Review of 2.43: Seiin High School Boys Volleyball Team

Just going to put it upfront that I am a huge Haikyuu! fan. I don't even know how many times I have rewatched it. I am also rather into sports anime in general. With that said, I do know what I am getting into for this anime. Is tagged as Slice Of Life too, a genre that I also enjoy. From the visuals art, is pretty obvious is not going to be a shonen sports anime with lots of tension. I did not start this show with a sport bias. Recommend: Do not watch this as a shonen sports anime, and don't have high hopes for itsslice of life element. Just watch it light heartedly or as an in-between anime if you just ended something really good

Review:
The storyline itself is pretty decent overall, kind of standard which I don't mind, most stories are a variation of each other anyway. The pacing however is pretty bad. It jumps between a chill/delicate slice of life moment, and random time skip that will then be followed by some weak attempt in replicating a high tension sports scene. The story might be smoother if is read from a book, instead of the way the anime portrayed it. The directing is all over the place as though the anime has mood swings.
The dialogues of this anime stand out to me too. In a bad way... More often than not, I rely on the characters' actions and expressions to gather the gist of the scene than the dialogues. Not sure if is because I am unable to comprehend the culture behind the kansai accent or that the lines said by the characters are somewhat abrupt. Like it doesn't mesh into the mood, or the story. Is just words coming out to fill some void, no build up, no context.
Characters are also pretty boring. No one really stood out due to their character, they stood out due to the description of their persona. E.g A genius, an excellent coach, alethic etc. I don't actually see them portraying those characteristics. This would really be better being read as a book, than watched.
The animation is also quite inconsistent, they have some really good animation at certain sports scene, and then just cut off impactful momentous scenes with some background monologue or time skip.

The opening and ending kind of bumped up my score by 1 too. Enjoyed the songs that I added them to my playlist. Sound effects are pretty cool too. The team handling sound and music should at least be acknowledge here.

Overall, is a cute show with kids doing what they love with a pacing that doesn't allow the viewers to feel anything. No chance to build up feelings, and no chance to process any feelings.

Lastly, for any Haikyuu fans~ The main genius character is definitely a Tsukishima that wasn't betrayed by his older brother, kept his passion for volleyball obvious while having the same logical and crude attitude to people.