Haikyuu!!

Last updated: 1 November 2026

About Haikyuu!!

Shoyo Hinata is short, fast and obsessed with volleyball, but his tiny middle-school team never stood a chance. Now at Karasuno High he must team up with Tobio Kageyama, the setter who once crushed him. Animated by Production I.G and adapted from Haruichi Furudate's manga, Haikyuu!! follows Karasuno (once called the 'flightless crows', a fallen powerhouse school) as a new generation rebuilds the team and claws its way back toward the national stage. Across four TV seasons (2014–2020) and now a run of cinema films, the series turns school volleyball into pure drama: no superpowers, no shortcuts, just real technique, teamwork and rivalries that grow over years. What makes it special is how much it loves everyone on the court. Rival schools like Nekoma, Aoba Johsai, Shiratorizawa and Inarizaki all get heroes, heartbreaks and reasons to win, so even Karasuno's defeats feel meaningful. The Hinata–Kageyama partnership, a lightning-fast quick attack built on total trust, drives the story, but this is an ensemble piece where bench players, managers and coaches all matter. Warm, funny and relentlessly exciting, it is widely loved as one of the finest sports anime ever made.

Haikyuu!! is a TV anime from 2014, first released in Spring 2014. It belongs to the Sports and Comedy and Drama genres and is listed as a completed series. The summary above is written by the AnimeYug team in our own words.

Official Trailer

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Story & Plot

Shoyo Hinata fell in love with volleyball watching a short Karasuno ace, the 'Little Giant', dominate taller players on TV. But his middle school had no real team, and his one tournament ended in a crushing loss to Tobio Kageyama, the 'King of the Court'. Hinata enrols at Karasuno vowing revenge, and finds Kageyama there as his new teammate. Their first meeting is a disaster, but when the two combine Hinata's speed and jumping with Kageyama's pinpoint sets, they create a freak quick attack nobody can read.

Karasuno, though, is a school in decline, mocked as the flightless crows. Around the two first-years gather captain Daichi, the steady Sugawara, ace Asahi, the rolling-thunder libero Nishinoya, loud Tanaka, cool-headed Tsukishima and nervous Yamaguchi, plus manager Yachi. Match by match (against Oikawa's Aoba Johsai, the champions Shiratorizawa, and old rivals Nekoma, the cats to Karasuno's crows) the team learns what it costs to fly again. Every rival is a wall and a mirror at once, and every set won is earned the hard way: by trust, by practice, and by refusing to let the ball touch the floor.

Story Arcs & Episode Guide

The Haikyuu!! anime is split into story sagas. Here is every saga in order, with its episodes and years.

Why Watch Haikyuu!!

• No powers, no shortcuts, real volleyball, explained clearly as the matches unfold.
• Every rival team gets heroes of its own, so even defeats feel emotional.
• The Hinata–Kageyama quick attack: one partnership of total trust drives the series.
• Matches animated like action set pieces, full of weight, speed and sound.
• A complete underdog story: a fallen school rebuilding, set by set, toward nationals.

Who Is It For?

Rated TV-PG in the US, and suitable for almost everyone: intense competition, mild language and big emotions, but no graphic content. It is a great first anime for sports fans of any age, and a popular family watch.

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Daichi Sawamura

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Koshi Sugawara

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Asahi Azumane

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Yu Nishinoya

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Ryunosuke Tanaka

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Kei Tsukishima

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Tadashi Yamaguchi

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Hitoka Yachi

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Toru Oikawa

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Kenma Kozume

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Tetsuro Kuroo

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Kotaro Bokuto

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Keiji Akaashi

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Wakatoshi Ushijima

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Voice Actors

The Japanese voices behind the main characters of Haikyuu!!.

• Shoyo HinataKarasuno's short, explosive middle blocker
  Japanese voiceAyumu Murase
• Tobio KageyamaKarasuno's genius setter, the former 'King of the Court'
  Japanese voiceKaito Ishikawa
• Daichi SawamuraKarasuno's captain and dependable wing spiker
  Japanese voiceSatoshi Hino
• Koshi SugawaraKarasuno's vice-captain and relief setter
  Japanese voiceMiyu Irino
• Asahi AzumaneKarasuno's gentle giant ace
  Japanese voiceYoshimasa Hosoya
• Yu NishinoyaKarasuno's libero, the 'Guardian Deity'
  Japanese voiceNobuhiko Okamoto
• Ryunosuke TanakaKarasuno's loud, loyal second-year wing spiker
  Japanese voiceYu Hayashi
• Kei TsukishimaKarasuno's tall, cynical middle blocker
  Japanese voiceKoki Uchiyama
• Tadashi YamaguchiKarasuno's pinch server and Tsukishima's best friend
  Japanese voiceSoma Saito
• Hitoka YachiKarasuno's second manager
  Japanese voiceSumire Morohoshi
• Toru OikawaAoba Johsai's captain and setter, Kageyama's senior rival
  Japanese voiceDaisuke Namikawa
• Kenma KozumeNekoma's quiet setter, its strategic brain
  Japanese voiceYuki Kaji
• Tetsuro KurooNekoma's captain and middle blocker
  Japanese voiceYuichi Nakamura
• Kotaro BokutoFukurodani's ace, one of Japan's top five spikers
  Japanese voiceRyohei Kimura
• Keiji AkaashiFukurodani's setter and vice-captain
  Japanese voiceRyota Osaka
• Wakatoshi UshijimaShiratorizawa's captain and powerhouse ace
  Japanese voiceRyota Takeuchi

Staff & Production

Original Creator

Haruichi Furudate

Animation Studio

Production I.G

Series Director

Susumu Mitsunaka (Seasons 1–3), Masako Sato (Season 4)

Series Composition

Taku Kishimoto

Music

Yuki Hayashi, Asami Tachibana

Manga & Source Material

Haikyuu!! adapts Haruichi Furudate's volleyball manga, one of the best-selling sports manga of all time.

• Written and illustrated by Haruichi Furudate
• Serialised in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump from February 2012 to July 2020
• 402 chapters collected in 45 volumes; the manga is complete
• More than 70 million copies are in circulation worldwide
• The four TV seasons adapt the manga up to chapter 292; the remaining chapters are being adapted as films

Music

BURNOUT SYNDROMES became Haikyuu's signature band, performing three openings, while SPYAIR bookend the early seasons; Yuki Hayashi and Asami Tachibana's score turns rallies into symphonies.

Opening Themes

• “Imagination”by SPYAIRSeason 1, first opening
• “I'm a Believer”by SPYAIRSeason 2, first opening
• “FLY HIGH!!”by BURNOUT SYNDROMESSeason 2, second opening: a fan anthem
• “Hikari Are”by BURNOUT SYNDROMESSeason 3 opening
• “PHOENIX”by BURNOUT SYNDROMESSeason 4 (To The Top), first opening
• “Toppakō (Breakthrough)”by SUPER BEAVERSeason 4, second opening

Ending Themes

• “Tenchi Gaeshi”by NICO Touches the WallsSeason 1, first ending
• “LEO”by tacicaSeason 1, second ending
• “Climber”by Galileo GalileiSeason 2, first ending
• “Mashi Mashi”by NICO Touches the WallsSeason 3 ending
• “Kessen Spirit”by CHiCO with HoneyWorksSeason 4, first ending
• “One Day”by SPYAIRSeason 4, second ending

Series Timeline

1. 2012

   Haruichi Furudate's Haikyuu!! manga begins in Weekly Shonen Jump on 20 February.

2. 2014

   Production I.G's anime premieres on 6 April; Karasuno's comeback begins.

3. 2015–2016

   Season 2 airs, followed by Season 3's single-match season against Shiratorizawa in autumn 2016.

4. 2020

   Season 4, To The Top, airs in two parts; the manga ends in July after 402 chapters.

5. 2024

   The Dumpster Battle opens in Japanese cinemas on 16 February and becomes a major box-office hit.

6. 2027

   VS The Little Giant, Karasuno vs Kamomedai, premieres in April 2027, with the special episode Where Monsters Go screened alongside it.

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