Anime Review: Haikyuu!

Hi everybody! Today I’ll be doing a review of the sports anime Haikyuu! Originally written by manga artist Haruichi Furudate and produced into anime by Production I.G as of April 2014. It, sadly, has only 25 episodes. 

It follows the adventures of Shōyō Hinata a fervent volley ball player who hopes to follow into the footsteps of his idol ‘the little giant’, one of the most celebrated volleyball players of his time. Notwithstanding, he is forced to partner with his long term rival, Tobio Kageyama, a difficult-to-work with prodigy in the sport.

The Good

I talked to an actual volleyball player about this, and I am proud to say a lot of what is portrayed is actually true, not just absurd tactics that can’t happen in reality…so… BONUS points for that!

Legit moves. >.<

You always wanted to know how to hold a ball.

Now you know what a spike is.

All the characters in-story have fleshed out personalities, dreams and goals. Team dynamics are realistic and there are very few gofers in the entire anime. The sole reason why I have come to dearly love this season. There plenty of comedic scenes that will leave you in stitches for those who might take a detour because of its sports focus.

The Bad

 There is nothing wrong with it! Tis perfect!

As it is now, the ending looked like it was gearing up for a second season. Let’s cross our fingers people! All in all this is a definite must watch

Aww yeah!