Haikyuu!! - Episode Guide

Hinata Shoyo 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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The Karasuno Volleyball Club is at training camp, getting ready for the practice-match against Nekoma and for the Inter-High 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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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...

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Hinata's momentum got thwarted by Nekoma's high-level defense and powers of observations, but he powers through to try quicks without closing his eyes. But his attacks don't go too well. Aided by their teammates, however, Inuoaka and Hinata are a close matchup.

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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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The much awaited day of Interhigh preliminaries has come. Karasuno's first match is against Tokonami High School. Sawamura battles against a former teammate in junior high, Ikejiri. The tournament is now official; one loss and you're out of the running. It's time for Karasuno's revival. Onward to the battle!

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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!

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The second match of Interhigh preliminaries has begun. Azumane has a history with Date Kogyo, but he is determined to rise to the occasion. Dateko's tactic is to throw their opponent off kilter with their serves - but Karasuno focuses on receives. The wall of Dateko looms high; what will Karasuno do?

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Thanks to Hinata and Kageyama's cornerstone "freak quicks," Karasuno is in the lead against Date Tech. But with Aone blocking, Date Tech starts catching up to Karasuno. This is when the ace Azumane must prove his worth. Will Azumane blast through Date's iron wall?

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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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The 3rd round Inter-High match against Aoba Johsai has begun. Without wasting any time, Kageyama and Oikawa start a setter battle. Well-experienced as a team, Aoba Johsai scores point after point against Karasuno with Oikawa's serves. Kageyama starts to panic. It's then that Karasuno's mood-maker, Tanak gets riled up. After seeing that, Oikawa...

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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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In the second set, Kageyama goes back to the court and starts paying more attention to his teammates. He tries to get a bit closer to Tsukishima, who he had been awkward with this whole time. Karasuno finally starts to fight back, using their special quick attack. Meanwhile, Oikawa remembers his junior high days...

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They finally approach the final set of match and Hinata and Karasuno are fired up. However, since Seijoh are so tight as a team, they start to take the lead. At this rate, Seijoh will leave them in the dust. To change the flow of the game, the coach decides to...

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In the final set against Seijoh, with the combo play by Hinata and Kageyama, they somehow are able to somehow tie up the score. Despite the pressure, Oikawa is able to bring out the best in Kageyama's former teammate, Kunimi. Seeing this, Kageyama...

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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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After losing to Aoba Johsai at the Inter-High, 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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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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Yachi joins the Karasuno High School volleyball team.  Despite being rather nervous still, she finally starts to notice the charm of the team. However, she has a hard time telling her mother that she's becoming the manager of the volleyball team.  Seeing that, Hinata...

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

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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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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...

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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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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?

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The training camp comes to a close with a barbeque battle. Bokuto talks about rivals from all over the country and the prepare for the upcoming Spring Miyazaki Prefectural Tournament.

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The first day of the Spring Tournament Miyagi qualifier is finally here. Hinata tries to trush to the bathroom, but he runs into Ohgi Minami's Towada, who plays on the team they're up against first. With various feelings in their hearts, the battle towards nationals begins.

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Their first match to get through to the qualifiers is a match against Kakugawa High School. At the center of Kakugawa's team is a first-year named Hyakuzawa, who is 2 meters tall. At first, Karasuno has trouble dealing with Hyakuzawa's immense power and height, but...

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

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Johzenji's carefree rhythm almost breaks Hinata and Kageyama, but they manage to regain their cool with Sawamura's help, and continue the match. Meanwhile, Johzenji's manager, Misaki, tells the team how she really feels about them.

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The second ta of the Miyzaki qulifier prelims, and both teams give it their all from the very beginning of the game. Meanwhile, Karasuno's fearless leader, Sawamura, is hit with an accident, putting Karasuno in a pinch. The one who stepped up in the time of trouble was...

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Karasuno can't get back into rhythm without Sawamura, and are having a hard time playing to their full potential. Meanwhile, Hinata battles it out in the air with Wakunan's ace, who has a similar playing style to the Little Giant.

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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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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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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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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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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.

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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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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!

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The Miyagi Prefecture Qualifier finals of the Spring High School Volleyball Tournament. The ones to stand before Karasuno High School are the undefeated champions, Shiratorizawa Academy. Do they have a chance to win against the ultimate spiker, Ushijima? Their battle towards the nationals finally begins...

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The Miyagi Prefecture Qualifier finals of the Spring High School Volleyball Tournament. 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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The match is now in the second match. Karasuno tries to attack, but Shiratorizawa's middle blocker, Tendo keeps blocking all of their attempts. As he blocked Karasuno's spikes on after another, Tsukishima calmly stared at their opponent's side of the court..

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The last part of the 2nd set. Karasuno comes back at Shiratorizawa with Tsukishima and Nishinoya's total defense. They end up in a heated battle in the end, resulting in multiple deuces... Who will score the final point?

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Both teams manage to take a set each as they start the third set. Since they were able to stop Ushijima, Karasuno tries to stay on that wave. But Shiratorizawa's setter, Shirabu, seems unfazed by the loss of the second set and they are shown why they're called undefeated champions. Meanwhile, Ushijima says something to Hinata and...

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Shiratorizawa quickly takes a second set, so Karasuno is now out of chances. However, Hinata ups his defense and the two teams battle it out even more intensely. It seems that things are picking back up for Karasuno, when Kageyama...

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The match finally reaches the final set, which will be won by whoever gets 15 points first. Keishin sees that Kageyama is exhausted, and switches him out with Sugawara. Sugawara had always only done attacks that he knew would work for sure, but after the Tokyo training camp...

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Because Tsukishima's hand was injured, Karasuno's block isn't as strong, so they decide to go after Shiratorizawa with forceful attacks. Meanwhile, Hinata's play finally makes Ushijima feel like he's worth playing against.

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Shiratorizawa gets a match point, which puts Karasuno in a very difficult position, but then Tsukishima manages to come back. All of the players 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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The score of the final set finally enters the 20's. Shiratorizawa shows off individual strengths, and Karasuno continues to be reckless. Despite their methods being different, this is a battle between very similar teams.

Who will win in the end?

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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?!

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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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While Hinata, Kageyama, and Tsukishima are gone, the Karasuno High School Volleyball Team do practice matches with Tokonami High School. Meanwhile, as the other boys are doing a practice match with the Shiratorizawa third-years, Hinata watches them play and begins to realize that all he'd ever concentrated on is chasing after the ball...

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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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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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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...

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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...

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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?

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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!

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The Spring Tournament had finally begun. But as soon as the first match was about to begin, Hinata realizes his shoes are gone. The team panics at the unexpected incident, but their manager, Shimizu...

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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.

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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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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!

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The match with Inarizaki High at the Spring Tournament finally begins. Karasuno is overpowered by the supreme Miya Twins and the Inarizaki cheer section taking over the venue. It was then that a certain someone arrived in the stands...

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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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Because of Yamaguchi's service ace at the end of the first set, Karasuno is able to get set point first. However, Inarizaki then starts targeting Tanaka, who seems a bit off his game. How will Tanaka deal with this pressure?

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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?

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Nekoma and Sarukawa Tech both show no signs of slowing down. They realize that Sarukawa is trying to wear down Kenma's stamina, so Kenma comes up with a plan...

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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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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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Things intensify even more in the 3rd set against Inarizaki. Karasuno has a hard time dealing with Miya Atsumu's serves and Suna's quicks and then send in the pinch server, Kinoshita.

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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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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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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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Karasuno manages to move onto the third round after defeating Inarizaki where they'll be facing off with Nekoma High School. Karasuno and Nekoma will finally be able to have the Battle of the Garbage Dump they'd been waiting for!!

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In order to prepare for the Spring Tournament prelims, the Karasuno High School Volleyball Club joins up with other powerhouse schools from the Kanto region for a training camp. The members of the Karasuno Volleyball team wanted to change, and evolved, which allowed them to make it to the Spring Tournament preliminary semi-finals. Their opponent at the semi-finals is Aoba Johsai High School, who defeated them at the Inter-High prelims. Despite Karasuno vehemently attacking since the beginning of the match, because of Oikawa's precise serves and their secret weapon Kyotani's powerful spikes, the flow of the game ends up going to Seijoh. Karasuno tries to get their rhythm back in the match with Hinata and Kageyama's new weirdo quick attack and their pinch server, Yamaguchi's service ace. Karasuno gives their all against in this battle against their ultimate rivals!

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The finals of the Miyagi prelims for the Spring Tournament... After defeating Aoba Johsai, Karasuno head toward their next match to qualify for the Spring Tournament. Their opponent is the undefeated champion Shiratorizawa, led by the high school prodigy, Wakatoshi Ushijima. From the beginning of the match, Karasuno gets beat down by Ushijima's ferocious spikes. Even though they try to turn the tables, they are also shut down due to Tendo's precise blocks. Is this a wall they will not be able to get over? The one who holds the key to turning the tables is the master of blocking, Tsukishima. Hinata and Kageyama manage to increase their intensity due to his calm and precise defense. Despite both teams have completely different play concepts, their intensity is the same. Who will be the ones who will laugh after this desperate struggle?

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