The Best Episodes Written By Taku Kishimoto

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   10.0/10(5 votes)

   #1 - 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.

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   9.8/10(4 votes)

   #2 - 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.

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   #3 - 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?

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   9.8/10(4 votes)

   #4 - 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!

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   9.8/10(4 votes)

   #5 - The Birth of the Serene King

   S4:E2312/5/2020

   The third set is reaching its end. Karasuno is able to take back the flow of the game with Hinata's receive and even though they show great offense and defense, Inarizaki gets a match point. With the game so down to the wire, the setter Kageyama decides to do a certain play...

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   9.6/10(5 votes)

   #6 - 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.

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   9.5/10(2 votes)

   #7 - Last Attack

   S1:E3812/28/2024

   Rin enters his "flow," and Isagi's faith in Rin's trance state pays off when Isagi applies what he's learned about the mechanism of luck back when he lost to Rin. Can the Blue Lock XI beat Japan's U-20s, and what awaits them after the match?

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   9.4/10(5 votes)

   #8 - The Former Coward's Fight

   S2:E223/6/2016

   As Seijoh takes the flow of the game, Keishin sends Yamaguchi out as a pinch server. Yamaguchi ran away from the Wakunan match, but now is he able to turn around this match?

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   9.3/10(7 votes)

   #9 - The View from the Summit

   S1:E44/27/2014

   Hinata and Kageyama have second-year Tanaka on their side of the three-on-three match against first-years Tsukishima and Yamaguchi and third-year team-captain Sawamura. Tsukishima keeps razzing Kageyama, but is a high wall of defense to overcome.

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    9.2/10(5 votes)

    #10 - Versus the Great King

    S1:E75/18/2014

    The Hinata-Kageyama combo is back in form again, they won the next set, Karasuno has cornered Seijoh, and they're one step closer to victory. But at that time, Seijoh's captain Oikawa who was out on hiatus visits the court. How does Karasuno respond to super-offensive setter Oikawa's powerful serves?

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    9.2/10(5 votes)

    #11 - The Point that Changes the Momentum

    S1:E239/7/2014

    Aoba Johsai begins to pull away in set 3, forcing Coach Ukai to make some drastic decisions. Yamaguchi is subbed in as an ace server, but the pressure proves to be too much to overcome. A service error occurs, but the error allows Karasuno to calm down and climb back within two.

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    9.2/10(5 votes)

    #12 - Removing The Solitary King

    S1:E249/14/2014

    Kageyama begins to match Toru point for point. The teams become dead even at 25 a piece. Long sets begin to drain both teams, and Toru acknowledges that Kageyama has realized what teamwork is all about and is no longer the solitary king. The game winning points are shown.

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    9.2/10(4 votes)

    #13 - The Destroyer

    S2:E212/28/2016

    Karasuno is facing a completely different Seijoh now that they've called in Kyotani. Karasuno can't seem to gt their rhythm together, meanwhile, Seijoh seems to pick themselves back up. When the flow of the game seems like it's going to change drastically, Karasuno...

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    9.2/10(4 votes)

    #14 - 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.

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    9.2/10(4 votes)

    #15 - The Promised Land

    S4:E2512/19/2020

    The Miyagi Prefecture Inter-High is now over. Hinata, Kageyama, and the other members of Karasuno have a lot on their minds...

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    9.2/10(9 votes)

    #16 - The New King

    S1:E310/29/2021

    King Bosse passes away, naming Bojji as the next king. However, the announcement of the new king does not go as Bojji expects. After being told that Kage has gone on a journey without him, Bojji resolves to go on a journey of his own, to Hiling's dismay.

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    9.1/10(8 votes)

    #17 - Let's Go To Tokyo!!

    S2:E110/4/2015

    After losing to Aoba Johsai at the Interhigh, the Karasuno High Volleyball Team is working their hardest toward the Spring Tournament. In the meantime, it's decided that they'll be heading to Tokyo for a training camp with Nekoma High and a handful of other powerful schools. They team is practicing hard, and not day during their run, Hinata and Kageyama get too excited and end up lost, and end up meeting someone rather unexpected...

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    9.0/10(5 votes)

    #18 - An Interesting Team

    S1:E65/11/2014

    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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    9.0/10(4 votes)

    #19 - 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?

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    9.0/10(4 votes)

    #20 - Found

    S4:E1510/10/2020

    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?

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    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #21 - The Path of the Ball

    S0:E51/22/2020

    In the Miyagi Prefecture qualifiers for the Spring Tournament, Karasuno High School Volleyball Team manages to defeat Shiratorizawa Academy in an intense battle and secures their spot in the national tournament. Meanwhile in the Tokyo qualifiers, Nekoma High School, Fukurodani High School, Nohebi Academy, and Itachiyama Academy fight for the 3 slots to go to nationals. Will Nekoma High School be able to secure their spot in the tournament? Will we see a rematch of Nekoma and Karasuno’s Battle of the Garbage Dump on a national level? The Tokyo qualifiers are about to begin!!

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    9.0/10(4 votes)

    #22 - The Swordsmanship of a King

    S1:E213/11/2022

    Realizing that Bosse did not wish to be brought back to life, Miranjo apologizes. Bosse issues an ultimatum to the others present to either side with him or be killed. Despa fears that Bojji may not measure up as his showdown with Bosse gets underway.

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    8.9/10(11 votes)

    #23 - The Prince and Kage

    S1:E210/22/2021

    Kage's tragic childhood following the purge of his people from the Kingdom of Bo is recounted. As the match between Bojji and Daida continues, Bojji's fighting style is denounced as cowardly, and he is instructed by Domas to adopt a more regal style.

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    8.8/10(6 votes)

    #24 - Conductors

    S1:E198/10/2014

    Karasuno's volleyball team makes it to the third round and they'll be facing off with Aoba Johsai. Seijoh, led by Oikawa, shows even more combination plays than they did in their practice match together. Meanwhile, the coach comes up with a formation to stop Oikawa's powerful serve. And before their match, Kageyama, who is Oikawa's junior from junior high, decides to...

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    8.8/10(6 votes)

    #25 - Senpai's True Abilities

    S1:E218/24/2014

    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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