TRENDING: Japanese volleyball player slides across court to apologize to woman he accidentally hit with ball
A Japanese volleyball player took apologizing to the next level.
Yuji Nishida has gone viral for how he said sorry to a woman he accidentally hit during his serve at the Japanese SV League All-Star Game.
In a widely shared video clip, the 26-year-old opposite hitter was seen participating in a half-time serving challenge. However, his serve veered to the left side of the court, hitting a woman on her back.
Nishida swiftly responded to this by running across the court and sliding into a plank position as he passed the net. Once he was in front of her, the player got into a kneeling position and proceeded to bow in front of the woman in apology.
The woman appeared to be uninjured and bowed to Nishida in return.
The video has since earned 10 million views on X, with over 197,000 likes and 32,000 reposts.
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"Nishida's slide apology is peak anime energy," one X user wrote.
"Get you a man that will slide across the court and put his whole body on the ground to apologize," another quipped.
On Instagram, Nishida has been sharing reels of the moment to his Stories.
"The All-Star game was fun," he said in Japanese, as translated by Google. "Thank you to everyone who helped out."
"And I'm sorry to the woman who [I] hit because I had poor control. I'm surprised at the huge response from all over the world, but I'll keep my feet on the ground and continue moving forward little by little."
Nishida didn't just win the hearts of the internet during the Feb. 1 game, as he was also named the MVP.
The player's gesture is known as "dogeza," a traditional Japanese etiquette involving kneeling and bowing your head to the ground to express a sincere apology, respect, or desire for a favor.
