Haikyuu!! Announces International Release Dates for The Dumpster Battle
Fans in the United States and Canada will get to watch the film on May 31.
The wait is finally over, international Haikyuu!! fans.
Crunchyroll has revealed the international release dates for the highly-anticipated first part of the Haikyuu!! two-part finale series. Titled The Dumpster Battle, the film will begin releasing in worldwide theatres beginning at the end of May. Fans can watch it subbed or dubbed.
The dates are as follows:
- May 30: Australia, New Zealand, Denmark, Italy, Switzerland (Italian-speaking), Netherlands, Argentina, Brazil, Central America (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama), Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru
- May 31: Canada, Finland, Ireland, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States
- June 7: Turkey
- June 12: Belgium, France, Luxembourg, French-speaking Switzerland
- June 25: Austria, Germany
- June 27: German-speaking Switzerland
Decisive Battle at the Garbage Dump has enjoyed tremendous success as it has earned 4.18 billion yen with over 2.9 million tickets sold in only the first 10 days since its premiere.
Decisive Battle at the Garbage Dump premiered on Feb. 16 and earned 890 million yen on its first day, marking it 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.
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.”
Decisive Battle at the Garbage Dump was directed by Susumu Mitsunaka, notably the director who helmed the first three seasons of the anime franchise. Mitsunaka also wrote the script with Production I.G animating and producing. Other staff members include Takahiro Kishida as the character designer. Takahiro Chiba returned as the chief animation director with Mariko Ishikawa as the assistant director. Mayumi Sato oversaw the colour design while Ichiro Tatsuta was 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 premiered in Japan on Feb. 16, 2024. The English subbed version premieres on March 15. A 4D and 4DX version released on March 9.
Source: Crunchyroll
