Hi, I wanted to know what is your favourite Haikyuu stage play out of all the ones you've watched so far?
This is a super tough question, but after much time and deliberation, I have to go with the Revival. Not to say that it’s the best of the four, but it’s my favorite in that it’s the one I would choose to rewatch more than the other ones.
Seeing Winners and Losers live was amazing and it’s a beautifully crafted show, but that match is super painful to watch, and the ending makes me SUPER sad so it’s not one that I would just rewatch willy nilly, ya feel? I’d have to be in the mood to cry. At least to watch it all the way through to the end.
The first two shows of course have their charm, and between the shoen and the saien, I’ve rewatched the saien more times. Mostly because everyone has a deeper grasp and understanding of their characters the second time around and there are added nuances in everyone’s performances that appear in the saien.
But the Revival has its moments where it pulls your heartstrings, it has SO many moments that make you laugh, and it gives a lot more spread-out attention. Since it’s about Karasuno coming together as a team finally, it’s a little less overtly focused on a couple of people like Hinata and Kageyama or on the setters (like in Winners and Losers). The cinematic attention is more spread out between all the players. I always enjoy that personally, but I know some people like a slightly more directed storyline. Plus the Revival has such fun projections and they did such hilarious stage antics/effects, I just enjoy it more. Winners and Losers projections are amazing too, don’t get me wrong, but they did more this time with sound and lights, and they did in fact tone down the projections a little. The ones that were in there were beautiful though, and very well themed.













