Haikyū!!Official Trailer
Junior high school student Shōyō Hinata gains a sudden love of volleyball after seeing a national championship match on TV. Although short in height, he becomes determined to follow in the footsteps of the championship's star player, nicknamed the "Small Giant", after seeing his plays. He creates a volleyball club and begins practicing by himself. Eventually five other members join the team by his last year of middle school, but they are defeated in their first tournament after being challenged by the championship favorite team, which includes the so-called "King of the Court" Tobio Kageyama, in the first round. Though Hinata's team suffers a miserable defeat, he vows to eventually surpass Kageyama and defeat him.
Haikyū!! (ハイキュー!!)
is a Japanese shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Haruichi Furudate. Individual chapters have been serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump since February 2012, with bound volumes published by Shueisha. The series was initially published as a one-shot in Shueisha's seasonal Jump NEXT! magazine prior to serialization. As of January 2014, nine volumes have been released in Japan.
Characters
Shōyō Hinata (日向 翔陽 Hinata Shōyō)
Voiced by: Ayumu Murase Hinata
is a first year student at Karasuno High School. He was initially a wing spiker in junior high school and is currently a middle blocker. He is generally upbeat, clumsy, and weak, however he has extraordinarily good jumping ability. He is able to play immensely well with the help of Kageyama. Although he is a beginner, he manages to grow rapidly through each match. Despite his small stature, he is determined to become a strong player.
Tobio Kageyama (影山 飛雄 Kageyama Tobio)
Voiced by: Kaito Ishikawa Kageyama
is a first year student at Karasuno High School. He is currently a setter. In junior high school, he was referred to as the "King of the Court", notorious for his arrogant demeanor and his inability to cooperate with teammates, instead opting to order them around. After enrolling in Karasuno High School and joining the volleyball club where he meets Hinata, his opinions start to change and he begins to understand the importance of teamwork in a team sport.
Radio drama
A radio drama for the series was broadcast in November 2012 on TV Tokyo's Sakiyomi Jum-Bang! program, with multiple voice actors providing voice samples for the characters.It was later distributed in December 2012 via Shueisha's Vomic website.
Voice cast:
Shōyō Hinata ̶ Kenn
Tobio Kageyama ̶ Tomoaki Maeno
Yukitaka Izumi ̶ Daichi Kanbara
Daichi Sawamura ̶ Jun'ichi Yanagita
Koushi Sugawara ̶ Keita Miyanaga
Ryūnosuke Tanaka ̶ Daisuke Motohashi
Kiyoko Shimizu ̶ Maaya Uchida
