HAIKYU!! English Sub & Dub

About HAIKYU!!

If you are hunting for a new comedy series, HAIKYU!! (ハイキュー!!) deserves a look (2014). The setup goes like this. In short: Inspired after watching a volleyball ace nicknamed "Little Giant" in action, small-statured Shouyou Hinata revives the volleyball club at his middle school. The newly-formed team even makes it to a tournament; however, their first match turns out to be their last when they are brutally squashed by the "King of the Court," Tobio Kageyama.

Also worth knowing: Hinata vows to surpass Kageyama, and so after graduating from middle school, he joins Karasuno High School's volleyball team—only to find that his sworn rival, Kageyama, is now his teammate. Thanks to his short height, Hinata struggles to find his role on the team, even with his superior jumping power. Surprisingly, Kageyama has his own problems that only Hinata can help with, and learning to work together appears to be the only way for the team to be successful.

As a comedy title, timing, character chemistry and running gags decide whether it lands. Shouyou Hinata (Ayumu Murase) and Tobio Kageyama (Kaito Ishikawa) are two of the characters you will meet early. If you count yourself among viewers who want something light between heavier series, put it on your list. The run is 25 episodes in total, so you know what you are signing up for.

Production & Appeal

Production I.G is the studio behind HAIKYU!!, and its direction shapes everything from character design to motion. Because it leans on comedy, timing, character chemistry and running gags decide whether it lands. A community score of 8.3/10 puts it among the better-received comedy titles. Voice casting, including Ayumu Murase as Shouyou Hinata, adds to the appeal for fans who follow seiyuu. Released in 2014, it competed with that season's other new series for attention.