Haikyuu!! (2014) — Story, Release Date, Rating

Synopsis:

Following an early fascination with the sport, Shouyou Hinata strives to overcome his physical limitations to excel in volleyball. His ambition leads him to Karasuno High, a school seeking to reclaim its former prominence. There, he encounters Tobio Kageyama, a highly skilled player who once defeated Hinata's team.

The series explores the challenges of teamwork and individual growth as Hinata navigates his relationship with Kageyama. Hinata’s unwavering determination clashes with Kageyama's intense focus, creating a dynamic that forces them to redefine their approaches to the game. The narrative follows their journey to build synergy and prove that passion and perseverance can transcend physical disparities within the competitive world of high school volleyball. It offers a detailed look at the dedication required to pursue athletic aspirations.

Trailer:

Streaming Platforms:

Netflix

Episodes:

Episode 1: The End and the Beginning (Aired: 04/06/2014)
Episode 2: Karasuno High School Volleyball Club (Aired: 04/13/2014)
Episode 3: The Formidable Ally (Aired: 04/20/2014)
Episode 4: The View From the Summit (Aired: 04/27/2014)
Episode 5: A Coward's Anxiety (Aired: 05/04/2014)
... and 20 more episodes

Characters:

Hinata, Shouyou (Main) - Voice Actors: Murase, Ayumu, Torrent, Darío, Maïnö, Michaël, Zeiger, Christian, Baugus, Bryson, Lupinacci, Simone, Almeida, Lucas, Bernal, Alberto, Trouffier, Tom
Kageyama, Tobio (Main) - Voice Actors: Ishikawa, Kaito, Puig, Enric, Wolko, Roman, Gibbs, Scott, Hartmann, Damien, Oldani, Andrea, Casemiro, Bruno, Herlin, Simon, Ortiz Santini, Brandon, Shim, Gyu-hyeok
Aihara, Mao (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Suegara, Rie, Frenz, Victoria, Sorrentino, Katia, Filigrana, Stephanie, Haruno, Mari, Barr, Katelyn, Moore, Chaney, Butard, Claire
Akane (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tomioka, Misako, Stevens, Samantha, Feldman, Joy
Aone, Takanobu (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Matsukawa, Hiroki, Solano, Ximo, Haimoto, Mike, Rizzi, Francesco, Galinari, Josué, Zylberberg, Jérémy, Gavrilis, Marios
Azumane, Asahi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hosoya, Yoshimasa, Solano, Ximo, Derksen, Simon, Jones, Orlanders, Andreozzi, Ruggero, Reignoux, Donald, Alonso, Renan, Ramos, David, Monsieur X
Chaya, Kazuma (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yoshikai, Kiyohito, Wolf, Roland, Muñoz, Eleazar, Jones, Kyle Colby, Maligno, Saverio
Concierge (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Marais, Stéphane, Albanese, Fabien
Ennoshita, Chikara (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Masuda, Toshiki, Felis, Rubén, Richter, Raúl, Noble, Adam, Colombo Giardinelli, Andrea, Dussaut, Nicolas, Birken, Matthieu, Nunes, Reginaldo
Fukunaga, Shouhei (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Chounan, Shouta, Magni, Daniel, Walenta, Johannes, de Paula, Henrique, Carter, Matthew
Futakuchi, Kenji (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Nakazawa, Masatomo, Viñoles, Miquel, Felis, Rubén, Zanandrea, Federico, Endemann, Jannik, Cavalcanti, Renato, Ivy, Mark, Sarpaux, Morgan
Haga, Yoshiharu (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Furushima, Kiyotaka, Felder, Max, Gayle, Ned, Niverd, Victor, Marcondes, Lucas, Yang, Jian
Hanamaki, Takahiro (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sakurai, Tooru, Ivy, Jack, Moretti, Andrea, Felis, Rubén, Birken, Matthieu, Fernandes, Samuel, Wiek, Nico, Dussaut, Nicolas
Hinata, Natsu (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yamazaki, Haruka, Uhlig, Charlotte, Sumrall, Allison, Cuscusa, Veronica, Combes, Caroline, Heller, Karl-Line, Tavares, Amanda
Hirama, Asuka (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kakuma, Ai, Barr, Katelyn, Tavares, Amanda, Bellone, Anissa
Ikejiri, Hayato (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Miyazaki, Hiromu, Felis, Rubén, Tamburrini, Sebastiano, Viana, Lucas, Tennstedt, Julian, Mpinduzi-Mott, Mateo, Bourlé, Bastien
Inuoka, Sou (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ikeda, Kyousuke, Marzola, Simone, Zylberberg, Jérémy, Neves, Gabriel, Bernal Cataneo, Emmanuel, Daniels, Joe
Irihata, Nobuteru (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hoshino, Mitsuaki, Gremillion, John, Würgler, Felix, Balzarotti, Marco, Galéra, Jean-Marc, Romero, Cássius, Bretonnière, Marc
Iwaizumi, Hajime (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yoshino, Hiroyuki, Ournac, Brice, Barber, Fernando, Felis, Rubén, McLaughlin, Benjamin, Pilara, Sacha, Marques, Thiago, Juárez, Alan, Minéo, Sébastien
Izumi, Yukitaka (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ikeda, Kyousuke, Gutton, Rémi, Hartmann, Damien, Magno, Carloz, Hunter, Anthony
Kai, Nobuyuki (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hoshino, Takanori, De Marco, Francesco, Mohammed, Raed, Luz, Ian, McCray, Joel, Marot, Tony
Kamasaki, Yasushi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Satou, Takuya, Fazio, Davide, Johnson, Courtland, Possani, Fernando, Niverd, Victor
Kawashima, Yuuki (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Nishiyama, Koutarou, Felis, Rubén, Guetat, Nessym, Heller, Karl-Line, Mafra, João Vitor, McCray, Joel
Kindaichi, Yuutarou (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Furukawa, Makoto, Navarro, Hèctor, Fitzner, Sebastian, Matranga, David, Fattori, Alessandro, Blanpain, Laurent, Alves, Raan, Lin, Fanying
Kinoshita, Hisashi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sagara, Nobuyori, Viñoles, Miquel, Shepard, Blake, Minetto, Davide, Freire, Caio, Heras, Mario, Touquet, Mathieu
Kitagawa Daiichi Coach (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Herlin, Simon, Pasquier, Laurent, de Garrigues, Pierre-Alain, Ferraz, Fernando, Belcher, James
Komaki, Hikaru (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Takeuchi, Ken, Birken, Matthieu, Vestri, Alexander, Gee, Jeremy, Rausenberger, Emmanuel, Vaughan, Christopher
Kozume, Kenma (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kaji, Yuuki, Viñoles, Miquel, Bickham, Clint, Strobl, Amadeus, Pili, Alessandro, Ournac, Brice, Laisné, Grégory, Nader, Gustavo, Olguín, Javier
Kunimi, Akira (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tamaru, Atsushi, Montoliu, Carles, Dreyer, Lasse, Laskowski, Mark, Gobbi, Marcello, Minéo, Sébastien, Schmidt, André, Lacy, Daniel
Kuroo, Tetsurou (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Nakamura, Yuuichi, Felis, Rubén, Mahany, Ty, Knauer, Tim, Rampon, Julien, Prata, Patrizio, du Pac, Jean-Stan, Diniz, Danilo, Bravo, Alan
Matsukawa, Issei (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yusen, Isamu, La Greca, Andrea, Falcão, Jonas, Locklear, Paul, Niverd, Victor
Michimiya, Yui (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Seto, Asami, Benedito, Dany, Andrés, Eva, Werner, Rieke, Flecknoe, Maggie, Felli, Martina, Horta, Luísa, Langarica, Erika, Gévart, Sarah
Mizoguchi, Sadayuki (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ogino, Seirou, Maestroni, Omar, Felis, Rubén, Birken, Matthieu, Ferraz, Fernando, Colon, Dano, Oleksiak, Thibault
Moniwa, Kaname (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Onozuka, Takashi, Poole, Patrick, Singh, Mosè, Rheda, Rafael, Curiel Hernández, Eduardo, Rampon, Julien, Chako, Florent
Mori, Yukinari (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sakurai, Tooru, De Santis, Paolo, Sarpaux, Morgan, Martim, Rodrigo, Carter, Matthew
Mori, Tatsuya (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yamamoto, Kazutomi, Sarpaux, Morgan, Heller, Karl-Line, Custodi, Stephany, Reed, Shannon
Naoi, Manabu (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yamamoto, Kanehira, Scattorin, Lorenzo, Marais, Stéphane, Mello, André, Hickman, Jay, González, Daniel
Narita, Kazuhito (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Nishiyama, Koutarou, Lechiguero, César, Regojo, Gabriel, Di Girolamo, Maurizio, Blanpain, Laurent, Moreno, Victor, Rampon, Julien
Nekomata, Yasufumi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Fukuda, Nobuaki, Swasey, John, Battezzato, Giovanni, de Garrigues, Pierre-Alain, Ournac, Brice, Guarnieri, José Otávio, Coria, Armando
Nishinoya, Yuu (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Okamoto, Nobuhiko, Ournac, Brice, Montoliu, Carles, Ayres, Greg, Saemann, Dennis, Pozzi, Stefano, Ringelheim, Aurélien, Martins, Gabriel, Becerril, Diego
No. 11 Shirato Player (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Marais, Stéphane
No. 4 Shirato Player (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Marais, Stéphane
Obara, Yutaka (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yusen, Isamu, Camargo, Leonardo, Duga, Jason, Maligno, Saverio
Oikawa, Tooru (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Namikawa, Daisuke, Albanese, Fabien, Genovés, Guillermo, Patton, Chris, Dawn-Claude, René, Novara, Renato, Sover, Yoann, Myara, Hugo, Velázquez, Alan Fernando
Oiwake, Takurou (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Miki, Shinichiro, Moneta, Claudio, Mortamet, Sébastien, Vergani, Gustavo, García, René, Brücker, Martin, Reed, Shannon, Marais, Stéphane
Ono, Minaho (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Benedito, Dany, Yamazaki, Haruka, Martelli, Carla, Neves, Emily, Tempez, Cindy
Sakunami, Kousuke (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Oonishi, Mao, Farronato, Davide, Getman, Kory, Sover, Yoann, Coldibelli, Vitor
Sakurai, Taiga (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Lounsbery, Arthur, Getman, Kory, Dubuis, Jessy
Sasaki, Chizuru (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kim, Hyang Ri, Leoncini, Chiara, Heller, Angélique, Sumrall, Allison, Feldman, Joy, Bueno, Raíssa
Sasaya, Takehito (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Majima, Junji, Regojo, Gabriel, Donolato, Gabriele, Albanese, Fabien, Tichit, Jean-Rémi, Marcondes, Lucas
Sawamura, Daichi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hino, Satoshi, Maïnö, Michaël, Tejedor, Jorge, Stephan, Arne, Doran, Justin, Triggiani, Massimo, Larmande, Adrien, Marques, Guilherme, Morel, Sergio
Sekimukai, Kouji (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yokota, Seigo, Singh, Mosè, Debaene, Thomas, Birken, Matthieu, Vieira, João, Gayle, Ned, González, Daniel
Shibayama, Yuuki (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Watanabe, Takumi, Kohn, Christopher, Garofalo, Matteo, Bollen, Benjamin, Maïnö, Michaël, Albanese, Fabien, Teófilo, Filipe, Ruiz, Miguel Ángel, Rush, Santry
Shibuya, Rikuto (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sagara, Nobuyori, Oliveira, Flávio, Hawley, Chris, Ducreux, Stéphane
Shimada, Makoto (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Maeno, Tomoaki, López, Clemente, Sierich, Bastian, Dailey, Kregg, Palasciano, Giuseppe, Rinaldi, André, Grull, Pascal, Matus, Edson, Rampon, Julien
... and 28 more characters

Staff:

Kananiwa, Kozue (Producer)
Maeda, Toshihiro (Producer)
Matsushita, Keiko (Producer, Production Assistant)
Morihiro, Fumi (Producer)
Okamura, Wakana (Producer)
Saitou, Tomoyuki (Producer)
Shinozaki, Shinya (Producer)
Takei, Katsuhiro (Assistant Producer)
Mitsunaka, Susumu (Director, Episode Director, Storyboard, Key Animation, Animation Director)
Kikuta, Hiromi (Sound Director)
Ejima, Yasuo (Episode Director)
Endou, Hirotaka (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Furuta, Jouji (Episode Director)
Hiramuki, Tomoko (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Hirata, Tomohiro (Episode Director, Storyboard, Key Animation)
Ibata, Yoshihide (Episode Director)
Ishikawa, Mariko (Episode Director, Storyboard, Animation Director)
Itoga, Shintarou (Episode Director)
Kakimoto, Koudai (Episode Director)
Kamakura, Yumi (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Kikuta, Kouichi (Episode Director, Storyboard, Key Animation)
Kise, Kazuchika (Episode Director, Storyboard, Animation Director, Key Animation)
Mori, Hirotaka (Episode Director)
Murayama, Kiyoshi (Episode Director)
Ogiwara, Rokou (Episode Director)
Ootsuka, Takashi (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Suzuki, Takaaki (Episode Director)
Watanabe, Tetsuaki (Episode Director)
Kishimoto, Taku (Script, Series Composition)
Leroy, Julie (Script)
Mathé, Solenne (Script)
Satou, Takuya (Script)
Takeuchi, Toshimitsu (Script)
Andou, Masahiro (Storyboard)
Kamiyama, Kenji (Storyboard)
Koyama, Yoshitaka (Storyboard)
Miyaji, Masayuki (Storyboard)
Oohashi, Yoshimitsu (Storyboard)
Sasaki, Shinsaku (Storyboard)
Satou, Masako (Storyboard)
NICO Touches the Walls (Theme Song Composition, Theme Song Lyrics, Theme Song Arrangement, Theme Song Performance)
SPYAIR (Theme Song Arrangement, Theme Song Lyrics, Theme Song Performance, Theme Song Composition)
Sukima Switch (Theme Song Performance, Theme Song Arrangement, Theme Song Lyrics, Theme Song Composition)
Tokita, Shintarou (Theme Song Lyrics, Theme Song Composition, Theme Song Arrangement)
tacica (Theme Song Performance)
Aaba, Khaoula (Recording Engineer)
Adachi, Satoshi (Chief Producer)
Aizu, Satsuki (Key Animation, 2nd Key Animation)
Almeida, Lucas (ADR Director)
Andou, Masashi (Key Animation)
... and 117 more staff

News:

North American Anime & Manga Releases for November (11/06/2017)
'Haikyuu!!' English Dub Cast Announced (10/08/2017)
NHK Announces Best 100 Anime (05/03/2017)
Manga 'Haikyuu!!' Gets Third Season of TV Anime (03/16/2016)
Q4 2015 Anime & Manga Licenses [Update 12/19] (09/27/2015)
North American Anime & Manga Releases for August (08/06/2015)
North American Anime & Manga Releases for June (06/02/2015)
News Briefs for Mar 16 - 22 (03/23/2015)
'Haikyuu!!' Gets Anime Movie (01/22/2015)
Japan's Yearly Blu-ray & CD Rankings for 2014 (01/13/2015)
'Haikyuu!!' Gets 2nd Season (12/18/2014)
'Haikyuu!!' Gets OVA (11/28/2014)
News Briefs for Apr 21 - 27 (04/28/2014)
Q2 2014 Anime Licenses [Update 7/12] (04/05/2014)
Spring 2014 Simulcast List [Update 4/19] (04/01/2014)
Spring 2014 Preview (03/17/2014)
Q1 2014 Anime Licenses [Update 3/30] (01/02/2014)
Volleyball Manga 'Haikyuu!!' to Get TV Anime Adaptation Due Spring 2014 (09/22/2013)

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Genres: School, Shounen, Sports, Team Sports
Themes: School, Team Sports
Demographics: Shounen
Studios: Production I.G
Producers: Dentsu, Mainichi Broadcasting System, Movic, Shueisha, Spacey Music Entertainment, TOHO animation
Licensors: Sentai Filmworks
Rating: 8.43 / 10
Rank: #188
Popularity: #36
Users Listed: 2,103,694
Users Scored: 1,305,965
NSFW: No
Last Updated: 01/24/2023
Aired: April 6, 2014 – September 21, 2014 (Spring)
Type: tv
Source: manga
Age Rating: PG 13
Episodes: 25
Broadcast: Sunday at 17:00 (JST)

Haikyuu!!