Haikyuu!! Movie: Gomisuteba no Kessen

Okay so I got to watch the Dumpster battle today at the premiere day! (Warning: a little spoilers ahead) I could gush about Haikyuu all day because of how personable those characters feel to me (thanks to its great character writing) but I'll just keep this simple:

The movie was GREAT! I CRIED! 😭 the boy to my left was secretly weeping 🥹🤭 as a manga reader the pacing didn't feel rushed to me, I guess it was fine, it's been a while since I read the manga tho, but honestly I always feel like the Karasuno vs Nekoma match would be great in a movie ... format AND IT DID! The director definitely did a good job and managed to sell the idea that this is a movie quality arc, the OSTs were great (they were always been) The flashbacks were REALLY GOOD and important to build up the tensions and everything. And as for the match it felt like I was watching an actual sport match 🥹

There's this one cinema that showing Haikyuu 33x times on todays premiere 😂 if they make money out of this movie they should definitely consider to make:

Fukurodani arc OVA
and a Timeskip Season/2-3 OVA episodes

Because I feel like the next movie will only be about Karasuno vs Kamomedai. Overall it was 9/10 for me (the manga is still 10/10) The grip this series has for me is truly insane! Last but not least, I know this movie just came out today but I can't wait for more!! 😆

Honestly, the movie was great, Haikyuu never fails to always get me at the edge of my seat, ISTG there is nothing like this show. I think the choice they made to base the first movie on Kenma's POV + executed the match like a real-time match causes it to flow more smoothly and not weird at all, the directing was amazing, also recommend for the manga readers as well and I think it was good to not look back at the manga before watching the movie, it's better to do so afterward. They will release the 4D version soon and I'll watch it again! ... (I live in Japan, I didn't watch it illegally lol).

This movie just reminded me of how Haikyuu used to give me chills! This series is so good at building the hype moments and stakes! I am genuinely mad at myself who just discovered Haikyuu around two years ago, this show flipped my perspective on the sports genre, I thought SlamDunk was going to be the only sports series that I liked but omg Haikyu is a really well-made sports series as well, no wonder so many people call this series as PEAKYUU 😩This movie might not be as mind-blowing as the S3 but omg it's still PEAK! And the animation is incredible! Wayyyyyyyyyyyyyy better ... than the S4. I’m so gonna read the manga on my vacation.