Team USA Olympic Libero Reacts to Nishinoya Haikyu!! Season 3 

Some people in the comments need to realize that although Erik is a superb volleyball player, it doesn't mean he's going to enjoy an anime about volleyball. Obviously he can relate to lots of things seen in the show, but expecting him to react the same way you did isn't fair. I'm sure that it wasn't Erik's first thoughts when making his RU-vid channel that he was going to react to Haikyuu to please people. Thank you for the work you do for random strangers on the internet, Erik. It's very much appreciated.

The rolling thunder double never fails to make me laugh, it’s got to be one of my favourite scenes😭😭😭

When he says "I literally cannot dive like that" and there are PHOTOS of him diving like that 😂

I enjoy seeing Erik getting confuse over the Renai circulations intro

Next episode: *Trying to attempt Rolling Thunder*

Nishinoya have so MANY moments in this season (S3). The author and animators put him on the spotlight on most of the episodes. Also, this season is where you will acknowledge and appreciate the importance of a libero on a team and how great their impact on the team.

You should see Hinata's libero skills lmaooooo

I'm a Libero, and after I watch haikyuu I started to practice more and I fell for my position (Before I hate being libero because I felt like everyone was getting all the attention, but Nishinoya show me that being Libero it's important). Now I work hardest that I can so I could be a great Libero, I used to scream "ROLLING THUNDER" sometimes, more when I am afraid to lose a game, that phrase makes me feel confortable and confident. (Sorry for my bad english- It's not my native language)

Erik: I hope someday people call me a super libero I honestly think you are the best libero I've ever watched. Better than super

5:06 so cool to hear you say this about the triple block! The strategy they actually had here (because the spiker was so hard to block) was to force him to hit a straight to the Libero. They completely blocked off the cross so he could only hit it to nishinoya. Normally, like you said, it would be the triple block failing, but in this case it’s actually what they’re going for

That jacket is clean. I need one

The third season is mostly about the rivalry between Nishinoya and Wakatoshi

He says that he is short when he is 183cm Me who is also 183cm, but wait people call me tall

At 5:05, with the blocking this game, the left-handed spiker is one of the top 3 high school spikers in all of Japan, and his cross shot is the biggest threat with his spikes, though all are difficult to get. Their strategy was to shutout the cross shot with their blocking leaving the line open for him to hit directly to Nishinoya, their super libero.

Is it possible to show your highlights from your matches when comparing to certain scenes. Obviously, not everything in anime is realistic. So seeing a real person make those plays would be inspiring. Just a thought if you had more time to put into your videos in between your busy schedule.

Noya did the rolling thunder double JUST to plow through Tanaka and that's all the reason I need.

The positioning of their blocks and where Nishinoya was were all part of Ukai's strategy to beat Shiratorizawa, which is the strongest team in their region, in case nobody explained it before.

I'm not sure how much of the show you've watched, but one of the main rival teams of the show has a libero named Yaku. Just as you said, Karasuno didn't think he was very important and didn't stand out much at one point, but Nishinoya pointed out that it's because he's unnoticeable that he's really good.

one of my favorite nishinoya moments will be when they were checking wakatoshi, they didn't make him like 'oh i'm a super libero, i can dig his spikes instantly' and proceeds to show the process of receiving wakatoshi's spikes patiently. waiting for that moment till he get used to it.

7:15 Mr. Erik was like "Here's where nishinoya will be!!" I can see how excited he is to see nishinoya get that ball spiked by ushiwaka-san, He's fanboying😍

The double save is amazing! For context that was the 5th set like 16 points in, opponents break chance.

If you're looking at comments months from now, Haikyuu is written by someone who played volleyball so many of the details about technique are correct and they have many different characters and positions get highlighted. Very well written. Even if you don't watch anime, a lot of people that play sports not just volleyball can connect themselves to a certain moment or mindset during the show. Other reactors I've seen have made connections to their life watching the show. That's why clips like this are awesome for someone that may not want to invest into the entire series.

Watching haikyuu again makes me realize how great nishinoya is.

The nishinoya IRL reacting to the anime 🤣

5:10. That was literally their game plan. To stop the lefty they used a 3 man block to cut off the cross court forcing him to hit the line straight to Noya knowing he's the only one on the team who can somewhat consistently dig it out

OMG when Erik scoffed "Oh he's only using 70%" 🤣

His face after seeing Nishinoya's double dig... Same.

5:15 They're actually forcing him to hit line by blocking every other angle but straight because the leftie is a power spiker among power spikers. His spikes are THAT strong that Karasuno made a specific plan to counter that spiker, which is to restrict the angle of his spikes to the point of always hitting straight so Nishinoya would have an easier time receiving it and getting used to his power. You can see him struggling so much to control the ball by puffing up his face every time and lowering his platform angle a lot more than usual.

If you want to/ have time, you should react to nekoma’s plays in the anime (preferably later on because their opponents are more high level and interesting). Everyone on nekoma has super high level receives and their libero is really amazing. I think you would like it and it would be really cool to see your take on them. Thanks so much for the reaction! It’s really fun to hear commentary from such an amazing player! 😊

Nishinoya double save is legit one of the best thing in the anime. That reflex is insane

Thank you Erik for influencing my love for volley ball! You & Haikyu!! together, always love these reactions lol I never even used to care about this sport until this anime + your views on, so you truly are a "Super Libero!".

lmfao the fact all my friends got into volleyball because of haikyuu is hilarious

I've been reading alot of haikyu lately and in a bonus story there are some panels Erik appears in!

when i started watching haikyuu i just wanted to play volleyball hinata is only 5'4 while im 5'6 and ive always had a decent jump, so i started paying and then i went to college and on my way home i got into a really bad car accident/fire and it won't be too long before i can play again and boy am i excited

Erik Shoji = Super libero!

Nishinoya : Rollingguuuuuu Him : ThundeRrRrrr Me : dOubLlLeee!!!!!!!!

7:56 Oikawas face is everything.

he's a 183cm libero I play middle blocker in school and I'm 181cm...

7:44 is one of my favorite moments of the whole series

Erik Shoji’s Nishinoya-style double save!!! That’s so awesome. Thanks for doing these videos!

6:17 the reason why everyone was surprised is that the other player is left handed so it was very difficult to receive but HE DID IT! 🥳

the triple block was made specifically so make the hitter hit line so Nishinoya could receive it because his spikes are too powerful to block or let him hit any other direction. They make it so he has to hit towards Nishinoya or get blocked, they call it total defense

Libero for life!! A big spike might be flashy but it will never beat a perfect receive :)) Thank you @Erik Shoji for talking about positioning and technique, I'm trying to incorporate it whenever I play. You play the best position on the court and don't be too hard on yourself, you are one of the best!

Every time I see that godly continuous receive making Noyassan twist his body - it brings shivers to me.

the reason the blockers werent blocking the line is because the only one that could stop their ace was nishinoya so they forced him to spike to the libero

Damn Haikyu made a whole character for Shoji.

You'll love Yaku too!! Sad that we don't (haven't yet, at least) get more of the Nekoma's libero, but his parts in the manga are pretty cool😍

I've seen your play highlights, and i'm reaalllyy sure, just like nishinoya, it's a relief to have you backing up the team defense. Man your reflexes are so fast

I think the double rolling thunder is in response to Kageyama's criticism of him during practice match against dateko.

Guessing Erik didn't watch all of season 3. If you see my comment Erik, that lefty hitter is one of the top 3 in the country and their strategy was to close off the cross and leave an opening for the straight where they would position nishinoya. Thats why the triple block was set up that way.

wow i am soo early ... you must have seen full season ... it was amazing ...you will understand the reason behind why everyone is shocked when nishinoya passed the ball

7:54 was also my reaction (and prolly everyone else's) when i watched that scene

your voice is so relaxing to listen to tbh, and your commentary is so engaging. love it!

I binged the whole series in 3 days and it's amazing seeing an actual player give his input on it. Haven't played since high school and man it really makes me wanna play again! Great stuff

7:28, super libero Erik for the win, woohooo!!!!!!

Me: *sees the video title and thumbnail* Also me: THE DOUBLE RECIEVE

Ah, Thank you Erik for this video!! We love you, and Nishinoya!❤️

Hello Erik I'm new to your channel and I want to say keep living the dream I was a libero in my schools team since 4th grade and travel team so keep living the dream

When the best libero watches the coolest libero. Well i have a request for you i know its tuff to watch the entire season online because of the recording and stuff so i suggest you to watch the season offline and talk about it in a podcast or something just you talking about the entire season because there are many pyschological aspects in haikyuu which is already painted so i would like to hear your finishing thoughts on it.🤭😌

That lefty heavy hitter ushiwaka was National Highschool level in the series, i guess he was the 3rd best spiker in the nationals. That's why they feel so much pressure.

I need to see a rolling thunder reenactment!

I immediately skipped to the double save part just to see his reaction

in the anime Nishinoya also learns how to set the ball, although he mainly practices this with only one of the spikers. In season 4 tsukishima also learns how to set when he's up infront. How practical is it for a libero to learn how to set from the back line? So far in Haikyuu these 2 usually get a chance to set the ball whenever Kageyama has to take the first touch

I love the way how you react to those receives and explain it. Everytime you tell honestly that what you can do or what not. You are a great libero. I wish I could be one like you. watching haikyu reminds me of days in my college.

Nishinoya my favorite character too😭❣❣

bit unrelated but love that bomber jacket and the colour on you!

I laughed way harder than I should have when renai circulation came on. Super cool seeing you react to Haikyuu and it's good to know that the form in the show is legit even coming from a professional :]

Every team needs a player that can just bring ups everyone spirts instantly, It's why Nishinoya's my favorite character

You mentioned how the spike was going line so much and they should adjust this was a part of the story and was planned they let him go around the block because they knew he would spike through their block so they tricked him to spike into nishinoya by purposely leaving line open

I love seeing plays in real life that I've seen and read in haikyuu

Me watching the 100th haikyuu reaction video seeing the clips for the 1547th time

I really enjoyed watching. Thanks for the clip✨😭

i'm so glad you always react to Haikyuu stuff, it rlly makes ur content diverse & more ppl can find ur amazing channel. it took me awhile but bc of one of the videos u reacted to Haikyuu clips, it made me find out this rlly cool channel. thanks super libero :D

Is it just me or is Eriks voice really soothing...

We're ignoring the fact that nowadays is 159 I'm the same height, he's the reason i don't mind being short

He did it just to pissed off his team mate Tanaka by rolling in to him😂😁 it was revange 🤣

at 5:15 you are talking about the positions of the 3 blockers... Just to let you know, the plan was to leave space on the line so it would go straight to the libero. They did this because they werent able to block his powerfull spikes and chose to dig it up instead Not being negative here, you are probably right in an even matchup, but in defense of karasuno this was just as planned :)

Mr erik shoji please do receiving/how to be a better libero tutoril. Im a libero myself n im dying to know how to improve n be like u

They left the line shot open on purpose this game so Nishinoya can get used to the Spin on Left handed spikes! Then they close out the line shot at the end of the game once the hitter has gotten comfortable hitting the line shot!

I was so confused when it broke into Renault circulation

I hope you watch the whole series. Season 4 is really dope too. Nishida and Yamauchi, Fukugawa watch Haikyuu and even read the manga (the manga ended BTW) 🤗 You will love each character for they have a distinctive characteristics. Thank you Erik for this reaction. much love for your channel 👏🏼

Yay! Thanks! With this, I'm starting my weekend the right way :)

in fact in haikyuu, nishnoya the libero is straight up the best karasuno player

Greetings from Poland! Really cool to see you reacting again to Haikyuu, hope you will someday take a look at what was happening in season 4 (mainly second part). Keep up the great work and fingers crossed for your team in Russian League!

Every position is great in volleyball. They all serve a purpose and they are all connected somehow. I really love it.

YES! Was waiting for this one! Have a nice weekend Erik.

You did all those moves of nishinoya in real matches, super libero

Erik Shoji should react to Scott Sterling plays Volleyball. A quick hilar video would be awesome 😂

Second comment.... Waited for the double save from my boy Nishi the reaction was worth it

I didnt know that members of the Nekoma team reacted to Karasuno footage.

“Over the nEeEeEt“

please do more season, this is amazing! thank you Nishinoya is literally my favorite

This video shows why Nishinoya is my favorite character in the show

That song was put to the wrong intro in the wrong series and put in a haikyu compilation lmao

"cool epic scene in haikyuu" eric: "yaa i do same things last week"

I love how he got confused on the love is war intro lmao

Love your videos!!! ❤️

Erik reaction to compilation channel intro is awesome

Hey Erik! You don't show any clips of it, but Nishinoya works on his "libero sets" by jumping over the line to get a set in for his team on the 2nd touch. Is it something that you guys do sometimes IRL?

Durch Haikyuu bin ich erst auf den Sport Volleyball aufmerksam geworden und liebe ihn mittlerweile, auch wenn ich lieber an der Seitenlinie stehe. Deine Videos dazu finde ich auch immer super interessant. Greetings from Germany