Haikyu!!
March 9, 2021
Haikyu!! The manga was written before the anime adaptation was made. it consisted of forty-five volumes. The manga was written and illustrated by Haruichi Furudate and was published on June 4th, 2012 to Weekly Shonen Jump. It was later adapted into a show with four seasons.
Shōyō Hinata, a grade-schooler, becomes obsessed with volleyball after watching Karasuno highschool play in nationals against Shiratorizawa academy. Fast forward and Hinata are in his third year of junior high. His first competition against Kitagawa Daiichi, who had a strong player Tobio Kageyama, whom everyone called “The King of The Court” because he is a talented setter. After Hinata’s team gets crushed by the ‘king’, Hinata swears that he will beat him in the future. A year passes and Hinata is on his way to his first day of practice, he is surprised to learn that Kageyama is also a part of the team.
Even if you don’t like sports, or have no knowledge of volleyball, this anime does a great job of keeping you interested with many captivating character developments, many relatable characters, and is a great source of entertainment. Although the show is supposed to be about the boy’s volleyball team of Karasuno Highschool, many amazing background characters get recognition along the way. The team goes through many hardships like fights, arguments, and facing off other opponents and teams. You can watch this hilarious and exciting show on Crunchyroll, Netflix, VRV, and Hulu.
Cited from: Haikyu!!
Lana Noredin is a 7th grader at Glasgow Middle school. Her family is originally from Sudan but her and all of her siblings were born in Saudi Arabia and raised in Falls Church, VA. Some of her talents are drawing, painting, and rollerskating. Some things she likes to do for fun are play video games, watch anime, read, and listen to music. Some of her favorite artists are Mother Mother, Beach Bunny, Cavetown, Arctic Monkeys, Babymetal, and Jack Stauber. She had two cats, but one passed away unfortunately. Although she can roller skate, she can’t ice skate or knows how to ride a skateboard.
Lana Noredin
Mar 18, 2021 at 9:10 am
Hi Isabella! Thank you so much!
Isabella Pikner
Mar 18, 2021 at 7:25 am
This is an amazing article Lana! Haikyuu!! is such a great anime and you did a great job writing about it!