HYPER PROJECTION ENGEKI HAIKYUU MASTERPOST
i found myself jumping all over tumblr every time i needed to look up links for the stage plays so i decided to just collect them all into this post.
these only link to the posts and not the download links so you still have to follow the individual rules of the lovely people who’ve shared these with us.
The View from the Top (Itadaki no Keshiki)*
Stage Play with Eng Subs | DMM
Karasuno, Revival (Karasuno, Fukkatsu)
Stage Play | English Subtitles | DMM
Winners and Losers (Shōsha to Haisha)
Stage Play | English Subtitles | DMM
Summer of Evolution (Shinka no Natsu)
Stage Play or Stage Play* | English Subtitles | DMM
The Start of the Giant (Hajimari no Kyojin)
Stage Play | English Subtitles (IN PROGRESS) | DMM
The Strongest Team (Saikyō no Chīmu)
Stage Play | English Subtitles | DMM
The Tokyo Match (Tōkyō no Jin)*
Stage Play | English Subtitles | DMM
Fly High (Hishō)
Stage Play | English Subtitles | DMM
The Strongest Challengers (Saikyō no Charenjā)
Stage Play | English Subtitles | DMM
The Dumpster Battle (Gomi Suteba no Kessen)
N/A | English Subtitles | DMM
The View from the Top 2 (Itadaki no Keshiki 2)
N/A | English Subtitles
Notes:
The DMM links to where you can legally stream the stage plays. You can refer to THIS post for how to use the site. If you’d like to buy physical DVD/ Blu-ray copies of the stage plays, you can refer to THIS post.
The View from the Top is a re-run of the very first Haikyuu stage play with a few extras. You may watch it without needing to watch the first run since it’s essentially the same.
Two separate people have uploaded Summer of Evolution (thank you so much to them!) so feel free to download from either link.
Tokyo no Jin is translated either as The Tokyo Match or The Tokyo Battle.
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Key differences between Hyper Projection Engeki Haikyuu!! and Gekidan Haikyuu!! (+ Review)
Btw don’t ask me for scans of the pamphlet or bromides bc I didn’t buy them. The only merch I bought was a t-shirt and a towel ok BABY’S ON A BUDGET.
• No “hyper projection” and no rotating stage
• Less emphasis on music and dancing, more on acting
• The stage is level and not on an incline. This means the volleyball net could be on wheels and be rolled around on the stage (in fact, most of the set pieces were on wheels)
• No epic opening or closing sequences
• Very few (if any, I don’t remember) musical interludes—really, there was music only during the volleyball matches
• No Seijoh/Oikawa theme music 🥲 or Nekoma theme (for when they’re briefly mentioned in the announcement of the GW training camp)
• More characters! Seijoh actors doubled as Yukigaoka players/all FOUR members of the Karasuno Neighborhood Association, not just Shimada and Takinoue!
• They really fleshed out the Yukigaoka vs. Kitaichi game! Like, Hinata had actual teammates, it wasn’t just him and Kagz 1 v 1 on the court like it was in the first Haisute (although, I guess it wasn’t technically 1 v 1 then either bc Kindaichi and Kunimi were also there)
• They included even more scenes from the series and stayed even truer to the source material. I think leaving out the music and intense dance breaks opened up a lot of room for this
Some callbacks to Engeki:
• Hinata hums the tune to a musical motif from Engeki but I cannot for the life of me remember which one it was even though I JUST saw it today. If I had to guess (bc the scene involved Hinata imitating Kagz), it was Kageyama’s theme from the first Haisute when he whips off his cape and crown.
• Ennoshita (AND Kinoshita AND NARITA!!) do the “SE〜NO” synchronized clap with the audience (and it made me so so SOOOO happy!!)
Review:
Overall, this production seemed less “dramatic” in the sense that the entire performance (the acting, music, and choreo/blocking) felt very subdued compared to its predecessor. There was certainly a different energy in the theater this time around. My blood didn’t get pumping the same way it did when I saw Start of the Giant and The Tokyo Battle in-person. I believe this artistic direction was intentional. I’m just not sure it’s sustainable.
What I always appreciated the most about Engeki was that the stage performances perfectly matched the high levels of energy the anime possessed. In fact, I would argue it brought even MORE energy than the anime did or ever could in large part due to Wada Shunsuke’s memorable musical compositions and HIDALI’s ingenious choreo.
Music and dance have always been core elements of the OG Haisute to the point that each show had it’s own unique opening/closing sequence, each team had it’s own musical and dance motif, and certain reoccurring events had their own identifiable themes (e.g. the starting lineup before any given match). The true magic of Engeki lied in the music and dancing. Obviously, the cast brought their own magic by always giving 150% to their performances, but they were also matching the energy the music brought THROUGH their dancing/acrobatics. It’s all intricately woven together.
OH, not to mention the original production’s partial namesake: the projections! There was always a level of suspended reality when watching Engeki because the light projections literally helped to merge the manga with the stage. They transformed the stage and backdrop into anything and everything the story needed—manga panels, speech bubbles, a sunset, a volleyball net. They also synced with, you guessed it, the MUSIC to give an absolutely outstanding audio-visual experience.
It really hit me hard when I entered the theater to see that it really was… just a regular stage.
That’s why I question if this production (and any future ones they may have planned) is sustainable. Not in the financial sense… but just in the way of retaining interest. It didn’t get me hooked the same way Engeki did, so I don’t think I’m able to give it the same level of enthusiasm. I’m hard-pressed to believe others feel the same way. Don’t get me wrong—I enjoyed it. It wasn’t bad. It didn’t take anything away from the series… I’m just not sure it added anything to it, either. Sure, there was music and dancing, but it just paled in comparison to what we were gifted by Hyper Projection Engeki Haikyuu. Makes me wonder why they would take so many steps back with this production.
All that being said… I’m glad I went. I truly did enjoy myself and the cast put their all into these characters. And if nothing else, I’m glad to have gone in support of Suga Kenta (OG Hinata) in his Haisute directorial debut.
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SALES POST!
Selling a bunch of butai related things including, but not limited to...
Live Spectacle Naruto 1 DVD, Hyper Projection Engeki Haikyuu 1 DVD, Daiya no A The Live 1 DVD, a bunch of Ota Motohiro Bromides (Also some Yamashita Shoon and Sakurada Dori goodies), and Seven Days Live Action DVDs.
Full list of things can be found here, as well as on twitter. Preferably message me not on tumblr, but please share!
Prices are free to $10USD. Shipping will be from Ohio, USA.
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