The End is Near for “Haikyuu!” As Manga Enters “Climax” of Final Arc

All good things must come to an end—including, sadly, the story of our favorite volleyball boys, as the 31^st issue of Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump announced this Monday that Haikyuu! will be reaching the “climax” of the story’s final arc on July 13. The series’ next two chapters (on Shonen Jump’s 32^nd and 33^rd issue) will be “extra long” and will feature a full-color opening page. Haikyuu! will also be on the 32^nd issue’s cover.

The manga entered its final arc last October. The series’ official Twitter account posted this announcement along with an expression of gratitude to its fans. The tweet, which you can read here, reads in part, “Thank you everyone for your support until the end!”

Haikyuu!! is a manga series written by Haruichi Furudate. Since its release in 2012, it has been serialized in the Weekly Shonen Jump, with tankobon releases done by Shueisha already numbering to 39 (with the 40^th set to be released this November). Haikyuu!! already has over 34 million copies in print. Production I.G. adapted the manga into an anime series in 2014, with the second season airing the year after and a third season airing in 2016. Season 4 aired last January but the second half (episodes 14-25) were delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  

The manga’s story centers around Shoyo Hinata, who dreams of becoming a star volleyball player despite his height. However, he suffers a crushing defeat in his first and last tournament in middle school at the hands of Tobio Kageyama, dubbed as “King of the Court”. After graduating, he vows to seek revenge on Kageyama and enters Karasuno High School—only for them to wind up as teammates in the school’s volleyball team. Thus the two form a legendary combo by combining Hinata’s athleticism and Kageyama’s genius and together, they vow to take Karasuno to the nationals.

Source: Anime News Network