaku's abilities as a great libero (probably one of the best in the series next to ofc noya and an upcoming teams libero-- i wont say for spoilers sake), but it explains nekoma's ability to 'connect'. hence that being their motto. it's really incredible how seamless their defense becomes and how important their formations are. also, i glad some of you guys kind of understood nohebi. what they did was shady, but it technically wasn't cheating. other comments do explain it so I probably don't have to. they are genuinely a good team, you wouldn't be able to kake it this far while cheating.

[@haydenmcturk2329]

So this is what happens while Karasuno is playing against Shitorizawa or slightly after, this is to decide who makes it from Tokyo because Tokyo is such a big region 3 of their teams qualify so the winner the second-place team and then the winner between the two third-place teams which is Nekoma and Nohebi.

[@semen1367]

Man I love the trash talk

[@wilmerventura7886]

I think the reason why these matches weren’t as crazy as Karasuno’s is because their play style is omnivorous, they use a combination of many different team’s play styles in order to win also out of the teams we saw play, Bokuto is the only “star” player and while he is top 5 he’s no Ushiwaka, it would be something amazing if Karasuno were to go up against a team just like themselves, they’d probably be the ultimate challengers

[@HElCrux444]

It would be a memorable match 😉

[@afrofree4950]

I see what ya did there ☀️🌙

[@chogiwhy7472]

20:00 Pat is so funny lmfao

[@keyas6521]

Whenever you get mad at another team just remind yourself that everyone on that team has the same goal and they are just highschool kids

[@Gukkiegalaxy]

Nohebi is such an amazing team. I got so much love for them all, they're a good volleyball team! I was surprised to see that most of you guys like them too :D

[@ChromeSteele]

So in japan the inter high is competed in by the best team/teams of each of the prefectures, so larger populated prefectures have more teams in nationals than smaller prefectures, nekoma is in the Tokyo prefecture so them and 2 other teams make nationals where karasuno is in a smaller prefecture and only one team makes it.

[@SJ-210]

A little context for what is going on in the OVA’s: So 4 teams made it to the semi finals for the Tokyo Prefecture. 3 teams can go to Nationals. So even though Nekoma lost to Fukurodani, they can still win the consolation match and go through. That’s why it’s kind of funny when Kuroo and Daisho say “See you in the Finals!” to each other, but then they both end up in the consolation match barely still having a chance to make Nationals😂. Hope that helped🙏🏽

[@daverowe03]

For once I agree with Pat. Part if sports is knowing how to influence the refs to your advantage.

[@crescentmoondriver4343]

I never liked the motto “if you ain’t cheating, you ain’t trying” but Nohebi is just doing the best they can to win. What they’re doing is also something we see in sports in real life, so I actually really like they’re team

[@jaybblu2315]

about the blocking the refs view and calling the ball out- i played vball all through high school, this is a time honored classic move lmfao. Sure its frustrating af but only if you arent good at it ;) there was def a few times ive done that exact maneuver of flinging yourself between the ball and the ref when my coach and teammates noticed the refs weren't being too strict with their calls and relying on player input.

[@jaybblu2315]

a it was even easier to do at junior varsity levels when i was a freshman before moving up to varsity, all our matches had only the one ref and our line judges were parent volunteers rip

[@mercbenz906]

Love you normies

[@maybe.1340]

FUN HAIKYUU!! FACT !! 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, that is why the longer you play them the harder it is to score ( waiting for the epic ( not gonna spoil) match to be animated for them go deeper into nekoma) And yes they are the cats, bcs they are flexible, they adapt to whoever they play against, they are a very annoying team to play against .

[@Shugoshin9720]

Anyone tell them bout season 4? Essentially working with half the original animation team and then being on pause cuz of COVID? I forget how many years there were in between season 3 -4 but enough that the animation teams had to change. It's still a fun season and the animation shows up for the big moments.

[@Swisschesz]

Itachiyam is the winner of nationals and number 1 currently.

[@pavithadissanayake1178]

Ever thought of watching 'Tokyo Revengers'? One of the best animes ive ever watched.

[@Kbanz198]

"This is not fair & square!" 😂

[@hurleyp6]

Pat's dead right. You got to do anything you can to win

[@legendcross196]

Lol that attack on Titan music as he spikes😂😂

[@sirperybLakeney]

As far as the teams not being as good -Nekoma have beaten Karasuno every single time they've played.

[@saadatalimithani1336]

To make it even worse Karasuno have never and I mean never taken a set from Nekoma yet

[@mani3001]

Ah, I wished there was more Kuguri in the OVA. I feel like he was stood out much more in the manga

[@annafirnen4815]

I might not me a volleyball specialist so correct me if I'm wrong BUT I think the Karasuno vs Shiratorizawa match seemed more dynamic and epic not only because they had more episodes to develop the game, but also due to completely different playing styles, mainly talking about Karasuno and Nekoma. Karasuno is highly offensive team, their whole strategy is to do intricate and super fast plays to get the most points they can. Their defense sometimes lacks because of this, especially near the end of matches when the players get tired. They do crazy stuff to receive the ball which then leads to more running around, especially the setter aka Kageyama. Meanwhile Nekoma is a highly defensive team, their main principal is to perfectly receive the ball and pass it to the setter aka Kenma. Not only they have an exceptional libero Yaku (he actually IS better than Nishi, he's more experienced being a 3rd year and our Rolling thunder boy admires him) but each team member has a good receiving skills (maybe beside Lev who is still learning) hence there is less running on court involved. Notice how less Kenma moves around compared to Kageyama. He just doesn't really need to (and also hates to do it but that's different matter LOL).

[@Kim-qd1mn]

Isn't it itachiyama has the number 1 ace in Japan? Just what bokuto said? Or I'm wrong? If does I think the last one who spike the ball is the number 1 ace of all deflecting 3 blockers

[@veer0522]

Sakusa is never mentioned as the number one specifically but most people believe he is number one, so yes that is him

[@sneakymickey2410]

NATIONALS!

[@sidhantabhiroop6423]

Keep an eye on itachiyama

[@karaseirin]

Because it was only 2 episodes and it was more focused on Nekoma's matches we didn't get to see much of the other teams but they definitely weren't weak teams, besides Nohebi that wasn't as good, Karasuno would get rolled by Fukurodani and Itachiyama

[@baron6797]

Pat always goes against the crowd favourite just to be different

[@Lolo-ji9xs]

As a Patriots fan... Pat looking coked out talking that smackd: he'll get his due

[@Kbanz198]

Kobe said he studied the refs to see what he could get away with(paraphrased)

[@safetyman460458]

I need a T-Shirt that says "We Love Ravishing Rana" lol

[@deld6789]

Would love to get your reaction to the new Korean series Juvenile Justice on Netflix 💖🙏🏻 hope you guys can watch it as well.

[@Zoro-tf5zs]

Kuro's dream is to win Nationals Kenma be like: sorry can't let you do that

[@mikkosimonen]

Finally a group that doesn't call this OVA "Land vs. Air episode 2" or something. Also, less Nohebi hate then usual!

[@fahadalrawi6298]

Guys can u react to summer time render.. It's very good anime.

[@tariqalshilwi2338]

Tokyo get three representatives

[@swolebodydaddy3816]

kuroo the G

[@tybw9108]

Normies please start reacting bleach till new final season dropps there is 366 episodes but half of it is fillers so you can skip it please upvote this guys 🙏❤

[@bree-chan]

LOL ....Wait til they see season 4 animation. i love haikyu but i miss the og look. Feel like first 3 season you could feel the love the studio had for the story. Character design is closer to manga, just for me it was missing something.... other then half way marker breaks

[@brazu9864]

One of the reasons for that was that Seasons 1-3 were made basicaly back to back like they were just one long show. Due to the 4 year break before Season,a lot of the staff ended up going to different shows around the time Season 4 started production,like directors and animators.

[@mugiwara_la]

ehhh I think by definition its still cheating because they try to "bend"/find loopholes in the rules to gain those unfair advantages. it even goes against their own motto which made me give em the side eye. plus, just because everyone does it in many sports doesn't make it right. nonetheless, I liked watching the OVA too and seeing more of Nekoma~

[@enjoys.trollingshittyreactors]

A lot of reactors are hypocrite but normies is like on top on that list I can't avoid being hypocrite sometimes but man don't make it your whole daily life.

[@HalfAzenSensazen]

I guess y’all’s football teams just loose to the Pats all the time, sucks to suck, get gud