Haikyuu!! To the Top Part 2

Once called a fallen powerhouse and known as "Flightless Crows," Karasuno High School has finally taken flight at nationals. With a comprehensive performance against Tsubakihara Academy in their first match, the team is now facing its toughest opponent yet: the runners-up of the last Spring Tournament, Inarizaki High School. Furthermore, dealing with the formidable twin Miya brothers only makes things more difficult for Karasuno.

As soon as the match begins, Karasuno is overwhelmed by all the noise and jeers from the supporters of Inarizaki High but rekindles its strength thanks to its own loyal fans. Karasuno also gains some momentum by utilizing an attack centered on Shouyou Hinata, but the eccentric play of Atsumu and Osamu Miya delivers an unexpected blow that leaves their opponent astounded.

Things are bound to get intense as the match progresses between these two teams. Will Karasuno be able to defeat Inarizaki High and overcome the hurdles that threaten its pursuit to the top?

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Hinata, Shouyou Main

Murase, Ayumu Japanese

Kageyama, Tobio Main

Ishikawa, Kaito Japanese

Oikawa, Tooru Supporting

Namikawa, Daisuke Japanese

Nishinoya, Yuu Supporting

Okamoto, Nobuhiko Japanese

Kozume, Kenma Supporting

Kaji, Yuuki Japanese

Tsukishima, Kei Supporting

Uchiyama, Kouki Japanese

Bokuto, Koutarou Supporting

Kimura, Ryouhei Japanese

Kuroo, Tetsurou Supporting

Nakamura, Yuuichi Japanese

Sugawara, Koushi Supporting

Irino, Miyu Japanese

Akaashi, Keiji Supporting

Oosaka, Ryouta Japanese

Maeda, Toshihiro Producer

Morihiro, Fumi Producer

Taguchi, Shouichirou Producer

Matsushita, Keiko Producer

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Nov 4, 2024

anshumankrsingh

Recommended

Haikyuu pulls off something special: it takes a familiar sports story and makes every game feel like it’s the first time you’re watching a team fight to prove themselves. The show sticks with you not just because of its high-energy matches, but because it’s about more than winning—it’s about the players’ struggles, insecurities, and growth. Even with years of volleyball experience, I was skeptical the show could keep up the intensity and authenticity, but Haikyuu hits that balance beautifully. The animation quality is top-notch throughout, something many anime struggle to maintain, and it suits both the intense plays and the quieter moments.

The characters are real ... standouts. They’re flawed, ambitious, and vulnerable, yet never fall into the trap of being exaggerated “geniuses” or unstoppable heroes. Each of them grows on you, even the rivals, which makes the wins and losses feel surprisingly meaningful. That said, the humor can be over-the-top and cringeworthy at times, but honestly, it’s a small distraction in a series that nails so much else.

Whether you're a fan of sports anime or just curious, Haikyuu has a way of pulling you in with its mix of realistic character dynamics and thrilling gameplay. It’s easy to overlook the comedy quirks for the unforgettable moments it offers.

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Nov 18, 2022

Im_Stuff

Mixed Feelings

Overall rating: 5, further review below


"Getting too much is almost as bad as not getting any." If you don't know where this quote is from, it's because I read it from a doujin, but it might just hold true for this cour of Haikyuu:To the top. That is because, who decided to have the whole cour dedicated to a single match? And so let me introduce the undesired younger sibling of the Shiratori Zawa match.

Well, Shiratori Zawa was more the undesired sibling, since the match itself wasn't as good, but the build up was much better. Like, a match that lasted 14 episodes (note ... that the average length of a volleyball match, according to Google goes from 60 to 90 minutes. This match was easily double the length), surely, the opponent was some fated rival or some other shonen bullshit right? Nope, just a team where one of the dude did slice fo life stuff with one of the main dudes back in the slice of life bit of the first cour. Hardly anything worth talking about.

And don't even try to sell me on the "but they were potential champions" or "but that's a legendary duo against the Karasuno legendary duo" rhetoric cause it's just lame. As for the match itself, there were some actions where I gasped, especially that last point which was just orgasmic, but I can't stress how obnoxiously long this match was, and for every dope action during the match, there was one annoying flashback. For the love of Shimizu, stop with the flashbacks. We get it, everyone is going through some struggle, now stop.

Not to forget that Karasuno's next match is against Nekoma, and I don't need a manga or future sight to know that despite the fact this match easily has the best build up in this anime, it won't be as intense or as good as this one was, and that annoys me even further. But the good side is, I'm finally done with the anime, I can finally watch something better. Monogatari, here I come

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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Apr 18, 2022

Resting_Bonfire

Not Recommended

Haikyuu!! To the Top 2nd Season

If anyone has seen my other reviews, they know I like Haikyuu. This anime had everything for me to be entertaining and engaging. But this all started to crumble after the third season came out and now it's over. Watching this season was honestly a disappointment and a painful one at that.

The relatively fast pacing died, the scenes just didn't have any dynamics anymore, except for the last 5 minutes. And to make it worse, the animations went down the tubes. More than half of the faces this season looked like they were drawn by an amateur who had ... just been thrown into the studio. Episode 9 in particular... uhh ohh.

The actual game itself wasn't any better, it was boring and very sluggish. Even though the 2 twins as opponents weren't that bad. I thought they were very authentic siblings with very real relationships. But this was the only highlight of this season.

The flow of this game was protagonists get depressed, Hinata cheers them up, they get depressed, and Hinata cheers them up. And so on and so forth. And precisely because this happened so often, Hinata's last and final motivation became meaningless in the end. Had the other moments been removed or changed, Hinata's final ball acceptance would have had a real impact. Unfortunately, this was ruined by the overdose of this approach.

[Conclusion.]

Haikyu is nonetheless a very interesting anime, for people who just want to watch something "likable", without any great plot or rivalry. However, I hope that the upcoming seasons will improve.

[Enjoyment 4]

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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