To kick off the announcement of the most recent (and presumably second to final) movie variations of Haruichi Furudate’s well-liked volleyball manga sequence, Haikyu!! Festa 2023 was held on Sunday September 24, 2023 at Tokyo Musashino Forest Sports Plaza Main Arena in Tokyo, Japan.
Attended by 9,000 individuals dwell together with viewers from all around the world watching on-line, the occasion was a celebration of the much-loved 45-volume Shonen Jump manga sequence a few highschool volleyball crew that has been tailored into 4 seasons/85 episodes, and 5 OVAs (unique video animation). A spotlight of the occasion was a primary have a look at Toho Animation’s trailer for Haikyu!! Movie: Decisive Battle on the Garbage Dump.
The Haikyu!! Movie: Decisive Battle on the Garbage Dump would be the first of two motion pictures that can seize occasions main as much as the tip of the sequence. This first movie will depict the climactic match between pleasant rivals Karasuno High School and their Tokyo rivals/pals from Nekoma High School boys’ volleyball crew. The two groups’ face off towards one another is referred because the “Battle of the Garbage Dump” within the manga. This nickname got here from the imagery surrounding the 2 groups; the “Karasu” in Karasuno means “crow” in Japanese and the “Neko” in Nekoma means “cat.” On prime of that these animals are usually discovered hanging out close to dumpsters or trash cans. The manga additionally continuously exhibits crows and cats preventing in entrance of rubbish baggage to bolster this metaphorical match-up between the 2 volleyball groups.
The rivalry between the 2 colleges began a few years in the past when Ikkei Ukai (earlier Karasuno High School’s boys volleyball crew coach and the present coach’s grandfather) met Yasufumi Nekomata (present coach for Nekoma High School). They had been rivals as college students and as they grew older and began teaching groups of their very own, their excessive colleges additionally turned rivals. The two males had at all times hoped to have the ability to face one another on a giant stage just like the Spring National Inter-High Tournament, however their colleges by no means made it far sufficient to face one another within the semi-finals or finals. Now that each groups have made it previous the preliminary rounds of the Spring National Tournament, it’s time for the wild crows to tackle the agile cats.
At Haikyu!! Fest 2023, there have been particular performances by voice actors from the anime sequence, together with particular company, musical artists SPYAIR and BURNOUT SYNDROMES, who carried out a number of the opening and closing theme songs from the anime sequence. The occasion was additionally when official bulletins for the dates, movie poster artwork and title of the following movie’s release had been made. Haikyu!! Movie: Decisive Battle on the Garbage Dump will premiere in theaters in Japan on February 16th, 2024. Overseas release dates for this feature-length movie can be introduced later.
Haikyu!! Fest began with Kaori Nazuka (function of Kiyoko Shimizu, the Karasuno High volleyball crew’s supervisor) opening the occasion together with Sumire Morohoshi (function of Hitoka Yachi, the junior supervisor of the crew), together with pubicist/producer Kenta Suzuki, who was the third MC for the occasion.
The voice actors had been then launched to the gang, beginning off with Satoshi Hino (voice of Karasuno crew captain Daichi Sawamura), adopted by Toshiki Masuda (the voice of Chikara Ennoshita, the calm, cool substitute wing spiker of the crew and later crew captain), Isamu Hayashi (voice of Ryuunosuke Tanaka, the fierce wing spiker of the Karasuno crew), Kouki Uchiyama (voice of Kei Tsukishima, the tall, however considerably cynical center blocker), Kaito Ishikawa (function of Tobio Kageyama, the ‘genius setter’ and one of many essential characters), and Ayumu Murase (function of Shoyo Hinata, the quick however proficient center blocker and coronary heart of the crew).
After the introduction of the forged members, followers acquired to see a pre-recorded clip from rival college Aoba Johsai’s voice actor’s Daisuke Namikawa (function of Toru Oikawa, certainly one of Karasuno High’s essential rivals with the nickname ‘The Great King’) and Hiroyuki Yoshino (function of Iwaizumi Hajime, Oikawa’s teammate and greatest buddy/pleasant rival). The viewers laughed as they joked about how as representatives of rival college Aoba Johsai, it was like rubbing salt within the wound to want Karasuno good luck, regardless of having misplaced towards them within the prefectural event.
After the pre-recorded video phase wrapped up, followers acquired to listen to from Ryota Takeuchi (voice of Wakatoshi Ushijima) who performs the stoic and sturdy ace of rival college Shiratorizawa High. He shared that one of the vital memorable moments for him was seeing when Kouki Uchiyama (function of Kei Tsukishima) recorded his yell/cheer after blocking Ushijima’s spike in Season 3 of Haikyu!!. He remembers feeling touched but additionally annoyed as a result of his character was the one being blocked. Here’s this scene from Haikyu! Season 3, as featured on Crunchyroll’s YouTube channel:
The occasion additionally had “Super Maniac Quiz” phase, the place three groups confronted off towards one another to reply Haikyu!! trivia. The groups had been divided into the Karasuno voice actors, the anime manufacturing crew, and the Haikyu!! stage play actors. After three rounds, it was Hinata (Ayumu Murase) vs. Hinata (Kenta Suga) for the win, however they determined to share the prize of A5-ranked beef from Sendai (the principle metropolis of Miyagi Prefecture, the place the fictional Karasuno High School is positioned).
The in-person viewers of 9,000 individuals additionally had the particular privilege of doing a cheering problem. The voice actors had been cut up up and coached totally different sections of the gang. Their yells had been recorded and can be included as the gang noises within the upcoming Haikyu!! Movie: Decisive Battle on the Garbage Dump movie.
There had been additionally particular performances by Japanese rock bands SPYAIR and BURNOUT SYNDROMES. SPYAIR performed in the beginning of the occasion, beginning issues off with the enduring Season 1 opening track “Imagination” and adopted up with Season 4 ending 2 track “One Day” and Season 2 opening track “I’m a Believer,” which is featured on this SPYAIR music video:
BURNOUT SYNDROMES carried out in the direction of the tip of the occasion, beginning off with Season 2 opening 2 “FLY HIGH!!” and going into the beloved Season 3 opening “Hikariare”. They additionally introduced out shock visitor CHiCO who carried out “Decisive Battle Spirit” with them. CHiCO initially sang the track with the band HoneyWorks for the Season 4 ending track, however she collaborated with BURNOUT SYNDROMES for the occasion. They closed their set with the Season 4 opening “PHOENIX“, the song starts slowly with the lyrics “nail prints on my palm from clenching my fists so hard. Now, into the orange light” because the stadium is full of orange penlights from the viewers. The momentum slowly builds and so does the thrill of the viewers, everybody had their arms within the air and began leaping together with the track.
After a fantastic efficiency by all 3 bands, the following phase included a compilation of anime clips from Seasons 1-4, earlier than displaying the Haikyu!! Movie: Decisive Battle on the Garbage Dump trailer from Toho Animation.
The trailer reveals that the movie will premiere in theaters in Japan on February 16, 2024. The movie can be directed by Susumu Mitsunaka, who directed Seasons 1-3 of the Haikyu!! animated TV sequence. The remainder of the animation crew is listed on their web site.
Mitsunaka added this remark through the Haikyu X/Twitter account:
“I will be directing Haikyu!! once again. I’m hoping to bring something unique that can only be done in a movie format. All the staff members are very enthusiastic about their work so I have great confidence in them. Thank you for your support.”
Despite some preliminary reservations for how Haikyu!!’s ending can be tailored, the response has been overwhelmingly optimistic. Fans each on the occasion and on-line had been excited to see scenes from the epic match the place Karasuno vs. Nekoma can be enjoying towards one another in a recreation the place when you lose, it’s immediately recreation over.
When Nekoma’s setter Kenma Kozume first meets Karasuno’s center blocker Shoyo Hinata, he’s unenthusiastic about volleyball, however acknowledges that he’s a part of a superb crew. As the 2 colleges start to play apply matches towards each other, Kenma is commonly bowled over by the Shoyo’s dedication to at all times proceed rising and bettering his expertise. One day he declares to Hinata that he desires to play an official recreation towards him the place there are not any alternatives for a rematch.
Now that each groups have handed the qualifying rounds and made it to the nationwide stage, it’s time for them to provide it their all and play in a excessive stakes setting just like the Spring National Tournament. Each crew can be preventing to see who’s the very best crew as soon as and for all, and for the chance to get to the following spherical and presumably win the championship title towards a number of the greatest highschool volleyball groups in Japan.
More particulars in regards to the Haikyu!! movie will possible emerge on December 16, 2023, when JUMP FESTA, the annual celebration of all issues Shonen Jump, can be held in Tokyo’s Makuhari Messe conference heart. Jump Festa is a manga and anime conference that’s organized by Shueisha, the writer for varied print and on-line manga magazines, together with Weekly Shonen Jump, on-line journal Jump+ (the place Chainsaw Man is serialized), video game-focused V Jump, Jump SQ (residence of Blue Exorcist), and kid-friendly Saikyou Jump magazines. The occasion has phases for varied anime and manga sequence the place they’ve performances and bulletins. The Haikyu!! Super Stage RED will begin at 10:30 JST and performers have been introduced thus far will embrace:
- Ayumu Murase (voice of Hinata Shoyo)
- Aito Ishikawa (voice of Kageyama Tobio)
- Yuki Kaji (voice of Kozume Kenma)
- Yuichi Nakamura (voice of Kuroo Tetsuro)
The Haikyu! anime sequence is at present streaming on Netflix and Crunchyroll in N. America. The Haikyu! manga sequence is out there in print and digital from VIZ Media, and can be included in with VIZ Media’s all-you-can-read Shonen Jump subscription service, in addition to Shueisha’s Manga Plus web site/app.
Visit the official Haikyu!! web site for the Haikyu!! Movie: Decisive Battle on the Garbage Dump movie for extra particulars about this upcoming release.
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