History Manga / Haikyuu

* DefrostingIceQueen: Kageyama is a male example. He is slowly starting to put his trust in his teammates.

* BettyandVeronica: Kiyoko is the Veronica to Yachi's Betty.

In Junior High Hinata Shouyou gained a sudden interest in Volleyball due to seeing a match on television, featuring a star player he nicknamed "The Small Giant" and yearned to follow in his footsteps to become a volleyball ace despite his short stature. Hinata starts his own Volleyball club and practices rigorously by himself. Eventually his team gains enough players to compete in a tournament. His team is quickly annihilated by Kageyama Tobio "The King of the Court" and his champion team. After suffering a miserable defeat, Hinata vows to defeat Kageyama and surpass him as a Volleyball player.

* FallenHero: The Karasuno team was considered to once be a remarkable volley ball team, was less than stellar by the start of the manga. Individuals in series would refer to the team as "The Flightless birds" and "Fallen Champions."

** Asahi; for Karasuno

In Junior High Hinata Shouyou gained a sudden interest in Volleyball due to seeing a match on television, featuring a star player he nicknamed "The Small Giant" and yearned to follow in his footsteps to become a volleyball ace despite his short stature. Hinata starts his own Volleyball club and practices rigorously by himself. Eventually his team gains enough players to compete in a tournament. His team is quickly annihilated by Kageyama Tobio "The King of the Court" and his champion team. After suffering a miserable defeat Hinata vows to defeat Kageyama and surpass him as a Volleyball player.

Upon entering Karasuno high school --the school "the Small Giant" attended, Hinata learns that he's now on the same team as Kageyama. The two must learn how work together, so they can restore Karasuno's former greatness.

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* {{Foil:}} Nekoma to Karasuno.

* Foil: Nekoma to Karasuno.

* TigerVersusDragon: Karasuno and Nekoma teams have this sort of dynamic.

* TigerVersusDragon: Karasuno and Nekoma teams have this sort of dynamic.
* TheStoic: Averted. Kageyama seems this at first; he isn't.

* {{Foil}}: Nekoma to Karasuno.

* Hot-Blooded: Shouyou and Kageyama; Tsukishima even commented on it.
* TigerVersusDragon: Karasuno and Nekoma teams have this sort of dynamic.

* ADayintheLimelight: In the later chapters, Tsukishima gets a couple of chapters that focus exclusively on him.

Upon entering Karasuno high school --the school "the Small Giant" attended, Hinata learns that he's now on the same team as Kageyama. The two must learn how work together, so they can restore Karasuno's greatness.

* Foil: Nekoma to Karasuno

* TigerVersusDragon: Karasuno and Nekoma have this sort of dynamic.

* Curb-StompBattle: Basically everyone against Shiratorizawa

* TheAce: Kageyama is considered an amazing Setter because of the precision of his tosses.
** Nishinoya is a phenomenal Libero. He can keep even the hardest balls in play.

* FallenHero: The Karasuno team was considered to once be a remarkable volley ball team, was less than stellar by the start of the manga. Individuals in series would refer to the team as "The Flightless birds" and "Fallen Champions".

* FallenHero: The Karasuno team was considered to once be a remarkable volley ball team, was less than stellar by the start of the manga. Individuals in series would refer to the team as "the Flightless birds" and "Fallen Champions".

This story is written and illustrated by Furudate Haruichi, and is currently being publish in [[ShounenJump Weekly Shounen Jump]]. ''Haikyuu!!'' is scheduled to get an anime during the {{Spring2014}} season produced by ProductionIG.