Volleyball Couple Reaction to Haikyu!! S2E9: "VS 'Umbrella'" 

Sarah: What is Kageyama doing??? HIS ABSOLUTE BESTT

I legitimately forgot how much Bokuto annoyed Sarah. Best boy bokuto hey hey hey for days.

Honestly, even though most of my favorite episodes are from the actual tournaments, this whole training arc is high-key my favorite arc of the whole series. All of the character growth, the new volleyball concepts that get shown, introducing Yachi and all of the other schools, in my opinion this is what makes Season 2 the best overall season of Haikyuu. Kuroo deserves some more appreciation. Even aside from going out of his way to help the other guys get better, he's just a good teacher. He's so good at explaining the mechanics of blocking in a concise and easy to understand way. I also love the little bit of him overlooking Lev ditching his receiving lessons because it gives them a chance to play 3-on-3.

Kuroo reassuring Hinata that they’d continue their practice game the next day is actually a new addition in the anime (not from the original story), and I really love it :”) Right along with that scene where Kuroo explains that he wants to make the Battle of the Garbage Dump a reality. You can see that he might be somewhat, not sure what the right word would be, embarrassed? when talking about it, and he brushes it off pretty quickly (though both Hinata and Tsukki seem to feel the importance), that’s so nice and thoughtful of him in the first place.

Yachi staying up late to practise with Kageyama is one of my favourite details in this episode. Remember a few weeks ago when she was worried she wouldn't be able to care enough/commit fully to a very dedicated group of volleyball players?

Yeah they call him Chibi (small) and -chan is usually an honorific for girls or people way younger than you. Kuroo basically saying hinata is a child, Oikawa also calls Hinata Chibi-chan Grandpa ukai called hinata Chibisuke (with suke meaning helper) and later, called him Chibitaro (taro meaning eldest son, hence why the kids mentioned he got promoted from Chibisuke to Chibitaro).

We finally got to the meat dance! Probably one of my top 3 funniest moments of the show.

the more I rewatch the show, the more I'm convinced that the tokyo training camp it's my favorite part of the show, even tho I love watching the tournaments, watching them work hard and improve warms my heart.

Sarah’s face sinking ANYTIME Bokuto says “HEY HEY HEY!” Lmao 😂

Love these away game episodes. Also love the growth and continued partnership/ rivalry with Kageyama and Hinata. They grow together, win or lose together, a true dynamic duo. Adam's pearls of wisdoms abound. I'm looking forward to the next episode, as always great stuff.

I love this episode because it shows us why Hinata is TRULY the ☀in every which way. Yes he's warm, friendly, energetic, and he's good with people. All that is true. But more importantly, Hinata IS relentless. He is the person who puts everything in motion, he forces people to change and adjust. Everyone; from Kenma to Tsukki to Lev to Asahi responds to that challenge because his competitiveness lifts everyone to be better. He is the burning, demanding heat which overwhelms and is impossible to ignore. Remember, it was his desire to change the quick that catalysed Karasuno's growth as well. He compels everyone around him to act. Kageyama is not used to being challenged. He usually sets the boundary of what's possible and most people can't reach him. Remember, his middle school fall out with his teammates was because he thought "they didn't give enough effort, they're not matching me". Not Hinata. As rivals, Hinata doesn't give an inch, and so Kageyama HAS to evolve to keep up with him. The relationship has changed. Before, Hinata had complete trust in Kageyama's toss and therefore was the reliable "oni" club to his setter. NOW, Hinata's trust is THE challenge. It's a " I'm going to evolve and if you don't match me then I'm going to go on ahead. You wouldn't want that, would you? You wouldn't want to be the loser. Can you keep up with ME? Of course you can, I'll never doubt you." It's exactly echoed by Kageyama to Hinata as well. It might also be interesting to note that at 9:00 , it shows Kageyama's blank face. It could mean a lot of things. But the manga is a little more clear. It says something along the lines of "All of Kageyama's worries disappeared, his face finally relaxed." Which implies that KAGEYAMA who was stressed out by failure felt reaffirmed that Hinata had absolute trust in him, and didn't doubt him for a second - so he should keep practicing! He has to match his partner's trust. The same with Hinata, who was working hard to match Kageyama's trust as well by hitting different mid air spikes. That's why Kageyama might be the "King", but Hinata's always challenges him to the "throne". And Kageyama needs that, because as a person who is so demanding, full of pride, and a "genius" he stands alone. But not anymore, because Hinata is as demanding, as greedy, as competitive as he is and so there's finally someone who catalyses HIS growth as well. In a way, Hinata (and Suga) pushes Kageyama the most to be the setter ideal that Oikawa is so scared he'll become. Hinata and Kageyama practice relentlessly, always trying to match each other and evolve because neither can bear to lose. They refuse to disappoint each other. It's a beautiful dynamic. It's forever a "one more toss, one more set".

What I love about Yamaguchi is that he was his own person from the beginning. Even if Tsukishima didn't like Hinata, Yamaguchi still was friendly with him, and even convinced Tsukishima to help them with their studies, and was the one to recommend they go see Yachi for more help. He also sought Yamada to develop his own skill even though Tsukishima wouldn't have done something like that himself. Yamaguchi is one of my favourite characters and he only gets better.

The fact that Hinata both instantly noticed the different ball path and was pissed about it it just a beautiful combination. Simultaneously showing his incredible reading of the game and his fire at the same time.

Pun I only just noticed now: when Noya wakes everyone up, the one who responds to him is Asahi. What Noya said was "asa desuyo", it's morning- and Asahi means morning sun.

Next episode could not come any faster. I can’t wait! Glad Adam seems to enjoy Bokuto.

The training camp arc is interesting to me because I don't think you can fully appreciate it until you see the later episodes and then rewatch it lol The training camp is where a ton of growth happens, personality-wise and volleyball-skill-wise, but obviously it isn't complete and they're still experimenting and learning, so it's only when they get to a game that you see the end result. So the first time you watch it, even if you enjoy it, you don't get to fully appreciate the growth being done. But when you watch it a second time, you can spot things from the training camp that come up later and can enjoy the growth more than the first time.

I absolutely love that Kageyama's default idea of "a spiker" is Hinata. They have THAT much influence over one another.

Just wanted to post that Uniqlo has a haikyuu collection of tshirts releasing on May 23rd. theres a kenma/kuro one!!

with the discussion at 10:54 i can understand what Sarah is saying that Kageyama doing the parabola pass is being a good teammate, but we also have to remember that this is only a practice match, where theyre supposed to be practicing something new to get better. If it had been an actual game, it could be said thta Hinata is action out of pocket, but since it is a practice match i think Hinata has all the right to call out Kageyama like that.

I don't know if Sarah enjoys more when Adam understand the title of the episode or when at the start, he doesn't know why its named that way, her smile is SO big! One thing I really dislike is how physical Kageyama gets when he lose control, Hinata always mantains his posture and seeing him really mad, it depicts how serious he's when it comes to get better.

them discussing about their favorite ways to get a kill or score a point with mostly off the block touches a certain hoshiumi enters the chat: 👋😁

Sarah's secretly sneaking glances to see Adam's reactions about the BBQ is so cute 🥰

Is anyone like me rewatching Haikyuu episodes and reactions in preparation for the May movie release?

Ah, yes, the iconic meat dance ❤

25:14 Its the little things you know? Those things that go unnoticed BECAUSE they are done SO WELL. Just a short scene where you can see them in casual shirts bc they are "normal human beings in a camp", their (Hinata and Yachi) hair is even different because they have just woken up. And of course there is one that stayed asleep because OF COURSE that happens now and then. This scene has no meaning but to show the "reality" that these fictional characters live in and makes the show grounded and real for us.

Great reaction as always. I am sure that you can never understand how much I enjoy this every week. Sarah finds the details more deeply than the first round, and Adam is always sharp and we can see how he enjoys.

Hey Sarah and Adam, I don't want to rush you, but on May 31st, the Haikyu movie is coming out in theaters in the US. (I invite Sarah to look up info so Adam doesn't get spoilers) Don't miss the chance to see it in theaters, I think you'll love it!

sarah's opinions have been a little different for s2 and we love that. I think rewatching haikyuu, s2 became one of my favorites, I just love training arcs and interactions between everyone xD

Wow, your editing is getting better and better. I love it! 😁

26:47 ohhh dangg. When Adam said this, it's so perfect with the saying "the world is so fair yet it's so unfair" (iykyk). Being tall & big sure is advantageous in volleyball (especially their reach/wingspan), but sometimes it still has its own drawbacks in games against smaller players to tool them. And the same goes the other way around too, smaller players might be in a more disadvantage positions, but the more skilled they get, the more thay have the 'surprise' effect from being agile & able to see the bigger opponents clearly in their field of vision. Surely Sarah described it right, the smaller players tend to have more tricks up their sleeves 😂💖 p.s. Can we appreciate Daichi with his timing about the bbq? dude could've shared it with the whole Karasuno members, but nopeee, he just went to the 4 wild kids when they ran out of gas lol

Haven't watched yet, already commenting for the algorithm. Weirdo quick baby ! Thanks for the content !

Your videos are one of the reasons why my Fridays are to look for every week. Also, excited to watch the latest Haikyuu movie this coming week. Hope y'all watch it as well in the future! 🧡🧡🧡🧡

Came here for the tutorials, stayed for the reactions!!! I'm also trying to catch up on Haikyu before the movie!

Awesome! Lovely reactions 😊❤

Love your reaction as always! Also after learning a bit more about volleyball then watching the show again, it feels a bit weird to see the spinning-ball set not being called double hit😅

Earlier upload than usual 🙌

Great episode!!!

Back here after watching the Haikyuu movie ❤️

Speaking of Battle at the Garbage Dump, the Haikyuu movie is finally getting released where I'm at on the 15th! Can't wait to watch it! So looking forward to the both of you reacting to it someday! 😁

On my lunch break v nice 😁

Looking forward to the feel-good barbeque episode 😭

The way Bokuto talks about giving Hinata a special attack, like he's about to gift little shrimp with an ancient precious spell scroll 🥺

22:13 I don't think this comes up as often as Sarah is saying, I'm not sure what Adam is referring to lol. Someone recite the story for me please

HEY HEY HEY just to annoy Sarah😂

This season is so much better the 5th watch through!

Very interesting to know you guys favorite kill move 😂

That team saying that our boys are the more difficult to play agaisnt is second top!... Only behind BARBECUE!!! You both talking about your favorite kill was estrangely endearing :) Blessing for both of you! Edit: I just remember!!! Our team is named Karasuno!!! Yeah, not names memory here, jeje. For that, I`m very proud of Adam and how now he knows so much names!!!

22:50 Yes, they actually always call him Chibi (small/little), but they translate it to Shrimpy

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The Kaghi-Yama dance

I wanna watch the video of the different patterns you score.

Adam: "You have to admire Hinata..." Sarah: "NO. NEVER. NOT EVEN ONCE."

I can't believe volley ball players jump all day like that

HEY HEY HEY!!! I love bokuto LOL xD

20:00 smoothes line shot animation

19:38. Interesting. This is true. But, also, the fact that they're gonna need all the help they can get in order to make it the Nationals. Only one slot is allowed from Miyagi. That means they gotta beat Oikawa and Aoba Johsai, and Ushijma and Shiratorizawa. Along with other power houses within Miyagi. It's tough. So other teams are literally helling them skillfully as well, truly training them for "The Main Boss" 😎

Adam plz keep liking bokuto he is the GOAT

29:46 na cause if you look closely i think kageyama is drooling which has me weak 😭😭

the ball's coming, and it stops

3rd gym suad eyy

If i can give some feedback to the editor, background music is fine and i dont know where you got it from but it *feels* very royalty free. Maybe ive been on the internet for too long but I feel that specific song makes the video feel cheaper and it distracts from the commentary

Wait I’ve watched every episode and I dont know Adams practice story!!

So I assume one week till next reaction? rip

how is the sound keep getting worse?Please buy mics🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺

i was really bothered by the background music during the pauses, love absolutely everything otherwise