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The Worst Episodes of Haikyu!!

Every episode of Haikyu!! ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Haikyu!!!

Worst episode
S4E17 Cats vs. Monkeys
7.6874 votes
Best episode
S2E24 The Absolute Limit Switch
9.73,524 votes
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Season 3
9.1avg
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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Haikyu!! Season 4 Episode 17 - Cats vs. Monkeys
    7.6/10(874 votes)

    S4:E17

    In their match against Inarizaki, Karasuno manages to take the first set. Meanwhile on another court, Nekoma High School was going up against Ishikawa’s team, Sarukawa Tech. They’re both known for their defense. Who will come out the victor?

    Director:Heo Pyoung-kang
    Writer:Taku Kishimoto

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  2. Haikyu!! Season 1 Episode 2 - Karasuno High School Volleyball Club
    7.7/10(1426 votes)

    S1:E2

    Before starting high school, Hinata had sworn revenge against Kageyama of Kitagawa Daiichi. But strangely enough he encounters the "king of the court" again, but this time in the gym of Karasuno High School. Their head-butting is unrelenting and they start their own match, but the third-year captain Sawamura disallows them from participating in the volleyball club until they learn to show team spirit. What now?

    Director:Koichi Kikuta
    Writer:Taku Kishimoto

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  3. Haikyu!! Season 1 Episode 5 - A Coward's Anxiety
    7.7/10(1241 votes)

    S1:E5

    Kageyama is improving his natural skills as setter, and Hinata has natural speed and spring. When the two of them get synched, their combination brings them victory in the three-on-three match. So they are officially accepted as members of the Karasuno High School Volleyball Club.

    Director:Yasuo Ejima
    Writer:Taku Kishimoto

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  4. Haikyu!! Season 4 Episode 2 - Lost
    7.7/10(874 votes)

    S4:E2

    Just one more month until the Spring Tournament. Hinata crashed the Miyagi Prefecture Rookie Select Training Camp and got to stay as one of their ball boys. While the boys are doing a practice match, the third-year players from Shiratorizawa show up.

    Director:Takahiro Otsuka
    Writer:Taku Kishimoto

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  5. Haikyu!! Season 1 Episode 11 - Decision
    7.8/10(1124 votes)

    S1:E11

    The Karasuno Volleyball Club is at training camp, getting ready for the practice-match against Nekoma and for the Interhigh preliminaries. Even while the team's intense training is showing promising results, Keishin is in a quandary: Who will he choose as setter against Nekoma, Kageyama or Sugawara?

    Director:Hirotaka Endo
    Writer:Taku Kishimoto

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  6. Haikyu!! Season 1 Episode 14 - Formidable Opponents
    7.8/10(1098 votes)

    S1:E14

    Interhigh is coming up next month. The Karasuno volleyball club is pensive, tension rises. They endeavor in training individually and with clearer vision as a team, as they get more inspired. In the meantime, pairings of the preliminaries get announced...

    Director:Tomoko Hiramuki
    Writer:Taku Kishimoto

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  7. Haikyu!! Season 2 Episode 4 - Center Ace
    7.8/10(945 votes)

    S2:E4

    With the supplementary tests over, Karasuno heads to Tokyo for the away games. Karasuno is having a hard time dealing with powerful schools like Nekoma, Fukurodani, Shinzen, and Ubugawa High Schools. During their matches, they notice a new face on the Nekoma team...

    Director:Mariko Ishikawa
    Writer:Taku Kishimoto

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  8. Haikyu!! Season 4 Episode 8 - Challenger
    7.8/10(826 votes)

    S4:E8

    The practice match against Date Tech before the Spring Tournament is about to come to an end. Each member of Karasuno tries to better themselves personally. Will they be able to acquire a new weapon and evolve as a team?

    Director:Tomoe Makino
    Writer:Taku Kishimoto

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  9. Haikyu!! Season 2 Episode 2 - Direct Sunlight
    7.9/10(986 votes)

    S2:E2

    In order to go to the training camps to Tokyo, none of the team members can get failing grades. In order to be able to go to the away games in Tokyo, Hinata, Kageyama, Tanaka, and Nishinoya get the aid from their other teammates to raise their grades. Meanwhile, their manager Shimizu tries to find a new manager.

    Director:Yoshitaka Koyama
    Writer:Susumu Mitsunaka

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  10. Haikyu!! Season 2 Episode 7 - Moonrise
    7.9/10(933 votes)

    S2:E7

    In order to achieve a new form, Hinata and Kageyama start practicing on their own. The other members of Karasuno have also started practicing on their own to better themselves, and they have shown some evolution. However, Tsukishima seems indifferent about change and one day after practice, he is asked to serve as blocker for Kuroo and Bokuto's spiking practice.

    Director:Shintaro Itoga
    Writer:Taku Kishimoto

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  11. Haikyu!! Season 4 Episode 5 - Hunger
    7.9/10(834 votes)

    S4:E5

    The training camp does another practice match with the 3rd year OB players from Shiratorizawa. Meanwhile, Kageyama and the others at the All-Japan youth camp were doing a practice match with everyone playing different positions. Both training camps were about to come to an end...

    Director:Tomoe Makino
    Writer:Taku Kishimoto

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  12. Haikyu!! Season 4 Episode 6 - Enhancements
    7.9/10(826 votes)

    S4:E6

    Hinata, Kageyama, and Tsukishima all come back from their training camps, and Karasuno had lined up a training match against Date Tech, the school with the strongest blockers in the prefecture. But after coming back from the training camp, Kageyama seems to be acting a bit strange...

    Director:Mayo Nozaki
    Writer:Taku Kishimoto

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  13. Haikyu!! Season 1 Episode 3 - The Formidable Ally
    8.0/10(1366 votes)

    S1:E3

    Hinata and Kageyama are challenged to a match against fellow first-years, with the aid of second-year Tanaka. While they practice for the match early one morning, Hinata demands Kageyama to give him a toss, to which Kageyama responds: “I don't think you're essential in winning,” and refuses to toss him the ball.

    Director:Tomoko Hiramuki
    Writer:Taku Kishimoto

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  14. Haikyu!! Season 4 Episode 1 - Introductions
    8.0/10(955 votes)

    S4:E1

    As the Karasuno High School Volleyball Team is trying to get ready for nationals, they receive word that Kageyama has been invited to the All-Japan Youth Training Camp. On top of that, Tsukishima had been invited to the Miyagi Prefecture Rookie Select Training Camp. Despite not being invited to the Miyagi Prefecture Rookie Select Training Camp, Hinata decides to show up anyway?!

    Director:Masako Sato
    Writer:Taku Kishimoto

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  15. Haikyu!! Season 2 Episode 19 - The Iron Wall Can Be Rebuilt Again and Again
    8.0/10(893 votes)

    S2:E19

    Karasuno manages to make it to the semi-finals. Which ever team wins the match between Aoba Johsai and Date Tech will be their next opponent. Date Tech was considered to be the underdog against Oikawa and Aoba Johsai, but they have a new strength on their side...

    Director:Masako Sato
    Writer:Taku Kishimoto

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  16. Haikyu!! Season 4 Episode 15 - Found
    8.0/10(890 votes)

    S4:E15

    Karasuno is able to regain their rhythm with Saeko's help, but the Miya Twins weirdo quick gives Inarizaki the lead. How will Karasuno deal with this unexpected turn of events?

    Director:Rokou Ogiwara
    Writer:Taku Kishimoto

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  17. Haikyu!! Season 4 Episode 4 - Take it Easy
    8.0/10(869 votes)

    S4:E4

    The Miyagi Prefecture Rookie Select Training Camp is reaching its final days. Hyakuzawa from Kakuzawa Academy has very little experience playing volleyball and is having a hard time keeping up in practice. Then Hinata tells him something. Meanwhile, Kageyama is at the All-Japan Youth Training Camp playing with various other amazing players from all across Japan and...

    Director:Yuya Horiuchi
    Writer:Taku Kishimoto

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  18. Haikyu!! Season 4 Episode 7 - Return
    8.0/10(842 votes)

    S4:E7

    Karasuno holds their practice match against Date Tech. Karasuno has a hard time dealing with the best blockers in the prefecture. Kageyama gets frustrated and ends up yelling at the spikers who aren’t able to get hits in. Seeing that, Hinata...

    Director:Yuya Horiuchi
    Writer:Taku Kishimoto

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  19. Haikyu!! Season 1 Episode 1 - The End & The Beginning
    8.1/10(1681 votes)

    S1:E1

    Shouyou Hinata is enamored with volleyball; he is in the 3rd year of middle-school, and will not be discouraged by the fact that he has no teammates to play with. He finally scrapes together a team to enter his first and last official tournament.

    Director:Susumu Mitsunaka
    Writer:Taku Kishimoto

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  20. Haikyu!! Season 1 Episode 8 - He Who is Called "Ace"
    8.1/10(1190 votes)

    S1:E8

    His term of suspension having been served, second-year Nishinoya, the "guardian god" of Karasuno Volleyball Club shows up to among club-members during practice. On the other hand, Takeda is acutely aware of the need of a coach after the Seijoh match. He tenaciously requests Ukai Keishin, grandson of the illustrious coach Ukai, to coach the team. However...

    Director:Yoshihide Ibata
    Writer:Takuya Sato

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  21. Haikyu!! Season 1 Episode 10 - Yearning
    8.1/10(1139 votes)

    S1:E10

    Asahi proves his imposing presence as ace in the Karasu versus Neighborhood Association team practice-match. Hinata gazes in a awe at Asahi who possesses both power and height that Hinata doesn't have. But Kageyama, seeing him being so enamored, takes unexpected action to make Hinata focus on the game instead.

    Director:Shintaro Itoga
    Writer:Taku Kishimoto

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  22. Haikyu!! Season 2 Episode 5 - Greed
    8.1/10(956 votes)

    S2:E5

    The second day of the Tokyo away games. Karasuno isn't able to get a single set against Nekoma, especially with their new player. Hinata and Kageyama's weirdo quick doesn't seem to work on the new Nekoma or the other powerhouse schools for long. Seeing this, Hinata makes a decision...

    Directors:Tomoko Hiramuki, Tetsuaki Watanabe
    Writer:Taku Kishimoto

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  23. Haikyu!! Season 2 Episode 9 - VS "Umbrella"
    8.1/10(916 votes)

    S2:E9

    The members of Karasuno continue to strengthen the new things they've learned while at the Tokyo training camp. However, Hinata and Kageyama still can't get their quick down. Kageyama is anxious about Hinata losing his spirit and tries to do a normal toss during a practice match, but...

    Director:Shintaro Itoga
    Writer:Taku Kishimoto

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  24. Haikyu!! Season 2 Episode 14 - Still Growing
    8.1/10(906 votes)

    S2:E14

    Just about 2 more months until the qualifiers. Tsukishima's brother invites him to practice with his own team, Kageyama goes to observe a certain team, and Hinata and Kenma promise to have a match that they wouldn't be able to repeat.

    Director:Koji Komurakata
    Writer:Taku Kishimoto

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  25. Haikyu!! Season 2 Episode 15 - Place to Play
    8.1/10(895 votes)

    S2:E15

    Karasuno is finally playing in the qualifier prelims. Their first opponent is the 4th best team from the Interhigh prelims, Johzenji High School. Their motto is to play. What will Karasuno do against their rather unconventional playing method?

    Director:Tetsuaki Watanabe
    Writer:Taku Kishimoto

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Cats vs. Monkeys" is the worst rated episode of Haikyu!!. It scored 7.6/10 from 874 votes. Directed by Heo Pyoung-kang and written by Taku Kishimoto, it aired on October 24, 2020. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Karasuno High School Volleyball Club".

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