"Haikyu!! VS Little Giants" movie

“Haikyu!! VS Little Giants” movie to be produced, depicting the clash between Karasuno and Kamomedai; Fukurodani VS Tanukisaka short story to be broadcast on TV

(C) “Haikyu!!” Production Committee (C) Haruichi Furudate / Shueisha
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The latest work in the “Haikyu!!” anime series, “Haikyu!! The Movie: VS Little Giants,” has been announced. The super teaser PV and super teaser visual have been released. In addition, it has been decided that the new short anime “Haikyu!! Where the Beasts Go” will be broadcast on TV.
The original work “Haikyu!!” by Haruichi Furudate is a volleyball manga that was serialized in “Weekly Shonen Jump” from 2012 to 2020. It depicts the story of a small boy, Hinata Shoyo (CV: Murase Ayumu), who joins the Karasuno High School volleyball team and challenges the powerful schools alongside genius setter Kageyama Tobio (Ishikawa Kaito) and others. The anime version began as a TV series in 2014, and a total of four seasons have been broadcast by 2020.
“Haikyu!! vs. the Little Giants” is a sequel to “Haikyu!! vs. the Little Giants” released in 2012. After a fierce battle with Nekoma High School, Hinata and the rest of Karasuno High School advance to the quarterfinals of the Spring High (All Japan High School Volleyball Championship), where they face off against Kamomedai High School, whose player Hoshiumi Kourai (Hanae Natsuki) is nicknamed “the Little Giant” just like the player Hinata once admired. As with the previous film, Mitsunaka Susumu will be directing, and Production I.G will be producing the animation.

The super teaser PV for “Haikyu!! vs. the Little Giants” is about the showdown between Hinata and Hoshiumi as “little giants”. The super teaser visual shows Hinata jumping high in the air wearing the number 10 uniform, which is the symbol of the “little giant”, along with the rivals who have appeared so far and the catchphrase “Now, to the highest point of achievement.”

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The short anime “Haikyu!! Where the Beasts Go” depicts the quarterfinals between Fukurodani Academy and Tanukizaka High School, which take place behind the scenes of the match between Karasuno High School and Kamomeidai High School. A teaser PV has been released featuring Fukurodani Academy’s ace Bokuto Kotaro (Kimura Ryohei) and Akaashi Kyoji (Osaka Ryota), who supports the team and Bokuto as a setter.

(C) “Haikyu!!” Production Committee (C) Haruichi Furudate / Shueisha
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These announcements were made at the “Haikyu!! 10th Event -NEXT STEP-“, a fan event held on March 2nd at Ariake Arena in Tokyo to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the anime version of “Haikyu!!”. Following the decision to produce “Haikyu!! The Movie: Battle at the Garbage Dump”, Murase, who plays Hinata, said, “Thanks to everyone, ‘Haikyu!! The Movie: Battle at the Garbage Dump’ was a huge hit, and I think expectations for the next film are already high. We have to work hard with determination. Please look forward to it!”, and Ishikawa, who plays Kageyama, said, “I was surprised by the thunderous cheers! As a fan of “Haikyu!!”, I’m really looking forward to finally seeing the fight with Kamomedai! I’ll do my best in the dubbing!”, expressing their enthusiasm. Regarding the decision to broadcast “Haikyu!! Where the Bakemono-tachi No Go”, Kimura Ryohei, who plays Bokuto, said, “I had been secretly hoping that this would happen someday, and it looks like we’ll finally be able to deliver it to everyone! Thank you!”, and Osaka Ryota, who plays Akaashi, expressed his joy, saying, “I’m overwhelmed with emotion! I feel like we can finally have a match, but at the same time, I’m nervous about whether I can live up to expectations. I’m looking forward to the dubbing.”