Haikyu!! backdrop
Haikyu!! S2E8 — Illusionary Hero
8.5
Haikyu!!•Season 2•Episode 8

Illusionary Hero

8.5/10 · 973 votesNov 22, 201524 min

Ranked #8 of 25 in Season 2•+0.1 vs season avg

Discussion

Yamaguchi wonders about Tsukishima's performance at the training camp so far... Hinata asks Yamaguchi what he would say to Tsukishima when he asked Hinata the same question. Knowing Tsukishima since they were in grade school, Yamaguchi finally builds up the confidence to do something about

Directed byMasako Sato
Written byTaku Kishimoto
Previous episodeE7 · MoonriseNext episodeE9 · VS "Umbrella"
BestEpisodes
WorstEpisodes
BestSeasons
AllEpisodes

Seasons4

All1234

Season 2 Episodes25

Let's Go To Tokyo!! stillE1 8.4

Let's Go To Tokyo!!

Direct Sunlight stillE2 7.9

Direct Sunlight

Townsperson B stillE3 8.3

Townsperson B

Center Ace stillE4 7.8

Center Ace

Greed stillE5 8.1

Greed

Tempo stillE6 8.2

Tempo

Moonrise stillE7 7.9

Moonrise

Illusionary Hero stillE8 8.5Now viewing

Illusionary Hero

VS "Umbrella" stillE9 8.1

VS "Umbrella"

Cogs stillE10 8.7

Cogs

Above stillE11 8.2

Above

Let the Games Begin! stillE12 8.2

Let the Games Begin!

A Simple and Pure Strength stillE13 8.3

A Simple and Pure Strength

Still Growing stillE14 8.1

Still Growing

Place to Play stillE15 8.2

Place to Play

Next stillE16 8.5

Next

The Battle Without Will Power stillE17 8.2

The Battle Without Will Power

The Losers stillE18 8.4

The Losers

The Iron Wall Can Be Rebuilt Again and Again stillE19 8.0

The Iron Wall Can Be Rebuilt Again and Again

Wiping Out stillE20 8.8

Wiping Out

The Destroyer stillE21 8.8

The Destroyer

The Former Coward's Fight stillE22 9.2

The Former Coward's Fight

Team stillE23 8.9

Team

The Absolute Limit Switch stillE24 9.6

The Absolute Limit Switch

Declaration of War stillE25 8.8

Declaration of War

Cast2

Ayumu Murase

Ayumu Murase

Shoyo Hinata (voice)

Kaito Ishikawa

Kaito Ishikawa

Tobio Kageyama (voice)

Crew12

T

Taku Kishimoto

Writer

M

Masako Sato

Director

S

Shinji Suetomi

Key Animation

L

Liang Boya

Key Animation

T

Takahiro Chiba

Opening/Ending Animation

M

Mai Yonekawa

Key Animation

H

Hideki Takahashi

Opening/Ending Animation

M

Maki Kouno

Key Animation

Y

Yasuyuki Kai

Opening/Ending Animation

Y

Yuu Kobayashi

Key Animation

H

Hisako Shimozuma

Opening/Ending Animation

S

Satoshi Nagura

Opening/Ending Animation

Discussion

0 comments

Join the conversation

Share your take and reply to other fans.

No comments yet

Be the first to share your thoughts on this episode.

Episode Summary

"Illusionary Hero" is episode 8 of Haikyu!! season 2. It scored 8.5/10 from 973 votes, ranking #8 of 25 episodes this season (season average 8.4). Directed by Masako Sato and written by Taku Kishimoto, it aired on November 22, 2015.

Next: E9 · VS "Umbrella"Best of Season 2