Haikyu!! (season 1)
| Haikyu!! | |
|---|---|
| Season 1 | |
 Cover of the first season DVD released by Sentai Filmworks. | |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| No. of episodes | 25 + OVA |
| Release | |
| Original network | MBS |
| Original release | April 6 – September 21, 2014 |
| Season chronology | |
Haikyu!! is an anime adaptation of a manga series written by Haruichi Furudate. It was produced by Production I.G and aired from April 6 to September 21, 2014 on MBS, other JNN stations, and with English subtitles on Crunchyroll.[1] The anime has been licensed for digital and home video release by Sentai Filmworks.[2][3] Medialink also licenses for Southeast Asia
The series uses four pieces of theme music: two opening themes and two ending themes. From episodes 1-13, the opening theme song is "Imagination" by Spyair, while the ending theme song is "Tenchi Gaeshi" by Nico Touches the Walls.[4] For episodes 14 through 25, the opening is "Ah Yeah" by Sukima Switch, and the ending is "LEO" by Tacica.[5] "Ah Yeah" is also used as the ending for episode 14, which has no opening.
Episode list[]
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The End and The Beginning" Transcription: "Owari to hajimari" (Japanese: 終わりと始まり) | Susumu Mitsunaka | Taku Kishimoto | April 6, 2014 | |
| Hinata is inspired by the Small Giant playing volleyball on TV. Three years later, Hinata goes to his first ever volleyball tournament and his team is paired against Kitagawa Daiichi, the school of Kageyama Tobio, also known as the King of the Court. Their match against each other leaves them both interested in their skills and sparks a rivalry. However, they meet again the next year, but this time as team mates in their new high school–Karasuno. | |||||
| 2 | "Karasuno High School Volleyball Team" Transcription: "Karasuno kōkō haikyūbu" (Japanese: 烏野高校排球部) | Kōichi Kikuta | Taku Kishimoto | April 13, 2014 | |
| 3 | "A Formidable Ally" Transcription: "Saikyō no mikata" (Japanese: 最強の味方) | Tomoko Hiramuki | Taku Kishimoto | April 20, 2014 | |
| 4 | "The View From the Summit" Transcription: "Itadaki no keshiki" (Japanese: 頂の景色) | Shintarō Itoga | Taku Kishimoto | April 27, 2014 | |
| The practice match that will determine the future of Kageyama and Hinata begins as Kageyama, Hinata, and Ryu battle Tsukishima, Yamaguchi, and captain Sawamura in a 3-on-3 first-years match. During the match, Kageyama begins to fall into his old setting habits, making it hard for Hinata and Ryu to spike the ball. When he does get in sync with them however, Tsukishima is predicting his moves and is managing to block all their spikes, in addition to his great height. It looks like it will be an easy win in the first set for the captain's team, but then Kageyama and Hinata start to succeed with their quick attack, which could completely change the outcome of the match. | |||||
| 5 | "A Coward's Anxiety" Transcription: "Shōshinmono no kinchō" (Japanese: 小心者の緊張) | Yasuo Ejima | Taku Kishimoto | May 4, 2014 | |
| Kageyama and Hinata begin to get in sync. As Kageyama's sets start hitting Hinata's hands every time, Tsukishima is forced to change his tactics at blocking. This frees Ryu up on the other side, and the team of Kageyama, Hinata, and Ryu is able to rally and win the 3-on-3 first-years match. Submitting to the deal, Kageyama and Hinata are accepted as official team members. Just then, the volleyball team's new teacher-in-charge Ittetsu Takeda arrives and announces he has been able to arrange a practice match with Aoba Johsai, one of the schools with a top volleyball team in the prefecture. However Aoba Johsai agrees to play on one condition: Kageyama must act as the setter for the entire match. Upon the news, Karasuno begins to practice harder for the match, but Hinata is submitting badly to pressure. | |||||
| 6 | "An Interesting Team" Transcription: "Omoshiroi chīmu" (Japanese: 面白いチーム) | Tomohiro Hirata | Taku Kishimoto | May 11, 2014 | |
| 7 | "Versus the Great King" Transcription: "VS "Daiō-sama"" (Japanese: VS “大王様”) | Rokō Ogiwara | Taku Kishimoto | May 18, 2014 | |
| 8 | "The One They Call "Ace"" Transcription: ""Ēsu" to yobareru hito" (Japanese: “エース”と呼ばれる人) | Yoshihide Ibata | Takuya Satō | May 25, 2014 | |
| Yu "Noya" Nishinoya returns and helps the team start getting better with receiving the ball. However Noya refuses to play in any game until their ace, Asahi Azumane returns. Meanwhile advisor Takeda continues to pursue Keishin Ukai as the next coach of Karasuno High. Ukai tells him he isn't like his grandfather who was the former coach and has no interest in 'babysitting a bunch of teenage boys', but Takeda comes up with a plan he believes will pull Ukai into the world of coaching. | |||||
| 9 | "A Set For the Ace" Transcription: "Ēsu e no tosu" (Japanese: エースへのトス) | Mariko Ishikawa | Taku Kishimoto | June 1, 2014 | |
| Ukai agrees to become the next coach of Karasuno after he learns of the upcoming practice match against Karasuno's former rival Nekoma High, but only until the practice match is finished. To learn the strengths of each of the current players, he arranges an exhibition for them against his local volleyball association, a group that happens to be alumni of Karasuno. Third-year student Sugawara Koushi and Noya are placed on the association to allow an even match, as only four of the players had been able to make it. Filling in the last spot is Azumane, whom Hinata spots out the window. Now Azumane must prove he deserves the title ace and get past the triple block of Kageyama, Ryu, and Tsukishima to regain his lost confidence. | |||||
| 10 | "Yearning" Transcription: "Akogare" (Japanese: 憧れ) | Shintarō Itoga | Taku Kishimoto | June 8, 2014 | |
| The practice match goes on. | |||||
| 11 | "The Decision" Transcription: "Ketsudan" (Japanese: 決断) | Hirotaka Endō | Taku Kishimoto | June 15, 2014 | |
| Karasuno heads off to the practice match. | |||||
| 12 | "The Cat and Crow Reunion" Transcription: "Neko to karasu no saikai" (Japanese: ネコとカラスの再会) | Yasuo Ejima | Toshimitsu Takeuchi | June 22, 2014 | |
| 13 | "Worthy Adversaries" Transcription: "Raibaru" (Japanese: 好敵手) | Takaaki Suzuki | Toshimitsu Takeuchi | June 29, 2014 | |
| 14 | "Formidable Opponents" Transcription: "Kyōteki-tachi" (Japanese: 強敵たち) | Tomoko Hiramuki | Taku Kishimoto | July 6, 2014 | |
| 15 | "Revival" Transcription: "Fukkatsu" (Japanese: 復活) | Kiyoshi Murayama | Taku Kishimoto | July 13, 2014 | |
| 16 | "Winners and Losers" Transcription: "Shousha to haisha" (Japanese: 勝者と敗者) | Shintarō Itoga | Taku Kishimoto | July 20, 2014 | |
| 17 | "The Iron Wall" Transcription: "Teppeki" (Japanese: 鉄壁) | Takashi Ōtsuka | Toshimitsu Takeuchi | July 27, 2014 | |
| 18 | "Guarding Your Back" Transcription: "Senaka no mamori" (Japanese: 背中の護り) | Yumi Kamakura | Toshimitsu Takeuchi | August 3, 2014 | |
| 19 | "The Conductor" Transcription: "Shikisha" (Japanese: 指揮者) | Hirotaka Endō | Taku Kishimoto | August 10, 2014 | |
| 20 | "Oikawa Toru Is Not a Genius" Transcription: "Oikawa Tooru wa tensai dewanai" (Japanese: 及川徹は天才ではない) | Shintarō Itoga | Taku Kishimoto | August 17, 2014 | |
| Oikawa and Kageyama continue to play against each other as they try to prove who is the better setter. Their junior high days compared through the episode as Oikawa, consider less naturally gifted was shown to be in conflict with Kageyama who are more talented naturally. During the match, Aoba Johsai begins to anticapte Kageyama's movements with ease, which is about to cause him to go into his "King Mode". Suddenly, Sugawara is substituting for Kageyama as a setter. | |||||
| 21 | "Senpai's True Abilities" Transcription: "Senpai no jitsuryoku" (Japanese: 先輩の実力) | Tomoko Hiramuki Tetsuaki Watanabe | Taku Kishimoto | August 24, 2014 | |
| Sugawara substitutes for Kageyama, Sugawara not only tries his hardest in setting, but encourages other people to give a little extra when playing their respective positions. | |||||
| 22 | "Evolution" Transcription: "Shinka" (Japanese: 進化) | Toshiaki Kanbara | Taku Kishimoto | August 31, 2014 | |
| Iwazumi gives narration of other side of Oikawa that he sees from 12 years being his team mates. | |||||
| 23 | "The Play to Shift the Momentum" Transcription: "Nagare o kaeru ippon" (Japanese: 流れを変える一本) | Kōichi Kikuta | Taku Kishimoto | September 7, 2014 | |
| Aoba Johsai starts to win in set 3. But atlast, hinata spikes and karasuno and Seijoh are both tied with score 24-24. The one who gets a two point lead, wins the set and the match | |||||
| 24 | "'Lonely King' No More" Transcription: "Datsu "kodoku no ou-sama"" (Japanese: 脱・“孤独の王様”) | Susumu Mitsunaka | Taku Kishimoto | September 14, 2014 | |
| Both teams get points simultaneously and reach 31-31. Soon after, Seijoh wins by 33-31. Oikawa comments that kagayama is no longer a lonely king. And h became a decent king rom a dictator king. They get ready for their quarter final match. In the ending scene, Ukai-kun treat all the members of karasuno with food and tells them that food is essential to be strong. | |||||
| 25 | "The Third Day" Transcription: "Mikka-me" (Japanese: 三日目) | Jōji Furuta | Taku Kishimoto | September 21, 2014 | |
| This episode features the scenes of the match of Karasuno vs. Seijoh the before day. Everyone in Karasuno's volleyball team is depressed. Elsewhere, Seijoh battles Shiratorizawa. The third years have a talk with their manager about their future. Hinata and Kageyama shout at their peak in the gymnasium to get over the sadness. The third years continue to play. Ukai is srequested to be the coach and he agrees. He reveals that Shiratorizawa won by 25-23 against Seijoh. Karasuno gets ready for the spring tournament! | |||||
| OVA | "The Arrival of Lev!" Transcription: "Riēfu genkan!" (Japanese: リエーフ見参！) | Shintarō Nakazawa | Taku Kishimoto | November 9, 2014 | |
References[]
- ^ "Shonen Jump's Haikyu!! Volleyball Manga Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
- ^ "Crunchyroll - Sentai Filmworks licenses "Haikyuu!!"". Crunchyroll. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
- ^ "Sentai Filmworks Licenses Haikyuu Volleyball Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
- ^ "Haikyu! Theme Songs Performed by Spyair, Nico Touches the Walls". Anime News Network. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
- ^ "Sukima Switch, tacica Perform New Haikyu!! Theme Songs". Anime News Network. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
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