Note: This review is of the whole anime series released as of today, i.e, till S4 Part1

"Don't you DARE look down! Volleyball is a sport where you're always looking up!"

STORY/PLOT: 9/10

It revolves around volleyball of course and the Karasuno team as they go through many matches and tournaments and their development as both individuals and teams. And we see some awesome-breathtaking-keep-you-on-the-edge-of-the-seat-nail-biting matches honestly many times it was like I was in the stadium cheering for them and even getting happy or depressed at every miss or hit I seriously got so engaged in the matches which I never expected. It was an awesome experience. So I say the plot is interesting to get you engaged and hooked.

CHARACTERS: 9.5/10

All characters are very very good and their dynamics are great and all teams are also awesome! I loved that Karasuno’s overall team dynamics gets a lot stronger as the show progresses!! Every team introduces a great variety of players and they all are amazing and interesting in their ways. Also my fav position is Libero, it's so cool both the position and the name!!

Chars I liked ;
Non-karasuno - Kenma, Kuro, Oikawa, Bokuto, Hoshiumi(cutie), Kunimi, Tsutomu, Tendou, Kogane, Ushi, Iwa, Akaashi

Karasuno - I can't choose a fav please don't make me do that. I love them all - all players, Ukai, Take-sensei, Shimizu, Yachi I love them all! Seriously I thought by the time I finish watching it all I would definitely have a fav but oh god I can’t believe it’s so difficult to choose one so I’m just not gonna haha!

ANIMATION: 9/10

So about the animation, it was good. The animation for the first 3 seasons is very good and solid. All the matches are animated very well as well. The animation changes for S4 but it’s also really good as well, it kinda took me some time to get used to it but otherwise I liked it a lot and have very lil complaints from it. I think the S4 animation reminded me more of manga style but I don’t know for sure I haven’t read the manga yet so it’s just a feeling I got after seeing a few panels.

SOUND/OST: 9.5/10

All OP and ED are great! OST is awesome! It was so hard to skip the OPs btw imo S2 has the best op and ed in all seasons!

So anyway my fav OP and ED in order-
S3ED1 > S2ED1 > S1ED1 > S4ED1 > S1ED2 > S2ED2
S4OP1 > S3OP1 > S2OP1 > S2OP2 > S1OP1 > S1OP2

ENJOYMENT: 10/10

I still can't believe I got so connected with them in a very short time that I even cried sometimes and of course as I mentioned before I was always cheering like crazy so yes it was so much fun and I enjoyed it a whole lot! Apart from the intense and amazing matches, the great development - the comedic scenes were spot on as well they never failed to make me laugh!!

I loved the symbolism used in Haikyuu, they made things so interesting. I love Karasuno's as the crows so before I wasn't really much fond of crows but I guess I now like them a lil. And now whenever I see a crow I'm reminded of Karasuno and it makes me happy!!

I enjoyed it a whole LOT like I was supposed to watch it slowly and finish it in about a month around the time season 4 part 2 airs but it was so much awesome that I couldn't stop myself and finished it so fast it was crazy and I don't regret it a bit but ah it feels so sad that it’s finished and now I have to wait for the new season and even after that watch it an ep a week that will be so hard aaaaaa!!!

OVERALL: 10/10

Loved it overall!! Every episode, match, characters, teams, teachers/coaches, OPs/EDs, dynamics, development - everything was amazing! I had really good expectations from Haikyuu but never thought it'd be so awesome to exceed my expectations and make me love it a whole lot as it got me hooked hard only after 4-5 eps!!! The anime even got me interested in volleyball, seriously I even watched a few videos of it on YouTube I mean REAL volleyball haha and this is big because it's coming from me a person who does not watch any of the sports seriously I'm not a big sports person or should say not at all a sportsperson.

QUOTES -

Some of the quotes from Haikyuu that I liked! It’s kinda fun to add quotes in the end, it shows that there are a lot of things you get from a show aside from enjoyment and all! There might be more quotes that I could have missed but really there are so many good quotes in the anime. I especially love the words spoken by Take-sensei, his every word is filled with encouragement and great observation and so much knowledge so fascinating to hear him speak. I love him and his every word!

“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.”

“Do you need a reason to not want to lose?”

“You don’t win alone. That’s just how it is.”

“The last ones standing are the victors. Only the strongest. If you want to be the last one standing, become strong.”

“If they adjust to me, I just have to adjust in turn. Whoever stops adjusting won’t be able to continue forward.”

“Life’s a bore if you don’t challenge yourself.”

“There are some flowers you only see when you take detours.”

“Being weak means that there is room to grow.”

“When colors mix they become muddy and messy. But when they all blend together, the final result is the color that wins against all others… Black!”

“He who climbs the ladder must begin at the bottom.”

“Talent is something you make bloom, instinct is something you polish.”

“We’ll never win if we don’t believe we can.”

“Even if we’re not confident that we’ll win, even if others tell us we don’t stand a chance, we must never tell ourselves that.”

“Little by little, what you’ve begun will naturally become important to you. What you need at the start is a little bit of curiosity.”

“Even if we go for what’s somewhat safe here, it’ll mean we never changed.”

“Someone who is blind to the opponent in front of them can’t beat the opponent that comes after them.”