Haruichi Furudate writes good shōnen sports manga — I say this, because I’ve been really enjoying Haikyu!! lately, and I felt like I should explain why. To note, this post is going to spoil the last six or so chapters of the manga, which is currently on Chapter 338 and onward. The basic premise of […]

Read More Haikyuu!! and killing The Small Giant

The 2010s have been a pretty solid decade for sports anime: older classics like Hajime no Ippo have continued running strong alongside new contenders like Baby Steps and Chihayafuru while artistic experiments like Ping Pong take the genre in new and exciting directions, and others such as Free signify the slowly shifting demographic of who […]

Read More Haikyuu vs. Kuroko no Basket: So Similar, Yet So Different

With the fourth season of the hard hitting, fast paced anime series that follows a high school volleyball team attempting to make their way to the top, Haikyuu!! has been making the rounds as of late. On top of the upcoming return of the anime, the manga has been gaining steam thanks in part to […]

Read More Haikyuu Reveals New Pro Volleyball Collaboration

As the genre name suggests, sports anime are shows that feature sports at the center of their narrative. Some popular sports that are featured include, basketball, volleyball, baseball, and football. These shows usually have more grounded stories that mirror what actually happens in real life, but they have the added twist of dramatic cues and […]

Read More Top 10 Best Sports Anime Series

2.5D stage plays are getting more and more popular, and one of the most famous examples include the Hyper Projection Engeki Haikyu!! series. And now, that series of stage plays will be getting an 8th installment titled Hyper Projection Engeki Haikyu!! Fly Into the Next Generation. It promises to include the 11 characters from the […]

Read More New live-action Haikyuu stage play announced