Haikyu!! season 1
| Haikyu!! | |
|---|---|
| Season 1 | |
 Cover of the first season DVD released by Sentai Filmworks. | |
| No. of episodes | 25 + OVA |
| Release | |
| Original network | MBS |
| Original release | April 6 – September 21, 2014 |
| Season chronology | |
Haikyu!! is an anime adaptation of a manga series written by Haruichi Furudate. It was produced by Production I.G and aired from April 6 to September 21, 2014 on MBS, other JNN stations, and with English subtitles on Crunchyroll.[1] The anime has been licensed for digital and home video release by Sentai Filmworks.[2][3]
The series uses four pieces of theme music: two opening themes and two ending themes. From episodes 1-13, the opening theme song is "Imagination" by Spyair, while the ending theme song is "Tenchi Gaeshi" by Nico Touches the Walls.[4] For episodes 14 through 25, the opening is "Ah Yeah" by Sukima Switch, and the ending is "LEO" by Tacica.[5] "Ah Yeah" is also used as the ending for episode 14, which has no opening.
Episode list
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The End and The Beginning" Transliteration: "Owari to hajimari" (Japanese: 終わりと始まり) | Susumu Mitsunaka | Taku Kishimoto | April 6, 2014 |
| 2 | "Karasuno High School Volleyball Team" Transliteration: "Karasuno kōkō haikyūbu" (Japanese: 烏野高校排球部) | Kōichi Kikuta | Taku Kishimoto | April 13, 2014 |
| 3 | "A Formidable Ally" Transliteration: "Saikyō no mikata" (Japanese: 最強の味方) | Tomoko Hiramuki | Taku Kishimoto | April 20, 2014 |
| 4 | "The View From the Summit" Transliteration: "Itadaki no keshiki" (Japanese: 頂の景色) | Shintarō Itoga | Taku Kishimoto | April 27, 2014 |
| 5 | "A Coward's Anxiety" Transliteration: "Shōshinmono no kinchō" (Japanese: 小心者の緊張) | Yasuo Ejima | Taku Kishimoto | May 4, 2014 |
| 6 | "An Interesting Team" Transliteration: "Omoshiroi chīmu" (Japanese: 面白いチーム) | Tomohiro Hirata | Taku Kishimoto | May 11, 2014 |
| 7 | "Versus the Great King" Transliteration: "VS "Daiō-sama"" (Japanese: VS “大王様”) | Rokō Ogiwara | Taku Kishimoto | May 18, 2014 |
| 8 | "The One They Call "Ace"" Transliteration: ""Ēsu" to yobareru hito" (Japanese: “エース”と呼ばれる人) | Yoshihide Ibata | Takuya Satō | May 25, 2014 |
| 9 | "A Set For the Ace" Transliteration: "Ēsu e no tosu" (Japanese: エースへのトス) | Mariko Ishikawa | Taku Kishimoto | June 1, 2014 |
| 10 | "Yearning" Transliteration: "Akogare" (Japanese: 憧れ) | Shintarō Itoga | Taku Kishimoto | June 8, 2014 |
| 11 | "The Decision" Transliteration: "Ketsudan" (Japanese: 決断) | Hirotaka Endō | Taku Kishimoto | June 15, 2014 |
| 12 | "The Cat and Crow Reunion" Transliteration: "Neko to karasu no saikai" (Japanese: ネコとカラスの再会) | Yasuo Ejima | Toshimitsu Takeuchi | June 22, 2014 |
| 13 | "Worthy Adversaries" Transliteration: "Raibaru" (Japanese: 好敵手) | Takaaki Suzuki | Toshimitsu Takeuchi | June 29, 2014 |
| 14 | "Formidable Opponents" Transliteration: "Kyōteki-tachi" (Japanese: 強敵たち) | Tomoko Hiramuki | Taku Kishimoto | July 6, 2014 |
| 15 | "Revival" Transliteration: "Fukkatsu" (Japanese: 復活) | Kiyoshi Murayama | Taku Kishimoto | July 13, 2014 |
| 16 | "Winners and Losers" Transliteration: "Shousha to haisha" (Japanese: 勝者と敗者) | Shintarō Itoga | Taku Kishimoto | July 20, 2014 |
| 17 | "The Iron Wall" Transliteration: "Teppeki" (Japanese: 鉄壁) | Takashi Ōtsuka | Toshimitsu Takeuchi | July 27, 2014 |
| 18 | "Guarding Your Back" Transliteration: "Senaka no mamori" (Japanese: 背中の護り) | Yumi Kamakura | Toshimitsu Takeuchi | August 3, 2014 |
| 19 | "The Conductor" Transliteration: "Shikisha" (Japanese: 指揮者) | Hirotaka Endō | Taku Kishimoto | August 10, 2014 |
| 20 | "Oikawa Toru Is Not a Genius" Transliteration: "Oikawa Tooru wa tensai dewanai" (Japanese: 及川徹は天才ではない) | Shintarō Itoga | Taku Kishimoto | August 17, 2014 |
| 21 | "Senpai's True Abilities" Transliteration: "Senpai no jitsuryoku" (Japanese: 先輩の実力) | Tomoko Hiramuki Tetsuaki Watanabe | Taku Kishimoto | August 24, 2014 |
| 22 | "Evolution" Transliteration: "Shinka" (Japanese: 進化) | Toshiaki Kanbara | Taku Kishimoto | August 31, 2014 |
| 23 | "The Play to Shift the Momentum" Transliteration: "Nagare o kaeru ippon" (Japanese: 流れを変える一本) | Kōichi Kikuta | Taku Kishimoto | September 7, 2014 |
| 24 | "'Lonely King' No More" Transliteration: "Datsu "kodoku no ou-sama"" (Japanese: 脱・“孤独の王様”) | Susumu Mitsunaka | Taku Kishimoto | September 14, 2014 |
| 25 | "The Third Day" Transliteration: "Mikka-me" (Japanese: 三日目) | Jōji Furuta | Taku Kishimoto | September 21, 2014 |
| OVA | "The Arrival of Lev!" Transliteration: "Riēfu genkan!" (Japanese: リエーフ見参！) | Shintarō Nakazawa | Taku Kishimoto | November 9, 2014 |
References
- ^ "Shonen Jump's Haikyu!! Volleyball Manga Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
- ^ "Crunchyroll - Sentai Filmworks licenses "Haikyuu!!"". Crunchyroll. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
- ^ "Sentai Filmworks Licenses Haikyuu Volleyball Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
- ^ "Haikyu! Theme Songs Performed by Spyair, Nico Touches the Walls". Anime News Network. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
- ^ "Sukima Switch, tacica Perform New Haikyu!! Theme Songs". Anime News Network. Retrieved 16 February 2014.