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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 3 Episode 10 - The Battle of Concepts
    9.8/10(8 votes)

    S3:E10

    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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  2. undefined Season 3 Episode 4 - The Halo Around the Moon
    9.5/10(8 votes)

    S3:E4

    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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  3. undefined Season 4 Episode 23 - The Birth of the Serene King
    9.3/10(7 votes)

    S4:E23

    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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  4. undefined Season 3 Episode 9 - The Volleyball Idiots
    9.3/10(7 votes)

    S3:E9

    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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  5. undefined Season 2 Episode 22 - The Former Coward's Fight
    9.1/10(8 votes)

    S2:E22

    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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  6. undefined Season 3 Episode 5 - Individual vs. Numbers
    9.1/10(8 votes)

    S3:E5

    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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  7. undefined Season 1 Episode 4 - The View from the Summit
    9.1/10(11 votes)

    S1:E4

    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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  8. undefined Season 1 Episode 24 - Removing The Solitary King
    9.0/10(8 votes)

    S1:E24

    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. undefined Season 3 Episode 3 - Guess-Monster
    9.0/10(7 votes)

    S3:E3

    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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  10. undefined Season 4 Episode 25 - The Promised Land
    9.0/10(7 votes)

    S4:E25

    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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  11. undefined Season 0 Episode 5 - The Path of the Ball
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    S0:E5

    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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  12. undefined Season 1 Episode 23 - The Point that Changes the Momentum
    8.9/10(8 votes)

    S1:E23

    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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  13. undefined Season 2 Episode 24 - The Absolute Limit Switch
    8.9/10(10 votes)

    S2:E24

    Neither team is willing to let the other team get ahead. They're both reaching their limit, yet the match continues. They proceed into the final battle to determine who will make it to the finals.

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  14. undefined Season 1 Episode 7 - Versus the Great King
    8.9/10(7 votes)

    S1:E7

    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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  15. undefined Season 2 Episode 21 - The Destroyer
    8.9/10(7 votes)

    S2:E21

    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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  16. undefined Season 3 Episode 7 - Obsession
    8.9/10(7 votes)

    S3:E7

    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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  17. undefined Season 4 Episode 24 - Monsters' Ball
    8.7/10(7 votes)

    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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  18. undefined Season 2 Episode 1 - Let's Go To Tokyo!!
    8.7/10(11 votes)

    S2:E1

    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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  19. undefined Season 4 Episode 22 - Pitons
    8.7/10(6 votes)

    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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  20. undefined Season 1 Episode 19 - Conductors
    8.6/10(8 votes)

    S1:E19

    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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  21. undefined Season 1 Episode 9 - A Toss to the Ace
    8.6/10(9 votes)

    S1:E9

    On occasion of the practice-match against Nekoma, Sawamura tries to convince Azumane Asahi to return to the volleyball club. But Asahi refuses because he says he's lost face with Sugawara and Nishinoya. Meanwhile, Keishin, who has deep connections to Nekoma, is told by Takeda about the upcoming practice-match.

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  22. undefined Season 1 Episode 21 - Senpai's True Abilities
    8.6/10(9 votes)

    S1: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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  23. undefined Season 2 Episode 20 - Wiping Out
    8.6/10(8 votes)

    S2:E20

    The semi-finals of the Spring Tournament. The ones that Karasuno has to face are their bitter rivals at Aoba Johsai High School. Getting over their past loss, they try to reach the finals. A battle with the new Karasuno is about to start.

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  24. undefined Season 4 Episode 12 - Vivid
    8.6/10(7 votes)

    S4:E12

    Karasuno manages to make it to the second round after their victory against Tsubakihara Academy. Meanwhile, Hinata runs into Hoshiumi Korai, one of the players from Kamomedai High School who went to the All Japan youth camp that Kageyama went to. Hinata witnesses the plays of Hoshiumi, who’s considered the next Little Giant, and...

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  25. undefined Season 3 Episode 2 - The Threat of the Left
    8.6/10(7 votes)

    S3:E2

    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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Taku Kishimoto Ratings Summary

"The Battle of Concepts" is the best rated episode written by Taku Kishimoto. It scored 9.8/10 based on 8 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 12/10/2016 and is rated 0.3 points higher than their second-best episode, "The Halo Around the Moon".