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Inspired by a small-statured pro volleyball player, Hinata creates a volleyball team in his last year of middle school. Unfortunately the team is matched up against the "King of the Court" Tobio Kageyama’s team in

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Haikyu!! Season 2 Episode 8 - Illusionary Hero
    6.9/10(867 votes)

    #1 - Illusionary Hero

    S2:E8

    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 it...

    Director:Masako Sato
    Writer:Taku Kishimoto

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  2. Haikyu!! Season 2 Episode 19 - The Iron Wall Can Be Rebuilt Again and Again
    6.9/10(784 votes)

    #2 - The Iron Wall Can Be Rebuilt Again and Again

    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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  3. Haikyu!! Season 2 Episode 10 - Cogs
    7.1/10(874 votes)

    #3 - Cogs

    S2:E10

    The week-long training camp is finally on its last day. Karasuno's final opponent is Fukurodani High School, and they're determined to win at least one set against the powerhouse school. Are they going to be able to show the fruits of their labor?

    Director:Shintarou Nakazawa
    Writer:Taku Kishimoto

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  4. Haikyu!! Season 4 Episode 19 - The Ultimate Challengers
    7.2/10(760 votes)

    #4 - The Ultimate Challengers

    S4:E19

    Nekoma High School moves to the 3rd round after defeating Sarukawa High School. Meanwhile, Karasuno and Inarizaki head into their second set and Miya Atsumu starts to target Nishinoya with his serves.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Taku Kishimoto

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  5. Haikyu!! Season 4 Episode 20 - Leader
    7.2/10(864 votes)

    #5 - Leader

    S4:E20

    Karasuno starts to break down Inarizaki's dominance with Kageyama's serves. And to counter that, Inarizaki sends in their captain, Kita Shinsuke to get their rhythm back.

    Director:Yuya Horiuchi
    Writer:Taku Kishimoto

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  6. Haikyu!! Season 4 Episode 21 - Hero
    7.2/10(848 votes)

    #6 - Hero

    S4:E21

    Because Karasuno's plays become messy and the match's rhythm gets thrown off, they change setters. Sugawara goes onto the court in place of Kageyama and because he's always seen things from outside the court, he says he knows what's going on, and Karasuno starts their counterattack. Meanwhile, after seeing the match from the outside, there's a change in Kageyama as well.

    Director:Yumi Kamakura
    Writer:Taku Kishimoto

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  7. Haikyu!! Season 1 Episode 14 - Formidable Opponents
    7.3/10(949 votes)

    #7 - Formidable Opponents

    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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  8. Haikyu!! Season 2 Episode 5 - Greed
    7.3/10(835 votes)

    #8 - Greed

    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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  9. Haikyu!! Season 4 Episode 4 - Take it Easy
    7.3/10(764 votes)

    #9 - Take it Easy

    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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  10. Haikyu!! Season 4 Episode 13 - The Second Day
    7.4/10(898 votes)

    #10 - The Second Day

    S4:E13

    The second day of the Spring Tournament. Karasuno faces the team that placed second at the Inter-High and one of the favorites to win the Spring Tournament, Inarizaki High School. The team also has the best twins in high school volleyball, the Miya twins. Karasuno’s battle against one of the best is about to begin!

    Director:Yumi Kamakura
    Writer:Taku Kishimoto

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  11. Haikyu!! Season 4 Episode 5 - Hunger
    7.5/10(730 votes)

    #11 - Hunger

    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 1 Episode 2 - Karasuno High School Volleyball Club
    7.6/10(1236 votes)

    #12 - Karasuno High School Volleyball Club

    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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  13. Haikyu!! Season 4 Episode 9 - Everyone's Night
    7.6/10(782 votes)

    #13 - Everyone's Night

    S4:E9

    The new year has come and the members Karasuno High School Volleyball team were nervous. The long-awaited battle on the orange court, the Spring Tournament, was finally here!

    Director:Hiromichi Matano
    Writer:Taku Kishimoto

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  14. Haikyu!! Season 1 Episode 10 - Yearning
    7.7/10(982 votes)

    #14 - Yearning

    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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  15. Haikyu!! Season 1 Episode 12 - The Neko-Karasu Reunion
    7.7/10(955 votes)

    #15 - The Neko-Karasu Reunion

    S1:E12

    The practice match against Nekoma has finally begun. Karasuno, with their ace and libero back in play, battles their opponent with the Hinata-Kageyama duo's fast attacks. But Nekoma finds an unexpected tactic to stop them...

    Director:Yasuo Ejima
    Writer:Toshimitsu Takeuchi

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  16. Haikyu!! Season 2 Episode 23 - Team
    7.7/10(1066 votes)

    #16 - Team

    S2:E23

    The final set of the qualifier semi-finals continues with Karasuno and Seijoh. As the teams go neck and neck, both teams put everything they have into this final set.

    Director:Tetsuaki Watanabe
    Writer:Taku Kishimoto

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  17. Haikyu!! Season 2 Episode 25 - Declaration of War
    7.8/10(951 votes)

    #17 - Declaration of War

    S2:E25

    After defeating their fated rivals, the Karasuno High School Volleyball Club finally move on to the finals of the Miyazaki Prefecture Qualifiers of the Spring Tournament. They will be facing the strongest school in the prefecture, Shiratorizawa Academy. Their battle for the "absolute king" in order to get the one ticket to nationals beings!

    Director:Yumi Kamakura
    Writer:Taku Kishimoto

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  18. Haikyu!! Season 3 Episode 8 - An Annoying Guy
    7.8/10(1157 votes)

    #18 - An Annoying Guy

    S3:E8

    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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  19. Haikyu!! Season 4 Episode 2 - Lost
    7.8/10(770 votes)

    #19 - Lost

    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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  20. Haikyu!! Season 2 Episode 4 - Center Ace
    7.9/10(821 votes)

    #20 - Center Ace

    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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  21. Haikyu!! Season 2 Episode 7 - Moonrise
    7.9/10(812 votes)

    #21 - Moonrise

    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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  22. Haikyu!! Season 1 Episode 3 - The Formidable Ally
    8.0/10(1180 votes)

    #22 - The Formidable Ally

    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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  23. Haikyu!! Season 1 Episode 11 - Decision
    8.0/10(965 votes)

    #23 - Decision

    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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  24. Haikyu!! Season 4 Episode 11 - A Chance To Connect
    8.0/10(841 votes)

    #24 - A Chance To Connect

    S4:E11

    In the first match at the Spring Tournament, Karasuno faces off against Tsubakihara Academy. At first, Kageyama isn’t able to get used to the new venue, but once he got the hang of things, he and Hinata do their quick attack and the crowd is in awe. Karasuno takes the lead in the match, but Tsubakihara has a rather unique secret weapon.

    Directors:Masako Sato, Hitomi Ezoe
    Writer:Taku Kishimoto

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  25. Haikyu!! Season 1 Episode 16 - Winners and Losers
    8.1/10(1030 votes)

    #25 - Winners and Losers

    S1:E16

    Karasuno is winning the first round of Interhigh against Tokonami. But though Tokonami knows they're outclassed, they don't give up, they keep the ball in play. On another court, in spite of Michimiya's encouragement, the Karasuno girls' team is having a rough battle. Everyone is immersed in thought, but there can only be one winner!

    Director:Shintaro Itoga
    Writer:Taku Kishimoto

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Illusionary Hero" is the worst rated episode of "Haikyu!!". It scored 6.9/10 based on 867 votes. Directed by Masako Sato and written by Taku Kishimoto, it aired on 11/22/2015. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Iron Wall Can Be Rebuilt Again and Again".