It has been announced that the anime "Haikyu!!", based on the popular volleyball manga by Haruichi Furudate, will collaborate with the volleyball world tournament "Kaitori Daikichi Volleyball Nations League 2025 Chiba Tournament". A collaboration visual has been released showing Hinata Shoyo and Kageyama Tobio from "Haikyu!!" dancing alongside the Japanese national team players.
The Volleyball Nations League 2025 will be held in July at Chiba Port Arena (Chiba City, Chuo Ward). The women's tournament will be held from July Getsuku to 13, and the men's tournament from July 16 to 20.
"Haikyu!!" was serialized in "Weekly Shonen Jump" from February 2012 to July 2020. The story follows Hinata Shoyo, who suffered a crushing defeat in his final official match in middle school, as he reunites with Kageyama Tobio, a member of the opposing team, at the Karasuno High School volleyball team, where they move on to higher education, and the two of them aim to reach the top. The total number of copies of the comics, including digital versions, published is over 70 million.
The first season of the TV anime aired from April to September 2014, the second from October 2015 to March 2016, the third from October to December 2016, and the first cour of the fourth season aired from January to April 2020 and the second cour from October to December 2020. The first part of the film version "Haikyu!! The Movie FINAL" series, "Haikyu!! the Movie: Decisive Battle at the Garbage Dump", was released in February 2024 and was a huge hit, grossing over 20 billion yen worldwide. There is also talk of a sequel, "Haikyu!! The Movie: VS the Little Giants", being produced.
