9.224 minSeason 4 • Episode 25
LatestThe Miyagi Prefecture Inter-High is now over. Hinata, Kageyama, and the other members of Karasuno have a lot on their minds...
Inspired by a small-statured pro volleyball player, Hinata creates a volleyball team in his last year of middle school. Unfortunately the team is matched up against the "King of the Court" Tobio Kageyama’s team in their first tournament and inevitably lose. After the crushing defeat, Hinata vows to surpass Kageyama After entering high school, Hinata joins the volleyball team only to find that Tobio has also joined.
Direction
Matches feel like actual sports broadcasts somehow.
Writing
Every benchwarmer gets a devastating backstory.
Sound
OST drops and you suddenly believe in god.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Haikyu!! sparked a real volleyball participation boom in Japan, with national youth enrollment spiking after each season aired.
The author, Furudate, actually played volleyball in high school and based Hinata's height on their own experience as a shorter player.
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