The first season of ''

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, the''

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television series, was produced by

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and was directed by Susumu Mitsunaka, with

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handling the series composition, Takahiro Kishida creating the character designs, and Yuki Hayashi and

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who composed the music. It adapted the "''Karasuno High Team Formation''" (chapters 1–35) and "''Interhigh''" (chapters 36–71)

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from the original

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series of the same name written by

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. The series was announced in the manga's eighth volume, and aired from April 6 to September 21, 2014 on

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, and other JNN stations, with English subtitles on

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. The anime has been licensed for digital and home video release by

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. The series uses four pieces of

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: two opening themes and two ending themes. From episodes 1-13, the opening

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is "Imagination" by

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, while the ending theme song is "Tenchi Gaeshi" by

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. For episodes 14 through 25, the opening is "Ah Yeah" by

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, and the ending is "Leo" by Tacica. "Ah Yeah" is also used as the ending for episode 14, which has no opening. __TOC__

Episodes

References

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