Haruichi Furudate Archives

The anime series, produced by TOHO animation and animated by Production I.G, is based on the best-selling manga of the same title written and illustrated by Haruichi Furudate, with more than 60 million copies in circulation Now the hit theatrical movie  HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle, which has garnered over $80 million worldwide and gained critical[...]

Sports anime and manga are the next best thing to watching a real-life match, guys. "HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle" poster art courtesy of Crunchyroll HAIKYU!! is adapted from the original Weekly Shonen Jump manga series from Haruichi Furudate, a slice-of-life sports anime revolving around Shoyo Hinata's love of volleyball Inspired by a small-statured player known as the[...]

Meanwhile, Crunchyroll has released a trailer of the movie with English subtitles – at last! Based on the original Weekly Shonen Jump manga series from Haruichi Furudate, HAIKYU!! is a slice-of-life sports anime revolving around Shoyo Hinata's love of volleyball Inspired by a small-statured player known as the "Little Giant," Hinata creates a team in his[...]

37 By Haruichi Furudate Kenma Kozume gives his all rally after rally, wishing that the game would never end But unfortunately, the longtime dream of Nekoma and Karasuno's Dumpster Battle on the national stage must come to an end Who will win? Meanwhile, Kotaro Bokuto is getting hyped up for his next game against one of the[...]

36 By Haruichi Furudate Kenma Kozume tries to keep Kageyama and Hinata contained in a birdcage, but they break free with a bold four set! Now that Hinata has added height to his arsenal, Nekoma brings out their own rookie tandem of giants—Lev Haiba and Sou Inuoka—to stop him! The Dumpster Battle dives into the final, climactic[...]

35 By Haruichi Furudate Day 3 of the Spring Tournament gets off to a calamitous start when Karasuno makes a critical mistake and loses the first set to Nekoma! In the second set, Karasuno tenaciously attacks while Nekoma pushes through the long and grueling rallies Karasuno manages to build a slight lead, but Kenma's plan slowly takes[...]