Haikyu!! (ハイキュー!!)

There's an enormous wall in front of me,

blocking my way.

I can only wonder what's on the other side.

What does it look like?

Is it the view...

-from the summit? -

I'll never be able to see it on my own.

But...

if I have others on my side...

Thank you!

THE END AND THE BEGINNING

- Come on in. - Alright!

- - Huh?

SANNOMIYA | KARASUNO

- - Huh?

Oh!

Alright! That is, guys! That is fine!

Whoa!

Volleyball championship.

He might be surrounded by players

as tall as six foot two,

but that does not stop Karasuno's Tiny Giant

from making a huge impact!

Oh, Karasuno. The next town over.

-They're not half bad. -

Hurry up, Hinata!

We're gonna lose our soccer field.

Karasuno?

APPROXIMATELY THREE YEARS AND THREE MONTHS LATER

Hinata, slow down!

Huh?

It's huge!

Smells like Air Salonpas!

Don't say stuff like that, Hinata. It's dorky.

Yeah. Don't be that guy.

But guys, this is my very first real volleyball game!

I've waited three long years for this!

That's true. I guess it is kind of amazing

that we made it this far.

Two and three and...

Izumi, Koji.

Thanks for coming to help our team out.

- -Don't make it weird.

Our game was the first one to finish.

No need to make it a big deal.

You too, first years'!

I'm so thankful you three decided

to join the Volleyball Club with me this season.

Uh, sure. We're pretty terrible at this whole thing, but okay.

-Spare us the tears, Shoyo. -I'm not crying!

You've got tears in your eyes.

Um, I'm sorry to interrupt,

but we should really warm up now.

Come on, Captain, you're in charge here.

He's right, Shoyo.

You're the one who dragged us into this tournament thing.

And you still haven't explained what all the rules are.

I know that!

Even though we barely made the cut,

we are here to win this. Okay, guys?

We can't win

with a thrown-together team of rookies!

Sure we can!

Kitagawa First might be tough, though.

Maybe, but I'll beat them anyway!

- -

Huh? Uh.

-Excuse us. - Move, dude!

Oh!

They're tall.

KITAGAWA FIRST VOLLEYBALL CLUB

- Huh? -

Kitagawa! Kitagawa!

VICTORY KITAGAWA FIRST

Hey, Kitagawa First is here.

They're huge!

Those guys scare the hell out of me.

They're the best team around here.

They've got the king.

-The king? - What? You don't know?

That's what they call Tobio Kageyama.

He's a setter.

And he's supposed to be awesome.

Da-damn it!

We're gonna be going up against these freaking guys?

It'll be fine! I don't care how big they are,

I'll bust right through them.

Maybe you're right, Hinata.

-You are a really good jumper. -You've got this!

- -

I wonder where the bathrooms are.

- -

Have you guys even heard of Yukigaoka Middle School?

No, but the whole team looks pretty shrimpy.

And they don't even have a libero.

This will be a piece of cake.

I almost feel a little guilty.

- You three! -

You better not get all cocky.

Because as soon as my tummy stops being upset,

I'm gonna wipe the floor with you jerks out there.

Do you hear me?

Oh.

-I can't wait to see that! -He needs his mommy.

- -

You're making fun of me.

Hey, second years'.

Huh?

The official warm-up is about to start.

-Get moving! -Yes, sir! On our way!

Whatever you say, Kageyama.

Hurry up, man. We need to fill up two more!

The game won't last long enough to drink all those!

-Not against them. -

Yeah. Good point!

-What did you just say? -Look, you three,

you're not even warming the bench yet.

You think you have the right to look down

-on the competition? -

You can't hide behind our school's reputation.

We're sorry!

Whoa!

Ah! Thanks, bro. I was about to tell those losers off myself,

but whatever.

- -

They were making fun of you

because you can't even handle a little stomachache.

You have no right to run your mouth.

Huh? Hey!

Why did you come to this tournament anyway?

Just for fun or what?

What? No way! I came to win.

You make winning sound so easy.

I know I'm not very tall,

-But... -Huh?

I can still jump!

Hmm.

As long as you don't give up trying,

there's always a chance at victory.

Yeah, well, not giving up is easier said than done.

Look. Today's the day I finally get to play volleyball

on a real court with six players.

So I'm gonna win the first round,

then the second and every match after that!

And that is not just this tournament,

but all of them!

From the first round to the second,

the final, all the way to nationals.

I'm gonna be the one standing in the winner's court, got it?

Hmm.

-Huh? What's your deal? -Oh, Izumi.

I thought you went to the bathroom.

Why were you picking a fight with him?

-We should get back. -Aren't you sick?

-Hey! - Nope!

Dude!

Man, they're pretty good.

So that scary guy must be their setter.

I think that's Kageyama.

The one they were calling the King of the Court

or whatever, right? Anyways,

remind me what a setter is?

That's the position that hits the ball up first.

-We just learned that yesterday! -Oh. Did we?

Your timing is too slow!

A quick attack should be faster than that!

Sorry.

- Kageyama. -Hmm?

You shouldn't be obsessing over speed.

It isn't about your personal technique.

It's about how well you're able to set up the ball

for the spiker to hit. You understand?

-Yes, sir. -

- -

This is finally happening!

- - Time to start!

The other team is kind of scrawny, huh?

Koji, I want you to show me

-your back number, okay? - What?

-Koji! -

-I'm sorry. -Nah, don't worry about it.

You got this!

- -

Man, those poor kids aren't ever gonna score a point.

Well, at least we'll be done a little sooner.

Yeah, I've got some shows to watch. Uh!

There's no reason to beat yourself up.

-Just try harder next time. -

Uh, yeah. This time I'll nail it.

I worked too hard to get here.

I'm not gonna let it end that easily.

Huh? I'm the only club member?