At a special Haikyu!! event in Tokyo today, new information about the second in the two-part anime film series was revealed. The newest movie is titled Haikyu!! vs. Chiisana Kyojin (“The Little Giant”) and serves as the sequel to Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle. A super teaser trailer and art were also revealed.
Susumu Mitsunaka is slated to return as director for the new movie at Production I.G. A release date was not announced at the time of reporting.
Haikyu!! vs. Chiisana Kyojin Super Teaser Trailer
Haikyu!! vs. Chiisana Kyojin teaser art
The film picks up after the conclusion of the contest against Nekoma High School, where Shoyo Hinata and his team from Karasuno High School advance to the quarter-finals to face off against Kamomedai High School, whose star player, Korai Hoshiumi, shares the same nickname – “The Little Giant” – as a player he once admired.
Additionally, a special episode titled Haikyu!! Bakemonotachi no Iku Tokoro (“The Place Where Monsters Go”) was announced to broadcast on Japanese TV. A teaser trailer for the TV special was also published. The special episode depicts a contest between Fukurodani Academy and Mujinazaka High School and their star players, Kotaro Bokuto and Wakatsu Kiryu, respectively.
Haikyu!! Bakemonotachi no Iku Tokoro Teaser Trailer
The original Haikyu!! manga by Haruichi Furudate was serialized from 2012 to 2020 in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump manga magazine. VIZ Media also publishes an English-language version of the series.
Crunchyroll currently streams the Haikyu!! anime series and describes the story:
Based off of the original Weekly Shonen Jump manga series from Haruichi Furudate, Haikyu!! is a slice-of-life sports anime revolving around Shoyo Hinata’s love of volleyball. Inspired by a small-statured pro volleyball player, Hinata creates a volleyball team in his last year of middle school. Unfortunately the team is matched up against the “King of the Court” Tobio Kageyama’s team in their first tournament and inevitably lose. After the crushing defeat, Hinata vows to surpass Kageyama After entering high school, Hinata joins the volleyball team only to find that Tobio has also joined.
Source: Comic Natalie
