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Removing Foil since the only example is already on the character pages for Nekoma and Karasuno.
''Haikyuu!!'' also has two GagSeries spin-offs penned by other authors - ''Let's Haikyuu!!'', a chibified {{yonkoma}} which parodies the original manga storyline, and ''Haikyuu-bu!!'', which focuses on teams and characters other than the Karasuno boys' team.
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* BrickJoke: At the Tokyo summer training camp, when Tsukishima tries to ask some of the Tokyo upperclassmen why they're so passionate about volleyball, Kuroo and Bokuto go offtrack when they start discussing how ''tada no bukatsu'' ("just a club") sounds like a name (Tada Nobukatsu, in Japanese naming order). When [[spoiler:Karasuno and Nekoma play each other at Nationals]], Kuroo teasingly addresses Tsukishima as "Nobukatsu-kun" while trying to give him advice.
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** Washijo grumbles that he'll make his team do a hundred serves later when Ushijima misses a serve during the Shiratorizawa vs Karasuno match. After the match, Washijo has a PetTheDog moment with his team by telling them to get on the bus (instead of running back like he threatened them to), before adding that they still have to do a hundred serves.
** At the Tokyo summer training camp, when Tsukishima tries to ask some of the Tokyo upperclassmen why they're so passionate about volleyball, Kuroo and Bokuto go offtrack when they start discussing how ''tada no bukatsu'' ("just a club") sounds like a name (Tada Nobukatsu, in Japanese naming order). When [[spoiler:Karasuno and Nekoma play each other at Nationals]], Kuroo teasingly addresses Tsukishima as "Nobukatsu-kun" while trying to give him advice.
** Washijo grumbles that he'll make his team do a hundred serves later when Ushijima misses a serve during the Shiratorizawa vs Karasuno match. After the match, Washijo has a PetTheDog moment with his team by telling them to get on the bus (instead of running back like he threatened them to), before adding that they still have to do a hundred serves.
** At the Tokyo summer training camp, when Tsukishima tries to ask some of the Tokyo upperclassmen why they're so passionate about volleyball, Kuroo and Bokuto go offtrack when they start discussing how ''tada no bukatsu'' ("just a club") sounds like a name (Tada Nobukatsu, in Japanese naming order). When [[spoiler:Karasuno and Nekoma play each other at Nationals]], Kuroo teasingly addresses Tsukishima as "Nobukatsu-kun" while trying to give him advice.
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** After the conclusion of the Spring High Preliminaries in Miyagi, Chapters 190 to 206 (adapted as an OVA which acts as a prequel to Season 4) shifts the attention to the Tokyo preliminaries which is where Nekoma and Fukurodani are competing. The arc focuses on two matches -- Nekoma vs. Fukurodani, and [[spoiler:Nekoma vs. Nohebi]]. Character development and backstories of a few Nekoma members are shown at this point.
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** After the conclusion of the Spring High Preliminaries in Miyagi, Chapters 190 to 206 (adapted as an OVA which acts as a prequel to Season 4) shifts the attention to the Tokyo preliminaries which is where Nekoma and Fukurodani are competing. The arc focuses on two matches -- Nekoma vs. Fukurodani, and [[spoiler:Nekoma Nekoma vs. Nohebi]].Nohebi. Character development and backstories of a few Nekoma members are shown at this point.
* DescriptionCut:
** When overwhelmed by Shiratorizawa's cheer squad (or underwhelmed by Karasuno's cheer squad in the anime), Shimada and Takinoue reassure themselves that the Karasuno members are surely keeping themselves together. The next scenes have 1) Kageyama gushing about being on centre court, 2) Yamaguchi and Asahi asking Yachi for stomach medicine, 3) Hinata wanting to go to the bathroom (again), 4) Tanaka and Nishinoya geting fired up over cheerleaders, 5) Daichi telling Tanaka and Nishinoya to shut up, and 6) Takeda telling everyone to calm down while being anything but calm himself.
** In the manga, during a flashback of one of the training camps, Hinata gushes over Bokuto's t-shirt he got from Nationals which describes the three rules of being an ace (he must inspire his teammates, break all walls, and hit every ball decisively). Right after the flashback ends, the ever-so-reliable Bokuto (with a pained look on his face) asks his team mid-match, "How do I normally hit cross court shots again?"
** When overwhelmed by Shiratorizawa's cheer squad (or underwhelmed by Karasuno's cheer squad in the anime), Shimada and Takinoue reassure themselves that the Karasuno members are surely keeping themselves together. The next scenes have 1) Kageyama gushing about being on centre court, 2) Yamaguchi and Asahi asking Yachi for stomach medicine, 3) Hinata wanting to go to the bathroom (again), 4) Tanaka and Nishinoya geting fired up over cheerleaders, 5) Daichi telling Tanaka and Nishinoya to shut up, and 6) Takeda telling everyone to calm down while being anything but calm himself.
** In the manga, during a flashback of one of the training camps, Hinata gushes over Bokuto's t-shirt he got from Nationals which describes the three rules of being an ace (he must inspire his teammates, break all walls, and hit every ball decisively). Right after the flashback ends, the ever-so-reliable Bokuto (with a pained look on his face) asks his team mid-match, "How do I normally hit cross court shots again?"
* DubNameChange: Downplayed. Aoba Johsai's nickname "Seijoh" is changed to its literal English translation, Blue Castle, in the official English manga release and English dub.
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* EyeCatch: Different eyecatches are rotated around each episode, and consist of players attempting to hit the drink bottle on the other side of the net with the ball with various results and reactions (such as Kageyama succeeding and getting excited about it, and Hinata failing to even get the ball over the net with Tsukishima and Yamaguchi snickering beside him).
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* EyeCatch: Different ExtremelyShortTimespan: Many chapters/episodes are often dedicated to a single match or tournament. For example, the Shiratorizawa match takes up about 40 chapters of the manga (nearly a year's worth of weekly serialisation); even as a CompressedAdaptation in the anime, it lasts all ten episodes of Season 3. As for the Nationals arc, [[spoiler:Karasuno is knocked out on Day 3 in their fourth match; the tournament is covered in almost 140 chapters, totalling nearly ''three years'' of serialisation]].
* EyeCatch:
** In Seasons 1-3 different eyecatches are rotated around each episode, and consist of players attempting to hit the drink bottle on the other side of the net with the ball with various results and reactions (such as Kageyama succeeding and getting excited about it, and Hinata failing to even get the ball over the net with Tsukishima and Yamaguchi snickering besidehim).him).
** Season 4 adopts a new eyecatch and has a chibi Hinata-crow flying up or down, varying each episode. The "Land vs Sky" OVA episodes follow the same theme but also include the chibified animal forms of Kenma/Kuroo and Bokuto/Akaashi as cats and owls, respectively.
* EyeCatch:
** In Seasons 1-3 different eyecatches are rotated around each episode, and consist of players attempting to hit the drink bottle on the other side of the net with the ball with various results and reactions (such as Kageyama succeeding and getting excited about it, and Hinata failing to even get the ball over the net with Tsukishima and Yamaguchi snickering beside
** Season 4 adopts a new eyecatch and has a chibi Hinata-crow flying up or down, varying each episode. The "Land vs Sky" OVA episodes follow the same theme but also include the chibified animal forms of Kenma/Kuroo and Bokuto/Akaashi as cats and owls, respectively.
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* {{Foil}}: Nekoma to Karasuno contrast each other, as rivals tend to. Initially, Nekoma is as stable and blended just as Karasuno is scattered and mostly unaccustomed to working together due to the new first-year players; Nekoma's biggest strength is their steady receives, which are Karasuno's immediate weakness since only Nishinoya and Daichi are particularly good at them; Nekoma is a team that works together in order to support their setter, whereas the Karasuno team is essentially unified by their own talented setter. Karasuno's main power is in their intense and versatile offense, while Nekoma simply outlasts their opponent. As most sports critics in-series have put it, Karasuno is an "unstoppable force" while Nekoma is an "immovable object."
* FreezeFrameBonus:
** In Season 1 Episode 5, a closeup of the idol poster in the locker room is shown. If paused, [[https://ameshika.tumblr.com/post/108839456872/the-poster-in-episode-5 one can read the little labels assigned to each girl]] -- these labels reveal the, erm, ''preferences'' of the the second and third year members (barring Asahi and Nishinoya who have been absent from club activities at this point).
** Season 4's first opening has a few bonuses:
*** During the shot of Nishinoya receiving a ball at Nationals, [[spoiler:the scoreline of Karasuno vs Tsubakihara can be seen in the background]].
*** During the quick pan-shot of all the Nationals teams lined up with their signs, the captains of the Tokyo representatives (Kuroo, Bokuto and Itachiyama's captain) can be seen if paused at the right time.
** In Season 1 Episode 5, a closeup of the idol poster in the locker room is shown. If paused, [[https://ameshika.tumblr.com/post/108839456872/the-poster-in-episode-5 one can read the little labels assigned to each girl]] -- these labels reveal the, erm, ''preferences'' of the the second and third year members (barring Asahi and Nishinoya who have been absent from club activities at this point).
** Season 4's first opening has a few bonuses:
*** During the shot of Nishinoya receiving a ball at Nationals, [[spoiler:the scoreline of Karasuno vs Tsubakihara can be seen in the background]].
*** During the quick pan-shot of all the Nationals teams lined up with their signs, the captains of the Tokyo representatives (Kuroo, Bokuto and Itachiyama's captain) can be seen if paused at the right time.
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** In a flashback at one of the training camps, Hinata gushes over Bokuto's t-shirt he got from Nationals which describes the three rules of being an ace (he must inspire his teammates, break all walls, and hit every ball decisively). Right after the flashback ends, the ever-so-reliable Bokuto (with a pained look on his face) asks his team "How do I normally hit cross court shots again?" during their match, much to everyone's annoyance.
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** In Tanaka calls Ohgi Minami a flashback at one "team full of the training camps, Hinata gushes over Bokuto's t-shirt he got from Nationals punks", which describes the three rules of being an ace (he must inspire his teammates, break all walls, and hit every ball decisively). Right after the flashback ends, the ever-so-reliable Bokuto (with a pained look on his face) asks his team "How do I normally hit cross court shots again?" during their match, much to everyone's annoyance.Sugawara notes is quite ironic coming from [[FaceOfAThug him]].
* InSeriesNickname: Some schools are better known by shortened versions of their names, which usually come up in their school cheers:
** Aoba Johsai → Seijoh[[note]]This is obtained by taking the first kanji characters from ''ao''ba and ''joh''sai; the kanji for ''ao'' (青) can be read as ''sei''.[[/note]]
** Date Tech (''Date Kougyou'') → Datekou
** Wakutani South (''Wakutani Minami'') → Wakunan[[note]]This is obtained by shortening ''waku''tani and using the alternate reading of the kanji for ''minami'' (南), ''nan''.[[/note]]
** Inarizaki High (''Inarizaki Koukou'') → Inakou
* InsultToRocks: Ubugawa High's captain Gora (who has thick lips) and Shinzen High's captain Ogano (who has curly hair) call each other Fish Lips and Broccoli Head during one of their Tokyo camp practice matches. Kuroo snarks at them to stop being offensive to food.
** Aoba Johsai → Seijoh[[note]]This is obtained by taking the first kanji characters from ''ao''ba and ''joh''sai; the kanji for ''ao'' (青) can be read as ''sei''.[[/note]]
** Date Tech (''Date Kougyou'') → Datekou
** Wakutani South (''Wakutani Minami'') → Wakunan[[note]]This is obtained by shortening ''waku''tani and using the alternate reading of the kanji for ''minami'' (南), ''nan''.[[/note]]
** Inarizaki High (''Inarizaki Koukou'') → Inakou
* InsultToRocks: Ubugawa High's captain Gora (who has thick lips) and Shinzen High's captain Ogano (who has curly hair) call each other Fish Lips and Broccoli Head during one of their Tokyo camp practice matches. Kuroo snarks at them to stop being offensive to food.
* OnTheNext: Seasons 1-3 have a few characters exchange banter with one another during the next-episode previews. Season 4's next-episode previews are simpler, simply showing 1-2 shots with the character saying the episode title.
* POVCam:
** In the first Season 2 opening theme, part of the footage of the practice match between Karasuno and Nekoma is through Yaku's point of view. This allows the audience to witness Karasuno's gameplay, in particular Hinata and Kageyama' quick attack, through the opponent's eyes.
** The camera twice switches to the receiver's point of view when they're about to receive a nasty serve or spike. First is Daichi receiving an infamous Oikawa serve on Aoba Johsai's match point at the Spring High Preliminaries, while he has flashbacks of all the horrible serves he faced during training (including one from Ukai Sr). Second is [[spoiler:Hinata when he makes a perfect receive on Aran's spike (which no one else anticipated), and he has a flashback of all the first years at the Miyagi camp (and Ushijima) spiking the ball.]]
* PragmaticAdaptation: Since accurately recreating every single Haikyuu volleyball play is impossible in real life, the stage play adaptation reinterprets the volleyball matches as choreographed acrobatic/dance-like sequences. The screen provides visuals like the "volleyball" and the scores, and an actual ball on a stick held by a props person is also used for some scenes when the ball is specifically needed. This is effective, as basic volleyball movements like spiking and blocking are still kept while the choreography and music helps show the teams' different styles and how well they're playing.
** In the first Season 2 opening theme, part of the footage of the practice match between Karasuno and Nekoma is through Yaku's point of view. This allows the audience to witness Karasuno's gameplay, in particular Hinata and Kageyama' quick attack, through the opponent's eyes.
** The camera twice switches to the receiver's point of view when they're about to receive a nasty serve or spike. First is Daichi receiving an infamous Oikawa serve on Aoba Johsai's match point at the Spring High Preliminaries, while he has flashbacks of all the horrible serves he faced during training (including one from Ukai Sr). Second is [[spoiler:Hinata when he makes a perfect receive on Aran's spike (which no one else anticipated), and he has a flashback of all the first years at the Miyagi camp (and Ushijima) spiking the ball.]]
* PragmaticAdaptation: Since accurately recreating every single Haikyuu volleyball play is impossible in real life, the stage play adaptation reinterprets the volleyball matches as choreographed acrobatic/dance-like sequences. The screen provides visuals like the "volleyball" and the scores, and an actual ball on a stick held by a props person is also used for some scenes when the ball is specifically needed. This is effective, as basic volleyball movements like spiking and blocking are still kept while the choreography and music helps show the teams' different styles and how well they're playing.
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** Characters (especially Hinata) getting flustered and responding to praise gratitude with "Yes! No!", much to the confusion of the other person.
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** Characters (especially Hinata) getting often get flustered and responding respond to praise or gratitude with "Yes! No!", No!" (''Hai! Iie!''), much to the confusion of the other person.
* ShowerOfAngst: In the manga extra (adapted in the movie recap) that focuses on Aoba Johsai after their loss to Karasuno, Yahaba is shown sitting in the bath looking annoyed. Complete with a SceneryCensor when he stands up to yell out his frustrations, with his butt conveniently covered by a flying rubber duck.
* TantrumThrowing: A dramatic example in Tsukishima's backstory of his brother. Akiteru trashed his room and broke down emotionally the night his brother discovered he was lying, feeling ashamed of himself.
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* TigerVersusDragon: Played straight with Tanaka and Yamamoto, whose given names’ first and last characters (''Ryuu''nosuke and Take''tora''), respectively, mean "Dragon" and "Tiger". [[spoiler:When their sisters encounter each other (not knowing who they are) the night before the two teams play each other at Spring High, their respective animals are drawn in the background to symbolise this rivalry.]]
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* TigerVersusDragon: Played straight with Tanaka and Yamamoto, whose given names’ first and last characters (''Ryuu''nosuke and Take''tora''), respectively, mean "Dragon" and "Tiger". [[spoiler:When their sisters encounter each other (not knowing who they are) the night before the two teams play each other at Spring High, their respective animals are drawn in the background to symbolise this rivalry.rivalry; and a later chapter cover features the two girls facing each other with the animals again in the background to signify their battle.]]
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* TrailersAlwaysSpoil: The two trailers for the "Land vs Sky" [=OVAs=] give away a few things if one has a keen eye:
** Footage of Nohebi's matchplay spoils that Nekoma plays them after their Fukurodani showdown and not Itachiyama. It fortunately doesn't spoil that these two teams play each other in the losers match (the hosting representative match) and not the final itself, thus not giving away that Fukurodani beats Nekoma.
** Clips of the back-up libero Shibayama in the Nohebi match hints that Yaku becomes unavailable to play for some reason, since there's other clips of the third year playing perfectly fine in the Fukurodani match beforehand.
** Footage of Nohebi's matchplay spoils that Nekoma plays them after their Fukurodani showdown and not Itachiyama. It fortunately doesn't spoil that these two teams play each other in the losers match (the hosting representative match) and not the final itself, thus not giving away that Fukurodani beats Nekoma.
** Clips of the back-up libero Shibayama in the Nohebi match hints that Yaku becomes unavailable to play for some reason, since there's other clips of the third year playing perfectly fine in the Fukurodani match beforehand.
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** Nohebi members trashtalk Lev in an attempt to rile him up, saying he's going to miss his spikes. Kenma (who scolded Lev for poor play earlier) fails to hide a chuckle, much to Lev's annoyance.
* AdaptationInducedPlothole:
** At the Miyagi Spring High Preliminaries final, Karasuno's cheer squad solely consists of the Karasuno Neighbourhood Association (contrasting Shiratorizawa who boasts a mighty student cheer squad). Since no one from their school watches it, Hinata's classmates assume he's just a benchwarmer who does chores, not believing him when he says he's actually a regular on the team. This scene makes less sense in the anime adaptation where the vice-principal organises a Karasuno student cheer squad the very last minute to bring to the match, meaning students would have seen Hinata in action.
** The stage plays omit Narita due to constraint issues. This creates a problem in the adaptation of the Shiratorizawa match when Tsukishima needs to get medical attention and is temporarily taken out of the game. In the original, Narita is the one to sub in for him since he's a middle blocker and so usually replaces Hinata or Tsukishima; in this adaptation, Ennoshita is used despite not being the right position (wing spiker) with no proper explanation given.
** At the Miyagi Spring High Preliminaries final, Karasuno's cheer squad solely consists of the Karasuno Neighbourhood Association (contrasting Shiratorizawa who boasts a mighty student cheer squad). Since no one from their school watches it, Hinata's classmates assume he's just a benchwarmer who does chores, not believing him when he says he's actually a regular on the team. This scene makes less sense in the anime adaptation where the vice-principal organises a Karasuno student cheer squad the very last minute to bring to the match, meaning students would have seen Hinata in action.
** The stage plays omit Narita due to constraint issues. This creates a problem in the adaptation of the Shiratorizawa match when Tsukishima needs to get medical attention and is temporarily taken out of the game. In the original, Narita is the one to sub in for him since he's a middle blocker and so usually replaces Hinata or Tsukishima; in this adaptation, Ennoshita is used despite not being the right position (wing spiker) with no proper explanation given.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Events are often hinted at, sometimes well over a hundred chapters before it happens.
** When Tsubakihara's pinch server lands his first successful serve at Nationals, Kenma watches the match with a perplexed expression. [[spoiler:When Nekoma plays Karasuno, Teshiro is subbed in as a pinch server and he uses the ceiling serve -- an uncommon serve that happens to be the ''exact'' same one Tsubakihara used. Seeing this serve again annoys the Karasuno group, and Kenma notes that Teshiro's serve would have had a bigger impact if Tsubakihara hadn't already used it.]]
** Tsukishima requests Hinata to help him with his blocks during the Miyagi First Year Training Camp. At Nationals, [[spoiler:it's shown in a flashback that he had Hinata specifically help him recognise block-outs; this becomes crucial for Karasuno winning the second set against Kamomedai, with Tsukishima baiting Hoshiumi into doing a blockout and then moving his hand to let the ball go out of bounds at set point.]]
** Atsumu Miya promises to [[spoiler:toss to Hinata]] one day. [[spoiler:He fulfils this promise a whopping six years later in-series when Hinata joins the MSBY Black Jackals, a V-League team that Atsumu plays setter for. The very first point of their match with the Schweiden Adlers ends with Hinata scoring a point from Atsumu's set, and their next attack together is their own version of the freak quick.]]
** When Tsubakihara's pinch server lands his first successful serve at Nationals, Kenma watches the match with a perplexed expression. [[spoiler:When Nekoma plays Karasuno, Teshiro is subbed in as a pinch server and he uses the ceiling serve -- an uncommon serve that happens to be the ''exact'' same one Tsubakihara used. Seeing this serve again annoys the Karasuno group, and Kenma notes that Teshiro's serve would have had a bigger impact if Tsubakihara hadn't already used it.]]
** Tsukishima requests Hinata to help him with his blocks during the Miyagi First Year Training Camp. At Nationals, [[spoiler:it's shown in a flashback that he had Hinata specifically help him recognise block-outs; this becomes crucial for Karasuno winning the second set against Kamomedai, with Tsukishima baiting Hoshiumi into doing a blockout and then moving his hand to let the ball go out of bounds at set point.]]
** Atsumu Miya promises to [[spoiler:toss to Hinata]] one day. [[spoiler:He fulfils this promise a whopping six years later in-series when Hinata joins the MSBY Black Jackals, a V-League team that Atsumu plays setter for. The very first point of their match with the Schweiden Adlers ends with Hinata scoring a point from Atsumu's set, and their next attack together is their own version of the freak quick.]]
* {{Gainaxing}}: Being one of most endowed out of all the women in the series, Saeko's cleavage often defies physics when she moves, especially when she's cheering for the team in the anime (which at one point it gives Yachi ACupAngst). Notable, as this is a series that generally doesn't do fan service.
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* GroinAttack: A non-intentional one, but at the Miyagi training camp, Hinata doesn't pay attention and receives a ball... right in his own. [[ShareTheMalePain All boys present share his agony.]]
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* GroinAttack: A non-intentional one, but at Non-intentional. At the Miyagi training camp, Hinata doesn't pay attention and receives a ball...spiked ball from Kindaichi... right in his own. [[ShareTheMalePain All boys present share his agony.]]
** In the first OVA Yaku calls Hinata "shrimpy", despite not being that taller than him. [[HeightAngst Just don't point that out to him though,]] as Lev learned the hard way.
** A minor example. Oikawa keeps calling Tsukishima ''megane'' ("Glasses", "Four-eyes", "Bestacles") during the game against Shiratorizawa, while he himself is wearing glasses at that exact moment.
** It's common to see the ball thrown at Hinata's face during games.
** Whenever Takinoue's introduced in the manga, instead of his full name the words "Takinoue Electronics" is shown alongside a good deal the store is currently offering.
** Whenever Takinoue's introduced in the manga, instead of his full name the words "Takinoue Electronics" is shown alongside a good deal the store is currently offering.
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* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: Kageyama, of all people, reassures Hinata (albeit in a rough manner) in their practice match against the nieghborhood association team when the latter starts feeling that his power as a decoy isn't good enough compared to a real ace’s height and power.
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* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre:
** Kageyama, of all people, reassures Hinata (albeit in a rough manner) in their practice match against the nieghborhood association team when the latter starts feeling that his power as a decoy isn't good enough compared to a real ace’s height andpower.power.
** When Oikawa looks down on himself, Iwaizumi always reminds him, most of the time aggressively, that he's the setter of the team and that he shouldn't put so much pressure on himself.
** Yamaguchi gives a surprising verbally violent reassurance to Tsukishima when the latter calls himself lame for not blocking Ushijima enough, by calling him "stupid" then proceeding to tell him they're going to Nationals anyway and all he can do now is work harder.
** Kageyama, of all people, reassures Hinata (albeit in a rough manner) in their practice match against the nieghborhood association team when the latter starts feeling that his power as a decoy isn't good enough compared to a real ace’s height and
** When Oikawa looks down on himself, Iwaizumi always reminds him, most of the time aggressively, that he's the setter of the team and that he shouldn't put so much pressure on himself.
** Yamaguchi gives a surprising verbally violent reassurance to Tsukishima when the latter calls himself lame for not blocking Ushijima enough, by calling him "stupid" then proceeding to tell him they're going to Nationals anyway and all he can do now is work harder.
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* GroinAttack: A non-intentional one, but at the Miyagi training camp, Hinata doesn't pay attention and receives a ball... right in his own. [[ShareTheMalePain All boys present share his agony.]]
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* ShareTheMalePain: During the Miyagi training camp, Hinata fails to catch a spike and gets it right in the family jewels. All the guys present are absolutely mortified, and Kindaichi even mentally comments that he actually can't help but feel bad for him.
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In junior high, Shouyou Hinata gained a sudden interest in volleyball due to seeing a match on television, which featured a star player nicknamed "The Little Giant", and yearned to follow in his footsteps to become a volleyball ace despite his short stature. Hinata starts his own volleyball club, which no one joins, and practices rigorously by himself. Eventually he convinces enough people to make up a rag-tag team consisting of a couple of members who haven't even played volleyball before just so he could compete in a tournament. His team is quickly annihilated by Tobio Kageyama - "King of the Upper Court" - and his champion team. After suffering a miserable defeat, Hinata vows to defeat Kageyama and surpass him as a volleyball player.
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In junior high, Shouyou Hinata gained a sudden interest in volleyball due to seeing a match on television, which featured a star player nicknamed "The Little Giant", and yearned to follow in his footsteps to become a volleyball ace despite his short stature. Hinata starts his own volleyball club, which no one joins, and practices rigorously by himself. Eventually he convinces enough people to make up a rag-tag team consisting of a couple of members who haven't even played volleyball before just so he could compete in a tournament. His team is quickly annihilated by Tobio Kageyama - "King of the Upper Court" - and his champion team. After suffering a miserable defeat, Hinata vows to defeat Kageyama and surpass him as a volleyball player.
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''Haikyuu!!'' (meaning [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin "Volleyball"]]) is written and illustrated by Haruichi Furudate, and is currently being published in ''[[Magazine/ShonenJump Weekly Shounen Jump]]''. An anime adaptation aired during the Spring2014Anime season for two cours produced by Creator/ProductionIG, and has been licensed by Sentai Filmworks in America. The second season aired as part of the Fall2015Anime season, and the third season aired as part of the Fall 2016 season. The fourth season was announced for January 2020 alongside two [=OVAs=] titled "Land vs. Sky" and "The Ball's Path". Unlike the previous [=OVAs=] (which are anime original), these ones contain manga content; they adapt the Tokyo Preliminaries arc which star Nekoma and Fukurodani and take place prior to Season 4. The series has also been adapted into a series stage plays in Japan since October 2015, called ''Hyper Projection Engeki Haikyuu!!''.
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''Haikyuu!!'' (meaning [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin "Volleyball"]]) is written and illustrated by Haruichi Furudate, and is currently being published in ''[[Magazine/ShonenJump Weekly Shounen Jump]]''. An anime adaptation aired during the Spring2014Anime season for two cours produced by Creator/ProductionIG, and has been licensed by Sentai Filmworks in America. The second season aired as part of the Fall2015Anime season, and the third season (subtitled "Karasuno High VS Shiratorizawa Academy") aired as part of the Fall 2016 season. The fourth season was announced for season, subtitled "To The Top", begain airing January 2020 alongside two [=OVAs=] titled as split-cours, and the OVA "Land vs. Sky" and "The Ball's Path". Unlike was released in the same month; unlike the previous [=OVAs=] (which are anime original), these ones contain this one contains manga content; they adapt content and adapts the Tokyo Preliminaries arc which star Nekoma and Fukurodani and take Fukurodani, taking place prior to Season 4. The series has also been adapted into a series stage plays in Japan since October 2015, called ''Hyper Projection Engeki Haikyuu!!''.
* ActuallyPrettyFunny:
** On one occasion Daichi [[ButtMonkey calls Asahi a dumbass]]. The tone he uses sounds similar to how Kageyama calls Hinata one, which amuses Asahi so much that he (along with Sugawara) asks Daichi to do it again.
** In Tsubakihara's Round 1 Nationals match, their pinch server is subbed into the first set. However, he's so nervous that [[spoiler:he sends the ball flying into the ace Teradomari's head]], much to everyone's shock. Despite [[spoiler:having just lost the set thanks to this error]], the captain Echigo can't contain his laughter because he finds it too hilarious.
** Bokuto yells out mid-match, during a tense moment, that he's tired and that volleyball is tiring. Everyone around him is dumbfounded by this sudden CaptainObvious outburst. The captain of the opposing team, [[spoiler:Kiryuu]], can't help but let out a chuckle due to the ridiculousness, something he would usually never do during a game if the shocked reaction from his younger teammate is anything to go by.
** On one occasion Daichi [[ButtMonkey calls Asahi a dumbass]]. The tone he uses sounds similar to how Kageyama calls Hinata one, which amuses Asahi so much that he (along with Sugawara) asks Daichi to do it again.
** In Tsubakihara's Round 1 Nationals match, their pinch server is subbed into the first set. However, he's so nervous that [[spoiler:he sends the ball flying into the ace Teradomari's head]], much to everyone's shock. Despite [[spoiler:having just lost the set thanks to this error]], the captain Echigo can't contain his laughter because he finds it too hilarious.
** Bokuto yells out mid-match, during a tense moment, that he's tired and that volleyball is tiring. Everyone around him is dumbfounded by this sudden CaptainObvious outburst. The captain of the opposing team, [[spoiler:Kiryuu]], can't help but let out a chuckle due to the ridiculousness, something he would usually never do during a game if the shocked reaction from his younger teammate is anything to go by.
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* ArtShift: The manga and manga can go from SuperDeformed drawings (often for comedic effect) to amazingly stunning artwork (especially in epic or emotional scenes) in one page or second.
* ArtShiftedSequel: Season 4 of the anime adaptation marks the debut of the new art style. While Seasons 1-3 of the anime generally retains the original character designs, they also have some stylistic differences from the manga (such as the slightly different hair and eyes and the toned down muscles); the Season 4 designs still resembles the previous anime style while also following the later manga art more closely.
* ArtShiftedSequel: Season 4 of the anime adaptation marks the debut of the new art style. While Seasons 1-3 of the anime generally retains the original character designs, they also have some stylistic differences from the manga (such as the slightly different hair and eyes and the toned down muscles); the Season 4 designs still resembles the previous anime style while also following the later manga art more closely.
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* ArtShift: ArtShift:
** The manga andmanga anime can go from SuperDeformed drawings (often for comedic effect) to amazingly stunning artwork (especially in epic or emotional scenes) in one page or second.
** During Kyoutani's first play against Karasuno in the anime, the art style shifts into a highly frenetic, heavily-inked style more reminiscent of Street Fighter than the rest of the series.
* ArtShiftedSequel: Season 4 of the anime adaptation marks the debut of the new art style. While Seasons 1-3 of the animegenerally retains matches the original character designs, they also have initial manga design, it does not reflect the gradual art-shift the manga underwent; and so by Season 3 the anime had some stylistic differences from compared to the manga chapters it was adapting (such as the slightly different hair and eyes and the toned down muscles); the muscles). The Season 4 designs still resembles the previous anime style while also following follows the later manga art more closely.
** The manga and
** During Kyoutani's first play against Karasuno in the anime, the art style shifts into a highly frenetic, heavily-inked style more reminiscent of Street Fighter than the rest of the series.
* ArtShiftedSequel: Season 4 of the anime adaptation marks the debut of the new art style. While Seasons 1-3 of the anime
* BaitAndSwitch: The Johzenji team attempt to imitate Karasuno’s synchronized attack after seeing it just once, surprising everyone. The build-up hints that a really badass moment is coming… and they just fail spectacularly, much to Karasuno's confusion (and Johzenji's coach and manager's embarrassment).
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* BookEnds: One of the first things Hinata does with Kageyama when applying for the volleyball club is attempting to receive his serves at the gym. [[spoiler:A flashback of their third year, on the day of their graduation (and so at the end of their high school journey, shows him and Kageyama doing the same thing--only this time, Hinata is able to receive it perfectly.]]
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* BookEnds: One of the first things Hinata does with Kageyama when applying for the volleyball club is attempting to receive his serves at the gym. [[spoiler:A flashback of their third year, on the day of their graduation (and so at the end of their high school journey, journey), shows him and Kageyama doing the same thing--only this time, Hinata is able to receive it perfectly.]]
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* CastFullOfPrettyBoys: Although only Oikawa is explicitly stated to be attractive, the character designs of most guys are generally easy on the eyes.
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* CastFullOfPrettyBoys: Although only Oikawa is explicitly stated to be attractive, the character designs of most guys are generally easy on the eyes.eyes and strongly outnumber the female cast (justified as this series focuses on boys' volleyball).
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** After the conclusion of the Spring High Preliminaries in Miyagi, Chapters 190 to 206 (adapted as two [=OVAs=] which act as a prequel to Season 4) shifts the attention to the Tokyo preliminaries which is where Nekoma and Fukurodani are competing. The arc focuses on two matches -- Nekoma vs. Fukurodani, and [[spoiler:Nekoma vs. Nohebi]]. Character development and backstories of a few Nekoma members are shown at this point.
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** After the conclusion of the Spring High Preliminaries in Miyagi, Chapters 190 to 206 (adapted as two [=OVAs=] an OVA which act acts as a prequel to Season 4) shifts the attention to the Tokyo preliminaries which is where Nekoma and Fukurodani are competing. The arc focuses on two matches -- Nekoma vs. Fukurodani, and [[spoiler:Nekoma vs. Nohebi]]. Character development and backstories of a few Nekoma members are shown at this point.
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* EpicFail: The Johzenji team attempt to imitate Karasuno’s synchronized attack after seeing it just once, surprising everyone. The build-up hints that a really badass moment is coming… and they just fail spectacularly, much to Karasuno's confusion (and Johzenji's coach and manager's embarrassment).
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** The Little Giant, Tanaka’s older sister Saeko and Tsukishima’s older brother Akiteru all attended Karasuno at the same time, with Akiteru being a year older. However, only Akiteru and the Small Giant were acquainted with each other at the time thanks to being club members. Saeko had personally encountered the Small Giant just once during one of his practices; and she only knew Akiteru by his surname which she remembers when finding out Tsukishima (Kei) is on the current Karasuno team, and she doesn't seem to recognise him when she catches him at the Shiratorizawa match.
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** The Little Giant, Tanaka’s older sister Saeko and Tsukishima’s older brother Akiteru all attended Karasuno at the same time, with Akiteru being a year older. However, only Akiteru and the Small Giant were acquainted with each other at the time thanks to being club members. Saeko had personally encountered the Small Giant just once during one of his practices; and she only knew Akiteru by his surname which she remembers when finding out (Kei) Tsukishima (Kei) is on the current Karasuno team, and she doesn't seem to recognise him when she catches him at the Shiratorizawa match.
* FlungClothing: Jackets are sometimes thrown off right before a match for dramatic effect. PlayedForLaughs with Bokuto, who's shown twice flinging off his jacket to make his epic entrance to the court... followed by Akaashi scrambling to retrieve it.
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* GratuitousForeignLanguage: [[spoiler:Having now lived in Brazil for about a year, post-TimeSkip Hinata is occasionally seen communicating in Portuguese with the residents there. Since he still has his heavy Japanese accent, the pronunciation doesn't come out completely right (eg. ''acoruda'' instead of ''acorda'' (wake up), ''voce atorazara'' instead of ''voce atrazara'' (you'll be late).]]
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* GratuitousForeignLanguage: [[spoiler:Having now lived in Brazil for about a year, post-TimeSkip Hinata is occasionally seen communicating in Portuguese with the residents there. Since he still has his heavy Japanese accent, the pronunciation doesn't come out completely right (eg. ''acoruda'' instead of ''acorda'' (wake up), ''voce atorazara'' instead of ''voce atrazara'' (you'll be late). Portuguese is frequently included throughout the Brazil arc, although not always accurately.]]
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* {{Irony}}: In the practice match against Aoba Johsai, Oikawa points out that Karasuno is still very inexperienced at receives, and repeatedly aims for their weakest receivers (Tsukishima and Hinata). In their Spring High preliminaries match, Aoba Johsai loses their decisive and last point thanks to an unsuccessful receive, and from Oikawa, no less (although [[JustifiedTrope it is pointed out]] that if Aoba Johsai's block hadn't touched the ball and changed its course, he probably would have received it pretty well).
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* {{Irony}}: {{Irony}}:
** In the practice match against Aoba Johsai, Oikawa points out that Karasuno is still very inexperienced at receives, and repeatedly aims for their weakest receivers (Tsukishima and Hinata). In their Spring High preliminaries match, Aoba Johsai loses their decisive and last point thanks to an unsuccessful receive, and from Oikawa, no less (although [[JustifiedTrope it is pointed out]] that if Aoba Johsai's block hadn't touched the ball and changed its course, he probably would have received it prettywell).well).
** Ushijima makes it clear he disapproves of Kageyama as a setter and doesn't consider him worthy of being a part of Shiratorizawa (a school he had tried to apply for). [[spoiler:Several years later, when Kageyama is at the locker room and sees the selfie of Hinata and Oikawa, who does he show it to? His V-League teammate... Ushijima.]]
** In the practice match against Aoba Johsai, Oikawa points out that Karasuno is still very inexperienced at receives, and repeatedly aims for their weakest receivers (Tsukishima and Hinata). In their Spring High preliminaries match, Aoba Johsai loses their decisive and last point thanks to an unsuccessful receive, and from Oikawa, no less (although [[JustifiedTrope it is pointed out]] that if Aoba Johsai's block hadn't touched the ball and changed its course, he probably would have received it pretty
** Ushijima makes it clear he disapproves of Kageyama as a setter and doesn't consider him worthy of being a part of Shiratorizawa (a school he had tried to apply for). [[spoiler:Several years later, when Kageyama is at the locker room and sees the selfie of Hinata and Oikawa, who does he show it to? His V-League teammate... Ushijima.]]
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* SempaiKohai: High school teams comprise at least first and second years (third years too if they've not retired yet), so upperclassman/underclassman interactions typically see in Japan are in play. They're usually straightforward (with the juniors being polite to the seniors), but it plays some importance in some relationships:
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* SempaiKohai: High school teams comprise at least first and second years (third years too if they've not retired yet), so upperclassman/underclassman interactions typically see seen in Japan are in play. They're usually straightforward (with the juniors being polite to the seniors), but it plays some importance in some relationships:
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** Kenma appears to resent this kind of relationship, because his former underclassmen from the volleyball club used to ignore him and see whatever he had to say as impertinence, just because he was an underclassman. He even promptly stops Hinata from getting worked up (he assumed Kenma was his age and wasn't using formal speech) just because he's an upperclassman.
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** Kenma appears to resent this kind of relationship, because his former underclassmen upperclassmen from the volleyball club used to ignore him and see whatever he had to say as impertinence, just because he was an underclassman. He even promptly stops Hinata from getting worked up (he assumed Kenma was his age and wasn't using formal speech) just because he's an upperclassman.
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** In Chapter 370 in Hinata's room, copies of the ''Manga/OnePiece'' manga and ''Manga/DragonBall'' anime can be seen. [[spoiler:They're also in different languages, helping Hinata get by while he is staying in Brazil for training.]]
** The second Inarizaki chapter of ''Haikyuu-bu!!'' is titled "Miya's Name"/"''Miya no Na wa''", parodying ''Anime/YourName''. Appropriately, the plot involves the Miyas (and Aran) getting their bodies switched; when it first happens, the brothers TitleDrop the movie's Japanese name and ask each other, ''"Kimi/Omee no na wa!?"''/ "What is your name!?" [[note]](Or as the fan translation goes, "Is this ''Your Name''!?")[[/note]]
** The second Inarizaki chapter of ''Haikyuu-bu!!'' is titled "Miya's Name"/"''Miya no Na wa''", parodying ''Anime/YourName''. Appropriately, the plot involves the Miyas (and Aran) getting their bodies switched; when it first happens, the brothers TitleDrop the movie's Japanese name and ask each other, ''"Kimi/Omee no na wa!?"''/ "What is your name!?" [[note]](Or as the fan translation goes, "Is this ''Your Name''!?")[[/note]]
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** In Chapter 370 in Hinata's room, copies of the ''Manga/OnePiece'' manga and ''Manga/DragonBall'' anime can be seen. [[spoiler:They're also in different languages, helping Hinata get by while he is staying in Brazil for training.]] ''One Piece'' is referenced again, along with ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' and ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'', a few chapters later in a flashback when [[spoiler:Hinata and Pedro started hitting it off after Hinata first moved to Brazil, with the two bonding over their mutual love for ''One Piece'' and Pedro offering to show Hinata his Portuguese-dubbed recordings of ''Naruto'' and ''My Hero Academia''.]]
** The second Inarizaki chapter of ''Haikyuu-bu!!'' is titled "Miya's Name"/"''Miya no Na wa''", parodying ''Anime/YourName''. Appropriately, the plot involves the Miyas (and Aran) getting their bodies switched; when it first happens, thebrothers Miyas TitleDrop the movie's Japanese name and ask each other, ''"Kimi/Omee no na wa!?"''/ "What is your name!?" [[note]](Or as the fan translation goes, "Is this ''Your Name''!?")[[/note]]
** The second Inarizaki chapter of ''Haikyuu-bu!!'' is titled "Miya's Name"/"''Miya no Na wa''", parodying ''Anime/YourName''. Appropriately, the plot involves the Miyas (and Aran) getting their bodies switched; when it first happens, the
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** The first opening spoils that there are two more Karasuno players, Nishinoya and Asahi - when the first years joined, Asahi had quit and Nishinoya was briefly suspended from club activities because their match against Date Tech the previous tournament left Asahi depressed and Nishinoya accidentally hit the vice-principal when he got too angry about him leaving. It also spoils Ukai becoming Karasuno's coach, first as a temporary one after giving in to Takeda's pestering, then their official one after he becomes determined to win again Nekoma.
** The second opening of the second season spoils the outcomes of Karasuno's matches in the Spring High. It's show like a highlight reel of the tournament, showing big plays and, since they're playing four different teams, the fact that Karasuno must have won at least three matches.
** The second opening of the second season spoils the outcomes of Karasuno's matches in the Spring High. It's show like a highlight reel of the tournament, showing big plays and, since they're playing four different teams, the fact that Karasuno must have won at least three matches.
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** The first opening spoils that there are two more Karasuno players, Nishinoya and Asahi - when the first years joined, join the club, Asahi had quit and Nishinoya was briefly suspended from club activities because their match against Date Tech the previous tournament left Asahi depressed and Nishinoya accidentally hit the vice-principal when he got too angry about him leaving.activities. It also spoils Ukai becoming Karasuno's coach, first as a temporary one after giving in to Takeda's pestering, then their official one after he becomes determined to win again Nekoma.
** The second opening of the second season spoils the outcomes of Karasuno's matches in the Spring High. It'sshow shown like a highlight reel of the tournament, showing big plays and, since they're playing four different teams, the fact that Karasuno must have won at least three matches.
** The second opening of the second season spoils the outcomes of Karasuno's matches in the Spring High. It's
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* TigerVersusDragon: Averted with Karasuno and Nekoma whose AnimalMotifs are crows vs cats, but played straight with players Tanaka and Yamamoto from those teams respectively, whose given names’ first and last characters (''Ryuu''nosuke and Take''tora''), respectively, mean "Dragon" and "Tiger". [[spoiler:When their sisters encounter each other (not knowing who they are) the night before the two teams play each other at Spring High, their respective animals are drawn in the background to symbolise this rivalry.]]
* TimeSkip: [[spoiler:The final arc takes place five years after Karasuno's loss at Nationals, with Hinata now in Brazil for beach volleyball training. The events of his remaining high school years, as well as the whereabouts of the first years, are briefly summarised by Yachi's narration.]]
* TimeSkip: [[spoiler:The final arc takes place five years after Karasuno's loss at Nationals, with Hinata now in Brazil for beach volleyball training. The events of his remaining high school years, as well as the whereabouts of the first years, are briefly summarised by Yachi's narration.]]
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* TigerVersusDragon: Averted with Karasuno and Nekoma whose AnimalMotifs are crows vs cats, but played Played straight with players Tanaka and Yamamoto from those teams respectively, Yamamoto, whose given names’ first and last characters (''Ryuu''nosuke and Take''tora''), respectively, mean "Dragon" and "Tiger". [[spoiler:When their sisters encounter each other (not knowing who they are) the night before the two teams play each other at Spring High, their respective animals are drawn in the background to symbolise this rivalry.]]
*TimeSkip: TimeSkip:
** After Hinata's brutal loss to Kageyama in his only junior high school match, the series skips to nearly a year later where Hinata's starts attending Karasuno and is about to join the volleyball team... and finds out Kageyama is also there. All in the first chapter.
** [[spoiler:The final arc takes place five years after Karasuno's loss at Nationals, with Hinata now in Brazil for beach volleyball training. The events of his remaining high school years, as well as the whereabouts of the first years, are briefly summarised by Yachi's narration.]]
** In Chapter 377, [[spoiler:it's March 2018 when Hinata leaves Brazil to return to Japan and go to the tryouts for MSBY Black Jackals, a team that includes Bokuto and Atsumu]]. The next chapter jumps to [[spoiler:eight months later, when MSBY (now including Hinata) is about to play a match with Schweiden Adlers, a team that includes Kageyama, Ushijima and Hoshiumi.]]
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** After Hinata's brutal loss to Kageyama in his only junior high school match, the series skips to nearly a year later where Hinata's starts attending Karasuno and is about to join the volleyball team... and finds out Kageyama is also there. All in the first chapter.
** [[spoiler:The final arc takes place five years after Karasuno's loss at Nationals, with Hinata now in Brazil for beach volleyball training. The events of his remaining high school years, as well as the whereabouts of the first years, are briefly summarised by Yachi's narration.]]
** In Chapter 377, [[spoiler:it's March 2018 when Hinata leaves Brazil to return to Japan and go to the tryouts for MSBY Black Jackals, a team that includes Bokuto and Atsumu]]. The next chapter jumps to [[spoiler:eight months later, when MSBY (now including Hinata) is about to play a match with Schweiden Adlers, a team that includes Kageyama, Ushijima and Hoshiumi.]]
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** The second Inarizaki chapter of ''Haikyuu-bu!!'' is titled "Miya's Name"/"''Miya no Na wa''", parodying ''Anime/YourName''. Appropriately, the plot involves the Miyas (and Aran) getting their bodies switched; when it first happens, the brothers TitleDrop the movie's Japanese name and ask each other, ''"Kimi/Omee no na wa!?"''/ "What is your name!?" [[note]](Or as the fan translation goes, "Is this ''Your Name''!?")[[/npye]]
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** The second Inarizaki chapter of ''Haikyuu-bu!!'' is titled "Miya's Name"/"''Miya no Na wa''", parodying ''Anime/YourName''. Appropriately, the plot involves the Miyas (and Aran) getting their bodies switched; when it first happens, the brothers TitleDrop the movie's Japanese name and ask each other, ''"Kimi/Omee no na wa!?"''/ "What is your name!?" [[note]](Or as the fan translation goes, "Is this ''Your Name''!?")[[/npye]]Name''!?")[[/note]]
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** The second Inarizaki chapter of ''Haikyuu-bu!!'' is titled "Miya's Name"/"''Miya no Na wa''", parodying ''Anime/YourName''. Appropriately, the plot involves the Miyas (and Aran) getting their bodies switched; when it first happens, the brothers TitleDrop the movie's Japanese name and ask each other, ''"Kimi/Omee no na wa!?"''/ "What is your name!?" [[note]](Or as the fan translation goes, "Is this ''Your Name''!?").
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** The second Inarizaki chapter of ''Haikyuu-bu!!'' is titled "Miya's Name"/"''Miya no Na wa''", parodying ''Anime/YourName''. Appropriately, the plot involves the Miyas (and Aran) getting their bodies switched; when it first happens, the brothers TitleDrop the movie's Japanese name and ask each other, ''"Kimi/Omee no na wa!?"''/ "What is your name!?" [[note]](Or as the fan translation goes, "Is this ''Your Name''!?").Name''!?")[[/npye]]
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** The trope comes up at Spring High, but is defied just as often. Spring High emphasises that no matter how strong your team is, victory isn't guaranteed and anything can happen from being outplayed to just getting bad luck. To drive the point home, out of the top four seeded teams, [[spoiler:''none'' of them make it to the semifinals; Inarizaki loses to Karasuno in Round 2, the unrevealed third seed loses offscreen in Round 3, and Mujinazaka and Itachiyama (which both boast a Top 3 Ace) lose in the quarterfinals]]. Out of all the losses, [[spoiler:Inarizaki's loss to Karasuno is particularly surprising since they were runners-up at Interhigh, comprise a couple of top-tier members, and were one of the favourites to win the tournament; this shock victory is where everyone truly starts paying attention to Karasuno]]. Karasuno, meanwhile, [[spoiler:isn't able to play this trope straight to the very end, ending their surprise run to a three-set loss to the freakishly talented Kamomedai, and in a devastating fashion.]]
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** The trope comes up at Spring High, but is defied just as often. Spring High emphasises that no matter how strong your team is, victory isn't guaranteed and anything can happen from being outplayed to just getting bad luck. To drive the point home, out of the top four seeded teams, [[spoiler:''none'' of them make it to the semifinals; Inarizaki loses to Karasuno in Round 2, the unrevealed third seed loses offscreen in Round 3, and Mujinazaka and Itachiyama (which both boast a Top 3 Ace) lose in the quarterfinals]]. Out of all the losses, [[spoiler:Inarizaki's loss to Karasuno is particularly surprising since they were runners-up at Interhigh, comprise a couple of top-tier members, and were one of the favourites to win the tournament; this shock victory is where everyone truly starts paying attention to Karasuno]]. Karasuno, meanwhile, [[spoiler:isn't able to play this trope straight to the very end, ending their surprise run to at the quarterfinals in a three-set loss to the freakishly talented Kamomedai, and in a devastating fashion.]]
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** Seagulls for ''Kamome''dai, with the ace Hoshiumi strongly resembling one.
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* ArtShiftedSequel: Season 4 of the anime adaptation marks the debut of the new art style. While Seasons 1-3 of the anime generally retains the original character designs, they also have some stylistic differences from the manga (such as the slightly different hair and eyes and the toned down muscles); the Season 4 designs still resembles the previous anime style while also following the manga art more closely.
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* ArtShiftedSequel: Season 4 of the anime adaptation marks the debut of the new art style. While Seasons 1-3 of the anime generally retains the original character designs, they also have some stylistic differences from the manga (such as the slightly different hair and eyes and the toned down muscles); the Season 4 designs still resembles the previous anime style while also following the later manga art more closely.
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* ManlyTears: It's not unusual for the losing boys' volleyball team to tear up after the match.
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* ManlyTears: It's not unusual for the losing boys' volleyball team (or even the winning team, if the victory means a lot) to tear up after the match.
** Karasuno's third years all hug each other and tear up after just beating Shiratorizawa, realizing they are finally going to Nationals in their final attempt.
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* MiracleRally: A team having to come back fron a one-set deficit to a win match comes up now and then, especially if saving match points are involved. Karasuno's victory against Shiratorizawa is one such example; originally down 2 sets to 1, they have to fight off multiple match points in both Sets 4 and 5 thanks to some miraculous play.
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* MiracleRally: A team having to come back fron from a one-set deficit to a win a match comes up now and then, especially if saving match points are involved. Karasuno's victory against Shiratorizawa is one such example; originally down 2 two sets to 1, one, they have to fight off multiple match points in both Sets 4 and 5 thanks to some miraculous play.
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** The trope comes up at Spring High, but is defied just as often. Spring High emphasises that no matter how strong your team is, victory isn't guaranteed and anything can happen from being outplayed to just getting bad luck. To drive the point home, out of the top four seeded teams, [[spoiler:''none'' of them make it to the semifinals; Inarizaki loses to Karasuno in Round 2, the unrevealed third seed loses offscreen in Round 3, and Mujinazaka and Itachiyama (which both boast a Top 3 Ace) lose in the quarterfinals]]. Out of all the losses, [[spoiler:Inarizaki's loss to Karasuno is particularly surprising since they were runners-up at Interhigh, comprise a couple of top-tier members, and were one of the favourites to win the tournament; this shock victory is where everyone truly starts paying attention to Karasuno]]. Karasuno, meanwhile, [[spoiler:isn't able to play this trope straight to the very end, losing to the freakishly talented Kamomedai in three sets, and in a devastating fashion.]]
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** The trope comes up at Spring High, but is defied just as often. Spring High emphasises that no matter how strong your team is, victory isn't guaranteed and anything can happen from being outplayed to just getting bad luck. To drive the point home, out of the top four seeded teams, [[spoiler:''none'' of them make it to the semifinals; Inarizaki loses to Karasuno in Round 2, the unrevealed third seed loses offscreen in Round 3, and Mujinazaka and Itachiyama (which both boast a Top 3 Ace) lose in the quarterfinals]]. Out of all the losses, [[spoiler:Inarizaki's loss to Karasuno is particularly surprising since they were runners-up at Interhigh, comprise a couple of top-tier members, and were one of the favourites to win the tournament; this shock victory is where everyone truly starts paying attention to Karasuno]]. Karasuno, meanwhile, [[spoiler:isn't able to play this trope straight to the very end, losing ending their surprise run to a three-set loss to the freakishly talented Kamomedai in three sets, Kamomedai, and in a devastating fashion.]]
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''Haikyuu!!'' (meaning [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin "Volleyball"]]) is written and illustrated by Haruichi Furudate, and is currently being published in ''[[Magazine/ShonenJump Weekly Shounen Jump]]''. An anime adaptation aired during the Spring2014Anime season for two cours produced by Creator/ProductionIG, and has been licensed by Sentai Filmworks in America. The second season aired as part of the Fall2015Anime season, and the third season aired as part of the Fall 2016 season. The fourth season was announced for January 2020 alongside two [=OVAs=] titled "Land vs. Sky" and "The Ball's Path"; unlike the previous [=OVAs=] (which are anime original), these ones are adaptations of the Tokyo Preliminaries arc which star Nekoma and Fukurodani and takes place prior to Season 4. The series has also been adapted into a series stage plays in Japan since October 2015, called ''Hyper Projection Engeki Haikyuu!!''.
'''Spoilers prior to Season 3 are unmarked.'''
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''Haikyuu!!'' (meaning [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin "Volleyball"]]) is written and illustrated by Haruichi Furudate, and is currently being published in ''[[Magazine/ShonenJump Weekly Shounen Jump]]''. An anime adaptation aired during the Spring2014Anime season for two cours produced by Creator/ProductionIG, and has been licensed by Sentai Filmworks in America. The second season aired as part of the Fall2015Anime season, and the third season aired as part of the Fall 2016 season. The fourth season was announced for January 2020 alongside two [=OVAs=] titled "Land vs. Sky" and "The Ball's Path"; unlike Path". Unlike the previous [=OVAs=] (which are anime original), these ones are adaptations of contain manga content; they adapt the Tokyo Preliminaries arc which star Nekoma and Fukurodani and takes take place prior to Season 4. The series has also been adapted into a series stage plays in Japan since October 2015, called ''Hyper Projection Engeki Haikyuu!!''.
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* BookEnds: One of the first things Hinata does with Kageyama when applying for the volleyball club is attempting to receive his serves at the gym. [[spoiler:A flashback of their third year, on the day of their graduation (and so at the end of their high school journey, shows him and Kageyama doing the same thing--only this time, Hinata is able to receive it perfectly.]]
* BrickJoke: At the Tokyo summer training camp, when Tsukishima tries to ask some of the Tokyo upperclassmen why they're so passionate about volleyball, Kuroo and Bokuto go offtrack when they start discussing how ''tada no bukatsu'' ("just a club") sounds like a name (Tada Nobukatsu, in Japanese naming order). When [[spoiler:Karasuno and Nekoma play each other at Nationals]], Kuroo teasingly addresses Tsukishima as "Nobukatsu-kun" while trying to give him advice.
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* DarkHorseVictory: The unexpected result of the Spring High preliminaries in Miyagi. [[spoiler: ''No one'' sees Karasuno coming since everyone's focused on powerhouses like Shiratorizawa and Aoba Johsai (who Karasuno previously lost to at Interhigh). When Karasuno defeats Aoba Johsai, the TV news focuses on Aoba Johsai's loss and laments how they wouldn't be participating in the finals. When Karasuno wins in the finals, the audience is completely stunned since Shiratorizawa were the expected victors.]]
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* DarkHorseVictory: The unexpected result of the Spring High preliminaries in Miyagi. [[spoiler: ''No one'' sees Karasuno coming since everyone's focused on powerhouses like Shiratorizawa and Aoba Johsai (who Karasuno previously lost to at Interhigh). When Karasuno defeats Aoba Johsai, the TV news focuses on Aoba Johsai's loss and laments how they wouldn't be participating in the finals. When Karasuno wins in the finals, the audience is completely stunned since Shiratorizawa were the expected victors.]]
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** Taken UpToEleven during Karasuno's Spring High preliminary final against Shiratorizawa. [[spoiler:The match goes to a full five sets, ''and'' Karasuno has to fight through deuces for every set they win. Even the final set, which only needs to be won in 15 points minimum, ends up being a final score of 21-19 in Karasuno's favour.]]
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** Taken UpToEleven during Karasuno's Spring High preliminary final against Shiratorizawa. [[spoiler:The The match goes to a full five sets, ''and'' Karasuno has to fight through deuces for every set they win. Even the final set, which only needs to be won in 15 points minimum, ends up being a final score of 21-19 in Karasuno's favour.]]
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** The Small Giant, Tanaka’s older sister Saeko and Tsukishima’s older brother Akiteru all attended Karasuno at the same time, with Akiteru being a year older. However, only Akiteru and the Small Giant were acquainted with each other at the time thanks to being club members. Saeko had personally encountered the Small Giant just once during one of his practices; and she only knew Akiteru by his surname which she remembers when finding out Tsukishima (Kei) is on the current Karasuno team, and she doesn't seem to recognise him when she catches him at the Shiratorizawa match.
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** The Small Little Giant, Tanaka’s older sister Saeko and Tsukishima’s older brother Akiteru all attended Karasuno at the same time, with Akiteru being a year older. However, only Akiteru and the Small Giant were acquainted with each other at the time thanks to being club members. Saeko had personally encountered the Small Giant just once during one of his practices; and she only knew Akiteru by his surname which she remembers when finding out Tsukishima (Kei) is on the current Karasuno team, and she doesn't seem to recognise him when she catches him at the Shiratorizawa match.
* GratuitousForeignLanguage: [[spoiler:Having now lived in Brazil for about a year, post-TimeSkip Hinata is occasionally seen communicating in Portuguese with the residents there. Since he still has his heavy Japanese accent, the pronunciation doesn't come out completely right (eg. ''acoruda'' instead of ''acorda'' (wake up), ''voce atorazara'' instead of ''voce atrazara'' (you'll be late).]]
* HypocriticalHumour:
** In a flashback at one of the training camps, Hinata gushes over Bokuto's t-shirt he got from Nationals which describes the three rules of being an ace (he must inspire his teammates, break all walls, and hit every ball decisively). Right after the flashback ends, the ever-so-reliable Bokuto (with a pained look on his face) asks his team "How do I normally hit cross court shots again?" during their match, much to everyone's annoyance.
** Chapter 14 of ''Haikyuu-bu!!'' has the Miya brothers complain about their individuality not being recognised by others. When they swap bodies with each other, they're willing to go along with Suna's plan to just flip their hairstyles because it's too troublesome to fix the situation and nothing's really changed anyway (prompting Aran to point out the hypocrisy).
** In a flashback at one of the training camps, Hinata gushes over Bokuto's t-shirt he got from Nationals which describes the three rules of being an ace (he must inspire his teammates, break all walls, and hit every ball decisively). Right after the flashback ends, the ever-so-reliable Bokuto (with a pained look on his face) asks his team "How do I normally hit cross court shots again?" during their match, much to everyone's annoyance.
** Chapter 14 of ''Haikyuu-bu!!'' has the Miya brothers complain about their individuality not being recognised by others. When they swap bodies with each other, they're willing to go along with Suna's plan to just flip their hairstyles because it's too troublesome to fix the situation and nothing's really changed anyway (prompting Aran to point out the hypocrisy).
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* MiracleRally: A team having to come back fron a one-set deficit to a win match comes up now and then, especially if saving match points are involved. [[spoiler:Karasuno's victory against Shiratorizawa is one such example; originally down 2 sets to 1, they have to fight off multiple match points in both Sets 4 and 5 to thanks to some miraculous play.]]
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* MiracleRally: A team having to come back fron a one-set deficit to a win match comes up now and then, especially if saving match points are involved. [[spoiler:Karasuno's Karasuno's victory against Shiratorizawa is one such example; originally down 2 sets to 1, they have to fight off multiple match points in both Sets 4 and 5 to thanks to some miraculous play.]]
* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome:
** Although the series doesn't cover it, narration reveals that [[spoiler:Hinata's second year in the TimeSkip Date Tech finally makes it to the Nationals stage for the first time in 11 years at Summer Interhigh, and do it by beating Karasuno (fresh off their Spring High run) no less]].
** Similarly, narration reveals that [[spoiler:during the TimeSkip Karasuno successfully makes it to Spring High in Hinata's second and third years, too. While they don't win either of those times, it shows that their run in first year was not a fluke and they've truly regained their status as a powerhouse school; the opponents they ''do'' lose to are Inarizaki and Itachiyama who are strong opponents to begin with, and with the loss to Itachiyama they place third at Nationals overall which is impressive]].
** Although the series doesn't cover it, narration reveals that [[spoiler:Hinata's second year in the TimeSkip Date Tech finally makes it to the Nationals stage for the first time in 11 years at Summer Interhigh, and do it by beating Karasuno (fresh off their Spring High run) no less]].
** Similarly, narration reveals that [[spoiler:during the TimeSkip Karasuno successfully makes it to Spring High in Hinata's second and third years, too. While they don't win either of those times, it shows that their run in first year was not a fluke and they've truly regained their status as a powerhouse school; the opponents they ''do'' lose to are Inarizaki and Itachiyama who are strong opponents to begin with, and with the loss to Itachiyama they place third at Nationals overall which is impressive]].
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** Tendou mutters "Dammit!" in horror during the final set of the Shiratorizawa vs Karasuno match when [[spoiler:Karasuno are about to do their synchronised attack on their match point and he realizes no one will be able to stop them]].
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** Shirabu looks horrified when his toss to Ushijima is off at the end of Set 2 and he realizes Tsukishima is about to take full advantage of that.
** Tendou mutters "Dammit!" in horror during the final set of the Shiratorizawa vs Karasuno match when[[spoiler:Karasuno Karasuno are about to do their synchronised attack on their match point and he realizes no one will be able to stop them]].them.
** Tendou mutters "Dammit!" in horror during the final set of the Shiratorizawa vs Karasuno match when
* OpposingSportsTeam: Mostly averted, as the opposing teams are honourable and passionate about volleyball, and are shown in a sympathetic light when fleshed out (often through backstories). The closest team that fits this trope is Nohebi at the Spring High Tokyo qualifiers -- the members have bad personalities, provoke their opponents in a nasty way, and suck up to the referees and linesmen so that any fouls they may have committed are overlooked. And even in their case, it's eventually shown that they too can be worthy opponents and are not ''that'' terrible.
* RepeatCut: Multiple cuts of one scene are often done in the anime, such as Tsukishima's epic block against Ushijima during the Karasuno vs Shiratorizawa match which is repeated from three different angles.
** Karasuno's "four idiots" have an obsession with Tokyo landmarks (namely, Tokyo Tower and the Skytree), and each idiot mistakes mundane buildings for them during the Tokyo training camps (to Nekoma's bemusement). [[spoiler:They finally see the actual Skytree on their way to Nationals, and Kuroo teasingly asks if they got to see it for real when they reunite at the tournament.]]
** Extra sketches promoting the manga frequently show Oikawa and Kuroo sulking together over how they still don't have a solo volume cover to themselves.
** Characters (especially Hinata) getting flustered and responding to praise gratitude with "Yes! No!", much to the confusion of the other person.
** Extra sketches promoting the manga frequently show Oikawa and Kuroo sulking together over how they still don't have a solo volume cover to themselves.
** Characters (especially Hinata) getting flustered and responding to praise gratitude with "Yes! No!", much to the confusion of the other person.
** In Chapter 370 in Hinata's room, copies of the ''Manga/OnePiece'' manga and ''Manga/DragonBall'' anime can be seen. [[spoiler:They're also in different languages, helping Hinata get by while he is staying in Brazil for training.]]
** The second Inarizaki chapter of ''Haikyuu-bu!!'' is titled "Miya's Name"/"''Miya no Na wa''", parodying ''Anime/YourName''. Appropriately, the plot involves the Miyas (and Aran) getting their bodies switched; when it first happens, the brothers TitleDrop the movie's Japanese name and ask each other, ''"Kimi/Omee no na wa!?"''/ "What is your name!?" [[note]](Or as the fan translation goes, "Is this ''Your Name''!?").
** The second Inarizaki chapter of ''Haikyuu-bu!!'' is titled "Miya's Name"/"''Miya no Na wa''", parodying ''Anime/YourName''. Appropriately, the plot involves the Miyas (and Aran) getting their bodies switched; when it first happens, the brothers TitleDrop the movie's Japanese name and ask each other, ''"Kimi/Omee no na wa!?"''/ "What is your name!?" [[note]](Or as the fan translation goes, "Is this ''Your Name''!?").
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* TimeSkip: [[spoiler:The final arc takes place five years after Karasuno's loss at Nationals.]]
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** The protagonist team Karasuno zig-zags this trope. On one hand, they've been nicknamed the "fallen crows" due to their drop in performance the past couple of years. On the other hand, they're a former powerhouse and have been described as a mediocre or middling team, neither bad nor good, and their starting lineup in the present timeline includes two people described in-story as geniuses (Kageyama and Nishinoya) and another described as having inhuman levels of stamina and reflexes (Hinata). So even when they are on the winning side of in-story upsets and this trope is in play, it's toned down. The trope is also averted at times to show that Karasuno still has areas to work on despite their improved lineup.
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** The protagonist team Karasuno zig-zags this trope. On one hand, they've been nicknamed the "fallen crows" due to their drop in performance the past couple of in recent years. On the other hand, they're a former powerhouse and have been described as a mediocre or middling team, neither bad nor good, and their starting lineup in the present timeline includes two people described in-story as geniuses (Kageyama and Nishinoya) and another described as having inhuman levels of stamina and reflexes (Hinata). So even when they are on the winning side of in-story upsets and this trope is in play, it's toned down. The trope is also averted at times to show that Karasuno still has areas to work on despite their improved lineup.
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*** In their revenge match up at the Spring High Preliminaries with Aoba Johsai, a school favored to reach the finals to battle it out against Shiratorizawa as they did the year prior, Karasuno wins in three tight sets, surprising everyone and giving ''them'' the chance to go up against the reigning Miyagi champions Shiratorizawa in the finals. [[spoiler:To everyone's further shock, they ''succeed'', propelling them to Nationals once more.]]
** At Nationals, [[spoiler:the second seeds Inarizaki, a powerhouse school that were runners-up at Interhigh and comprise at least a couple of top-tier members, are one of the favourites to win the tournament. Who beats them in their opening match in Round Two? Karasuno, in an incredibly tight three-set match. This shock victory is where everyone truly starts paying attention to them.]]
** However, by the time Karasuno's arc in Nationals ends, [[spoiler:they ultimately ''do'' lose, and in a devastating fashion.]]
** At Nationals, [[spoiler:the second seeds Inarizaki, a powerhouse school that were runners-up at Interhigh and comprise at least a couple of top-tier members, are one of the favourites to win the tournament. Who beats them in their opening match in Round Two? Karasuno, in an incredibly tight three-set match. This shock victory is where everyone truly starts paying attention to them.]]
** However, by the time Karasuno's arc in Nationals ends, [[spoiler:they ultimately ''do'' lose, and in a devastating fashion.]]
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*** In their revenge match up at the Spring High Preliminaries with Aoba Johsai, a school favored to reach the finals to battle it out against Shiratorizawa as they did the year prior, Karasuno wins in three tight sets, surprising everyone and giving ''them'' the chance to go up against the reigning Miyagi champions Shiratorizawa in the finals. [[spoiler:To To everyone's further shock, they ''succeed'', propelling them to Nationals once more.]]
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**At Nationals, [[spoiler:the second seeds Inarizaki, a powerhouse school The trope comes up at Spring High, but is defied just as often. Spring High emphasises that no matter how strong your team is, victory isn't guaranteed and anything can happen from being outplayed to just getting bad luck. To drive the point home, out of the top four seeded teams, [[spoiler:''none'' of them make it to the semifinals; Inarizaki loses to Karasuno in Round 2, the unrevealed third seed loses offscreen in Round 3, and Mujinazaka and Itachiyama (which both boast a Top 3 Ace) lose in the quarterfinals]]. Out of all the losses, [[spoiler:Inarizaki's loss to Karasuno is particularly surprising since they were runners-up at Interhigh and Interhigh, comprise at least a couple of top-tier members, are and were one of the favourites to win the tournament. Who beats them in their opening match in Round Two? Karasuno, in an incredibly tight three-set match. This tournament; this shock victory is where everyone truly starts paying attention to them.]]
** However, byKarasuno]]. Karasuno, meanwhile, [[spoiler:isn't able to play this trope straight to the time Karasuno's arc very end, losing to the freakishly talented Kamomedai in Nationals ends, [[spoiler:they ultimately ''do'' lose, three sets, and in a devastating fashion.]]
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* WakeUpCallBoss: The Interhigh match with Aoba Johsai is the first official loss Karasuno suffers after their revival, making it clear they still have a lot of work to do (especially Hinata and Kageyama's freak quick attack which is effective but vulnerable). This loss, along with a lot of other losses at their first Fukurodani Group training camp, is what motivates the whole team to sharpen up their skills and come up with new tactics.
* WhamLine:[[spoiler:"SEVERAL YEARS LATER"]] [[spoiler:"Several years later"]] in the wake of Nationals. Followed up by a WhamShot, depicting [[spoiler:a grown up Hinata, nowhere near Karasuno or Japan, having seemingly moved relocated to Brazil.Brazil for training.]]
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* WhamLine: [[spoiler:"SEVERAL YEARS LATER"]] in the wake of Nationals. Followed up by a WhamShot, depicting [[spoiler:a grown up Hinata, nowhere near Kasasuno Karasuno or Japan, having seemingly moved to Brazil.]]
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** However, by the time Karasuno's arc in Nationals ends, [[spoiler:they ultimately ''do'' lose, and in a devestating fashion.]]
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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 to work together so they can restore Karasuno to its former greatness.
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Upon entering Karasuno High School - the school "The Small Little Giant" attended - Hinata learns that he's now on the same team as Kageyama. The two must learn to work together so they can restore Karasuno to its former greatness.
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In junior high, Shouyou Hinata gained a sudden interest in volleyball due to seeing a match on television, which featured a star player 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, which no one joins, and practices rigorously by himself. Eventually he convinces enough people to make up a rag-tag team consisting of a couple of members who haven't even played volleyball before just so he could compete in a tournament. His team is quickly annihilated by Tobio Kageyama - "King of the Upper Court" - and his champion team. After suffering a miserable defeat, Hinata vows to defeat Kageyama and surpass him as a volleyball player.
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In junior high, Shouyou Hinata gained a sudden interest in volleyball due to seeing a match on television, which featured a star player nicknamed "The Small Little Giant", and yearned to follow in his footsteps to become a volleyball ace despite his short stature. Hinata starts his own volleyball club, which no one joins, and practices rigorously by himself. Eventually he convinces enough people to make up a rag-tag team consisting of a couple of members who haven't even played volleyball before just so he could compete in a tournament. His team is quickly annihilated by Tobio Kageyama - "King of the Upper Court" - and his champion team. After suffering a miserable defeat, Hinata vows to defeat Kageyama and surpass him as a volleyball player.
* ArtShiftedSequel: Season 4 of the anime adaptation marks the debut of the new art style. While Seasons 1-3 of the anime generally retains the original character designs, they also have some stylistic differences from the manga (such as the slightly different hair and eyes and the toned down muscles); the Season 4 designs still resembles the previous anime style while also following the manga art more closely.
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* BoringButPractical: Although flashy moves are often in play for epic effect (especially by Karasuno which boasts the freak quick attacl), many mundane techniques are also effectively used in matches. In particular, it's emphasised that no matter how good or ridiculous one's attacks are, receives should also take importance as they can render even the most crazy of attacks useless.
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* BoringButPractical: Although flashy moves are often in play for epic effect (especially by Karasuno which boasts the freak quick attacl), attack), many mundane techniques are also effectively used in matches. In particular, it's emphasised that no matter how good or ridiculous one's attacks are, receives should also take importance as they can render even the most crazy of attacks useless.
* CrossReferencedTitles: Chapters are sometimes named "[previous chapter title] 2" whenever they're meant to reference those aforementioned chapters in some way:
** Chapter 357 is called "Guide Part 2", referencing Chapter 298. [[spoiler:Both chapters have Tsukishima and Yamaguchi successfully carrying out their serve and block tactic, gaining momentum and also showing off their friendship. This tactic is what helps win Karasuno the second set in Chapter 357.]]
** Chapter 361 is titled "The View From the Top Part 2", which references Chapter 8. [[spoiler:Both chapters have Hinata spiking over a wall of blockers; Chapter 8 is the first time he and Kageyama do their freak quick, whereas Chapter 361 has the two pulling off an even more absurd quick attack at Nationals.]]
** Chapter 365 is "Endings and Beginnings Part 2", referencing Chapter 1. [[spoiler:Much like Chapter 1, Chapter 365 has Kageyama "beating" Hinata by standing on court the longest (Hinata is forced to retire from the match due to illness).]]
** Chapter 357 is called "Guide Part 2", referencing Chapter 298. [[spoiler:Both chapters have Tsukishima and Yamaguchi successfully carrying out their serve and block tactic, gaining momentum and also showing off their friendship. This tactic is what helps win Karasuno the second set in Chapter 357.]]
** Chapter 361 is titled "The View From the Top Part 2", which references Chapter 8. [[spoiler:Both chapters have Hinata spiking over a wall of blockers; Chapter 8 is the first time he and Kageyama do their freak quick, whereas Chapter 361 has the two pulling off an even more absurd quick attack at Nationals.]]
** Chapter 365 is "Endings and Beginnings Part 2", referencing Chapter 1. [[spoiler:Much like Chapter 1, Chapter 365 has Kageyama "beating" Hinata by standing on court the longest (Hinata is forced to retire from the match due to illness).]]
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** Karasuno's match against Datekou prior to the story was so one-sided that even Asahi, the ace, couldn't fight against their height.
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* EyeCatch: Different eyecatchs are rotated around each episode, and consist of players attempting to hit the drink bottle on the other side of the net with the ball with various results and reactions (such as Kageyama succeeding and getting excited about it, and Hinata failing to even get the ball over the net with Tsukishima and Yamaguchi snickering beside him).
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* EyeCatch: Different eyecatchs eyecatches are rotated around each episode, and consist of players attempting to hit the drink bottle on the other side of the net with the ball with various results and reactions (such as Kageyama succeeding and getting excited about it, and Hinata failing to even get the ball over the net with Tsukishima and Yamaguchi snickering beside him).
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* HateSink: Nohebi Academy. In a series where almost every opposing team is treated as [[WorthyOpponent sympathetic and honorable]], they stick out for having a SmugSnake as a captain and using dirty tactics like provoking their opponents with trash talk, deliberately obscuring the view of the flag referee, and sucking up to the net referee so that when they ''do'' make a foul it's overlooked. Considering that their match is a direct followup to the Nekoma vs. Fukurodani match, between two teams of [[FriendlyRival lovable rivals]], it makes quite a contrast.
* HeightAngst: Smaller players such as Hinata tend to angst a bit about their height. Justified as volleyball is a sport where height is advantageous, and it's extremely difficult to face off against players who are 6+ feet when you're below 5'8" or so. The libero is the one position where being small isn't a disadvantage, so players like Nishinoya aren't as fazed (although he is shown to be annoyed when Hinata points it out his short height).
* HeightAngst: Smaller players such as Hinata tend to angst a bit about their height. Justified as volleyball is a sport where height is advantageous, and it's extremely difficult to face off against players who are 6+ feet when you're below 5'8" or so. The libero is the one position where being small isn't a disadvantage, so players like Nishinoya aren't as fazed (although he is shown to be annoyed when Hinata points it out his short height).
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* HateSink: Nohebi Academy. In a series where almost every opposing team is treated as [[WorthyOpponent sympathetic and honorable]], they stick out for having a SmugSnake as a captain and using dirty tactics like provoking their opponents with trash talk, deliberately obscuring the view of the flag referee, and sucking up to the net referee so that when they ''do'' make a foul it's overlooked. Considering that their match is a direct followup follow-up to the Nekoma vs. Fukurodani match, between two teams of [[FriendlyRival lovable rivals]], it makes quite a contrast.
* HeightAngst: Smaller players such as Hinata tend to angst a bit about their height. Justified as volleyball is a sport where height is advantageous, and it's extremely difficult to face off against players who are 6+ feet when you're below 5'8" or so. The libero is the one position where being small isn't a disadvantage, so players like Nishinoya aren't as fazed (although he is shown to be annoyed when Hinata pointsit out his short height).
* HeightAngst: Smaller players such as Hinata tend to angst a bit about their height. Justified as volleyball is a sport where height is advantageous, and it's extremely difficult to face off against players who are 6+ feet when you're below 5'8" or so. The libero is the one position where being small isn't a disadvantage, so players like Nishinoya aren't as fazed (although he is shown to be annoyed when Hinata points
* ICanStillFight: Defied most of the time. Injuries naturally come up and players will try to convince their teams they can play on; however RealityEnsues, and the injured players get taken out for at least part of the match since they're in no shape to continue and need to prioritise their health.
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* MrExposition: Due to the average person's inexperience with volleyball and the typical plays, multiple characters' main roles (often as {{Combat Commentator}}s) are to talk about various rules and techniques to someone else, usually to TheWatson. For example, whenever he's not coaching, Ukai will often explain things to Takeda early in the series since he doesn't know much about the sport yet, and Shimada and Takinoue's constant presence in Karasuno's matches usually brings a lot of commentary which is handy for the ignorant like Saeko.
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* MiracleRally: A team having to come back fron a one-set deficit to a win match comes up now and then, especially if saving match points are involved. [[spoiler:Karasuno's victory against Shiratorizawa is one such example; originally down 2 sets to 1, they have to fight off multiple match points in both Sets 4 and 5 to thanks to some miraculous play.]]
* MrExposition:Due to Since the average person's inexperience with volleyball and the typical plays, reader/viewer isn't expected to be that knowledgeable about volleyball, multiple characters' main roles (often as {{Combat Commentator}}s) are to talk about various rules and techniques to someone else, usually to TheWatson. For example, whenever he's not coaching, Ukai will often explain things to Takeda early in the series since he doesn't know much about the sport yet, and Shimada and Takinoue's constant presence in Karasuno's matches usually brings a lot of commentary which is handy for the ignorant like Saeko.
* MrExposition:
* PyrrhicVictory: While Spring High usually only has one round of matches a day (and that's already tiring due to the high intensity), the third day is known as "Day Three Hell" because both Round 3 and the quarterfinals are played that day. That means teams that win their Round 3 match will have to deal with the exhaustion carrying over to their next match mere hours later, which can affect how well they play. [[spoiler:This is a factor to Karasuno's loss to Kamomedai in the quarterfinals -- putting aside the latter being ''very'' formidable opponents, Karasuno's condition is affected by their draining three-set win against Nekoma earlier that day. Two of the players hit hardest are Tsukishima and Hinata in Set 3; Tsukishima's stamina issues kick in and forces him to the bench, and Hinata is taken out of the match altogether because he's developed a fever from the lack of rest in between matches and concentrating a lot more than usual.]]
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** The first opening spoils that there are two more Karasuno players, Nishinoya and Asahi - when the first years joined, Asahi had quit and Nishinoya was briefly suspended from club activities because their match against Datekou the previous tournament left Asahi depressed and Nishinoya accidentally hit the vice-principal when he got too angry about him leaving. It also spoils Ukai becoming Karasuno's coach, first as a temporary one after giving in to Takeda's pestering, then their official one after he becomes determined to win again Nekoma.
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** The first opening spoils that there are two more Karasuno players, Nishinoya and Asahi - when the first years joined, Asahi had quit and Nishinoya was briefly suspended from club activities because their match against Datekou Date Tech the previous tournament left Asahi depressed and Nishinoya accidentally hit the vice-principal when he got too angry about him leaving. It also spoils Ukai becoming Karasuno's coach, first as a temporary one after giving in to Takeda's pestering, then their official one after he becomes determined to win again Nekoma.
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* TenMinuteRetirement: Karasuno's suffered from brief absences of players, with Ennoshita, Narita and Kinoshita briefly dropping out the previous year due to Coach Ukai Sr's harsh training and Asahi and Nishinoya missing from club activities at the beginning of the story thanks to a tough encounter with Datekou straining their relationship and mental fortitude (Nishinoya's one-week suspension also not helping his case).
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* TenMinuteRetirement: Karasuno's suffered from brief absences of players, with Ennoshita, Narita and Kinoshita briefly temporarily dropping out the previous year due to Coach Ukai Sr's harsh training and Asahi and Nishinoya missing from club activities at the beginning of the story thanks to a tough encounter with Datekou Date Tech straining their relationship and mental fortitude (Nishinoya's one-week suspension also not helping his case).
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* TigerVersusDragon: Averted with Karasuno and Nekoma whose AnimalMotifs are crows vs cats, but played straight with players Tanaka and Yamamoto from those teams respectively, whose given names’ first and last characters (''Ryuu''nosuke and Take''tora''), respectively, mean "Dragon" and "Tiger".
* TrainingFromHell: Coach Ukai Sr. apparently is a specialist in brutal training and put Karasuno through one of these.
* TrainingFromHell: Coach Ukai Sr. apparently is a specialist in brutal training and put Karasuno through one of these.
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* TigerVersusDragon: Averted with Karasuno and Nekoma whose AnimalMotifs are crows vs cats, but played straight with players Tanaka and Yamamoto from those teams respectively, whose given names’ first and last characters (''Ryuu''nosuke and Take''tora''), respectively, mean "Dragon" and "Tiger". \n [[spoiler:When their sisters encounter each other (not knowing who they are) the night before the two teams play each other at Spring High, their respective animals are drawn in the background to symbolise this rivalry.]]
* TrainingFromHell: Coach Ukai Sr. is apparentlyis a specialist in brutal training and put Karasuno through one of these.these in the previous year.
* TrainingFromHell: Coach Ukai Sr. is apparently
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* {{Four-Temperament Ensemble}}: The 4 first-year characters of Karasuno. Hinata (Sanguine), Kageyama (Choleric), Tsukishima (Melancholic), Yamaguchi (Phlegmatic)
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* {{Four-Temperament Ensemble}}: FourTemperamentEnsemble: The 4 first-year characters first year players of Karasuno. Karasuno:
** Hinata(Sanguine), is Sanguine, as he is a hyperactive and optimistic guy who's passionate about volleyball and communicates very well with others.
** Kageyama(Choleric), is Choleric, as he's a perfectionist who takes volleyball very seriously and can be bossy.
** Tsukishima(Melancholic), Melancholic, as he has an analytical approach to volleyball and is very aloof and unpleasant at times.
** Yamaguchi(Phlegmatic)is Phlegmatic, as he's a timid and gentle boy who lacks confidence early in the story.
** Hinata
** Kageyama
** Tsukishima
** Yamaguchi
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* {{Four-Temperament Ensemble}}: The 4 first-year characters of Karasuno. Hinata (Sanguine), Kageyama (Choleric), Tsukishima (Melancholic), Yamaguchi (Phlegmatic)
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* {{Four-Temperament {{Four-Temperament Ensemble}}: The 4 first-year characters of Karasuno. Hinata (Sanguine), Kageyama (Choleric), Tsukishima (Melancholic), Yamaguchi (Phlegmatic)
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* Four-Temperament Ensemble: The 4 first-year characters of Karasuno. Hinata (Sanguine), Kageyama (Choleric), Tsukishima (Melancholic), Yamaguchi (Phlegmatic)
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* Four-Temperament Ensemble: {{Four-Temperament Ensemble}}: The 4 first-year characters of Karasuno. Hinata (Sanguine), Kageyama (Choleric), Tsukishima (Melancholic), Yamaguchi (Phlegmatic)
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* Four Temperaments: The 4 first-year characters of Karasuno. Hinata (Sanguine), Kageyama (Choleric), Tsukishima (Melancholic), Yamaguchi (Phlegmatic)
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* Four Temperaments: Four-Temperament Ensemble: The 4 first-year characters of Karasuno. Hinata (Sanguine), Kageyama (Choleric), Tsukishima (Melancholic), Yamaguchi (Phlegmatic)
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* Four Temperaments: The 4 first-year characters of Karasuno. Hinata (Sanguine), Kageyama (Choleric), Tsukishima (Melancholic), Yamaguchi (Phlegmatic)
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Added recent official info about new season + moving character-specific examples to character pages. Paper Thin Disguise are for disguises that are obvious but still work (unfortunately for Kageyama and Akiteru they are noticed immediately)
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''Haikyuu!!'' (meaning [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin "Volleyball"]]) is written and illustrated by Haruichi Furudate, and is currently being published in ''[[Magazine/ShonenJump Weekly Shounen Jump]]''. An anime adaptation aired during the Spring2014Anime season for two cours produced by Creator/ProductionIG, and has been licensed by Sentai Filmworks in America. The second season aired as part of the Fall2015Anime season, and the third season aired as part of the Fall 2016 season. In December 2018, the fourth season was announced. Starting in October 2015, a stage play called ''Hyper Projection Engeki Haikyuu!!'' was released in Japan.
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''Haikyuu!!'' (meaning [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin "Volleyball"]]) is written and illustrated by Haruichi Furudate, and is currently being published in ''[[Magazine/ShonenJump Weekly Shounen Jump]]''. An anime adaptation aired during the Spring2014Anime season for two cours produced by Creator/ProductionIG, and has been licensed by Sentai Filmworks in America. The second season aired as part of the Fall2015Anime season, and the third season aired as part of the Fall 2016 season. In December 2018, the The fourth season was announced. Starting announced for January 2020 alongside two [=OVAs=] titled "Land vs. Sky" and "The Ball's Path"; unlike the previous [=OVAs=] (which are anime original), these ones are adaptations of the Tokyo Preliminaries arc which star Nekoma and Fukurodani and takes place prior to Season 4. The series has also been adapted into a series stage plays in Japan since October 2015, a stage play called ''Hyper Projection Engeki Haikyuu!!'' was released in Japan.
Haikyuu!!''.
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* AdaptedOut: Narita, Kinoshita, and Shimizu are not present in ''Hyper Projection Engeki Haikyuu!!''. Narita and Kinoshita are {{Bit Character}}s to begin with, and Shimizu's role (which is admittedly small early in the story) is delegated to the third-years and Ennoshita. Shimizu and Yachi are added in the later installments.
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* AdaptedOut: Narita, Kinoshita, and Shimizu Multiple characters are not present in ''Hyper Projection Engeki Haikyuu!!''. Narita Haikyuu!!'' plays due to budget and Kinoshita time constraints. Often their parts are {{Bit Character}}s given to begin with, and other characters in the play, for example Shimizu's role (which is admittedly small early in the story) is lines getting delegated to the third-years and Ennoshita. Ennoshita in the first play. Some characters get added in later installments, for example Shimizu and Yachi are added in the later installments. Kinoshita.
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* ArtShift: The manga and manga can go from chibi-like drawings to amazingly stunning artwork in one page or second.
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* ArtShift: The manga and manga can go from chibi-like SuperDeformed drawings (often for comedic effect) to amazingly stunning artwork (especially in epic or emotional scenes) in one page or second.
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* BirdsOfAFeather:
** Tanaka, Nishinoya and Nekoma's Yamamoto are all hot-blooded boisterous guys with similar personalities to one another. Tanaka and Yamamoto clash initially due to this, with their similar habit of picking fights with opponents over trivial things. They all also bond over their admiration for Shimizu.
** Hinata and Nishinoya get along instantly, as they're both short and very boisterous.
** Tanaka, Nishinoya and Nekoma's Yamamoto are all hot-blooded boisterous guys with similar personalities to one another. Tanaka and Yamamoto clash initially due to this, with their similar habit of picking fights with opponents over trivial things. They all also bond over their admiration for Shimizu.
** Hinata and Nishinoya get along instantly, as they're both short and very boisterous.
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* BirdsOfAFeather:
**BirdsOfAFeather: You can count on the more like-minded players to get along, whether they're from the same or opposing teams. This includes the hot-blooded Tanaka, Nishinoya and Nekoma's Yamamoto are all hot-blooded boisterous guys with similar personalities to one another. Tanaka and Yamamoto clash initially due to this, with their similar habit of picking fights with opponents over trivial things. They (who all also bond over their admiration for Shimizu.
**Shimizu) and the fellow boisterous shorties Hinata and Nishinoya get along instantly, as they're both short and very boisterous. Nishinoya.
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* BoringButPractical:
** Daichi's playstyle doesn't stand out much and mostly consists of receives, but he's a very good all-rounder and probably the most stable player on the team. Opponents are often annoyed by how frequently he thwarts their attacks and comment that Karasuno's defense would be a lot weaker without him, and when Tanaka accidentally collides with him and forces him from the game due to injury, his absence is ''very'' solely felt.
** Nekoma's entire play is summarised to be mundane but very effective. They have no outstanding moves but the steadiness and precision of their receives make it hard to predict who the ball will be tossed to.
** Shiratorizawa is an example of what happens when this trope is taken to its logical extreme. Oikawa says out that they use "all that is tried, true, and tested," while Ukai Keshin points out that their attacks are ridiculously simplistic, being "addition" compared to Karasuno's "multiplication". However, they're still the strongest team in Miyagi because they have incredible players and amazing individual power, and so their strategy just boils down to "give the ball to the player who can smash it." Their moves are flashy sometimes, but their overall style of play is pretty easy to understand.
* CallingYourAttacks:
** Downplayed during matches. On-court members of Karasuno will mentally yell out their synchronized attack whenever they plan to carry out this technique, which is justified because it needs everyone to work and if someone isn't on the same page the attack loses 1/4 of its effect.
** Nishinoya likes to call his rolling receives "Rolling Thunder" during practice, which no one but Hinata thinks is cool considering it's just a normal receive with a roll added.
** At one point in an omake, Satori Tendo decides to name his block "the shooting star". And then promptly calls it... while missing the block and falling the wrong direction.
-->'''Shirabu:''' [[DeadpanSnarker Wow, that really does look like a shooting star.]]
** Daichi's playstyle doesn't stand out much and mostly consists of receives, but he's a very good all-rounder and probably the most stable player on the team. Opponents are often annoyed by how frequently he thwarts their attacks and comment that Karasuno's defense would be a lot weaker without him, and when Tanaka accidentally collides with him and forces him from the game due to injury, his absence is ''very'' solely felt.
** Nekoma's entire play is summarised to be mundane but very effective. They have no outstanding moves but the steadiness and precision of their receives make it hard to predict who the ball will be tossed to.
** Shiratorizawa is an example of what happens when this trope is taken to its logical extreme. Oikawa says out that they use "all that is tried, true, and tested," while Ukai Keshin points out that their attacks are ridiculously simplistic, being "addition" compared to Karasuno's "multiplication". However, they're still the strongest team in Miyagi because they have incredible players and amazing individual power, and so their strategy just boils down to "give the ball to the player who can smash it." Their moves are flashy sometimes, but their overall style of play is pretty easy to understand.
* CallingYourAttacks:
** Downplayed during matches. On-court members of Karasuno will mentally yell out their synchronized attack whenever they plan to carry out this technique, which is justified because it needs everyone to work and if someone isn't on the same page the attack loses 1/4 of its effect.
** Nishinoya likes to call his rolling receives "Rolling Thunder" during practice, which no one but Hinata thinks is cool considering it's just a normal receive with a roll added.
** At one point in an omake, Satori Tendo decides to name his block "the shooting star". And then promptly calls it... while missing the block and falling the wrong direction.
-->'''Shirabu:''' [[DeadpanSnarker Wow, that really does look like a shooting star.]]
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* BoringButPractical:
** Daichi's playstyle doesn't stand out much and mostly consists of receives, but he's a very good all-rounder and probably the most stable player on the team. OpponentsBoringButPractical: Although flashy moves are often annoyed in play for epic effect (especially by Karasuno which boasts the freak quick attacl), many mundane techniques are also effectively used in matches. In particular, it's emphasised that no matter how frequently he thwarts their good or ridiculous one's attacks and comment that Karasuno's defense would be a lot weaker without him, and when Tanaka accidentally collides with him and forces him from the game due to injury, his absence is ''very'' solely felt.
** Nekoma's entire play is summarised to be mundane but very effective. They have no outstanding moves but the steadiness and precision of theirare, receives make it hard to predict who the ball will be tossed to.
** Shiratorizawa is an example of what happens when this trope is taken to its logical extreme. Oikawa says out thatshould also take importance as they use "all that is tried, true, and tested," while Ukai Keshin points out that their can render even the most crazy of attacks are ridiculously simplistic, being "addition" compared to Karasuno's "multiplication". However, they're still the strongest team in Miyagi because they have incredible useless.
* CallingYourAttacks: Calling out one's attacks is occasionally parodied by playersand amazing individual power, and so their strategy just boils down to "give the ball to the player who can smash it." Their moves are flashy sometimes, but their overall style of play is pretty easy to understand.
* CallingYourAttacks:
** Downplayedduring matches. On-court members of Karasuno will comical moments, and it's also sometimes downplayed when players mentally yell out the name of their synchronized attack whenever they plan to carry out this technique, which is justified because it needs everyone to work and if someone isn't on the same page the attack loses 1/4 of its effect.
** Nishinoya likes to call his rolling receives "Rolling Thunder"techniques during practice, which no one but Hinata thinks a match (as saying it out loud is cool considering it's just a normal receive with a roll added.
** At one point in an omake, Satori Tendo decides to name his block "the shooting star". And then promptly calls it... while missing the block and falling the wrong direction.
-->'''Shirabu:''' [[DeadpanSnarker Wow, that really does look like a shooting star.]]naturally not practical).
** Daichi's playstyle doesn't stand out much and mostly consists of receives, but he's a very good all-rounder and probably the most stable player on the team. Opponents
** Nekoma's entire play is summarised to be mundane but very effective. They have no outstanding moves but the steadiness and precision of their
** Shiratorizawa is an example of what happens when this trope is taken to its logical extreme. Oikawa says out that
* CallingYourAttacks: Calling out one's attacks is occasionally parodied by players
* CallingYourAttacks:
** Downplayed
** Nishinoya likes to call his rolling receives "Rolling Thunder"
** At one point in an omake, Satori Tendo decides to name his block "the shooting star". And then promptly calls it... while missing the block and falling the wrong direction.
-->'''Shirabu:''' [[DeadpanSnarker Wow, that really does look like a shooting star.]]
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* ChildhoodFriends:
** Kenma and Kuroo. Kuroo and Kenma were each others' only playmates when they were young, and Kenma brought Kuroo out of his shell as a child while Kuroo convinced him to join and continue with volleyball. [[spoiler:Later on, we also discover that ''Kenma'' was ''Kuroo's'' only friend as well, and that trying to pull Kenma into the social limelight forced Kuroo to become a social and charismatic person as well.]]
** Iwaizumi and Oikawa have been playing together since childhood, which is the reason for their synchronicity on the court.
** Tsukishima and Yamaguchi, as seen in backstory; the former inadvertently rescued the latter from bullies and Yamaguchi is shown to hero-worship him afterwards.
** Sawamura, Ikejiri and Michimiya went to the same middle school and are shown to still be good friends. Michimiya in particular crushes on Sawamura, but unforutnately he's yet to pick up on that.
** Spectators regularly mistake Hinata and Kageyama to be longtime friends when they've actually only known each other since their match in junior high, considering how fluidly they play together.
** Kenma and Kuroo. Kuroo and Kenma were each others' only playmates when they were young, and Kenma brought Kuroo out of his shell as a child while Kuroo convinced him to join and continue with volleyball. [[spoiler:Later on, we also discover that ''Kenma'' was ''Kuroo's'' only friend as well, and that trying to pull Kenma into the social limelight forced Kuroo to become a social and charismatic person as well.]]
** Iwaizumi and Oikawa have been playing together since childhood, which is the reason for their synchronicity on the court.
** Tsukishima and Yamaguchi, as seen in backstory; the former inadvertently rescued the latter from bullies and Yamaguchi is shown to hero-worship him afterwards.
** Sawamura, Ikejiri and Michimiya went to the same middle school and are shown to still be good friends. Michimiya in particular crushes on Sawamura, but unforutnately he's yet to pick up on that.
** Spectators regularly mistake Hinata and Kageyama to be longtime friends when they've actually only known each other since their match in junior high, considering how fluidly they play together.
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* ChildhoodFriends:
** Kenma and Kuroo. Kuroo and Kenma wereChildhoodFriends: There's often at least one close pair of players in each others' only playmates when they were young, and Kenma brought Kuroo out of his shell as a child while Kuroo convinced him to join and continue with volleyball. [[spoiler:Later on, we also discover that ''Kenma'' was ''Kuroo's'' only friend as well, and that trying to pull Kenma into the social limelight forced Kuroo to become a social and charismatic person as well.]]
** Iwaizumi and Oikawateam who have been playing friends with each other since childhood. This can have a positive effect on how well they work together since childhood, which is the reason for their synchronicity on the court.
** Tsukishima and Yamaguchi, as seen in backstory; the former inadvertently rescued the latter from bullies and Yamaguchicourt; this is shown to hero-worship him afterwards.
** Sawamura, Ikejiri and Michimiya went to the same middle school and are shown to still be good friends. Michimiya in particular crushes on Sawamura, but unforutnately he's yet to pick up on that.
** Spectatorswhy spectators regularly mistake Hinata and Kageyama to be longtime friends when they've actually only known each other since their match in junior high, considering how fluidly they play together.together.
** Kenma and Kuroo. Kuroo and Kenma were
** Iwaizumi and Oikawa
** Tsukishima and Yamaguchi, as seen in backstory; the former inadvertently rescued the latter from bullies and Yamaguchi
** Sawamura, Ikejiri and Michimiya went to the same middle school and are shown to still be good friends. Michimiya in particular crushes on Sawamura, but unforutnately he's yet to pick up on that.
** Spectators
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** Prior to the Spring High preliminaries final, any high school volleyball team in the Miyagi prefecture are usually on the receiving end of brutal scorelines when faced against the powerful Shiratorizawa Academy. One of Shiratorizawa's qualifying sets ended ''25-6'' for Shiratorizawa.
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** Prior to the Spring High preliminaries final, any high school volleyball team in the Miyagi prefecture are usually on the receiving end of brutal scorelines when faced against the powerful Shiratorizawa Academy. One of Shiratorizawa's qualifying sets ended ''25-6'' for Shiratorizawa.in their favour.
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* DarkHorseVictory: The unexpected result of the Spring High preliminaries in Miyagi. [[spoiler: ''No one'' sees Karasuno coming since everyone's focused on powerhouses like Shiratorizawa and Aoba Johsai and Karasuno previously lost to the latter at Interhigh. When Karasuno defeats Aoba Johsai, the TV news focuses on Aoba Johsai's loss and laments how they wouldn't be participating in the finals. When Karasuno wins in the finals, the audience is completely stunned since Shiratorizawa were the expected victors.]]
* ADayInTheLimelight: Due to the large casts, many characters other than the main duo Kageyama and Hinata get some attention and development at some point, especially the other members of Karasuno and the star players of their rival teams. Every team they play against generally gets to have perspective shots and flashbacks to when they were practising and stating their own goals, which usually are very similar to Karasuno's own.
* ADayInTheLimelight: Due to the large casts, many characters other than the main duo Kageyama and Hinata get some attention and development at some point, especially the other members of Karasuno and the star players of their rival teams. Every team they play against generally gets to have perspective shots and flashbacks to when they were practising and stating their own goals, which usually are very similar to Karasuno's own.
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* DarkHorseVictory: The unexpected result of the Spring High preliminaries in Miyagi. [[spoiler: ''No one'' sees Karasuno coming since everyone's focused on powerhouses like Shiratorizawa and Aoba Johsai and (who Karasuno previously lost to the latter at Interhigh.Interhigh). When Karasuno defeats Aoba Johsai, the TV news focuses on Aoba Johsai's loss and laments how they wouldn't be participating in the finals. When Karasuno wins in the finals, the audience is completely stunned since Shiratorizawa were the expected victors.]]
* ADayInTheLimelight: Due to the large casts, many characters other than the main duo Kageyama and Hinata get some attention and development at some point, especially the other members of Karasuno and the star players of their rival teams. Every team they play against generally gets to have perspective shots and flashbacks to when they were practising and stating their own goals, which usually are very similar to Karasuno's own. In particular, the main focus often shifts to Nekoma and Fukurodani later on whenever the story takes a break from Karasuno's side:
** The first OVA, ''The Arrival of Haiba Lev'', mainly shows the Nekoma team back in Tokyo and the difficulty in training Lev.
** After the conclusion of the Spring High Preliminaries in Miyagi, Chapters 190 to 206 (adapted as two [=OVAs=] which act as a prequel to Season 4) shifts the attention to the Tokyo preliminaries which is where Nekoma and Fukurodani are competing. The arc focuses on two matches -- Nekoma vs. Fukurodani, and [[spoiler:Nekoma vs. Nohebi]]. Character development and backstories of a few Nekoma members are shown at this point.
** Throughout Nationals, [[spoiler:the series breaks away from Karasuno's matches to dedicate a couple of chapters to Nekoma's Round 2 match and Fukurodani's quarterfinal match (which includes backstories for Bokuto and Akaashi)]].
* ADayInTheLimelight: Due to the large casts, many characters other than the main duo Kageyama and Hinata get some attention and development at some point, especially the other members of Karasuno and the star players of their rival teams. Every team they play against generally gets to have perspective shots and flashbacks to when they were practising and stating their own goals, which usually are very similar to Karasuno's own. In particular, the main focus often shifts to Nekoma and Fukurodani later on whenever the story takes a break from Karasuno's side:
** The first OVA, ''The Arrival of Haiba Lev'', mainly shows the Nekoma team back in Tokyo and the difficulty in training Lev.
** After the conclusion of the Spring High Preliminaries in Miyagi, Chapters 190 to 206 (adapted as two [=OVAs=] which act as a prequel to Season 4) shifts the attention to the Tokyo preliminaries which is where Nekoma and Fukurodani are competing. The arc focuses on two matches -- Nekoma vs. Fukurodani, and [[spoiler:Nekoma vs. Nohebi]]. Character development and backstories of a few Nekoma members are shown at this point.
** Throughout Nationals, [[spoiler:the series breaks away from Karasuno's matches to dedicate a couple of chapters to Nekoma's Round 2 match and Fukurodani's quarterfinal match (which includes backstories for Bokuto and Akaashi)]].
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** The Small Giant, Tanaka’s older sister Saeko and Tsukishima’s older brother Akiteru all attended Karasuno at the same time, with Akiteru being a year older. However, only Akiteru and the Small Giant were acquainted with each other at the time thanks to being club members. Saeko had personally encountered the Small Giant just once during one of his practicesl and she only knew Akiteru by his surname which she remembers when finding out Tsukishima (Kei) is on the current Karasuno team, and she doesn't seem to recognise him when she catches him at the Shiratorizawa match.
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** The Small Giant, Tanaka’s older sister Saeko and Tsukishima’s older brother Akiteru all attended Karasuno at the same time, with Akiteru being a year older. However, only Akiteru and the Small Giant were acquainted with each other at the time thanks to being club members. Saeko had personally encountered the Small Giant just once during one of his practicesl practices; and she only knew Akiteru by his surname which she remembers when finding out Tsukishima (Kei) is on the current Karasuno team, and she doesn't seem to recognise him when she catches him at the Shiratorizawa match.
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* FriendlyRivalry:
** Karasuno and Nekoma. Their teams have had a great relationship even before the events of the series thanks to Ukai Sr and Nekomata's friendly rivalry with one another. The relationship is maintained with the current lineups of each team.
** Everyone in Karasuno has an amicable rivalry towards each other to some extent, and is actively encouraged by Ukai and Takeda because [[EnemiesEqualsGreatness having a worthy rival prevents them from stagnating]].
** Nekoma and Fukurodani, as well as the other teams from Fukurodani Academy Group's training camp, are good terms with one another. Although being localized in the same region means they'll definitely play against each other at some point, outside of official and practice matches they enjoy training with each other and don't hesitate to mingle or give advice.
** Karasuno and Nekoma. Their teams have had a great relationship even before the events of the series thanks to Ukai Sr and Nekomata's friendly rivalry with one another. The relationship is maintained with the current lineups of each team.
** Everyone in Karasuno has an amicable rivalry towards each other to some extent, and is actively encouraged by Ukai and Takeda because [[EnemiesEqualsGreatness having a worthy rival prevents them from stagnating]].
** Nekoma and Fukurodani, as well as the other teams from Fukurodani Academy Group's training camp, are good terms with one another. Although being localized in the same region means they'll definitely play against each other at some point, outside of official and practice matches they enjoy training with each other and don't hesitate to mingle or give advice.
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* FriendlyRivalry:
** Karasuno and Nekoma. TheirFriendlyRivalry: No matter how fierce the official or practice matches can be, teams have had a great relationship even before the events of the series thanks to Ukai Sr and Nekomata's friendly rivalry often good alliances with one another. The relationship is maintained with another especially if in the current lineups of each team.
** Everyone in Karasuno has an amicable rivalry towards each other to some extent, andsame region. In particular is actively encouraged by Ukai and Takeda because [[EnemiesEqualsGreatness having a worthy rival prevents them from stagnating]].
** Nekoma and Fukurodani, as well asthe other teams from Fukurodani Academy Group's training camp, are good terms with one another. Although being localized in the same region means they'll definitely play against each other at some point, camp (Fukurodani, Nekoma, Shinzen, Ubugawa, and later Karasuno); outside of official and practice matches matches, they enjoy training with each other and don't hesitate to mingle or give advice.
** Karasuno and Nekoma. Their
** Everyone in Karasuno has an amicable rivalry towards each other to some extent, and
** Nekoma and Fukurodani, as well as
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** The tropes does not look like it applies to Oikawa at a glance, as he's considered the top setter in the area and is a dangerous threat in matches, seemingly with little effort. However he laments he's no natural talent and that he would hardly be half as good as he is if he didn't work as hard as he did. While the hard work certainly pays off, he resents the fact that [[AlwaysSomeoneBetter he still can't win against Shiratorizawa which is lead by the powerful Ushijima]], and it's implied that [[TeenGenius Kageyama, his naturally-gifted junior,]] will one day surpass him.
** Tsukishima is initially a believer of this thanks to his older brother Akiteru's unpleasant experience in high school volleyball. Despite being an ace player in junior high and putting a lot of effort into his training, Akiteru was not deemed good enough to be a proper member of Karasuno's team, which made him break down after Tsukishima found out as a chikd. As a result, Tsukishima is rather half-hearted in his high school volleyball training and matches and even sincerely thinks Hinata will surpass him with his natural talents; it takes an ArmorPiercingQuestion from Yamaguchi, nagging from Kuroo and Bokuto, a heartfelt talk with Akiteru, and [[spoiler:stuffing Ushijima]] for him to give up this belief and put more effort into his training.
** Tsukishima is initially a believer of this thanks to his older brother Akiteru's unpleasant experience in high school volleyball. Despite being an ace player in junior high and putting a lot of effort into his training, Akiteru was not deemed good enough to be a proper member of Karasuno's team, which made him break down after Tsukishima found out as a chikd. As a result, Tsukishima is rather half-hearted in his high school volleyball training and matches and even sincerely thinks Hinata will surpass him with his natural talents; it takes an ArmorPiercingQuestion from Yamaguchi, nagging from Kuroo and Bokuto, a heartfelt talk with Akiteru, and [[spoiler:stuffing Ushijima]] for him to give up this belief and put more effort into his training.
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* HoistByHisOwnPetard: A light example during the Summer Training Camp arc. Bokuto [[BigBrotherMentor decides to teach Hinata]] a “special finishing move!” (a feint). Guess what technique Hinata uses effectively against Fukurodani during their last practice match together at the training camp, leaving everyone (including Bokuto himself) incredulous?
--> '''Akaashi:''' Didn't ''you'' teach him that, Bokuto-san?
* HotBlooded: Hinata and Kageyama are always over-enthusiastic in anything related to volleyball, and they often get told off for needlessly wasting energy by screaming or running around. Tsukishima even comments on it.
--> '''Tsukishima:''' Uselessly [[HotBlooded hot-blooded]] people irritate me...
--> '''Akaashi:''' Didn't ''you'' teach him that, Bokuto-san?
* HotBlooded: Hinata and Kageyama are always over-enthusiastic in anything related to volleyball, and they often get told off for needlessly wasting energy by screaming or running around. Tsukishima even comments on it.
--> '''Tsukishima:''' Uselessly [[HotBlooded hot-blooded]] people irritate me...
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--> '''Akaashi:''' Didn't ''you'' teach him that, Bokuto-san?
--> '''Tsukishima:''' ''(referring to Hinata and Kageyama)'' Uselessly
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** Kageyama delivers one to Oikawa on Chapter 49 (Episode 19 in the first season of the anime). After the latter scores by delivering a dump shot (in volleyball terms, a bold surprise attack executed by the setter), he tells the Karasuno players to "pay attention, because I'll be doing the same thing next time". Not long after, Kageyama ''also'' scores with a dump shot and repeats the ''exact'' same line to Oikawa.
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** Kageyama delivers one to Oikawa on Chapter 49 (Episode 19 in the first season of the anime).Season 1). After the latter scores by delivering a dump shot (in volleyball terms, a bold surprise attack executed by the setter), he tells the Karasuno players to "pay attention, because I'll be doing the same thing next time". Not long after, Kageyama ''also'' scores with a dump shot and repeats the ''exact'' same line to Oikawa.
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* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: A rather sad example. After losing to Karasuno in the Inter-High preliminaries, Ikejiri comments that if they were in a work of fiction, those that won and go on to nationals would be the protagonists, and those who lost and had their season cut short were just the extras. Even if it does miss a little after Karasuno lost in the first tournament, it's a little heartbreaking.
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* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: A rather sad example. After losing to Karasuno in the Inter-High Interhigh preliminaries, Ikejiri comments that if they were in a work of fiction, those that won and go on to nationals would be the protagonists, and those who lost and had their season cut short were just the extras. Even if it does miss a little after Karasuno lost in the first tournament, it's a little heartbreaking.
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* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: The author will name every player from every team that shows up with very rare exceptions, even if Karasuno only plays against them once (though sometimes they come back). They all have generally distinct faces, backstories, and sometimes even fan followings to boot.
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* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: The author will name every player from every team that shows up with very rare exceptions, even if Karasuno only plays against them once (though sometimes they come back). They all have generally distinct faces, backstories, faces and sometimes even fan followings backstories which makes it easy to boot. remember them.
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* MrExposition: Multiple over the course of the series, due to the average person's inexperience with volleyball and the typical plays.
** Takeda Ittetsu's whole purpose. He's the advisor, but he's inexperienced in volleyball, which means that for the first few chapters the players take turns explaining the basic rules of the game and positions until they get a real coach who can fill him in.
** By the time they start playing in tournaments, this shifts to Tanaka Saeko, Tanaka Ryuunosuke's older sister. By this point, Takeda should know what he's doing, but Saeko knows next to nothing about volleyball, so her questions give the Karasuno alumns an excuse to discuss the more detailed aspects of play like the two-six formation.
** While he doesn't start out as this, by the time they get to nationals the captain of Nohebi is in the stands with his non-volleyball-playing friend, so there are a lot of panels of him explaining the finer strategies of the game to her. He tends to discuss the direction each individual team is taking and the importance of things like momentum and mood as opposed to just positions and formations.
** Takeda Ittetsu's whole purpose. He's the advisor, but he's inexperienced in volleyball, which means that for the first few chapters the players take turns explaining the basic rules of the game and positions until they get a real coach who can fill him in.
** By the time they start playing in tournaments, this shifts to Tanaka Saeko, Tanaka Ryuunosuke's older sister. By this point, Takeda should know what he's doing, but Saeko knows next to nothing about volleyball, so her questions give the Karasuno alumns an excuse to discuss the more detailed aspects of play like the two-six formation.
** While he doesn't start out as this, by the time they get to nationals the captain of Nohebi is in the stands with his non-volleyball-playing friend, so there are a lot of panels of him explaining the finer strategies of the game to her. He tends to discuss the direction each individual team is taking and the importance of things like momentum and mood as opposed to just positions and formations.
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* MrExposition: Multiple over the course of the series, due Due to the average person's inexperience with volleyball and the typical plays.
** Takeda Ittetsu's whole purpose. He's the advisor, butplays, multiple characters' main roles (often as {{Combat Commentator}}s) are to talk about various rules and techniques to someone else, usually to TheWatson. For example, whenever he's inexperienced in volleyball, which means that for the first few chapters the players take turns explaining the basic rules of the game and positions until they get a real coach who can fill him in.
** By the time they start playing in tournaments, this shiftsnot coaching, Ukai will often explain things to Tanaka Saeko, Tanaka Ryuunosuke's older sister. By this point, Takeda should know what he's doing, but Saeko knows next to nothing about volleyball, so her questions give early in the Karasuno alumns an excuse to discuss the more detailed aspects of play like the two-six formation.
** Whileseries since he doesn't start out as this, by know much about the time they get to nationals the captain of Nohebi is sport yet, and Shimada and Takinoue's constant presence in the stands with his non-volleyball-playing friend, so there are Karasuno's matches usually brings a lot of panels of him explaining commentary which is handy for the finer strategies of the game to her. He tends to discuss the direction each individual team is taking and the importance of things ignorant like momentum and mood as opposed to just positions and formations.Saeko.
** Takeda Ittetsu's whole purpose. He's the advisor, but
** By the time they start playing in tournaments, this shifts
** While
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* NotSoDifferent: Despite being complete and intended foils to each other at first, on closer look Hinata and Kageyama do have some similarities. Aside from their devotion to volleyball and (for different reasons) the lack of true teammates in middle school, they're both BookDumb and very simple-minded kids who come to Karasuno solely because of a person who was once on the team (the Small Giant for Hinata, Coach Ukai Sr. for Kageyama). [[SeriousBusiness Both also take offense when someone doesn't give their all for even one point in-game]] (though this wasn't so much a true BerserkButton for Hinata until [[spoiler: he believed Kageyama himself had done a shoddy job as setter]]), no matter if they're winning or set for a loss. These similarities allow for them to eventually become partners.
* OddFriendship:
** Kenma and Hinata. Kenma's shy and lazy nature greatly contrasts with Hinata's loud, extroverted personality (not to mention they’re from rival teams). Despite this, they get along surprisingly well, with Hinata drawing out a side in Kenma that even his teammates haven't usually seen before.
** Aone and Hinata, despite also being in rival teams. They develop a very deep mutual respect for each other after [[DefeatMeansFriendship Karasuno defeats Datekou]] at Interhigh.
** Kuroo and Kenma also make for quite a contrasting pair. Kuroo is a sociable guy [[TheLeader who's obviously comfortable in the position of team captain]], [[TheCharmer has a way with words]] and [[FaceOfAThug whose appearance]] immediately makes people (InUniverse, even) think of him as a shady or manipulative kind of person; Kenma, on the other hand, [[NoSocialSkills is quite the introvert]], [[NotGoodWithPeople outright admits to disliking interacting with people]], despite being insecure about what they think of him, and [[BrilliantButLazy doesn't care much for volleyball]].
** Bokuto and Akaashi from Fukurodani. They act straight-up like a BokeAndTsukkomiRoutine, with Akaashi snarking in a completely deadpan way while Bokuto is hot-blooded and energetic to a fault. However, Akaashi has great respect for Bokuto's abilities, and in a flashback he looks like he's practically ready to tackle him in delight after Bokuto's straight spike wins them a difficult match. He also goes along with Bokuto's outrageous demands and excessive training, which likely isn't something you'd do for somebody who isn't your friend. Bokuto, in turn, will frequently do his best to see Akaashi's point of view and remind him that he's allowed to rely on others.
** Kuroo and Bokuto also have a strong FriendlyRivalry going on despite contrasting each other as people and as captains. Whereas Kuroo is a level-headed guy who's often suspected by others [[TheTrickster to have ulterior motives]] and serves as the voice of authority of his team, Bokuto is a HotBlooded young man with a tendency to mood swings and [[BrutalHonesty usually talks in a blatant manner]], who's considered TheBabyOfTheBunch of his team despite his position of leader. The friendship is also full of WorthyOpponent shades, especially from Kuroo towards Bokuto.
* OddFriendship:
** Kenma and Hinata. Kenma's shy and lazy nature greatly contrasts with Hinata's loud, extroverted personality (not to mention they’re from rival teams). Despite this, they get along surprisingly well, with Hinata drawing out a side in Kenma that even his teammates haven't usually seen before.
** Aone and Hinata, despite also being in rival teams. They develop a very deep mutual respect for each other after [[DefeatMeansFriendship Karasuno defeats Datekou]] at Interhigh.
** Kuroo and Kenma also make for quite a contrasting pair. Kuroo is a sociable guy [[TheLeader who's obviously comfortable in the position of team captain]], [[TheCharmer has a way with words]] and [[FaceOfAThug whose appearance]] immediately makes people (InUniverse, even) think of him as a shady or manipulative kind of person; Kenma, on the other hand, [[NoSocialSkills is quite the introvert]], [[NotGoodWithPeople outright admits to disliking interacting with people]], despite being insecure about what they think of him, and [[BrilliantButLazy doesn't care much for volleyball]].
** Bokuto and Akaashi from Fukurodani. They act straight-up like a BokeAndTsukkomiRoutine, with Akaashi snarking in a completely deadpan way while Bokuto is hot-blooded and energetic to a fault. However, Akaashi has great respect for Bokuto's abilities, and in a flashback he looks like he's practically ready to tackle him in delight after Bokuto's straight spike wins them a difficult match. He also goes along with Bokuto's outrageous demands and excessive training, which likely isn't something you'd do for somebody who isn't your friend. Bokuto, in turn, will frequently do his best to see Akaashi's point of view and remind him that he's allowed to rely on others.
** Kuroo and Bokuto also have a strong FriendlyRivalry going on despite contrasting each other as people and as captains. Whereas Kuroo is a level-headed guy who's often suspected by others [[TheTrickster to have ulterior motives]] and serves as the voice of authority of his team, Bokuto is a HotBlooded young man with a tendency to mood swings and [[BrutalHonesty usually talks in a blatant manner]], who's considered TheBabyOfTheBunch of his team despite his position of leader. The friendship is also full of WorthyOpponent shades, especially from Kuroo towards Bokuto.
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* NotSoDifferent: Despite being complete and intended foils to each other at first, on closer look OddFriendship: Many characters befriend those with opposing personalities, ranging from Hinata and Kageyama do have some similarities. Aside from their devotion to volleyball and (for different reasons) the lack of true teammates in middle school, they're both BookDumb and very simple-minded kids who come to Karasuno solely because of a person who was once on the team (the Small Giant for Hinata, Coach Ukai Sr. for Kageyama). [[SeriousBusiness Both also take offense when someone doesn't give their all for even one point in-game]] (though this wasn't so much a true BerserkButton for Hinata until [[spoiler: he believed Kageyama himself had done a shoddy job as setter]]), no matter if they're winning or set for a loss. These similarities allow for them to eventually become partners.
* OddFriendship:
**Kenma and Hinata. Kenma's shy and lazy nature greatly contrasts with Hinata's loud, extroverted personality (not to mention they’re from rival teams). Despite this, they get along surprisingly well, with Hinata drawing out a side in Kenma that even his teammates haven't usually seen before.
** Aone and Hinata, despite also being in rival teams. They develop a very deep mutual respect for each other after [[DefeatMeansFriendship Karasuno defeats Datekou]] at Interhigh.
** Kuroo and Kenma also make for quite a contrasting pair. Kuroo is a sociable guy [[TheLeader who's obviously comfortable in the position of team captain]], [[TheCharmer has a way with words]] and [[FaceOfAThug whose appearance]] immediately makes people (InUniverse, even) think of him as a shady or manipulative kind of person; Kenma, on the other hand, [[NoSocialSkills is quite the introvert]], [[NotGoodWithPeople outright admits to disliking interacting with people]], despite being insecure about what they think of him, and [[BrilliantButLazy doesn't care much for volleyball]].
**Bokuto and Akaashi from Fukurodani. They act straight-up like a BokeAndTsukkomiRoutine, with Akaashi snarking Akaashi. This puts more fun in a completely deadpan way while Bokuto is hot-blooded and energetic to a fault. However, Akaashi has great respect for Bokuto's abilities, and in a flashback he looks like he's practically ready to tackle him in delight after Bokuto's straight spike wins them a difficult match. He also goes along with Bokuto's outrageous demands and excessive training, their interactions which likely isn't something you'd do for somebody who isn't your friend. Bokuto, in turn, will frequently do his best to see Akaashi's point of view highlight their differences and remind him that he's allowed to rely on others.
** Kuroo and Bokuto also have a strong FriendlyRivalry going on despite contrasting each other as people and as captains. Whereas Kuroo is a level-headed guy who's often suspected by others [[TheTrickster to have ulterior motives]] and serves asmakes their good friendships all the voice of authority of his team, Bokuto is a HotBlooded young man with a tendency to mood swings and [[BrutalHonesty usually talks in a blatant manner]], who's considered TheBabyOfTheBunch of his team despite his position of leader. The friendship is also full of WorthyOpponent shades, especially from Kuroo towards Bokuto. more nicer.
* OddFriendship:
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** Aone and Hinata, despite also being in rival teams. They develop a very deep mutual respect for each other after [[DefeatMeansFriendship Karasuno defeats Datekou]] at Interhigh.
** Kuroo and Kenma also make for quite a contrasting pair. Kuroo is a sociable guy [[TheLeader who's obviously comfortable in the position of team captain]], [[TheCharmer has a way with words]] and [[FaceOfAThug whose appearance]] immediately makes people (InUniverse, even) think of him as a shady or manipulative kind of person; Kenma, on the other hand, [[NoSocialSkills is quite the introvert]], [[NotGoodWithPeople outright admits to disliking interacting with people]], despite being insecure about what they think of him, and [[BrilliantButLazy doesn't care much for volleyball]].
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** Kuroo and Bokuto also have a strong FriendlyRivalry going on despite contrasting each other as people and as captains. Whereas Kuroo is a level-headed guy who's often suspected by others [[TheTrickster to have ulterior motives]] and serves as
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* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: Hinata yells something along these lines to Kageyama, after the latter is subbed out during the Interhigh game against Aoba Johsai:
--> '''Hinata:''' I already said I’m definitely going to be the one to defeat you! Until then, you’re not allowed to lose to anybody else!
* PaperThinDisguise:
** Kageyama tries to go scout around Aoba Johsai in such an obvious disguise that it would only make him stand out ''more''. Thankfully, Yachi convinces him to change to more discreet clothing.
** Akiteru sneaks in to see Karasuno play Shiratorizawa since Tsukishima does not want him there. However his sunglasses, cap and mask makes him look suspicious, leading Saeko to accuse him of being a Shiratorizawa spy and dragging him to Shimada and Takinoue. In the anime adaptation, Yachi lampshades how Akiteru and Kageyama are similar in their poor disguising techniques.
* RememberTheNewGuy: Later in the series, Nekoma has a new starting player, Lev, in their second appearance. The explanation given is that he wasn't with them in their first appearance because he was still a newbie and they only took their main squad to training camp. In the two months between their two appearances, he developed enough to become a starter. The OVA of the first season helps introduce the audience to Lev and the struggles of him syncing up with Kenma.
--> '''Hinata:''' I already said I’m definitely going to be the one to defeat you! Until then, you’re not allowed to lose to anybody else!
* PaperThinDisguise:
** Kageyama tries to go scout around Aoba Johsai in such an obvious disguise that it would only make him stand out ''more''. Thankfully, Yachi convinces him to change to more discreet clothing.
** Akiteru sneaks in to see Karasuno play Shiratorizawa since Tsukishima does not want him there. However his sunglasses, cap and mask makes him look suspicious, leading Saeko to accuse him of being a Shiratorizawa spy and dragging him to Shimada and Takinoue. In the anime adaptation, Yachi lampshades how Akiteru and Kageyama are similar in their poor disguising techniques.
* RememberTheNewGuy: Later in the series, Nekoma has a new starting player, Lev, in their second appearance. The explanation given is that he wasn't with them in their first appearance because he was still a newbie and they only took their main squad to training camp. In the two months between their two appearances, he developed enough to become a starter. The OVA of the first season helps introduce the audience to Lev and the struggles of him syncing up with Kenma.
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* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: Hinata yells something along these lines Players or teams not wanting their opponents to Kageyama, after lose so that that they can play against each other sometimes comes up. In particular is Karasuno and Nekoma wanting each other to pass the latter is subbed out during the qualifiers of Interhigh game against Aoba Johsai:
--> '''Hinata:''' I already said I’m definitely going to be the one to defeat you! Until then, you’re not allowed to lose to anybody else!
* PaperThinDisguise:
** Kageyama tries to go scout around Aoba Johsai in such an obvious disguise that it would only make him stand out ''more''. Thankfully, Yachi convinces him to change to more discreet clothing.
** Akiteru sneaks in to see Karasuno play Shiratorizawa since Tsukishima does not want him there. However his sunglasses, capand mask makes him look suspicious, leading Saeko to accuse him of being a Shiratorizawa spy and dragging him to Shimada and Takinoue. In the anime adaptation, Yachi lampshades how Akiteru and Kageyama are similar Spring High in their poor disguising techniques.
* RememberTheNewGuy: Later in the series, Nekoma has a new starting player, Lev, in their second appearance. The explanation given isrespective prefectures so that he wasn't with them in their first appearance because he was still a newbie and they only took their main squad to training camp. In can square off at the two months between their two appearances, he developed enough to become a starter. The OVA of the first season helps introduce the audience to Lev and the struggles of him syncing up with Kenma.national stage.
--> '''Hinata:''' I already said I’m definitely going to be the one to defeat you! Until then, you’re not allowed to lose to anybody else!
* PaperThinDisguise:
** Kageyama tries to go scout around Aoba Johsai in such an obvious disguise that it would only make him stand out ''more''. Thankfully, Yachi convinces him to change to more discreet clothing.
** Akiteru sneaks in to see Karasuno play Shiratorizawa since Tsukishima does not want him there. However his sunglasses, cap
* RememberTheNewGuy: Later in the series, Nekoma has a new starting player, Lev, in their second appearance. The explanation given is
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* SempaiKohai: A very present trope in the series.
** Nishinoya and Tanaka are ''delighted'' to have ''-senpai'' added to the end of their names by Hinata and Kageyama, to the point that it draws Nishinoya back to practices (even if he still wouldn't play in games).
** Kenma appears to resent this kind of relationship, because his former senpai from the volleyball club used to ignore him and see whatever he had to say as impertinence, just because he was an underclassman. He even promptly stops Hinata from getting worked up just because he's an upperclassman.
** Oikawa was also Kageyama’s senpai in junior high and still considers him his kouhai, but coming from him and given that he used to flat out reject Kageyama's requests of teaching him to serve, which goes well against a proper senpai's behavior, it's almost certainly an example of TermsOfEndangerment. To take it further, now that he attends Karasuno, Kageyama himself addresses Oikawa only as the more distant "Oikawa-san".
** Nishinoya and Tanaka are ''delighted'' to have ''-senpai'' added to the end of their names by Hinata and Kageyama, to the point that it draws Nishinoya back to practices (even if he still wouldn't play in games).
** Kenma appears to resent this kind of relationship, because his former senpai from the volleyball club used to ignore him and see whatever he had to say as impertinence, just because he was an underclassman. He even promptly stops Hinata from getting worked up just because he's an upperclassman.
** Oikawa was also Kageyama’s senpai in junior high and still considers him his kouhai, but coming from him and given that he used to flat out reject Kageyama's requests of teaching him to serve, which goes well against a proper senpai's behavior, it's almost certainly an example of TermsOfEndangerment. To take it further, now that he attends Karasuno, Kageyama himself addresses Oikawa only as the more distant "Oikawa-san".
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* SempaiKohai: A very present trope High school teams comprise at least first and second years (third years too if they've not retired yet), so upperclassman/underclassman interactions typically see in Japan are in play. They're usually straightforward (with the series.
juniors being polite to the seniors), but it plays some importance in some relationships:
** Nishinoya and Tanaka are ''delighted'' to have ''-senpai'' added to the end of their names by Hinata and Kageyama, to the point that it draws Nishinoya back to practices (even if he still wouldn't play in games). Tanaka especially takes pride as the first year's upperclassman, feeling obligated to beg his sister to drive Hinata and Kageyama to Tokyo so they wouldn't miss the training camp.
** Kenma appears to resent this kind of relationship, because his former underclassmen from the volleyball club used to ignore him and see whatever he had to say as impertinence, just because he was an underclassman. He even promptly stops Hinata from getting worked up (he assumed Kenma was his age and wasn't using formal speech) just because he's an upperclassman.
** Kenma appears to resent this kind of relationship, because his former senpai from the volleyball club used to ignore him and see whatever he had to say as impertinence, just because he was an underclassman. He even promptly stops Hinata from getting worked up just because he's an upperclassman.
** Oikawa was also Kageyama’s senpai senior in junior high and still considers him his kouhai, but junior, calling him Tobio (or Tobio-chan if being extra "affectionate"); coming from him and given that he used to flat out reject Kageyama's requests of teaching him to serve, which serve (which goes well against a proper senpai's behavior, upperclassman's behavior), it's almost certainly an example of TermsOfEndangerment. To take it further, now that he attends Karasuno, Kageyama himself addresses Oikawa only as doesn't enjoy getting chummy with him in the more distant "Oikawa-san".present but still highly respects his skills, and even swallows his pride to ask him for advice when a fight with Hinata leaves him confused.
** Nishinoya and Tanaka are ''delighted'' to have ''-senpai'' added to the end of their names by Hinata and Kageyama, to the point that it draws Nishinoya back to practices (even if he still wouldn't play in games). Tanaka especially takes pride as the first year's upperclassman, feeling obligated to beg his sister to drive Hinata and Kageyama to Tokyo so they wouldn't miss the training camp.
** Kenma appears to resent this kind of relationship, because his former underclassmen from the volleyball club used to ignore him and see whatever he had to say as impertinence, just because he was an underclassman. He even promptly stops Hinata from getting worked up (he assumed Kenma was his age and wasn't using formal speech) just because he's an upperclassman.
* SleepCute: Nishinoya and Tanaka are seen sleeping closely next to each other on the bus ride home from tournament match, showing their close friendship.
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* TalkingIsAFreeAction: Characters are free to monologue on the court. Most noticeable when they're in the air for a spike or block or when a setter is waiting for the ball to come to them. PlayedForLaughs when Akaashi contemplates whether to toss the ball to Bokuto and thinks through three scenarios, all in a span of 0.5 seconds.
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* TalkingIsAFreeAction: Characters are free to mentally monologue on the court. Most noticeable when they're in the air for a spike or block or when a setter is waiting for the ball to come to them. PlayedForLaughs when Akaashi contemplates whether to toss the ball to Bokuto and thinks through three scenarios, all in a span of 0.5 seconds.
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* TenMinuteRetirement:
** The second-years Ennoshita, Narita and Kinoshita briefly dropped from the club at one point in their first year because they couldn’t take Coach Ukai Sr’s training.
** When the first years join the team, Asahi and Nishinoya are not present despite being members. Asahi quit after losing to Datekou; after his supension for accidentally hitting the vice-principal during his fit of rage against Asahi is lifted, Nishinoya refuses to come back if Asahi doesn't. A practice match convinces them both to come back, though for Asahi it's pretty much on accident.
** The second-years Ennoshita, Narita and Kinoshita briefly dropped from the club at one point in their first year because they couldn’t take Coach Ukai Sr’s training.
** When the first years join the team, Asahi and Nishinoya are not present despite being members. Asahi quit after losing to Datekou; after his supension for accidentally hitting the vice-principal during his fit of rage against Asahi is lifted, Nishinoya refuses to come back if Asahi doesn't. A practice match convinces them both to come back, though for Asahi it's pretty much on accident.
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* TenMinuteRetirement:
** The second-yearsTenMinuteRetirement: Karasuno's suffered from brief absences of players, with Ennoshita, Narita and Kinoshita briefly dropped from dropping out the club at one point in their first previous year because they couldn’t take due to Coach Ukai Sr’s training.
** When the first years join the team,Sr's harsh training and Asahi and Nishinoya are missing from club activities at the beginning of the story thanks to a tough encounter with Datekou straining their relationship and mental fortitude (Nishinoya's one-week suspension also not present despite being members. Asahi quit after losing to Datekou; after helping his supension for accidentally hitting the vice-principal during his fit of rage against Asahi is lifted, Nishinoya refuses to come back if Asahi doesn't. A practice match convinces them both to come back, though for Asahi it's pretty much on accident.case).
** The second-years
** When the first years join the team,
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* TranquilFury: The angrier Kageyama gets, the quieter he becomes. Hinata lampshades it after he loses focus during the practice match against the Neighborhood Association and takes a spike to the face.
--> '''Hinata:''' Crap... Kageyama isn't yelling at me. That means he's really angry.
* {{Transplant}}: Wakutani's captain Takeru Nakashima is originally introduced as the brother of Makoto Nakashima in ''Kiben Gakuha Yotsuya Senpai No Kaidan'', the author's previous work. Makoto herself appears as [[TheCameo a cameo]] when supporting her brother at his matches.
--> '''Hinata:''' Crap... Kageyama isn't yelling at me. That means he's really angry.
* {{Transplant}}: Wakutani's captain Takeru Nakashima is originally introduced as the brother of Makoto Nakashima in ''Kiben Gakuha Yotsuya Senpai No Kaidan'', the author's previous work. Makoto herself appears as [[TheCameo a cameo]] when supporting her brother at his matches.
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* WorthyOpponent:
** Karasuno and Nekoma fondly consider each other worthy opponents, though neither are in their times of glory anymore (though Nekoma is still in better shape than Karasuno when the story begins). Nekoma's coach hopes that with Karasuno's improvement, both teams will revert to this trope.
** Ushijima considers Oikawa to be the only noteworthy rival in the entire prefecture. And by that, he means ''only'' him, attributing even the latter's team Aoba Johsai's success to having Oikawa as their setter. This is why he strongly believes that Oikawa should had come to Shiratorizawa instead.
** Aone sees Hinata as a respectable opponent, shaking his hand, objecting when his teammates badmouth him, and even going as far as to tell Koganegawa that it isn't always the big ones that you have to watch out for. Particularly noticable because of how little he generally talks.
** Karasuno and Nekoma fondly consider each other worthy opponents, though neither are in their times of glory anymore (though Nekoma is still in better shape than Karasuno when the story begins). Nekoma's coach hopes that with Karasuno's improvement, both teams will revert to this trope.
** Ushijima considers Oikawa to be the only noteworthy rival in the entire prefecture. And by that, he means ''only'' him, attributing even the latter's team Aoba Johsai's success to having Oikawa as their setter. This is why he strongly believes that Oikawa should had come to Shiratorizawa instead.
** Aone sees Hinata as a respectable opponent, shaking his hand, objecting when his teammates badmouth him, and even going as far as to tell Koganegawa that it isn't always the big ones that you have to watch out for. Particularly noticable because of how little he generally talks.
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* WorthyOpponent:
** Karasuno and Nekoma fondly considerVomitDiscretionShot: Hinata often pukes from stress or motion sickness, but fortunately for the audience this is done off-screen (typically screams of despair from everyone present will follow). One brief shot does show the aftermath of Hinata throwing up on Tanaka's pants on the bus (albeit coloured in white).
* WorthyOpponent: Healthy rivalries are common in the story, with opponents (and even teams) developing a lot of respect for each otherworthy opponents, though neither are and knowing not to take each other too lightly in their times of glory anymore (though Nekoma is still in better shape than Karasuno when the story begins). Nekoma's coach hopes that with matches. As Karasuno's improvement, both teams will revert to this trope.
** Ushijima considers Oikawa to beskills and reputation improve, so does the only noteworthy rival in the entire prefecture. And by that, he means ''only'' him, attributing even the latter's team Aoba Johsai's success to having Oikawa as admiration from their setter. This is why he strongly believes that Oikawa should had come to Shiratorizawa instead.
** Aone sees Hinata as a respectable opponent, shaking his hand, objecting when his teammates badmouth him, and even going as far as to tell Koganegawa that it isn't always the big ones that you have to watch out for. Particularly noticable because of how little he generally talks.rivals.
** Karasuno and Nekoma fondly consider
* WorthyOpponent: Healthy rivalries are common in the story, with opponents (and even teams) developing a lot of respect for each other
** Ushijima considers Oikawa to be
** Aone sees Hinata as a respectable opponent, shaking his hand, objecting when his teammates badmouth him, and even going as far as to tell Koganegawa that it isn't always the big ones that you have to watch out for. Particularly noticable because of how little he generally talks.
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* TeensAreShort: Zig-zagged. Teenagers in the series range from Yachi (4'9") and Nishinoya (5'2") to Ushijima (6'2") and Lev (6'4"). The cast is generally on the taller side, as height is advantageous in volleyball, but has their fair share of smaller people.
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* TeensAreShort: Zig-zagged. Teenagers in the series range from Yachi (4'9") (149 cm/ 4'9") and Nishinoya (5'2") (159 cm/ 5'2") to Ushijima (6'2") Lev (194 cm/ 6'4") and Lev (6'4").Hyakuzawa (201 cm/ 6'7''). The cast is generally on the taller side, as height is advantageous in volleyball, but has their fair share of smaller people.
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* TigerVersusDragon: Averted with Karasuno and Nekoma who have different AnimalMotifs (see them above in this page), but played straight with players Tanaka and Yamamoto from those teams respectively, whose given names’ first and last characters (''Ryuu''nosuke and Take''tora''), respectively, mean "Dragon" and "Tiger".
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* TigerVersusDragon: Averted with Karasuno and Nekoma who have different whose AnimalMotifs (see them above in this page), are crows vs cats, but played straight with players Tanaka and Yamamoto from those teams respectively, whose given names’ first and last characters (''Ryuu''nosuke and Take''tora''), respectively, mean "Dragon" and "Tiger".
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* UnderdogsNeverLose: Zig-zagged and [[PlayingWith played around with]]. In the scope of sports manga, and shounen manga more broadly, Haikyuu stands out for being relatively realistic in the match-ups and the outcomes, with teams that are considered in-story as underdogs to lose most of the time:
** Hinata's team of friends in middle school vs. Kageyama's team from a powerhouse middle school ends with the obviously superior team winning.
** The fallen team Karasuno that has only recently began training as a team together loses (albeit narrowly) to powerhouse Aoba Johsai at the Interhigh preliminaries match.
** Karasuno loses *70* sets and wins only 4 during their summer training camp with teams from 4 of the BEST school's in Tokyo.
** But then, in their revenge match up with Aoba Johsai, a school favored to reach the finals to battle it out against Shiratorizawa as they did the year prior, Karasuno wins, giving **them** the chance to go up against the reigning Miyagi champions Shiratorizawa in the finals. [[spoiler:To everyone's shock, they ''succeed'', propelling them to Nationals once more.]]
** However, Karasuno, even prior to the story's start, has been described as a mediocre or middling team, neither bad nor good, and when the story does start, the team includes 2 people described in-story as geniuses (Kageyama and Nishinoya), and another described as having inhuman levels of stamina and reflexes (Hinata). So even when they are on the winning side of in-story upsets and this trope is in play, it's toned down.
** Hinata's team of friends in middle school vs. Kageyama's team from a powerhouse middle school ends with the obviously superior team winning.
** The fallen team Karasuno that has only recently began training as a team together loses (albeit narrowly) to powerhouse Aoba Johsai at the Interhigh preliminaries match.
** Karasuno loses *70* sets and wins only 4 during their summer training camp with teams from 4 of the BEST school's in Tokyo.
** But then, in their revenge match up with Aoba Johsai, a school favored to reach the finals to battle it out against Shiratorizawa as they did the year prior, Karasuno wins, giving **them** the chance to go up against the reigning Miyagi champions Shiratorizawa in the finals. [[spoiler:To everyone's shock, they ''succeed'', propelling them to Nationals once more.]]
** However, Karasuno, even prior to the story's start, has been described as a mediocre or middling team, neither bad nor good, and when the story does start, the team includes 2 people described in-story as geniuses (Kageyama and Nishinoya), and another described as having inhuman levels of stamina and reflexes (Hinata). So even when they are on the winning side of in-story upsets and this trope is in play, it's toned down.
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* UnderdogsNeverLose: Zig-zagged and This is [[PlayingWith played around with]]. In the scope of sports manga, and shounen manga more broadly, Haikyuu stands out for being relatively realistic in the match-ups and the outcomes, with teams that are considered in-story as underdogs to lose most of the time:
** Hinata's team of friends in middle schoolvs. (where two members don't actually play volleyball and the other three are only first years) has the misfortune of playing Kageyama's team from a powerhouse middle school school. Despite the few flimmers of hope courtesy of Hinata's excellent reflexes, the match ends with the obviously superior team winning.
winning by a large margin, averting this trope.
** Thefallen protagonist team Karasuno that has only recently began training as a team together loses (albeit narrowly) zig-zags this trope. On one hand, they've been nicknamed the "fallen crows" due to their drop in performance the past couple of years. On the other hand, they're a former powerhouse Aoba Johsai at the Interhigh preliminaries match.
** Karasuno loses *70* setsand wins only 4 during their summer training camp with teams from 4 of the BEST school's in Tokyo.
** But then, in their revenge match up with Aoba Johsai, a school favored to reach the finals to battle it out against Shiratorizawa as they did the year prior, Karasuno wins, giving **them** the chance to go up against the reigning Miyagi champions Shiratorizawa in the finals. [[spoiler:To everyone's shock, they ''succeed'', propelling them to Nationals once more.]]
** However, Karasuno, even prior to the story's start, hashave been described as a mediocre or middling team, neither bad nor good, and when their starting lineup in the story does start, the team present timeline includes 2 two people described in-story as geniuses (Kageyama and Nishinoya), Nishinoya) and another described as having inhuman levels of stamina and reflexes (Hinata). So even when they are on the winning side of in-story upsets and this trope is in play, it's toned down. The trope is also averted at times to show that Karasuno still has areas to work on despite their improved lineup.
*** At the Interhigh Preliminaries in Miyagi, Karasuno look to be in decent shape when they not only comfortably win their first round match but also surprisingly beat the infamous blocking team Date Tech (who had {{curb stomp|Battle}}ed them in their last meeting). However Karasuno has only just recently begun training as a team together and still have some flaws (notably the limitations of the freak quick attack), leading them to lose (albeit narrowly) to powerhouse Aoba Johsai in the third round.
*** Karasuno wins four sets and loses a whopping 70 sets during their Tokyo summer training camp with the Fukurodani group. Justified as 1) the group comprises four powerhouse teams from Kanto and 2) the Miyagi school have just started trying out their new techniques at this point.
*** In their revenge match up at the Spring High Preliminaries with Aoba Johsai, a school favored to reach the finals to battle it out against Shiratorizawa as they did the year prior, Karasuno wins in three tight sets, surprising everyone and giving ''them'' the chance to go up against the reigning Miyagi champions Shiratorizawa in the finals. [[spoiler:To everyone's further shock, they ''succeed'', propelling them to Nationals once more.]]
** At Nationals, [[spoiler:the second seeds Inarizaki, a powerhouse school that were runners-up at Interhigh and comprise at least a couple of top-tier members, are one of the favourites to win the tournament. Who beats them in their opening match in Round Two? Karasuno, in an incredibly tight three-set match. This shock victory is where everyone truly starts paying attention to them.]]
** Hinata's team of friends in middle school
** The
** Karasuno loses *70* sets
** But then, in their revenge match up with Aoba Johsai, a school favored to reach the finals to battle it out against Shiratorizawa as they did the year prior, Karasuno wins, giving **them** the chance to go up against the reigning Miyagi champions Shiratorizawa in the finals. [[spoiler:To everyone's shock, they ''succeed'', propelling them to Nationals once more.]]
** However, Karasuno, even prior to the story's start, has
*** At the Interhigh Preliminaries in Miyagi, Karasuno look to be in decent shape when they not only comfortably win their first round match but also surprisingly beat the infamous blocking team Date Tech (who had {{curb stomp|Battle}}ed them in their last meeting). However Karasuno has only just recently begun training as a team together and still have some flaws (notably the limitations of the freak quick attack), leading them to lose (albeit narrowly) to powerhouse Aoba Johsai in the third round.
*** Karasuno wins four sets and loses a whopping 70 sets during their Tokyo summer training camp with the Fukurodani group. Justified as 1) the group comprises four powerhouse teams from Kanto and 2) the Miyagi school have just started trying out their new techniques at this point.
*** In their revenge match up at the Spring High Preliminaries with Aoba Johsai, a school favored to reach the finals to battle it out against Shiratorizawa as they did the year prior, Karasuno wins in three tight sets, surprising everyone and giving ''them'' the chance to go up against the reigning Miyagi champions Shiratorizawa in the finals. [[spoiler:To everyone's further shock, they ''succeed'', propelling them to Nationals once more.]]
** At Nationals, [[spoiler:the second seeds Inarizaki, a powerhouse school that were runners-up at Interhigh and comprise at least a couple of top-tier members, are one of the favourites to win the tournament. Who beats them in their opening match in Round Two? Karasuno, in an incredibly tight three-set match. This shock victory is where everyone truly starts paying attention to them.]]
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** Ushijima considers Oikawa to be the only noteworthy rival in the entire prefecture. And by that, he means ''only'' him, attributing even the latter's team Aobajousai's success to having Oikawa as their setter.
--> '''Ushijima, to Oikawa:''' [[MemeticMutation You should have come to Shiratorizawa.]]
--> '''Ushijima, to Oikawa:''' [[MemeticMutation You should have come to Shiratorizawa.]]
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** Ushijima considers Oikawa to be the only noteworthy rival in the entire prefecture. And by that, he means ''only'' him, attributing even the latter's team Aobajousai's Aoba Johsai's success to having Oikawa as their setter.
--> '''Ushijima, to Oikawa:''' [[MemeticMutation Yousetter. This is why he strongly believes that Oikawa should have had come to Shiratorizawa.]]Shiratorizawa instead.
--> '''Ushijima, to Oikawa:''' [[MemeticMutation You
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** However, Karasuno, even prior to the story's start, has been described as a mediocre or middling team, neither bad nor good, and when the story does start, the team includes 2 people described in-story as geniuses (Kageyama and Nishiyama), and another described as having inhuman levels of stamina and reflexes (Hinata). So even when they are on the winning side of in-story upsets and this trope is in play, it's toned down.
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** However, Karasuno, even prior to the story's start, has been described as a mediocre or middling team, neither bad nor good, and when the story does start, the team includes 2 people described in-story as geniuses (Kageyama and Nishiyama), Nishinoya), and another described as having inhuman levels of stamina and reflexes (Hinata). So even when they are on the winning side of in-story upsets and this trope is in play, it's toned down.
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* UnderdogsNeverLose: Zig-zagged. In the scope of sports manga, and shounen manga more broadly, Haikyuu stands out for being relatively realistic in the match-ups and the outcomes:
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* UnderdogsNeverLose: Zig-zagged. Zig-zagged and [[PlayingWith played around with]]. In the scope of sports manga, and shounen manga more broadly, Haikyuu stands out for being relatively realistic in the match-ups and the outcomes:outcomes, with teams that are considered in-story as underdogs to lose most of the time:
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** However, Karasuno, even prior to the story's start, has been described as a mediocre or middling team, neither bad nor good, and when the story does start, the team includes 2 people described in-story as geniuses (Kageyama and Nishiyama), and another described as having inhuman levels of stamina and reflexes (Hinata). So even when they are on the winning side of in-story upsets and this trope is in play, it's toned down.
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* UnderdogsNeverLose: Zig-zagged. The fallen team Karasuno narrowly loses to powerhouse Aoba Johsai at the Interhigh preliminaries match but gets their revenge on them in the Spring High prelimanaries semifinal match, giving them the chance to top it all off with the reigning Miyagi champions Shiratorizawa in the finals. [[spoiler:To everyone's shock, they ''succeed'', propelling them to Nationals once more.]]
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* UnderdogsNeverLose: Zig-zagged. In the scope of sports manga, and shounen manga more broadly, Haikyuu stands out for being relatively realistic in the match-ups and the outcomes:
** Hinata's team of friends in middle school vs. Kageyama's team from a powerhouse middle school ends with the obviously superior team winning.
** The fallen team Karasunonarrowly that has only recently began training as a team together loses (albeit narrowly) to powerhouse Aoba Johsai at the Interhigh preliminaries match but gets match.
** Karasuno loses *70* sets and wins only 4 during their summer training camp with teams from 4 of the BEST school's in Tokyo.
** But then, in their revengeon them in match up with Aoba Johsai, a school favored to reach the Spring High prelimanaries semifinal match, finals to battle it out against Shiratorizawa as they did the year prior, Karasuno wins, giving them **them** the chance to top it all off with go up against the reigning Miyagi champions Shiratorizawa in the finals. [[spoiler:To everyone's shock, they ''succeed'', propelling them to Nationals once more.]]
** Hinata's team of friends in middle school vs. Kageyama's team from a powerhouse middle school ends with the obviously superior team winning.
** The fallen team Karasuno
** Karasuno loses *70* sets and wins only 4 during their summer training camp with teams from 4 of the BEST school's in Tokyo.
** But then, in their revenge
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* CuteSportsClubManager: Attractive amicable female students acting as the manager are very prevalent amongst the boys' volleyball teams, including Karasuno and the other teams at the Tokyo training camp. The boys often have crushes or soft spots for them, and teams without female managers usually bemoan their lack of this trope. Although played straight, the focus and development of Karasuno's managers remind the audience that their jobs genuinely are important: Shimizu takes her duties very seriously which is what spurs her to look for a successor, and one of the first things Yachi does as manager is to make a poster advertising Karasuno to (successfully!) raise funds for their trips.\
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* CuteSportsClubManager: Attractive amicable female students acting as the manager are very prevalent amongst the boys' volleyball teams, including Karasuno and the other teams at the Tokyo training camp. The boys often have crushes or soft spots for them, and teams without female managers usually bemoan their lack of this trope. Although played straight, the focus and development of Karasuno's managers remind the audience that their jobs genuinely are important: Shimizu takes her duties very seriously which is what spurs her to look for a successor, and one of the first things Yachi does as manager is to make a poster advertising Karasuno to (successfully!) raise funds for their trips.\
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* CuteSportsClubManager: Attractive amicable female students acting as the manager are very prevalent amongst the boys' volleyball teams, including Karasuno and the other teams at the Tokyo training camp. The boys often have crushes or soft spots for them, and teams without female managers usually bemoan their lack of this trope. Although played straight, the focus and development of Karasuno's managers remind the audience that their jobs genuinely are important: Shimizu takes her duties very seriously which is what spurs her to look for a successor, and one of the first things Yachi does as manager is to make a poster advertising Karasuno to (successfully!) raise funds for their trips.
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* CuteSportsClubManager: Attractive amicable female students acting as the manager are very prevalent amongst the boys' volleyball teams, including Karasuno and the other teams at the Tokyo training camp. The boys often have crushes or soft spots for them, and teams without female managers usually bemoan their lack of this trope. Although played straight, the focus and development of Karasuno's managers remind the audience that their jobs genuinely are important: Shimizu takes her duties very seriously which is what spurs her to look for a successor, and one of the first things Yachi does as manager is to make a poster advertising Karasuno to (successfully!) raise funds for their trips.\
* DamnYouMuscleMemory: A DiscussedTrope in the series when it comes to receiving left-handed spikes; their rotation is opposite that of a right-hander's spike, and makes them more difficult to receive properly because the receiver will be used to a right-handed spiker's rotation. Even Nishinoya, the best receiver in the series, needs time to adjust to it.
* DamnYouMuscleMemory: A DiscussedTrope in the series when it comes to receiving left-handed spikes; their rotation is opposite that of a right-hander's spike, and makes them more difficult to receive properly because the receiver will be used to a right-handed spiker's rotation. Even Nishinoya, the best receiver in the series, needs time to adjust to it.
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* DamnYouMuscleMemory: A DiscussedTrope in the series when it comes to receiving left-handed spikes; their rotation is opposite that of a right-hander's spike, and makes them more difficult to receive properly because the receiver will be used to a right-handed spiker's rotation. Even Nishinoya, the best receiver in the series, needs time to adjust to it.
