Sorry I’ve been slow on responding to comments, I can only check them a couple times a week cause China blocks KZfaq! Thanks so much for being here and have an amazing day!

One of my favorite things about Haikyuu is that every time an antagonist is introduced, you're hard cheering on Karasuno, but once you really get to know any player on any team, you realize they're all teenage volleyball player boys and none of them is a villain and you get to cheering on nearly everyone.

Kuro is my favourite character from Haikyuu, he’s got the energy, but he can be chill. He’s supportive and kind but he can be your worst enemy. Absolutely boss ass character and enhances a lot of characters by just being around them.

This episode is why Suga is my favorite character. He’s mature, thoughtful, and logical. But he still loves volleyball. He’s mature enough to not let his love for volleyball cloud his objective thinking, but loves volleyball enough to keep playing and genuinely enjoy it despite knowing he’s not the best. Kageyama’s got the IQ, Suga’s got the emotional intelligence. I fell in love with Haikyuu in the first episode, but this one really drove it home for me

You'll get used to not being so sure about the opposing teams at first, then by the end of the game find yourself almost rooting for them to win. The writer does an amazing job with making you appreciate something about every single character that shows up on the screen at one point or another.

Lmao I love how Oikawa is the benchmark for "this guy is sus." Your thoughts on casual volleyball is interesting, and something the show will touch on a bit if you stick around. Personally, a super casual atmosphere made it easier for me to start volleyball. I'm not a competitive player by any means, but it was extremely fun and made me enjoy the sport, especially because I went from not knowing how to do a thing to being the best receiver!

"Team with the more powerful spikes and attacks does not win, Team who lets the ball touch the ground loses." Can't wait to see Your reaction to that match, it's amazing :D

Best boy Kenma is finally here 👀

21:30 Daichi's determination hits so hard in this moment. Now winning isn't just about glory - it's about letting them continue playing more games to give Suga more potential chances to take the field.

what I really love about Suga's character is his caring and selfless nature. he always considers what is best for the team... even if he will be benched for the game... definitely the Sugamama of Karasuno. Sugamama and Dadchi is a great pair of leaders for Karasuno

Kenma is the type of character who will always be by your side no matter what, but will also push himself. He's smart and a quick thinker, he can adapt to plays from the opposing team. Kuro is right to call him Nekoma's brain and heart. Also, Asia food is indeed busting!

I can't keep saying the same everytime someone new appears but... HERE COMES THE GOAT!! I mean... everyone in this show is the GOAT, I swear to god, Furudate had no right to write such great freaking characters... man I can't wait for you to get to know him better! Also, 0 hour gang of course 🗿

0:23 "Are we gonna have hit 2000 yet?" 😂😂 At the time I'm posting this comment, you have 4.2k subscribers! I'm so happy for you

I love watching volleyball players react to Haikyuu because I've probably rewatched this show by reacts 3 times already but this is the first time I've seen someone point out the different setting techniques by Kageyama and Suga. The attention to detail is amazing!

i think you're the first person i saw that reacted to suga's different setting!! i love your attention to detail :D

Recently I rewatched Haikyuu and realized Sugawara is my favorite character. I just love this guy man...

I think you are the most intuitive reactor I have ever watched. You know the game so well, you can just see where things are going. I was so impressed when you zoomed in on exactly the kind of player Kenma is and what kind of team he would need to play on. I also loved your comments about Suga, he is such a strong teammate! Yamaguchi is one of my favorite Karasuno team members, I promise he will grow on you and wont always be just Tsukki's sidekick lol.

poor yamaguchi getting flamed just for being in proximity to tsukki HAHA

2 new, best boys have been introduced. The writer knows how to make real, relatable, and driven characters. I'm excited the nekoma practice match!! (Tbf all the matches very clearly get better in quality every time. It's crazy how good the matches are, and still get better) 9:23 I haven't seen the comment yet, but Furudate, the author, also does horror stories. So he is really good at having unsettling moments. This isn't super common past here tho, just a fun moment that you aren't sure where its going at first

I'm pretty sure you will quickly grow to love Nekoma - not only because they are great characters in the show but also because of how much they add to the growth of some Karasuno players (I will not say who cause we avoid spoilers here but oh, I'm so curious how you will react to future episodes!). Also, trivia: Tanaka and Taketora from Nekoma have a really interesting dynamic implied by kanji signs in their names - Tanaka has dragon while Taketora has tiger.

Gotta say Nekoma is probably my absolute favorite team in this show! Theyre great as a seprate entity abd theyre the perfect "side dish" to our team whenver theyre incolved with Karasuno always expect greatness

I love how at 31:32 you can already see Hinata being surprised by Kenma being there exactly like what happens at the start of next episode.

lmao "are we going to be at 2k subscribers when this drops" my guy you done did blitz that one. youtube recommended you to me this week and i'm loving the content, especially from a fellow queenslander. keep it coming, this is far and away my favourite sports anime of all time

"A SUCCULENT CHINESE MEEEAL?!" iykyk lol

KENMAAAAA

"Im drinking my pre-workout and i got my lil Avengers cup...😏I think it's kinda cool🤓" lolll. while commenting on this I noticed its already racked up 357 comments!!! dang my dude, you've done a great job fostering a really good community. Everyone trolling you on Eren in AoT was awesome.

dude told you suga is the mom of the team , if he was a female he would be the best mom ever XD every thing about him screams "a mom would do that "

'Kenma' means to polish in Japanese (like a cat sharpening its claws?), while 'Kuro' (from Kuroo) means black, and it's a typical name for a black cat in Japan. I'm already a big fan of this show, but hearing your analysis as a player, like about Kageyama's overhead receive technique, makes me feel the realism of this show even more and kind of makes me proud!😆 BTW, every time you joke about Tsukki, it cracks me up.😂

Bro its wild. Found yout account a week ago at 2k. Now you are at 4,2k and your comments are filled in 59min. So glad for you and always look forward to your reaction

You can use space bar to pause/resume and arrows to navigate by 5 secs. Might make it a bit easier.

Kenma and kuroo (kenma calls him Kuro) are my absolute favourites. I even managed to get mini versions of the kenma and kuro cats & did some cross-stitch chibi Kenma and Kuro. My karasuno faves would have to be Tsuki and Kageyama.

You have amazing insight😳 I want to watch your reaction to anime that require consideration like AOT!!

The way I dropped everything to come watch, love your reactions! I'm so excited for you to meet more of the baby boys!

😅the 'YUCK!!!' to Kenmas toes had me dying. 😂 I react like that too. Can't wait for you to find out who's no.5 like you 😊

If you're old, we can form an oldies club with any fellow "advanced aged" individuals in the comments 😂😂. I'm 30, btw. 👋🏾

2k or you know 4k lol “Bustin” dig all the Australianisms or Ozzisms I feel like for fun should be everyone’s goal but doing your best is important in every situation. I think the line is whether you get on others. At the competitive level you can hold your teammates accountable at a “casual level” there should be no repercussions for bad play

The daily Tsuki slander. 🤣🤣 Suga mama was looking for his lost baby. Always so cute. Best boi Kenma is here. 😆

Japanese sports club normally have managers, being mostly girls (there are exceptions of course). So it wouldn't be odd if the manager didn't know about the sport when starting the managing position... That counts as extracurricular activities for your academic curriculum. (but we'll get to know Kiyoko a bit later xD) 8:23 - Actually the opposite xD Wow look how young he is (I'm 33 ) Kenma best boiii \o/

3:23 the way my mouth dropped open (I love the quick Neko/Nekoma realization with the eyes and the cat really good would still work; he said "lately, 'we're strong', I think." // "As for recently/lately, I think we're strong." wassup bro - lol I think it's _something about those eyes and what he's saying_ .

25:54 damn he is really gonna love inarizaki, isn't he?)

I really love your reactions omg.. the insight, the attention to detail and the accuracy/foreshadowing! “Someone is always watching” iykyk 🥰 also best boi Kenma is herrrreee! ❤

Yuss you’ve met some of the nekoma guys!! That is my favorite enemy team, I love their style, looking forward to watch your reaction to their practice match!!

you know it's shaping up to be a great day when you hear that "ayoo what is up legends" lol.

17:16 Eeeeeee!!! my beautiful 🐈‍⬛! Kuro is one of my favorite characters in the entire series and I cannot wait for you to see more of him!

After you talking about Suga this episode, I can't wait for you to see a certain team captain in season 4. Also.... Haikyuu is notorious for the disappointment you get at the end of an episode because it's the end of the episode.

I love that you get to come back to over 4000 subscribers!! Now to finish watching the video before I comment again!

You've finally met one of the "oya oya oya" trio, Kuro! 🤣 2 more to go!!!

Hinata's teacher is a baddie :D

Love the content, don't worry about saying names wrong (you didn't btw), just have fun and you'll get used to them over time. Thank you for being so connected to the show and sharing your stories and emotions with us. Loving the journey! LESGO!!

im a long time haikyuu fan, and i'm going through ur reactions now and theyre such a delight

The episodes are out of order on your Haikyuu playlist. Goes episode 8, episode 11, episode 9, episode 12, episode 10, episode 13. Merry "Battle at the Garbage Dump" day.

Man, from your comments, I cannot wait for you to watch S2. There is somebody's development that would be interesting to see your reaction to. LMAO, carpet grippers?

Not a spoiler but tbh Kenma is one of the best players and also best characters in the show, he is such a loyal and competitive little fellow even tho he doesnt show it often, also he likes gaming so he is usually on his phone playing lol but he is quite attentive and intellectually, he doesnt seem to talk all with strangers but if you become his friend he is quite talkative , he is such a fun friend and a great teammate to be around!!! In conclusion an introvert who was forced into playing an extroverts sport😂😂😂

FINALLY!!! Been waiting for this. I actually was so excited with the news that the movie will be showing in my country in May that I watched ahead 😅 But it's actually not the sam without your commentary so I'm still watching your vids 😊

Totally hooked on your commentary: so much energy and insight. As soon as one is over, I'm ready for your next one. Haikyuu! is all about the character development; that's what makes it watchable multiple times. Glad you enjoy these kinds of episodes as well as the action packed ones.

You need to hurry and reach season 4 ASAP!! The 1st part of the 2-part haikyuu 'final' Movie will hit the international theatre later this month~!! I hope you wont get spoiled by then lmao

Relating so mch on the topic of casual sporting... i can't do it either - it's just give it all and be competitive or go home :D haha

I’m so excited for next episode!!! 😁

"don't do that with your feet bro" 🤣🤣🤣

I always look forward to these reactions, I definitely feel like I'm learning new things from your insight, like pointing out the differences in Suga and Kageyama's setting. That's so cool that the animators went to that level of detail! I think I get what you mean about not liking casual sports. It sounds to me that it's a casual attitude toward playing, more than at what level your team is competitively playing, that is disliked. That having the attitude of "I'm just doing this for fun, so I'm not going to give it my all and I don't want to try to improve if it takes actual effort" is someone who shouldn't even bother playing. Like with most things, it takes effort and hard work to excel at something, the people who only want to pursue a sport, or a hobby, while it's easy, but give up when it gets difficult, will never achieve greatness. You definitely don't want someone like that on your team, because they'll just hold you back. It makes me think of a scene from another anime, Sound! Euphonium. It's about a high school band who say their goal is to go to nationals, but it's something that they say, not actually something they work toward. When the new teacher/conductor shows up, he challenges the band on that goal: do they actually want to pursue that goal, or do they just want to have fun? If they say they just want to play for fun, then that's how he'll lead the club. But if they say they actually want to pursue their goal, then he's going to push them, and it won't be easy. He's basically calling out who the casual band members are so they don't drag down the ones who want to compete, because they cannot both inhabit the same space.

So pumped for the next episode. 😂😅

9:17 Fun fact is that the author actually writes/draws horror so they included this part in; you would see some “eerie” scenes like these in the series (Instead of busting, we call it bussing/bussin over here lmao) 18:52 The way you’re like “Oh hell naw” on kenma but I assure you that he’s definitely not going to be like oikawa😭😭🙏

Next episode is peak it’s gonna be your favorite

finally, our bois from nekoma 🙅 i find really great how furudate made every team's dynamic so different from each other and how you can actually compare one's abilities with the other! you will see that eventually :) they're really great heh as i always, love your reactions and commentaries 🩷

you do eventually hear a little more about the manager in later seasons

The urge to just keep watching. It is so addictive. I do love the music it enhances the show so much. Also, you probably remember but neko is cat 🐈. Loving watching this again with you.

Hello??! That catch with Suga’s hand!!! I never even knew that! Thanks for that nugget. Hope ur having a great time in China. My obligatory comment to every video now: leave oikawa alone 🤣😭🤣😭🤣😭 you know u love him😂😂

ahhh im so hyped for this practice match!! great video as always!

I remember Coach Donnie (another Haikyuu reactor who is a vb coach and an art teacher) also complained about Kageyama's toss, 😂😂😂 He said the same thing about the way his hands part. For someone who's supposed to be a genius setter, he has pretty poor setting technique. As someone whose only volleyball knowledge came from haikyuu anime, I thought it looked cool, lol! Specially when watching from Kageyama's POV, it looks like he's parting a curtain so we can watch Hinata spike.😂😂😂 I guess the animators used artistic license more than the actual technique. I thought the spinning balls look cool too, but it turns out to be one of the unrealistic part of haikyuu. 😅😅😅

29:44 I ca'nt breathe im not even laughing that hard but it's those short little continuous chuckles "YUUUCK" (32:00 besides the lovely Ennoshita Chikara)

Imagining literally anybody going up to kenma and saying "WHAT'S UP BRAH?" is absolutely hysterical

lol 2,000 sub. lol try 4.2kCongrats man, you deserve it. Brightening so many of our days

27:03 A little FIY about the uniform numbers. The third years get the lowest numbers, with Daichi at #1, then Suga at #2, Asahi at #3, then second years, with Noya at #4 and Tanaka at #5, with the 3 subs at #6-#8, followed by the first years, with Kageyama at #9 and Hinata at #10, Tsukki at #11 and Yamaguchi at #12. The same pattern is followed at other high schools. The captain would have a line under his #, as you can see on Daichi's uniform. Usually the captain wears #1, but there are exceptions, with some other schools having their captains wearing #2 or #4. But generally, #1 is captain.

Lol if 25 is old I must be ancient at the ripe age of 31 😂

Again some great character introductions. I love those Nekoma guys :D

i was having an annoying day so this video immediately lifted my mood excited to see your reaction to nekoma 👁️👁️

As someone who is very non-competitive I can kind of understand your point of not liking sharing space with people who are in it "for fun". we have totally different goals. Obviously for people who don't care if they have to suffer dreadfully if it means they get to win, having someone like me on their team would be like a slap in the face. They suffered through all that harsh work and training and now they can't even get the payoff of winning cause some shmuck who's just here for a bit of fun hasn't worked hard enough for you to rely on. I always really liked the idea of doing a sport and getting to support each other and do cool things without ever really caring about winning outside of maintaining morale. I got pushed out of those spaces by coaches and team captains who insisted that everyone was more focused on winning at the expense of enjoying it. why you wanna send me to what's basically a marine bootcamp cause I wanna throw/hit a ball with my friends on the weekend? ya know? that and I get way too salty at coaches employing collective punishment like - "I hear jake talked back to a teacher today. sounds to me like yall need to spend the next 2.5 hours running under the sun instead of practice."

Ayeeee we going thru these 🔥🔥haikyuu about to change

When I played, I was never a starter. I was on the practice team and I came in games when we needed extra defense. I always looked at as the starters were as good as they were because they had to play me every practice. I never once took a play off in practice and it was very rare for the starters to get a clean point off me. If that was the only way I could contribute to the team then so be it. I still loved my time playing with those girls and learned a lot about the sport and myself. Also my boyfriend Kuro has made an appearance, let’s goooooooo!!!!!!

I’ve never turned away anyone who wanted to push me to be my hardest, you feel me.

The Suga convo hurts SOOOOO much

😂 he hit 4 k don’t underestimate urself bro phenomenal content

I cant wait for you to see Kenma play

I’m also 25. Making me feel old too lol. Love these reactions though, keep it up!

"Are we gonna have hit 2000 yet?" *looks at the subscribers* idk man (4.25k at time of commenting)

18:39 IM FUCKING DEAD LMAOOO PERFECT RESPONSE

On casual sports. I play badminton casually. Very casually. I just used it as a tool to release steam from work. My workmates introduced me to badminton. Meaning I only started sports waaaay after school. As in I started when I was 23? 24? Very late compared to others. I became decent and bought my own equipment which I still use to this day. Sports is a real investment sometimes but it's so worth it. Me and my husband are quite stingy. That's what we bond over. So maybe he felt betrayed that I started investing on my shoes, my racket, things like that. Because he keeps on saying "you don't need to spend money for exercise. Just borrow a baketball and just shoot your shot, run, whatever" But that never works for me. I can never exercise just for exercise. Especially run. I don't like hearing my own thoughts. I need distractions, or restrictions and goals, aka a game. I need the confines of a game to get me moving. I can't "just run" or "just exercise" I think I have ADHD. 😅 I feel like I got decent, good? Considering I played way later than normal. I get to beat some men in the local badminton club. Sometimes you just need some curiosity to start. Also Now my husband plays even without me. He plays more often badminton and now basketball is out. He has 4 rackets more than me. I have only 1 and I love it. So much for our stingyness 😂

I have long since realized I am not someone who has the BIGGEST competitive drive but I do have a competitive drive overall above that of the average person so I am with you about hating those who are more casual about it or at least hate when they try to push that onto those who are competitive.

26:38 I know exactly what you mean... I really hated playing volleyball during high school P.E. class because everyone else were casuals. I mean, I really really hated it, because they were just hitting the ball back and forth over the net since most of them don't know how to play. Volleyball would be extremely boring without the "bump, set, and spike" pattern.

I suddenly feel sorry for Tsuki.... 😅

26:04 I can relate to you, I'm also an athlete and I've been competing and representing my municipality and province since I was in elementary. Mine's dancesport and it's not a team sport but I have a partner, my province is small and the sport is considerably new in our place. We had difficulty in acquiring materials needed for our sport, we also had difficulty finding a coach to the point that we need to invite a coach from a far away city. It's been hard for us but it's worth it, my partner and I trained hard and we fell inlove with the sport. We achieved countless feats from competing within our school and municipality to representing our municipality and competing with other municipalities to representing our region and competing in a national level. The achievement my partner and I achieved is thanks to the support of our parents and coach, I will always be thankful. We came from a small and remote municipality, but through our hardwork and love for the sport, we achieved a lot. We also made the sport thrive in our municipality, my partner and I always visit our elementary school to teach the students there for free. We're not only competing, we also start teaching other students, we're guiding new little ones and seeing their achievements made us proud. 💜

Ennoshita, Kinoshita and Narita are kinda the "forgotten trio" of Karasuno :D but you will see a bit more of them later ^^ and don't speak ill of Kenma he is my all time fav character in Haikyuu, I love KuroKen :) (sorry that's the fandom ship name for Kuroo and Kenma, makes it easier to talk about them this way ;D) anyways Nekoma is a great team :) and I hope you will get over your hate for Oikawa because he genuinely loves Volleyball

If 25 is old, I've got one foot in the grave, lol.

im watching this while getting ready for school, got the notification this time🤞🏻 MY BOY KENMA IS FINALLY HEREEE💓💞💕❤️💘❣️ Nekoma is easily In my top 3 favorite teams, 1) Karasuno 2) Nekoma 3)The team with the guy you got from the vending machine☝🏻

The real Number 5 is the best out of all of them, if you ask me 😏 I love them all, I do, but in my heart he is the GOAT. Also, man, Tsukki's story will get you, one way or another, just based on your comments about different reasons to play. I am so invested in your Tsukki journey 😂

Lachy, I live in the USA and we have a open gym for everyone that used to play in college and some even semi Olympic competitors. People who play in actually beach tournaments, even some old people that are just absolutely saucy with their sets, hits, you name it. Everyone plays setter and it’s a classic rotation there are some people that will switch if they only want to set and stuff no libero or anything but everyone goes to WIN. Things get really heated and you build friendships and rivalry’s. It’s top level, there are different courts and if you wanna take it easy and chill then play on the lower level court but if you’re coming to win and coming to get better to play against great players then you’ll be on the higher courts. These people play volleyball, travel and just live their life playing the sport it’s crazy. I’m 19 and recently stopped playing but my goodness rewatching haikyuu with you being able to cry in the parts that I didn’t really relate to before. I stopped playing and now asahi and suga’s scene really hit me deep. Thank you for letting us watch this with you, this is really cool to watch a channel that’s about to blow up. Next thing you know you’ll be at 1m man. Sorry I’m yappin, take care!

The draft pool for you got a little bigger now. Really interested to see who'd you pick for your all-star squad by series finale. 😁👍

Ooh I've never played beach, only indoor.... I always thought that Kageyama was doing that last ditch receive where you have your arms up because you're too far forward in back row and get it to hit your raised forearms. I didn't know that was a thing with the hands in beach.

Cant wait for you to see Ennoshita's growth!!!!!

Kuroo my favourite boyyyyy