The winter 2021 anime adaptation of the light novel series 2.43: Seiin Kōkō Danshi Volley-bu, which translates as Seiin High School Boys Volleyball Club, is getting some new distribution – sort of. Madman Entertainment initially listed a February 16th, 2022 release date for the series on Blu-ray in Australia but has since de-listed it on their site. No extras were listed with it at the time but it was planned as a bilingual two-disc release. We’ll update when/if the show is re-solicited in the near future.
The dub is directed by Peter Hawkinson with a cast that includes Bryson Baugus as Yuni Kuroba, Zach Aguilar as Kimichika Haijima, Sarah Williams as Itoko Kuroba, Ricco Fajardo as Misao Aoki, Khoi Dao as Akito Kanno, Clifford Chapin as Shinichirou Oda, Tyson Rinehart as Yusuke Okuma, Stephen Fu as Issei Asamatsu, Matt Shipman as Kazuma Hokao, Aaron Dismuke as Ryuudai Jinno, Howard Wang as Tomoki Kakegawa, Alejandro Saab as Subaru Mimura, Griffin Burns as Mitsuomi Ochi, David Matranga as Yuhi Sawatari, Gabe Kunda as Jungo Takasugi, Zeno Robinson as Kouhei Togura, A.J. Beckles as Naoyasu Uchimura, Sean Chiplock as Keita Yanome, and Jarrod Greene as Yorimichi Kuroba.
Yasuhiro Kimura is directing it based on the series scripts overseen by Yousuke Kuroda. Yuichi Takahashi is adapting the character designs and serving as the chief animation director with animation production done by David Production.
The Japanese cast includes Junya Enoki as Yuni Kuroba, Kensho Ono as Kimichika Haijima, Yuichiro Umehara as Misao Aoki, Kent Itō as Shinichiro Oda, Shouta Aoi as Akito Kanno, Subaru Kimura as Yusuke Okuma, Kaito Ishikawa as Mimura Subaru, Kōhei Amasaki as Mitsuomi Ochi, Gakuto Kajiwara as Naoyasu Uchimura, Yuu Wakabayashi as Kazuma Hokao, Genki Okawa as Kohei Tokura, Kaito Takeda as Issei Asamatsu, Sho Nogami as Keita Yanome, Kento Shiraishi as Yūhi Sawatari, and Takuya Eguchi as Ryūdai Jinno.
The work comes from writer Yukako Kabei and illustrator Aiji Yamakawa which has five novels out covering several seasons of the boys lives so far and another season coming. They also did some short stories and a manga adaptation.
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Plot Concept: The series deals with Kimichika Haijima, who got into some serious trouble on his middle school volleyball team, and as a result transferred from Tokyo to Fukui prefecture, where he again met with his childhood friend, Yuni Kuroba. Yuni has overwhelming talent at volleyball but is weak to pressure, but together with Kimichika they become the ace combo of their team. But the two have a fight at the final prefecture tournament in middle school. Now in high school at Seiin High School, Kimichika and Yuni have severed their relationship, but both join the volleyball club. Along with the second-year and third-year students in the club, they work to make Seiin High School’s volleyball club a rising star in Fukui prefecture.
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