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Haikyu!! the Movie: The End and the Beginning

2015 · 89 min

A brisk, upbeat sports recap that balances underdog energy with playful rivalry and satisfying volleyball action.

Overview: Shouyou Hinata, after losing to Kitagawa Daiichi Junior High's setter Tobio Kageyama in his first official volleyball match, transfers to Karasuno High, intent on finally having a proper volleyball team and getting his revenge on Kageyama. Upon arrival at Karasuno, however, Hinata finds out Kageyama has also gone to Karasuno. Initially at odds with each other, the two form an oddball combination and fight together with the other members of the volleyball club. Karasuno reunites with a former rival school, Nekoma High, in a practice match and reignites their school rivalry.
How it feels: Uplifting, light, earnest and tense. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Friendship, ambition, coming-of-age, loyalty
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: upliftingstrength 3 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
ambition
coming-of-age
loyalty
sport
Places: school
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none