After all these years, I’m finally reading Haikyuu for the first time ever!

Scarlett July 25, 2025 12:18 pm

I fell in love with Haikyuu the moment the anime first came out. I basically grew up watching it— I was a teenager, I moved to a different country, I graduated high school and college watching (and re-watching it of course), I met my boyfriend (of 8 years now) who is equally obsessed with Haikyuu as much as I am (and he’s also in love with volleyball and plays too every weekend!), and now that I am 25 years old, Haikyuu still remains my favorite anime of all times.

I never really wanted to read the manga because I wanted to see each spike, block, serve, jump, hit, toss, and all that fun things, animated. I wanted to see the action itself rather than reading (if that makes sense lol). I literally have no idea how the manga ended. Yes, I’ve seen spoilers here and there around social medias but I didn’t really dwell on it. I know some, but not in deep details. But for some reason, today, I wanted to read it from the very start so here I am.

I’m at Chapter 370 and I am a crying mess :)
What do you mean Hinata had to leave in the middle of the third set? What do you mean that we’ll never see our Daichi, Suga, and Asahi on the same court as the others again? What do you mean that they graduated? That topic alone should’ve been worth a chapter! What do you mean the other third years from other schools won’t be around to bicker and give our crows some hard yet fun times? What do you mean my baby crown travel to Brazil all by himself? (╯°Д °)╯╧╧

God, I barely finished 369 and 370 chapters. I don’t think I can go on further!(/TДT)/

Like what Kageyama said previously, I wanted for the Karasuno team to go to the championship and/or nationals together. Like, with their current line-up. That and no one else!!! Now, I was so taken a back and speechless! Reading the time-skips makes me feel that I was robbed. Big time to be honest, but that’s just my personal opinion. I got few more chapters to go, so wish me luck! I hope my heart can take it!

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    Scarlett July 25, 2025 1:43 pm

    I think another good reason why I avoided reading the manga at all costs, is because I didn’t want Haikyuu to end. Now that I did. I feel empty. That was a heck of a roller coaster ride. I definitely cried seeing all Karasuno team in their “adult forms”, as well as seeing other characters. Hinata really leveled up and I’m here for it. I wish there were more chapters with Karasuno team reuniting, not just playing volleyball but catching up, hanging out, and eating. And maybe trying beach volleyball too! Can’t say I LOVED the ending, but reading this masterpiece is definitely worth every second of it. Now, time for some rewatch :)