Haikyu!!
With Sentai Filmworks announcing the pickup of this sports themed series yesterday, interest in Haikyuu!! has definitely gone up since it’s always been a bit dicey with how well they can do. The series has some strong credits to its name and it doesn’t hurt that Production I.G. is doing the animation. With an April 6th, 2014 premiere ahead of it, a new key visual has been released for the show that gives us a look at the team and more.The manga comes Haruichi Furudate’s series of the same name and will be animated by Production I.G. for the season. The sports series about a group of high school volleyball players began in 2012 and has had its eighth volume of the manga released in October. The series has had a voice comic done previously, but often they shift to a completely different cast when going to the full anime style run. The series will be animated by Production I.G. as it moves from the pages of Shonen Jump to the small screen.
Plot concept: Shoyo Hinata may be a small guy, but he’s got big ambitions. Ever since he saw a short-statured volleyball pro dominate the scoreboards in the National Championship, he’s been determined to become the next big thing in High School Volleyball. Unfortunately, he’s barely played the game. The only time he was able to assemble enough players to form a team was in junior high, when the team suffered a crushing defeat in their first and only match against a team lead by up-and-coming setter Tobio Kageyama. Now, as his first year of high school begins, Shoyo’s finally getting the chance to join a real club and play with a real team. There’s just one problem: Tobio Kageyama’s decided to attend the same school, and he’s established a reputation as being one of the best players in the game. Can this small fry hold his own against the King of the Court? Or could the rivalry and competition actually be the best thing for both of them? Get ready for a knock down, throw down, ultimate show down barrage of volleys, spikes, and blocks as Shoyo leaps for the glory and Kageyama aims for the stars in HAIKYUU!!
[Source: Moca]