Haikyuu!! The Dumpster Battle was \u201cthe most satisfying\u201d movie of one star\u2019s career CrunchyrollAfter a huge opening in Japan, Haikyuu!! The Dumpster Battle has arrived in theatres around the world. Already one of the biggest anime films of the year, Haikyuu!! is part of what\u2019s become a surge in sports franchises making their mark. Haikyuu!! The Dumpster Battle capitalizes on the success of 2022\u2019s The First Slam Dunk, proving sports anime is clearly on the rise. Dramatizing an intense first-time match between two rival high school volleyball teams, the Haikyuu!! movie requires little knowledge of the sport in question to get absorbed in the nuanced, fun tale. Whether it\u2019s the mind games between protagonist Shoyo Hinata and central opponent Kenma Kozume, or the thrilling volleyball acumen on display, or the well-founded characterization, the narrative has many ways of hooking you in. Beyond those, actors Bryson Baugus and Clint Bickham, who voice Hinata and Kozume respectively, believe The Dumpster Battle\u2019s success comes down to the journey here, for them and the viewers. The Dumpster Battle cast felt the build-up \u201c[Haikyuu!! The Dumpster Battle] was maybe the most satisfying thing I\u2019ve ever gotten to do as an actor. Because it\u2019s been years and years of kind of building to this,\u201d Bickham told Dexerto. \u201cI had the luxury of working on the English script. So I got to watch the movie, and I got to see every little scene, and I got to really, really think about what emotions I wanted to bring out and little subtleties that I could put into everything.\u201d Although Hinata has led the charge on Haikyuu!! through the last four seasons, he becomes part of the ensemble in The Dumpster Battle. More than anyone else, this allows Kozume to shine, as a deadpan but brilliant strategist that challenges our hero to his absolute limits. Their back-and-forth is brilliant, transforming into a giant cat and a huge crow taking digs at each other. One crucial intonation is that Hinata isn\u2019t relying on his teammates as much, particularly Kageyama, who usually has a strong supporting role, to get through the mental struggles. Haikyuu!! tests Shoyo Hinata They need each other to score on the court, but he\u2019s beginning to fight these battles on his own terms as well. \u201c[Hinata is] getting a lot better at analyzing the field state and figuring out ways to get around traps that are set for him by the other team or where he feels like he\u2019s backed up into a corner, and he doesn\u2019t have much ways to move,\u201d Baugus said on Hinata\u2019s evolution. \u201cI feel like he\u2019s been getting a lot better at identifying ways to break out of those situations.\u201d That said, The Dumpster Battle remains true to the preceding four seasons. As worthwhile for new fans as it may be, it\u2019s also a culmination of years of build-up, and Hinata is still the classic shonen hero he\u2019s always been. \u201cA lot of the improvements that he\u2019s made have been very much more external, at least when it comes to how it\u2019s showcased, but reading a lot of his monologues that are in his brain, where he\u2019s analyzing the situation, all that stuff, it felt very in keeping with his character as he\u2019s been up to this point in the series,\u201d Baugus added of seeing the script and finding Hinata\u2019s arc. Sports anime is scoring all over the world Hinata and Kozume pushing each other truly makes The Dumpster Battle into a riveting film, and their face-off here forms part of what\u2019s becoming an explosion of sports anime of late. The First Slam Dunk in 2022 made just shy of $280 million at the box office worldwide, Haikyuu!! has already made bank in Japan before opening in other countries, and this summer is Blue Lock The Movie. Three different franchises, three different sports, all garnering large viewerships and justifying big theatrical rollouts. Baugus has a role in Blue Lock as Seishiro Nagi, the protagonist of the manga the film is based on, and he believes the rising popularity is something that\u2019s been coming for years. \u201cIt\u2019s just a natural progression. Honestly, I remember 10 years ago, sports anime was still huge. For as long as it\u2019s been around to the extent that it has in the past decade, it\u2019s always resonated with audiences,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s such an accessible framing. You can love a good sports movie or a good sports show if you\u2019re into sports, and then you also get the benefit of it being anime, which means that it can appeal a lot to the anime fandom as well.\u201d Haikyuu!! and Blue Lock are about the players Baugus mentioned that the cast of characters, a massive strength of anime in general, plays a big part since every member of any given team could be the hero\u2026 if they\u2019re written right. Bickham concurred, believing people become so infatuated due to a blend of strong designs and relatable perspectives. \u201cYou see a lot of fan art, and you\u2019re like, \u2018Who\u2019s that character? Who\u2019s that character?\u2019 Especially in something like Haikyuu!! and Blue Lock, they have these characters that are wild designs and a lot of different character types, so there\u2019s going to be someone for everyone,\u201d he noted. \u201cThey\u2019re human dramas, as much as anything, it\u2019s not really about the sports necessarily. The story is character driven and the fandom is character-driven, as well.\u201d Haikyuu!! The Dumpster Battle is in theatres now. Check our new movies and upcoming anime lists for what else you should be keeping an eye out for.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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