# Harukana Receive (2018)

> A cheerful tall girl and her short cousin, both sidelined by their bodies, form a beach volleyball team on Okinawa.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/69066

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 12
- Episode runtime: 24 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: animation, comedy, drama
- Network: AT-X
- Cast: Kana Yuuki, Saki Miyashita, Atsumi Tanezaki, Rie Suegara, Miyuri Shimabukuro, Kanae Itou, Chisa Kimura, Akari Kito
- TMDB rating: 6.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8530992/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: none
- Tone: breezy, sunny, uplifting, warm, comedic

## What critics say

Audiences rate the series as mixed, appreciating its cheerful sports energy and cousin dynamic while finding it modest in ambition.

## Synopsis

Harukana Receive (2018) is a Japanese anime sports comedy series produced by C2C and aired on AT-X, adapted from a manga and presented as a single twelve-episode season. Cheerful, optimistic Oozora Haruka has just moved to Okinawa and feels self-conscious about being taller than most girls her age, while her cousin Higa Kanata had to quit beach volleyball because she was considered too short. The mismatched cousins are paired up as a beach volleyball team, and the engine of the show is their effort to build a partnership out of their physical insecurities, practicing drills on sun-bleached sand and facing rival teams in tournament matches. Each episode moves through training sessions, small personal setbacks, and the social rhythms of island life, with friendships and coaching gradually shaping their confidence. The series carries a sunny, breezy, warm register, with light comedy and gentle optimism anchoring its sports slice of life. Set in present-day Okinawa, it has the open-air atmosphere of a summer coastal town. Fans of Haikyu!! and Chihayafuru will find resonance in its team-driven competition and its affectionate, character-first approach to sport.

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