Growing up, Shoyo Hinata
played various sports, but after witnessing "the Little Giant"
participate in the nationwide volleyball championships, he decided he wanted to
play volleyball. It waited until his senior year to field a team as no one on
his campus was enthusiastic about it.
That squad was soon defeated by one of the competition favorites, and Tobio
Kageyama, known as "the King of the Court," was Shoyo's most
prominent opponent. In order to overcome Tobio in high school, Shoyo trained
everywhere he could before going to "the Little Giant's" school,
Karasuno Public High. However, when he arrived, he found that Tobio was on the
same team!
A beautiful, heartwarming
anime that begins with us following Hinata Shy on his quest to excel as a
volleyball player in spite of his diminutive stature. In the manga Haikyu!!, Vol. 1, by Haruichi Furudate, the plot then soon
develops into something else as the focus shifts away from Shy and allows us to
see other aspects of the narrative before coming full circle in a satisfying
way.
Haikyu!! is the ideal illustration of how a straightforward tale can be brought
to the highest levels just by having outstanding characters, strong
characterization, and significant character development. Everyone is so
passionate that you can't help but be drawn in and stay drawn in all the way to
the finish. You can be affected by characters who only exist for a short while.
Reviewed by Natali <3, Grade 11
Glendale Central Library
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