Volleyball Couple Reaction to Haikyu!! OVA 3: "Land vs Air"

there's a match in the manga that I doubt will get animated at this point, but I highly suggest checking out after you guys are caught up to the point of the movie. one of the best matches in the manga, featuring Fukurodani

Pretty sure someone said that already but the "hebi" part of nohebi means "snake"

The first couple times I watched this, I did not realize Yaku saying Lev's dumps are too long meant that kind of dump as opposed to the volleyball kind, then I heard "unko" in the line and things clicked and it made more sense.

PLS PLS PLS REACT TO THE MOVIE PLSSS
THE DUMPSTER BATTLE MOVIE PLSSSSS

nekoma is cats, fukurodani is owls. cats are land, owls are air

Oooooh Adam I'm gonna argue w/you on that Yaku is the heart & soul of Nekoma comment.

Do you remember ep11 of S1 when Kuroo appears behind those vb players who were bad mouthing Kenma for being too small, frail etc.?

He says,

"That frail shrimp is our "backbone", "brain" and "heart"."

Which is incredibly sweet but heavily biased cuz he loves Kenma lol.😅

So ever since then after seeing Nekoma as team, how they play and interact and so on. Especially after this match, I came to the conclusion of who fits the "backbone" and "heart" title.

Kenma is obviously the brain.

To me Kuroo is the "heart" of Nekoma cuz not only is he the Captain. He really cares for him team and his player's, he listens to them, validates their feelings and yet hands out advice and so on. This is not limited to his own team as we all saw during the training camp. He just has a big heart all around.🥺

And "Yaku" to me is the "backbone" of Nekoma for obvious reasons and during this ep, what Lev says, that yaku will always get that ball regardless. In a team of defense he is still the one they count to be behind their backs. Hence the "backbone".

For the "soul" part I'd say that's coach Nekomata who has imparted his play style and volleyball philosophy(in future ep) and so its ingrained into Nekoma's Volleyball. Team.

Its all very fitting for a team with the motto of "CONNECT"

Brain = Kenma
Heart = Kuroo
Backbone = Yaku
Blood = (all the rest of the team)
Soul = coach Nekomata and his vb philosophy & play style.

Bokuto's arc is NOT over, I will not take this Bokuto slander :D :D :D

as someone who has read the mange, i would say fukurodani was a better team than nekoma

Land vs air also because nekoma are kitty cats and fukudorani is an owl :)

I love Daichi but I really think that Kuro is the best caption we've seen on the series.

HEY, HEY, HEY!!!

its such a shame the anime dosent do Bokuto justice such shame Haikyuu Chapter 335

I’m glad these matches were covered, but the production restraints do show and flatten the content a bit too much for me.
I do love the dynamic of the Nekoma cheer section and how it contrasts Karasuno’s. Akane is so adorable.

I think Nohebi is the closest thing we have to actual "villains" in the show. But, I do love the glimpse into what a team that "does everything it can" to win, looks like. Like it or not, unsportsman-like or not, even if all their snake-in-the-grass tactics nets them one extra point in a set, that might just make the difference.

Yes Sarah, Bokuto is not perfect, that is what makes him a great character. He is not a Mary Sue. Flawless characters who have nothing to learn and nowhere to grow are not relatable and are boring.

I think Bokuto's championship match won't be shown in the next movie, but if it is, then it can be replaced why Bokuto is one of the 5 best strikers, and if not, you can read the manga, if I'm not mistaken, right after the match Karasuno - Nekoma, he reveals himself there as a person and proves his title, thanks for the reaction, you are the best

The little off focus camera for this episode kept taking me out so much. Hopefully it's just a temporary thing for this episode.

But still a great reaction video as always. Thanks for the entertainment.

Just to counter a bit of the Bokuto bashing 😅 . We love him coz he's just a fun loving character. Yes he's a bit mentally weak at this stage but he's an excellent player & he loves volleyball. He's also super self aware in my opinion which I really like, he knows his weakness & though I'm pretty sure we are not going to see the Fukrodani vs Mujinzaka match, like others here I definitely recommend reading it after you are done with the Haikyuu Garbage dump battle movie.

That match is seems to be written to convert Bokuto non believers into fans😅.

Was Kuroo not in the Bro House already??? Guess I missed something hahaha cause he got all the solid reasons for it!

Bokuto should buy another t-shirt "the way of THIS ace!" saying:
1. My setter is better than yours!
2. My setter can handle multiple personality disorders!
3. My setter can make lists at the speed of light and he is for me and me only!
Notice: This t-shirt is NOT to be given to Hinata, for safety reasons....

Yaku is your favorite libero's favorite libero. Bokuto isn't a favorite (and my favorite) because he's amazing the way Ushijima is (and no one is!), but because he's such a unique weapon that is exceptionally flawed and allows the show/manga to portray other kinds of excellence -- normal high school teams won't be able to get the best out of him AND their other players the way Furokodani does with Akaashi and the coaches. They were required to be mature in ways only Nekoma is mature. Nekoma is a team that thinks and acts to get the most out of their setter, who is averse to athletic effort (something I think is just as strange as Bokuto's psychology). Furokodani is a powerhouse at the national level, the strongest school in Tokyo (the biggest city). This makes them a great foil vs. Nekoma and makes them great rivals (Air vs. Land) owls vs. cats, different in interesting ways to how the crows of Karasuno are rivals with Nekoma.

K vs N is more of a niche rivalry. The conceptual rivalries really are Karasuno vs. Shiratorizawa, and Furokodani vs. Nekoma. Volleyball idiots contrasting with intelligent volleyball tourists (the Hinatas, Kageyamas, Ushijimas, and Bokutos, vs. the Kenmas and Tsukishimas).

I think Bokuto and Fukurodani are more symbiotic and he's already useful that way, considering it's high school volleyball. When he's on points, he carries the team's moral on his shoulders. When he's down, the team carries him back. Being explosive is part of his vibe and, considered he doesn't have a stoic nature like Ushijima, not letting him playing his own volleyball could result in not having him in the long run due to lack of motivation. It's fair to allow him to be like that, since he's just a teenager at the end of the day.

I am neither a player nor a coach, so maybe I said something stupid and sorry beforehand. Just my personal impression at first, as a Haikyuu enthusiast, and felt the need to share and, if anyone wants to jump in to answer this silly rambling, motivate a healthy discussion.

Hi!
Is very interesting see anothers teams, because this manga animé does a really good job to make us care about a lot of characters. Even a manga spin off exist with this premise.
Have a good week!

Land vs Air has another meaning. Fukurou means owl in Japanese. It also has the meaning of cat vs owl.

just helping to complement the symbolism of land vs air. Nekoma's symbol is a cat while Fukurodani's is an owl

I want the snake team to try their trash talk in America in the hood 😆

I wonder if they'd step up their game or be humbled at the real monkey business.

God. When you guys get to the new movie that just dropped, SHEEEEEEESH it’s gonna be hype.

In Japanese, “bijin” doesn’t carry the same sexual connotation that “hot” often does in English. It’s more like they were calling her a beauty, which Lev knows.

Love this ova!!! Cant wait for season 4 ❤❤❤

Sarah, I really appreciate your constructive feedback (not downright hating him) on Bokuto being loved by the Haikyuu!! fandom, on you mentioning that you can't put him at a certain level with other top players that's why you ain't liking him as much---which is pretty much understandable, no worries! This, however, is something that I only realized now after some reflection while watching this reaction video of yours regarding Bokuto and his team, especially as an AuDHDer (Autistic + ADHDer) neurodivergent who highly relates to him and a few other players who happen to be neurodivergent as well:

Bokuto is mentally "weak" because he screams ADHDer like Hinata Shoyo (that's why their teacher-pupil relationship) which is pretty much a double-edged sword disability (hence his status as one of the Top 5 aces in the country despite his mood swings and long list of weaknesses), and his team Fukurodani is a perfect example of how to fully support and properly accommodate his ADHD neurotype despite the struggles along the way (given that their type of strength is a team that pulls their ace, not a team being pulled by their ace, although it's pretty much exhausting as you've described, but they don't ostracize nor shame him for it, otherwise that's lowkey ableism), especially his partner Akaashi (who is a very likely Autistic neurodivergent like Kageyama, Ushijima, Tendo, Kenma, and a Season 4 player with white and black hair---and Autism and ADHD are complementary neurotypes but a terrible combo when they're in a same person as AuDHD like mine).

I hope that sheds some light about Bokuto so that you're gonna like him a little bit better, that he still is heavily competitively great moreso on his in-the-zone moments notwithstanding his double-edged sword disability . . . him being the very human embodiment of "The Way of the Ace". No wonder Haikyuu!! is one of my all-time fave shows across genres that I have been rewatching for the nth time thru reaction videos: it's really lowkey pro-neurodiverse people.

P.S. It's the same way how Nekoma has been "trying to make life as easy as possible for their 'brain'" as Sarah said: they've been supporting and accommodating Kenma who's pretty much an Autistic neurodivergent, and similarly how Fukurodani deals with their Bokuto, Nekoma doesn't see this dynamic with Kenma as a weakness of theirs. Also, "It's really interesting to see these two approaches" as Adam said: then again, a reason for this is Bokuto is an ADHDer neurodivergent in Fukurodani while Kenma is an Autistic neurodivergent in Nekoma, aside from their personalities and athletic capabilities---it's just how their brain has been wired to work.

They aren't ready for the Bokuto redemption arc, the growth is remarkable. The only problem is they might just axe the whole thing altogether seeing as sooo much is left to be animated and we probably only have one more movie left. Hopefully they show that arc.

Not only is he akashi a good setter he is also upper moon 6

You need to get over hating "HEY HEY HEY" if you want to watch haikyuu. Simple

Kenma is my boy too!. His friendship with Hinata gives me life. Loved that little pop quiz, have to make sure Adam is paying attention.😂

are you going to watch the movie?

About that comment of bokuto not being the smartest player (spoilers but not really because it's not relevant to the plot of the manga):
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The author Furudate mentioned in an interview that Bokuto went to university so not that dumb but maybe had tunnel vision at the time? Who knows hahahahaha

I don't think the reason people love Bokuto is because he's an amazing player, I agree with your take on his weak mentality but I am still a Bokuto fan. Its really his personality that to me makes him amazing, not necessarily how good he is at the game. Think Hinata at the start of the show, tons of people like him and it was NOT because of his amazing skill at the game

We don’t think Bokuto is amazing we think he’s Goofy

The anime does a great disservice to Fukurodani as a team because it focuses too much on Bokuto. And sure, he’s the highlight, but we’ve seen on the training camp that his team being used to his slumps just means they are able to carry Bokuto when he’s on one. This match showed how well the other members of the team played in the manga, Fukurodani has always been a great team, we just never get to see it animated.

Others have pointed out that "bijin" means beautiful and not "hot." But i want to add that the term doesn't have a direct english translation because it's not just tied to physical appearance, but also to traditional japanese beauty standards and art (meaning only japanese women can be "bijin"). In this case, Lev and his sister are half japanese, so being called a "bijin" probably has more significance than can be put into an english translation.

Sarah you are such a Kageyama sometimes I can’t 😂! Adam be like I wish I saw Yaku before the draft because he is so good and we did the draft not long ago.
Sarah but it doesn’t matter since you didn’t straight face

haha Sarah! I also wear my emotions on my sleeves! It's gotten me in a little trouble sometimes, but at least we're honest 🤷‍♀

Seriously hoping they don't cut out the fukurodani vs mujinazaka match so that anime onlies can see Bokuto's character development.

The annual schedule for life after classes in Japan is as follows.

That eyebrow comment from adam is devious🤣😂

P.S About Yamamoto being Nekoma's Tanaka, probably yeah but their seniors play a huge part on how they would each react to this. Ryu would probably get rowdy but he wouldn't change his game. He takes so much from daichi and azumane to be distracted by this. Season 4 is gonna be a great test to his mental fortitude.

I LOVED what Kuroo said to Lev. Lev really looks up to Kuroo too, like his admiration is almost like a little brother thinking that his big brother is this larger than life, can do no wrong, amazing person (You can see how Lev gets frustrated every single time Kuroo seems less than "perfect").
Kuroo being calm, open minded and wise is a good feat to have as a captain in general. But he really demonstrates it in this scene. He acknowledged Lev's feelings, validated the difficulty he's facing right now, assured him that there isn't neccessarily anything wrong with him being a little different but also gave him something to think about and to look forward to, when he told him that teamwork coming together will probably feel a lot better than he thinks.
That's a straight up 10/10 response.

Btw don’t do the boys from fukarodoni dirty they aren’t a team that relies on their ace they’re a team that supports him as this point in the story yes bokuto is the best but most emotional but they they have Akashi ,their third year middle who’s a force on his own plus their other players and this is a team that made it to national the year before so don’t sleep on them