Haikyu!!

AnimationAction & Adventure2014TV-1485 episodes4 seasonsScripted

Original Title: ハイキュー!!

First aired: 2014-04-06

Synopsis

Based off of the original Weekly Shonen Jump manga series from Haruichi Furudate, Haikyu!! is a slice-of-life sports anime revolving around Shouyou Hinata's love of volleyball. 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.

Casting

  • Ayumu Murase
    Shouyou Hinata (voice)
  • Kaito Ishikawa
    Tobio Kageyama (voice)
  • Nobuhiko Okamoto
    Yuu Nishinoya (voice)
  • Koki Uchiyama
    Kei Tsukishima (voice)
  • Satoshi Hino
    Daichi Sawamura (voice)
  • Daisuke Namikawa
    Tooru Oikawa (voice)
  • Hiroshi Kamiya
    Ittetsu Takeda (voice)
  • Kaori Nazuka
    Kiyoko Shimizu (voice)
  • Sumire Morohoshi
    Hitoka Yachi (voice)
  • Yuu Hayashi
    Ryuunosuke Tanaka (voice)
Haikyu!! Haikyu!! Poster

Haikyu!!

A chance event triggered Shouyou Hinata's love for volleyball. His club had no members, but somehow persevered and finally made it into its very first and final regular match of middle school, where it was steamrolled by Tobio Kageyama, a superstar player known as "King of the Court." Vowing revenge, Hinata applied to the Karasuno High School volleyball club... only to come face-to-face with his hated rival, Kageyama!

Number of episodes 25

Haikyu!! Haikyu!! Second Season Poster

Haikyu!! Second Season

After losing against Aoba Johsai, the whole Karasuno team feels at a loss. Especially Kageyama and Hinata, who seem to be the most devastated about the defeat. However, the team soon cheers up when a chance for them to go to Tokyo appears. During their training camp there, Karasuno will meet new formidable opponents.

Number of episodes 25

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Haikyu!! Karasuno High School vs Shiratorizawa Academy

After the victory against Aoba Johsai High, Karasuno High School, once called "a fallen powerhouse, a crow that can't fly," has finally reached the climax of the heated Spring tournament. Now, to advance to nationals, the Karasuno team has to defeat the powerhouse Shiratorizawa Academy. Karasuno's greatest hurdle is their adversary's ace, Wakatoshi Ushijima, the number one player in the Miyagi Prefecture, and one of the country's top three aces. Only the strongest team will make it to the national tournament. Since this match is the third-year players' last chance to qualify for nationals, Karasuno has to use everything they learned during the training camp and prior matches to attain victory. Filled with restlessness and excitement, both teams are determined to come out on top in the third season of Haikyu!!.

Number of episodes 10

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Haikyu!! To the Top

After their triumphant victory over Shiratorizawa Academy, the Karasuno High School volleyball team has earned their long-awaited ticket to nationals. As preparations begin, genius setter Tobio Kageyama is invited to the All-Japan Youth Training Camp to play alongside fellow nationally recognized players. Meanwhile, Kei Tsukishima is invited to a special rookie training camp for first-years within the Miyagi Prefecture. Not receiving any invitations himself, the enthusiastic Shouyou Hinata feels left behind. However, Hinata does not back down. Transforming his frustration into self-motivation, he boldly decides to sneak himself into the same rookie training camp as Tsukishima. Even though Hinata only lands himself a job as the ball boy, he comes to see this as a golden opportunity. He begins to not only reflect on his skills as a volleyball player but also analyze the plethora of information available on the court and how he can apply it.

Number of episodes 25