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Yes, I feel safe with that title line even with no official announcement. There’s no way in hell Haikyuu doesn’t get a complete adaptation. And not just an adaptation, but a proper treatment – with all the budgetary and scheduling implications that go along with that. Haikyuu! has always been a priority at Production I.G. […]
I would not, by any stretch, call Haikyuu a tragedy. Indeed, that term almost never applies to the sports genre (though some series do incorporate tragic elements, it’s not the same in narrative terms). But in one important way sports anime and Haikyuu specifically can have something in common with tragedy. They both at times […]
My unwavering certainty as to the result of this match hasn’t wavered (I’m going to look quite a prat if I’m wrong). But with three eps left I’m a bit stumped as to where Haikyuu is going to end this season. Inarizaki has drawn out way longer than I thought, to the point where it […]
Never underestimate the power of joy. In shounen manga, anyway. I just drank a vintage 2013 beer (St. Amatus, from Struise Brewers in Belgium). And I feel like I just watched a vintage 2014 Haikyuu, because this is the Haikyuu I like the best. This is the glory and the majesty of this series – […]
Either the production values were better in this week’s edition of “To The Top”, or my standards have been lowered to the point where I can’t discern the difference (which I doubt). Normally I don’t think that kind of thing is paramount, but as I noted last week art and animation seems to be a […]
I’m feeling quite detached from Haikyuu at the moment, and I wonder if the reason isn’t more complicated than it may appear. Maybe the perceptible drop in animation quality is a creeping drain on the series’ appeal. It’s only intermittently been so bad that I consciously notice it, true. But maybe the wonderful visuals were […]
It’s great to have you back, Karasuno. Though I may as well say it’s great to have Haikyuu back, because they’re virtually synonymous. It’s not really surprising that the Crows are the most compelling protagonists for this series – a writer is going to tend to concentrate their creative energy on their core cast (unless […]
Haikyuu!! To the Top 2nd Season – 05 At least it’s over. So help me, I just don’t care much about Nekoma. Among Haikyuu opponents they just don’t strike me as all that interesting, not even Kenma (who’s the obvious narrative centerpiece). Whenever the match is not in doubt a sports series really has to […]
Haikyuu!! To the Top 2nd Season – 04 The supporting cast 2nd remove in Haikyuu is pretty good on the whole, but with a few exceptions I don’t care about them as much as the Karasuno core group. That applies to Nekoma, who on some level appear to be the final boss opponent but have […]
The most important note to start things off, I suppose, is that the production for this episode was back in the normal range for Haikyuu. Last week’s was certainly the worst episode so far, by far (it wasn’t so much the animation as the character modeling). But it was fully outsourced, and if internet rumors […]
Part 2 of season 4 – or season 5, or “To the Top 2”, or “2 the Top” or whatever you want to call it – has certainly started out in a completely contrary direction to part 1. That one came out of the gate with some of the most character-driven material of Haikyuu’s entire […]
Volleyball boys are oft redheads in anime Hinata Shouyo OP: “Toppakou (突破口)” by SUPER BEAVER The age-old (well – the modern age of the split cour, anyway) dilemma of episode numbering rears its head yet again. One could hardly imagine less attempt being made to differentiate between seasons than “To the Top” has made, but […]