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Jun 22, 2019 11:36 AM
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The characters look different in the latest design sheet. This means the staff might have completely changed, maybe including the studio as well. Or they're just going for a new aesthetic that matches the manga art more.


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Jun 27, 2019 5:23 AM
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They indeed look different from previous seasons' designs. Kageyama in particular seems kinda more... buff?
I'm not disliking them, but I t think I'll wait to see the animations to judge.
This is the twitter link with for higher resolution images btw: https://mobile.twitter.com/animehaikyu_com/status/1142995085841145856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fd-23210317672822843074.ampproject.net%2F1906191709480%2Fframe.html

Edit: but admittedly, the more you look at them, the more normal they actually seem
Jun 27, 2019 9:32 AM
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_Myoru said:
They indeed look different from previous seasons' designs. Kageyama in particular seems kinda more... buff?
I'm not disliking them, but I t think I'll wait to see the animations to judge.
This is the twitter link with for higher resolution images btw: https://mobile.twitter.com/animehaikyu_com/status/1142995085841145856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fd-23210317672822843074.ampproject.net%2F1906191709480%2Fframe.html

Edit: but admittedly, the more you look at them, the more normal they actually seem

Oh yeah wow here you can really see just how different the new designs are.
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Jul 1, 2019 3:16 AM
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I'd like to think that it has more to do with maturing rather than a change in staff/design just like in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zemVrcPbP3E&t=0s
Jul 1, 2019 3:23 AM
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Ajobii said:
I'd like to think that it has more to do with maturing rather than a change in staff/design just like in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zemVrcPbP3E&t=0s

I don't think so. I'd expect a big chunk of the staff to have changed. Changing the character designs is a really huge deal in an anime production. Looking more closely at the side by side comparisons, they definitely made the designs more accessible and less complex and they resemble the manga's art style more closely. It's incredible how consistent the production and animation was for the first three seasons when you look at the highly detailed character designs.
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Jul 7, 2019 11:06 PM
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Honestly, they don't seem that different to me, other than Hinata's "Alfalfa" hair.

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Jul 8, 2019 9:28 AM
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They look good, kinda like the manga. I like how they look more muscular and define, also more mature. Which makes sense since they are training for a long time.
Jul 29, 2019 10:26 AM
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They shared another visual today for the upcoming event.

Aug 5, 2019 6:56 PM
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I honestly couldn't even see a difference until I put Kageyama's old and new character sheets side by side, but even then the difference is slight enough that it's not a jarring change, if anything Kageyama's gotten a little curvier too.
In fact looking at that one where they're all stood together it looks to me like Hinata and Kageyama are the only designs that've really been tweaked at all, Kuroo's hair is a little more defined maybe?? Other than that no noticeable change (since I'm currently rewatching the series I've got all the designs fresh in my head so).

It's not like the OPM S1 & S2 changes or anything. thank God XD
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Aug 7, 2019 12:19 AM
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Keep in mind that these are still images. I doubt the same quality, whether you think it bad or good, will be 100% present in the actually anime.

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