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Haikyu!! S1E9 — A Toss to the Ace
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Haikyu!!•Season 1•Episode 9

A Toss to the Ace

8.6/10 · 1,276 votesJun 1, 201424 min

Ranked #8 of 25 in Season 1•+0.2 vs season avg

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On occasion of the practice-match against Nekoma, Sawamura tries to convince Azumane Asahi to return to the volleyball club. But Asahi refuses because he says he's lost face with Sugawara and Nishinoya. Meanwhile, Keishin, who has deep connections to Nekoma, is told by Takeda about

Directed byMariko Ishikawa
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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Hisako Shimozuma

Opening/Ending Animation

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Takahiro Chiba

Opening/Ending Animation

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Hideki Takahashi

Opening/Ending Animation

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Satoshi Nagura

Opening/Ending Animation

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Hiroyuki Saita

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Shirou Tamashiro

Key Animation

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Miho Tanaka

Key Animation

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Asuna Imahashi

Key Animation

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Ayako Kanemaru

Key Animation

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Ryo Araki

Key Animation

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Yasuyuki Kai

Animation Director

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Episode Summary

"A Toss to the Ace" is episode 9 of Haikyu!! season 1. It scored 8.6/10 from 1,276 votes, ranking #8 of 25 episodes this season (season average 8.4). Directed by Mariko Ishikawa and written by Taku Kishimoto, it aired on June 1, 2014.

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