Have you guys heard of this anime called "Haikyuu". If you haven't then i suggest if you give it a look. If you are a kuroko no basket fan then, you will this even more. I have given a short summary of the story.THe anime has run for two seasons and the third season is to start from October 2016 while the manga has progressed till chapter 202 as of today.
Synopsis:
The story starts with a middle school boy, Hinata shoyo who wants to be a volleyball player like the local legend "the little gaint" who attended karasuno high school(when they ruled the tournament and reached the nationals stage) and helped them to the nationals. Five years later, shoyo now in middle school has made it to an ofiicial volleyball tournament with a make shift team. But, their first game is against the defending champions and their genius setter, Kageyama tobio.
Hinata and their team lose the game but, kageyama is impressed and jealous of hinata's physical abilities. After the game hinata challenges kageyama that he will surpass him. One year later, Hinata joins Karasuno high school(The former powerhouse) and signs up for the volleyball team. He goes to meet the team and stumbles into kageyama in the gym. Kageyama has also joined the same high school. What will happen to their challenge. The two are not integrated into the team after fighting with each other which leads to the vice principal losing his hairpiece.
So, the captain says if they win a game against the other two new recruits together by working along they can be allowed into the team. Kageyama could have joined any powerhouse but, he still joined karasuno who have not been the team the once were. hinata has raw talent but, has practically no experience. Kageyama refuses to set the ball for a nobody without experience. Their game with the other recruits begin(which includes a 190 cm tall blocker).
During the game, the reason for kageyama's entry into karasuno is revealed. During the final game of the middle school tournament, kageyama;s teammates refused to play his setups and he was removed from the game because his teammates did not like his attitude. Kageyama still traumatized but, hinata reveals that he will always play his setups if given the chance because he never had a volleyball club in his middle school so, he never had a chance to play. So, kageyama slowly starts to trust his and manages to win by combining his setups blissfully with hinata's speed and agility. They are now integrated into the team and aim to put karasuno back on the map, the start their training for the nationals.
Verdict:
I would highly recommend to any new comer to sports anime. It has nice mix of dynamic sequences to exemplify the game and has a good mix of jokes and seriousness which completes the anime altogether. Kageyma's trust issues and Hinata's open minded thoughts and their own personal challenge with each other improves the characters throughout the series. The series does not have any overpowering athletes unlike kuroko no basket all the players contribute equally against top opponents. The intense games and twists at every step takes the anime to a different plateau to be named among the top of the genre.
-Post Contributed by,
Subhash Narasimhan
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