Haikyuu!! The Dumpster Battle ignores two of the franchise\u2019s best characters Haruichi Furudate\/Production I.G.While Haikyuu!! The Dumpster Battle successfully revitalizes the hype left by the anime, it ignores two of the story\u2019s best characters. Calling Haikyuu!! The Dumpster Battle one of the best anime movies in 2024 wouldn\u2019t be much of a stretch. After doing wonders at the Japanese box office, the film is now taking the whole world by storm after its global release. (Check out our Haikyuu!! The Dumpster Battle review for more!) The grand reception of the anime movie is a proof of how sports anime is finally having its moment. Despite not being a battle shonen, the new Haikyuu!! movie has audiences screaming \u201cchance ball\u201d along with the boys onscreen. I was one of them, hollering \u201cmou ippon\u201d at the screen as the boys scored points. But to say I was completely floored by the sports anime movie would be an exaggeration, because no matter how anticipated this was, it still noticeably ignored Kageyama and Kuroo, two very significant characters. The much-awaited match between Karasuno and Nekoma finally begins Haikyuu!! The Dumpster Battle is set during the much-anticipated match between Karasuno and Nekoma. It\u2019s a match everyone has been waiting for. While the characters have been itching to go against each other on the national level, fans have been eager to see their wish come true for the four years between Season 4 and this movie. After being rivals for generations, looking forward to competing on the national level for years, it\u2019s Hinata and Kenma\u2019s respective teams who make it to the orange court. Members from both teams have their individual rival facing them; Nishinoya has Yaku, Tsukishima has Kuroo, and our protagonist Hinata has managed to snag three rivals for himself. However, Haikyuu!! The Dumpster Battle doesn\u2019t take long to make it clear that the game belongs to Hinata and Kenma. In fact, it\u2019s too insistent on the matter, so much so that it\u2019s ready to sacrifice other characters to give them as much of the spotlight as possible. To be fair, there\u2019s nothing entirely wrong with that. The Dumpster Battle was always supposed to be Kenma\u2019s time to shine; it\u2019s the match that helps him find excitement in the sport he\u2019s been playing since childhood. However, this could\u2019ve been done without overlooking Kageyama and Kuroo, as the manga has already demonstrated. In its determination to focus on Kenma and Hinata, the movie fails to reflect what\u2019s made the franchise so different from many other sports anime. Haikyuu!! is not just about glorifying its protagonist, it\u2019s about characters developing together through the sport they love. The film, however, doesn\u2019t take the time to give every character standing on the court the proper opportunity to shine, something so vastly different from the manga. While some cases are understandable, given the limited duration of the movie, ignoring Kageyama and Kuroo\u2019s important scenes seems like a gross misjudgement from the creative team. Kuroo\u2019s leadership is lost in The Dumpster Battle One thing Haikyuu!! makes clear from the very beginning is that Hinata and Kageyama are the main characters of the series. While Hinata is our protagonist, trying to overcome his disadvantage of short height, Kageyama has a different adversary. And we tag along on this journey with both of them. Kuroo, on the other hand, is not as necessary to the story as Kageyama is. But he\u2019s an indispensable character, particularly in The Dumpster Battle. As the captain of Nekoma, Kenma\u2019s best friend, and Tsukishima\u2019s sort-of mentor, he has an immense impact on the story. While the Haikyuu!! movie does Kuroo justice in two of those three areas, it fails to properly show Kuroo\u2019s prowess as a captain. Don\u2019t get me wrong, it does have one scene where the rooster-head is shown talking up his teammates, but that\u2019s only the tip of the iceberg. In the manga, Kuroo\u2019s leadership can be seen in subtle moments. His constant vigilance over his teammates, recognizing the threats of each play, and not to mention, rising to the occasion when they need to score; these all speak highly of his captaincy. But the movie hardly spares two minutes to show such little yet impactful moments. The movie also disregards one crucial element of Kuroo and Kenma\u2019s friendship, despite giving their flashback ample screen time. In the film, the boys are shown to have met as neighbors during their childhood, which leads to their years-long friendship. But how the two start to bond isn\u2019t shown. It\u2019s not just being neighbors that had them become friends, but their mutual social anxiety as well. Like Kenma, Kuroo was also an introvert as a child, but unlike the pudding-head, he grew out of it over the years. Given the bigger picture, this can be overlooked. What cannot be is the movie failing to show Kuroo\u2019s volleyball chops. Towards the beginning of the film, there is one statement about him being an all-rounder player, not just a middle-blocker, but not enough scenes to support that claim. The Haikyuu!! manga, however, excels in this. Throughout the match, Kuroo has many moments where his spikes, receives, and serves, along with his read blocking, have given the crows a run for their money. There is one particular scene in Chapter 297 where Kuroo\u2019s successful spike has the commentators praising his all-rounder skills. Kageyama\u2019s best scenes are missing from the movie It\u2019s even worse for Kageyama, because unlike Kuroo, his skills are too good to be ignored. He\u2019s the setter of Karasuno, thus, the control tower of the team. And he\u2019sthe most talented player on that court between both teams combined. Haikyuu!! The Dumpster Battle seems to have forgotten that altogether. It\u2019s as if the filmmakers chose not to show Kageyama\u2019s skills to highlight Kenma\u2019s strategizing more. They ignore each and every impactful moment of the Karasuno setter, from how dangerous his serves are to the opponent to how brilliant of a setter he is. Instead, he\u2019s shown as a background character and a plot device for Hinata\u2019s shining moment. During the movie\u2019s best scene, Hinata is shown to be caged by Kenma after the Nekoma setter manages to prevent him from running altogether. However, what the film overlooks is that in the manga, Kageyama is caged too. If Hinata fails to run and fly, then Kageyama can\u2019t use his strongest weapon. It\u2019s as devastating to him as it is to Hinata. The movie instead shows him using the four-point set to give Hinata the time to gain momentum. While doing so, the film clearly shows the brilliance of Hinata as he breaks free of the cage, but doesn\u2019t give the setter his proper due. It\u2019s even worse in the first part. In Chapter 299, after Yamaguchi\u2019s jump floaters are stopped, things start to get tense for Karasuno as Nekoma\u2019s digging becomes more and more persistent. In one crucial moment, Kageyama shows off his genius as he perfectly sets a badly received ball and has Hinata score a flashy point. This brilliant moment is followed by Kuroo admitting that they agree with Coach Nekomata\u2019s comment about Kageyama being the biggest monster of Karasuno, the worst one to look out for. The movie never shows this scene, failing to impart the importance of Kageyama in that match. Similarly, his fearsome jump serve and precise sets in Chapter 300 are overlooked in favor of showing Kenma beginning to plan. By doing so, the film is unsuccessful in reminding the audience that Kenma doesn\u2019t have it easy. He\u2019s playing against a setter better than him and a spiker who\u2019s relentless in his energy. It\u2019s not just Hinata who serves as Kenma\u2019s biggest adversary, it\u2019s the weird duo. Hinata and Kageyama come as a package, given that Hinata is completely reliant on his setter. So, the decision to ignore the genius setter really has me wondering if the primary aim of the movie was to cater to new viewers, instead of satisfying longtime fans who know the characters pretty well by now. Whatever it may have been, it doesn\u2019t change the fact that the movie isn\u2019t as good as it could\u2019ve been. I, for one, ended up being disappointed and a little bitter about being deprived from some of the best scenes from the match. After four years of waiting, I couldn\u2019t help but wonder if this was worth it. Hopefully Haikyuu movie 2 will be more faithful to the manga than the first movie. The Kamomedai match is where everything is at stake and I\u2019d hate to see important characters put in the backburner again. If you loved the movie, don\u2019t forget to check out our explanation on Haikyuu!! Movie: The Dumpster Battle ending or if Haikyuu!! The Dumpster Battle has post-credit scenes. And if you haven\u2019t, find out how to watch Haikyuu!! Movie: The Dumpster Battle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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