Haikyuu's "Saddest" story is actually... beautiful.
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- čas přidán 28. 05. 2024
- Haikyuu's biggest strength is perhaps its character writing, the beautiful inspiring stories of Karasuno's members, and the other teams'. However, whilst it has some of the best characters I've seen in an anime, there was one I couldn't help but see as... sad for a long time.
Sugawara is Karasuno's co-captain, however he's also the only third year not on the starting lineup. He occasionally gets subbed on as a pinch server or when Kageyama needs to be subbed off. Despite his short screen time, Sugawara is a beautiful character, and one of Haikyuu's most inspiring stories.
CHAPTERS:
00:00 Intro
01:04 Karasuno's benched
02:28 Sugawara's backstory
03:44 Karasuno vs Aoba Johsai
03:59 Sugawara subbed on
05:37 Why wasn't I doing that?
06:53 Sugawara talks to Ukai
07:38 Sugawara subbed off
08:57 "Next time, use the centre more"
09:13 Karasuno third years decision
10:25 Outro
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The way that he somewhat treated his junior players was amazing foreshadowing of his future career as a teacher.
Yeah I love how so many of the jobs were foreshadowed, I only just noticed this rewatch that Ennoshita takes care of a lot of injuries during the series
@@LessonsFromAnime and how Daichi kind of has an enforcer vibe. Since he becomes a cop.
@@DragonStar524 wait does it tell us that in the manga?
@@user-sn7ll5jt7n the time skip reintroduces is to the characters and their current occupations. For Suga, it's a preschool teacher.
@@DragonStar524tsksks that is so hot 👮♀️
I love that Haikyuu went into Suga’s story because that’s real life. There’s always gonna be someone better than you and they may even be younger than you but what are you gonna do about it, how are you gonna perceive the situation. Suga is def an overlooked character of the team and isn’t jus a benchwarmer but one of Karasuno’s strongest foundations jus like the other third years.
"Sensei... I don't play volleyball for merit"
Oh Lord he's my favorite character I love him so much
Sugawara is one of my fave character in Haikyuu. I saw some comments from Blue Lock fans looking down on him. But imo, being ambitious and selfish are EASY. Being KIND is HARDER. Only people with strong heart who can be kind even in heartbreaking moment. It took a lot more courage and strength to be kind and supportive. Sugawara can be resentful to Kageyama (like a certain character LOL), but he CHOSE to be kind and supportive to Kageyama instead. Sugawara is the senpai that Kageyama deserved and always needed but never get until Karasuno.
And Suga is able to balance between being ambitious but not losing his kindness. He and Daichi are the pillars that support their team. The mom and dad to their team. And it's not easy! They are teenagers too. But they chose to carry the responbilities. And they carry it very well.
I love both Blue Lock and Haikyu. The mentalities are extremely different, but the general idea is different. Blue Lock's characters aim to be the best ever in a selfish role, but Suga simply wants to enjoy his time on the court because he doesn't aim going above and beyond. Both of them are good mindsets, so people hating on him are ignorant and refusing to see the point.
Bro who shit talked my sugawara, LET ME AT EM 👊👊
Suga may not be a starter, but when he subs in to give Kageyama a breather, he's still got the skills.
My favourite Suga moment is when he is talking to Kageyama, in, i believe a break during the first Seijoh match and is about to tell Kageyama to "go win this" and changes it to "let's go win this" (i hope the subs were about accurate)
Yeah I wanted to talk about this, but to be honest I wasn't entirely sure what it meant besides him hoping for another chance
@@LessonsFromAnime Well, he intended to tell Kageyama that he, Kageyama, should go win it, but changes it to "let's", i.e "let us go win this".
The first wouldn't have included him, or in fact anyone of the team, within the statement. Or in other words he would have placed the wish to go win it only on Kageyama. The second one not only includes the rest of the team, but probably more importantly himself. Because he _is_ part of the team, even if he is "just" the back up Setter, and is up to the team, including Suga to go win it, not just Kageyama.
But i mostly love it because of how it is presented.
The slight ping when he thinks about the original statement, and the slight pause before changing it, is just really good in my opinion
Idk yall I like to think that Suga's win is Kageyama's success. If it weren't for how suga guided and looked out for kageyama, I don;t think kageyama wouldve been the same setter we all know and love, anothe reason why Suga is my fave character out of the series,
i admire people with these big passions so much. i am the kenma of the situation: i don't have anything in particular that i'm passionate enough to work hard to get. i easly give up on everything because i haven't find my passion yet. so poeple who says "i'll do everything for this" really inspires me (and i'm a bit gelous of them)
Karasuno’s mom is the most underrated character(up there with Daichi and Takeda)
Wth!!!! Karasuno's mom? Isn't karasuno a high school?
@@ektumz_inside4707 I think he meant their manager.
@@peterkip1095no, Karasuno's mom is Suga. Daichi is the dad btw haha
edit: hence Sugamama and Dadchi
@@ektumz_inside4707 They're meaning that Suga is a mom friend (Mom friend meaning, the person who is typically the most responsible and over-protective of the group of friends, according to the very reliable Urban Dictionary.)
The way he treats his team mates also hints towards his future career in the time skip as a teacher.
Honestly the suga mom joke in fandom doesn't really match him irl. He literally joins in the 1st yrs chaos lmao
unlike the dictionary "mom" thing he does is be kinda nice in a carin way lol only that but bro is chaotic asf 💀 doesn't fit much like bro was complementing hinata over crashing in training camp in s4 while every "senior" was angry like his ass was cheering for being rebellious or smth even daichi said how Suga would join in lol
His ass curses the shit out while cheering which did happened in like s3? , Asahi might fit more with mom thing, but fans overshadow characters like this over seein smth small and saturatin em to one thing many times 🤷♀️
Sugawara has always been one of my favorite characters in Haikyuu because I relate to him so much... I, too, am setter and I, too, lost my starting place to a younger and more talented player... And everytime I saw Suga on the sidelines, I was reminded of my struggle and my fight to try to get just a few points on the court. But that experience made me love and appreciate the sport that raised me even more, because God knows how much I appreciate each point I get to play nowadays. Because everyone, all the time, wants just one more point.
Suga is my favorite of the 3rd year players. He's a great pillar of support. He may not play all that much anymore, but he's still got it.
I clicked on this video because I was bored and had nothing to do, yet watching it made me realize something. This right here is my comfort anime. Its exciting, relatable, inspiring, humorous, and makes me feel like nothing else matters when I watch them play. Watching Haikyuu was one of the best decisions i ever made. I definitely don't regret it.
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It made me very happy that Suga ended up as a teacher. He has this quiet firmness that my favorite teachers of my youth certainly have!
yet another thing is, when he was first on the sidlines after the chat to Ukai, he knew that any game could be his last, yet he still gave Kageyama the position and put his trust in him to win, not only for kageyama and the others, but for him too. Suga trusted Kageyama to win. Even when he knew any game could be his last, he kept going, makin sure that he could give the team what they needed at the time while hes not playing, he still did everything to his ability to help them win. I admire Suga so much its rediculas, and i wish he got more attention!
FINE, I’LL REWATCH HAIKYUU
This is why he is my favourite character throughout the series. Him and Daichi gave me some much needed comfort during some really pressing times. Suga is so underrated, but in reality he holds Karasuno together.
I just keep rewatching one after another of suga playing scene and let me say, i think he's really good at being a setter. Not only he's genius, but his aura and his consideration towards his teammates.. i think through kageyama, he can empathize the setter his been longing for after asahi took a hiatus from the club even so he wants it! He also help his teammates alot especially Daichi,, i think suga truly the highlight of karasuno behind the court! he is our Mr Refreshing forever!
I usually dont comment at CZcams videos.But I genuinely love sugawaras character so much. Because he reminds me of myself alot even if I dont play volleyball. His situation reminds of mines too. He is a good setter but he knows that there will come a time there are going to be people better than him. Which did, however instead of being resentful. He helps Kageyama with full support. He cherish every moments he gets. He's still needed in the team. Maybe not every character knows sugawara is an important aspect to the team. But Karasuno still does. They know Sugawara is one of the strong pillars for supports.
Sugamama!! He is my favorite character! He stepped back from being the starter setter but he really is one of the foundations of the team. He is always behind supporting the team. He is always proud when the first years show improvements.
Additionally, he is the one who created Kageyama's autograph when Kageyama became pro. He also kept in touch with Tobio by updating about their members through messages.
Suga is wonderful. He deserves all the love. He is Karasuno's vice-captain for a reason, he balances Daichi's leadership out and is the heart and pillar of Karasuno's emotional strength in the way no one else could be on his team. Idc what anyone says, Suga's empathy, kindness, and emotional intelligence was VITAL to Karasuno. If they couldn't do any of this without Daichi, they couldn't do it without Suga either. He was such a good senior, and ESPECIALLY to Kageyama. I will die on the hill that Suga was the first proper senior Kageyama ever had, who showed him how a good senior should treat his underclassman. No one else could have nudged Kageyama into improving the social aspect of his setter skills. It was so interesting to hear from a new perspective in this video too, as I never considered Suga's arc sad at all. Perhaps because he was so action-oriented and didn't spend a lot of time in self-pity but rather carved out his niche in the team wherever and whenever he could. I saw his grace, his selflessness and strength of character that allowed him to willingly step aside for the team despite his own pride, and still willingly nurture and guide Kageyama with absolutely no animosity or resentment, and I thought he was absolutely amazing. He is so inspirational, so mentally strong and unwaveringly kind despite his chaotic tendencies sometimes. When I stepped into a more senior role in my high school clubs, I modelled my behaviour off of him, and I like to think it served me well.
Now that I think about it, I guess the only senior Kageyama had before was Oikawa, who made it very clear he hated him and even went to hit him at one point. Sugawara would have been quite the change for him lol
@@LessonsFromAnime Lmao I tend to not hold that against Oikawa because it's clear he was horrified that he almost did that, and his feelings of jealousy and imposter syndrome were pretty severe at the time. I know how brutal a feeling that is. But yeah, it doesn't change the fact that it wasn't conducive for their relationship, and he wasn't and couldn't be a good senior to Kageyama. People argue in Iwaizumi's favour about this but I reject that argument as well because... well. Iwaizumi does call Oikawa out for his shit, but he also lets him get away with it a bit before doing that. I can't see him ever having had any significant relationship with Kageyama, not with Oikawa needing his support (and this is not a judgment on either of them, ofc Oikawa needed him then and ofc Iwaizumi would prioritise his best friend over a random kid). So yeah, in my eyes, Suga was the first person to give Kageyama a taste of that senpai-kouhai bond.
God this rambling is so embarrassing I just have a lot of feelings about Suga and Kageyama and their bond im sorry
@@leenan2345 it's fine this is the place for it haha. And yeah I'd agree with all of that!
Thanks for capturing the essence the character. It really is bittersweet even though sugawara is not the main player, he fights hard for every moment in the court. Yes he is replaced by kageyama but he did not just give up but moved forward. Thanks LFA for making such wonderful video. Keep doing your work,
Glad you enjoyed it!
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It’s also when you here Kageyamas story and his past and connections with volleyball, then you find yourself stuck. I’m sad Suga can’t play but I would also be sad if Kageyama couldn’t play either. IDKKK😭
I just recently rewatched the entire anime from top to bottom. Sugawara actually plays a ton more than most people seem to think he does. I'm fairly sure he plays almost every single match. And not just for 1 or 2 points
Suga is my FAVORITE!! I love how humble he is and how he supports his team. Amazing character, and great video!
I love suga so so very much. He acknowledges his obvious feelings about not being able to play on the court, but also acknowledges what he wants for the team and immediately looks for ways that he could help his teammates from his position.
I wondered why I loved him so much until i realised his MBTI is INFJ hahahahhaa, and i understood.
He is one of my favorite characters in the Karasuno team. I consider him the narrator in most of the anime that is why he is needed on the sideline and definitely after Hinata, he is the soul and positive energy the team needs.
The way you explain these characters is so natural and beautiful, you really did sugawara justice! He's such an underrated character who gets outshone a lot but still has his spotlights. A very relatable character, and you explained him so well... It was really good!
its like suga is karasuno's kita nothing special but just brilliant
I’m so happy that someone did a Sugawara-focused video that captures his story so well! Especially since he is my favorite character.
When I watched Haikyuu, I was in a tough time in my life, but Sugawara's character made a big impact on me. It allowed me to appreciate all the moments I had on court and in life.
gosh this hits me. i regretted so much time during my school days. i often think back of those days because i obviously cannot relive them. i'm still hung up on them... because of this its always hurtful to reminiscent them. My situation got worse in college because im more often than not, almost 'made it' to achieving things especially academic-wise.. i know its not good to swim around the past for so long... some days are better currently.. but im at a point in life where i so caught in between wanting to achieve something (to 'made it') and to just take a step back and live ordinarily.
Sugawara is one of my favorites! I'm just bummed he's not subbed a lot in the series.
Oh yes finally a video about my absolute favorite Haikyuu character. As a setter myself who had a lot of self doubts i think i 100% understand Suga's feelings. Like i can't explain this, you just have to experience it
I love when I get people who actually play the sport comment, could you tell me more? (I know you just said you can't explain it but I'm still curious lol)
Suga is a great character along with the third years they are amazing.
A very underrated character who's really good in his own way
I love Sugamama 😭
Sugamama pls don't cry [*]
sugas story is kinda like an elaborated semi (from shiratorizawa) story
Even the hair is similar
Honestly I didn't remembered Suga's story that much. He's always been that third year that was always standing on the sideline commenting.
To me his arc was always just that of the third years.
They stayed with Karasuno even when there was no one left. In a sense Karasuno's volleyball team was like their baby that they kind of raised from it's infancy ...so to speak. Hinata, Kageyama, Yamaguchi and Tsuki all came when the team was already up on it's feet..somewhat. However the third years were there when it all fell down, and when it was struggling . So to me most of the third year's arc was them just wanting for their team Karasuno to go to the tournament, and them on it. So naturally I saw Suga as just being happy for the chance for his team to qualify and play on the tournament. Also the thing about the three of them being really good friends, and the story just shows us their last year together. And probably because of what they went through in the previous years, made them understood that, and wanted to make most of it together.
However one thing I love about how the story evolves, is what happens to these characters. It was so down to earth and humbling.
Sugawara is one of the best character in karasuno because nobody exist like him in real life.
I play volley ball and nobody with step aside even if the new comer is a "genius" .. They will fight to keep his position (even destroy mentally the genius and not with performance) that the real life, everybody is selfish..
I see a lot of people come to volley ball because from Haikkyu but theirs are dissapoint it's not Haikkyu it's real life with real person who are focus on themselve. If you fail they destroy you and if you're good, you have to keep progressing for not to be replace. All your so call "friendship" will be destroy the day you show weakness
That the big weakness of Haikkyu make you dream and then hit by the hard truth of life. Theirs is most bad person that good person in this world
I’m sobbing thank you so much when I first watched this anime I loved Sugawara right from the start. He’s a fantastic character and I’m glad he’s getting more love and that you took time to see his character. Haikyuu is one of my comfort anime so watching videos like these makes me incredibly happy!
Glad you enjoyed!
Thank you for the beautiful video!
Sugawara is maybe the most beloved of my favourite haikyu-characters. For me, his character is about showing strenght by being able to set your own ego aside for the good of the team. And he is not even bitter about being not as good as Kageyama (like Oikawa at some time lol), but using this "setback" as motivation to improve, to learn new amazing skills that make him irreplacable on the court, even if it's just for a few ralleys. I love how invested he is in the game, even when he is just at the sidelines, how he cheers and builds his team up and uses his time wisely to observe the opponents. To me, Sugawara proves that you can be an irreplacable part of a team without being the most skilled or the strongest. I am always so happy when he gets to play!
(sorry for spelling mistakes, english is not my native language)
Sugawara is that senpai Kageyama should have had in junior high school. After all, Oikawa is part of why Kageyama has so many insecurities (not the only reason, but still plays a role). Imagine if coming to Karasuno, Kageyama stumbled upon another Oikawa ?
This was an awesome video. Suga is my favourite Haikyuu and anime character of all time same with Oikawa. Suga did a lot of the little things like making the signals, always encouraging his teammates, helping them improve their grades, in Hinata's case receives. Also when he is on the court he brings up his teams morale and make sure he knows where his teammates are at physically, emotionally, and mentally. I love Suga so much so thank you for making this video.❤❤❤❤❤
Sugawara Koushi my love.
Why did this video make me cry so much
my dear sugawara-san is the best specially how he thought kageyama things huhuhuhuhu i wanna re-read the manga
The first anime I’ve ever watched fully and I loved the lessons from Haikyu, it inspired me to play volleyball and to do my best in everything I do.
Great video and my favorite from Haikyuu! I play back up setter too
When I went to the bank the other day, I saw lfa and I gave him a crisp 500 euro bill. He thanked me and showed me the lesson that shaped his life. That lesson was "Nah, Id WUT" once I realized this, I went INTO THE BLUE LOCK and adapted myself to win every game. With the power of daily Bible verse day 145 I took every enemy on, never once turning down a challenge. After that, I learned the importance of ruairy and the rory-est of the common people. With this newfound knowledge, I did a muscle up with flying colors, and finally finished chapter one of the novel. Then I LessonsFromAnime into the Malik and Manned the wut, and now I honestly don't think anyone can stop me, not even 102 degree fever with heart pain
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Real
What's sad is that I've seen many people hate him and just see him as a bully. Despite how obvious they make it all. I love how deep these characters are. This is the only sport anime I've loved so deeply.
Good lord how does every single one of your videos hit so hard!? All of them are so thought-provoking and send me into a reflection spree. You've really help me address some of my internalised issues just by providing another way of thinking. Thank you so much man ❤️
Wow, thank you!
Suga has always been like a broken mirror of me...
Suga is one of my favorites😊
Already crying
i love him so much
i love this show so much
Every moment of our lives should be appreciated.
Obviously not every single one but I'll try to appreciate my life more
I read somewhere that Sugawara is the Deku of Haikyuu.
Suga is one of the best examples in anime of a character using prep time and consideration to overcome his inherently weaker ability on the go. Suga is physically weak because he's short and not particularly strong. He's mentally weak in that he shies away from pressure and can't properly think when the going gets tough which leads to him falling behind players with deeper lockers of talent and tools. Nevertheless, he has a genuine passion for the game, has the brainpower to analyze his opponent's weaknesses, and the other-centeredness to make his teammate's jobs easier. Every time he comes on, he reliably boosts Karasuno's point differential using all the plans he's already been preparing, and then once he starts to get figured out he gets subbed off (or it's too late and Karasuno has already won).
Hey mate, great vid.
I think you also forgot to analyze the relationship as a senpai to his kouhai. The way he cries seeing hinata evolves
suga is a person where people take to lighty but the is actually a good setter but when the new karasuno comes he changes too
Love your work but when will you make a new Blue Lock video?
he made a community post about blue lock
When s2 is out
Oh s word😮
Karasuno cant even beat date tech if he is setter but ❤ for him
reminds me of isaiah thomas
That’s a crazy pull but I see it
I have a sugawara jersey irl.i'm a simp
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I thought the video was going to be about Kinoshita, because unlike Yamaguchi, he never got to redeem himself with the float serve. (As an anime only, I don't know if he has his moment in the manga)
His moment was when he helped nishinoya
He might have had some crazy moments in his third year too, we never find out
In the video, you mention you'd would advise to stay on the time, but you're missing the cultural context of this taking place in Japan.
In Japan, getting into a good college will make or break your career. It's a very serious time and can be extremely competitive. They only get one chance and he's putting himself months of studying behind his competition. It's definitely not as simple as "your grades will be fine". It's an extremely important period of time for these young people.
Just wanted to add that extra context that Western viewers typically wouldn't have.
1.5x speed
He would not survive in blue lock (volleyball edition). He’s the barou who passed the ball
With the blue lock mindest deeply ingrained in me by now I look down on sugawara. I understand him, but the lack of ambition to do anything to be on the court is somewhat repulsive to me. And that why it's amazing that I can still learn things from person like that - enjoy things, don't focus too much on the problems
And personal anecdote - a 2 hour run is much more painful if you focus on how you'll be able to do it. It's much more fun to be in the moment, appreciating everything about it
He did do everything to be on the court tbf, its not something I mentioned in the vid but he kept training super hard and learning new moves etc
Blue lock mindset 🤣 "the lack of ambition to do anything to be on the court", stop that please, you don't even understand his character at all. Did you really watch Haikyuu? Don't bring that "Blue lock mindset" into Haikyuu, that is ridiculous