HAIKYU!!
ハイキュー!!
Inspired after watching a volleyball ace nicknamed "Little Giant" in action, small-statured Shouyou Hinata revives the volleyball club at his middle school. The newly-formed team even makes it to a tournament; however, their first match turns out to be their last when they are brutally squashed by the "King of the Court," Tobio Kageyama. Hinata vows to surpass Kageyama, and so after graduating from middle school, he joins Karasuno High School's volleyball team—only to find that his sworn rival, Kageyama, is now his teammate. Thanks to his short height, Hinata struggles to find his role on the team, even with his superior jumping power. Surprisingly, Kageyama has his own problems that only Hinata can help with, and learning to work together appears to be the only way for the team to be successful. Based on Haruichi Furudate's popular shounen manga of the same name, Haikyuu!! is an exhilarating and emotional sports comedy following two determined athletes as they attempt to patch a heated rivalry in order to make their high school volleyball team the best in Japan. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
HAIKYU!! is a tv with 25 episodes, from Spring 2014, produced by Production I.G, rated 8.4/10 on AniList.
Synopsis
Inspired after watching a volleyball ace nicknamed "Little Giant" in action, small-statured Shouyou Hinata revives the volleyball club at his middle school. The newly-formed team even makes it to a tournament; however, their first match turns out to be their last when they are brutally squashed by the "King of the Court," Tobio Kageyama. Hinata vows to surpass Kageyama, and so after graduating from middle school, he joins Karasuno High School's volleyball team—only to find that his sworn rival, Kageyama, is now his teammate. Thanks to his short height, Hinata struggles to find his role on the team, even with his superior jumping power. Surprisingly, Kageyama has his own problems that only Hinata can help with, and learning to work together appears to be the only way for the team to be successful. Based on Haruichi Furudate's popular shounen manga of the same name, Haikyuu!! is an exhilarating and emotional sports comedy following two determined athletes as they attempt to patch a heated rivalry in order to make their high school volleyball team the best in Japan. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
Main Characters
Tags
- Volleyball — Centers around the sport of volleyball.
- School Club — Partly or completely set in a school club scene.
- Male Protagonist — Main character is male.
- Primarily Male Cast — Main cast is mostly composed of male characters.
- Shounen — Target demographic is teenage and young adult males.
- Ensemble Cast — Features a large cast of characters with (almost) equal screen time and importance to the plot.
- Primarily Teen Cast — Main cast is mostly composed of teen characters.
- School — Partly or completely set in a primary or secondary educational institution.
- Coming of Age — Centers around a character's transition from childhood to adulthood.
- Fitness — Centers around exercise with the aim of improving physical health.
- Kuudere — Prominently features a character who generally retains a cold, blunt and cynical exterior, but once one gets to know them, they have a very warm and loving interior.