- 8.5/10679 votes
#1 - Greetings
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 10/8/2016
The Miyagi Prefecture Qualifier finals of the Spring High School Volleyball Tournament. The ones to stand before Karasuno High School are the undefeated champions, Shiratorizawa Academy. Do they have a chance to win against the ultimate spiker, Ushijima? Their battle towards the nationals finally begins...
Director: Hirotaka Mori
Writer: Susumu Mitsunaka
- 8.7/10643 votes
#2 - The Threat of the Left
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 10/15/2016
From the very beginning of the match, Ushijima attacks with his powerful spikes. Because he's not used to left-handed attacks, their Guardian Deity, Nishinoya, has a hard time receiving them. What is Karasuno's plan to deal with the mounting point difference?
Director: Haruo Okuno
Writer: Taku Kishimoto
- 9.1/10710 votes
#3 - Guess-Monster
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 10/22/2016
Underway into the second match, Karasuno tries to attack, but Shiratorizawa's middle blocker is a Guess Monster. Using fast intuition, he keeps blocking all of their attempts. As he blocked Karasuno's spikes one after another, Tsukki calmly assesses the situation for a counter-attack.
Director: Shintaro Itoga
Writer: Taku Kishimoto
- 9.7/101,529 votes
#4 - The Halo Around the Moon
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 10/29/2016
Thanks to Tsukki and Nishinoya's blocking, Karasuno comes back at the end of the second set. It is a heated battle in the end, resulting in multiple deuces... Who will score the final point?
Director: Masako Sato
Writer: Taku Kishimoto
- 8.9/10651 votes
#5 - Individual vs. Numbers
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 11/5/2016
As the third set starts, the bout is tied at 1-1. Attempting to seize momentum after stopping Ushijima, Karasuno tries to stay aggressive. However, Shiratorizawa's setter, Shirabu, seems unfazed by the loss of the second set and swings momentum back to the undefeated champions.
Director: Tetsuaki Watanabe
Writer: Taku Kishimoto
- 9.1/10658 votes
#6 - The Chemical Change of Encounters
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 11/12/2016
Karasuno finds themselves against a wall as Shiratorizawa wins their second set easily. Needing a push, Hinata ups his defense and the two teams battle it out..
Director: Shintaro Itoga
Writer: Susumu Mitsunaka
- 8.8/10646 votes
#7 - Obsession
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 11/19/2016
Karasuno manages to win the fourth set. The fifth set begins, but has a different set of rules: whoever gets 15 points first wins. Keishin sees that Kageyama is exhausted, and switches him out with Sugawara. Determined to hold up his end, Sugawara shows how he has improved.
Director: Yusuke Kamata
Writer: Taku Kishimoto
- 9.2/10693 votes
#8 - An Annoying Guy
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 11/26/2016
Tsukki injures his hand and has to leave for medical attention, which causes Karasuno's blocking to weaken. Karasuno steps up their attacks in his absence. Hinata's play finally makes Ushijima feel like he's worth playing against.
Director: Hitomi Ezoe
Writer: Susumu Mitsunaka
- 9.6/101,121 votes
#9 - The Volleyball Idiots
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 12/3/2016
Just as Shiratorizawa gets to match point, Karasuno regains spirit as Tsukki returns to the court.. Players on both teams are at the end of their ropes, but they continue to give their all to the last part of the match!
Director: Shintaro Itoga
Writer: Taku Kishimoto
- 9.7/101,702 votes
#10 - The Battle of Concepts
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 12/10/2016
The battle goes well beyond 15, as the fifth set for both teams enters the 20's. Shiratorizawa shows off individual strengths, and Karasuno continues to show the strength as a team. In a battle of volleyball philosophy, Karasuno and Shiratorizawa fight for who moves on to Nationals.
Director: Tetsuaki Watanabe
Writer: Taku Kishimoto
The Best Episodes of Haikyu!! Season 3
Every episode of Haikyu!! Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Haikyu!! Season 3!
Inspired by a small-statured pro volleyball player, Shouyou Hinata creates a volleyball team in his last year of middle school. Unfortunately the team is matched...
Genres:AnimationAction & Adventure
Season 3 Ratings Summary
"Greetings" is the best rated episode of "Haikyu!!" season 3. It scored 8.5/10 based on 679 votes. Directed by Hirotaka Mori and written by Susumu Mitsunaka, it aired on 10/8/2016. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "The Threat of the Left".