Whenever people hear Shonen anime or manga, they think of powerful protagonists like Son Goku, Monkey D. Luffy, or Naruto, with superhuman powers and how they saved the world. But Haikyuu changed that notion. In the 1990s, Slam Dunk became one of the very first sports manga to reach massive popularity among its peers. Haikyuu carried and refined the love for sports manga since mid-2010.
With no power-ups or special moves, except for Nishinoya’s ‘Rolling Thunder,’ Haruichi Furudate’s magnum opus boasts massive popularity and has sold over 60 million copies. In 2024, the anime is returning after almost three years. Apart from that, the mangaka has also announced a special chapter, which is to be released in 2024 in honor of Haikyuu’s return.
Haikyuu!! Is Returning With a Special Chapter
Haruichi Furudate’s Haikyuu manga ended on July 20, 2020. It was one of the best-written manga ever, and its end lived up to the expectations of the fans. The anime finished airing its season four in December 2020, and since then, there has been no news about it. Later, it was announced that the anime would return, and instead of having seasons, it would conclude the story through a couple of movies.
Haikyu!! by Haruichi Furudate will be publishing a new 16-page Special Chapter next week in Weekly Shonen Jump Issue #10.
— Shonen Jump News (@WSJ_manga) January 24, 2024
Series will be commemorating the upcoming premiere of Haikyu!! FINAL Movie – Part 1 'Decisive Battle at the Garbage Dump'. pic.twitter.com/FbqKMmKV3S
The first movie was announced in 2023 and was scheduled for release on February 16, 2024. The name of the movie is Haikyuu!! Movie: Battle of the Garbage Dump. Fans were excited to see their favorite anime returning with one of the greatest battles in Shonen history. But that is not all. On January 25, 2024, Haruichi Furudate announced that a special manga chapter will be released in 2024.
The manga chapter will be 16 pages long on Shone Jump Weekly and will be released on February 4, 2024, which is a couple of weeks before the release of the movie. The fans could not get any more excited. Shouyo Hinata and Tobio Kageyama returning for another run is probably the biggest news of 2024.
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Shouya Hinata vowed to defeat Tobio Kageyama after he lost in their first match against each other. After graduating high school, he went to Brazil and trained for two years before returning to Japan. By the end of the manga, he managed to defeat Kageyama. It is still not known what will be the story of the special manga chapter.
But people are expecting to be something to commemorate the movie. The match between Karasuno and Nekoma is one of the most intense matches ever. Haikyuu proved that even a volleyball match can increase heart rates and be as good as other anime with superpowers. The Battle of the Garbage Dump is the first movie.
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The second movie is yet to be announced. After three years, people will see Hinata spreading his wings. While fans were excited about the movie, the addition of the special chapter was like an icing on the cake.
Haikyuu manga is available on Viz Media.
