Season 3
🎬 10 Episodes 📅 2016 ⏱ 24 min
A boy too small to play stands before an impossible dream, ignited by witnessing greatness in a frame his own size. Haikyu!! captures the raw heartbeat of ambition through animation that pulses with genuine emotion—where every spike carries hope and every defeat fuels determination. This 2014 masterpiece weaves comedy into moments of crushing vulnerability, watching underdogs refuse to fade into obscurity. What unfolds is a meditation on resilience, friendship, and the unshakeable belief that anyone willing to fight can rise above their circumstances.
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10
Episodes
2016
Year
24
min / ep
4
Watch Hours
3/4
Season No.
⭐ 9.7
Best Episode
Ep. 10 · The Battle of Concepts
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🎬 Episodes 10 episodes
1
⭐ 8.6
Greetings
The Miyagi Prefecture Qualifier finals of the Spring High School Volleyball Tournament. The ones to stand before Karasuno High School are the undefeated champions, Shiratorizawa Academy. Do they have a chance to win against the ultimate spiker, Ushijima? Their battle towards the nationals finally be…
🎬 Hirotaka Mori ✍️ Susumu Mitsunaka
2
⭐ 8.7
The Threat of the Left
From the very beginning of the match, Ushijima attacks with his powerful spikes. Because he's not used to left-handed attacks, their Guardian Deity, Nishinoya, has a hard time receiving them. What is Karasuno's plan to deal with the mounting point difference?
🎬 Haruo Okuno ✍️ Taku Kishimoto
3
⭐ 9.0
Guess-Monster
Underway into the second match, Karasuno tries to attack, but Shiratorizawa's middle blocker is a Guess Monster. Using fast intuition, he keeps blocking all of their attempts. As he blocked Karasuno's spikes one after another, Tsukki calmly assesses the situation for a counter-attack.
🎬 Shintaro Itoga ✍️ Taku Kishimoto
4
⭐ 9.4
The Halo Around the Moon
Thanks to Tsukki and Nishinoya's blocking, Karasuno comes back at the end of the second set. It is a heated battle in the end, resulting in multiple deuces... Who will score the final point?
🎬 Masako Sato ✍️ Taku Kishimoto
5
⭐ 9.3
Individual vs. Numbers
As the third set starts, the bout is tied at 1-1. Attempting to seize momentum after stopping Ushijima, Karasuno tries to stay aggressive. However, Shiratorizawa's setter, Shirabu, seems unfazed by the loss of the second set and swings momentum back to the undefeated champions.
🎬 Tetsuaki Watanabe ✍️ Taku Kishimoto
6
⭐ 9.3
The Chemical Change of Encounters
Karasuno finds themselves against a wall as Shiratorizawa wins their second set easily. Needing a push, Hinata ups his defense and the two teams battle it out..
🎬 Shintaro Itoga ✍️ Susumu Mitsunaka
7
⭐ 8.8
Obsession
Karasuno manages to win the fourth set. The fifth set begins, but has a different set of rules: whoever gets 15 points first wins. Keishin sees that Kageyama is exhausted, and switches him out with Sugawara. Determined to hold up his end, Sugawara shows how he has improved.
🎬 Yusuke Kamata ✍️ Taku Kishimoto
8
⭐ 7.8
An Annoying Guy
Tsukki injures his hand and has to leave for medical attention, which causes Karasuno's blocking to weaken. Karasuno steps up their attacks in his absence. Hinata's play finally makes Ushijima feel like he's worth playing against.
🎬 Hitomi Ezoe ✍️ Susumu Mitsunaka
9
⭐ 9.2
The Volleyball Idiots
Just as Shiratorizawa gets to match point, Karasuno regains spirit as Tsukki returns to the court.. Players on both teams are at the end of their ropes, but they continue to give their all to the last part of the match!
🎬 Shintaro Itoga ✍️ Taku Kishimoto
10
⭐ 9.7
The Battle of Concepts
The battle goes well beyond 15, as the fifth set for both teams enters the 20's. Shiratorizawa shows off individual strengths, and Karasuno continues to show the strength as a team. In a battle of volleyball philosophy, Karasuno and Shiratorizawa fight for who moves on to Nationals.
🎬 Tetsuaki Watanabe ✍️ Taku Kishimoto