Haikyuu!! 2x5 REACTION!
Added 2024-05-02 15:00:08 +0000 UTCFULL, UNBLURRED REACTION
For the first time in this series, we sense a deeper level of tension/conflict between two teammates. We hope they can swiftly navigate through it and emerge stronger together 💪🏽
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Also wanted to add that the word that Hinata uses when he talks to Yachi when he's walking her to the bus stop is "aibou". I'm not fluent in Japanese at all so anyone can correct me on this or expand in the replies. But I heard someone explain the word before, and even tho "partner" is used as the English translation, it has a deeper meaning. It is someone that you have a deep connection with, fully trust, and share a common goal. You only have one aibou, kind of like a soulmate. That's why Yachi cried after hearing Hinata use that word to describe Kageyama.
pen
2024-05-05 14:31:26 +0000 UTCHinata is still pretty "new" to volleyball at this point and he really is only there because of Kageyama. If Suga was the official setter, Hinata most likely wouldn't have been a starting player and other players on the bench could have taken his spot such as Narita or Yamaguchi. Hinata himself said that he knows that he's only there because of Kageyama and not by his own merit back in Season 1 during the golden week training camp when they met Nekoma for the first time. He just wants to get better and wants to be able to contribute equally in every play.
pen
2024-05-05 14:17:32 +0000 UTCI always wonder if translations come across a certain way as most reactors more or less have similar opinions when it comes to Hinata during this arc... I personally believe Hinata's feelings are very valid. At this point in time, Hinata's sole purpose on the court is the "freak" quick attack. While effective, he's learned from their match with Seijou that it's ultimately not good enough. It's good for the first few times they use it, but once their opponents get used to it, Hinata is basically rendered useless. He wants to break away from that. He wants to be useful to their team no matter what, with or without the "freak" quick attack. It goes back to that "personal desire with the goal of winning for Karasuno" mindset from a few episodes ago. I don't believe this is selfish. Something that keeps coming up since their loss against Seijou is that Hinata believes Kageyama's set was perfect, but it was /him/ that couldn't put it away. Kageyama did his part, but Hinata feels he didn't do his and it's why they lost. So Hinata saying, "I want to be strong enough to compete by myself" is basically equivalent to him thinking he's holding the team back. He thinks if he doesn't get better individually, he can't help the team at all. He wants to put something on the table that's equal to what everyone else is putting on the table for the team, but he can't do that if he's not able to do anything without Kageyama setting everything up for him. Anyways, great reactions as always! I love coming home after a long day at work to see reactions from you guys. 🥰💕 I love that you guys take notes on what you want to discuss at the end of the episode and aren't afraid to rewind if you feel you've missed something. You guys were mentioning new shows you might watch in the last episode... I really hope you guys could give My Hero Academia a try in the near future! It's inspirational and the soundtrack is fantastic; it's done by the same composer that did Haikyuu!! soundtrack! I think you guys would like it a lot! 💕 Thank you guys always for such wonderful videos! Love you guys! Keep it up, but also take it easy!
m
2024-05-05 05:25:42 +0000 UTCPE teachers, coaches, and athletic directors know the importance of always identifying your balls when working with students and athletes. Someone is trying to steal Asahi’s VOLLEYballs, Jared. VOLLEYballs.🤣
antionette7
2024-05-04 03:22:12 +0000 UTCI also think it’s heartbreaking that hinata sees kageyama as a partner but he doesn’t see hinata like that as well
Shaniyah
2024-05-04 00:38:13 +0000 UTCThat is very interesting and I truly think that’s what influenced their opinions
Shaniyah
2024-05-04 00:29:32 +0000 UTCI agree kageyama was once again relying on his own abilies as a setter and shutting out his teammates which always hinders them in the end
Shaniyah
2024-05-04 00:26:37 +0000 UTCI always hate this arc for hinata because he’s just trying to grow and evolve as a player (which is completely natural and what all of the team needed at this point) and everyone kept shutting him down and pigeon holing him to that one specific attack even when they were shown time after time it wouldn’t work anymore. It gets better obviously but I know if I was hinata I would be so frustrated I’d walk off the court 😂
Shaniyah
2024-05-04 00:25:06 +0000 UTC^This exactly! Everything you wrote is true to what we saw in this episode and i hope they read this comment!
Mullner
2024-05-03 22:04:14 +0000 UTCEven Coach getting greedy there at the end. But like Nekomata said, greed can be a curse or blessing, it depends on what the Players will do now with this situation.
Tylo
2024-05-03 19:59:44 +0000 UTCI'm here to defend Hinata's "Greed" I think there is a big difference between a player who thinks he is or needs to be the best of the team and one that knows his best self is the best for the team. Hinata wanting to improve and be his best self in this instance is, in my opinion, him understanding that he is currently there for the "freak quick" and if it gets stopped then he no longer is able to help the team. Not only that, but he knows he can do more with it, if he can "fight in the air" as he says, aka: thinking about the ball's course based on the block. In fact, I think Kageyama telling Hinata that "your will is not needed for that attack" is something that is insulting and arrogant. Every team member should be an equal and should bring their best to the team, and Hinata is basically saying that he knows he can bring more, and everyone is telling him to stay in his lane... rude!
MelanieRS
2024-05-03 13:11:26 +0000 UTCalso we still have to remember hinata's volleyball iq is still very low.
Ntsuab Vwj
2024-05-03 07:32:07 +0000 UTCNO DIDDY! haha that was funny. but ya when hinata asked at the end, coach, how exactly am i suppose to practice..meaning exactly that.. how? to become stronger.
Ntsuab Vwj
2024-05-03 07:31:33 +0000 UTCi think yall should give Hinata more credit, i think greed is a great motivator and his greed isn't selfish, he wants to be stronger, being stronger is good for the entire team. i hope once you see more you will feel the same way, but greed in this sense is contagious and i think wanting to be stronger is a good thing. Ushiwaka (Japan) told Hinata and Kageyama that Oikawa was a good player but his team was weak, and i think Karasuno would be at risk of the same thing unless all the players want to become strong as individuals.
fox
2024-05-03 01:01:47 +0000 UTCI was actually going to say something like that. Hinata, more than anyone, wants to grow and contribute even more to the team. It’s not a stupid fantasy of his, but the team and coach seem to be treating it as so. I don’t really understand their mentality in those scenes. How else can you grow if you aren’t willing to try? They’re getting too caught up in their comfort zone that they aren’t even willing to try to adjust to this change Hinata wants that’ll actually allow for growth. That’s being narrow-minded in my opinion. And personally, I think having a team that can adjust to different situations proves more of a weapon and strength than a weakness, which they are unwilling to accept. Im not sure what exactly is the reason they are so adamant against this, but part of me feels like it’s because they know they were unstable and what it feels like to be unstable as a team, so they might think becoming stable is the only goal for now since the Spring tournament is around the corner. I definitely understand that and the fact that they might be considering if change will result in good or bad with the time constraint they have rn, with how much uncertainty this change brings in their eyes. But then we need to ask when is too late for change, if we don’t change now then when will we, and are we going to regret it if we don’t even try to change for the better
Sami Casingal
2024-05-02 23:59:34 +0000 UTCGreat reaction as always. I was once an elite athlete myself so I identify with every theme in the anime. I’ve seen a few reactors attribute Hinatas greed to Lev’s friendly provocation. I have a different take: Prior to meeting Lev, Hinata was already internally dealing with the loss to Sejoh. (Basketball reference) Your first step is so quick that you can get into the lane any time you want. You can cause havoc by finishing or passing for an open three. Your team thrives and has new life because your first step is just unstoppable. Until it gets stopped. First, in a practice game against a top rival. Then against a top team in the district seeding tournament. Great athletes don’t say welp “let’s just keep doing the same thing.” Hinata knows that against the better competition, there are defenders that will shut down his first step and lane penetration. How can your team win states if you’re a liability on the court? Great defenders will humble you if drive and kick is the ONLY skill you have. Hinata sees the need for himself to get better at a screen and roll or off the ball actions. He won’t be able to do that if the only play coach calls is drive and kick/finish.
Cody Wild
2024-05-02 21:21:43 +0000 UTCI’ll say this is the only episode in the series where the team felt out of character for me. The coach has been vocal about allowing the team, Hinata specifically, to try and fail in practice matches purely because they are a practice match. Yet in this episode it felt like the team was straight up refusing to hear him or just so stuck in their beliefs that they were determined to misinterpret what he wanted. To me Hinata’s argument is that of a man on crutches while everyone else learns to walk again. I understand the timing isn’t optimal but what other options do they actually have you know? Keep doing the same thing and hope it works out? Receives and blocking can only bring you so far, to become champions you need an elite scoring squad. He understood that wanting to open his eyes during the quick would cause a temporary pitfall in the chemistry, he wasn’t saying to ignore that and let him do what he wanted. He was saying, “Everyone around me is improving. My best was not good enough on multiple occasions, so let me try something new.” Back to the crutches analogy, think of the freak quick being the crutch. It works, no doubt about it. But it doesn’t work forever, especially when the team is punching above their weight. So really it’s a question of are you willing to walk on this crutch while everyone around you learns to walk again? Or are you gonna ditch the crutch, limp for a little, then everyone including yourselves can run together? That’s just my thought process on the whole thing but hey I haven’t played sports since pee-wee football so what do I know. Much love to you guys, enjoying the reaction as always, believe in that boy Hinata‼️
Jade Age
2024-05-02 18:14:20 +0000 UTCThese conflicts are both my favorite and my most disliked, because neither side is really in the wrong. It comes down to specialization vs generalization; Kageyama wants Hinata to become a better all around player by focusing on his shortcomings, while Hinata wants to polish his one skill to the absolute limit. It's also interesting that Kageyama, Sugawara and Coach Ukai (all setters) end up sharing the same opinion because they don't quite have a spiker's perspective on what HInata is describing.
Jake Thompson
2024-05-02 17:10:22 +0000 UTCJust to make it clear about whoosh quick, Hinata is referring to the "monster quick," a fast attack that only he and Kageyama can perform, and he always closes his eyes when doing it. On the other hand, the "normal quick" is a regular fast attack that other players can also perform, and Hinata doesn't need to close his eyes to do it. I think the reason Kageyama, Sugawara, and Coach Ukai all disagree with Hinata is because they are setters. Even though they can provide their hitters with good sets, they can't fully understand how the hitters feel or see on the court. While they are not entirely wrong that it's better to use a stable weapon, but as Nekoma's coach said: there's no evolution without change. So, it's all about trial and error. Of course, with the time limit until the tournament, some things might need to be let go in favor of trying new techniques. It's a tough decision for the coach and players. Although I never played sports, I was in a marching band at university and became a coach in my 3rd year. I understand how hard it can be to prioritize particular techniques or parts and letting go some before a tournament, especially with players who play different instruments from what I played when I was a player.
mamimumemo
2024-05-02 16:36:59 +0000 UTCHey there, do you know why aces are mostly from wing spikers on the left? Is it different from the go-to hitter in English? 🤔 I kinda get what エース means in Japanese in general sport but I don't really understand why in Japanese volleyball it's mostly wing spikers like Asahi said before, and it seems no fitting word in English...?
mamimumemo
2024-05-02 16:24:22 +0000 UTCwatching the whole haiku series multiple times feels like peeling an onion for me. I get to understand a different perspective each time. I remembered being confused about this conflict the first time I watched the series. I guess I was really just understanding it at face value. Back then as a first time viewer as well as someone who dosent do sports, I didn't understand what nekoma's coach was implying in terms of evolution. I also didnt fully emphatise with coach ukai's predicament about Hinata's concern to 'control the ball in midair'. I also didnt realise how important the fact that Hinata has just been playing based on kageyama's ability. my impression of hinata on my first watch was the typical underdog hero with insane abilities (which he definitely is) but I couldn't see the fact that he is ONLY the hero when kageyama sets to him using the quick attack. hence creating that burning desire to actually want to hit the ball whichever way hinata wants it and not how kageyama sets it up to be hit. But after watching again and again, i grew to understand hinata and kageyama's feelings and why kageyama still thought hinata was not worthy to be tossed to yet unless tossing for the quick and normal attack. I guess this was probably how yachi was feeling, she felt confused about the conflict and didnt realise the importance of Hinata's desire to open his eyes. Takeda's comment was so spot on! He also just naturally diffuses the tension with that comment. it was such a fact bomb that you can't deny it and he said it so nonchalantly despite the tension amongst the team members after the crash.
nur faizah
2024-05-02 16:12:00 +0000 UTC"Ace" is an interesting concept to think about, and I think Haikyuu does have a certain "trend" when it comes to those characters — Asahi, Iwaizumi, Ushijima, Bokuto, from the ones you've met so far. I personally feel like Lev's definition is more of a point-getter, and the ace doesn't necessarily score the most points, but it is the player who gets tossed to when the team's in a pinch. I think there's a rather special level of trust that needs to develop in order for someone to become an ace. I really love this conflict of Hinata and Kageyama because in different ways, they are both right — though Hinata clearly is thinking more about himself here rather than the team. That's not an ultimately bad thing, of course, and I love how over the story we get to see how different qualities can play out in and with different people, both positively and negatively.
TrianaNero
2024-05-02 15:28:32 +0000 UTC
