Haikyuu!!: Why the Animation Style Changed
The bold journey of Karasuno High's volleyball team in Haikyuu!!! has been captured in dynamic animation. Production I.G has delivered thrilling matches and hilarious comedic moments in the anime. Haikyuu!!'s third season ended off with Karasuno finally making it to Nationals, a dream they have been working tirelessly towards for three seasons.
Season 4 marked a turning point for the team, the start of their time in Nationals. This momentous occasion was also animated in a new animation style. Concerns about the action not being animated as excitingly as the previous seasons began to rise, as this season is more important than ever, now that the boys have made it Nationals.
Haikyuu!!: Karasuno's Captains, Explained
Apparently, the producer of Haikyuu!! wanted the art style to look more similar to the manga's style of drawing. The manga and season 4 have a simpler artistic style than that in seasons 1-3. Apparently, a lot of animation studios are creating anime that closely resembles the drawing style of their original mangas to appear more interesting. As a result, Haikyuu!!! getting the same treatment may not be a surprise.
From 2014-2016, Susumu Mitsunaka (Weathering with You and Detective Conan: The Bride of Halloween) served as director of Haikyuu!!. After three seasons, Mitsunaka stepped down and handed the directorial reigns over to Masako Sato. Sato has worked on projects such as Howl's Moving Castle, Spirited Away and the Naruto Shippuden movie. Before Haikyuu!!, her only known directorial project Anima Yell!. Chief Animation Director Takahiro Chiba also stepped down from Haikyuu!!. Chiba worked on key animation for anime such as Blue Exorcist, Naruto and Love Hina, to name a few. Yū Kobayashi (Fullmetal Alchemist:
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