KEY POINTS

  • Yuni and his friends enter the spring break and practice for the tournament
  • There is still tension between Yuni and Kimichika
  • "2.43: Seiin High School Boys Volleyball Team" Episode 2 is airing Thursday

Yuni finally learns about the real reason behind Kimichika's return to Fukui. Meanwhile, the club is getting ready for their first match in "2.43: Seiin High School Boys Volleyball Team" Episode 2.

The official website released the synopsis and spoiler stills for the second installment of the anime series. According to the synopsis, Yuni finds out about Kimichika's past and why he had to return to Fukui.

The ending of "2.43: Seiin High School Boys Volleyball Team" Episode 1 takes a dark turn when Yori reveals how Kimichika pushed his teammate, Yoshino, over the edge for not listening to him and Yoshino tried to take his own life.

In the upcoming episode, Yuni makes an important announcement about Kimichika. Looking at the spoiler stills, it appears that Kimichika feels disconnected from the rest of the team.

Episode 2 also kickstarts the spring break as Yuni and the others practice hard for the upcoming tournament.

The debut episode introduces the protagonists of this volleyball anime series. Yuni is excited to meet his childhood friend, Kimichika, who moved to Tokyo. However, after an incident, Kimichika is returning to his mother's hometown, Fukui.

Excited Yuni gets the shock of his life when Kimichika ignores him. Later, Kimichika and Yuni start practicing volleyball together inside the school's club. Yuni is mesmerized by Kimichika's setting skills and strives to be as good as he is.

Yuni is a wing spiker and will train with Kimichika ahead of the tournament. According to Kimichika, Yuni is a natural player but is vulnerable to pressure. Moreover, it remains to be seen if Yuni can handle real-game pressure and not fail at crucial moments.

Fans can watch "2.43: Seiin High School Boys Volleyball Team" Episode 2 on Funimation. The episode will be livestreamed in Japanese, with English subtitles. Episode 2 is scheduled to air Thursday, 12:10 p.m. ET.

The cast members include Kensho Ono as Kimichika Haijima, Junya Enoki as Yuni Kuroba, Yuchiro Umehara as Misao Aoki, Shouta Aoi as Akito Kanno, Kent Ito as Shinichiro Oda, Subaru Kimura as Yusuke Okuma, Kohei Amasaki as Mitsuomi Ochi, Kaito Ishikawa as Mimura Subaru, Gakuto Kajiwara as Naoyasu Uchimaru, Takuya Eguchi as Ryudai Jinno, Kento Shiraishi as Yuhi Sawatari, Sho Nagami as Keita Yanome, Kaito Takeda as Issei Asamatsu, Shun Horie as Tomoki Kakegawa, Genki Okawa as Kohei Tokura and Yuu Wakabayashi as Kazuma Hokao.

Funimation booth
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