《排球少年!!》最終電影 預告片和主視覺圖發布

"Volleyball Boy!!" final movie trailer and key visual released

The anime adaptation of Volleyball Boys!! is coming to an end, and a new trailer gives viewers a preview of what's to come in the first of two final films.

The promotional video, posted on the TOHO Animation YouTube channel, further confirms that the final part of Volleyball Boy!!, titled "Gomi Suteba no Kessen" (Gomi Suteba no Kessen), will see the high schools from Crow Academy and Neko Academy Men's volleyball team's duel in official competition. The trailer opens with the first meeting between protagonists Shoyo Hinata and Grinding the Lonely Claw (the creator of Cats), before transitioning to footage from the upcoming film. Interestingly, the accompanying poster sees Hinata and Loneclaw fighting each other with combat knives.

Haruichi Furudate's iconic sports manga was serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump from February 2012 to July 2020. The plot revolves around Hinata, a short, orange-haired high school student who dreams of becoming an amazing volleyball player despite her diminutive stature. The series has become one of the cornerstones of the sports subgenre, ranking alongside classics such as Kimi Musashino's The Prince of Tennis and Rumiko Takahashi's Ranma 1/2. "Volleyball Boy!!" is one of the best-selling comics of all time, with a global circulation of more than 60 million copies. Additionally, the series won the Shōnen category at the 61st Shogakukan Manga Awards in 2016.

The final plan for "Hayleyball Boy!!" was to complete the narrative of the anime; however, at the end of "Up", there were still over 100 chapters (approximately five complete chapters) of Furudate's work that had not been adapted. As a result, many fans are concerned about the feasibility of covering the vast story of Volleyball Boys!! in just two movies. Some even believe that the two movies won't actually attempt to complete the manga adaptation; instead, they will have the end of the national tournament serve as the finale of the Volleyball Boys!! animated series. However, the project's announcement trailer did include comic panels after the time-jump chapter.

Furudate Haruichi's manga is distributed in North America by VIZ Media, and the anime can be streamed on Crunchyroll. The first "Volleyball Boy!!" final movie will premiere in Japan in February 2024.

Source: YouTube

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