Haikyuu!! 4x3 Reaction Extended (YT link below)
Added 2023-06-28 16:01:01 +0000 UTCIn Haikyuu 4x3, Perspective, Hinata adjusts his perspective on both the court and his current situation by mastering the splash-step.
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Oh man, I might cry!! That one scene is so beautiful but knowing how the music also weaves in and evolves to tell that story makes it all the more exquisite.
Bighead
2023-07-01 10:08:51 +0000 UTC:D Well, if you like Baby Bird, then you're in luck since that theme will come back with a vengeance later. I guess it would be spoilers, so don't click on this unless you've seen the end of S4, but Baby Bird's "final form" (combined with the S1 track "Evolution") is here: https://youtu.be/p3dnMptHF3g
Ryan
2023-06-30 22:52:09 +0000 UTCI subconsciously knew the Ball Boy song was a reuse of previous music, but I never put two and two together of which song. Which is silly because Baby Bird is arguably my favorite song from the whole show. THE MORE YOU KNOW
Tanner Hatch
2023-06-29 23:14:31 +0000 UTCTsukki and Kageyama behaved the same as they usually do 😬 Also, I haven’t watched the fruits basket movie as well since it’s not something I’ll enjoy after watching the trailer and reviews 😶🌫️. So no hurry from my end 👍
Shaily
2023-06-29 16:45:11 +0000 UTCSpeaking of Fruits Basket I really have to watch the movie. About Hinata, the two big incidents that come to mind aside from the Shiratorizawa coach are Kageyama's gloating and Tsuki ripping into him (from my perspective at least). Other than that, yeah it doesn't seem like the players in the camp are mean to him
Alex G
2023-06-29 16:29:37 +0000 UTCI’ve always said this about haikyuu.. yes we have antagonists. By its very nature, a story about sports will always have antagonists, and rivals but there are no villains in this story. I think there’s a difference between the two. There’s never true malice in this story.
Sacha
2023-06-29 09:45:35 +0000 UTCIn the past seasons Hinata receives the ball in unconventional ways (i.e., face, chest, face, balls, face, did I say face?). Never has he properly received or dug a ball with the typical platform you make with your arms together lol So he's finally trying to get better and focus on a foundational skill for volleyball rather than focusing on his usual standout, smash-the-ball moves!
Athena
2023-06-29 07:42:32 +0000 UTCI get why you are feeling everybody is harsh on Hinata but honestly except the Shiratorizawa coach, everyone is behaving pretty nicely. Other ball boys are in awe of him. His rivals are not putting him down at all. They are not behaving friendly with him, well because they are not friends and know him only on professional level. Also, Hinata lacks basics and his optimism may not be able to compensate for it in longer term. Just think like this, Kageyama knows how to receive, serve, set, spike. Yes he is not best in all but above average. He is best at setting and all these factors combined gave him a chance at youth camp. If Hinata considers him his rival, shouldn’t he be good at volleyball in general but best at what his position is i.e. spiking. Him learning about his lack of knowledge early on is so lucky. I have been contributing to your patreon for some time now and so happy to see you enjoying the show. I felt that you did not enjoy season 1 very much but since season 2, watching the reviews shows that you are liking Haikyuu. You are the first YouTuber I am paying to watch 😅 but your commentary is genuinely interesting. Joined for fruits basket, stayed for Haikyuu and learnt about some great new shows like March comes in like a lion 😄.
Shaily
2023-06-28 21:14:43 +0000 UTCI particularly enjoy Coach Anabara's apology bow for silently thinking too little of Hinata. 😀
Ryan
2023-06-28 20:24:46 +0000 UTCWhile some of the people were harsh on Hinata, I think it’s wholesome looking at some of the more friendly/supportive people. That one other Shiratorizawa ball boy giving him a thumbs up, Kindaichi (turnip-kun) joking with him, and the younger coach being constantly impressed by him.
Chris Sharpe
2023-06-28 19:59:38 +0000 UTCI get what you mean but in real time all of that happened in a second. The show took 10 to show everyone’s faces so I think that’s what throws some people off. If you think about how quick the freak quicks are it makes sense imo
Aanvik
2023-06-28 19:47:41 +0000 UTCI mentioned this in a previous comment last season, but Tsukki's and Hinata's "friendship/acquaintanceship" really grows this season and it's one of the relationships I really enjoy for some reason. Tsukki's "I hate how he makes me feel like I have to do something" comment comes more so from a place of him constantly wanting to catch upto Hinata(almost like Hinata always motivates/forces him to better himself, which is high praise to Hinata given Tsukki's character) . While he's always leaving snide remarks, I think, like in the previous seasons, he still feels inferior to Hinata in a sense(Hinata being the sun and him the moon-in the shadows) or atleast now sees him as his rival constantly wanting to one up him/catch up to him. But going forward, though subtle, the Hinata-Tsukki partnership has its great moments this season that I can't wait for you to watch.
Bighead
2023-06-28 19:17:12 +0000 UTC(On the Mononoke reference) "Don't mind." :) I think the music is meant to be noticed only subconsciously. After all, people are supposed to be watching the action and hearing the dialogue, but yeah, four years of music analysis homework will change you, haha. Anyway, this is the first clear example, but it's not the best in my opinion: Episodes 10, 22, 23, 24, and especially 16 each have very similar moments where the soundtrack evolves with the action and (as you can probably tell) I really love it, haha.
Ryan
2023-06-28 19:12:50 +0000 UTCNow I can't stop listening to this theme
Alex G
2023-06-28 19:09:25 +0000 UTCWow cycling through those two themes I can hear it, but I NEVER would have picked that up on my own I don't think. However I really should have picked up the Mononoke reference cause I'm a huge fan of that movie
Alex G
2023-06-28 18:58:08 +0000 UTCWhat confuses me is how they all kind of stared at it without trying to make a play (even if it was too early)
Alex G
2023-06-28 18:54:00 +0000 UTCThe soundtrack to Season 4 is really a masterclass in musical storytelling (or what's called "program music"). In Season 2, there was a new soundtrack called "Baby Bird" that was introduced in the training arc to represent people striving to get better. I've timestamped it to the key melody here: S2 "Baby Bird" https://youtu.be/F34r-kXb804?t=31 Compare that to the new soundtrack this episode that starts at 9:10 in the video. It's called "Level 1 Ball Boy," and I've timestamped it below so that if you start it there you can hear the same melody, note-for-note, but it's really trimmed down, calm, and the percussion is slower. The melody is in the background now on a muted guitar, just like how Hinata is in the background and muted in his environment. The drive to improve is still there, but from a very different perspective. This "baby bird" theme appears at least one more time in the most triumphant soundtrack of S4 or maybe the whole series, so it's worth hearing. https://youtu.be/OxVkqA-u0_E?t=15 Unrelated, but at 18:00, hopefully people get that reference. It's from Princess Mononoke. I couldn't find the scene itself, but here's a screenshot: https://twitter.com/imdiqpegthbwtnk/status/1186459402103967745
Ryan
2023-06-28 18:41:51 +0000 UTCah I stayed up too late but ended up catching another great reaction from Mr.Goodwin. Had a great time!
Emman Reed
2023-06-28 18:28:51 +0000 UTCWriting this as I'm watching but to elaborate on the Kageyama scene, the reason no one went for it was because he set the ball way too quickly. He had Hinata in mind. Without warning/pre-planning, no other spiker would already be mid air when the setter is going to fetch the ball. This wasn't a repeat of middle school. It just made everyone curious. As the Japan coach mentioned: his action implied that someone would be up in the air that quickly. But no normal person would be there already yk
Aanvik
2023-06-28 17:24:51 +0000 UTCI just realized that the younger coach mentions this, about his thoughts merging with his instincts lol
Sunny
2023-06-28 17:21:23 +0000 UTCYeah about the new heights thing, Hinata is getting some rough treatment, and maybe part of that is the fact that in some ways he's been a spiritual leader for the team, especially the first years. This is a rare stumble for him and an opportunity for the others to take a breath perhaps? It's easy to pile in to someone that has been dominant or seems so far ahead for so long. He is lesser in this scenario in the sense that he didn't get an invite. But in the context of the team he's much bigger
Alex G
2023-06-28 17:19:35 +0000 UTCThis is stuff you intuit, and Hinata does have good intuitions in split second situations sometimes, but to hone those intuitions to be a regular and effective weapon he has to logically think through the steps of “where is the ball going” and more importantly “why”. THEN it’s about the repetition of thinking that through over and over again to the point where that logic BECOMES reliable intuition, otherwise there’s too much luck in the equation to be reliable
Sunny
2023-06-28 17:16:39 +0000 UTCI like this episode a lot for Hinata because it carries over many of the ideas that were explored in the last episode. Hinata lacks fundamentals, and that's not something to be taken lightly. No amount of good-spirited optimism, passion, and heart makes up for it; being someone who can fill one role (while optimal for winning) doesn't put Hinata in the same category as players like Kageyama, Oikawa, Ushijima, and the other guys we saw at the All-Japan training camp. However, Hinata now, rather than focusing on spiking, attacking, and scoring, is focusing on the other information that can be found on the court, and he's developing skills to handle the ball in a defensive position. A comment from yesterday's video mentioned how Hinata kind of skipped the "starting from the bottom rung" phase of his volleyball journey, but after having fallen off the ladder, he's getting the chance to do just that. Hinata's play style is actively evolving, and as we saw with his footwork, he's turning into a beast of an all-around player. Also, regarding why no one went up for Kageyama's set, it's because he was using a minus-tempo setup (which only Hinata is capable of being ready for), and he hadn't practiced it with any of the guys there. He even mentioned how we did it by habit because he expected Hinata to be there. Kind of makes you wonder who is pushing who to newer heights.
Alter Nate
2023-06-28 17:12:59 +0000 UTCI imagine what exacerbates it is a feeling of limited space at the top. They're all sharing this awesome experience together but they're also kids and their future is uncertain.
Alex G
2023-06-28 16:47:57 +0000 UTCPerspective! I think that's the difference between some people who are good at a skill and people like Hinata. When challenged with so much bringing you down and large wall in front you, he didn't complain or despair. He changes his perspective to find how to turn this into a worthwhile experience. Using being a ball boy to improve your game sense and receiving is such a great application of that and it's really creative of the writers to do that.
Skyler Anderson
2023-06-28 16:47:27 +0000 UTCone thing i wanted to say while watching this episode is that for Kageyama, the challenges he faces as a member of the all-japan camp is actually so spot on, even in the small segment we got here seeing the other players' cocky/unhappy faces, it's like, the higher up you go the more people surround you who are either just as amazing as you or, more than likely, even BETTER than you. So it tends to be more like a competition of ability at some point than what Kageyama would be used to from general fun training with other groups. I have a similar experience with art when I join competitions or do some group higher level class or something.... it tends to feel much more tense cos it's not necessarily always 'fun' when everyone has eagle eyes on each other which i think is such a nice touch for this season. It will be interesting to hear your commentary about it going forward into the season
Mima
2023-06-28 16:43:53 +0000 UTC
