The long-awaited release of the first feature-length movie in Haikyuu!! dilogy is right around the corner. And fans are wondering how the creators will fit a hundred chapter story into four hours.
Summary:
- The anime's last season ended on December 18, 2020, and fans are eagerly awaiting the continuation.
- Haikyuu!! The Movie: Decisive Battle at the Garbage Dump could be the first part of a dilogy that will conclude the popular anime series.
- New details will be uncovered by Haikyuu!! representatives at Jump Fest 2024, which will be held this December.
In 2012, Weekly Shonen Jump began publishing the manga Haikyuu!!, written and illustrated by Haruichi Furudate. Two years later, it received its first anime adaptation. The anime series launched on April 6, 2014 and became one of the most popular anime series of all time according to Myanimelist, ranking in the Top 50.
What's Haikyuu!! about and how did the fourth season end?
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The dramatic story of Shoyo Hinata, a teenager who fell in love with volleyball after seeing Karasuno’s ace "Little Giant" play, is at the heart of Haikyuu!!'s plot. After forming his own volleyball team, Hinata participates in a school team tournament, but faces the "King of the Court", Tobio Kageyama, and loses. After becoming a high school student, Shoyo joins a new team, where he finds himself alongside his former rival. The initial difficulties are soon overcome, and with each new game the trust between Shoyo and Kageyama grows, and together with their Karasuno teammates they move towards their goal of winning the national competition.
The anime's last season ended on December 18, 2020, and fans are eagerly awaiting the continuation. At the end of the fourth season, Karasuno's team made it to the third round of the Japanese National Championship. In a difficult confrontation, the teammates first defeated Tsubakihara and then the Miya brothers, known for their immense talent, from Inarizaki High School.
So what's next?
A teaser trailer for the upcoming movie was released at the end of September 2023. In it, fans saw Shoyo Hinata and his friend Kenma Kozume. It is known that the movie will continue the events of the fourth season and will present an epic battle between longtime rivals — sports clubs of Karasuno and Nekoma schools. In Japan, the movie is scheduled for release on February 16, 2024. There are rumors suggesting that Haikyuu!! The Movie: Decisive Battle at the Garbage Dump could be the first part of a dilogy that will conclude the popular anime series.
Although fans are eagerly awaiting the continuation of the series, many of them are worried that two movies won't be able to cover all the events left in the manga. The upcoming movie's events will begin at chapter 291, and will conclude at around chapter 325. Most likely a significant portion of the Nationals arc, which continues until chapter 369, or the final arc of the manga will be skipped in the second movie. Perhaps the end of the Nationals arc will be the series finale, and all other events will be presented in a heavily abridged form.
Recently, it was revealed that Haikyuu!! representatives will be attending Jump Fest 2024, which will be held this December. Some new details will be uncovered there, though it's still unclear what kind of information will be presented. We can only hope that an anime about volleyball will not leave the court so easily.