The Emotional Side of Haikyuu's Guess Monster 

“Farewell, my paradise” hits different after this video. Well done

Wow. “He’s just a weird guy, and that’s fine.” I think that’s such a great line that perfectly encapsulates his character. I really love tendo as a character and it was so great watching him because he’s always having SO much fun. To me, he was like a quirky Hinata because his influence truly stretches to everyone on the court. Great video dude you never miss!

Tendou's backstory helps give more depth and characterization for Washijou as well. He wasn't just a bitter old man, he provided opportunity for those who needed a release.

Tendou and Ushijima's friendship is one of the richest in the whole story of Haikyuu. We all had met someone or is actually the Tendou of the group and its really hard to find a friend that will accept you/them for their quirky behavior. They can be embarrassing, complicated, and overbearing at times but I believe that there is no better friend that them because they are straightforward yet perceptive. They clearly know how to read the situation and knows exactly when and how to push the right buttons and yet, people who are overly sensitive gets put off because they are too focused on complying on the social norms that society has shoved to us throughout our lives. The people like Tendou are one of the most genuine people that you'll ever meet and I love that part about him. He is not fazed by the grandeur that other people posses and sees them as who they are.

The way you are able to find meaning in the individual arcs of supporting characters like Tendou, whom we don't often see as a fan favorite, and relate it to the story's bigger themes to show how truly substantial Haikyuu is beyond the surface--it really takes my breath away. Thank you so much for writing and sharing this, what a joy it is to watch!

I really liked his friendship with Ushijima. They’re both sort of in that socially awkward category but on opposite ends of the spectrum. It was nice to see how they sort of fit and work well. Ushijima might not have many conversation points outside of volley ball but he’ll listen to whatever Tendou has to say and respond. Tendou’s also fine with Ushijima not being super friendly because he lets Tendou do his own thing without judgement. And spoiler: I liked how Tendou told Ushijima that he’s totally okay to do any television interviews as Ushijima’s friend/teammate in high school when he becomes a famous athlete but it was actually himself that became a famous chocolatier and introduced Ushijima as his best friend instead. The final arc really showcased that they’re ACTUALLY good friends and it wasn’t one-sided either despite Tendou seemingly being the one to always approach Ushijima.

It really warms my heart how kind Tendou actually is. Like when he was worried about Hinata because he had no place to stay in the training camp he snuck into. It's really like you said, "He's not a bad guy. He's just a weird guy, and that's fine."

tendo's story is also just a great representation of the neurodivergent experience and how having a safe space to express yourself can be so important, even if others don't entirely understand how you perceive and engage with the world. i think that's why such a huge part of the fanbase loves him! (plus he became a chocolatier, like talk about unexpected but weirdly in character LOL) great video as always :)

"Farewell, my paradise" will always hit SO hard, beautiful video man! ^^

Man Haikyuu really is just amazing. SO much nuance to take away, cannot wait to start my re-read. Hopefully I find deeper appreciation for a supporting character like Tendou. Its characters like Tendou, who never pursued volleyball professionally, but was shaped and developed from it in a positive way that allows readers to so deeply connect with the story. It adds so much nice realism, because as much as the volleyball idiots are what make the story fantastic, its the characters that love but eventually leave volleyball that create such a fascinating experience. One that I will continue to cherish for many years to come. Thanks as always AJ, really good stuff!

One the greatest characters in the show

That scene where Tendou says to Ushijima that he will not continue playing volleyball after high school, it tugs a string on my heart when I first saw it. It feels like it's a relief for Tendou and a bitter sweet moment.

Even when Satori was taunting Hinata, I found him quite endearing.

Still can’t believe Tendou’s va is the same as everyone’s besto friendo in jjk

Haikyuu feels so real because, once you take out all the masterful editing, it's all quite mundane and unimportant. The most real part is the emotional core of sportsmanship. Sport sometimes has that: the weird guy finding his place in the World through a game. I took up skateboarding for a while, I had no passion for it, I only had two decks in my life and ended up giving the second one away after few years. But the little gang I had to skate around with will live rent-free in my heart forever. We basically were all weird guys who found each other by chance. We skated and it never amounted to anything, we never had any gain out of it and only did it because we loved doing it. And that's sport for ya.

Great analysis. Glad you pointed out this really nice underlying theme about how side characters who don't have the same hunger as the protagonist can still use the court to enjoy/express themselves

Tendou is honestly one of my favorite characters in this series. I relate to him so much as a neurodivergent individual.

you're probably the only person on the whole internet who would make a video about Tendo. And I love it =) I think he is the biggest reason, why Shiratorizawa didnt feel boring.

I always loved and respected Tendou for the character he was. He’s actually a really complex character when trying to pull him apart and understand him.

from the v start i never rly view tendou in a negative light. hes just interesting person/character to me. and maybe i adore him bcuz i relate to his strangeness but i think the main reason is the way hes so unapologetically him (wc im quite envious of). wish i also had my own "paradise" that couldve helped me be comfortable in my skin.. heh thank you for this video! i enjoy a lot! ❣️

I particularly like where you talked about Tendou's experience with the team and with Ushijima. One detail which is a bonus is after Tendou became a successful patisserie and Ushijima a successful volleyball player, they did not publicize their friendship, despite Tendou saying he would tell the world back in highschool. This just shows how sincere their friendship is that it is not for show.

I love your videos man. Thank you !! I also love how Haikyuu doesn’t really have any villains per say. Just different people living the way they think they’re supposed to.

Lmao I love how you clarify that you weren't shit talking the female coach

Every time you release a new video on Haikyuu I go back to Osamu's speech about 'eating rice and never getting tired of it' and to me Haikyuu indeed is exactly that rice. Thank you for the video and thank you Kita for providing the rice!

I love what you said about Ushijima being his pillar of support.

I really love your videos, especially the Haikyuu ones and upon my multiple rewahes I have come to realize just how underrated Shiratorizawa is as a team. We give them and their play style the least love because it is the antithesis of the whole Karasuno play and philosophy. But there is something beautiful in how they all give their all to let Ushijima shine, it's not a bad philosophy, just a different one. Thanks for this

This is the first time in a haikyu analysis I have felt that it has been talked something not related to great hardwork/genius/success etc. in life. This time you talked about how sports can be an outlet for people and they might not have to go pro in it. Very nice of you to point this out............

This video is wonderful, thank you. To see Tendou be so comfortable in a team with people who accept him even if they don't truly understand him, where he can play as himself and be as weird as he wants...that's just so awesome! I really like Tendou great video

The intricate way that Aleczandxr talks about Haikyuu was the entire reason I started watching it. Many thanks for creating your videos.

Thank you so much for dedicating your heart to these videos. The way that you analyze and dissect the themes, characters and scenarios throughout these anime are purely fascinating. Not only it pleasures me to hear what you have to share and reflect on it, but I also adore and genuinely respect this analysis you make. In a similar way to a teacher, your perspective about certain topic, supported by the given evidence, expands my view of that particular series, and multiplies my love by it. Attack on Titan, Full Metal Alchemist, Hunter x Hunter.. I can say, without a doubt, that I only saw how incredible and rich these anime are because of your dedicated heart. Those analysis reflections and more make me reach new heights and understand the true symbolism and compassion the shows carry. Thank you, Aleczandxr, for sharing your thoughts with us. It has been an enormous pleasure.

I was surprised how deep some of these characters are. I wrote this manga off for a long time

Tendou was great through n through. He needed a friend and found that friend in Wakatoshi.

i love how much he interacted with karasuno while they were playing even if he was trying to mess with their heads.

He's the reason that the Shiratorizawa game was so good. Better character than Ushijima, fact.

I just finished rewatching Haikyuu in its entirity, and I've come to realize just how many of the characters have some kind of neurodivergent streak to them, some more clearly defined than others. Which, having both adhd and autism myself, is something I must say I quite appreciate, since it makes a lot of these characters very relatable in a way you dont see all that often elsewhere.

Minor spoiler here But I think its the sweetest thing that after the time skip, Tendo and Ushiwaka are still bestfriend.

"Isn't what drives most people childish in general"

based on his conversation with ushiwaka and hinata, I would love to have a friend like tendou. i want a friend like him. every one needs a tendou in their lives

This video is actually amazing =) Tendou is such an interesting and amazing character! Maybe that's why he's on of my fav's. But seriously now, I don't think I've ever seen anyone who could portray Tendou's character perfectely like this. This video was absolutely great to watch!

天童(Tendo In Japanese means the heaven ‘s child ) and 覺（ Satori means aware , understand from an enlightened) All the characters’s names means a lot in Haikyuu :) in a Japanese folklore there is a guess monster singing the song that Tendo is singing : what is broken ? It’s human ‘s heart … the guess monster in the folk story never hurt people but stay in the corner and tell people what is going on Bc this monster knows human heart but he never bother or attack any human beings…. Just some info sharing and thank you for creating so many beautiful videos about my fav anime !!! I am a big hunter Xhunter and Haikyuu fan as well :) keep up the amazing work

This was really well done. Tendou is one of my favorite characters in Haikyuu, and this video helped put into words a lot of the reasons I relate to him. I recently decided to step away from doing theatre and acting at my school, and Tendou’s relationship with volleyball is very similar to my relationship with theatre. I appreciated getting to see one of my favorite characters represented and analyzed so well and beautifully 🤩

Your videos always make me remember why I love haikyuu so much

Why is it that every Haikyuu videos you make always makes me cry 😭💞 (actually the other vids does too)

I find it interesting that I liked him from the start. I found him to be funny, empathetic and just cool. He did not seem to be overbearing and mean at all but rather just broken inside. I felt an immediate connection with him since my sport is my outlet to be happy and just forget everything else. Great video and nice analysis!!

I absolutely love that this video was uploaded right as I've been rewatchjng the series and up to the shoratorizawa match! 🤧

you have a way of telling their story, that always makes me tear up. thank you for this wonderful summary

Every time I watch one of your videos, I develop a new found appreciation for my favourite characters and shows. Another great video!

Man I love this boy Even if i'm a bit sad that the dub really do this character justice at all. Personally I feel like the Best thing that there is to tendo is that he's really straightforward to others while being himself.

This might be one of my favourite videos of yours tbh, amazing job

AHHHHH. Tendou has been in my top 3 favorite haikyuu characters since i first watched the show, back when there were only two seasons. He's..... very dear to me, being someone who has struggled with harassment due to the ways i look and act as a neurodivergent person. I'm so so glad you put a spotlight on his kindness, which to me feels essential to his character but that many seem to forget in favor of his, admittedly very fun too, quirky personality and tendency to taunt and annoy people. The way he looks after the first years in his own way and the worry he has for Hinata having a place to sleep during the ball boy arc... Just as you said, hes a strange guy but clearly not a bad one. Now, manga spoilers ahead: I especially love that his little post timeskip cameo shows him being the one to have an interview taken about, and that Ushijima is the one to join in. It's a lovely inversion of Tendou's words about getting to say he was friends with Ushijima in the future- The fact that this is about *him* instead, that he's found a passion he clearly is good at, and that he's *still* friends with Ushijima! Their friendship has always been on the more understated side, its obviously not focused on a ton, but it's just so sweet. Two kind of socially challenged guys getting to be themselves together because they don't mind each other's quirks :) It's nice. I love them. They make me happy. Now, though I'm a bit late to the party, thank you for this lovely video about my favorite character. I enjoyed it a lot, and wish you much luck in the future

Honestly, this video is one that i have been wanting to see for quite a while, mainly because its funny how Tendou while been by far one of the more interesting and deeply realistic characters in the series, is only briefly talked about by most content creators and even then not to this amount of detail. But of course i should have expected this from Aleczandxr and i can say its beause of videos like this that makes me always expectant of his next videos. Keep It Up✊

I love these videos. I got into haikyuu semi recently and finished the whole manga. These videos always give me a different outlook and view of what I already enjoyed and make me appreciate the nuance of it all. So thanks for making these videos! I love them

I would've never really put these things togethert without you man. It's insane how you weave these narratives and find meaning in the smallest things it's really amazing

I would love to get just a glimpse into your analysis process. I swear, every video of yours that I watch gets me more hyped and makes me want to go back and rewatch these shows with the new lens that I leave your videos with. Not just that, but makes me fall more in love with the shows and leave with a deeper understanding of the characters. Thank you for sharing. I don’t usually comment on videos, but felt like I had to share.

9:55 the subversion of this moment in the manga was beautiful

Love the videos man, especially the haikyuu ones. Don't get me wrong tho I love watching your other videos too.

This video made my day and made me cry but in an emotional way. Thank u sm. Tendou best boy.

this makes me happy. haikyuu is one of the only animes that i'll watch. sixteen year old me clicked on the show while searching for something to pass the time. I never expected to love something so much - I am grateful and surprised. Tendou was one of those characters that I bonded with - immediately. I see a lot of similarities between us and I just really loved his character. I wished for a paradise like he had - I always wanted to play sport when I was little but I was ridiculed out of it, unfortunately. I've seen a few people in the comment section saying that he's good representation for neurodivergent people and I agree - as that is also the case for me. Haikyuu has honestly changed my life (for the better ofc) - as ridiculous as that sounds, it genuinely has.

Thanks for making the video and anyone else and everything that went behind it, tendo displays almost my whole and personality and actions. It's reliving Knowing how to explain and describe my self in the way you and anyone else did. Thank you

Amazing work as always!

Miracle boy… SA TO RI

Thank you Alecz. Such a Good Video!

Ayyyy new video of haikyuu Ty!!!

Love your videos I like how detailed u can explain stuff.

Your videos are soooo good to watch! Cheers!

Hearing you speak and your perspective on these anime/manga is just a delight

I relate to Tendo so much, it's almost hurtful. Thanks for this video it's great !

I watched this video the first time you posted, and I cried the whole night. I was just graduating from uni which taken me longer than I should. One of the biggest reason is because they are my paradise. I never have anyone try to understand me before, until I got into high school and university. As funny as it sounds, schools sounds more like home to me than my own house. Now I'm watching this video again and still cry. I still havent achieve anything yet, but I really thankful for the people I met there. I got chills when I watched that tendo scene, bcs damn its just so relateable yet I believe it will be overlooked by most people. Thank you for making video about him, thank you so much

Your analysis about Haikyuu are soooooooooo awsome

Never thought I’d say this, but good job Coach Washijo for not giving a shit about Tendou being Tendou!

I was so gonna make a video on him. In his intro he looked like someone who gets off on blocks or something. But his back story and when he said Farewell paradise I felt everything he stands for. Such a good character

I love Tendou so much. He's such a special boy Even if he comes off as a bit aggressive (though undeniably hilarious) on the court, he proves to have a true heart of gold once off it. During the ballboy training arc he was so worried for, and so sympathetic towards Hinata. This goofball may have had a rocky start, but he definitely has a permanent place in my heart

Ushijima and tendo being frends is the greatest thing ever

Thank you for this vid🥺🙏

Great thumbnail

Thank you! Great vid

Who would've thought that Tendo's next paradise would be chocolate

F yeah a video on our boy tendou by our boy aleczandxr

This is so wholesome.

Super underrated character. Definitely in my top 5

The hiatus is over. We can smile once again.

Time to rewatch I guess

Man , you are just amazing , Can you do the Karasuno seniors next ? or Aone from dateko ?

As a middle blocker when I go up for double blocks for outsides and right sides I know are good cutters I stole his move and it works so damn well cutting off the angle even if they don’t consciously their angle

Good stuff 👍

this honestly reminds me of kanoka, finding a place, finding a home, finding a place to fit in.

I love this beautiful miracle boy.

I love tendo's shit talking during matches

Me: I used to play volleyball so this volleyball anime is really fun! Me after watching your videos: oh wow now I'm crying thinking about the anime that made me so happy and passed me so many hidden messages.

Farewell, my paradise.

i never loved a character this much.

He's one of my favourite character ....and his quote, " Goodbye my paradise"...struck me so much!!! Haikyuu has no unlikable character!!

I have a friend he’s calling him weird is a disservice he’s the right amount of different

Finally a antagonist who basically doesn't do any evil

Before watching it... I wanna tell you that i love you, I love how you think and what you do

After the video I kind of remembered all the times he messed with Ushijima and realized how much Ushijima's straightforwardness meant for him.

Might be completely out of left-field, but I feel like you might enjoy Utsuru no Hako to Zero no Maria, and it's a series that definitely needs some deeper analyses on RU-vid for it.

バッキバキに折れ！何を？心をだよ こっなごなに砕け！何を？精神をだよ

Can you do Tanaka next!!!??

Farewell, my paradise 🥲