aight. i've been thinking about a review, especially about this movie and i wanted to share my opinions and thoughts. so i'm gonna go for i!!. it's my first one though, so bear with me!! (>▽<)

soo, the dumpster battle, an awaited anime movie, i would say. at least, one i was waiting for. and, i was pleasantly shocked - and sadly, a bit disappointed.

first, one of the most disappointing things right off the bat is that so many chapters were shoved into this movie. i feel like a lot of the negative things i am about to address could have been prevented if this factor was not a thing. many small/important/fun details were excluded, and it was so sad!!

second, i feel like it was very centered on hinata and kenma. don't get me wrong, i love the idea of focusing on those two. they're fucking adorable and i love their friendship. however, i feel like it was too much. especially on kenma's end. i would have liked to see a lot more of the characters more frequently. ex: ukai, takeda, tsukki's bro, store owners/yams coach, goshiki, tendou, yachi, bokuto, akaashi, the rest of karasuno/nekoma, coach nekomata, ikkei ukai, etc.

third, i felt it was a little more chill because of how much it was focused on friendship, and comparing it to a video game. this may also because we didn't get a lot of side characters who really hyped up this match, and kept the tension in the manga. (ppl in the stands/on tv.) the start and ending was not as dramatic, and i would have hoped at the very end where kenma's hand slipped would be more, you know, it. the moment.

fourth, is a positive and something i wanted to point out. i dont watch a lot of anime in theaters, or really at all. the feel, and the excitment of watching in a theater was awesome!! the sounds really made it feel real and that was one of the best factors, and it was epic.

fifth, is a rivalry i would've liked to see more even though we got a bit of it - well, a few. kuroo and tsukki, yaku and noya, and of course: coach ukai and coach nekomata. since they trained together, tsukki and kuroo's little deal would have been nice to see more of. we've gotten some backstory on them, and the part in the manga was awesome. yaku and noya - the battle between two of the best liberos - was almost completely eliminated as a thought in the movie. we got a bit towards the end, but that was it. it was disappointing. and of course, keishin ukai and nekomata. even though it was really ikkei's battle, keishin was living it out for him - and so were the team. and it wasn't shown often! we only got a few scenes of our coaches!!

overall, there is a lot of good to talk about and a lot of bad. i know i listed a lot of negative BUT IM A NEGATIVE PERSON!! anyways, thank you for listening to me rant and i hope you enjoyed reading this nonsense shit!!!!!