Haikyuu!! Reaches the Summit With Box Office Record

Congratulations to Haikyuu!! for their smash hit success at the box office!

Haikyuu!! released its much-anticipated first part of the final film series, Decisive Battle at the Garbage Dump on Feb. 16 and earned 890 million yen on its first day. This marks the film as the fourth highest-grossing opening day in Japan’s history, behind Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba–The Movie: Mugen Train, One Piece Film: Red, and Jujutsu Kaisen 0. The film continued its enormous success by earning 2.13 billion yen in its opening weekend, making it the sixth movie to make over 2 billion yen in Japanese box office history.

Fans are hoping that the box office success may spell out more Haikyuu!! instalments, with many manifesting a possible Season 5, an OVA, or even another movie. The second part of the final film series has yet to be announced. Haikyuu!! the Movie: Decisive Battle at the Garbage Dump has a listed 1 hour and 25 mins run time. SPYAIR performed the opening theme song “Orange.”

Moviegoers received Haikyuu!! Vol. 33.5, a 16-page one-shot with 32 different illustrations of the characters in their daily lives. Only 2 million booklets of this volume are available. In addition, the volleyball manga will release a novel version of the “Battle of the Garbage Dump” which releases on Feb. 16.

A special magazine called Haikyuu!! Magazine will release on the day of the film. The magazine will include an original cover by the mangaka, featuring an older Kageyama and Hinata as professional volleyball players, special movie features, an update on the characters in the “present” timeline, and interviews with various characters including Oikawa.

Haikyuu!! also released a magazine on Feb. 2 that includes Nekoma and Karasuno’s journey leading up to their fated battle. The manga also released a tabloid-esque newspaper called Haikyuu!! Newspaper on Feb. 16 that will include roundtable discussions with Ayumu Murase and Yuki Kaji, the voice actors for Hinata and Kageyama, and SPYAIR who sang the opening theme song for Seasons 1 and 2. The newspaper will also interview players from the national volleyball team including Yuki Ishikawa, Ran Takahashi, and Suga Kenta.

Decisive Battle at the Garbage Dump will be directed by Susumu Mitsunaka, notably the director who helmed the first three seasons of the anime franchise. Mitsunaka will also write the script. Production I.G will animate and produce the film. Other staff members include Takahiro Kishida as the character designer. Takahiro Chiba will return as the chief animation director with Mariko Ishikawa as the assistant director. Mayumi Sato will oversee the colour design while Ichiro Tatsuta will be the art director.

Haruichi Furudate’s manga inspired an anime adaptation with Season 1 premiering in April 2014 with 25 episodes and featured Karasuno coming together as a team and competing in the Interhigh. Season 2 aired in October 2015 with 25 episodes and featured Karasuno’s training camp and competing in the Spring High Preliminary. Season 3 aired in October 2016 with 10 episodes and focused on the match between Karasuno and powerhouse school Shiratorizawa. Season 4, titled Haikyuu!! To the Top aired for 25 episodes from January 2020 to December 2020, and focused on Karasuno’s first time at the Nationals. Mitsunaka directed Seasons 1 to 3 while Masako Satō directed the fourth season.

Haikyuu!! began serialization in Weekly Shōnen Jump on Feb. 20, 2012 and ran until July 20, 2020. The series contains 45 tankōbon volumes with 402 chapters. The manga has garnered positive acclaim for its humour, character development and storytelling. Haikyuu!! announced the rest of the manga would be wrapped up in a two-part final film series. Details around the second part have not yet been unveiled.

Haikyuu!! the Movie: Decisive Battle at the Garbage Dump premieres in Japan on Feb. 16, 2024.

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