Haikyu!!
ハイキュー!! • Production I.G • 2014–2020 • 85 eps (+ OVAs)
✨ Spoiler-Free Synopsis
Shoyo Hinata becomes obsessed with volleyball after seeing Karasuno High compete at Nationals on TV. He’s small but ridiculously athletic, and he’s inspired by Karasuno’s legendary short ace known as “The Little Giant.” When Hinata finally enrolls at Karasuno, he learns his rival Tobio Kageyama is there too — and now they have to work together. What starts as rivalry turns into a chaotic, powerful partnership that pushes Karasuno toward a comeback era.
📺 Anime Timeline + Watch Order for Haikyuu!!
| Entry | Year | Episodes | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 2014 | 25 | Karasuno comeback begins |
| Season 2 | 2015–2016 | 25 | Growth arc + bigger rivals |
| Season 3 | 2016 | 10 | Karasuno vs Shiratorizawa |
| Season 4: To The Top | 2020 | 25 | Split cour; Nationals era begins |
| OVAs | 2014–2020 | 5 | Bonus stories + Tokyo qualifiers |
| Final Films | 2024–2027 | — | Part 1 released (2024); Part 2 planned (2027) |
🏆 Awards + Impact
📚 Manga
- Won the 61st Shogakukan Manga Award (Shōnen category, 2016).
- As of December 2025, the manga had 75+ million copies in circulation.
- 45 volumes total, finished in July 2020.
📺 Anime
- Total main episodes: 85, plus OVAs.
- Final story is being adapted into two movies (Part 1 released in 2024; Part 2 planned for 2027).
- Known for hype matches + character writing that makes even non-sports fans locked in.
🫶 All Characters (Grouped by Team)
Karasuno High Players + Staff
- Daichi Sawamura
- Kōshi Sugawara
- Asahi Azumane
- Yū Nishinoya
- Ryūnosuke Tanaka
- Chikara Ennoshita
- Hisashi Kinoshita
- Kazuhito Narita
- Tobio Kageyama
- Shōyō Hinata
- Kei Tsukishima
- Tadashi Yamaguchi
- Kiyoko Shimizu
- Hitoka Yachi
- Ittetsu Takeda
- Keishin Ukai
- Ikkei Ukai (Retired)
- Tenma Udai
- Akiteru Tsukishima
- Makoto Shimada
- Yūsuke Takinoue
- Natsu Hinata
- Saeko Tanaka
- Madoka Yachi
- Miwa Kageyama
- Kazuyo Kageyama
- Tsukishima’s mother
- Mineo Nishinoya
- Vice Principal
- Minaho Ono
- Acchan
Nekoma High Players + Staff
- Tetsurō Kuroo
- Nobuyuki Kai
- Morisuke Yaku
- Taketora Yamamoto
- Kenma Kozume
- Shōhei Fukunaga
- Sō Inuoka
- Tamahiko Teshiro
- Lev Haiba
- Yūki Shibayama
- Yasufumi Nekomata
- Manabu Naoi
- Akane Yamamoto
- Alisa Haiba
Aoba Johsai Players + Coaches
- Tōru Oikawa
- Issei Matsukawa
- Takahiro Hanamaki
- Hajime Iwaizumi
- Shigeru Yahaba
- Shinji Watari
- Yūtarō Kindaichi
- Akira Kunimi
- Kentarō Kyōtani
- Nobuteru Irihata
- Sadayuki Mizoguchi
Date Technical High Players + Staff
- Yasushi Kamasaki
- Kaname Moniwa
- Takehito Sasaya
- Takanobu Aone
- Kenji Futakuchi
- Yutaka Obara
- Kanji Koganegawa
- Tarō Onagawa
- Jingo Fukiage
- Kōsuke Sakunami
- Mai Nametsu
- Takurō Oiwake
Fukurōdani Academy Players + Staff
- Tatsuki Washio
- Yamato Sarukui
- Kōtarō Bokuto
- Keiji Akaashi
- Akinori Konoha
- Shūichi Anahori
- Haruki Komi
- Wataru Onaga
- Yukie Shirofuku
- Kaori Suzumeda
- Takeyuki Yamiji
Shiratorizawa Academy Players + Coaches
- Wakatoshi Ushijima
- Eita Semi
- Reon Ōhira
- Satori Tendō
- Tsutomu Goshiki
- Kenjirō Shirabu
- Taichi Kawanishi
- Kai Akakura
- Hayato Yamagata
- Yūshō Sagae
- Tanji Washijō
- Akira Saitō
- Takashi Utsui
- Lucio Katō
Johzenji High Players + Staff
- Yūji Terushima
- Kazuma Bobata
- Takeharu Futamata
- Katsumichi Higashiyama
- Rintarō Numajiri
- Nobuyoshi Īzaka
- Arata Tsuchiyu
- Hana Misaki
- Runa Kuribayashi
- Takaaki Anabara (Coach)
Tokonami High Players
- Hikaru Komaki
- Kazuma Chaya
- Hayato Ikejiri
- Hiroki Tamagawa
- Yoshiharu Haga
- Rikuto Shibuya
- Taiga Sakurai
Wakutani Minami High Players + Family
- Takeru Nakashima
- Shunki Kawatabi
- Kazumasa Hanayama
- Yūki Shiroishi
- Teppei Naruko
- Kazuteru Akiu
- Tsuyoshi Matsushima
- Masaomi Onikōbe (Coach)
- Masayoshi Nakashima
- Ai Nakashima
- Isamu Nakashima
- Makoto Nakashima
- Minoru Nakashima
- Taira Nakashima
Ohgiminami High Players + Alumni
- Yoshiki Towada
- Takumi Karamatsu
- Yūki Tazawa
- Ayumu Moritake
- Sōma Oyasu
- Ibuki Natsuse
- Shun Yokote
- Shintarō Ninomiya (Coach)
- Noboru Akimiya (Alumni)
Kakugawa High Players + Coach
- Yoshiaki Nurukawa
- Eiji Makado
- Kaito Asamushi
- Yuzuru Komaki
- Isao Inagaki
- Yūdai Hyakuzawa
- Taishi Minamida
- Gorō Sakakibara (Coach)
Ubugawa High Players + Management
- Masaki Gōra
- Yōhei Ashiya
- Kengo Nanasawa
- Shingo Sengoku
- Yūji Isehara
- Kōji Yukawa
- Toshimi Nakagawa
- Eri Miyanoshita (Management)
Shinzen High Players + Management
- Daiki Ogano
- Shōta Naguri
- Noriaki Shimafu
- Eikichi Chigaya
- Masaru Kodama
- Yū Akatani
- Kazutaka Yoshikawa
- Mako Ōtaki (Management)
Nohebi Academy Players + Coach
- Suguru Daishō
- Yoshiya Takachiho
- Kazuma Numai
- Kōji Hiroo
- Isumi Sakishima
- Sō Akama
- Akihiko Seguro
- Naoyasu Kuguri
- Kiyoshi Ōmizu (Coach)
- Mika Yamaka (Alumni)
Itachiyama Institute Players
- Tsukasa Iizuna
- Kiyoomi Sakusa
- Motoya Komori
Tsubakihara Academy Players + Coach
- Kazuki Maruyama
- Sakae Echigo
- Chiharu Tsukioka
- Motoki Teradomari
- Dai Mikawa
- Tōgo Iwamuro
- Yoshitomo Atema
- Yūshi Maiko
- Akifumi Kaikake
- Aoi Himekawa
- Tatsumi Ōsado (Coach)
Inarizaki High Players + Coach
- Shinsuke Kita
- Ren Ōmimi
- Aran Ojiro
- Hitoshi Ginjima
- Atsumu Miya
- Rintarō Suna
- Osamu Miya
- Yūto Kosaku
- Heisuke Riseki
- Michinari Akagi
- Norimune Kurosu (Coach)
- Yumie Kita
Sarukawa Tech Players + Coach
- Itaru Shiramine
- Hisahiko Wakura
- Iori Kanazawa
- Tomonari Shiga
- Tomokazu Wajima
- Kenrō Fukatani
- Sōji Yamashiro
- Aritaka Shishio (Coach)
Mujinazaka High Players + Coach
- Wakatsu Kiryū
- Nozomu Mami
- Keisuke Unnan
- Naoharu Ezota
- Michiru Usuri
- Subaru Hondo
- Haruma Bishin
- Michiko Kuzuri (Coach)
Kamomedai High Players + Coach
- Aikichi Suwa
- Izuru Nozawa
- Kōrai Hoshiumi
- Sachirō Hirugami
- Isao Norikura
- Kazuyoshi Bessho
- Gao Hakuba
- Liam Tokura
- Keiichirō Kanbayashi
- Aaron Murphy (Coach)
Niiyama Girls’ High Players
- Kanoka Amanai
- Maiko Yonezawa
- Natsu Hinata
MSBY Black Jackals Players + Coach
- Shūgo Meian
- Shion Inunaki
- Adriah Tomas
- Oriver Barnes
- Kōtarō Bokuto
- Atsumu Miya
- Kiyoomi Sakusa
- Shōyō Hinata
- Samson Foster (Coach)
Schweiden Adlers Players + Coach
- Toshirō Heiwajima
- Fukurō Hirugami
- Nicollas Romero
- Tatsuto Sokolov
- Wakatoshi Ushijima
- Kōrai Hoshiumi
- Tobio Kageyama
- Banjō Suzaku (Coach)
Middle Schools Hinata + Kageyama origins
- Shōyō Hinata
- Yukitaka Izumi
- Kōji Sekimukai
- Tatsuya Mori
- Saiya Suzuki
- Yūki Kawashima
- Tōru Oikawa
- Hajime Iwaizumi
- Tobio Kageyama
- Yūtarō Kindaichi
- Akira Kunimi
- Kaito Hashikami
- Coach
Other / Misc Side characters
- Fuki Hibarida
- Kotarō Hitaki
- Fumi Enaga
- Pedro
- Heitor Santana
- Nice Rodrigues
- Gō Akaizawa
💭 My Take (Long-Form)
Haikyuu!! is one of those shows that makes you feel like you’re part of the team. The matches go hard, but what hits even harder is how the story makes every player feel human — strengths, weaknesses, ego, fear, motivation, all of it. It’s not just “who wins,” it’s “who becomes better,” and that’s why it’s so addictive.
Also: the rival schools are not filler. They’re full-course meals. Every team has its own vibe, philosophy, and “this is why they play” energy. Even if you came for Hinata/Kageyama chaos, you stay because the whole cast has that “I wanna see them succeed” effect.
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