2.43: Seiin High School Boys Volleyball Team (Japanese: 2.43 清陰高校男子バレー部, Hepburn: Nī Ten Yonsan Seiin Kōkō Danshi Barē-bu) is a Japanese volleyball light novel series written by Yukako Kabei and illustrated by Aiji Yamakawa. Shueisha have published five volumes in three seasons since March 2015 under their Shueisha Bunko imprint. A manga adaptation with art by Yamakawa has been serialized in Shueisha’s josei manga magazine Cocohana from July to September 2018. An anime television series adaptation by David Production aired from January to March 2021, on the NoitaminA block.

“2.43” refers to the height of the net for male volleyball, 2.43 m.

Characters

Yuni Kuroba (黒羽祐仁, Kuroba Yuni)Voiced by: Junya Enoki^[2] (Japanese); Bryson Baugus^[3] (English)Yuni (or Kuroba his teammates call him) is Kimichika’s (Chika’s) best friend since kindergarten who was originally upset when his best friend moved back in middle school.

Kimichika Haijima (灰島公誓, Haijima Kimichika)Voiced by: Kensho Ono^[2] (Japanese); Zach Aguilar^[3] (English)Kimichika or Chika is Yuni’s best friend since kindergarten. Chika was involved in a scandal at his middle school which caused him to transfer from a prestigious school to the same school as Yuni.

Misao Aoki (青木 操, Aoki Misao)Voiced by: Yūichirō Umehara (Japanese); Ricco Fajardo (English)

Shinichiro Oda (小田伸一郎, Oda Shinichiro)Voiced by: Kent Itō (Japanese); Clifford Chapin (English)

Akito Kanno (棺野秋人, Kanno Akito)Voiced by: Shouta Aoi (Japanese); Khoi Dao (English)

Yusuke Okuma (大隈優介, Okuma Yusuke)Voiced by: Subaru Kimura (Japanese); Tyson Rinehart (English)

Mimura Subaru (三村統, Subaru Mimura)Voiced by: Kaito Ishikawa (Japanese); Alejandro Saab (English)

Mitsuomi Ochi (越智光臣, Ochi Mitsuomi)Voiced by: Kōhei Amasaki (Japanese); Griffin Burns (English)

Naoyasu Uchimura (内村直泰, Uchimura Naoyasu)Voiced by: Gakuto Kajiwara (Japanese); A.J. Beckles (English)

Kazuma Hakao (外尾一馬, Hakao Kazuma)Voiced by: Yuu Wakabayashi (Japanese); Matt Shipman (English)

Tomoki Kakegawa (掛川智紀, Kakegawa Tomoki)Voiced by: Shun Horie (Japanese); Howard Wang (English)

Kohei Tokura (戸倉工兵, Tokura Kōhei)Voiced by: Genki Okawa (Japanese); Zeno Robinson (English)

Issei Asamatsu (朝松壱成, Asamatsu Issei)Voiced by: Kaito Takeda (Japanese); Stephen Fu (English)

Keita Yanome (矢野目慶太, Yanome Keita)Voiced by: Sho Nogami (Japanese); Sean Chiplock (English)

Yūhi Sawatari (猿渡勇飛, Sawatari Yūhi)Voiced by: Kento Shiraishi (Japanese); David Matranga (English)

Ryūdai Jinno (神野龍大, Jinno Ryūdai)Voiced by: Takuya Eguchi (Japanese); Aaron Dismuke (English)

Jungo Takasugi (高杉潤五, Takasugi Jungo)Voiced by: Kenjirō Abegawa (Japanese); Gabe Kunda (English)

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced via Twitter on November 1, 2019. The series is animated by David Production and directed by Yasuhiro Kimura, with Yōsuke Kuroda handling series composition, Yūichi Takahashi designing the characters, and Yugo Kanno composing the music. It aired from January 8 to March 26, 2021, on the NoitaminA programming block. The opening theme song is “Paralysis” (麻痺, “Mahi”) performed by yama, and the ending theme song is “Undulation” performed by Sōshi Sakiyama (崎山 蒼志, Sakiyama Sōshi). Funimation licensed the series and streamed it on its website in North America and the British Isles, in Europe through Wakanim, and in Australia and New Zealand through AnimeLab. Following Sony’s acquisition of Crunchyroll, the series was moved to Crunchyroll.

Notes

1.  Information is taken from the ending credits of each episode.
2.  This episode aired on January 8, 2021 at 1:40 a.m. JST, 45 minutes after the original air time on Fuji TV.
3.  This episode aired on March 26, 2021 at 1:35 am. JST, 40 minutes after the original air time on Fuji TV.

2.43: Seiin High School Boys Volleyball Team
First light novel volume cover
2.43 清陰高校男子バレー部 (Nī Ten Yonsan Seiin Kōkō Danshi Barē-bu)
Genre	Sports
Light novel
Written by	Yukako Kabei
Illustrated by	Aiji Yamakawa
Published by	Shueisha
Imprint	Shueisha Bunko
Original run	March 2015 – present
Volumes	6
Manga
Illustrated by	Aiji Yamakawa
Published by	Shueisha
Magazine	Cocohana
Demographic	Josei
Original run	July 2018 – September 2018
Anime television series
Directed by	Yasuhiro Kimura
Written by	Yōsuke Kuroda
Music by	Yugo Kanno
Studio	David Production
Licensed by	Crunchyroll
Original network	Fuji TV (NoitaminA)
Original run	January 8, 2021 – March 26, 2021
Episodes	12 (List of episodes)