Responses
I think the fight wasn't satisfying because Karasuno already fulfilled their goal of coming to the nationals, it was even stated that it's no wonder they lost completely since it's their first time participating. The match was let off to open way for another act with another goal.
While I can honestly respect an ending that doesn't have the main team win, as long as it was a good fight, there is something about this ending that feels unsatisfying, incomplete, and a let down.
I've been following this series for years. I started buying the official hard copy (even though the English translations got on my nerves sometimes) because the series was just sooo good. But this is how the author chooses to end the series? . . . I mean I knew it was possible that the series wasn't going to continue into year 2 for Hinata and Kageyama, but I was really hoping that everyone was right and we'd see another year.
I wonder if Furudate is ill or something. Some of the art has been looking a little off from past work and this sudden rush to kill off Kurusano when she could have easily had Kurusano fight Fukuradani (and possibly lose there) makes we wonder if something is up.