Haikyuu!! (Haikyu!! 1st Season)

A tall, tall wall looms in front of me.

What's the view on the other side?

What does it look like?

The view from the top...

it's a view I could never see on my own.

But if I'm not doing it alone...

Let's play.

Haikyu!!

Episode 1: The End & The Beginning

All right.

Yukigaoka Electric

Congrats Karasuno High School

Score.

The "Little Giant" lives up to his name.

That's five points in a row.

Here we are at the National High School Volleyball Championship,

spring season, where Karasuno High School's Little Giant

has been springing up and down among players 190 centimeters tall.

Karasuno, is that the school in our neighboring town?

Pretty impressive.

Sho-chan, hurry. They'll take the court.

Karasuno...

Approximately 3 years and 3 months later

Sho-chan wait up.

It's huge.

The smell of Air Salonpas!

Sho-chan, you're too nervous.

They'll think you're a country hick.

B-But I've never been in a real tournament before.

Three years later and I'm finally here.

It's sure been a struggle to get here.

Izumi, Koji,

thanks for being here as helpers.

Stop it.

Our tournament's already finished, so...

First-year students, you too, thanks!

It's a miracle the three of you are here.

Oh, yes.

We're total amateurs, but...

Don't cry, Shoyo.

I'm not crying.

You're super tearful.

U-Um, Hinata-senpai, we should get started.

Come on, Captain. Get on the ball.

That's right.

You dragged us here. We don't even know the rules.

I know that.

We made it all the way to the tournament, we have to win.

National Junior High Team Sports Miyagi Prefecture Volleyball Tournament

Combinations Championship

What?

You think we can win with our last-minute team pick?

Of course.

What's our opponent Kitagawa Daiichi like?

I don't know.

But we're going to do it.

Whoops, sorry!

Come on.

They're huge.

What the...

Victory Kitagawa Daiichi Junior High School

Kita-Ichi!

Kita-Ichi!

It's Kitagawa Daiichi.

They're huge.

They're so intimidating.

They're candidates to win.

The "King" is among them.

Who's that?

Don't you know?

It's Kageyama Tobio.

They call him the "King of the Court". He's an amazing setter.

We're playing against those guys?

What's this "King" stuff?

Don't worry about it!

Who cares how lanky they are?! I'll shoot past them.

That's right, Sho-chan's jump is amazing.

We're counting on you!

But first, the bathroom...

I never even heard of Yukigaoka Junior High.

They're small in number it seems.

They don't even have a libero.

They're the height of elementary school kids.

They're no match for us.

Hey, dudes.

Don't underestimate us.

Soon as my stomach settles,

I'll teach you guys a lesson,

so be ready.

Is this guy serious?

Yes, sir. We'll be ready!

Elementary school.

He's got the captain label on him.

Making fun of me...

Hey, second-year.

It's time for the official warm-up.

Hurry it up.

I'm sorry, right away.

Bad news, it's Kageyama-senpai.

Hurry up, two more energy drinks!

We don't need to drink that much.

Just look at our opponent.

That's for sure.

What did you say?

You guys.

You're not even on the bench.

You think you're good enough to look down on your opponent?

Don't ride the coattails of your school's reputation.

S-Sorry!

Scary...

I was going to tell them a thing or two myself, too.

You're not even physically ready. Don't talk big.

That's why they look down on you.

What did you say?

What are you doing here, anyway?

Making memories?

I came here to win. Nothing else.

You make it sound so easy.

Sure, I'm not tall.

But...

I can jump.

You can't assume we'll lose,

as long as we don't give up—

"Don't give up."

That's not as easy as it sounds.

The six of us...

the six of us can finally play volleyball on the court.

The first game, second game...

We'll win and keep winning.

We're going to give it our all!

The first game, second game,

the playoffs, the nationals...

I'm going to win them all.

Sho-chan.

Izumi.

Why are you making that scary guy mad?

Weren't you going to the bathroom?

Let's get back, hurry.

How's your stomach ache?

It's all gone.

Huh?

Crap. He's good for real.

He's a setter.

That's him, the so-called "King of the Court," Kageyama Tobio.

By the way, what's a "setter"?

That's the offensive position that tosses the ball.

Setter

We studied it, remember?

We did?

Your timing is slow.

"Come in faster for the quick," I told you.

My bad.

Kageyama, don't focus on speed alone.

What matters is not your own skills,

it's how you let the spiker hit the ball.

I know that.

This is it.

It's finally about to start.

Let's play.

Our opponents sure are short.

Koji.

Your back number. Show your back number.

Huh?

Koji.

Sorry.

Don't worry about it.

Nice serve.

Kitagawa Daiichi Yukigaoka

Oh man, they probably won't score a point.

Fine by me. It'll be over quicker.

That's a fact.

Don't worry. Don't worry.

Let's do better next round.

Uh... yeah.

We finally got here.

We won't let it end so easy.

What?

I'm the only club member?

Yeah.

The club members got less and less every year.

Plus, boys' volleyball isn't a club activity.

It's just a fan club.

Oh...

What do you want to do? Change to another club?

Or do you want to join the girls' team?

Well, no...

I'll be a one-man team then.

Is that right?

I'm going to be the Little Giant.

You're going to be the what?

Nice serve.

Here...

Gather round!

Let's go for a run.

Okay.

My chance.

Izumin!

You're taking a break right?

Toss for me.

"Toss"?