Check Out This Special Preview of HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle

Today is the day HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle releases in US theaters. It’s the first of two wrap-up films for the HAIKYU!! anime, which told its story over four seasons of television. If you want to “try before you buy,” distributor Crunchyroll has released a scene from the film that anyone can watch free of charge.

Shoyo Hinata loves the sport of volleyball, and idolizes a particular player known as the “Little Giant” (because he’s short). In his last year of middle school, Hinata created his own volleyball team with dreams of trophies in his future, but they were crushed against “King of the Court” Tobio Kageyama’s team that year.

But Hinata wouldn’t give up, vowing to eventually re-match Kageyama and beat him. There was just one problem…now in high school, Hinata has found his new team now has Tobio as a member. In other words, Hinata’s only hope of winning now means working WITH his rival instead of against. That leads up to the movie’s events:

Shoyo Hinata joins Karasuno High’s volleyball club to be like his idol, a former Karasuno player known as the “Little Giant.” But, Hinata soon finds that he must team up with his middle school nemesis, Tobio Kageyama. Their clashing styles turn into a surprising weapon, but can they beat their rival Nekoma High in the highly anticipated “Dumpster Battle,” the long-awaited ultimate showdown between two opposing underdog teams?

HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle is produced by Production IG (the TV series was produced by Toho). The film opens today; tickets are still available at at https://www.haikyumovie.com/tickets.