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Haikyu!! S1E20 — Oikawa Toru Is Not a Genius
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Haikyu!!•Season 1•Episode 20

Oikawa Toru Is Not a Genius

8.7/10 · 1,161 votesAug 17, 201424 min

Ranked #7 of 25 in Season 1•+0.3 vs season avg

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The 3rd round Interhigh match against Aoba Johsai has begun. Without wasting any time, Kageyama and Oikawa start a setter battle. Well-experienced as a team, Aoba Johsai scores point after point against Karasuno with Oikawa's serves. Kageyama starts to panic. It's then that Karasuno's mood-maker,

Directed byShintaro Itoga
Written byTaku Kishimoto
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Ayumu Murase

Ayumu Murase

Shoyo Hinata (voice)

Kaito Ishikawa

Kaito Ishikawa

Tobio Kageyama (voice)

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Taku Kishimoto

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Maki Kouno

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Hisako Shimozuma

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Takahiro Chiba

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Noriko Kitazawa

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Kaori Ikeda

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Hideki Takahashi

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Yuu Kobayashi

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Chie Otsuki

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Saori Yonezawa

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Yoshimi Iwata

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Episode Summary

"Oikawa Toru Is Not a Genius" is episode 20 of Haikyu!! season 1. It scored 8.7/10 from 1,161 votes, ranking #7 of 25 episodes this season (season average 8.4). Directed by Shintaro Itoga and written by Taku Kishimoto, it aired on August 17, 2014.

Next: E21 · Senpai's True AbilitiesBest of Season 1