Hyper Projection Engeki: Haikyu!!

Hyper Projection Engeki: Haikyu!! (ハイパープロジェクション演劇「ハイキュー!!」, Haipā Purojekushon Engeki Haikyū!!) is a series of 2.5D stage plays directed by Worry Kinoshita and written by Norihito Nakayashiki, based on the manga Haikyu!! by Haruichi Furudate. Since its debut in 2015, the series has amassed over 320,000 viewers during its run, spanning over a total of eight stage plays.

Hyper Projection Engeki: Haikyu!!
Promotional visual for Flight (2019)
MusicShunsuke Wada
BasisHaikyu!!
by Haruichi Furudate
PremiereNovember 14, 2015: AiiA Theater Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Productions
  • Original production (2015)
  • A View From the Top (2016)
  • Karasuno, Revival! (2016)
  • Winners and Losers (2017)
  • Summer of Evolution (2017)
  • The Start of the Giant (2018)
  • The Strongest Team (2018)
  • The Tokyo Match (2019)
  • Flight (2019)
  • The Strongest Challengers (2020)

Background and creation

The first stage play was announced in Weekly Shonen Jump in March 2015,[1], with Worry Kinoshita directing, Norihito Nakayashiki writing the script,[2] and Shunsuke Wada in charge of music direction.[3] The play was described as a "hyper projection play" using projection allowing for manga-styled effects and a revolving stage.[1][4]

Kinoshita had experience from directing productions using projection mapping, having directed a stage project for Tokyo Performance Dolls in 2013.[3] However, at the time, prior to his work on Engeki Haikyu!!, he had never seen 2.5D musicals.[3] After reading the manga, he decided to stage the plays on "human drama" with "strong performance elements", as he had noticed that there were no dynamic "moves" or "magical attacks" in the series as there were in other sports manga.[3] Nakayashiki, on the other hand, was a fan of Haikyu!!, and prepared a script from select dialogue from the original manga with no stage directions.[3] Together, Kinoshita focused on staging the scenes while Nakayashiki focused on the dialogue between the characters.[3] After storyboarding the scenes with stage directions, Kinoshita worked with the choreographer and several dancers before implementing the actors.[3] He instructed the actors to resemble the characters from Haikyu!! as much as possible, but did not give them specific instructions beyond that.[3]

Production history

2015–2018

The cast for Karasuno and Aoba Johsai was revealed in July 2015 in Weekly Shonen Jump.[5][6] The play premiered on November 14, 2015 at the AiiA 2.5 Theater Tokyo, later running shows in Osaka and Miyagi until December 2015.[7] The play covers the introduction of the Karasuno High School volleyball team and their practice match with Aoba Johsai. It was released on DVD on March 16, 2016.[8] The popularity of the play led to a second run with minor cast changes, which was retitled A View From the Top (頂の景色, Itadaki no Keshiki) and ran from April 8, 2016 to May 8, 2016.[9]

The second stage play, Karasuno, Revival! (烏野、復活, Karasuno, Fukkatsu!), ran from October 28, 2016 to December 4, 2016,[10][11] which focuses on Karasuno's practice match with Nekoma, and interhigh qualifier matches against Tokonami and Date Tech.[4] It was released on DVD on April 19, 2017.[12]

The third stage play, Winners and Losers (勝者と敗者, Shōsha to Haisha), takes place during Karasuno's match against Aoba Johsai during the inter-high. The play ran from March 24, 2017 to May 7, 2017 in Tokyo, Miyagi, Osaka, and Fukuoka.[11] It was released on DVD and Blu-ray on September 13, 2017.[13][14]

The fourth stage play, Summer of Evolution (進化の夏, Shinka no Natsu), ran from September 8, 2017 to October 29, 2017,[15] focusing on the summer training camp with Karasuno, Nekoma, and Fukurodani. The play introduced new cast members for Fukurodani, Kiyoko, Yachi, Saeko, and Akiteru.[16] It was released on DVD and Blu-ray on March 14, 2018.[17][18]

The fifth stage play, The Start of the Giant (はじまりの巨人, Hajimari no Kyojin), ran from April 28, 2018 to June 17, 2018, focusing on Hinata and Kageyama developing a new techique and introducing new cast members for Jōzenji and Wakutani Minami.[19] It was released on DVD and Blu-ray on October 17, 2018.[20][21]

The sixth stage play, The Strongest Team (最強の場所(チーム), Saikyō no Chīmu), which focuses on Karasuno's match against Aoba Johsai and Shiratorizawa at the spring prefectural finals tournament, ran from October 20, 2018 to December 16, 2018.[22][23] The production team also announced that all actors for Karasuno will leave production after the play.[23] It was released on DVD and Blu-ray on April 17, 2019.[24][25]

2019–present

The seventh stage play, The Tokyo Match (東京の陣, Tōkyō no Jin), ran from April 4, 2019 to May 6, 2019, focusing on the match between Nekoma and Fukurodani with new cast members for Nohebi.[26] It was released on DVD and Blu-ray on October 16, 2019.[27][28]

The eighth stage play, Flight (飛翔, Hishō), ran from November 1, 2019 to December 15, 2019,[29] starring an all new cast for Karasuno after the departure of the previous cast.[30] New cast members for Sakusa, Hoshiumi, Atsumu, and Kanoka were also introduced, alongside the reprisal of selected roles from Aoba Johsai, Shiratorizawa, and Date Tech.

The ninth stage play, The Strongest Challengers (最強の挑戦者(チャレンジャー), Saikyō no Charenjā), was announced to run from March 21, 2020 to May 6, 2020. This play introduced new cast members for Inarizaki, as well as Shimada and Saeko.[31]

Principal cast and characters
See also: List of Haikyu!! characters

Karasuno High School
Character Original cast[6][16]
(2015-2018)		 2019-present cast[32]
Shoyo Hinata Kenta Suga Kotaro Daigo
Tobio Kageyama Tatsunari Kimura
Tatsuya Kageyama[lower-alpha 1]		 Ryunosuke Akana
Ryunosuke Tanaka Kouhei Shiota Ko Kanegae
Yu Nishinoya Shohei Hashimoto
Yuto Fuchino[lower-alpha 1]		 Yuma Kitazawa
Chikara Ennoshita Kazuma Kawahara Yushin Nakatani
Kei Tsukishima Ryotaro Kosaka Ryosuke Yamamoto
Tadashi Yamaguchi Kairi Miura Yoshinari Oribe
Daichi Sawamura Keita Tanaka
Kentaro Akisawa[lower-alpha 2]		 Sho Higano
Koshi Sugawara Hiroki Ino
Naoki Tanaka[lower-alpha 3]		 Ryu Ichinose
Asahi Azumane Justin Tomimori Yuya Fukuda
Hisashi Kinoshita None Sean Osada
Kenshin Ukai Tsuyoshi Hayashi Ken Ogasawara
Ittetsu Takeda Shige Uchida Kenta Kamakari
Kiyoko Shimizu Shizune Nagao[lower-alpha 1] Satomi Ohkubo
Hitoka Yachi Ami Saito[lower-alpha 1] Julie Yamamoto

Reception

The stage plays have amassed a cumulative total of 320,000 attendees from 2015 to 2019.[32] It was cited as one of the most popular 2.5D stage plays in 2018 along with Musical: The Prince of Tennis and Touken Ranbu; it is partially credited for the public's growing interest in 2.5D stage plays.[33] Kenta Suga was made the ambassador of Japan 2.5-Dimensional Musical Association in 2018 partially for his work on the series.[34]

The DVD release for A View From the Top, sold 8,660 copies on its first week, debuting at #2 on the Oricon Weekly DVD Chart.[35] The DVD release for Karasuno, Revival!, sold 10,020 copies on its first week, debuting at #3 on the Oricon Weekly DVD Chart.[36] The DVD release for The Giant of Beginnings sold 4,247 copies on its first week, debuting at #2 on the Oricon Weekly DVD Chart.[37] The DVD release for The Strongest Team sold 4,247 copies on its first week, debuting at #2 on the Oricon Weekly DVD Chart.[38]

Sakura Eries of The Fandom Post called the series a "high-level production" with a cast that "displays an array of talent, ranging from acting to acrobatics to rap", noting that the plays used "clever choreography" and "simple effects."[39]

Notes
  1. Tatsuya Kageyama and Yuto Fuchino were recast as Kageyama and Nishinoya beginning in the fourth stage play, Summer of Evolution, in 2017, following Tatsunari Kimura and Shohei Hashimoto's departure after Winners and Losers. Kiyoko and Yachi also made their first appearances in Summer of Evolution, with Shizune Nagao and Ami Saito cast as the characters.[6][16]
  2. Kentaro Akisawa replaced Keita Tanaka after the first play, portraying Daichi beginning with A View From the Top in 2016 to Summer of Evolution in 2017.[9][16] Tanaka reprised the role in The Start of the Giant and The Strongest Team in 2018.[19]
  3. Naoki Tanaka was recast as Sugawara beginning in the fifth stage play, The Start of the Giant, in 2018, following Hiroki Ino's departure after Summer of Evolution in 2017.[16][19]
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