2.43: Seiin High School Boys Volleyball Team

2.43: Seiin High School Boys Volleyball Team (2.43 清陰高校男子バレー部) 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 produced 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)
 * 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.
 * 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)
 * 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.
 * 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)


 * Shinichiro Oda (小田伸一郎)


 * Akito Kanno (棺野秋人)


 * Yusuke Okuma (大隈優介)


 * Mimura Subaru (三村統)


 * Mitsuomi Ochi (越智光臣)


 * Naoyasu Uchimura (内村直泰)


 * Kazuma Hakao (外尾一馬)


 * Tomoki Kakegawa (掛川智紀)


 * Kohei Tokura (戸倉工兵)


 * Issei Asamatsu (朝松壱成)


 * Keita Yanome (矢野目慶太)


 * Yūhi Sawatari (猿渡勇飛)


 * Ryūdai Jinno (神野龍大)


 * Jungo Takasugi (高杉潤五)

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) performed by yama, and the ending theme song is "Undulation" performed by Sōshi Sakiyama (崎山 蒼志). 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.