The goods to be sold at " Haikyu!! FAN PARK," a fan appreciation event for Furudate Haruichi's popular volleyball manga " Haikyu!! ," have been revealed. Furudate has drawn new illustrations of popular characters such as Oikawa Tooru and Iwaizumi Hajime from Aoba Johsai High School, and Aone Takanobu and Futakuchi Kenji from Date Tech High School for the event, and these will be made into merchandise. Acrylic figures using the main visuals from the event, which feature Hinata Shoyo and Kageyama Tobio, will also be on sale.
The event will be held on June 7th and 8th at Makuhari Messe (Mihama-ku, Chiba City). It will be an event that brings together all kinds of " Haikyu!!" content, not just the manga. The exhibition area will consist of the "Exciting Gallery" where original drawings will be displayed, the "Gayagaya Broadcasting Station" stage booth modeled after a live commentary booth, the "Pyonpyon Gymnasium" where you can try out some physical attractions, the "Mogumogu Shopping Street" which recreates the food of Onigiri Palace and Sakanoshita Shoten that appear in the work, and the "Muddled Library" where you can read comics and novels.
There will also be a merchandise area called "Runrun Bazaar," as well as manufacturer booths where you can enjoy the various worlds of "Haikyu!!" including the anime, stage plays, and games.
"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 new movie 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.
