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The panel began with a celebration of the 10th anniversary of animation and the screening of the film’s trailer, Haikyu! Battle of the Dumpster. To talk about the film, they invited animators, Keiko Matsushita, That Produced by Shoichiro Taguchi, and Donglicurrent comics editor. Following their introductions, the panel featured a lengthy behind-the-scenes discussion on various aspects of filmmaking.
Keiko Matsushita Talked about the work of animation staff who were unable to participate in the panel discussion. She explained how the manga spread out much of the relationship between the characters Hinata and Kenma into various parts. Still a director Advance in light Wanted to focus on Kenma’s take on the film and got the nod Shueisha Center him. To better depict his point of view, they used various methods, such as focusing the sound direction to realistically depict the distance between him and other players, and having Kenma voice over Kaji Yuki An especially long scene is performed in one shot to highlight Kenma’s emotions and exhaustion throughout the game. Panasonic also mentioned that the staff asked that the scoreboard not be displayed during the game to express Hinata and Kenma’s wish that the game not end. While they’re not sure how well fans will take to such a change, the feedback they’ve seen has been generally positive. They especially wanted fans to appreciate the many details in the film, such as Hinata’s expression at the end of the game, because they wanted to capture his excitement. The team worked until the very last minute to portray it the way they wanted.
From there, the panelists answered some pre-selected fan questions Haikyu!of production. They mentioned that Hikari usually watched various volleyball matches as research for animation and paid great attention when depicting the characters’ various personalities and how they competed against each other. They also noted that the film had a crew of more than 700 and approximately 1,200 animation clips, compared to the 300 clips in a typical TV series. Chief Animator, Hideki Takahashiprovides about 300 animation clips himself. As the panel came to an end, the staff sent a final message to fans, saying they would continue to work hard on the show and stay tuned for more content Haikyu! Future content.
