Haikyu!! Vol. 1: Haikyu!!, Vol. 1
- ISBN
- 9781421587660
- Publisher
- VIZ
- English release
- Pages
- 192
Hinata wants to defeat the player he must play beside in the opening Haikyu volume. VIZ's opening premise places Kageyama on the same team after Hinata's middle-school defeat. Start here if the partnership is the reason for trying the manga: this is where the apparent revenge story acquires a practical obstacle. The standard paperback begins the numbered run; a later rivalry volume assumes this foundation.
Spoilers — why this volume matters. Tap to reveal.
The useful test of this opening is whether an unwanted teammate interests you more than a convenient enemy. VIZ identifies Hinata's defeat and his subsequent pairing with Kageyama as the setup. That arrangement makes resentment expensive: a team cannot benefit from a player proving that its own setter is useless. The buying case therefore rests on an awkward relationship, rather than a promise of immediate tournament success. Choose this opening for the work of sharing a court with someone whose failure would otherwise be satisfying.
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