The two spark a short rivalry, and after the game, Hinata vows to defeat Kageyama in high school. In his first official game ever, they suffer a crushing defeat to the team favored to win the tournament – that included third-year Tobio Kageyama, a prodigy setter nicknamed 'The King of the Court' for both his skill and his brutal play style. In the third and final year of junior high, some of Hinata's friends agree to join the club so he can compete in a tournament. He joins his school's volleyball club – only to find he is its sole member, forcing him to spend the next two years trying to convince other students to help him practice. Though inexperienced, Hinata is athletic and has an impressive vertical jump. Of short stature himself, Hinata is inspired by a player the commentators nickname 'The Little Giant', Karasuno's short but talented wing spiker.

Junior high school student, Shoyo Hinata, becomes obsessed with volleyball after catching a glimpse of Karasuno High School playing in Nationals on TV. As of November 2020, Haikyu!! had over 50 million copies in circulation. The manga won the 61st Shogakukan Manga Award for best shōnen manga in 2017. In North America, the manga has been licensed by Viz Media, while the anime series has been licensed for digital and home release by Sentai Filmworks.īoth the manga and anime have been met with positive responses. A fourth season was announced during the Jump Festa '19 and was planned for release in two cours, the first cour of 13 episodes aired from January to April 2020, and the second cour of 12 episodes aired from October to December 2020. A third season aired from October 2016 to December 2016, with 10 episodes. A second season aired from October 2015 to March 2016, with 25 episodes. It was serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump from February 2012 to July 2020, with its chapters collected in forty-five tankōbon volumes.Īn anime television series adaptation by Production I.G aired from April 2014 to September 2014, with 25 episodes. The story follows Shoyo Hinata, a boy determined to become a great volleyball player despite his small stature.

Haikyu!! ( ハイキュー!!, Haikyū!!, from the kanji 排球 'volleyball') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Haruichi Furudate.

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