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Haikyu!! Anime's 3DS Game's New Promo Narrated by Nishinoya

Bandai Namco Games began streaming a new promotional video for its Haikyu!! Tsunage! Itadaki no Keshiki!! (Haikyu!! Connect! View From the Top!!) game for the Nintendo 3DS on Sunday. The video is narrated by Karasuno's Yū Nishinoya (Nobuhiko Okamoto).

Text: Fifth Place
Text: Narrator: Yū Nishinoya, Fifth Place, Summary: Adventure Part's Format
Nishinoya: Nishinoya: Did you understand all of the last video? Next, I'll explain the adventure part in detail. Listen carefully, you guys.
Text: Choose from six characters!!
Nishnoya: First, you choose one character out of six. Quickly, choose quickly! And then, it'll straightforwardly continue, and there will be lots of troubling situations, but as men we'll decisively choose! With a snap!
Text: From the six main characters, choose one person. When you choose a character, the story will continue from there.
Text: Choose from six characters!! Aim For The Best! end!!
Text: With the story map, you can check the main characters' progress reports.
Nishinoya: No need to panic. If you're honest with yourself and pick well, results will definitely follow. Good right? How long did you practice? How much could you get fired up? That sort of thing piles up and... Huh? What's with this small voice? In options, you can adjust the various conditions of the game to your liking.
Nishinoya: All that's left is to attack! I'm looking only forward.
Text: Continue with the Fighting Spirit!!! Nishinoya: "Haikyu!! Connect! View From the Top!!" Our hearts, stir up a battle cry! Who'll be next? Text: The 4th place member appears next time!

Fans voted on the top six characters to narrate each promo. Kei Tsukishima (Kōki Uchiyama), the sixth place winner, narrated the first promotional video.

The game will allow players to experience the world of Haikyu!! anime in two ways: the Adventure Mode and the Game Mode. In the Adventure Mode, depending on the character the player chooses to be the main character, the story may differ from the original manga and anime, as the game will include new plot points. The six choices are Shōyō Hinata, Tobio Kageyama, Daichi Sawamura, Kōshi Sugawara, Asahi Azumane, and Yū Nishinoya.

In Game Mode, the player will battle against their in-game rivals with the character they have powered-up through choosing a training menu. The strategies and in-game drama from the source material will also be included during matches.

The game will ship in Japan on September 25, and first copies of the game will come with a download code to redeem a "Haikyu!! Quest" mini-game. A limited edition "Hero on the Court Box" bundle will contain a tin case, six postcards, a special DVD containing cast comments and footage recreating the Haikyu!! Quest game, and a special art booklet will cost 7,600 yen (about US$76), while a normal copy of the game will retail for 5,690 yen (about US$57).

Production I.G's anime adaptation of Haruichi Furudate's Haikyu!! volleyball manga premiered in April. Sentai Filmworks has licensed the series for North American digital and home video release and Crunchyroll is streaming the series as it airs.