Haikyū!!

is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Haruichi Furudate. It was serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from February 2012 to July 2020, with its chapters collected in 45 volumes. The story follows Shoyo Hinata, a boy determined to become a great volleyball player despite his small stature.

An anime television series adaptation produced by Production I.G, aired on MBS from April to September 2014, with 25 episodes. A second season aired from October 2015 to March 2016, with 25 episodes. A third season aired from October to December 2016, with 10 episodes. A fourth season was released in two split cours from January to December 2020, with 25 episodes. The anime film series titled ''Haikyu!! Final'' will be released in two parts, which serves as the finale of the series; the first part titled '' Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle'', was released in February 2024, and the second and final part titled ''Haikyu!! vs. The Little Giant'' has been announced.

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.

Both the manga and anime have been met with positive responses. In 2016, ''Haikyu!!'' won the 61st Shogakukan Manga Award for the category. By December 2024, the manga had over 70 million copies in circulation, making it one of the best-selling manga series of all time.

Plot

Junior high school student, Shoyo Hinata, becomes obsessed with volleyball after catching a glimpse of Karasuno High School playing in the 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 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. 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. The two spark a short rivalry, and after the game, Hinata vows to defeat Kageyama in high school.

Hinata studies and is accepted to Karasuno, the same high school the "Little Giant" played for, but is shocked to discover that Kageyama has also chosen to attend Karasuno. Karasuno is revealed to have lost its reputation as a powerhouse school following the era of the Little Giant, often being referred to as 'The Wingless Crows' by other local teams. However, by combining Kageyama's genius setting skills with Hinata's remarkable athleticism, the 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, and Hinata develops relationships with his first real team, thus beginning Karasuno's journey of redemption to restore their reputation and make it to the Nationals.

Both Hinata and Kageyama aspire to be professional volleyball players, and make a promise to one another after they graduate from high school that no matter what, they will both play on the same court again. They have a remarkable bond and devote their lives to each other and the sport of volleyball.

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Haruichi Furudate, ''Haikyu!!'' was initially published as a one-shot in Shueisha's seasonal '' Jump Next!'' on January 8, 2011. A second one-shot was published in the manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' on April 25, 2011. ''Haikyu!!'' started its serialization in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' on February 20, 2012. The series finished on July 20, 2020. Shueisha collected its chapters in 45 volumes, released from June 4, 2012, to November 4, 2020.

At their panel at New York Comic Con, North American publisher Viz Media announced their license of the manga and released the series in 2016. Shueisha began to simulpublish the series in English on the website and app ''Manga Plus'' in January 2019.

A spin-off titled , illustrated by Kyōhei Miyajima, was released in Shueisha's '' Shonen Jump+'' website from May 13, 2019, to March 24, 2025. Its first volume was released on November 1, 2019. As of December 4, 2024, 13 volumes have been released.

A 16-page special one-shot chapter written and illustrated by Furudate, centered on Karasuno High vs. Nekoma High showdown in different angle, was published in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' on February 5, 2024. A book from the original manga, titled ''Haikyu!! Volume 33.5'', which includes a 16-page manga, character illustrations, the storyboard for chapter 322, and a Q&A with Furudate, was given to the ''Haikyu!! the Movie: Decisive Battle at the Garbage Dump'' theatergoers on February 16, 2024. The book had a limited print run of 2 million theatergoers.

Radio drama

A radio drama for the series was broadcast in November 2012 on TV Tokyo

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