Volleyball Coach Reacts to Blue Lock S1 E18: Barou's Breakthrough!

[@gabrielseilaoque]

Hello everyone, it's me again. Today I came to help those who didn't understand, What's the difference between Barou before accepting defeat and Barou after? First let's think about what Barou's playing style and mindset were like. - He was always physically and technically superior to all the other players on the field during his life, both on his team and the opponent, that's why he believes it was "Him versus all", and that's where he brought the style of play " For me, the ball isn't my 'friend' or any nonsense like that. It's just a spherical servant that exists solely so I can shine. - Believing that he was superior, he needed to keep himself in shape so that he could simply overpower all opponents directly, practically charging in a straight line, without needing to think about teammates who were not worthy of shooting on goal, or even ignoring opponents, because they wouldn't be able to stop him. And in this match, this style of play resulted in him failing to score, shot after shot, dribble after dribble he was stopped. Second important part was Isagi, and how he used Barou to score goals. - Unlike Barou who just ignored everyone, Isagi took Barou's every move into account to score his goals. At one point using him as a decoy, running up behind Barou using his body as a shield. - With Isagi's effectiveness and attitude on the field, he began to get closer to Barou (way of speaking, even body language.) Isagi was "devouring" Barou, assimilating what he needed to win. After the pass it was clear to Barou that those who would be able to overcome their opponents on the field were Isagi and Nagi and not him, so he accepted this as Defeat. The new Barou. - Now he no longer has the luxury of just ignoring all opponents and teammates, now he needs to take other players into consideration when playing. - So instead of just running in a straight line, now he needs to dodge his opponent, now he needs to pretend to pass the ball. - And the biggest difference, now that he has accepted Isagi as a real player, he uses Isagi as a Shield, just like Isagi did with him. Running like a shadow. He can only do this if he accepts Isagi as a Strong Player. Now the new Barou devours his teammates, accepting that they have strengths and skills that he can use to score his own goals, That I couldn't do without them on the field.

[@ElevateYourPowerLevel9000]

Amazing analysis! It is pretty eye opening for him to have to take other players into consideration and not just himself. I never would have thought Barou would have achieved a next level

[@Stayner]

This is beautiful.

[@SuperShinigami3]

when barou is drinking beer he sees isagi on the TV thinking that isagi will become successful while he'll be left on the side lines that pushes him to evolve

[@gaia9879]

Always good to have your input into these turning points for characters in sports animes. Love your videos coach

[@ElevateYourPowerLevel9000]

Thank you! Glad you're enjoying my perspective

[@dihanislam4380]

One of my favorite episodes, been waiting for this reaction

[@MariaKryvohub]

AND THAT'S WHY HE'S THE GOOOOATTTTT THE GOOOATTTT The best episode

[@ralliedcookies4403]

One thing you’ll notice about Isagi is that he’ll say these insane things in the field and be this dominant force, but then outside the field he’s a normal guy and doesn’t have ego. This is the truth about many competitors. One example is Kobe Bryant who created his alter ego the “Black Mamba”

[@Barooth100]

thats how it is in most sports or competitions, theres "on-field rivalry" which rarely is an off-field rivalry too, but yeah it's most shown in Isagi here

[@ralliedcookies4403]

@ that’s true but isagi has a really big contrast, yeah barou is more intense on the field but he’s roughly the same off while isagi is like night and day

[@izaykayma9258]

i will just say the colour of everyones aura is blue to begin with, the colour only changes once they awaken a skill specific to them, then their aura becomes an individual aura, hence why nagis is now black/grey, isagis turned green after his direct shot and why barou here gained a reddish black aura after awakening

[@Kamipapi3]

Barou is absolutely my favorite charcater next to bachira, he just gives off that vibe of the villain we do wanna see winning

[@solitude_69420]

Episode 17-18 was so hype when i first saw it, I couldn't stop jumping off my chair because of how hype it is, Blue lock is by far one of the greatest sports anime ever (in my opinion).

[@chilio94]

Wow you're very good at reading people because at 27:02 it didn't really occur to me that Reo could've had that look on his face because of what you said about Nagi. I just thought he was sad that they lost the game haha

[@ElevateYourPowerLevel9000]

Thanks! I think I have the advantage of replay too haha

[@mura_saki]

How could you not think it was because of nagi, it's literally all he talks about 😭

[@AssassinKenway]

My soccer team was also considered "weaker" during my time in high school, but we steadily improved with each season. Our senior year we were at our best, but because of our reputation we also were usually the team other schools chose to play on senior night. I completely agree with the guilty pleasure of crushing a team on their home turf in front of their fans lol we did it sooo many times in our last season 😂

[@thatguyshaq7053]

To refuse to live in that future. He refuses to accept a reality where he accepted defeat or his idea of it at least. He rejected the future where he excuses his failures. He rewrote his ideology telling himself that if he can't be the king or protagonist on the field, he'll be the villain that destroys the protagonist.

[@firdauskotp]

Hi coach! Barou's chopping is based on Cristiano Ronaldo's chop skill

[@ElevateYourPowerLevel9000]

Thanks for the info!

[@Barooth100]

Bahroo's Ego is now back at the first game they had in Blue Lock as Team X, if no one get's the Ball to him, he's going to get it himself, no matter what

[@pro5perita]

I don’t think that reo actually ever stretches but I think he fixes up his topknot? That’s what I’ve been thinking recently

[@gamist8166]

Barous cool, refuses to let go of his ego ever while most people need to drop the ego and bring it back later. In fairness though, Isagi's positioning with his spatial awareness and his look, did demand Barou to drop the ego, or at least the closest to dropping it Barou would ever do.

[@josephsale3019]

if you enjoy the season 1 animation, just wait for season 2 LOL

[@Lexiand]

With all these theater jargon, I want to see Barou in a stage play 'cause for all we know, he's a theater kid deep inside. Maybe he watches live performance. Also you skip the first half of the additional time. That's Anri's after lunch schedule

[@laughingnotlooking]

Speaking of Kuroko no Basket, Kagami had one of the best lines. "It's better if I can't win". Basically the experience of playing the match, excites him more than winning. Or as Ego phrased is, it isn't how you handle a loss. But what you learn from the loss is the true key. This is what separates true competitors, from the average Joe's.

[@ElevateYourPowerLevel9000]

So true. Sometimes the battle is more exhilarating than the result

[@ganipra7402]

You will see many good shot angles in Season 2, but you will also encounter a lot of poor an*****on throughout Season 2.

[@ImaBobbyMudda]

I know this Blue Lock, I’m hoping there’s kuroko fans here; Look up Ja Morant’s 2 spinning 360 layups he did in his most recent game. It was anime level ish

[@gamist8166]

I love the blue lock music but honestly it's so quiet sometimes. Maybe worth upping the audio specifically when you're talking about it? I know your opinions are right tho even if I don't hear it, blue lock music fire

[@GalaxyDGaming]

Will you react to new Haikyuu movie that is out?

[@k4ngbechillin]

He already saw it in theaters. Idk if he’s gonna make any new videos on it tho

[@ElevateYourPowerLevel9000]

I'm actually going to react to it again! Just recorded the first part. And I'm also releasing this week, my theater reaction with the anime recording!

[@S0yV0id]

Wait till You get to season 2 👌🏻top tier animation 😂

[@Dnite13]

top tier illustrations tho, dont know why ya'll complaining bout

[@shinineagle23]

Still top tier soundtrack, voice acting and story tho. Didn’t help that the studio rushed the animators and underpaid them

[@S0yV0id]

@@Dnite13 because if i want to see still images i would read the manga, also something very importante, season 1 was a hundred times better than this so, it's not complaining but we just expect better

[@S0yV0id]

@@shinineagle23 youre absolutely right, still going to watch this season i mean it's not that bad. it's Nice to see flash but too much (like onepiece) will get you blindend.

[@Dnite13]

@S0yV0id you guys wanted season 2 asap so that's what you get

[@GabrieleZecchini02]

Btw if you're curious to see the chop faint irl you can watch some Cristiano Ronaldo's highlights

[@marcus4_L]

Coach. In football, u score goals, not points 😊

[@karabomasibi2331]

Okay, I hate to say this but as a Blue Lock fan, coach Donny don't watch season 2. LOl

[@ElevateYourPowerLevel9000]

Oh why not?

[@NioxterixZ]

​@@ElevateYourPowerLevel9000 they're most likely talking about the season 2 animation which has been heavily criticized, i personally feel you should still watch it because it is not as bad as people say.

[@luisyagual115]

​@@ElevateYourPowerLevel9000 lower quality animation, if you don't like it there is always Ao Ashi :)

[@Matatabi-7]

its fine, even season 1 animation is not that good in latter half, i think he can still enjoy the story anyway because i dont think coach donny will read the manga anyway..

[@karabomasibi2331]

@@ElevateYourPowerLevel9000 The animation is a step down. Not sure if it's budgets, time, studio interference but it's noticeable even to laymen like me so you might tear your hair out lol