The highly-anticipated Haikyu movie is currently only available in Japan, so does it have a global release date?
Haikyu is a popular sports anime and manga series created by Haruichi Furudate. The franchise released its highly anticipated movie last week, but it’s only available to Japanese fans. The series is extremely popular across the globe, so it’s no wonder fans are dying to watch the first part of the final movie.
Another reason the movie is incredibly popular is that it features the iconic battle between Nekoma and Kurasuno, something fans of the anime have been waiting for ages. The movie is a major hit, earning 890 million yen on opening day.
It is currently the fourth-biggest first-day box office earnings in Japanese cinema, ranking behind Jujutsu Kaisen 0, One Piece Film: Red, and Demon Slayer: Mugen Train. Although the Haikyu movie has hit the Japanese theatres, does it have a global release date?
Is there an international release date for the Haikyu movie?
Currently, there’s no international release date for the Haikyu!! The Movie: Decisive Battle at the Garbage Dump. The franchise has only revealed its release date in Taiwan, which is April 12, 2024. However, the movie should be released globally in 2024, most likely in Fall 2024 or Winter 2025.
As per the official website of Haikyu, the synopsis of the movie reads: “When he was an elementary school student, Shoyo Hinata joined the Karasuno High School volleyball club because he admired the “little giant” he saw on TV broadcasts of Harutaka Volleyball. However, there he sees his opponent, Tobio Kageyama, who was defeated in his first and last official match in middle school!?
“Although they are at odds with each other, Hinata’s outstanding athletic ability and Kageyama’s accurate tosses create a miraculous quick attack, commonly known as the “weird quick attack,” which becomes the strength of Karasuno’s revival.
“At a joint training camp with Nekoma High School in Tokyo, Hinata meets Kozume Shinji, who becomes her rival. Karasuno High School has a super aggressive play style, while Nekoma High School has a super defensive play style with the motto of “connecting. ” The members of Karasuno High School discover new possibilities after the match against Nekoma High School.
“Karasuno High School has evolved through defeating strong opponents one after another in the spring high school volleyball Miyagi Prefecture representative deciding match and the first match of Spring High School, and defeats the championship favorite, Inarizaki High School, in the second round of Spring High School.
“Finally, in the third round, they will face their rival school, Nekoma High School. No matter how many practice matches they had, Karasuno High School and Nekoma High School had never exchanged swords on an official stage. The battle was commonly known as the “Battle at the Garbage Dump.” In the promised land, a battle without “one more chance” is about to begin.”