Western fans of Haikyu!! can rejoice as its first movie adaptation, Haikyuu!! THE MOVIE: Decisive Battle at the Garbage Dump, is confirmed to be getting a worldwide theatrical release. It already came out in Japan this past February, so here’s what you need to know about its Western release.
What is the Haikyuu!! THE MOVIE: Decisive Battle at the Garbage Dump release date?
According to Crunchyroll, Haikyuu!! THE MOVIE: Decisive Battle at the Garbage Dump (simply titled HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle in the West) is scheduled to release worldwide starting May 30, with it slated for North America and the UK on May 31. Be sure to pay attention to Crunchyroll’s social media or your local theater’s website. It will be available in both English and in Japanese with English subtitles.
Is there a trailer for Haikyuu!! THE MOVIE: Decisive Battle at the Garbage Dump?
Crunchyroll released a trailer for Haikyuu!! THE MOVIE: Decisive Battle at the Garbage Dump on April 24, which we’ve shared below. It’s brief and doesn’t give away too much of the plot, but it will naturally feature a high-stakes volleyball match between protagonist Shoyo Hinata’s team and a rival school’s as they enter the third round of nationals.
This movie picks up where the anime’s fourth season ended, and serves as the first half of Haikyuu!!‘s finale. After this, the plan is to release a second movie that should adapt the final chapters of the original manga. Said manga ended in 2020 after an eight-year run that began in 2012, but anime-only fans will soon experience how the story concludes, or at least the first half of it.
A slice-of-life story centered around volleyball, Haikyuu!! sees Shoyo Hinata create his own volleyball team during his final year of middle school, only to lose in his first tournament to another team lead by the ‘King of the Court’ Tobio Kageyama. Both Hinata and Kageyama, however, wind up joining the same high-school and enlisting in its volleyball team, with the two becoming rivals and allies as they strive to become professional players.
