HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle
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HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle 2024

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Watched 16 Nov 2024

It has been so long since Haikyuu ended its anime series in favour of completely the story with movies. The wait has been so long that it took me a good second to remember the characters again and everything etc.

Unfortunately, I do strongly believe the Demon Slayer movie has fundamentally changed when anime series have a movie. Haikyuu’s animation still feels like where it was in its anime show without the upgrade you’d usually expect to see with a film budget etc. It’s more in the vein of the Attack on Titan finale movies than Demon Slayer’s Mugen Train movie. This isn’t a bad thing as the quality of Haikyuu is still phenomenal and is the best sports anime. It just shows how much of a footprint Demon Slayer has been at setting new and higher benchmarks. Plus, the animation gets much better during the actual match which happens sooner and for longer which I can appreciate it; as sometimes you go into a movie expecting a big monster to cause mayhem and you leave disappointed because you didn’t get that *cough* Godzilla (2014) *cough*. 

All in all, I think it’s still a solid movie but as it is a direct continuation from the anime series, it might not be ideal for newcomers. Although, I do strongly recommend Haikyuu if you haven’t seen it as it’s great for newcomers to anime and veterans whilst arguably being the best sports anime to exist; especially in the very niche market of volleyball media/content. It does still feel like it’s been far too long for them to finally release this film so I do hope the finale film for the series comes out more sooner than this one did. 

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