The WORST episodes of Haikyu!!

Every episode of Haikyu!! ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Haikyu!!!

A chance event triggered Shouyou Hinata's love for volleyball. His club had no members, but somehow persevered and finally made it into its very first and final regular match of middle school, where it was steamrolled by Tobio Kageyama, a superstar player known as "King of the Court." Vowing revenge, Hinata applied to the Karasuno High School volleyball club... only to come face-to-face with his hated rival, Kageyama! A tale of hot-blooded youth and volleyball from the pen of Haruichi Furudate!!

Last Updated: 1/16/2024Network: TBS (JP)Status: Ended
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Lost
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7.62
138 votes

#1 - Lost

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/18/2020

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.

Directors: Masako Sato
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Cats vs Monkeys
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7.63
112 votes

#2 - Cats vs Monkeys

Season 4 - Episode 17 - Aired 10/24/2020

Nekoma have a "somewhat difficult" game, but to understand everything we must go back to the origins of Kenma Kozume and his relationship with Tora.

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Challenger
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7.71
129 votes

#3 - Challenger

Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/29/2020

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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Enhancements
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7.76
128 votes

#4 - Enhancements

Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/15/2020

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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Everyone's Night
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7.79
124 votes

#5 - Everyone's Night

Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/7/2020

On the first day of the New Year, Daichi is disturbed by a foreboding dream that burdens him as the time to head to the Spring Tournament draws near. The Karasuno team finally departs to Tokyo for the nationals tournament where nerves and excitement begin to arise as the players prepare for their first games and reunite with old friends.

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Decision
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7.79
185 votes

#6 - Decision

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 6/15/2014

Karasuno heads off to training camp. During a jog on one of the days Hinata gets lost and runs into a volleyball player in a red jersey named Kenma. Before Kenma reveals which team he plays for one of his teammates shows up and leads him off to a practice match. After hesitating to decide a starting lineup, Ukai goes with Sawamura, Yu, Azumane, Ryuunosuke, Tsukishima, Kageyama, and Hinata. Ukai reveals in the past Nekoma hasn't had outstanding players, but they have been a team that thrives on receives and kills. Karasuno's players receive their jerseys, and Hinata has the number 10, the same number as his idol the "Little Giant." He learns the Little Giant was on the only Karasuno team that has made nationals and thinks it is fate. Finally it's practice gameday. Nekoma and Karasuno line up outside and meet each other face-to-face.

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Karasuno High School Volleyball Club
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7.80
244 votes

#7 - Karasuno High School Volleyball Club

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/13/2014

Hinata arrives at Karasuno High School determined to join the volleyball club and defeat Kageyama. He is shocked when he walks into the gym and finds Kageyama is a potential member of the Karasuno team. The two personalities clash, and when captain Daichi Sawamura arrives he throws the two out and tells them they can't join the club until they start to get along. A few days pass and the two get envious. Instead of agreeing to work as a team though, they challenge the 3rd years to a match on the condition if they win, they join the team. If they lose, they are out for their entire high school careers.

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Moonrise
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7.88
187 votes

#8 - Moonrise

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/15/2015

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...

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Center Ace
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7.90
162 votes

#9 - Center Ace

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/25/2015

After Hinata and Kageyama finish their supplementary exam, Saeko Tanaka takes them to join Karasuno team at Tokyo training camp. Now they're on the team, Karasuno wins their first match on the day; however Eikichi from Shinzen High manages to touch on Hinata's quick's. Later on, Hinata meets the half Russian player from Nekoma Lev Haiba; Lev promises him that he will be the first one to stop his quick.

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A Coward's Anxiety
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7.90
212 votes

#10 - A Coward's Anxiety

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/4/2014

Kageyama and Hinata begin to get in sync. As Kageyama's sets start hitting Hinata's hands every time, Tsukishima is forced to change his tactics at blocking. This frees Ryuunosuke up on the other side, and the team of Kageyama, Hinata, and Ryuunosuke is able to rally and win the 3-on-3 first year match. With the win Kageyama and Hinata are acepted as official team members. Just then advisor Ittetsu Takeda arrives and says he has been able to arrange apractice match with Aoba Johsai. However there is one condition. Tobio Kageyama must act as the setter for the entire match.

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The Iron Wall Can Be Rebuilt Again and Again
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7.90
175 votes

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

Season 2 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/14/2016

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 Ultimate Challengers
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7.91
110 votes

#12 - The Ultimate Challengers

Season 4 - Episode 19 - Aired 11/7/2020

We return to the match between Karasuno and Inarizaki. The Miya twins continue with powerful attacks and Aran performs his best attacks; but they lose points unnecessarily (Even Osamu does a Homerun); While Suna shows why he is a good Central Blocker. When the Inarizaki saw how the Karasuno began a comeback, the captain appears.

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Formidable Opponents
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7.91
173 votes

#13 - Formidable Opponents

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 7/6/2014

The bracket for the Inter-High is announced. Karasuno has its final practices and works on back-end spikes and signals. The lost Karasuno flag that says Fly is revealed. Hinata and Kageyama reveal they've had a race every morning to the gym since they've been teammates. Kageyama currently leads 32-30, but Hinata vows to defeat him in every way possible until they can faceoff in a match against each other again. Yamaguchi secretly works on mastering the jump float serve so he won't be the only first year without an ability to contribute to the team. Ukai begins farming in the morning as another source of income for the family store.

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Hunger
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7.92
131 votes

#14 - Hunger

Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/8/2020

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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Perspective
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7.94
141 votes

#15 - Perspective

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/25/2020

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 End & the Beginning
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7.97
305 votes

#16 - The End & the Beginning

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/6/2014

Young ace spiker Shoyou Hinata participates in his first ever volleyball match in junior high, but his first match is against Tobio Kageyama, a man known as the king of the court. Kageyama is recognized nationally as one of the best setters, but he pushes his teammates harder than any of them think should take place. He calls Hinata useless and tries to prove up with continual blocks against him. However Hinata manages to score some points with his speed and route alterations. In the end Kageyama easily advances 3-0 and Hinata vows revenge.

Directors: Susumu Mitsunaka
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Return
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7.97
136 votes

#17 - Return

Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/22/2020

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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He Who Is Called "Ace"
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7.97
187 votes

#18 - He Who Is Called "Ace"

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/25/2014

Yu Nishinoya returns and helps the team start getting better with receiving the ball. However Yu refuses to play in any game until theri ace, Asahi Azumane retuns. Meanwhile advisor Ittetsu Takeda continues to pursue Keishin Ukai as the next coach of Karasuno High. Keishin tells him he isn't like his grandfather and has no interest in coaching a bunch of brats, but Ittetsu comes up with a plan he believes will pull Keishin into the world of coaching.

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Take It Easy
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7.98
136 votes

#19 - Take It Easy

Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/1/2020

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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Greed
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7.99
163 votes

#20 - Greed

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/1/2015

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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Vivid
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7.99
128 votes

#21 - Vivid

Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 3/28/2020

Karasuno has won their match and are advancing to the second round of the Spring Tournament. The Fukurōdani team hit a snag in their game when Bokuto falls into a depressed state and Akaashi does what he can to bring the ace back to top form.

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Let the Games Begin!
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7.99
152 votes

#22 - Let the Games Begin!

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/20/2015

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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Found
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8.00
124 votes

#23 - Found

Season 4 - Episode 15 - Aired 10/10/2020

The game continues its course and the Miya twins have no mercy on the court. Kinoshita and Yamaguchi stand out on the court.

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Above
star
8.00
189 votes

#24 - Above

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/13/2015

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 Formidable Ally
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8.02
230 votes

#25 - The Formidable Ally

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/20/2014

Sawamura accepts the proposal match of Hinata and Kageyama, but he alters it. Instead of being a match against the 3rd years, it will be a 3-on-3 frst years match. Sawamura reveals he will play on the team that Hinata and Kageyama aren't on and designates Tanaka Ryuunosuke as their teammate for the match. Kageyama and Hinata meet fellow first years Kei Tsukishima and Tadashi Yamaguchi. Tsukishima reveals he is a blocker that no one has been successful against, and he reveals why Kageyama was known as the "King of the Court" in junior High. Hinata refuses to accept his explanation though, and at secret practices in the morning Kageyama, Hinata, and Ryuunosuke begin to improve Hinata's serve receive and fine tune his spike attack.

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