Team USA Olympic Libero Reacts to Nishinoya Haikyu!! Season 2 

Nishinoya: „breaths“ Erik: „Actually this is a very advanced technique.“

Asahi is not mad at Nishinoya, he's just disappointed at himself cause nishinoya received the ball so well, so he realizes that he still needs to practice a lot more on his serving

Congrats on winning your match in Russia

I think that Nishinoya breaks his platform after receiving because it makes the spike looks more powerful visualy, it's like an animation technique to make the movement and strengh easier to understand

The fact that an Olympic athlete is taking advice from high schoolers really drives home how well-made the show is

If you think this season was amazing than wait till you see season 3, it could be described as Nishinoya vs a cannon

Japanese guy here. Foot in Japanese is "Ashi" and🦶ics can translate to Ashics so they ARE making a pun/reference (I'm assuming) to Asics!

What makes me like nishinoya is at the few first episodes in season 1, he said that even if he were 2m height, he would be a Libero. That is so cool...

I think you should watch the final rally of season 3 match vs shiratorizawa. No nishinoya but it's truly an epic rally.

fun fact: the creator of haikyuu himself was a volleyball player before he started to focus on manga and anime n stuff. thats why everything is so detailed

OKAY BUT SEASON 3 IS WHERE NISHINOYA SHINES IN THE LAST SET omg i hope you react to it soon you're gonna FREAK

I like that they show him breaking his platforms and that it happens inconsistently, because it shows he still has room to improve and grow despite all this top level stuff he is doing. He is still a high schooler, somehow XD But anyways, Nishinoya is just so dang cool even with that flaw ;;

SEASON 3!!!!! Nishinoya went off, would love to see your reactions!!

“why is he thinking that as he’s hitting it?” i cant help but laugh at this. its just too true 🤣 its the anime seconds man

It's always so interesting watching professionals watch sports anime they specialise in. You can really learn a lot!

CONGRATULATIONS!!! The only thing I will say about anime: they have this funny thing where in anime, time will literally slow down so that we - the audience - can "hear" what the character is thinking of in that moment. Sometimes the moments get a little ridiculous, but our thoughts are usually going so so fast, and we can recieve and process a bucket load of information before making those split-second decisions in real life, right? That's what those "slow-mo" moments -while the character thinks - are trying to emulate. Hope this helps clarify a few scenes. :)

The reason why they show the foot with "ics" is it's a play on words in Japanese. Foot in Japanese is "ashi". If you combine "ashi" with "ics" it becomes "ashics" - Asics. .

Imagine his reactions to Shoyo’s receives XD I love the squirt, but it’s hilarious every time 😔✋😂

About the dives, the team gave themselves this penalty at a training camp with other teams, that the losing team of each practice match has to do a lap of diving receives around the gym. They all got a lot better at diving bc they kept losing ;-;

Him talking abt how difficult the "dolphin" receive technique is Flashback to when everyone on the team did like thousands of those in that one training camp cuz they kept losing and eventually all learned to do it flawlessly abdjfjfj

You should see the higlight of his receives against shiratorizawa which is the final of their regional qualifiers Unbelievable inhuman like saves are made there

2:42 Nobody questioned the ball boucin in the air lmao

Dont have to apologize for anything man. Most of the times, we viewers forget how taxing of a job it can be to create consistent reaction videos, let alone for professional in the middle of their season. Take it easy man and know, we appreciate every volleyball video of yours.

I wouldnt be surprised if the creators hoped only another libero would notice Noya’s slight imperfections in keeping his platform out longer (i feel ive heard several comments to that from other volleyball reactors). To a commoner like me hes perfect, but thats just a lesson of the show.

7:00 omg i never would've ever thought that that was supposed to be asics. i thought the animators were just being clever with "feet pics" LMAOOO

Nishinoya and Erik kind of share the same energy if you think about it.

He should make a video naming which characters look like actual volleyball players!!

The asics thing is funny. Foot in Japanese is ASHI and a foot beside ICS would be.. ASHICS which is how japanese people pronounce asics

THIS IS DEFINENTLY HIS COMFORT ANIME

they can dive so good because they had to do that after every match they lost

Don't even worry about it ☺️ just watch and enjoy! Just talk about it whenever you have time! Editing takes foreverrrr and I love this format already

The word “foot” in Japanese is “ashi” so on the shirt that Yamaguchi is wearing it says “ashics”, in short, yes it is meant to be a pun on ASICS.

oh my god i can't wait to see you react to season 3, nishinoya's saves in s3 are SO EPIC. gives me chills just thinking about it. He also learned how to serve as a libero

Hahah if you don't want to commit, just watch it by yourself, and THEN, watch these clips. We don't want you to miss on the experience and spoil yourself. Part of what makes this such an awesome show, are the character's development, and their growth as a player. That's how you really hype when they make certain plays 😍😍

Asahi just dissapointed becos it's so easy for Noya to receive the ball. It means his serve is not as hard as he wants 😀

Asahi is not mad that nishnoya passed it, he is mad at himself that his serve was so weak, that nishnoya could casual just pass it while entering the court.

6:55 'ashi' is how you say 'foot'/'leg' in Japanese, so that is indeed a pun. never noticed it before

I saw a highlight video of your recieves and you're really good! Don't beat yourself up, you're practically a real life Noya 😂🤩

Yes you are completely right about Asics! 足(Ashi) means foot in japanese, so when you put it together it's Ashi ics. Nice catching that.

Really love your reaction videos!!! Btw, the word Foot in Japanese is pronounced as “Ashi” thats why its a Foot-Sics = Ashi-cs/ASICS Looking forward for some more Haikyu videos!!!

honestly watching haikyuu as a high school setter (hopefully) is kind of terrifying, because all the settlers are so incredibly skilled as setters and i doubt i’ll ever be as good as them no matter how hard i work.

bruh as a player ur sooo right, hitting that spike with a perfect receive just hit different. It feels sooo good

Other than a few quick mentions here and there, usually from background characters, we the viewer don't get told just how good Nishinoya is as a Libero. Only once was it said that he was the #1 Libero when he was in junior high and I believe it was Daichi(captain) that said now that Kageyama joined they have another genius on the team. He isn't considered one of the best nationally in HS because his first year was on a pretty lackluster team. Maybe a little ahead of myself with this but I figured it a good way to let you know why Nishinoya does things maybe not even pros do all the time. In general I think the creator wanted to showcase proper/good technique, even if a little advanced for HS volleyball, so fans can appreciate both the manga/show and the sport itself more.

I love how even seemingly tiny moments are relatable volleyball moments I love this show so much

When Nishinoya picked up the serve in ep 6, Asahi wasn't mad, he was confused/surprised because he was alone in the gym and Noya showed up out of no where and easily picked up his serve

The creators of this anime actually played volleyball. Also some of the plays was co-created with the creator from Kuroko no Basket.

I'd really like to see what he has to say about that insane double save on season 3

Waiting for your Haikyu season 3 Nishinoya reaction...its gonna give you goosebumps XD

An advance technique that our Eric Shoji can't do very well? I don't believe you. You're so humble 💓

I wish Eric could react to one of the anime matches, or at least one of the sets. For example, he could choose one of the Nekoma matches because they focus on receiving, like the Haruko qualifiers (Haikyuu!! Land vs Air OVA) or episodes 16-17 from Season 4 To the top, Nekoma vs. Sarukawa Tech. I'd love to get his insight on their game like he does pro volleyball reactions. Also, it would be easier for him to react if he knew the whole rallies.

Now i think you should react to nishinoya season 3!! once you're done watching season 2. season 3 is noya's best season ever!!

Erik: that dive is hard to do Me who just randomly did it once and now keep doing it😂

‘It’s an advance technique that I don’t know how to do very well’ 😂 says the best libero in the world right now.

3:01 he was more mad that noya scooped up his jump serve so casually, cuz it implies that his jump serve was easy to pick up

Yes. You are correct. "Foot" in Japanese is "Ashi" so basically "Ashi" + "ics" sounds like "Asics". 😂

Lookng forward for the season 3 reaction vid

The show is based on the creator's own highschool where he played volleyball, which is why it's so realistic

Watch season 2 in your own time, dont stress about RU-vid

Asahi was upset because noya came out of nowhere and still received it perfectly, so he feels it isn't a good enough serve yet.

Don't be too hard on Nishinoya, he's a high schooler anyway. 😅

Can't wait to see you reacting on season 3. Nishinoya had an insane performance.

When Nishinoya misses: Is the world ending?! :o When Nishinoya gets the next one: Phew! Scared me for a second there... :D

The thing about these clips is it makes them look like this is how they play 100% of the time. You miss all the context to different receives and don't really see much of the screwups. Was watching people reacting to Hinata thinking he's like the best player just from the spike clips. When that's literally all he's good at till like 200 chapters and multiple seasons in

Just do it the way u like, I appreciate that you make this video in the first place

He gotta react to Hinata receive sometime

for your asics question, yes, it's a play on asics lol. the japanese word for foot is "ashi" and asics is pronounced "ashikkusu" so it was "ashi"+ics lol. good catch XD

Man, I never thought I'd see an Olympic Villeyball players react to anime shows I enjoy.. 😜😅

6:54 it's a Japanese joke I think. Foot in Japanese is "ashi" so foot+ics sounds like ASICS

congratulations on your win!

Wait til he sees noya’s epic receive against shiratorizawa

Erik, I love your enthusiasm and technical insight...with this anime. LOL If you get a chance, I would personally love to hear about how you scout patterns, read arms and offenses, and utilize anticipation to get to your spots to effectively cover balls. I remember talking with Jeff Stork briefly and he mentioned statistical analysis in terms of coverage areas, and I get that. Sometimes though, you come across these nasty hitters where they can turn and adjust so quick and hard that it feels almost impossible to figure out where they’re going. Thanks for taking your time to read this...

you should watch his double save on season 3 ep 9 (i think). that's his most iconic moment

i’m sad that video didn’t show his setting technique nishinoya learned throughout training camp :/

Karasuna is the ulta offensive team in this anime, and one of the more interesting dynamics is how great some of the defense is on opponent teams. I feel like I'd be more interesting in seeing your reaction to opponent teams' libero's and overall defense, but I'd imagine highlights for that is harder to find.

It’s crazy how much about volleyball i learned from this anime i watched it like last year i think and during school in gym class we had a quiz about volleyball and i has the highest score because of this anime 😅😂

lol u should react to hinata receiving

This anime actually got me started in volleyball and i used to play daily at school unfortunately it has been almost a year since i last played and i am itching to play

6:52 Spot on Erik! Feet can be translated to Ashi in Japanese. "Ashi"ics. You got that fast.

( 2:44 ep6) Asahi ,the server, wasnt mad at Nishinoya. He was mad at himself due to how easily his serve was dug up when hes trying to put for force/power behind his serves

Its cause asahi was aiming for a heavy kind of ball one that is hard to receive, he's not mad at nishi he was just surprised that nishi received the ball so easily lmao and that made asahi more motivated

Broooo I just remembered what's about to come... Looking forward to the season 3 compilation... You're gonna love it, especially nishinoya's ****** save against ushi**** ****toshi

A little background info about the low dives Nishinoya did, the team was training with a few other schools,, and as penalty for losing practice matches they basically had to do a bunch of drills over either certain moves or running uphill. At the time everyone was practicing new things, so they lost a LOT. So everyone on the team prob did over 200-300 of those dives during that time 😅

Hey Erik, I found you, because of your reaction videos and I have to say that you are a really nice guy. You are just a positive dude and thats great. I also watched some of your games and these are great!! Great player with a great personality! Kind regards from Germany :D

When i played i was in a youth league that comprised of kids from 12 to 18 without a lot of age division. My first coach took all the newbies and basically trained them as liberos to start then trai ing them how to serve. "If you start as a libero by the time your 16 you can be whatever you want." I ended up being a Middle for 3 years and a wing/outside my senior year but i cherished my ability to control the ball. When i went to college i played in the rec league for a while and kinda was known as the jack of all trades person. I could pass well, my sets were decent (not good but enough to get by), and my serving and spiking was in the top end of the players at the college. Blocking was always my favourite though. Being a middle blocker just felt so great. I would say i blocked like Aone with consistent form and good reactions. Not as intimidating though. I love your channel and good luck this year in the olympics.

waiting for season 3's nishinoya vs ushiwaka

If you think this is good, I can't wait till you react to Nishinoya's highlights in season 3!

He's amazing in season 3 as well, he's always amazing

Let me know if someone agrees, but when talking about serves and why they go where you don't want them to, i think it's because of where your focus is. If you focus on "i want to put the ball here" your focus is on the area of where you want the ball to go, but if you think "i don't want to put it here" your focus is entirely on the area that you don't want to hit, thus increasing the chances that you put it there.

I love how this collection of clips doesn't spoil the other part of Noya's developement

That logo is Furudate's fictional logo for Asics. He even has one for Mizuno for Nekoma's uniform.

Thnx for the video Erik! You did great and congratulations for winning your match!!! 👍👏👏👏😊😊

love your reactions on nishinoya and haikyu! can’t wait for you to react on season 3 cause there were a lot of the best noya receives on that season, they were fighting a powerhouse team ☺️

I can't wait until he reacts to season 3's highlights.

I recommend season 3 and nishinoya's double save

Waiting for the Nishinoya's double save reaction. :D

5:02 i think pilots have this mentality trick, you dont say dont hit the mountain or building (extreme example), because your attention is drawn towards the thing more, so instead of saying dont hit libero/mountain you should set up the path you wanna go. so in volleyball would be more like hit it in right back corner or something like that.

I was playing 3 men beach volleyball last year. I was 48yo then. This young dude kept spiking (3x) towards me in this one game. I was able to receive all 3 with no trouble and our team end up winning that play and eventually the game. I heard the young woman telling the guy on why he keeps giving the ball to me and she told him about me used to be a receiver/defense tactician(something like) back in HS and college. There's no libero during my time. I sensed the guy was testing me and there was somewhat arrogance in his demeanor. Take that!

Yes the logo on the shirt with the foot refers to asics! Foot in Japanese is “Ashi”. Combine it with ics, Ashi-ics, asics!

3:05 Asahi isn't really mad at Nishinoya for picking up his serve. He's more frustrated that it was picked up so easily when he obviously is wanting to polish a serve that shouldn't be 'easy' for their opponents. It's just showing him how much more he still needs to practice haha. Many of the Karasuno players focusing on serves consider "Nishinoya not being able to receive it" as like the ultimate goal of their serving practice lol. 4:03 they both called it at practically exactly the same time if you listen to it again. Also they both apologized after. Likely the server aimed right between them to get that to happen. It's a common move in the later seasons of Haikyuu. 4:55 funnily enough I think Coach Donny commented on this too saying that trying to make yourself "not" do something is probably gonna backfire, but rather you should focus on what you "want" to do instead. Yamaguchi's thinking in later seasons does kind of reflect this too. 3:40 & 6:47 I'm sure there's probably other commenters who've pointed out that the author/mangaka played volleyball themselves as a teen, hence why they understood and included all the fine details. 8:03 he's showing his thinking process that he knows if he hits now they'll lose the point. Hence why he Purposely hit the block (which is what he meant by "I'm going to regroup", which is a reference to this 'rebounding off the block' move he learnt from another player in the show). 9:23 iirc he 'held back' in that he didn't put the right amount of opposing force in his receive to send it back to the optimal spot for the setter.

For the asics, foot/leg in Japanese is ashi, so together it becomes (ashi)ics which is how u pronounce them in Japan. I realised is when I was watching one day and cracked up.