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It’s kinda crazy how relatable you are: getting into volleyball bc of haikyuu, playing Pokémon, playing league, bad social skills since pandemic 😭

As a volleyball player that thinks volleyball is still underrated I love that more and more people are starting to appreciate the sport

watching the Japanese team is like watching live action Haikyuu. I get the YI hype, but Ran Takahashi’s insane serves, blocks, and Bokuto-like spikes 🥰

I've been playing men's volleyball for about 8 years now (started at 10) and I gotta say, I love how quickly it's been growing these past couple of years. Super grateful that Haikyuu got a lotta guys into it. And this is actually the first time I've ever seen anyone with a platform bring up the VNL, which is insane to me. Love to see it.

As someone whose whole life now is consumed by volleyball to the point where I’m playing in a club and school is amazing to hear that more people are inspired this sport for I’ve being consumed for multiple years now

I have to say I can 100% relate to this because this is exactly what happened to me, Coach Donny, team Japan, and jump serving on my own at 1am. Bro deadass I thought I was the only one

literally me. I started playing volleyball in my native country, Argentina, and in less than a year I joined one of the best clubs in the country. And I am obsessed with this sport.

I got into Volleyball before I watched Haikyuu but man that anime made me love the sport even more. Volleyball in general changed my life so much. I met so many new cool people but also faced struggles. I hope it will forever be a part in my life

Watching Haikyuu with my 2 besties was really fun, we we like the entire time "gods we love those idiots" and found them pretty cool. Sport club life was all over the place alongside the passion and it showed, which is why it's so beloved, you can feel the actors being just as passionate about the sport as their characters were.

It is scary how similar our experiences were😂 right down to watching coach Donny tutorials. I also had a “that moment” feeling that hooked me when I was with my friends at the park where I managed to back set my friend perfectly into a spike after training for weeks on my own learning how to set. I was embarrassed at first to tell people I started playing because of anime but after almost 3 years I’m pretty proud of how good of a setter I’ve become as well as an all around player so it makes it feel a lot better to tell people haikyuu was my inspiration

As someone who plays at the high collegiate level, it’s so heartwarming to see how many people are starting to love and watch the sport. Definitely check out the D1 programs in your area if there are any this upcoming spring!

as a Japanese volleyball player who've been OBSESSED with volleyball for 7years, I'm so proud to know that the anime hikyuu and the sports volleyball is inspiring ppl like this, just like they did to me when I was in school vb club. so nice to see ppl in this side❤‍🔥

You just described my past 3 months in one video😭😭😭🙏 This was like my soul talking, after seeing Haikyuu I became OBSESSED with volleyball, eventually overcoming my social anxiety and signing up for a club and it was the best decision EVER!! Im so goddamn happy to be able to play volleyball every week, it's that one thing keeping me going in a dreadful school week. I don't allow myself to miss practice and when I'm free I go to my local park and train everything I possibly can for HOURS on end. It's so nice to see someone just as obsessed with volleyball as I am 😭🙏

honestly, i got into tennis because of Prince of Tennis. and it also changed my life and i got super into it competitively during school. SO I GET YOU YOUNG YONG ! I GET IT

This is so relatable!! I played all kinds of sports growing up, but when I started college, I stopped exercising altogether. I also didn't enjoy what I was studying and became really depressed. After two years of suffering, I decided that I needed a change. I started playing volleyball in a gym near my house, and luckily for me, I loved it! Just a couple of months later, I watched Haikyuu!!, which got me even more hooked on the sport. Volleyball helped me rediscover my love for sports to the point where I dropped out of college, became a sports technician, delved deeply into learning about the body itself, and four years later, became a physical therapist. I can say for sure that having a hobby is so worth it. I'd have never thought that an anime about a bunch of high school boys playing volleyball would have such a great impact on my life. I'm so happy I started playing volleyball! :)

I started playing volleyball right when COVID popped up, and it completely killed my motivation. I lost an interest in the sport, because I had my responsibilities and kind of forgot about the joys of playing. When I got to uni, I was headed toward the gym and saw that they had INDOOR VOLLEYBALL COURTS and it reignited my passion. Every Tuesday and Thursday at 5pm has never felt better

I never related to a video so much as this. We formed a volleyball team in our school inspired by hai kyu,the jump serve part was literally me and I memorised Danny’s intro by now

8:12 I actually do relate to this exactly. I went from haikyuu, to watching pro play. Volleyball helped me cope through tough times and I’d argue it’s a big factor of why I’m still alive today. I used to my local park and jump serve alone in the sand court that was there. Sadly I didn’t train under coach Donny, but I was also at the vnl this summer and got picture with him there.

I didn't realize this was a universal experience as haikyuu fans lol. Got obsessed with haikyuu and then gave pro VB a chance. Watched VNL this summer, saw team Japan, fell in love with Yuki like a normal person. Now i'm staying up late for the italian league. Next summer, gonna watch VNL again for Team USA then probably obsess about Matt Anderson. And the cycle never ends. 😅

This man deserves more subscribers he is an amazing KZfaqr

I relate to the part of feeling like I’m not living my best either. More so getting out of my comfort zone and exploring new things. Finding those passions makes a difference. I found passion in my art again after being in a long slump, and am also finding passion in reading novels, history of topics I’m interested in, and exploring the city I live in. Also, make the videos you want when you want. I like the variety of content :)

As someone who played volleyball before watching Haikyu, I really enjoy Haikyu, comparing it to actual volleyball, just the sheer emotion, actual realistic plays in the anime and the popularity it brought to volleyball made me love Haikyu

Volleyball also consumed my life as well in school and became everything to me during it. I haven't gotten to play in so long since responsibilities but I understand how passionate someone can be about volleyball. It's nice hearing someone talk about the professional scene instead of only Haikyuu (though I'm also a huge Haikyuu fan too).

Oh, I get you on so many levels. For me, it was a bit the other way around, though. I got introduced to Baseball through my uncle. He took me and my older siblings on a trip to Japan once. We saw a Baseball game there and it was SOO cool. Like, damn, Western Sports fans have nothing on that! And then my bro bought a baseball, bat and glove set and we kept playing. Then we came to school, and were able to obt for one sport that we would play for the whole semester. I always choose baseball, but basketball always won TvT So I craved to enthrall me in baseball via media and stumbled on some very cool animes and mangas about it. :3

Bro I feel this on another level, I got hooked on volleyball because of haikyuu and that made me join the school team and that shit changed my life . Like an anime got me into a sport that ended up boosting my chances at college, So much for anime rots your brain

not once did i ever thought that there was also someone who practices jumpserves alone without any equipment for hours straight because they got hooked by haikyuu and team JP volleyball like me.

I can relate to this! I started playing vb when I was sixteen because of Haikyuu, before I didn't have any interest in sports at all! I've been playing in a club and school/uni for four years now, since two years 3-4 times a week pretty consistently. It has benefitted my mental and physical health in a lot of ways, and gave me great experiences that I'll cherish forever. It's also crazy how all of this turned into a routine - I don't even think about whether I go to training or not, and if I can't go, something is missing and I'm sad XD. Volleyball has also peaked my interests in other sports, which is kinda cool. Also, Coach Donny is the best!

this is so relatable. seeing haikyuu motivated me to get more into volleyball and increase my vertical. volleyball is such a fun sport and it feels so good when you get a really good spike, block, or jump serve!! the feeling of your hand contacting the ball, the sound, the placement... it is absolutely satisfying and it's like the best feeling in the world ❤

This is unbelievably relatable! I was struggling in high school and once I stated to play volleyball my mental state became so much better and saved my grades, and now I’m going across the country to play NCAA volleyball in college, all thanks to Haikyuu

Dude your volleyball journey and my own could not be more similar. From watching haikyuu, my friends watching it, us starting to play together all day every day, starting to watch pro matches, I’ve done all of it within the past few years. My friends and I have flown to usav open nationals to compete for the past 2 years now bc volleyball is a major part of our lives. It’s so awesome to hear about someone that has the same experience!

This was so relatable and such a nice video. I’ve just moved out 2 months ago, and I thought it would get so much easier to be with friends. But I end up staying in my little apartment alone and thinking the thoughts you also described in the video. I wanna be social, wanna do sports. But when it comes to it, I just end 7p studying or chilling. But it needs to change now. Thanks man

I remember playing volleyball in highschool and between matches, me and my friends would watch haikyuu together, good times!!

Oh my goodness this is the first video I watched of yours and I laughed so much. And I also now love volleyball thanks to Haikyuu!! It only happened a couple months ago so this was very timely. I just haven’t figured out where I can play for fun. But hopefully soon! And your animation is wonderful - your replication of Oikawa’s jump serve was fantastic!! I will be watching more videos of yours!

Literally same. I’ve started to play volleyball about 11 months ago. I got into it from Haikyu, but I also played it a little before with relatives. There wasn’t a team around the small town where I lived but 1 and 1/2 years ago some guys from my school managed to get trainers together and form a volleyball team. I am so obsessed with volleyball that I would play it every day of the week (If I could) and I always look forward to training on Tuesdays and Thursdays. I plan to continue getting better and playing volleyball but I have a long way to go. At least I can now do consistent and also accurate jump serves, my spikes are okay now and my receives are a bit better. I’m still working on learning a jump serve I can put all my power behind but that needs practice. In short, I loved your video I relate a ton to it, and wish you a good time improving at Volleyball! Hope you‘re having a great day.

This video was perfect. Almost exactly described my personal volleyball story, to a tea. Being a super passionate person, my love for volleyball is absolutely overflowing. I coach a local boys club now and I love it because I'm able to share my passion with the next generation of players and it's been a great outlet to share my love for the sport. I always say that volleyball is one of those things that the more you put into it, the more you get out of it. I hope your volleyball journey continues and thrives!

I really want to play volleyball but no one else plays it

I played in the 90's. I wasn't great at it, but I remember when I finally got the jump serve mastered and my team was so supportive and happy for me cause I struggled with it. Literally worked hard to time the jump then the serve. Later on I became so ill I couldn't play, but the coaches knew I loved Volleyball so much they put me on the 'cheerleading' squad and I could still travel with them to the state tourneys.

I've been playing volleyball for over a year due to friends introducing me to the sport, I now play in the club afterschool and am also teaching my gf to play :D. Its great to see new people enjoying the sport to this kind of extent!

I’m so happy that more and more people are playing volleyball and appreciating it now :DD

Its crazy how i have experienced the same situation as you n volleyball became my obsession to the point that everything in my life has to do with volleyball n the desire to become the greatest, you are the best never stop with the grind n videos ❤

I'm glad you could find a new hobby and new friends. That's really inspiring! For a while now I improve my drawing skills and it's just cool to create something. But I wanna branch out more and find new friends. Hopefully I will achieve this too.

For me, that obsession has been disc golf. I wasn’t very sporty in highschool due to forced extra curricular via parents, but Disc golf has allowed me to start enjoying an active outdoor sport while also improving myself in a particular hobby. SPORTS AS AN ADULT ARE FUN

IT IS SO CRAZY HOW RELATABLE YOU ARE

I've always told people that I got inspired by the game from watching someone spike as I thought the game was just professional hot potato. But I know the truth; it was Haikyuu.. I started using some home gym stuff, got obsessed with it, and begun playing after COVID. Now I am on my college team playing as sometimes a Setter, Opposite, or Libero. I can relate about the whole serving part for two years, it was me but against a wall, chipping the skin off of a cheap Volleyball I bought, but I don't regret it at all, I had no sports experience beforehand and it helped me develop my arm swing from basically shot putting the serve to reaching. Fun stuff, fond memories and still a long way to go.

I have the same love for lacrosse. Even though I started last season,every day I get a break im doing wall balls to prep for next season and I even joined my high schools american football and wrestling team to get fitter for next season as well as getting my gym membership yesterday so I'm excited to use it today. I also love skateboarding and even though I'm bad at tricks even though I've been skateboarding since I was 6 (I started trick skating late) I still love it and if I'm honest with myself, I don't know what I'd be without my hobbies and just don't understand people who's only hobby is scrolling through youtube shorts or tiktoks and nothing else

It's always so great to see someone so happy to talk about something dear to them

So much of this is way too relatable to me. Volleyball has become my obsession. It started by watching Haikyuu as well and then me and my friends started meeting up in our school’s gym to play (we even signed up for a school tournament in which we got absolutely blasted). After a while I joined an actual Volleyballteam and by now I play 3-4 times a week (not enough) and it has become something I think about everyday. And I must say: I’m jealous about you meeting Coach Donny! I’d like to go to one of his camps but I don’t even live near the USA…

I'm going thru something similar but instead of volleyball i got into inline skates and skating in general

I completely get it. I started getting into volleyball in high school and I actually started training with my university team but bruised my hand pretty badly during a blocked spike that I couldn’t play for MONTHS. During that time university became more overwhelming, my hand wasn’t healing properly and then the pandemic started and I never managed to get back into it because I couldn’t find a team to join or didn’t have the time. I love Haikyuu and always get teary eyed watching amazing plays or teamwork - already just the intro gets me - and it definitely rekindled my desire to find a team. I hope to find a place next spring when new members are accepted and in the meantime I’ll just replay Pokemon, again 😅 I wish you all the best!

3:17 i love how you recreated the scene perfectly xD

So crazy how getting into volleyball from haikyuu is so relatable to so many people. Japan and USA are two of my favorite teams and although I wouldn’t mind seeing ishikawa in a store, I’d rather see yuji nishida 😂

For me personally badminton has changed and consumed my entire life

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It’s just amazing seeing the sport I’m so passionate about finally getting more recognition and more people sharing the love for the sport. Keep it up guys

This is literally so relatable I am getting worried, especially the part when you said you got depressed whenever you couldn't go to your Sunday volleyball, because the same thing happens to me when I cant go to my Monday volleyball. What else is funny is I started to go to the gym because of volleyball. Great video!!!

Who started volley ball without watching haikyu ✋

The Coach Donny reference is so relatable

Why is this tooooo relatable like, getting into volleyball bc of haikyuu and the coach Danny part

I wholehearted loved hearing your whole journey and how FAR you took volleyball despite learning about it recently (tbh the Haikyuu soundtrack really does one for you better than any other form of other motivation goes lol. As a YT creator and former competitive volleyball player myself, I have so much respect for your grind, making videos and then also practicing by yourself for 2 hrs at a random park even without a net or teammates. I'm slowly reintroducing volleyball back into my life after some not so great experiences playing it competitively growing up but hoping to continue to find a positive relationship with it like you did! Also sick animation skills needless to say as well- the animation on Tsukishima's moment is definitely not lost on me haha

I started Volleyball with 14, because I watched Haikyuu with my best friend at the time. I’m 22 now and I still love this sport so much… And the most interesting thing is: It gets more fun the longer you play. The way you can manipulate your opponents, change the angle in the last milliseconds, jump slightly to the right, cross the other attacker for a short ball… Man I really fell in love with this sport. Really good video man keep us updated!!❤

I'm 56 and have been playing volleyball for 30 years. Had major shoulder surgery, multiple sprains and fractures but I always bounce back and even at this age I play 4 times a week. The day I quit is the day I die!

This just showed in my fyp, and Im so grateful to watch this video, its so relatable! I started loving volleyball because of Haikyuu too and has started practicing anywhere I can ever since. Loved the video man :)

I've been playing volleyball since age 7/2nd grade and now I'm in college. I love the anime and I heard season five is confirmed! I'm so excited! But a word from one player to another. Just remember to have fun! *PS: Love ur videos!*

Bro you are so relatable. I got obsessed with table tennis and its consuming my life at this point

Honestly, volleyball literally saved me from the suffocation I felt from my daily life and is literally healing my anxiety 😭 it means the world to me and is inseparable from me due to the many benefits it had on my life and your video made me all excited again to meet or talk to people like you who are just as passionate about the sport and vball teams as I am 😆

it's crazy how relatable this is from how i experienced falling in love with volleyball but what hooked me on volleyball wasn't getting that one jump serve that was super sick, it was digging a really hard driven spike and perfectly passing it to my setter. after that i instantly fell in love with the game even more and wanted to play every chance i got. i still want to play every chance i get but balancing life with volleyball is important. great video, definitely subbing.

Dude that's so relatable, I'm from the opposite hemisphere and that still hits home for me

just began my volleyball arc after watching haikyu; you spoke to my soul!

watching coach donnie and haikyuu are such cannon events for us volleyball players 😂

My father put me on a volleyball training when i’m 10 yo. And I just got hooked by the sport. Watching Haikyuu when I’m 29yo just make me cry a lot of times. And that quote you put on your video was that hit me harder! The feeling when you do a crucial point in a match is crazy and you never forget!

How the hell are you so relative man. I binge watched it in a week and man before i never even touched the ball, but after watching it, i just bought a volleyball and started practicing at school. Although this might be my last yr in school, im glad i could make it memorable. Watching volleyball on yt and thinking im on my way to becoming a pro is just so fascinating. Keep up the gud work.

Bro this video was like watching a movie of how my last 3 years have been, started outdoors on grass and after careful critical criticism moved to indoor and haven't looked back, getting on the court makes me feel like nothing else is around me, no one to judge me except myself and how i play. Great video it brought me to tears honestly because of how much volleyball has helped me too.

The way everything ur saying is relatable is crazy

It's so great to hear how one person can be so passionate about a certain thing. Wish I could find that special thing!

I don’t know how but this is exactly what happened to me. I didn’t have rough patch in my life but watching Haikyuu and Japan national team made me hooked! Great video!!

I relate almost exactly to this. I had similar hobbies to you with few to get me out in the world. 2 years ago I picked up Billiards because I'd enjoyed it in the past and thought it'd be fun to join a league. Last week my team won our division playoffs, thanks in part to me crushing my opponent, and it's now hard for me to NOT talk about it. I'm so hooked. Just wait until you notice yourself making plays you only dreamt about when you started, they'll make you cry tears of joy.

Volleyball obsession is real, the way u would change between an OPTX and Mikasa when you talk about playing indoor vs outdoor was a good touch.

I love volleyball as well. It’s the highlight of my week. Once a week i play with a group of people of all ages 2 hours against each other in random teams. I am still in school and wanted to start to play more in a actual club but my parents said that I would start too late to be good anytime. I to be honest think that that is a stupid answer since I am good in school and don’t have time problems. I just love it. Ofc I won’t do it professionally but like let me play moreeee. You encouraged me to find a way!!

How relatable can you be holy f**k, everything u said were my exact experience except from socializing with other people and going out to watch a real match

Holy shit I've never related to a video so hard before until now, the excitement that it brings when volleyball is right around the corner, I also had that feeling of missing being tired from playing like I was a child again ❤

speaking as someone who loves volleyball, i’m so happy people just love it, it’s seriously the coolest sport and i cannot get enough of jump serving and hitting, genuinely my dopamine highlights of my week. been putting off haikyuu for 2 years bc i’m bad at watching shows 💀 but i’ll start it eventually. seriously tho, if you’re reading this and don’t play volleyball, TRY IT it changes your life and drives you to do better in everything

I am so glad so see another person become as excited about volleyball as i was when i watched haikyu.

Been playing volleyball for a year now and this is super relatable, but my competitive side just wanted to play this man

This is so true 😂 I was on the varsity volleyball team in my senior year and the only thing that got me motivated to play (considering we lost basically every game but one) was the first season of Haikyuu, flash forward and I won with my team in co-ed intramurals in my third year of college-it really kept me going! I also got into watching Japan’s men’s VB team, which helped me with understanding formation better. Hope that one day I could meet or watch them in person!

volleyball and haikyuu have absolutely changed my life (ive been obsessed with it all since 2019 basically) and i wondered while watching this video if you read my mind and claimed my feelings for your own because i honestly feel the exact same way, volleyball is one of my favourite things ever

such a real video 😭😭literally helped me so much with my confidence and was so insanely fun.. i think though sometimes volleyball itself a becomes very emotionally taxing as you care so much about your own performance and when you play bad / don’t fulfil your own expectations it sucks 😭

i really couldnt agree more. volleyball is my whole motivation- like for me on a sunday i can be like "ugh i have school tomorrow..... AND VOLLEY TRAININGGG" LIKE-

Properly getting into volleyball and joining a club really helped my mental health too, even if I’m not really competitive it’s very fun (the only sport I like) and gives me a reason to go outside and socialise :D

Played soccer all my life and 4 years ago I watched Haikyuu and thats when my volleyball story began. Now I travel around to play tournaments and meet new people. Crazy how anime influences you!

Haikyuu!! Made me fall in love with volleyball, me and my sister practiced and played for weeks practicing for fun and to join the team. We went to the opening meeting signed the packets and everything, but we ended up being bullied off of the team for our weight... High school girls right?

Here I am, at a time were I should definitely be sleeping already, wondering how you just described the past 2 years of my life (and partly my best friends life too) in about 10 minutes. The only thing I still have left to do is go see a game live, that would be an incredible experience!

7:20 Sneaky addition of the best panel in the Haikyuu manga that I definitely didn't cry for 5 minutes after seeing it

love volleyball!! and that jump serve animation was so epic!!! 🔥

nice video! this is the first video I've seen from your channel and I can really relate to the topics that you discussed; especially about getting into volleyball recently after the pandemic and that feeling that you can accomplish so much more things and enjoy new experiences if you just step out of your comfort zone

Sinto no orgulho de falar que além de primeiro BR a comentar no vídeo e ver através desse depoimento o quão o esporte faz a gente ser FELIZ, tipo MEGA FELIZ, além de ser uma dos melhores esportes de todos 🏐❤

This is an absolutely fantastic video. I play for my colleges club team, and there is nothing better than watching someone fall in love with the sport!

After watching haikyuu I immediately fell in love with volleyball and at school whenever we played I got so excited and had so much fun

Thak you for posting! ❤❤❤

As a long time volleyball player before the anime came out I'm so happy it did. It brought so much attention for the sport I love to play!