40 Fun Facts About 2.43: Seiin High School Boys Volleyball Team

The number 2.43 in the title of the Seiin High School volleyball series refers to which measurement?

The men's net height in volleyball is 2.43 metres, the bar every spike in the story has to clear. The women's net is lower, at 2.24 metres.

Bryson Baugus, the English voice of Yuni Kuroba in 2.43, also voices which Haikyu!! character?

Shoyo Hinata of Haikyu!! and Yuni Kuroba share an English voice in Bryson Baugus. The 2.43 dub arrived in November 2021, with all twelve episodes released on one day.

Kaito Ishikawa voices Fukuho ace Subaru Mimura in 2.43; which Haikyu!! prodigy does he also voice?

Tobio Kageyama of Haikyu!! and Subaru Mimura are both Kaito Ishikawa roles. In 2.43 he plays the rival, the star of the champion school that Seiin has to beat.

In which Japanese prefecture is Seiin High School, where Kimichika Haijima returns to his childhood hometown?

Fukui, on the Sea of Japan coast, is the setting, and most of the cast speak its local dialect. The author jokes that outsiders confuse it with Fukuoka and Fukushima.

Which court position does the gifted Kimichika Haijima play after transferring into Yuni Kuroba's school team?

Setter is Haijima's job, wearing the number 8 shirt for Seiin. His precise tosses are what turn the nervous Kuroba into the team's ace.

Junya Enoki voices Yuni Kuroba in 2.43; which Jujutsu Kaisen character does he also voice?

Yuji Itadori of Jujutsu Kaisen is also a Junya Enoki role. He is the Japanese dubbing voice of Tom Holland's Spider-Man as well.

Which studio, also behind JoJo's Bizarre Adventure and Cells at Work!, animated the 2.43 volleyball anime?

David Production made the series for Fuji TV, which bought the studio in 2014. The director and the composer had both worked on its JoJo anime.

What short nickname does Yuni Kuroba use for his childhood friend Kimichika Haijima throughout 2.43?

Chika is short for Kimichika, and two episode titles pair the friends as Yuni and Chika. Teammates, by contrast, call Yuni by his family name, Kuroba.

Yuni Kuroba has a huge jump and natural talent, but which weakness keeps wrecking his big matches in 2.43?

Folding under pressure is his flaw: he falls apart in a crucial middle-school match, which splits him from Haijima. The story follows him growing into Seiin's ace anyway.

Zach Aguilar voices Kimichika Haijima in the English dub of 2.43; which Demon Slayer character does he also play?

Tanjiro Kamado of Demon Slayer is another Zach Aguilar lead. His first major role was Genos, the cyborg hero of One Punch Man.

From which city does Kimichika Haijima transfer after trouble with his former middle school volleyball team?

Tokyo is where Haijima played for a powerhouse middle school until an incident drove him out. He goes back to the country town he had left as a small child.

Yōsuke Kuroda scripted every episode of 2.43; which superhero anime did he also oversee as head writer?

My Hero Academia is the best-known series with Yōsuke Kuroda in charge of the scripts. His earlier work includes Mobile Suit Gundam 00 and Honey and Clover.

Yugo Kanno composed the music for 2.43; which dystopian crime anime franchise did he also score?

Psycho-Pass and its sequels were scored by Yugo Kanno. His surname sounds like that of Seiin's Akito Kanno, but the two are written with different characters.

On which late-night Fuji TV anime block did 2.43 air alongside The Promised Neverland's second season?

Noitamina is Fuji TV's late-night block, and its name is the word animation written backwards. The series ran there from January to March 2021.

Which singer performed Mahi, the 2.43 opening theme, before singing for Spy × Family and Ranking of Kings?

Yama sang Mahi, a title that means paralysis, and released it as a single in February 2021. The singer began with Vocaloid covers before fronting the rock trio BIN.

Kensho Ono voices Kimichika Haijima in 2.43; which basketball anime character does he also play?

Tetsuya Kuroko of Kuroko's Basketball is among Kensho Ono's best-known roles. He is also the Japanese dub voice of Harry Potter in the film series.

Subaru Kimura, the voice of Seiin's Yusuke Okuma, has long played the bully Gian in which children's anime?

Doraemon is the show in which Subaru Kimura plays Gian, one of his best-known roles alongside Franky in One Piece. In 2.43 he voices Seiin's tactless second-year middle blocker.

Which 163 cm Seiin captain, a third-year wing spiker, wins the final against Fukuho with a last block?

Shinichiro Oda seals the fifth and deciding set with that block. He had assumed that being so small would end his volleyball career after high school, but he decides to keep playing.

Which 193 cm Seiin vice-captain also serves as vice-president of the school's student council?

Misao Aoki only took up volleyball because the captain invited him when they enrolled. The sharp-tongued middle blocker is the tallest player on the team.

Which Fukuho third-year gave up playing after an injury and became the champion team's manager instead?

Mitsuomi Ochi was hurt in the summer of his first year and thought about quitting the club altogether. Ace Subaru Mimura talked him into staying on as manager.

Fukuho captain Subaru Mimura, star of the prefecture's champion team, goes by which fearsome nickname?

Devil's Bazooka is the name his spikes earned him, though off court he is sunny and friendly. His school is the prefecture's perennial champion and a regular at the national tournaments.

Why does Seiin's Akito Kanno join the girls' indoor practice whenever the boys' team trains outside?

A sun allergy keeps him in long sleeves and long trousers, and away from long outdoor sessions. He has played alongside Ibara Suemori of the girls' team since middle school.

After a tournament win in 2.43, Yuni Kuroba's cousins Itoko and Yorimichi take him out to do what?

Bowling is the treat, but the night goes wrong: Itoko hits him and her brother gets into a fight. The mark on Yuni's face later gets the whole club suspended.

Which part of his body is Fukuho ace Subaru Mimura secretly struggling with during the final against Seiin?

His knees are the problem: a doctor warns he may need more surgery and up to two years away from sport. He hides the pain after a collision with a Seiin blocker in the fifth set.

What takes Yuni Kuroba off the court for the third set of Seiin's final against Fukuho?

A nosebleed stops him after Fukuho's blockers send his own spike back into his face. Seiin lose that set without him, but he returns in time for the fourth.

Which national tournament, one of the big three for Japanese school teams, are the Seiin boys fighting to reach?

Spring High is the popular name for Japan's national high school championship, held every January. Animation from the series opened TV coverage of the real 73rd tournament.

One 2.43 episode title contrasts a dog's perspective with the perspective of which other animal?

A giraffe is how a girls' team player pictures Seiin's 193 cm vice-captain, while his 163 cm captain reminds her of a Shiba dog. The third episode is built around the pair.

The 2.43 episode introducing Fukuho's star and manager is titled The Laughing King and Crybaby what?

Jack completes a playing-card title for the episode about Fukuho's star and the manager who backs him. A bonus story on the home video release pairs a King and a Jack again.

At what point in their lives did Yuni Kuroba and Kimichika Haijima of 2.43 first become best friends?

Kindergarten is where the friendship began, before Haijima's family moved away. When he comes back years later, the two end up on the same middle-school volleyball team.

Which famous English title names the 2.43 episode where Yuni and Haijima visit Haijima's old school?

Stand By Me is the fifth episode, where Yuni scares off the old classmates who had set Haijima up. It ends with the news that the suspended Seiin club may play again.

Which company first streamed the Seiin volleyball anime in North America, before it moved to Crunchyroll?

Funimation streamed the show as it aired in Japan and added an English dub later in 2021. In Europe it ran on Wakanim, and in Australia on AnimeLab.

Which novelist, also known for the Kieli books, wrote the original Seiin High School volleyball novels?

Yukako Kabei began the story as a web serial in 2012, long before the anime. Her Kieli novels were published in English by Yen Press.

Which Japanese publisher, also home to Weekly Shonen Jump, releases the Seiin volleyball novels titled 2.43?

Shueisha publishes the novels in paperback under its Shueisha Bunko imprint. Its Jump magazine is also where the volleyball hit Haikyu!! ran.

Which monthly josei magazine, once called Chorus, ran the short-lived manga version of the Seiin story?

Cocohana ran the manga from its September 2018 issue, drawn by the novels' own illustrator. It stopped after a few chapters and was never collected in book form.

Yasuhiro Kimura directed 2.43 after serving as a series director on which part of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure?

Golden Wind had Kimura as one of its two series directors, working under a chief director. Composer Yugo Kanno worked on both shows as well.

Which manga artist illustrated the Seiin novels 2.43 and created the character designs adapted for the anime?

Aiji Yamakawa drew the covers, and animator Yūichi Takahashi reworked those designs for the screen. The same artist began a manga version of the story in 2018.

Which real volleyball maker teamed up with the Seiin novels 2.43 for short stories released at Comic Market?

Mikasa, whose balls are used in international competition, backed three summer short stories from 2016 to 2018. One follows a Mikasa ball marked with the rival school's name that has to be returned.

The fourth season of the Seiin novels, subtitled next 4 years, moves the rivalry onto which new stage?

University teams are the new setting, with Haijima, Kuroba and their old rivals now facing each other as students. The serial ran online from 2019 to 2023.

On Haijima's advice, how does Seiin's short captain list himself for the prefectural qualifier in 2.43?

As a reserve player, he gives up his starting place because Fukuho kept hitting over his reach in a practice match. A taller second-year starts in his place.

Fukuho's players accidentally injure their own manager before the final against Seiin while doing what?

Playing in the snow is how the mishap happens, and the coach scolds the whole team for it. The manager is taken to hospital and only gets back during the fourth set.