Audience reviews
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batsrcool
I watched both seasons back in middle school because I heard sooo many good things about it! “Most sports animes are boring but this one is so good” LIARR! BLASPHEMY! Watching this was like watching paint dry, honestly I would PREFER to watch paint dry.
Like, a good sports anime is “Stars Align” all characters each have very well written storylines, and it still is based all around the sport. Haikyuu sucked so bad I hated every second of it, none of the characters where memorable enough to learn anything about.
I remember the blonde haired guy with the bob cus he looked like a banana, i remember the orange one and the black haired one cus people like to ship them (dont they hate eachother?) and i remember the brown haired guy who was on the other team the one episode cus a lot of peopl…
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I tried to find a flaw to justify a 9 out of 10 but failed. This anime just did everything right in this.
Story 9/10
It was great. Seeing them go through bootcamp, struggle to find their own groove. Watching Hinata and Kageyama find a new super quick. Watching the 3rd years overcome the fact this is their last year. The story behind the other teams they played, the back stories of the aces too were well thought out and unique.
Art - 9/10
I've seen better but this was very good especially when it mattered.
Soundtrack - 10/10
It's perfect, the OP and ED, the OST gave the most sophisticated atmospheric mood within a sports anime. I couldn't stop feeling in awe of how well it fitted into the scenes, the plays and the overall atmosphere. What's so good about the soundtrack, it both sounds g…
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Just one more point. You take a deep breath in, trying to truncate the overwhelming anxiety infiltrating your own body. Your pulse quickens and your mouth feels like gritty sandpaper, all while trying to keep your body from collapsing out of sheer exhaustion. The raucous cheering from the crowd serves as nothing but a muffled backdrop to the sound of your intensifying heartbeat.
Just one more point. It's your turn to serve. Countless nervous eyes upon you, the florescent gymnasium lights oppressively beat your feeble body down with rays of warmth. The thought of the win or loss being on your shoulders causes your legs to quake with fear. Your arm feels like jello as you throw the ball up, sweat running down your forehead and stinging your eyes as you struggle to track it in the air.
Just…
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Listen, you might prefer One Punch Man or Death Parade or Your Lie in April or what have you, but this was my favorite anime of 2015 by far. (I know it went into 2016 but technically it's a 2015 show)
Story: 7/10
Like the first season, the second season's storyline is very simple. Karasuno wants to do well in this tournament and get to nationals. Typical of the genre, nothing too special or new.
Characters: 10/10
This was the thing that made season two so great for me, and there was no way I could give it less than a ten. With a simple plot and a simple goal, this series ends up being very character-driven and this season especially makes that crystal clear. At one point fairly early in the season, the character development parade begins for a multitude of characters and it is absolute…
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Before we begin, I'd like it to be known that this series of Haikyū! (ハイキュー!) has been highlighted as my favorite show for quite a long time. How exactly is this a big deal? Despite the ratings that I give to almost every anime being generous, I would have to say that this one is well worthy of the rating-scale at 10. There comes too of the saying that I am, in actuality, a very meticulous person when it comes down to watching a show; I'd prefer the shows that I've watched to be meaningful, containing some underlying message that may be served as a moral— and yet at the same time, I'd also like them to be absolutely thrilling to the bone, in other words, interesting/enjoyable enough to maintain my attention throughout the whole episodes.
Now, onto the main review. Please be mindful as th…
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To be honest at first i dont like volleyball that much but when i gave haikyuu!! a try it seriously made me want to watch it more. so here's my review. This is my opinion so you dont have to argue with me. XD
Story : All i can say is wow it met my expectations. These guys i love the team they are fun, silly, and awesome characters. I enjoyed most of the parts which were funny also. I like how they say the story of each member. So we can understand them more. We have Hinata dreams to surpass the "Little Giant" which is from the team he joined. A lot of action to look forward to with the determination and help of his teammates "Karasuno High School" to become the strongest and best.
Art : I dont know much about what art is but one thing is the Animation of the anime is good. and also every…
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SUPER SHORT VERSION: If you're a Haikyuu fan, then of course you're gonna like it. If you love sports anime but have never watch Haikyuu, then I strongly suggest you to start watching the first season since there's a huge chance that you'll love it. If you don't like sports anime, then I'll still suggest you to give it a try. It's a refreshing take on the sports genre and you'll definitely appreciate numerous aspects of the anime even if you don't fully enjoy it.
LONG VERSION:
Haikyuu 2nd Season: the season of development and growth. If the first season focuses more on introducing and establishing the newfound strength of Karasuno(the main team) and how they're no longer the "flightless bird", then second season focuses more on developing and growing the strength even further and also ad…
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To Whom It May Concern: The following review will be an unbiased, honest & systematic review that's just to the point. I will refrain from spoilers to the best of my ability. This critical review is mainly intended for people wondering whether to watch the second season since they finished first or for newcomers who are for some odd reason wants to start this anime for second. Please don't be the latter.
Story: 6/10
Haikyuu!! Season 2 attempts to refrain from being just another sports anime while still incorporating most of the tropes throughout the entire season. The story, being simple as it is, continues from first season and never really becomes complex. This is a very straight forward shounen style anime that motivates you. We have the struggling protagonists fighting against odds/a…
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Overall, I chose to give this anime a 10/10. One of the best sport animes out there. The characters and their development in the story is A1. This anime is the type to get you hyped after every play. The storyline and plot really make you want to binge watch for days. I'll admit that I'm guilty of doing it >_<. I'm planning to get the Karasuno High Banner "Fly" tattooed on my back sometime soon as this anime really inspired my and influenced me. This anime is a MUST WATCH, regardless if you're not into sports. It is a masterpiece. Can't wait for the third season to come out.
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"Some people want it to happen, Some wish it would happen, Others make it happen." - Michael Jordan
Haikyuu freaking second season. There's this term called escapism, it carries a negative connotation with it because the assumption is that one is running from reality through some medium. Lots of time, as anime fans, you may browse through endless sites saying "aw man anime is escapism" or some bullsh!t like that. However, sports can be looked at the same way and nobody bats an eye, very hypocritical of the world today isn't it? Many athletes, whether professional or recreational have a different persona when it comes to the sport they play, and it may very well be their true nature. Sports is something that one can participate in to forget about everything else, it clears one's mind. I li…
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Story: After their bitter defeat against Aoba Johsai, the team carries on through training with the same determination. A summer camp filled with new and strong opponents becomes the catalyst for Karasuno's evolution. When the evolution is complete, Karasuno forges ahead to the Spring High with the same goal as always-to go to nationals.
Art/Sound: The new characters this season are drawn perfectly, and the voice actors assigned to them do very well in portraying the characters' personalities. In addition, the 4 OST's do well to set the mood of the anime. The opening songs/videos give viewers a feeling of perseverance and determination that usually comes during a match, while the ending songs/videos conjure up a feeling of bitter defeat/grim determination that usually comes to the near c…
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The second season of the Haikyuu!! surpasses the first one by having more creative “funny” moments, longer screen time for the secondary characters, and impressive plot/character development. I’m sure many of us watch anime out of enjoyment but having an anime that is motivating & inspirational will eventually leave a deeper impact — I’ve started running after watching Hinata and Kageyama run during practice, no jokes.
The strongest element of the show is hands down, the characters. Not only do we focus on the achievements of the main protagonists but we also get to see more of the “secondary” characters in the show (I hate calling them secondary because I feel like they’re all equally important). You cannot watch Haikyuu!! and not want both teams to win because you see how hardworking an…
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Haikyuu's second season continues with its excellent high-quality storytelling that made many fall in love with the first season. While Haikyuu is most certainly a sports anime at its core, it's also an extremely well-crafted tale of the trials and hard work that every player goes through. Most importantly, Haikyuu makes you actually care about what happens in the show. Whether it's a loss or a victory, Hinata or a player on the opposing school's volleyball team, the show manages to grasp us as viewers and force us to invest heavily in the fictional world of Haikyuu.
With most sports anime, the pacing of the story is hard to bear. In some shows, a match can last nearly half a season. With Haikyuu, it never felt this way. Each episode had a succinct amount of storytelling and the pacing wa…
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I'll be short.
In sports i like to keep things simple. I don't like when too much abnormal or supernatural stuff is added to the content. You can call it a Kuroko trauma. Haikyuu managed that!
The main character Hinata is the jewel. I missed watching someone who conquered a sports for being good at it (even though he's really short). The combination of hard work plus talent made him everything i wanted to see in a sports anime.
Also big shoutout for the studio to dwell into volleyball and explain it without turning it into something overly ridiculous.
My only complaint is the lack of exploiting other characters (including our own Hinata). A bit short on what could be some potential relationships, ended up just tossed to second plan. Wish too they added some more drama but i guess tha…
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The sports genre.. if you're not a fan of it then it can't be helped but GODDAMN how much you're missing out. Most people don't start watching anime with the sports genre and even when they dive deeper into the vast sea of anime genres, it is one that usually is missed out.
Now how does Haikyuu, a simple series mean that you miss out a lot?
Well, a lot of sports genre is usually thought the same way as battle shounen where "friendship is magic" since many times in sports anime, as well as in Haikyuu also, shounen genre plays a great role. Even tough there are some moments that give you the shivs, make your hair stand up or get you super thrilled by a game, that's just one part of what makes Haikyuu so amazing. The real awesome parts are the most memorable characters, their individual in-…
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Do you think sports anime are corny?
Are you curious to watch one sports anime?
Do you hate anime that has an exaggerated superpowers and there are random electricity coming out of their eyes or Sharingan is activated in the middle of the game? (Don't get me wrong. I love KnB).
THEN WATCH HAIKYUU!! DAMN IT! IT'S SOOOOO GOOOOD.
*Ehem* Anyways, if you're reading this review and you haven't watch season 1, well, here's a synopsis.
One guy named Hinata loves volleyball and dreams to be the ace of one team (Ends up being a decoy). During his middle school, he had a volleyball club but, it had no members at all. He had a rival named Tobio Kageyama a.k.a. the King of the court. He's called the king because of his selfishness and bossy attitude towards his teammates. When they were high-school,…
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This review comes from someone who actually plays volleyball, so my opinion is god ;)
Hello everyone, it’s your family friendly, volleyball playing, review writing member of the MAL community here, bringing you what is known as a "review”. I hope I can do the series proper justice and be fair to the quality of the show while also conveying the series from the perspective of someone who is passionate about the sport. This review is going to be pretty unconventional and non-structured, so I’m sorry about that, do your best to follow along with my style of reviewing.
To start, I want to say that Haikyuu is not a complex show. This isn’t necessarily bad, but if you’re going in expecting sophistication and subtle themes to be brought up in a thought-provoking manner, you’re not going to get i…
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This is my first review ever and I absolutely loved the show, so expect this to be very biased.
Story: The story is the best one you can get from a sports anime. Of course there's nothing complex, such as a great mystery or an awesome plot full of twists and something like that. Nevertheless, it's still awesome and original. We actually get some background on almost every character, even the less important ones. Our main characters are a yin-yang duo: they are opposites of each other, and yet, they become a single destructive weapon for their team. We also have Hinata's ambition on the Little Giant and the rivalry between Tobio and Oikawa. But overall we have a typical shounen plot: a lot of action given by a group of friends trying to become the strongest.
Art: I don't have much to say…
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As you probably already know, competitive spirit, teamwork, communication, and perseverance are all common themes that unite the sports genre as a whole. Therefore, to truly differentiate one show from other similar shows, scriptwriters need to engage the audience in a remarkably new and refreshing way.
I think for some people, this show is able to connect with them on some deeper, meaningful level. The way that this show engages with its audience is truly something else. The way Karasuno interacts, the way they crack jokes, and their never-ending drive to succeed – it makes you feel excited. It’s as if you are there physically with them, cheering the underdogs on as they take on the world around them.
For me, I appreciate how some individuals who were disregarded in the first season are…
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The “second season” for a lot of anime series tends to bring out amazing set-pieces, better story progression as well as the fact that, since the show was successful in the first place, the viewers would love to see more of it. Haikyuu: Second Season is a hidden gem that I loved for the first season, but this second season especially, for the first 13 episode and beyond held a special place in my heart because it was this show during Fall of 2015 that literally brought me back up to speed in terms of my education and just real life struggles. The mental impact it had on me during the first half of the season is something I can’t really share, but I can give you a glimpse of what to expect from the second season of this phenomenal Sports/Shonen anime.
The first season ended with a cliff-ha…
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