Small back story, I don't really like sports related anime. I don't see why i would like Haikyuu, but it's high rating has peaked my interest. So is this anime something that everyone will enjoy or an anime that certain people will
As a person that dislikes sport animes, I find Haikyuu enjoyable. Both the story and the games put me on the edge of my seat. The game was either intense and fascinating and I would suggest you to watch it. I haven't watched a lot of sport animes but out of all the sport animes I've watched, Haikyuu is the best out of all.
Yes, it doesn't matter if you know anything about sports or not.
It's interesting enough and even in volleyball terms like strats and stuff, its good.
The character development is one of the best I've ever seen, the animation is smooth and the comedy is gold, even the music hits different.
I'd say watch a few episodes, if you don't like then just drop?