BlueBlur

Without a doubt, Haikyuu remains as one of the biggest shows to come out last decade and for some reason it escaped me for quite a while. It began airing right when i started watching anime and throughout 2014 I didn't pick up a single new anime to watch weekly for some reason. I only started doing that in 2016, so I had to catch up on a lot of stuff that I really should have watched when it came out. So Haikyuu came out in my first year of high school and I didn't end up watching it until my first year of university. Damn. Volleyball was always a sport that I enjoyed playing in gym class and is honestly one of the coolest sports to watch competitively. Enjoying sports anime really depends on how much you enjoy the sport and volleyball is one of the best sports to make an anime about. The matches are fast paced, the dynamic between team members is great and the high level of skill is immense. This is why Haikyuu works so well. Despite the matches usually lasting many episodes, it never feels like a regular battle shounen. There's rarely any down time during them and there's always something cool happening. Every technique the characters use is realistically flashy. It looks cool in the anime and is still completely possible in the real world. The players feel like they could exist in real life. The only thing that's unrealistic is the insane level of skill these high-school students have but that doesn't really matter, considering it makes the matches always intense. Now to the core reason to this shows success: the characters. A recent trend among battle shounen is how the rival characters usually are more friends than foe. Naruto basically perfected the antagonist main rival character so to see it flipped in such a creative way in Haikyuu was refreshing, even after six years of watching anime. Having Hinata and Kageyama on the same team, forced to work together was such a nice way to handle their rivalry. The main thing I was worried about was that it would take too long for them to really become friends but to my surprise it actually happened very quickly. It would have become repetitive if it took too long so I'm glad the story opted to develop it efficiently. The rest of the team are also really great. The third and second year team members all have memorable designs and personality traits, especially Nishinoya and Sugawara. Tanaka is probably the most enjoyable character to watch apart from the main duo, and it's cool that he's such a valuable team member as well. They might all be cliched but they're done so well that it doesn't matter. There are three other team members that don't do anything and they seemed pretty useless. It's not much of an issue since I've already seen most of S2 at this point so I know they're actually somewhat important. Especially Ennoshita who seems like he's gonna play an important role later in the series. The teams Karasuno faces in this season are all really entertaining and unique as well. Nekoma is a great friendly-rival team that makes me pumped to see an official face-off later down the line. Date Tech is a little less interesting but still has some cool characters and a good gimmick to overcome. Where this show really shines is Seijoh's team led by one of my new favorite characters: Oikawa Toru. Prodigy characters in this type of show can usually go down the path of being rather boring antagonists but Oikawa Toru is one of the greatest examples I've seen. He's a great volleyball player and always fun to watch along with his smart-ass personality and constant insults towards Kageyama. His random bursts into English during some scenes are always really funny as well. Entertaining villains is something anime goes 50/50 on whether they get it right and Haikyuu always nails it. Oikawa Toru being this show's crowning achievement so far in this department. Haikyuu is a show that knows how to create naturally hype situations. The fantastic character dynamics, amazing soundtrack and hype-as-f**k animation blend together to create battles that are hard to look away from. It's no small feat to create a sports battle shounen that works as well as Haikyuu and I think this show should be commended for that. It's a great first season for a show that will get continually better and better. Haikyuu deserves it's hype and deserves your time if, like me late last year, you somehow haven't seen it yet.

pntweir

I just want to start this off by saying how much I absolutely __adore __ this anime. Show-stopping, spectacular, never-the-same, amazing, wonderful, funny... Y'all. I'm gonna start off by saying the non-personal reasons I have for loving this anime first, because that's what matters in a review, and I'll also be reviewing Haikyuu as a whole and not just the first season, so, yeah. So in general, this anime follows the story of Hinata, a first year student finding his way in the volleyball world, especially as a short person. His drive and energy is legit inspiring. I don't like to just say it, but for real. I hear anime protags giving their speeches about what's important and what's not, but it never really compares to Hinata's drive. Another thing, the main cast of the show, Kurasuno's volleyball club all have very interesting stories of their own. The character development that Kageyama faces during the show is so great to watch. He went from somewhat annoying and aggravating, to my favorite character in the show. Literally in s4 he'll _breathe_ and my brain says: serotonin. As well as the fact that the show gets you to care about the other teams just as much as the main team. It makes the watcher feel so much more when watching the matches. Half of the time, I hope both teams win, because I care so much about all of them. Neko, Aoba, Fukurodani, etc, I love all of them so much even if I root for Kurasuno in the end. Most shows tend to rely on the audience hating the other side in order to make you love the main team, but Haikyuu doesn't do that. In s4, I could not express how happy I was to see Kuroo and Kenma again. Like when they showed up on screen I was screaming, y'all. Same with Bokuto omg. I think it's so wild how this story makes you care about it. In reality, it's just some volleyball anime. But it leaves this impact on the watcher that I rarely see in other sports anime, or just anime in general. Also I know way too about volleyball now... lol. Now to talk about why this anime is so important to me, specifically. I'm a transgender man. I have a small frame, I'm actually the same height as Hinata (5'3-4), and I've never been involved with men's sports. Whether it's because I personally don't believe in myself like I should, or knowing that I won't be treated the same as all the others in guys sports. Watching this show makes me feel as if I'm apart of that world that I've never gotten to be apart of. That specific part of the -teen boy experience- that I've never gotten, one of many. It's like I get it back. I also get the feeling of having a close net group of male friends, something I've never really had as well as a trans guy. I empathize with Hinata so much too, as someone who is looked down upon in sports because of my body. But seeing him try so hard everyday, and seeing him be one of the best on the team, and just... everything. It inspires me so much. In fact, I plan on trying out for volleyball next year. I'll be on testosterone by then so hopefully I won't get fuckin bodied by all the transphobic white boys at my school :) Anyway. Haikyuu's given me something irreplaceable, I finally get to experience that feeling I never got to, even if it's just an anime. So yes, watch this anime. The original Japanese dub is awesome and the English dub is fucking hilarious. Seriously, watch this shit. _Fly high, Daichi... RIP to a real one_

kpal

Haikyuu is a sports anime I had always heard a lot about but I never tried to watch because I thought it would be a typical underdog story and I have seen enough of those. However with so many people being emotional about the manga's end I felt like I should definitely give it a try. The show at first seems slow and typical, two rivals, one of whom is an underdog while the other is a volleyball genius and both of them ending up in the same team and eventually becoming a super duo. But it isn't the story that sets Haikyuu apart from every other underdog story, it is the execution. The love for the sport that the characters in the series have can be felt at every moment, that I find myself caring for the sport and wanting all these characters whether they are from Karusuno or not to achieve greater heights. I felt this even more in the second season. The first season starts off a bit slow but once the main rivals Aoba Johsai come in, the series starts gaining momentum, the team properly comes together and then the tournament starts. Haikyuu is exceptionally good at executing the matches, that even those with completely predictable outcomes manage to be compelling. I am far from a sports enthusiast so even I am surprised about how much I enjoyed the matches, as the series goes on, the matches are no less interesting than an action sequence. __Characters:__ Hinata: Hinata is seemingly the typical passionate, driven and optimistic hero and he really is all that and initially I wasn't really drawn to him and his journey but his drive and enthusiasm eventually grabbed me. His passion for the sport is overwhelming and drives forward everything in the show, not just him but his entire team. His hunger for growth is inspiring, even if he is like many other characters on paper, he is certainly one of the better executed ones. Kageyama: Kageyama is also like several characters we have seen before, arrogant, rude and extremely talented but again he is one of the better ones, his arc in the season was satisfying as we slowly see him becoming a team player. Also unlike how he looks he is not the brightest bulb for things not related to volleyball. He and Hinata are pretty silly together and his "Hinata BOKE" is imprinted in my brain. Karusuno Team: They are a lovable team who like our main duo are passionate about the sport and are intent on reviving their fallen name. Nishinoya is great to watch and shines as much as the main characters in the matches. Tsukishima the tall smarty is also a key character who will be explored more in further seasons. The series dedicates a good amount of time to all the team members which helps us root for their success. Oikawa: Oikawa is the captain of the main opponent of the season Aoba Johsai, he is a setter and is Kageyama's senior from middle school. He is one of the best characters in the series, time is also dedicated to him and his team and by the end you want Karusuno to win but don't want Oikawa and his team to lose either. The thing that the show does really well is it tries to give some amount of depth to most characters we encounter, all the opponents key characteristics are highlighted and we even get to know them to some extent. The passion for the sport that every character radiates makes me want to play some kind of sport too or just move. __Soundtrack:__ The soundtrack and score do exactly what they are supposed to do, they perfectly reflect the drive and passion for the sport that all our characters have and the show itself manages to have at every moment. __Art and Animation:__ I love the character designs and yes Hinata is just another orange hair boy but I think it suits his character so I don't mind. The attention to detail at some points is great and the animation during the matches is just exceptional. I feel my review doesn't do justice to do show but almost no review will, it is difficult to capture the feeling that Haikyuu gives while watching in appropriate words. While at its core it is an underdog story, every opponent is presented as a human that rooting for Karusuno isn't as simple as it ordinarily would have been.

anjalit21

__Note: This review is of the whole anime series released as of today, i.e, till S4 Part1__ _"Don't you DARE look down! Volleyball is a sport where you're always looking up!"_ __STORY/PLOT: 9/10__ It revolves around volleyball of course and the Karasuno team as they go through many matches and tournaments and their development as both individuals and teams. And we see some awesome-breathtaking-keep-you-on-the-edge-of-the-seat-nail-biting matches honestly many times it was like I was in the stadium cheering for them and even getting happy or depressed at every miss or hit I seriously got so engaged in the matches which I never expected. It was an awesome experience. So I say the plot is interesting to get you engaged and hooked. __CHARACTERS: 9.5/10__ All characters are very very good and their dynamics are great and all teams are also awesome! I loved that Karasuno’s overall team dynamics gets a lot stronger as the show progresses!! Every team introduces a great variety of players and they all are amazing and interesting in their ways. Also my fav position is Libero, it's so cool both the position and the name!! Chars I liked ; Non-karasuno - Kenma, Kuro, Oikawa, Bokuto, Hoshiumi(cutie), Kunimi, Tsutomu, Tendou, Kogane, Ushi, Iwa, Akaashi Karasuno - I can't choose a fav please don't make me do that. I love them all - all players, Ukai, Take-sensei, Shimizu, Yachi I love them all! Seriously I thought by the time I finish watching it all I would definitely have a fav but oh god I can’t believe it’s so difficult to choose one so I’m just not gonna haha! __ANIMATION: 9/10__ So about the animation, it was good. The animation for the first 3 seasons is very good and solid. All the matches are animated very well as well. The animation changes for S4 but it’s also really good as well, it kinda took me some time to get used to it but otherwise I liked it a lot and have very lil complaints from it. I think the S4 animation reminded me more of manga style but I don’t know for sure I haven’t read the manga yet so it’s just a feeling I got after seeing a few panels. __SOUND/OST: 9.5/10__ All OP and ED are great! OST is awesome! It was so hard to skip the OPs btw imo S2 has the best op and ed in all seasons! So anyway my fav OP and ED in order- S3ED1 > S2ED1 > S1ED1 > S4ED1 > S1ED2 > S2ED2 S4OP1 > S3OP1 > S2OP1 > S2OP2 > S1OP1 > S1OP2 __ENJOYMENT: 10/10__ I still can't believe I got so connected with them in a very short time that I even cried sometimes and of course as I mentioned before I was always cheering like crazy so yes it was so much fun and I enjoyed it a whole lot! Apart from the intense and amazing matches, the great development - the comedic scenes were spot on as well they never failed to make me laugh!! I loved the symbolism used in Haikyuu, they made things so interesting. I love Karasuno's as the crows so before I wasn't really much fond of crows but I guess I now like them a lil. And now whenever I see a crow I'm reminded of Karasuno and it makes me happy!! I enjoyed it a whole LOT like I was supposed to watch it slowly and finish it in about a month around the time season 4 part 2 airs but it was so much awesome that I couldn't stop myself and finished it so fast it was crazy and I don't regret it a bit but ah it feels so sad that it’s finished and now I have to wait for the new season and even after that watch it an ep a week that will be so hard aaaaaa!!! __OVERALL: 10/10__ Loved it overall!! Every episode, match, characters, teams, teachers/coaches, OPs/EDs, dynamics, development - everything was amazing! I had really good expectations from Haikyuu but never thought it'd be so awesome to exceed my expectations and make me love it a whole lot as it got me hooked hard only after 4-5 eps!!! The anime even got me interested in volleyball, seriously I even watched a few videos of it on YouTube I mean REAL volleyball haha and this is big because it's coming from me a person who does not watch any of the sports seriously I'm not a big sports person or should say not at all a sportsperson. __QUOTES -__ Some of the quotes from Haikyuu that I liked! It’s kinda fun to add quotes in the end, it shows that there are a lot of things you get from a show aside from enjoyment and all! There might be more quotes that I could have missed but really there are so many good quotes in the anime. I especially love the words spoken by Take-sensei, his every word is filled with encouragement and great observation and so much knowledge so fascinating to hear him speak. I love him and his every word! “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” “Do you need a reason to not want to lose?” “You don’t win alone. That’s just how it is.” “The last ones standing are the victors. Only the strongest. If you want to be the last one standing, become strong.” “If they adjust to me, I just have to adjust in turn. Whoever stops adjusting won’t be able to continue forward.” “Life’s a bore if you don’t challenge yourself.” “There are some flowers you only see when you take detours.” “Being weak means that there is room to grow.” “When colors mix they become muddy and messy. But when they all blend together, the final result is the color that wins against all others… Black!” “He who climbs the ladder must begin at the bottom.” “Talent is something you make bloom, instinct is something you polish.” “We’ll never win if we don’t believe we can.” “Even if we’re not confident that we’ll win, even if others tell us we don’t stand a chance, we must never tell ourselves that.” “Little by little, what you’ve begun will naturally become important to you. What you need at the start is a little bit of curiosity.” “Even if we go for what’s somewhat safe here, it’ll mean we never changed.” “Someone who is blind to the opponent in front of them can’t beat the opponent that comes after them.”

Deenao

**Tem spoilers** Haikyuu tem um primeiro episódio magnifico. Ele consegue explicar as motivações e a luta do protagonista para conseguir praticar o esporte q ele é fascinado desde criança de forma emocionante. Tudo isso no meio de uma partida de vólei na qual ele enfrenta seu futuro companheiro de equipe. O roteiro, direção e animação desse episódio são fantásticos. Após isso vem a reunião dos dois em um colégio, anos depois. Apartir dai o anime começa a dividir entre construção, exploração de personagens, treino e partidas. Os episódios em geral sao bem feitos, mesmo com um bocado de explicação sobre o esporte em alguns deles ate entediante. As partidas, obviamente, são a melhor parte. O  uso de metáforas visuais é bem comum. “O rei solitario”, “as asas do time”, “a muralha de ferro”, ect. São todos muito bem colocados e alguns como “a abertura da muralha de ferro” são bem emocionantes. As reflexões e flashbacks misturadas a cenas em câmera lenta, já conhecidas do gênero, acontecem bastante também. O desenvolvimento de personagens é bem forte em Haikyu. Todos os personagens tem algo para melhorar e estão sempre evoluindo. Em um episódio, por exemplo, eu reclamai internamente que o ataque combo do Hinata com o Kageyama (os protagonistas) estava ficando muito repetitivo e tinha pontos falhos. No episódio seguinte o autor mostrou exatamente isso, e eles tiveram que tentar algo diferente no meio da partida – mesmo falhando na maioria das vezes, por não terem treinado aquele novo tipo de ataque. Após isso Hinata teve que começar a treinar ataques diferentes, que apesar de mais fracos que o primeiro, o permitiam evoluir individualmente como jogador. Com o tempo outras de suas falhas vão sendo exploradas. Kageyama, por outro lado, precisa parar de se isolar e confiar mais no seu time. O desenvolvimento dele nesse aspecto pode ser visto do começo até o final do anime. É importante salientar que a evolução dos personagens é gradual. Existe toda uma construção para eles chegarem ate ali. Conclusão Haikyuu é um anime que como qualquer obra de esporte trata do valor do trabalho duro e do companheirismo, mas faz isso sendo realista e colocando limites humanos nas coisas. A evolução dos dois protagonistas ao longo da série é impressionante. Hinata evolui tecnicamente como jogador, Kageyama evolui psicologicamente e como ser humano. Indico esse anime a qualquer pessoa, mesmo a quem não gosta de animes de esporte (eu mesmo não gosto, esse foi a única exceção até hoje). Ele trata as coisas com um realismo admirável, que o difere de muitos animes desse gênero. Todo o elenco também é muito carismático, e os episódios, em sua maioria, passam voando. Algumas partidas como a do episódio 23 te fazem quase pular da cadeira com a adrenalina que elas passam, o que é muito bom.

bokutoism

Truth to be told, I knew __Haikyuu__ from Tiktok. That day where anitiktok wasn't that toxic like these days. I knew __Haikyuu__ because the users there always make the same video about it especially when it comes to Kageyama and Oikawa so I think I had to make some research about this anime and turns out I'm liking this anime more than ever. This anime is a sport anime which is volley ball. This anime has no romance at all (or maybe there's some little romance scene but I just let it slide because the main focus is not the romantic scenes). Anyways, back to __Haikyuu__, this anime is a really light ones which means you can watch it without heavy-thinking about this and that. This anime tells you about schools and their best volley team and want to make their way to the top, and the main group is from Karasuno with the main character Hinata Shoyo (I actually didn't know if this anime has that 'main' character or what because from what I saw is every characters have their own background so I can't say that the main character is only one, but if its only one it would be Hinata). Hinata is a small kid who happens to watch this "little giant" plays volley ball and make his team to the top so it makes Hinata wants to do the same because they have the same height. But unfortunately Hinata has no talent in volley ball so he needs to work twice harder than everyone. In the middle school, no male students want to play volley ball except Hinata, so he asked his friends to join volley and his friends granted his wish, but yeah his friends have no experience in volley too so that led Hinata's team into defeat when he got Kitagawa Daiichi as his opponent. He finally got into Karasuno but Karasuno is not like what he think it is before. Karasuno lost its feathers, but it didn't stop Hinata to make his way to the top with Karasuno and this is where Hinata's journey has begun. His journey wasn't that smooth, moreover his opponent when in middle school, Kageyama Tobio from Kitagawa Daiichi, got into Karasuno too. As from Kageyama's point of view, everything makes himself harder in the middle school. His team mates abandoned him (where actually he needed them the most). Overall, __Haikyuu__ is one of the best sport anime that I've watched. You can easily learn volley ball through this anime (although you will not be able to master volley ball in immediate) but you still can the basics from this anime (most of my friends can passed material about volley ball because they watched __Haikyuu__) so this anime can give you positive thoughts. The friendship in this anime too is so amazing. You can see the seniors are not demanding to the juniors, which breaks the stigma that juniors need to nod their heads with everything that the seniors said (not in every country has this stigma, but apparently most of the country has this stigma).

kkaura

~~~▲▼▲▼▲▼▲▼▲▼▲▼▲▼▲▼▲▼▲▼▲▼▲▼▲▼▲~~~ ~~~img220(https://www.raveituptv.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/1441962720-48f22ddb1b5101a94dd0aa2693bd83a6.jpeg)~~~ __ _~~~english :: I think this is one of those animes that don't need much to get you, the characters are good and the story too, kind of in a natural way. is good to see the boys evolution, and in addition, they inspire us to improve ourselves and even follow our dreams.~~~___ ~~~___pt-br :: acho que esse é um daqueles animes que não precisam de muito pra te conquistar, os personagens são bons e a história também, meio que de uma forma natural. é bom ver a evolução dos garotos, e, além disso, eles nos inspiram a melhorar e até seguir nossos sonhos.___~~~ ~~~▲▼▲▼▲▼▲▼▲▼▲▼▲▼▲▼▲▼▲▼▲▼▲▼▲▼▲~~~ ~~~___english___ :: even this is not exactly my favorite season (my fav, until now, it is the second one) I have a huge affection for this season, since it's the first and the one that allowed me to meet the boys, even a little. each of these teens has their reasons for doing (or not doing) what they do and we learn that in the course of the history. ~~~ ~~~___pt-br___ :: apesar de essa não ser exatamente minha temporada favorita (minha fav, até agora, é a segunda) eu realmente tenho um carinho enorme por ela, já que é a primeira e a que me permitiu conhecer os meninos, mesmo que um pouco. cada um desses garotos tem seus motivos para fazer (ou deixar de fazer) o que fazem e nós aprendemos isso muito bem no decorrer da história. ___english___ :: in the first episode we already have explained hinata's motivations, the protagonist. we are shown that, since he was a child, after seeing a volleyball match his love and fascination for the sport arise. as well as the love for volleyball, he gains a new idol to be inspired by. ___pt-br___ :: no primeiro episódio já temos explicadas as motivações do hinata, o protagonista. é nos mostrado que ele, desde pequeno, após ver uma partida de vôlei tem seu amor e fascinação pelo esporte aflorados. assim como o amor pelo vôlei, ganha um novo ídolo ao qual se inspirar. ___english___ :: as life is not a bed of roses, his difficulties are also presented to us. ___pt-br___ :: como nem tudo são flores, são nos apresentadas, também, suas dificuldades. ___english___ :: due to his short stature and the lack of a real team at his school, things get a little complicated, but fortunately, nothing that can stop hinata shoyo. ___pt-br___ :: devido sua baixa estatura e a falta de um time real em sua escola as coisas se tornam meio complicadas, mas, felizmente, nada que hinata shoyo não supere. ___english___ :: it's really nice to watch _haikyuu_... well, at least in the hours without the stress of an important match. however, I must admit that even in those moments it's amazing to see karasuno's evolution. ___pt-br___ :: é realmente agradável assistir _haikyuu_... bem, pelo menos nas horas sem as tensões de uma partida importante. porém, devo admitir que até nesses momentos é realmente incrível acompanhar a evolução dos garotos do karasuno. ___english___ :: in general, even if sports animes are not the most favorite of you, I strongly recommend haikyuu because things are treated in a realistic and very admirable way; charismatic characters and episodes that goes by in the blink of an eye. it's an anime that makes us feel, cry, laugh, cheer up... everything about it is attractive and I don't think anyone really regrets watching it. ___pt-br___ :: no geral, mesmo que animes de esporte não sejam seu forte, eu recomendo haikyuu fortemente pois ele trata as coisas de um jeito realista e muito admirável; conta com personagens carismáticos e episódios que passam tão rápido que você nem percebe. é um anime que nos faz sentir, chorar, rir, se animar... tudo nele é atraente e acho que ninguém realmente se arrepende de o assistir.~~~ ~~~▲▼▲▼▲▼▲▼▲▼▲▼▲▼▲▼▲▼▲▼▲▼▲▼▲▼▲~~~ ~~~off: não tenho muito mais o que falar então vou deixar uns vídeos aleatórios aqui. so, don't have much else to say so I'm going to leave some random videos here. [.kei tsukishima falando arara gomen 10 min loop!](https://youtu.be/CvPgyomn1pQ) kei tsukishima saying arara gomen 10 min loop [.dubladores do hinata e kageyama falando umas besteiras e MANDANDO vocês assistirem haikyuu](https://youtu.be/0jNJswUSfIo) ~~(pois bem, se kageyama manda eu obedeço).~~ hinata and kageyama voice actors saying some nonsense and saying that you SHOULD watch haikyuu [.dublador do oikawa dizendo que em um momento o dublador do iwaizumi não reconheceu a voz dele,,](https://youtu.be/DPJ8yjNvZjs) iwa-chan doesn't recognize oikawa - haikyuu!! radio (other voice actors moment) [.oikawa falando baka baka ](https://youtu.be/iyFEww130pc)(uuUUUUUaAaAARrRRRr eu AMO esse momento, sério.

Kekilover99

"Don't you dare look down! Volleyball is a sport where you're always looking up!" HAHAHA....So it seems that my middle school volleyball knowledge has finally returned. That's right guys, I am what you call a veteran hehehe. At first, I wasn't sure if the reason why I fell in love with this show so much was because I was obsessed with volleyball when I was like 12, or the fact that I am also what you would consider to be a short person. But watching this show the third time around, I have come to the conclusion that the reason I am in frickin love this show so much is because it's simply good. Allow me to give you a summary of the set up for this wild ride. In Haikyuu we follow Hinata Shoyo (the tiny orange hair guy) as he finds his passion for Volleyball. It begins when he spots a volleyball player from Karasuno highschool on the local sports channel, Hinata notices that like himself this player also short, hence the name he was given by many the "Tiny Giant." Of course, Hinata finds himself inspired by this and begins his quest to learn and join Karasuno's volleyball team where he can become the Ace (the guy who pow pows the volleyball) just like the Tiny Giant. And thus begins the story. NOWW the reason why this show is just SO goddamn enjoyable in my opinion isn't mainly because of the plot itself, which is fairly simple. It's because of all of the wonderful characters we were given and the realistic plays. Just lemme tell ya, I really did feel like I was back in the court again watching this show only with even more anxiety. I seem to care about these games more than I ever cared for my lousy middle school games. I was legit wheezing through these games I was so invested. They're so freaking epic. Not only that, watching this show I learned even MORE about volleyball and all of the strategies. I was constantly thinking, wow I should have done that back in my time, or hey that's smart as heck. Yeah, ya get it. The character development in and interaction in this show is insane. Of course to a degree it's all really cheesy but for some reason, these characters begin to show a little more personality than I was expecting. They all seem like one big family, and it wasn't just thrown at us either, they take their time and I respect that. Each and every one of the characters in this show has a story, yes that's right.....all of them, even when they're from other teams. There pretty much isn't an enemy or true "bad guy" in this show. That's because the anime displays them for what they are: highschool students with a love for volleyball and an ugly dedication to win. I admit that the characters alone make the anime worth watching. It's a huge plus that I also can't really find a single character I can find annoying. The show also takes on many topics that I don't see too often in the sports genre. Which is why I really grew attached to this show. I find the passion and will that everyone seems to be drenched with to be absolutely beautiful. Haikyuu is obviously a motivational and feel good anime, I'm not kidding, watching it makes me want to get out of my bed and go take on the world or some bs. It's just THAT good. Even if you don't like sports anime I 100% recommend this one. I'm also not to fond of really sports anything it feels like, I've tried other sport's anime's but this is the only that I truly stuck to. But after watching Haikyuu I seem to almost have some sort of respect for sports now. Honestly, if your ever just sad or depressed just put this on, I swear you'll cheer up in a heart beat. I am giving Season 1 of Haikyuu a 9.3/10.0 anime scale 8.3/10.0 film scale Overall, I fucking loved it! Check it out:)>

CynicalOptimist

[REMEMBER]: Reviews always contain spoiler. img(https://stepstone-challenge.digital/nl/wp-content/uploads/anime/565556257_127.jpg) So, I think, it seems that I almost regretted of not watching this show that I claimed to be "overrated" or something as such, given that sports anime series, overall, don't seem to give anything new apart from the characters and music, with the plot being the same. But, to be honest, something really changed when I watched this, and it really "skewed" my perception about that sentence I've said, "Every sports anime will always be the same, no matter what." but I think this change seemed to bring a positive opinion that not every sports series are that boring-- maybe I will watch another series that has been recommended by a few pals (that I don't think I ever have here) who claimed about its good quality as well. And nevertheless, to say the least, I really consider this preference when it comes to watching a "show" on itself, as a shounen (kind of). __Alright, without any pointless conversation, let's move onto the review.__ >

"It broke the stereotype, but in a way that I really prefer."

img(https://cdn.gizmostory.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Haikyuu-Season-5-Characters-1024x576.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1) Speaking of which, if you joined a sport club back to school, do you remember when you were being like this and thinking that you'd have got either all or nothing? __Synopsis __ The backstory of Haikyuu!! set at high school, no.... ~!we first went back to Shouyo Hinata's experience as an amateur volleyball player back to middle school whereas he got beaten ruthlessly by Kitagawa Daichii, where he also had met Tobio Kageyama, who was also known as a nickname: "The Egocentric King of the Field" due to his characteristic as a setter who, not only gives his best when it comes to pinpoint accuracy, but also is more than able to lead others into winning, no matter how aristocratic his approach was.!~ But after the match, since Shouyo Hinata cs. were being embarrassed by Kageyama's team, from here, they had started a relationship as a rival (?) but turned out to be the opposite, kind of, as they had joined Karasuno High School, or the one which was known as "The Clipped Crows" or "Fallen Champs" since they were one of the biggest clubs of the regional competition. So, enough with the synopsis. I'll just bring a point here: "What does make a series become intriguing?" I think that you'd have to agree with me (or maybe not, I really don't care either) that a genuinely fresh and unconventional plot is something which needed to make an interesting series. And I think Haikyuu definitely nailed it-- imagine that you didn't expect anything out of a series that you already have stamped it with a label: "overrated" but it turned out to amaze you because of it's premise, how come you wouldn't be surprised?-- and almost did in every single aspect. The music was good, I really enjoyed it, and this was the one that I really enjoyed the most: youtube(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XS-N8KfZ5EU) Never mind, I also found the full version as well: [SPYAIR『イマジネーション[謎解きver.]』 ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=libAD49_XNw) So, I probably forgot to elaborate the aforementioned point and went too, uh, little excited here, but I'll explain about the "surprise" part here. If you ever have watched any shounen series, it's mostly about the "power of friendship", or if not, just some kind of "bringing back memory" moments, isn't it? So, what I tried to tell here is that, they "brutally" broke this perception-- some examples that I could mention was when Asahi started to be nostalgic and wanted to start a parody of certain cliché but got broke by his pals, who said that they weren't there to lose like it would be the last time they would have been there, or when Sugawara started to enter the well-known chuunin mode of Naruto but got "cancelled" (again) by his pals as they knew what he was trying to do about it-- so many times that I somewhat got a lot of times to discern, "What was going on? I thought it would end up like this." and sometimes laughed to myself inside. And this really was the intriguing part of this show, it seems. Next, let's talk about the characters and plot. Yeah, plot, including the fact that these are no way about amateur volleyball clubs who started to gain their popularity, but it's rather that they started from a metaphorical "zero" here: Shouyo Hinata was introduced as one of the shortest players, alongside with Nishinoya Yuu, with whom he often had made fun by just talking with his senior libero. And don't forget this Egocent- I mean, Tobio Kageyama who, not only had mastered a lot of skills as a young player, but also was one of the smartest or, if not, the smartest of this series. And there are some other characters like the "goofball" Asahi, this "smug guy" Kei Tsukishima, "somewhat useless" Tadashi, the "scary but polite" Daichi, or this "badass but still is a dork" Tanaka and many more that would be endless if I were to mention all of them. Overall, the character developments were "fine", as each of the character got their own backstory (well, except for some few) and transition as a, you know, person. What I enjoyed the most was its elaborative aspect: it didn't really explain every single character in some split-seconds to necessarily "kill" the already-built environment, but rather that they made a short delay first before the transition to a certain flashback (Asahi's thought about the wall could also be an example for this) as they started reminiscing their experience as a volleyball player for each. And also, it has an analytical aspect, too-- volleyball here isn't just a "background" but also includes the technical aspect while still is being the main premise of this show, given by the way these characters analyzed the others respectively to find their weaknesses or an advantage behind the loopholes, for example was when a Nekoma player, Kenma Kozume observed the movement of each player and decided to improvise his play so it would be unpredictable, as he started to notice someone who also has the same observant ability as him (Kei Tsukishima)-- and I think this aspect really brought this plot into a whole new different level, despite of the lack of plot twist, it was intriguing utmost. However, I think that the plus side of this show was the sound effect and also its visual appearance. The audio was very realistic-- I could hear the voice of someone who was speaking while being synced to the ball that was in play-- and this seemed to be the most crucial aspect of this show. And not just limited to this, the voice actors also were really talented. You could see, for example, the way these characters changed their tone in accordance to the situation they have faced as well. And in summary, overall, this show seemed to give you a good opportunity to just relax and enjoy yourself, while also maybe to reminisce your own experience as a player, no matter which sports, and started to get twisted by the fact this show isn't really stereotypical akin to the others. And I'd recommend this series for those who wanted to experience something which is completely different, the one who had some nostalgic memories back to the time where you joined a sports club, and remembered how tough it was to become an athlete or you, the one who read this review and probably thought that, "This anime sucks that I probably wouldn't watch at all, lol." Yeah, something like that. Okay, that's all and thank you for reading this effortless review.

NATSUKY

*apenas uma revisão simples, e sem grande aprofundamento, que faço qnd tô com um tempinho livre...* ******CONTÉM SPOILERS******* Criterios: Enredo(desenvolvimento da história no geral) Protagonista Personagens Direção Opening Eding Trilha sonora Animação Cenas Final Acertos Erros ENREDO/ HISTÓRIA não acho que seja uma história absurda de boa, mas sem dúvidas tem varios méritos. Gostei como o anime criou sua base; de um lado, kageyama, que é um tirano, porém  prodígio, que joga muito além de seus companheiros de time, criando inimizade entre eles. E do outro o hinata, que admira tudo sobre vôlei, porém é bem baixo; mas compensa em agilidade e energia. E juntos, os dois completão o que falta no outro. Criando um ataque que acho simplesmente genial. E daí vai, amistosos, e campeonatos. Mas acho que a cereja do bolo desse anime, é o clima e emoção que ele consegue criar através das partidas extremamente bem trabalhadas. Você realmente sente a tensão, nervosismo e alegria dos personagens, foi algo que funcionou facilmente comigo. E outro ponto que tenho que ressaltar, é o espírito esportivo que é mostrado constantemente, a boa interação entre os personagens é linda de se ver. E por último, que pra mim, é o principal de um anime de esporte; é que ele me deu uma curiosidade e vontade genuína de praticar vôlei. Na verdade esse sendo meu 2° esporte favorito, só perdendo para o futebol. "Que infelizmente nunca achei um bom anime sobre". PROTAGONISTA não há muito o que fala do hinata, ele é um bom protagonista, mas acho bem genérico sabe, "Eu quero ser..." ou "eu não tenho habilidade, mas...". Também e aquele personagem que reage de maneira exagerada a tudo, sempre tá sonhado e coisas desse tipo. Não desgosto, ele é bom. PERSONAGENS Que interação boa entre os personagens, fazia um tempinho que não ria de uma boa comédia. Gostei da maioria dos personagens, são bem introduzidos, cada tem seu ponto, seu charme. Mas dou um destaque a mais para kageyama, gosto da evolução dele de um tirano mandão, que só sabe reclama; para alguém que vai melhorando pouco a pouco. DIREÇÃO simplesmente magnífica, tudo é muito bem trabalhado, cenas, trilhas Sonoras, efeitos de som. Tudo no ponto certo. OPENING gostei muito da 1° opening, musica muito boa, bem sincronizada com as sequências de cenas. Não gostei da 2, achei bem normal. EDING a 1° eding é boazinha, mas pulei. E gostei da 2° eding, musica muito boa, com belas cenas do kageyama. TRILHAS SONORAS são muito boas, sempre perfeitas para cada cena, mas não tem nenhuma "memorável" que você vá lembra quando acaba de tocar. ANIMAÇÃO É muito boa, o estúdio tem otimos trabalhos em sua maioria. A animação consegue passar muito bem o simbolismo é metáforas que há durante as partidas; como quando o hinata dar um pulo muito alto, corvos e penas saem voando por trás dele. Quando há uma defesa muito forte, e representam isso como um muro de ferro gigante, e coisas desse tipo. Achei perfeito. CENAS pra mim todas a cenas que o hinata e kageyama fazem aquela jogada maluca, mererem ser lembradas, puta sakuga perfeito, dar um frio na espinha. youtube(https://youtu.be/EhfVW-5_Z64) Os 2 últimos jogos são os melhores, contra date kou e aoba, são o ápice dessa temporada, muito bons pqp. A cena em que o nishi recuperar a bola com o pé é magnífica, pqp eu vibrei com aquele save. youtube(https://youtu.be/rYNsbslljn8) FINAL acho que essa temporada acabar bem, é coerente eles acabarem perdendo, não foi forçado ou algo do tipo, foi bem Desenvolvido. Estou ansioso para ver a próxima temporada. ACERTOS como disse antes, o anime acerta bastante em criar o espírito esportivo, sakuga, interação entre os personagens, é a boa comédia. ERROS Uma das coisas que não gostei, foi o primeiro episódio; não episódio todo em si, mas, principalmente o começo da relação de rivalidade do hinata com kageyama, achei meio exagerado... nao sei como explicar, acho que ouve muita falassão entre os 2, acho que seria melhor se só tivesse um pequeno diálogo entre eles, e o resto fosse mostrado apenas da perspectiva do hinata. E do que eu me recordo que senti no momento. Outra coisa que acho que o anime exagero de vez em quando, é no simbolismo. Gosto dos termos de "rei da quadra", "pequeno gigante" é bem legal. Mas, "corvo", "gato", "batalha do corvo e gato no lixão" acho bem cringi sinceramente. As cenas que os jogadores ficam com uma cara super focada, e os adversários ficam "ohh que concentração incrível" ou "essa aura é ameaçadora" não gostei disso, sinto que a qualquer momento vão introduzir nen, chakra ou ki ao anime kk. Mas no total, somente esses 2 me incomodaram. CONCLUSÃO Gostei muito, é tenho altas expectativas para as próximas temporadas. Além de ter comprado o uniforme da karasuno e estar com uma grande vontade de jogar vôlei.

Saikizi

~~~*Nessa review, irei falar sobre os tópicos mais importantes e que julgo ser os mais interessantes sobre Haikyuu. Então, sinta-se a vontade para tirar suas conclusões sobre o anime.*~~~ ~~~___A insegurança em Haikyuu___~~~ ~~~img220(https://www.portalvilamariana.com/site/img/fotos_paginas_extras/imagem_pg648_01_01-04-2015_5028_temp.jpg)~~~ Acho que é um dos tópicos mais importantes na temporada em geral, a insegurança do [Shoyo Hinata](https://anilist.co/character/64769/Shouyou-Hinata) ao ser sempre tratado como uma criança do "juvenil" e o complexo do personagem em se sentir incapaz em diversos estágios. A altura de um jogador de vôlei é absurdamente importante, ou no mínimo, é muito comum os jogadores serem altos. Vemos o [Shoyo](https://anilist.co/character/64769/Shouyou-Hinata) mentalizando o tempo inteiro a sua insegurança de ser baixo (1,63) e desejando ter a altura de seus amigos, ou mesmo, de seus adversários. Também temos a insegurança e baixa auto-estima do [Asahi Azumane](https://anilist.co/character/67333/Asahi-Azumane), a todo momento não acreditando em si mesmo, por ser incapaz de seguir em frente. Ele protagoniza um dos episódios mais emocionantes da temporada. Sua auto-estima baixa é dissertada em vários momentos, e os seus próprios amigos, como o [Yuu Nishinoya](https://anilist.co/character/67327/Yuu-Nishinoya), precisam incentivar ele para o mesmo não se sentir incapaz novamente. É um personagem que cresce bastante e tem um desenvolvimento notável. [Koushi Sugawara](https://anilist.co/character/67321/Koushi-Sugawara), é um levantador e um dos veteranos do clube. Com a chegada do [Tobio Kageyama](https://anilist.co/character/64771/Tobio-Kageyama), ele fica cada vez mais distante de ser um titular. Então vemos uma complexidade e distoância de comportamentos do personagem, o que torna ele bem confuso. Ele no começo finge não se importar, mas vai se tornando evidente sua insegurança de ter sido trocado ao longo do tempo. Mas, tem um crescimento florescente durante os episódios. Falando sobre veteranos do clube - [Koushi Sugawara](https://anilist.co/character/67321/Koushi-Sugawara), [Asahi Azumane](https://anilist.co/character/67333/Asahi-Azumane) e [Daichi Sawamura](https://anilist.co/character/67323/Daichi-Sawamura), percebemos que todos eles são inseguros e sentem uma frustração por terem um futuro tão incerto no vôlei. A todo momento a escola certifica de avisá-los que todos os alunos estão seguindo suas vidas, estudando, e deixa eles pensativos com o quanto focar em um clube pode ser prejudicial para seu futuro na sociedade. Então fica a dúvida: eles superaram suas frustrações e conseguiram se manter fortes? ~~~___Personagens~~~___ ~~~img220(https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/b/%C3%ADcone-cont%C3%ADnuo-preto-para-personas-homem-e-equipe-o-pessoa-grupo-personalidade-personaliza-equipa-147972193.jpg)~~~ 1. [Shoyo Hinata](https://anilist.co/character/64769/Shouyou-Hinata) É o personagem principal da história, mas não se engane, Haikyuu não exorbita apenas em um personagem, e muito menos, tem protagonismo. Shoyo aparece nos momentos que precisam dele. Um personagem bem simpático e é impossível não gostar de um personagem tão carismático. ~~~img220(https://s4.anilist.co/file/anilistcdn/character/large/b64769-WoWlCMLLgJ14.png)~~~ 2. [Tobio Kageyama](https://anilist.co/character/64771/Tobio-Kageyama) Também faz parte do "Main Character", e ele tem um crescimento impressionante durante a temporada enquanto luta contra si mesmo para não ser um Rei Tirano durante a quadra, e tentar esquecer seu passado do fundamental, quando o mesmo, se importava apenas com ele próprio. ~~~img220(https://s4.anilist.co/file/anilistcdn/character/large/b64771-BuCVs7B8bBdh.png)~~~ 3. [Asahi Azumane](https://anilist.co/character/67333/Asahi-Azumane) O motivo dele estar aqui, mesmo sendo um personagem "Supporting", [Asahi](https://anilist.co/character/67333/Asahi-Azumane) é um dos personagens mais legais da temporada, tendo um desenvolvimento emocionante e vendo ele enfrentar seus próprios demônios, ou até mesmo, muralhas, é de se arrepiar. Sem contar, seu carisma excepcional. ~~~img220(https://pm1.aminoapps.com/6399/6b302d298be6a20f0388f6413db1d6e49eb03ef8_hq.jpg)~~~ ~~~___Opening's & Ending's~~~___ ~~~Teremos três definições: *Skippable, Watchable & Inevitable*~~~ ~~~[Opening 1 (Imagination)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XS-N8KfZ5EU)~~~ ~~~img220(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/0d/c8/5a/0dc85ad9d636adfbebb01a70d8f553fb.jpg)~~~ ~~~Não é uma opening ruim, tem seu ápice durante o refrão, mas, não é suficiente para me fazer ouvir Imagination todas as vezes. *"Watchable".*~~~ ~~~[Ending 1 (Tenchi Gaeshi)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hy39iVY7VeE)~~~ ~~~img220(https://i1.sndcdn.com/artworks-000086286190-kckoez-t500x500.jpg)~~~ ~~~É interessante, tem visuais simples, mas não me prende ao ponto de ouvir em todos finais de episódios. *"Skippable".*~~~ ~~~[Opening 2 (Ah Yeah!!)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WM-zyXoA7q8)~~~ ~~~img220(https://i1.sndcdn.com/artworks-000100622828-o3vit0-t500x500.jpg)~~~ ~~~Não pegou muito. Sendo sincero, acho que não ouvi inteira nenhuma vez. *"Skippable".*~~~ ~~~[Ending 2 (Leo)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dqhHQHcHK4)~~~ ~~~img220(https://i1.sndcdn.com/artworks-000123796446-wt9o8f-t500x500.jpg)~~~ ~~~É bem gostosa a música, algumas vezes ouvi ela completa, por ser satisfatória. *"Watchable".*~~~ ~~~___Resumo da Primeira Temporada ( ⚠️ Contém Spoilers )~~~___ Hinata é completamente destruido pelo time do Tobio, seu sonho é ser o Pequeno Gigante. Hinata e Tobio entram pro Karasuno, mas precisam provar o seu valor. Hinata e Tobio treinam recepção em 3Vs3. No 3Vs3 eles vão desenvolvendo a técnica de ataque rápido. Eles se preparam para o amistoso contra o Aouba Jousai. Karasuno vence o amistoso. Buscam um treinador. É introduzido o Yuu Nishinoya, o Líbero. Takeda pede ao neto de Ukai para o treinarem, é introduzido o Ace, Asahi. Ukai vira o treinador. o Ace volta para o clube, e esse é o melhor episódio da temporada, emocionante do começo ao fim, que lindo desenvolvimento de personagem do Asahi. Brilhante episódio do Nishinoya também. Eles perdem o treino para o Clube de Associação do Karasuno. Treinamento para o amistoso contra o Nekoma, maior rival do Karasuno. Eles perdem os amistosos. Treinamento para o Intercolegial Vs Tokonami, boa comédia. Vencem o Tokonami. Vão bem contra o Date Kou, "O melhor chamariz de todos." e vencem a partida, após uma partida emocionante e divertida. Lindo desenvolvimento do Asahi e Nishinoya. Karasuno é eliminado para o Aouba Jousai. Derrota se mantém amarga e frustrante, mas se preparam para o torneio de primavera.