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The Worst Episodes of Haikyu!!

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...

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  1. 6.3/10(3 votes)

    #1 - The Ultimate Challengers

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    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.

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  2. 6.3/10(3 votes)

    #2 - Leader

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    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.

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  3. 6.7/10(3 votes)

    #3 - Hero

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    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.

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  4. 7.0/10(3 votes)

    #4 - Take it Easy

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    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...

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  5. 7.3/10(3 votes)

    #5 - Hunger

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    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...

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  6. 7.7/10(916 votes)

    #6 - Karasuno High School Volleyball Club

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    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?

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  8. 7.7/10(3 votes)

    #7 - Monsters' Ball

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    S4:E24

    The game is now in a deuce with both teams are pushed to their limits to try to get that one final point. This match against Inarizaki brings out everything that both teams have to the very end!

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  9. 7.8/10(793 votes)

    #8 - A Coward's Anxiety

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    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.

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  10. 7.8/10(713 votes)

    #9 - Decision

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    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?

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  11. 7.9/10(701 votes)

    #10 - Formidable Opponents

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    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...

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  12. 7.9/10(609 votes)

    #11 - Center Ace

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    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...

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  13. 8.0/10(874 votes)

    #12 - The Formidable Ally

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    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.

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  14. 8.0/10(642 votes)

    #13 - Direct Sunlight

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    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.

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  15. 8.0/10(601 votes)

    #14 - Moonrise

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    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.

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  16. 8.0/10(3 votes)

    #15 - Lost

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    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.

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  17. 8.0/10(3 votes)

    #16 - Pitons

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    S4:E22

    Inarizaki starts to turn things around with Miya Atsumu's serves. Suddenly, there is a play that changes the flow of the game.

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  18. 8.1/10(1.1k votes)

    #17 - The End & The Beginning

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    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.

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  19. 8.1/10(727 votes)

    #18 - Yearning

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    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.

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  20. 8.1/10(596 votes)

    #19 - VS "Umbrella"

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    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...

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  21. 8.1/10(580 votes)

    #20 - Still Growing

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    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.

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  22. 8.1/10(579 votes)

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

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    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...

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  23. 8.2/10(772 votes)

    #22 - An Interesting Team

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    S1:E6

    Karasuno High School Volleyball Club has challenged Aoba Johsai High School to a practice match. But even before the match begins, Hinata's anxiety level reaches maximum. And Kageyama has a "reunion" with his ex-teammate Kindaichi, who now attends Aoba Johsai.

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  24. 8.2/10(761 votes)

    #23 - He Who is Called "Ace"

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    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...

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  25. 8.2/10(624 votes)

    #24 - Greed

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    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...

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  26. 8.2/10(622 votes)

    #25 - Tempo

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    S2:E6

    Hinata and Kageyama are at odds. Keishin decides to take Hinata to his grandfather, who lead Karasuno to the nationals. Meanwhile, Kageyama runs into...

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Ultimate Challengers" is the worst rated episode of "Haikyu!!". It scored 6.3/10 based on 3 votes. Directed by Ho Pyeon-gang and written by Taku Kishimoto, it aired on 11/7/2020. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Leader".