Haikyu!! (ハイキュー!!, Haikyū!!, from the kanji 排球 lit.

"volleyball") is a
Japanese shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Haruichi Furudate. Individual chapters
have been serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump since February 2012. The series was initially
published as a one-shot in Shueisha's seasonal Jump NEXT! magazine prior to serialization. As of
March 2020, forty-two tankōbon volumes have been released in Japan by Shueisha.
An anime television series adaptation by Production I.G aired from April 2014 to September 2014. A
second season of the anime aired from October 2015 to March 2016. A third season aired from
October 2016 to December 2016. Initially announced during Jump Festa 2019, a fourth season aired
in January 2020.
The manga has been licensed in North America by Viz Media and the anime series has been
licensed for digital and home release by Sentai Filmworks.
The manga won the 61st Shogakukan Manga Award for best shōnen manga in 2016. As of
December 2019, Haikyu!! had over 35 million copies in print.

Contents

 1Plot
 2Media
o 2.1Manga
o 2.2Radio drama
o 2.3Anime
 2.3.1Original video animations
 2.3.2Compilation films
o 2.4Video games
o 2.5Stage plays
 3Reception
 4References
 5External links

Plot[edit]
See also: List of Haikyu!! characters

Junior high school student Shōyō Hinata becomes obsessed with volleyball after catching a glimpse
of Karasuno High School winning their game to qualify for Nationals on TV. Of short stature himself,
Hinata is inspired by a player the commentators nickname 'The Little Giant', Karasuno's short but
talented wing spiker. Though inexperienced, Hinata is athletic and has an impressive vertical jump;
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.
In his third and final year of Junior High some of Hinata's friends agree to join the club so he can
compete in an tournament. In his first official game ever, they suffer a crushing defeat to the team
favoured to win the tournament – including third-year Tobio Kageyama, an prodigy setter nicknamed
'The King of the Court' for both his skill and his pompous attitude. The two spark a short rivalry, and
following the game, Hinata vows to defeat Kageyama in high school.
Hinata studies and makes it into Karasuno, the same high school the Little Giant played for, but is
shocked to discover that Kageyama has also chosen to attend Karasuno.[8] Karasuno is revealed to
have lost its reputation as a powerhouse school following the era of the Little Giant, often being
referred to 'The Flightless Crows' by other local teams.[9] However, by combining Kageyama's genius
setting skills with Hinata's remarkable athleticism, the new duo create an explosive new volleyball
tactic and develop an unexpected but powerful setter-spiker partnership.
Along the way, Hinata and Kageyama push each other into reaching their full potential whilst Hinata
develops relationships with his first real team,thus beginning Karasuno's journey of redemption to
restore their reputation and make it to nationals.