Omg I'm cringing so hard.... 🙈

Oh my gosh, the second-hand embarrassment of this never fades, no matter how many times I've watched/read this part 😂 But in all honesty, this arc is beautiful and plants seeds to a lot of great moments later on.

I honestly admire Hinata's courage and tenacity, not for showing up uninvited to the camp but for apologising and staying on as ball boy for a chance to improve. Someone with less mental strength would have folded and stayed content to practise with the seniors. Since this is technically the second time Hinata's infiltrated Shiratorizawa after S2E1 when he followed Ushijima on his run, we already know he's capable of doing incredibly moronic and reckless things, but I think it's sometimes forgotten that Hinata has the drive to do many things that others wouldn't or couldn't, like play alone for 3 years in junior high, train with the ladies' team after losing to Kitagawa Daichi and getting criticised by Kageyama, practising receiving when Kageyama wouldn't set to him in S1, give up his entire quick set in S2 and train a new one...precisely because he knows his shortcomings and physical limits and will never stop hungering to improve. I would cut him some slack for being anxious when Kageyama and Tsukki have gotten opportunities for special training and he naturally feels he has to catch up somehow.

I love Kageyama’s saying “I’m going on ahead” cuz he knows Hinata eventually will be the same level as him.

Honestly, Kageyama being chosen was not only one of the best things for him, but also for Hinata in my opinion, as it gives him the opportunity to develop his skills without always depending on Kageyama.

As a Japanese, it is very interesting to see so many people here experiencing that secondhand embarrassment to the same degree as we do. 😆

Tsukishima losing his composure is always going to be funny. And thus the Ball Boy Arc begins.

I heard that volleyball in japan had been on a steady decline every year for a long time. Then Haikyuu!! came out and inspired a lot of kids to pick up the sport. It have been growing every year since.

I get that people get second hand embarrassment from a lot of stuff that Hinata does, especially in this episode but man, I WISH I had the confidence he does. He believes in himself so much, and while he doesn’t have the technical skill yet, he has the confidence and drive to get there.

I still have to pause the video when hinata appears at the lineup even after watching this 4-5 times already because the second hand embarrassment is so real and I die a little inside each time 😂

One think is easy to miss if you aren't familiar with japanese customs is that Sakusa calls Ushijima "Wakatoshi-kun", Ushijima's given name. It's surprising because Sakusa is 1) younger than Ushijima and 2) not even from the same school (in fact they're from two different cities), so calling him by his given name reflects closeness/friendship. Like really close friendship. To put this in perspective, only the third years at Shiratorizawa call him Wakatoshi. Shirabu, Shiratorizawa's setter and the same age as Sakusa, calls him Ushijima-san ("san" is a polite honorific) out of respect. Japanese people don't call each other by their given name as commonly and as freely as other countries do. Especially to someone older than you. They call each other by their surname/family name and an honorific depending of their relationship/status. So this really draws attention. I hope this is helpful! It's just a subtle (or not so subtle) way of showing Sakusa's and Ushijima's relationship. It can get lost if someone is not aware of this custom or not familiar with the language. I hope you read this comment! And that you enjoy season 4!

You're entering one of the best training arcs in existence, I absolutely cannot wait to see your perspective on it! The change of art style here is fitting in my opinion, because this feels like the point where Haikyuu starts getting exponentially more mature as a story. There are no real-life people in Haikyuu if memory serves - some characters have irl models, but that's about it. Furudate (the author) themselves said that there's usually no one "model" for a character, it's more of an amalgamation of traits they see in different people. That being said, they did get a permission to enter the Ajinomoto training center and do research there for this arc specifically! Furudate takes research very seriously, and I'm sure some interviews took place there, too. At the very end of the story, Furudate thanked Masashi Nanbu, the current manager of Panasonic Panthers and a former youth team coach. Looks like Furudate interviewed them right around the end of the Shiratorizawa match, which they were ecstatic about. Kanji are characters that came from China, and there can be multiple ways of reading it; when you're starting out, you need furigana to read it, which is pretty much spelling kanji out.

If you'll notice when Tsukishima calls Hinata an idiot, he uses the standard "baka" instead of "boke" because that version of "idiot" is kinda Kageyama's catchphrase and associated with Kageyama so even in that instance he can't let Kageyama win. He is that petty.

21:30 kanji are characters that represent an idea, and some kanji can have more than one possible pronunciation (for example the "ao" in "Aoba Josai" can also be read as "sei," which is why the school is nicknamed Seijoh for short). furigana is when you write hiragana/katakana (which are purely phonetic characters, so each one represents a sound rather than an idea) above/next to a kanji to indicate how it should be pronounced. so for example, Karasuno is written as 烏野 in kanji. with furigana, it would be 烏(からす)野(の) to let the reader know that the kanji are pronounced 烏(karasu)野(no). so you basically got the point of Tanaka's conversation scene. Ennoshita was hoping that Takeda also wrote up the phonetic spelling for each kanji so that Kageyama could read the directions easily. (but he didn't, so he can't, lol.)

IN terms of washijo, it's interesting. He blocked hinata's entrance into the camp so he's not as pure intentioned as others are. Part of him at least wants to crush hinata's spirit by giving him a position that is "beneath" him. Part of him is also probably at least curious about hinata.

1.) Love how you predicted Hinata's meltdown before seeing it. 2.) Never thought I'd even up missing the "cryptkeeper" nickname. It's quite endearing.

Oh man, seeing your reaction made me remember how embarrassed I was on my first watch! 🤣 Yeah, this episode is definitely hard to watch. Even after 5+ times through the series the second-hand embarrassment is always there.

I can relate to Hinata sooo much in this! Me and my bestfriend used to play Taekwondo together. We do everything together, we leveled up our belts together, joined all competitions local and regional together, even won the same medals every competition but one summer, she was the only one invited to train and be part of our country's national team. I cried for daaaaayss. 😭 But eventually, I realized that she actually is the better one (more athletic, too) and that she deserves the recognition. 😊 but it took me a few weeks, though. 😅

This arc, this season, and the story beyond, likely began my journey for Hinata becoming my favorite sports anime/manga protagonist. He’s possibly even my favorite shonen protagonist. He taught me that having such a burning passion, the right amount of selfishness, and the right amount of work ethic can create something you’ll be proud of. Love this dude and his journey. Everyone should find something they love as much as Hinata loves volleyball and being a competitor

Washijo is a harsh coach but his assessment is truly valid. He’s still a seasoned coach and all we have to do is trust his process. 😊

Glad to see you were not immune to the gigantic second-hand embarrassment that scene means for the whole fandom 😂 it will remain forever iconic but not in a very good way hahaha I still can't see it without making weird faces And yes! Kiyoomi my dear! I'm super biased towards him (my forever profile pic) he is one of the new characters that will remain relevant for the rest of the story, so yeah, keep your eyes on him Hinata and Washijo relationship is just sooo interesting! It keeps developing from here, the man has a weird soft spot for Hinata hahha It's indeed bittersweet you have come this far; I cannot wait for you to finish this season and maybe read what it's still pending in the manga so we can hear your thoughts about everything Haikyuu has to offer, but at the same time I don't want this to end, re-watching haikyuu with your insight has been so entertaining 🥲

The way that Hinata matures in this arc is really heartwarming. He learns so much as a ball boy. It makes me excited for the movies later this year (hopefully) all over again.

Love that you're back for S4, loving the critiques and evaluations of not just the game but the characters 😄

In case you missed it, remember the 2 other silhouettes behind Ushijima when they showed the top 3 spikers in Japan high school volleyball back on season 2? That permed guy Sakusa is one of them.

Best training arc, and BEST CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT FOR HINATA 🤭🤭🤭 it’s so worth it, we promise!!!

Regarding your questions about Kageyama getting lost: Japanese has different classes of characters. Takeda sensei wrote the instructions in full Japanese Kanji. But considering there are thousands of Kanji characters, it's often written with small "helper" characters above the more rare ones. These are called furigana. Takeda didn't include these because he assumed Kageyama would be familiar with the kanji he used. But, as we know, Kageyama is not the best student lol, so he gets lost as he can't read the instructions properly.

It is tough to memorize all kanji since there are more than 2,000 letters for daily use (I know one kanji which has 100 ways of pronunciations). Additionally it's sometimes so difficult to guess how to pronounce geographical names since there are no definite rules on their pronunciations. Also, poor Kageyama, a young country boy, was in the biggest station of the country😅

Just a quick correction, at the jump measurement tsukki landed a 334 cm and hinata a 333 cm so technically tsukki jumped higher :))

season 4 is my favorite ahhhh i’m so excited for you to watch the ball boy arc 💗

it's time!!!!! not the end of Haikyuu luckily, there will be two more movies made covering the rest of the manga! we'll see how that works out, there's a lot to cover. every time hinata says 'what about me?' i just want to curl up and die, tuski coming in with the 'bless your heart' tone too hinata totally ready to commit crimes to ball, that's my boy i love that the other players want Hinata there, so much respect for him even though he's lacking in so many places! Takeda is the kind of person that if they are disappointed in you, it's worse than getting yelled at by anyone else, imo

This episode was difficult for me to watch as well and I LOVE that you could see things happening from a mile away 🤣🤣 As for Washijo sensei, I don't like to speculate people's intention because I find it impossible to know what someone truly thinks or feels, but the fact that he allows Hinata to stay (despite Hinata having proven him wrong before) at least implies that he's not afraid to be proven wrong again. It may not be a good opportunity that he's giving Hinata, but he's also not completely shutting Hinata out because of petty personal feelings either. I can respect that.

Alright, bit of a translation flub in this episode (annoyingly common for this show): Sakusa isn't the only second-year at the camp, but the only second-year among the Top 3 spikers.

both Nekomata-sensei and Washijou-sensei are WISE. and not at an ordinary level. they KNOW what they doing. don't forget that. 🇧🇷♥️

I’ve been binge watching your reactions the last couple weeks and I can’t believe I’m already caught up to present time. It’s wild to me that someone so talented and accomplished as yourself has been dedicated to this anime and the fandom it has, and I hope you know how much we appreciate you. 🖤 I’ve re watched Haikyu so many times and I’ve watched a few reaction videos of it too but I truly love your reactions in every aspect. Weather it’s the technical aspect, relating/critiquing characters, or even commenting on the over all story line and imagery in the anime itself. Season 4 is my personal favorite out of all the seasons. For me it’s one that evokes such strong hard hitting emotions again and again and I can’t wait to see and hear your perspective on it all. Thank you so much for taking the time to give us these reactions and I eagerly await your next video whenever it comes. 🖤🖤

I loved that you instantly caught up on Hinata' sneaking to the camp before they showed it 🤣

私はあなたの言葉はわからないが、シーズン1からここまで見てしまった😆あなたのリアクションは最高だ！👏👏

I am so pumped for the next half-year of my life these videos, this was amazing! SPOILERS I GUESS (ANIME ONLY): I'm sure others have commented but this is definitely not the final season of Haikyuu. Can explain further but what has been aired is not the final :)

About the Japan men's teams' head coach and his speech, Coach Hibarida is not actually a real-life figure. As far as I remember, there's only 2 irl vb figures who get name-dropped in all of Haikyuu (1st as you may remember is Arie Selinger by Ukai Sr. in season 3, and you'll see the 2nd one later in this season) Back to the topic of Coach Hibarida's speech, I think it's simply a message that the manga author wants to spread esp to new fans or non-fans of the sport who don't see its complexities yet. After all, at first look, one would definitely think there's no way Shiratorizawa could be defeated, but vb is not all about height and power, hence the long and epic battle that is all of season 3😁

I really hope you enjoy season 4, it's my favorite season out of them all! I'm excited that it's finally time to watch it again alongside you

4:54 daichi with sulking face is so cute lmao

I love Sakusa, he's awesome. Can't wait for you to meet the new characters. Also everyone's reacton to Hinata being there is just hilarious

Not sure if someone else has explained this yet, but Japanese has several writing systems, one of which is kanji as you mentioned. The main difficulty with this one is that there are several ways to read the characters, especially when it comes to place names as Kageyama is dealing with. That is why they mentioned furigana, which is used to write down how to read the kanji and would have been helpful to him

I love that even though it's not what he wants, he accepts to stay as a ball boy! If it's hard for us to not see him playing or practicing, one can only imagine how Hinata feels when he's taken away volleyball. Still, probably my favorite season in the anime!

Sarah dying from second hand embarrassment when Hinata just showed up at the training camp is so relatable tho TwT, the first time I saw this, I cringed very hard too haha, I was also feeling so bad for Tsukki too XD I really love the ball boy arc for Hinata tho, so I'm really looking forward to your next reactions!!

We're finally here people, and I'm gonna enjoy this like you have no idea, definitely the best season

The beginning to this arc gives me the feeling that Washijo-sensei will end up being just as important a part of Hinata's life as Kageyama, albeit a much more indirect one.

I might be one of those in the minority but I actually don't think Washijo actually bears any ill will towards Hinata in particular at all. I think he honestly just believes that Hinata is not skilled enough to be in this training camp at this point. It goes back to what Ushijima said to Hinata back during the Shiratorizawa game. 'If you can't fight with height, then what can you do if your technique is clumsy too?' If he actually didn't want Hinata to succeed, he would be well in his rights to send Hinata home. Instead, he gave Hinata exactly what he asked Takeda for (a chance to observe players better than him in and out of practice). He could not very well allow someone who crashed the camp to practice as it sets a bad precedent and compromises the integrity of the training camp. So he makes Hinata ball boy which gives him exactly what he wants (the chance to observe). I think the reason he says those things to Hinata (how Kageyama is required for Hinata to be effective) is not to discourage/humiliate him but to make him realize why he wasn't chosen for this camp (In Washijo's mind, given that Hinata just crashed the camp he must think that he deserves to be there which is true when you see how Hinata handles the news that he wasn't selected). The words he said to Hinata might have been blunt, but they were true. Given the game in S3, I think you can tell that this bluntness is part of his coaching style, not anything that's directed towards Hinata in particular. This is supposed to be a camp for the best rookies in the prefecture and without Kageyama, Hinata is an average spiker who cannot serve, receive or set. People have also brought up the fact that the Jozenji coach recommended Hinata, but Washijo overruled him. I think that's because Washijo is just a better and more experienced coach who can see clearly what Hinata lacks. Washijo, just like Grandpa Ukai, has a lot of experience. Washijo has made Shiratorizawa a perennial powerhouse with or without talent like Ushijima, so he knows how to scout talent. I firmly believe he would not let his resentment for shorter players cloud his overall judgment and that the barrier that prevented Hinata's entry into the camp is not based on height but solely his ability and skill.

Season 4 may not be as good as the animation from previous seasons but it's still my favourite season because of the arcs the characters go through and the story of this season.

This arc is full of pain, but it is so worth it!

Imma come out and just say- I’d love to watch you react to other anime. Actually a specific few anime that would help scratch the Haikyuu itch. Actually just this one show about a medieval Japanese card game. It’s called Chihayafuru, and I’ve been hoping that there’d be someone who’d appreciated the sports aspects of Haikyuu to also share their experience with it. I don’t want to take away anything by describing what it’s about, but it’s author clearly understands the struggles and joys of living an athlete. If you’re up for trying something unexpected with the channel after Haikyuu, please give it a chance.

This episode is the pinnacle of season 4. I'm so excited to watch this whole season with Sarah.

I actually wasn’t attracted to Hinata much in S1. I thought he is just another classic overzealous but pure hearted protagonist with light-color hair. It’s not until later on Hinata shows the other side of his personality: he can be “greedy” and his hunger for more can be even intimidating for people who don’t have the competitiveness in them. Sneaking in the training camp and insisting to improve the freak quick, I really enjoy seeing this side of Hinata which he is much more than the sweet angelic baby

the assistant coach needing to stifle a laugh in the final scene always cracks me up

Estou muito feliz acompanhando suas reações e comentários sobre o anime. Sucesso, Sarah ❤

ずっと待ってましたぁ！ I've been waiting for this video for a long time!

Don't worry kind maam, season 5 is definitely on the way. We're going to wait for it no matter how long it takes!!

Sarah's gonna meet so many great characters soon! And all the fantastic songs that come with them (I especially love Seagulls). I'm super hyped. Also, Japan uses three sets of characters for their written language. Hiragana and katakana are just sounds さ/サsa, ち/チchi, だ/ダda, etc. Katakana is used for stuff like foreign words and specific cases (apparently it can be used kind of like caps lock). Hiragana is used for Japanese words and stuff like particles. Kanji is taken from Chinese, so it's thousands of different symbols which have their own meanings (and can have multiple meanings for each symbol) which may or may not resemble their Chinese origins. Since kanji can be hard to learn, stuff like books and games intended for kids and people learning the language usually have furigana, which is hiragana and katakana written above/to the side of kanji which helps the reader know what's written. Edit: So, you could spell "watashi" (which is a way to say "I" or "me" in Japanese) as わたし in hiragana, ワタシ in katakana, or 私 in kanji. Since the first two are just just sounds instead of a symbol with a meaning, they're easy to read, but kanji is unambiguous (especially when surrounded by other characters since Japanese doesn't use spaces) and easy for people who know it.

S4 is my favorite season of Haikyuu, so I'm so happy you've arrived here. The second hand embarrassment is so real; I couldn't believe Hinata did that the first time I watched it and could only imagine if he'd snuck into a camp when I was in high school. (He'd probably be chucked out the door.) Curly-haired Sakusa deserves all the appreciation and the love. I have such a passion for this arc because it aired during a tough patch in my life and it taught me many things, so I'm excited to share that journey again. 😊

20:48 haha I had the same reaction! I paused it and literally left it at that exact spot for I think a couple of weeks when that episode first came out. I just couldn’t handle the second hand embarrassment, made me scream and cringe internally so much 😂 but then I built up the courage again to watch it and it’s def one of my favorite arcs in the entire series! Trust me, I think you’ll love it a lot! Especially since you tend to dive really deep into things :)

i just became a member today when i saw this on your profile and i love season 4 so i tried to get in. im so excited for you to go in this journey for hinata (but it really is embarrassing in these first eps 😂😂)

Sakusa, my love! We saw his back at the end of the Ova, his team won first place in Tokyo, defeating Fukurodani (2nd place). You'll love this season, it's the Best in my opinion. Hoping to see more reactions! 🥰

For me washijo is the best old man ,love him

YAYYYY FINALLY! Thanks for the reaction, goddess

Thank you for the reaction Sarah, u just made my day a little better 🥺🧡

So happy that you have started to react to season 4 🎉🎉🎉 pls be ready for all these back story of players, always love ur reaction❤

Tysm for this and I'm thrilled to binge all your reactions throughout season 4!! I can't wait! 🫶

Yeeeeeeeees I WAS WAITING FOR THIS ❤ Don’t worry, we’re still waiting for the two movies coming out 😊

If the "pixie/elf" and Sarah ever met, they would be natural enemies. LOL

OMG Sarah!!! You're going to die in this season!!! So many feels!!

I love your deep knowledge and memorization of haikyu environment its past events, its players and coach etc. Love the reactions.

I watched all of your reactions. I feel like I'm watching haikyuu again with someone. Love all of your reactions.

So excited for this arc! The ball boy arc became a favorite of mine on my rewatches. ❤

I caught up! I discovered your reactions a week or two ago and JUST finished s3e10 and I knew you hadn't started s4 yet, so this was such a great surprise 😁

LOVE this season!!! Can't wait for Sarah's comments to this one

I can't believe it. It feels like it was just last week when you started the season 1! I love your journey through my most favorite serie. I'm happy we can join you and be part of it too! I'm sure you're going to love the final season, it tastes even better when you go back to the point from where those guys started. It hits me every time! About Hinata...tbh at this point I'm not even sure what's more ballsy, sneaking in uninvited or actually hiding the pride and staying outside of the actual practice 😂

i've been waiting for this forever, so excited to see it

Let's gooooo! I didn't think they could top Season 3, but Season 4 has so many of my favorite moments, and I know Sarah will pick up on all the through lines they've built.

OMGGG THANK U FOR UR REACTION TO THIS NEW HAIKYUU SEASONN!

The writing this episode is soooo good. I can't wait for you to meet some of the new characters this season. I have a feeling which one you will LOVE.

If I'm honest, this particular arc with Hinata crashing into the training camp uninvited and playing as the ball boy is a stepping stone into his volleyball journey. If we look at their past dynamics, he played volleyball in middle school without a team, practiced for a bit with the girl's team after his match with Kageyama, so there was hardly anything he could actually learn. I mean the guy learnt spiking by doing wall bounce drills. He only ever played good volleyball with a real team and opponents from April to December (according to how far we've come). And even during this time, if not for the freak duo quick in Karasuno's belt, I'm pretty sure he wouldn't be on the starting line, even if he's got pure animal instincts. He needs to get those basics down to become at least decent at digging for the tournament, but they've been trying to improve his skills according to what the team needs more rather than what he needs to do so as to improve his individual game. Back to what Kageyama told him in Season 1 when he was insecure about his height and power after seeing Asahi's spike, Kags said that it doesn't matter if Hinata's methods are a bit uncoventional, because at the end if he scores then it's a point for the team. Kags has been playing volleyball even before the time Hinata even heard about the sport or saw the Little Giant. Plus Hinata's tenacity for victory and the hunger to become strong is what makes me love him so much. He is impatient but dude really has a strong mind and heart because really he wouldn't have made it this far if he was weak. I love his character so much even though he gave me second-hand embarrassment but my heart still breaks for him because I wish nothing more than to see him being considered a worthy rival without Kageyama into the equation. A player who can be considered to be in Sarah's All Star Teams and a valid choice for others as well. Despite everything we know that he is a player Kageyama sets to in some really difficult times, I just want him to become a player to whom every setter wants to set to. And this particular arc opens his way to become just that. Sure, it's going to be rough and depressing at times, but it'll be realistic and more humane.

I've been waiting! I would love to see Season4 soon.

The fun starts from EP3 but EP2 is very important to understand it. You will love it. Can't wait for next reaction as always. This arc is the best one so far.

The Editor is doing so wonderfully with the comedy edits!

This is one of my favourite arcs in Haikyuu! So excited

I finally caught up to your reaction but I can't see ep 2 of season 4 😭😭 I loved & enjoyed your reaction to the whole seasons really

The moment I saw this upload I immedietly got hyped!

Bro am i the only one who died ressurected and died again from laughter and choking when she said maybe the shiratorizawa coach had a soft spot for hinata my mind was like "Hunh if only you knew hehehehehehe if only you really knew what this boys about to experience....."

i laughed so hard when i saw the thumbnail for this one 'cause it was too relatable 😅

I love this arc, looking forward to your rreactions!!!

I was really excited for this!

this is the first time i've been so early on one sarah's uploads

oh wow, starting season 4 already, you're catching up real fast.

Really can't wait for you to finish this arc. It is an emotional experience that pays off when the tournament arc starts

I almost spit my breakfast when I saw the notif and the thumbnail because i remember this episode so well and no matter how many times I watch it, i still suffer from 2nd hand embarrassment 😅

OMG s4 is my absolute favourite of them all! can't wait for you to finally meet my favourite team (other than karasuno haha), there are gonna be some big lessons and stories later on that have influenced my life so much. I can't wait!

Woohoo! I’m a bit late to the party; I had major surgery at the new year and have been working hard with recovery. I’m so excited to see how you like season 4! I wasn’t super impressed with the animation quality change, but I love the character development in this season. Can’t wait to watch again alongside you!

Thanks! Glad we’re back for season 4!

Finally. The best anime watching again with reactors. Love haikyuu

i love your thought process, u take attention in details :D

aaaaAAAHHHHHHH U truly make my day every time u post. I love it here