How Hinata Shoyo Overcame His Biggest Failure (Haikyuu Manga)

Hinata Shoyo is a character that is dear to my heart, and his journey across Haikyuu's 402 chapters is nothing short of inspiring. In this video, I wanted to talk about my favorite training arc in the series, the training arc that transformed Hinata into a monster capable of challenging the world. Hope you guys enjoy!

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[HarshReviews]

Hey guys! Just wanted to make a quick note that I made a mistake when describing indoor volleyball as a 5 player team rather than a 6 player one. My apologies for the mistake!

[ilhan]

Hinata meeting Oikawa randomly at the beaches of Rio must have felt like a godsent to him. Meeting another person who has shared the same shortcomings as him, going to a new country and adapting to a new lifestyle, new language, must have felt like a relief to him. As if his arrival was a message "This isn't a mistake after all.". Oikawa really was the turning point of Hinata's volleyball career.

[Old_Soul_]

Hinata is the embodiment of sunshine. So to see him so depressed in the corner of his room was too painful to read. That broke my heart.

[deaf-tomcat]

i wish i could be as intense as Hinata. I wish I had his drive, his hunger. he's such a remarkable character, he learns so much so fast and it's truly awe inspiring. The Brazil arc makes me cry. Just seeing those panels tears me up. I love this guy.

[chosoistryinghisbest]

i think that hinata getting sick during nationals was the perfect end for the nationals arc. haikyuu at the core is very realistic. they seem like their stamina is endless and they'll never stop moving, but in haikyuu, they fall a lot. just like normal people do, because we are human. and humans are not invincible. and the reason they stated that nationals was harsh was because they play long matches for a week without a break. and that can really wear a person down, if not their spirits, then their immune system.

and i love that there has always been this emphasis in haikyuu that this sport isn't just the sport. this isn't just volleyball. it's training, building muscle, dieting correctly, getting sleep in, and taking care of yourself. and i think since this is an anime, i didn't expect them to touch on this bc it's the more mundane parts of being an athlete. but oh so very, very, VERY important.

and when hinata grows up, he takes this advice to heart. he takes care of himself mentally and physically. making sure he doesn't get sick, never loses motivation for too long, and keep his head up. and he does it all by himself. like he genuinely felt like a grown man and he didn't feel like the little boy who only wanted to jump when the series started.

and i can't even emphasize how surprised i was that it was so natural to see him mature. like he's still a silly guy, but you could tell he was a man. and it's so weird bc he was just a kid a couple chapters ago, and yet i can only see him as the adult he became. he's made that smooth transition from a child to an adult in a way that i think a lot of other animes haven't done well for their time skips.

i know that when this arc initially started people were skeptical bc it seemed that haikyuu was always going to end at nationals, but to me, i think that the time skip was the best ending for haikyuu. because haikyuu was always about volleyball, and not just highschool volleyball. unlike other sports animes, haikyuu has always never just been about the sport strictly in high school. because this was furudate's ode to volleyball itself, because he himself was a volleyball player. so this was never going to just end at high school

[froncedeponce]

I realized watching this that Oikawa's growth is shown in his willingness to train Hinata a bit. It's a sharp contrast to how he treated Kageyama in middle school.

[Caim_Go]

As a Brazilian i not even know how to start to describe the experience of reading this arc, it was so precious to me see a so much clean representation of our beach volleyball and cities the good and the bad things

[saimaness]

I wish they'd dedicate at least half a season to the brazil arc. There's so much to learn, so much to motivate us.

[datface]

When u read the manga
U notice that it wasnt just bad luck
Hinata didnt sleep neither eat days before the match. He was so focus and it became a bad habit . Nobody notice it, everyone knews that they did wrong, but hinata dont. Not until his couch told him that he should learn about this lose. Not just as a failure in volleyball, but as a life leasson . Maybe thats why hinata realized that he lost because he wasnt really prepared in soul and body. He can love as much as he wants volleyball. But only those prepared are the ones standing. All this training and self realization arc was indeed beautiful. It shows how much u should take care on urself as a person . And not leave ur priorities to take control over ur health. Love ur body as the same way u love ur passion.

[Arcananine]

Some people hate the Kamomedai match for its outcome; but as time passes I grow increasingly convinced that it was brilliant for how brutally realistic it was. I'm still in awe that Furudate had his heroes eliminated in the quarter finals by a relatively unknown (to readers!) team, and even more in awe that his editors let him. Harsh, I know you've considered doing a video on this match, and I hope you're still considering it. It deserves one.

[notationmusical]

It was heartbreaking seeing Hinata leaving the court. His first year where he was finally able to play with a team and improve himself, but was stopped by a fever. But revisiting the scene again, I find that it makes sense.
One of the many themes in Haikyuu is self-care and taking life one step at a time. We saw that with Kita when going through his backstory. He reminded Miya when he had a cold to take care of himself and how results are not everything. And now we see it here. Hinata felt like he could still play despite his fever, but like you said, life doesn't work out that way, and he can't just push through it. He needs to rest, give himself a chance to breathe, and try again. And I feel like there's some sort of beauty to that; that even if you do fail, what matters is what you're going to do tomorrow.

[linh_tran]

This is what puts Haikyuu above other sports anime for me. Powering through is not always the answer. I love the consistent attention on the athletes' health and how to deal with injuries throughout the series. It's heartbreaking seeing Hinata go through it but it made me so proud of what he'd learned and what he's become later on.

[neoraising]

"He who must climb a ladder must begin at the bottom." and "Today you happen to be the defeated, what will you become tomorrow?".

These quotes will stay with me for the rest of my life. Hinata's redemption arc is such a great story of hard work and not giving up.

[dhrishyathomas]

I love how this arc approaches growing up, while still holding onto a childhood dream. It never fails to amaze me at how wonderfully Furudate has aged this character, and I think you captured the moments so well.

[grunther]

Haikyuu really is a masterpiece. There is not a single person in the world that wont be inspired by this story

[mani]

I love the whole story so so much, but the Ninja Shoyo arc really elevated Haikyuu for me. It was a delight seeing Hinata so grown up

[serenzjia]

This arc was what consolidated Haikyuu as a true masterpiece.

[JusticeGaming]

Haikyu is easily the best "relatable" piece of creation I have come across. It's easy to put myself in any of the character's (not just one or two) shoes in this story than anywhere else. It is so grounded, so amazing that it's pretty insane that such a story exists but isn't as hyped as some of the greatest ones out there like Attack on Titan. I mean, sure, Haikyu has a lot of hype around it, too. And, sure Attack on Titan deserves to have a LOT of hype, but I feel the distance between hype between these two stories are a lot than what I personally want it to be. Both stories are different, and incomparable, sure, but -- anyway, I went on a tangent.

While I can appreciate great stories, only a few manage to make my emotions and inner core get stir up, Haikyu is up there right after Attack on Titan. Such a great creation.

[Blueias]

11:15 It hits hard re reading those panels. I moved into college this school year and for the first few weeks it felt like nothing was going my way. I was failing quizzes and exams left and right. I kept forgetting stuff like my computer, wallet, keys, etc.. I lost my phone on a bus and had to walk to several places just to call people on the bus. I almost cried that was my low point. Still managed to get my phone back somehow, I started to ace quizzes, and pass my exams. Don’t give up!

[roselynaginao]

haikyuu is rlly a story of how hinata climbed through his dreams despite his shortcomings and difficulties, man I am so proud of him. in the last anime seasom when he received that ball so well gad my eyes can't stop crying