HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle
Seen it?2024 | 84 min | Animation, Comedy
Saturday SpecialWhy it’s a Saturday Special
It earned strong reviews (76% on Rotten Tomatoes), audiences rate it highly (7.8 out of 10) and it made about 20 times its budget, despite little lasting buzz. A strong pick for the weekend.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh and animation lovers.
- The mood
- Light and funny, feel-good.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 24 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
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 learns that he must team up with his middle school nemesis, Tobio Kageyama. Their clashing styles form a surprising weapon, but can their newfound teamwork defeat their rival Nekoma High in the highly anticipated 'Dumpster Battle', the long awaited ultimate showdown between two opposing underdog teams?
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
76% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesStrong
7.8 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerStrong
$100 million worldwide on a $5 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 69K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Susumu Mitsunaka
- Ayumu MuraseShoyo Hinata (voice)
- Kaito IshikawaTobio Kageyama (voice)
- Yuki KajiKenma Kozume (voice)
- Yuichi NakamuraTetsuro Kuroo (voice)
- Satoshi HinoDaichi Sawamura (voice)
- Koki UchiyamaKei Tsukishima (voice)
- Yuu HayashiRyunosuke Tanaka (voice)
- Nobuhiko OkamotoYu Nishinoya (voice)
- Miyu IrinoKoshi Sugawara (voice)
- Yoshimasa HosoyaAsahi Azumane (voice)