Haikyu!!: Lev Appears!

Story - 10 Art - 9 Sound - 7 (No worries, it wasn't bad! It didn't stand out or anything, it was all just as normal.) Character - 10 Enjoyment - 10 This OVA was pure class. I love EVERYTHING about it, especially the ending when Ukai yells at all of them to go home. In the space of twenty-something minutes, we get character development between Kenma and Lev, although that's to be expected of Haikyuu. A class OVA from a class anime. It was hilarious too. All the scenes with Karasuno were just hilarious and Lev's such a lovely character. It's impossible NOT to smile when he's on screen, shoutingabout how he wants to be the ace. The characters are all just as perfect as usual, the animation's on point as always and as always, there's a lot of comedy. The great thing about this OVA (and Haikyuu in general) is that the comedy isn't forced. It's so natural that you can't help but replay scenes so you can just keep laughing at them. (The scene where they're playing the game on Tanaka's little techy gizmo is pretty amusing. I'll admit, I watched that scene like three times in a row.) Overall, I give this a 10.

Haikyuu! Season 1 OVA Review By: Haruichi Furudate July 7, 2019 There are two OVA's in this season. The first one is where a new character has been introduced. In this series, there's only two paths that they can choose from. It is to improve all members of the team or to add new member who have the foundation need and can add to the level of the team itself. And this OVA shows that they pick the first one. This character just need polishment and practice to improve. In the future, how he play will be a sight to see. The second OVA is more on afun part. Volleyball is just an extra curricular activity. The main part is still studying and what mostly pains every characters in a story. It show how they struggle to pass all of the exams just to practice and focus more on volleyball. It's really just a funny and laughable OVA.

Honestly a good little OVA. The Nekoma boys are a fun bunch and Kenma having to learn how to make sets with Lev. I like the video game connection for the two teams as the Karasuno boys play Monster Hunter as you would expect them too while Kenma has his own moment with Lev. I'm glad it wasn't some obvious tell for how Lev likes to get the ball, but something that's both intuitive and just needing time to get it down. I love that the show basically made fun of itself by having the same shocked expressions at the end of their game withAoba Johsai but for a PSP that isn't theirs falling to the ground. A bunch of volleyball players not being able to stop something from hitting the concrete, it's perfect.

Well, I'm always gonna give Haikyuu!! a 10. So, this OVA is mostly about Nekoma. Unlike many of the OVAs I've seen for other anime, this OVA actually hinges on character development. If you've only seen the first season of Haikyuu!! at this point, this episode will introduce you to Nekoma's new player Lev Haiba. It'll take you through his struggles in trying to become Nekoma's next ace and how hard it is to sync with Kenma. Let's get the basics out of the way. The sound is always brilliant. The voice acting in this anime is nearly second-to-none. I really love the art style of thisanime, as well, so obviously that's a plus. Here's why I really love this episode, though: Nekoma is a fallen powerhouse, just like Karasuno. However, we don't really get to see a lot of Nekoma unless we're seeing them as a strong team. It was nice to see them struggle to stay cohesive in this episode. It really solidified them as Karasuno's rival as well. Lev as well as Kenma got some character development in this episode which was done really well. Kenma coming to a new conclusion about being a setter through Lev's inexperience was really nice. Overall, I think this episode sets a nice tone for the Nekoma-Karasuno battle that will take place in the future at the training camp and beyond. We see Karasuno practicing and improving all the time, so I really loved seeing that from Nekoma as well.