Haikyu!! (season 2)

The second season of Haikyu!! is an anime adaptation of a manga series written by Haruichi Furudate. It was produced by Production I.G and aired from October 4, 2015 to March 27, 2016.[1]

Haikyu!!
Season 2
Cover of the second season DVD released by Sentai Filmworks.
Country of origin	Japan
No. of episodes	25 + OVA
Release
Original network	MBS
Original release	October 4, 2015 – March 27, 2016
Season chronology

The series uses four pieces of theme music: two opening themes and two ending themes. From episodes 1 through 13, the opening theme song is "I'm a Believer" by Spyair, while the ending theme song is "Climber" by Galileo Galilei. From episodes 14 through 25, the opening theme song is "FLY HIGH" by Burnout Syndromes, while the ending theme song is "Hatsunetsu (Fever)" (発熱 - はつねつ) by Tacica.

Episode list

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
26	1	"Let's Go to Tokyo!" Transcription: "Rettsu gō Tōkyō!!" (Japanese: レッツゴートーキョー!!)	Susumu Mitsunaka	Taku Kishimoto	October 4, 2015
Following their defeat to Aobajohsai in the Inter-High Preliminaries, Karasuno is hard at work with practicing. Ittetsu Takeda, faculty advisor of Karasuno's volleyball club, arrives with encouraging news: Karasuno has been invited by Nekoma to take part in their training camp along with Fukurōdani Academy, Shinzen and Ubugawa High's teams. Kageyama and Hinata unknowingly separate from the team during a run and run into Ushijima, captain of Shiratorizawa Academy's team. Avowing that the only good player in the Miyagi prefecture is Oikawa, Ushijima is challenged by Hinata.
27	2	"Direct Sunlight" Transcription: "Chokusha nikkō" (Japanese: 直射日光)	Yoshitaka Koyama	Susumu Mitsunaka	October 11, 2015
Hinata, Kageyama, Nishinoya, and Tanaka dread not being able to go to Tokyo to play if they do not pass their final exams. Nishinoya and Tanaka study at the latter's place. Hinata and Kageyama, however, have troubles with studying with Tsukishima, who proves to be of no help as a tutor. Hitoka Yachi, a first-year student Shimizu is trying to draft as the club's new manager, becomes their tutor.
28	3	"'Townsperson B'" Transcription: ""Murabito B"" (Japanese: “村人B”)	Shintarō Nakazawa	Susumu Mitsunaka	October 18, 2015
Yachi is unsure of joining the volleyball club, but after watching their practice match against Ōginishi High, she starts to see its appeal. However, she struggles to tell her mother about joining, fearing disapproval. She begins to worry that she may not be of much use and recalls a time in junior high where she played a tree in a play. Hinata is able to convince her to join, recalling a time where he too played a background role as "Townsperson B". Yachi's mother approves of her new activity.
29	4	"'Center Ace'" Transcription: ""Sentā ēsu"" (Japanese: “センターエース”)	Mariko Ishikawa	Taku Kishimoto	October 25, 2015
The team travels to Tokyo without Hinata and Kageyama, who are left behind to write their supplementary exams. Karasuno suffers many losses in their absence and are forced to do nine consecutive penalty laps of diving drills. Hinata and Kageyama finish their exams and arrive in Tokyo on time with the help of Tanaka's sister Saeko Tanaka. Karasuno wins their first match on the day; however, Shinzen is able to predict Hinata's quick attacks, much to his annoyance. Hinata later meets Lev Haiba, an imposing half-Russian player in Nekoma's team, who vows to be the first to counter his quick attack.
30	5	"'Greed'" Transcription: ""Yoku"" (Japanese: 『欲』)	Tomoko Hiramuki Tetsuaki Watanabe	Taku Kishimoto	November 1, 2015
Hinata wishes to try out new techniques to be able to compete by himself, though Kageyama argues that in doing so he would break the team apart. Hinata deems him as unsupportive, leading into a heated argument between the two. The rest of the team worries that this will bring down their play and hope the two reconcile soon.
31	6	"'Tempo'" Transcription: ""Tenpo"" (Japanese: “テンポ”)	Hirotaka Mori	Taku Kishimoto	November 8, 2015
Kageyama seeks out Oikawa for advice concerning Hinata's wishes to try new techniques. Coach Ukai introduces Hinata to his grandfather, former coach of Karasuno's team, to help him improve his offense. The two first-years are made aware that Hinata has absolute leadership in offensive attacks; Kageyama practices different tosses, while Hinata tries out other methods of quicks.
32	7	"Moonrise" Transcription: "Tsukinode" (Japanese: 月の出)	Shintarō Itoga	Taku Kishimoto	November 15, 2015
Karasuno arrives at Shinzen High's campus for the training camp. During a practice match against Fukurōdani, Hinata notices that Kageyama has changed up his tosses. Asahi has also started working on jump serves, Nishinoya practices jump tosses, and Daichi, Tanaka, and Sugawara attempt synchronized attacks. The other teams recognize their efforts in trying out new plays.
33	8	"Illusionary Hero" Transcription: "Genkaku hīrō" (Japanese: 幻覚ヒーロー)	Masako Satō	Taku Kishimoto	November 22, 2015
Tsukishima believes that he shouldn’t put so much effort in training like his brother did to avoid disappointment when faced with failure. Despite practicing very hard, Akiteru failed to become a regular player for Karasuno due to the number of more talented players on the team, including Hinata’s idol, the "Little Giant."
34	9	"Vs. 'Umbrella'" Transcription: "VS "Kasa"" (Japanese: VS“傘”)	Shintarō Itoga	Taku Kishimoto	November 29, 2015
Karasuno is up against Nekoma in a practice match, and Hinata recognises that Kageyama had subconsciously tossed the ball the way he used to when Hinata's eyes were closed. The middle blocker points this out, so Kageyama decides to practice on his own in order to give Hinata the exact tosses he wants. This causes Hinata to be free to join Tsukishima's practices with Kuroo, Akaashi and Bokuto, exceptionally skilled players from Fukurodani. Lev joins in, and their 3-on-3 match gives Hinata the chance to learn new moves he could use against future opponents.
35	10	"Gears" Transcription: "Haguruma" (Japanese: 歯車)	Shintarō Nakazawa	Taku Kishimoto	December 6, 2015
For the last practice match of the training camp, Karasuno is against Fukurōdani again. This time, they have somewhat polished their moves to the point where they are able to gain points and become neck-to-neck in the scores. Takeda likens their mastering of the new skills and executing them to gain points as cogs working together. Their ability to have improved so much in a week and catch up with their team in terms of points causes their ace, Bokuto to fall in a dejected mode.
36	11	"'Up Above'" Transcription: ""Ue"" (Japanese: “上”)	Tetsuaki Watanabe	Taku Kishimoto	December 13, 2015
With Bokuto in his dejected mode, Karasuno learns from first-hand experience why Fukurōdani has one of the top volleyball teams in Tokyo. Fukurōdani ends up winning the match, with Bokuto scoring the final point. The training camp comes to an end with a barbecue for the players. Karasuno returns to school to continue practising and honing in their skills, and other volleyball teams of the prefecture are busy practising for the Spring Tournament.
37	12	"Let the Matches Begin!" Transcription: "Shiai Kaishi" (Japanese: 試合開始!!)	Itsurō Kawasaki	Takuya Satō	December 20, 2015
Karasuno's first opponents are Ougiminami High, one of the teams Shiratorizawa had defeated in the Inter-High Preliminaries. Former Coach Ukai comes along to watch Karasuno play, and the general public comment on how much Karasuno has changed from the rumours. Hinata bumps into Yoshiki Towada in the bathrooms, and vows that Karasuno would beat their team and their future opponents in order to make it into the nationals.
38	13	"Simple, Pure Strength" Transcription: "Shinpuru de junsui na chikara" (Japanese: シンプルで純粋な力)	Yūsuke Sunouchi	Takuya Satō	December 27, 2015
Karasuno's next opponent is Kakugawa, a volleyball team that has a player who is 201cm tall. Former Coach Ukai comes to watch the match, and Karasuno tries their best to work around the height advantage their opponent has. After their win, Karasuno bumps into Johzenji, who is fated to be their next opponent.
39	14	"Growing Fast" Transcription: "Sodachizagari" (Japanese: 育ち盛り)	Kōji Komurakata	Taku Kishimoto	January 10, 2016
After the match, Karasuno reflects on their performance and seeks areas they could improve on. Tsukishima seeks help from his brother and coach on learning how to block spikers whom are taller and stronger than him. Kageyama spies on Aoba Jōsai and is astonished by Oikawa's skills as a setter. Karasuno goes back to Kanto and practice perfecting their new skills, showing their opponents how much they had improved since the last training camp. They arrive back in time for the match against Johzenji.
40	15	"Playground" Transcription: "Asobiba" (Japanese: アソビバ)	Tetsuaki Watanabe	Taku Kishimoto	January 17, 2016
Karasuno arrives at the stadium to play their game against Jozenji. They win the first set, but expect the next set to be harder because the Jozenji team takes many risks and are unpredictable.
41	16	"Next" Transcription: "Tsugi e" (Japanese: 次へ)	Shintarō Itoga	Taku Kishimoto	January 24, 2016
Johzenji makes a spirited comeback after a stern talk by their manager Hana Misaki, but comes up short, as Terushima's attempt to copy Karasuno's synchronized attack goes out of bounds. The play costs them the match, after which Hana, a third-year, retires as manager. Karasuno's next opponent is Wakutani South, a team whose captain has skills similar to those of the Little Giant, as noted by Coach Ukai.
42	17	"The Fight of the Spineless" Transcription: "Konjou nashi no Tatakai" (Japanese: 根性無しの戦い)	Yūsuke Kaneda	Taku Kishimoto	January 31, 2016
With Daichi injured, Ennoshita takes the captain's spot in the game. Ennoshita reflects on how he had abandoned the volleyball club when he was a first-year, and decides that he would not run away from this match. Yamaguchi is subbed in as an ace server, and he is able to get one float serve past the net.
43	18	"The Losers" Transcription: "Haibokusha-tachi" (Japanese: 敗北者達)	Takashi Andō	Taku Kishimoto	February 7, 2016
As Aoba Jōsai's match against Date Tech starts, Karasuno's match against Wakutani continues. Despite the weakened defence with Daichi's absence, Ennoshita finds a way for the team to continue scoring. Hinata incorporates the new moves he learnt during the Tokyo training camps, and Karasuno is able to gain victory against Wakutani.
44	19	"The Iron Wall Can Be Built Again and Again" Transcription: "Teppeki wa Nando demo Kizukareru" (Japanese: 鉄壁は何度でも築かれる)	Masako Satō	Taku Kishimoto	February 14, 2016
Date Tech is up against Aoba Jōsai. Karasuno observes from the stands, and sees the new setter, the tall but inexperienced Koganegawa, on the court along with the remaining members of the team they played against last time. His height makes the match intense, but due to his lack of experience in blocking as part of the trademark iron wall, Aoba Jōsai is able to gain victory with their ace's strong spike earning them the winning point.
45	20	"Sweep Clear" Transcription: "Fusshoku" (Japanese: 払拭)	Shintarō Nakazawa	Taku Kishimoto	February 21, 2016
Aoba Jōsai starts the match with Oikawa's serve, and team is able to recognise that Karasuno have improved immensely as a team. Despite Hinata and Kageyama's new quick having been altered slightly, the Seijō third-years are able to think of a tactic to narrow its path to one they can handle more effectively. Karasuno pulls ahead in the first set, but a new player from Seijō is subbed in and completely changes the rhythm of the game.
46	21	"The Destroyer" Transcription: "Kowashi-ya" (Japanese: 壊し屋)	Shintarō Itoga	Taku Kishimoto	February 28, 2016
Karasuno recognises that Kyōtani is a double-edged sword in the match: he makes just as many mistakes as he does attacks, and if Aoba Jōsai does not use him successfully, his presence in the game can backfire their intentions to increase their offensive power. Sugawara is subbed into the game to help Karasuno gain more points, but is soon switched back out when the formation changes. Coach Ukai considers bringing Yamaguchi in as a pinch server to win the second set from Aoba Jōsai.
47	22	"The Fight of the Previously Spineless" Transcription: "Moto okubyōmono no tatakai" (Japanese: 元・根性無しの戦い)	Yūsuke Kaneda	Taku Kishimoto	March 6, 2016
Yamaguchi is subbed in as the pinch server and his serves are able to gain Karasuno more points. The gap between the two teams have shrunk, but Oikawa's strong serves win Aoba Jōsai the second set. Now they have to get to the third set to determine the winners.
48	23	"'Team'" Transcription: ""Chīmu"" (Japanese: “チーム”)	Tetsuaki Watanabe	Taku Kishimoto	March 13, 2016
The two teams are battling to win the third set, and Kyōtani's efforts are starting to become more reckless. He gets switched off, and has to calm down in order to play again. With the help of Yahaba, he does get back on to continue scoring points against Karasuno, and is finally able to play with Aoba Jōsai as a teammate. With Karasuno in the lead, will they be able to win the set and advance?
49	24	"The Absolute Limit Switch" Transcription: "Kyokugen suitchi" (Japanese: 極限スイッチ)	Susumu Mitsunaka	Taku Kishimoto	March 20, 2016
It is the last set, and Karasuno is in the lead. Aoba Jōsai and Karasuno try their hardest to win, with the thought that the strongest six would be the ones who claim victory. But Karasuno triumphs, as they win the match with Kageyama and Hinata's quick spike. Oikawa reflects that it is impossible for someone with no natural talent to beat any volleyball genius, no matter how much he trains, strategize or who his teammates are, but he will continue on the path ahead of him with everything he's got.
50	25	"Declaration of War" Transcription: "Sensen fukoku" (Japanese: 宣戦布告)	Yumi Kamakura	Taku Kishimoto	March 27, 2016
Karasuno are through to the finals to determine the Miyagi representative for the Spring High Tournament. Aoba Jōhsai lament on their loss, but vow to beat Karasuno the following year. Oikawa bumps into Ushijima, in which the latter tells him that he had chosen the wrong path, but the former tells him that there is no one team that can guarantee victory. Later on, Ushijima approaches Karasuno at the entrance of the gymnasium, and Hinata and Kageyama vow to beat Shiratorizawa to make it to the nationals.
OVA2	OVA2	"Vs. "Failing Grades"" Transcription: "VS "Akaten"" (Japanese: VS"赤点")	Shintarō Nakazawa	Taku Kishimoto	May 2, 2016
This episode goes into details about the event surrounding Hinata's and Kageyama's failing grades, along with Tanaka attempting to let them get a ride to Tokyo.

References

1. "Haikyu!! Volleyball TV Anime Gets Sequel". Anime News Network. 19 December 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2015.