The Best Episodes of Haikyu!! Season 3

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.5/10(870 votes)

   #1 - Greetings

   S3:E110/8/2016

   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

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   Director:Hirotaka Mori

   Writer:Susumu Mitsunaka
2. 

   8.7/10(837 votes)

   #2 - The Threat of the Left

   S3:E210/15/2016

   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

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   Director:Haruo Okuno

   Writer:Taku Kishimoto
3. 

   9.0/10(1068 votes)

   #3 - Guess-Monster

   S3:E310/22/2016

   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

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   Director:Shintaro Itoga

   Writer:Taku Kishimoto
4. 

   9.6/10(2166 votes)

   #4 - The Halo Around the Moon

   S3:E410/29/2016

   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

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   Director:Masako Sato

   Writer:Taku Kishimoto
5. 

   8.9/10(876 votes)

   #5 - Individual vs. Numbers

   S3:E511/5/2016

   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

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   Director:Tetsuaki Watanabe

   Writer:Taku Kishimoto
6. 

   9.1/10(1008 votes)

   #6 - The Chemical Change of Encounters

   S3:E611/12/2016

   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

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   Director:Shintaro Itoga

   Writer:Susumu Mitsunaka
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   8.8/10(850 votes)

   #7 - Obsession

   S3:E711/19/2016

   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

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   Director:Yusuke Kamata

   Writer:Taku Kishimoto
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   9.1/10(1046 votes)

   #8 - An Annoying Guy

   S3:E811/26/2016

   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

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   Director:Hitomi Ezoe

   Writer:Susumu Mitsunaka
9. 

   9.6/10(1566 votes)

   #9 - The Volleyball Idiots

   S3:E912/3/2016

   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

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   Director:Shintaro Itoga

   Writer:Taku Kishimoto
10. 

    9.6/10(2354 votes)

    #10 - The Battle of Concepts

    S3:E1012/10/2016

    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

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    Director:Tetsuaki Watanabe

    Writer:Taku Kishimoto