Funny / Haikyuu!!

inHilarityEnsues for the zany Karasuno team of Haikyuu!! and their rivals and supporters.

Spoilers are unmarked.

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General

• Almost every time Hinata messes up during a match, Kageyama's voice can be heard in the background yelling at him.
• Every time Tanaka makes his intimidating face as if trying to pick a fight with the other teams ... only for Daichi or Sugawara show up and make him apologize. Similarly, whenever Daichi is shown holding down Tanaka's middle finger or batting away a peace sign, always without looking or changing his expression.
• Kenma's look of absolute disinterest or even slightly dazed surprise every time he sees the ball flying towards him. Especially noticeable in the manga. Even pan shots of the team during play show the rest of the team running around while Kenma is just ... standing in place, slouched.
• The Running Gag of Hinata running into "dangerous people" when he goes to the bathroom, which traces all the way back to junior high school when he attemped to admonish Kitagawa Daiichi's second years, who are mocking his team, while trying not to throw up. He even lampshades it when he's going to the bathroom during the Spring Tournament and gets pinned between Ushijima, Oikawa and Iwaizumi, and Aone, in that order.
• Asahi, possibly the biggest softie of Karasuno, always gets stereotyped by other students as some kind of gangster due to his physical appearance. Rumors include dealing drugs, making other students work for him to extort money and being in high school for five years. They all turn out to be misconceptions.
• The Season 1-3 eyecatches (where various characters attempt to hit a water bottle with a volleyball) are adorable and often hilarious, especially when the people spiking/serving in question mess up in some way (or don't get to serve).
• Everytime Nishinoya uses the "Rolling Thunder" and characters (usually Tanaka or Tsukishima) laugh at him.
• Kageyama's recurring inability to high five is much funnier with animation.
• Anytime Daichi has to discipline the "Idiot Crows". Especially the times where he gets downright terrifying.
• Most character's official profiles have their "current concern" listed, and the things that bother these characters are often random yet amusing and endearing. Some highlights:
  • Daichi's: "His incessant dreams about the vice principal's flying wig."
  • Moniwa's: "The second years."
  • Konoha's: "He's started to get the feeling that if you look at Bokuto's stupidity from a slightly different angle it's actually kinda genius and that pisses him off."
  • Multiple characters who are very timid and worry a lot (Asahi, Kiryuu, Kanoka) have so many concerns listed that they all end with "(cut for length)". The kicker is that they're all their respective teams' mighty aces.
• Hinata has a habit of receiving with his face, letting out a variety of sounds.
• A Running Gag in the manga is that Kageyama frequently has food on his mind, especially whenever strangers are in awe over him and he has a serious look on his face. Hinata mocks this in one twitter sketch when promoting a volume with Kageyama on the cover, by adding in a thought bubble with a picture of onigiri in it. An unamused Kageyama chases him, unsurprisingly.

Karasuno High Team Formation Arc

• Hinata and Kageyama's reactions when they meet in high school and realise they are on the same team. The fact that Kageyama drops the ball he was serving on his own head makes it even funnier.
• The infamous wig scene: Kageyama hits Hinata in the face with the ball, and it flies straight to the vice principal's head, knocking his wig off, which lands on Daichi's head. Made funnier by Daichi's facial expression.
• Daichi asks if Kageyama is really willing to work with Hinata if they're both allowed into the volleyball club. Unable to lie, Kageyama says that he'd rather do every receive, set and spike all by himself, prompting Daichi to shut the door in their faces again.
  Hinata: What's wrong with you? Are you stupid?
• Daichi asks Kageyama if Hinata will be okay during the Aoba Johsai practice match, considering how nervous he is:
  Kageyama: But everyone feels nervous-
  Sugawara: There, see? You make light of the anxiety we cowards feel!
• Everything Hinata does in Episodes 5 and 6 when he's anxious due to the upcoming practice match against Aoba Johsai including trying to wear his jacket like a pair of pants, putting on Tanaka's pants (prompting him to run out of the club room in his underwear to yell at him to come back), yelling and falling out of bed because he can't sleep, vomiting on Tanaka's lap during the bus ride to the match, repeatedly running off to the bathroom, bowling over a referee among other things and finally serving a ball to the back of Kageyama's head.
• Kageyama's reaction to Sugawara telling him to not make any wisecracks at Hinata when the latter is suffering from pre-match jitters.
  Kageyama: [thinking] Wisecracks? Have I ever made any wisecracks? I have no recollection whatsoever….
  The rest of the team: [thinking] He has no self-awareness!
• Before the practice match with Aoba Johsai, Hinata runs into Kindaichi. The two of them end up going on a rant about how much Kageyama sucks - and when Kindaichi tells Hinata that Kageyama just discards whoever doesn't help him win, Hinata is triggered again.
• After failing to soothe Hinata's fear of screwing up, Daichi asks Shimizu to cheer Hinata up. Her idea of cheering him up?
  Shimizu: I have high hopes for you.
  Hinata: [goes into Heroic BSoD]
  Daichi: [thinking] She finished him off! Forgive me, Hinata.
• In their Aoba Johsai practice match, Hinata, who's been extremely nervous and hence screwing up badly, accidentally serves the ball awkwardly... and it hits Kageyama's head. Tanaka and Tsukishima find it hilarious and mocks Kageyama, only for the others to tells them that they're making it worse, Hinata makes a wonderful Oh, Crap! expression, and Kageyama gives a terrifying Death Glare before confronting him. He asks Hinata why he's so afraid, adding, "There's nothing scarier than hitting a serve into the back of my head, is there?" He proceeds to hit the back of his head a few times with a disturbing smile while saying, "In that case, you have no reason to be nervous anymore. Because you've already done it, the scariest thing."
• Iwaizumi asks Oikawa for his opinion of Kageyama following the practice match and Oikawa seems humble enough to admit that Kageyama's sets are better than his, but you get the feeling that Iwaizumi just knows it's a case of false modesty. You also get an early preview of how petty Oikawa is, but again Iwaizumi is eager to knock him down a few pegs...
  Iwaizumi: You're no match for [Kageyama] then?
  Oikawa: When it comes to the toss. There's probably no one in the prefecture who could match Tobio. (Iwaizumi begins to step away to get behind Oikawa) But he's not better than me at spiking, blocking, or serving... (Iwaizumi smacks Oikawa with a volleyball from behind) Ouch!
  Iwaizumi: Damn it, Oikawa! Don't say his toss is better than yours! You're a setter, aren't you?
  [later]
  Oikawa: If we can play against Karasuno in an official game, we can make a mess out of their receives, and not even give them a chance at a toss. Just having one good player doesn't mean you'll win. How I want to say "don't mind" to them, how I want to say it. (looks over to Iwaizumi, who just makes a disgruntled noise) What? Don't geniuses piss you off?
  Iwaizumi: Guys that girls squeal over piss me off even more. (Iwaizumi begins throwing more volleyballs at Oikawa, as the rest of the team watches their ace hit their captain without any desire to stop him)
• Everything about Hinata and Kageyama's first meeting with Nishinoya (minus the angst of course) in Episode 8.
  • Hinata's surprise at Nishinoya's short height, to the latter's annoyance.
    Hinata: This is the first time I've looked down on someone since starting high school club activities!
    Nishinoya: Don't weep with joy about it! You're not looking that far down!
  • Nishinoya says he had a reason for coming to Karasuno instead of a school with a more prestigious volleyball team, and Hinata and Kageyama prepare themselves for what they think will be a deep and meaningful answer. With a serious expression, he says, "I came to Karasuno because ... I like the girls' uniform. [raises fist and clenches it] Intensely."
  • Nishinoya's shocked face when Hinata first calls him Nishinoya-senpai.
• Takeda's final (and successful) attempt to convince Ukai to coach Karasuno:
  • Ukai's casually singing in the shop, and he then turns around to see Takeda ... who is creeping through the window with Scary Shiny Glasses to boot.
    Takeda: Wait! No! I was just trying to see if there were any customers inside! I didn't want to bother you!
  • When informed that Karasuno will be having a practice match with their old rivals Nekoma, Ukai grabs Takeda by the collar and screams, "Are you trying to seduce me?!"
• In Episode 10, Hinata gets smacked in the face by Asahi’s spike, and the way he just flies backwards is hilarious. We also have the others' reactions, with Asahi having both Blue with Shock and Blank White Eyes while Tanaka's reaction is nothing short of hysterical.
• In Episode 11, Hinata and Tanaka mistake post-bath Nishinoya for a small creepy child until they see a better look ar him, because the non-gelled hair makes him even shorter. Tanaka is amused by this observation, while Nishinoya is just pissed off. The anime makes the scene funnier by adding in a post-bath Asahi, whose long hair down makes him look creepy. The others are not just unable to recognise him but they also start screaming when he tries to talk to them. Daichi has to yell at them to shut up.
• In Episode 12, Karasuno's interactions with Nekoma, especially the members who share the same roles as each other or have similar personalities.
  • After Tanaka blows past Nekoma's block, Tanaka and Nishinoya get together to do a hilarious "soi soi soi" pointed right at Takatora, who is clearly annoyed.
  • After the match Kageyama lurks behind Kenma while making a creepy face and softly shooting off all these questions asking about his volleyball background/habits/skills. Kenma gets scared and runs off.
  • Hinata and Inuoka's conversation - which consists of mostly "Zoom! Boom! Wham! Kazoom!" and a lot of jumping.
    Tsukishima: What the heck are they talking about?
  • Kuroo pokes Tsukishima, clearly having fun.
    Kuroo: They don't sound like they're in high school. But you on the other hand, maybe you should loosen up more, like a real high schooler.
    Tsukishima: I'm not good at that sort of thing.
    Kuroo: Ah, youth.
  • Sugawara and Yaku, as Karasuno and Nekoma's respective Team Moms, profusely apologizing to each other for the behavior of their more belligerent members (mostly Tanaka and Taketora).
  • The way Tanaka and Taketora first try to intimidate each other with their Face of a Thug ... only to bond afterwards over Shimizu's prettiness. Even later on, when Tanaka gets belligerent over the idea of Taketora asking for her number, only for him to solemnly say "No. I'm entirely too much of a coward to even entertain the possibility." instantly endearing him to the in-the-same-situation Tanaka. When Karasuno is leaving, they're both shaking each other's hands in tears.
• In Episode 14, when the members read about Shiratorizawa's Ushijima in a volleyball magazine:
  Hinata: Shiratorizawa! That's where Kageyama couldn't get in!
  Kageyama: Shut up!
  (Tsukishima and Yamaguchi snicker in the background)

Interhigh Arc

• In Episode 14, Karasuno's second and third years' reactions when Shimizu shows everyone the "Fly!" banner and wishes them good luck. They stare with blank faces for a while... then their tears just spurt out suddenly◊ and over-the-top Manly Tears ensue.
• In Episode 15, Hinata takes Asahi's advice to overcome his nerves by thinking of his most scary experience. He first thinks of a rollercoaster, The Ring, getting a bad test score and the time the vice principal's wig flew off. But then he has a flashback of Kageyama's face after being hit in the head by the ball he clumsily served ... and he becomes much more relaxed, saying he'll be fine now, which disturbs the others quite a lot considering that he doesn't look calm so much as broken.
• Daichi tries to compliment Tanaka for scoring in their first match except he keeps getting interrupted by Tanaka and Nishinoya roaring too much, causing him to snap and yell at them to shut up - and then the referee tells all three of them off for being too noisy. Especially funny in the anime where Tanaka's screaming face takes up half the screen with Daichi in the background; when he tries to say his compliment again, Nishinoya slides over◊, covering him up and screaming alongside Tanaka with an equally absurd face.
• When Oikawa is with his fangirls instead of inside at the tournament, and he gets hit on the head by a volleyball in the middle of his flirting. He angrily turns around complaining not even the coach hits him that hard... only to realize the one who hit him was Iwaizumi who then makes a scary face and gestures him to come inside. He immediately leaves the fangirls and follows him back in.
• In Episode 19, Iwaizumi and Oikawa remain in their clubroom before locking it. Iwaizumi notices that Oikawa has a copy of the previous Karasuno vs. Date Tech match and tells him not to stay up late. Oikawa comments, "Iwa-chan, are you my mom?" Cue Iwaizumi's dark look afterwards, causing Oikawa to get scared of him. Iwaizumi proceeds to throw insults at Oikawa just the same.
• Episode 21:
  • When Sugawara joins the others on the court in their Aoba Johsai tournament match to temporarily replace Kageyama and giving him time to cool off, he cheerfully greets everyone with a "Hey!" ... while hitting them all (including Tsukishima); he punches Daichi in the chest, aggressively rubs Tanaka's head, karate chops Asahi on the side, karate chops Tsukishima on the head ... and double high-fives Nishinoya, who happily returns both the high fives and the greeting. The best part is, this totally relaxes all of them.
  • Hinata looks at how smiley and cheerful Sugawara acts with the team on court. He can't help but compare to Kageyama, who looks irritated as usual.
    Hinata: Jeez, your face is scary.
    Kageyama: I was born with this face!
• In Episode 22, after returning to the court in their Aoba Johsai match, Kageyama tries to be like Sugawara by acting more friendly to his teammates, with mixed results:
  • He's just trying to genuinely smile, but he gives the creepiest one that terrifies everyone, especially Hinata. Hinata thinks he's plotting something, Nishinoya reassures him that Kageyama is probably smiling (to which Asahi has to call him out for), and Kageyama comically threatens to kill Hinata.
  • He stiffly gives compliments. This prompts Hinata to comment, "Why do you sound like my boss?" and confuses Tsukishima since Kageyama couldn't say "nice" probably.
  • He actually tries to talk to Tsukishima without wanting to throw a fight like usual. When attempting to talk to him in a friendlier way, Kageyama uses Tanaka's Verbal Tic ... which is an informal phrase that roughly translates to "damn it". Tsukishima asks why he's talking like Tanaka and the latter retorts, "What was that, damn it?" After Kageyama willingly accepts his criticism instead of getting annoyed, Tsukishima has a slightly freaked out expression◊ when returning to the court.
• When the Aoba Johsai members discuss how to handle Hinata, Oikawa tells Iwaizumi not to think too much when he doesn't have a brain or his head will hurt. Cue Iwaizumi kicking Oikawa's ass causing him to fall to the ground with a "kya". Even better, Hanamaki just catches the bottle that Oikawa held.
• In Episode 23, when Yamaguchi subs for Hinata during the third set of their match with Aoba Johsai, their other teammates try to reassure him everything is fine. Ironically, they're also just as nervous as him ... except for Kageyama, who's just happy that he won't get hit in the back of his head.

The Arrival of Haiba Lev (OVA)

• Lev does not get the memo to never talk about height with Yaku, and nonchalantly points out it's hypocritical of him to talk about short players like Hinata when he's short himself. Cue Lev getting a beating from the usually composed Yaku.
• The Karasuno members try to beat a video game (hinted to be Monster Hunter) and they all suck at it for different reasons:
  • Nishinoya ends up flopping spectacularly, due to his libero habit of trying to receive everything, which unfortunately for him meant taking in all the damage in the game.
  • Sawamura proudly shows off his defending skills against the monster. While it certainly helps him to not die, the others can't help but point out how boring and tedious it is.
  • Asahi's reaction to the game is especially hilarious as all he does is run away.
  • They end up bickering over who's turn it is to play which leads to Kageyama accidentally dropping the console in a dramatic fashion that parodies Karasuno's final moment against their Interhigh match with Aoba Johsai.

Tokyo Expedition Arc

• The Hot-Blooded Hinata and Kageyama's encounter with The Dreaded Ushijima, which occurs differently in the manga and anime but are equally as funny:
  • In the manga, they've just finished studying at Yachi's house and are leaving her apartment. Kageyama notes that the area is close to Shiratorizawa Academy, which Hinata points out is Ushijima's school. The tall, muscular man who just passed by running asks, "Are you talking to me?" Hinata and Kageyama's Oh, Crap! faces when they realize it is Ushijima are hilarious. Yachi, who has no idea who this is, is terrified nevertheless and prays for their safety when they follow Ushijima to his school.
    Hinata: JAPAN!
  • In the anime adaptation, how do they end up in another neighbourhood which happens to be close to Shiratorizawa's area? By running too fast and too far during training. Cue Idiot Crows.
• After finding out about that they can join the team practices in Tokyo and have a chance to play against Nekoma again, all the guys get excited ... until Takeda reveals that they have to pass their subjects or they won't be able to go.
  • Hinata, Nishinoya, Tanaka and Kageyama are the ones in shock, with Kageyama remaining catatonic.
    Yamaguchi: Kageyama's not breathing!
  • What makes this scene even funnier in the anime was how the background music stops playing the moment Takeda reminds them of their exams.
  • Hinata tries to beg Ukai to tutor him. In the anime, Ukai reluctantly informs him why he's not a good candidate:
    Ukai: I didn't want to bring this up, but... Do I look like the type of guy who got good grades??
  • The "four idiots" are in turmoil and not even Takeda can get a hold of himself. Daichi recomposes himself and declares he will not leave them behind with an extremely backhanded compliment:
    Daichi: There's no way Karasuno could bring our best without these four idiots! Not a chance!
    Tanaka: I don't know if I'm flattered or insulted...
  • Hinata and Kageyama have no other choice but beg Tsukishima to tutor them. Tsukishima, true to himself, gets any opportunity to tease them, especially Kageyama.
  • The stage play takes this scene up a notch with Large Ham reactions and utter chaos occurring at every corner. A major highlight is Yamaguchi, Takeda, and others trying to "revive" Kageyama, especially when they have to resort to an AED to try and wake him up.

• In the OVA about Hinata and Kageyama failing their exams, they attempt to convince the vice principal to let them skip their supplementary exams. Unfortunately it looks like they're ganging up on him, much to Daichi's chagrin. Hinata and Kageyama are so rough with the vice principal that he slips, and his wig is sent flying in slow motion while soft piano music plays in the background... and it then lands on Daichi's head, much like their first day of club activities. The vice principal demands to talk to both Daichi and an innocent passerby who had witnessed the whole incident, presumably to swear them into silence, and Daichi gives a terrifying lecture to Hinata and Kageyama in the club locker room afterward. Even funnier is just the sheer detail put into that scene.
• During the first training camp in Tokyo, Hinata runs into Lev, and in his hurry to show he can match Lev's abilities, he ends up hitting the door casing with his head.
• Kageyama bows and sincerely begs for advice from Oikawa after his fight with Hinata. Oikawa reluctantly agrees, but what does he do first? Gets his nephew to take a photo of him throwing a peace sign with Kageyama bowing in the background, because he's just that petty. Oikawa's nephew even snarks about how lame it is that this is what amuses Oikawa.
• When Kuroo and Bokuto first drag Tsukishima into their blocking practise, Kuroo notes that Bokuto is one of the top 5 spikers in the country, causing Bokuto to grin proudly. Cue Akaashi bringing him down to earth...
  Akaashi: So he somehow didn't make it into the top three, huh?
  Kuroo: patting Bokuto on the back Don't mind.
  Bokuto: Don't raise me up just to let me get knocked back down!
• Season 2 Episode 8:
  • Tsukishima voluntarily seeks Akaashi, Bokuto and Kuroo after his encounter with Yamaguchi. All three seniors ponder aloud with "Oya? Oya oya? Oya oya oya", with Bokuto and Kuroo looking amused.
  • Tsukishima asks the Tokyo seniors why everyone is trying so hard for "just a club" (pronounced "tada no bukatsu"), causing Bokuto to repeat the phrase intensely, making Tsukishima think he's offended. Instead...
    Bokuto: That almost sounds like someone's name.
    Kuroo: Ooh, like Mary Club (pronounced "Tada Nobukatsu-kun")? No wait, I guess it was "just some club."
    Bokuto: Aw man! So it doesn't sound like someone's name. Man, I was so close!
    Kuroo: Damn it!
    Tsukishima: Are you basically asking me to retort?
    Akaashi: Nah. There'll be no end to it.
  • Bokuto then asks Tsukishima if volleyball is fun.
    Tsukishima: No, not really...
    Bokuto: Maybe that's because you suck.
• During dinner, Nishinoya brings a plate full of food to eat at Tsukishima's table and asks him to eat or he won't last. Tsukishima decides to troll Nishinoya by telling him that at least his stomach is big, immediately pissing him off by reminding him indirectly of his short height .
• Season 2 Episode 9
  • Tsukishima wonders why Bokuto and Kuroo in particular are going out of their way to help Hinata and himself, considering they're all rivals. Kuroo's initial answer is received with mixed reactions from the Karasuno first years.
    Kuroo: I've always been a nice person.
    [Cue Tsukishima staring in disbelief and Hinata looking scared]
    Kuroo: You don't have to look at me like that...
  • The meat dance, which is a spontaneous dance done by Nishinoya, Tanaka and Hinata when they find out they're having a barbecue for lunch. The scene is complete with Kageyama moving in the most hilariously awkward manner possible. Fukurodani are incredibly disturbed when they see the guys do this weird dance. The dub does justice to the accompanying song:
    Meat, meat, dinner! Meaty meat dinner!
    Meat, meat, meat with a side of meat!
    And meat for dessert!
    M-E-A-T! Now we've got some energy!
    You and me can eat the meat! Eat the meat that can't be beat!
• Season 2 Episode 10:
  • In a flashback of when they're training together, Bokuto is taken with Hinata, and decides to teach him a "special move" - namely, a feint. Everyone reacts strongly when the Hinata pulls the aforementioned move in the Fukurodani vs Karasuno match:
    • Bokuto is the most surprised out of everyone, despite being the one to teach it to him (as Akaashi grudgingly points out):
      Bokuto: A FEINT?!!!!!!
      Akaashi: Bokuto-san, weren't you the one who taught it to him?
      [Cue Bokuto looking guilty and his teammates looking murderous]
    • Kageyama's astonished, and Hinata's unimpressed by the rather insulting comment he makes.
      Kageyama: You actually used your head? You're gonna get a fever.
      Hinata: You are the only person who doesn't get to say stuff like that to me.
    • The omake sketch at the end of the chapter has a sheepish Bokuto admitting, "I can't say I don't regret it just a little."
  • When Hinata and Kageyama do their quick attack successfully, Hinata praises Kageyama for being amazing. Cue Kageyama's awkward face and response to Hinata's compliments.
  • It apparently takes a mere 0.5 seconds for Akaashi to contemplate three scenarios when deciding whether to toss to Bokuto (while he is in his emo mode) or not.
• Season 2 Episode 11:
  • After the final match, Daichi notes that they won't be back until after the Spring High Preliminaries, which makes Asahi nervous and negative. Sugawara calls him "negative goatee" and chops him in the side shouting "negativity, begone!" and Daichi calls him a dumbass, which reminds them of Kageyama.
    Daichi: Dumbass! Hinata, you dumbass!
    Sugawara: You sound just like him!
    Asahi: Do it again!
    Hinata (in another gym): [shivers] I-I feel like I'm getting doubly yelled at.
  • The Tokyo camp ends with a well-earned barbecue lunch for everyone. The boys are a little too excited about this (mostly because of the meat). Hilarity Ensues:
    • Kageyama chows down his meat with such enthusiasm that he starts choking. Fortunately Akaashi is nearby when he notices this and immediately offers a cup of water.
    • Yachi wants to eat but is too terrified by the many large players in the area to try and weave through the crowd. At one point several of these players (Asahi included) notice that she's not eating and surround her while concerned, asking if she wants food or a drink. Unfortunately, from an outsider's point of view it looks like they're ganging up on her, and it's lampshaded that they'd probably get told off by the police if they were in the city.
    • Nishinoya, Tanaka and Taketora get together to make sure no one gets near Shimizu and are drawn in an art style that would be more appropriate for Jojos Bizarre Adventure and stare down a couple of Fukurodani players. It has to be seen to be believed◊.
      Yamaguchi: I wonder why Nishinoya-san's the master.
      Tsukishima: Apparently, it's because he's the only one that's ever been slapped by Shimizu-senpai before.

Spring High Preliminary Arc

• In Season 2 Episode 12, a lot of noted funny moments appear during the Spring High Preliminaries.
  • Yamaguchi starts to feel ill due to Hinata's earlier sickness. Seeing Tsukishima breaking his stoic personality to worry is something to witness.
    Yamaguchi: I... feel like I'm gonna hurl just thinking about Hinata throwing up on the bus...
    Tsukishima: Get to the bathroom, quick!
  • Before their first match, Hinata runs into Ohgi Minami's ace, Towada, who first complains very loudly, but starts treating him nicely, thinking he's a middle schooler.
  • Tanaka temporarily goes into "buddha mode" after hearing a barrage of insults before spiking a ball at full-force. Then he thanks Kageyama in said "buddha mode". Kageyama bows back to him without missing a beat.
• In Season 2 Episode 13, the entire bit comparing Hinata and Hyakuzawa's heights (162 cm vs 201 cm), where Yamaguchi, Yachi and Tsukishima discuss the various creatures that could fit the height difference (two of them being parodies of Hello Kitty and Pikachu).
  Hinata: I... want to combine with a fujikujira...^note Also known as the lucifer shark
  Kageyama: What?
• In Season 2 Episode 14, Hinata prepares himself for another terrifying bathroom encounter, and sure enough he gets a very eventful one:
  • He first runs into Oikawa and Iwaizumi. Iwaizumi tries to be nice, but Oikawa starts to trash talk Hinata, who is terrified and tries to run away ... only to wind up running right into Ushijima. Even worse, the Aoba Johsai players and Ushijima start arguing with each other, with Hinata right in the middle of them - which leads people passing by to think he's trying to pick a fight with all three.
    Hinata (voice trembling): ... K-Karasuno will win!...
    Oikawa, Iwaizumi and Ushijima: [turn to him with a Death Glare]
    Hinata: Eek! [slowly backs down, only to run right into Date Tech's Aone] EEK!
  • After that whole incident, Aone simply bows to Hinata. Hinata, while slightly freaked out, bows right back.
• Chapter 110: After Daichi receives to set up the freak quick for the first time against Johzenji, Takinoue notes that despite the teasing Asahi gets about not looking his age, Daichi is the one who acts least like a teenager. Yachi sets him straight:
  Yachi: Oh? Just the other day he got into a race with the basketball club captain to the cafeteria for lunch. He wasn't watching where he was going and accidentally hit the fire alarm. The vice principal came and yelled at him good for it too.
  Takinoue: What, for real?! That's... kind of a relief, actually.
• In Season 2 Episode 15, Kageyama notices just in time that Johzenji's setter is about to do a dump, and attempts to block him. It looks like he succeeded ... until Takinoue points out to Yachi that the ball had actually hit his face, giving him a nosebleed. Hinata begs Kageyama to not die, and Kageyama (with blood dripping down his face) insists that he isn't bleeding at all and he can still play. Yamaguchi has to push him out of the court so that he can be treated properly.
• In Season 2 Episode 16, Johzenji attempts to replicate Karasuno's synchronised attack during their match when it's Karasuno's set point. The scene seems to be setting them up to do an amazing job despite only seeing it once ... then Terushima misses the ball completely.
• After Asahi scores a point against Wakutani, he and Daichi bump fists too hard.
• In Season 2 Episode 18, during the match against Wakutani, a shot bounces off the blockers, one of which is Hinata. Hinata lands from the block, then dashes towards his left, where Ukai and Takeda are sitting, as the ball flies out of bounds. Ukai, knowing full well Hinata is going for a dive, gets up and pulls the bench out of the way of Hinata, neverminding that Takeda is still on the bench. Takeda ends up falling right off given how quickly and how forceful Ukai is moving to make sure another one of his players isn't injured during this game. (Daichi and Tanaka had just collided earlier in the match, causing Daichi to lose a tooth and be benched for the remainder of the game.)
• The way Sugawara greets Daichi after Karasuno win against Wakutani: by punching him in the stomach.
• In Season 2 Episode 19 during the Aoba Johsai vs. Date Tech match, Futakuchi and Aone are trying to block Oikawa and invoke the Iron Wall. Their new member Koganegawa runs in to perform the three-person block and completes the Iron Wall. When Oikawa spikes the ball, it causes the ball to bounce back to their side of the court giving Date Tech the point. Afterwards, when they finish the block, Koganegawa bumps into his teammates and the impact causes Futakuchi to fall onto the floor while making a yelp sound. After standing up, Futakuchi scolds Koganegawa for his rash movements.
• Season 2 Episode 20:
  • Kageyama drops his volleyball during warmup and chances upon Oikawa on court. The two argue over the said ball while Oikawa taunts Kageyama as usual. When Oikawa finally drops the ball while standing, Kageyama tumbles as well with a yelp. Oikawa proceeds to give a mocking laugh while Hanamaki remarks if Oikawa is truly a third-year high schooler.
  • Before the match, Daichi and Oikawa shake hands and the latter notes that Daichi has aged a bit, causing Daichi to have a flashback to Kuroo snarking about all of Karasuno's penalties and Bokuto's cheerful, neverending practise requests. As Daichi answers Oikawa though, the background is still Kuroo laughing and Bokuto bouncing as he says, "Hey hey hey"! Oikawa is nonplussed.
  • When Oikawa's going to give the first serve, his teammates beginning with Iwaizumi tease him that if he messes up his serve, he has to treat them with ramen. Then, when he's in the process of serving the ball, Iwaizumi and the others continue teasing him with their ramen requests, making Oikawa think that they really want him to mess up.
  • Kindaichi blocks Hinata's spike and the latter is so worked up about it that Kageyama has to literally kick his ass and call him an idiot to make him calm down.
  • When Oikawa serves for the second time, he hits the ball so hard it goes out of bounds, right behind Daichi and Nishinoya, soching both of them. Daichi thinks that Oikawa's serve was basically a spike while Nishinoya exclaims that he really wants to stop Oikawa's insane serve. Hinata and Yachi are completely scared by Oikawa's power.
  • After subbing in Kyoutani, Oikawa sets the ball to Kindaichi but Kyoutani dives in to retrieve the ball, bumping into Kindaichi and Kindaichi falls in the process. Kyoutani manages to spike the ball, but the next episode confirms that the spike is out of bounds. This causes the Aoba Johsai team's dismay since this costs them the first set to Karasuno.
• Season 2 Episode 21: After Asahi serves the ball out of bounds at the beginning of the second set, his teammates tell him "don't mind!"... except Daichi who tells him his face is scary, much to Asahi's annoyance.
• Season 2 Episode 23:
  • Despite hardly sharing any trash talk with each other, Tanaka and Kyoutani develop an intense rivalry throughout the Karasuno vs. Aoba Johsai game. Tsukishima uses this to Karasuno's advantage to score a point by baiting Kyoutani to spike in his direction rather than Tanaka's, having switched places with Tanaka when Kyoutani wasn't looking. Sugawara notes that such a move wouldn't have been successful if Tanaka and Kyoutani hadn't been mad dogging each other at the net before hand, and that while it would have been neat if Tanaka planned, the truth is that it wasn't - it's just how he is. As Sugawara says this, the shot is accompanied by Tanaka again at the net with an image of a crow spreading its wings in intimidation towards Kyoutani.
  • During the next-episode preview, one of the things that Yachi mentions having prepared in case Yamaguchi's jump float serve went wrong was a coffin.
• Season 2 Episode 24, as the team celebrates their victory against Seijoh, you can hear Daichi screaming "OUR NAMES SHALL BE WRITTEN IN THE BOOK OF HISTORY!"
• In Season 3 Episode 1, before the match against Shiratorizawa, everyone expects Karasuno to be cool and collected but they're actually falling apart from nervousness. And they're doing this right in front of the crowd. This is your team that eventually wins the qualifiers, mind you.
  Hinata: (hobbling off the court) I better hit the bathroom one more time before we go out there...
  Yamaguchi: (to Yachi) You got any antacids?
  Asahi: (shaking and whimpering) Me too, please...
  Kageyama: (way too excited) WE'RE AT CENTER COURT!
  (Yamaguchi falls to his knees as Yachi begs him not to die, and we pan over to Tanaka kneeling over Nishinoya who's curled in the fetal position.)
  Tanaka: Noya, they're everywhere! There's chicks all over the place!
  Nishinoya: I can't take it! It's too much!
  Daichi: (Angry Dad Mode) Get up off the floor! Are you five?!
  Tsukishima: Five is optimistic.
• In Season 3 Episode 2, when the Shiratorizawa match begins, the on-court players of Karasuno struggle with nerves for the first few points. This leads to Sugawara (usually a very relaxed guy) screaming at them from the sidelines and almost getting them all in trouble with the referee.
• Tendo jumps to block a spike, only to realise that Kageyama is setting to someone else, prompting him to dramatically yell "Whooooooops!" Ohira doesn't fail to bring this up when Tendo tries to comment on the next attack once the rally's over.
  Ohira: So, are we just going to pretend that your yell of 'whoops' didn't happen, then?
• After Tendo blocks Kageyama, Hinata tells him "Don't mind, Kageyama-kun. Don't mind, Kageyama!" in a tone that sound more mocking than encouraging. Kageyama unsurprisingly tries to kick his ass but Hinata dodges immediately.
• Tendo manages to annoy Tsukishima by calling him "the normal guy," but Tsukishima gets him right back after blocking Tendo's time lag attack that had fooled Hinata.
  Tsukishima: Hi. I'm the normal guy. The time lag attack may have fooled our wild beast over there, but it doesn't work on me. Pleasure to meet you.
  Tendo: I knew that all the first-years at Karasuno pissed me off, but you take the cake.
  Tsukishima: Thanks.
  Tendo: You piss me off!
• Hinata tries to celebrate with Tsukishima, by running at him with a double high-five. Tsukishima simply dodges out of the way, leaving Hinata to run right past him.
• According to a sketch from the official twitter promoting Volume 20, all of the third year regulars of Aoba Johsai except Oikawa hate Tendo the most out of Shiratorizawa. Given Tendo's I Shall Taunt You personality, it's hardly a surprise.
• Iwaizumi ponders why Oikawa has come to see the Shiratorizawa vs Karasuno match when he had previously said either team winning would annoy him. His rationale? He gets to see one of the teams' faces when they lose.
  Oikawa: No matter who wins, I'm gonna be pissed, so I hope both of them lose.
• In one of the volume sketches (also adapted in the anime), Oikawa gets offended at constantly being called a crappy guy by Iwaizumi. When called out on it, Iwaizumi simply replies back to either pick being called crappy or shitty. Oikawa picks crappy.
• Goshiki immediately going up in flames after Ohira tells him that Coach Washijo is relying on him.
• Tsukishima's block against Ushijima in the second set leads to Karasuno winning the set. This leads to the Karasuno team celebrating in their usual way of mobbing the player responsible and jabbing them in the side or stomach. Tanaka and Nishinoya manage to get to Tsukishima first this time, and while Tanaka does the usual poking into Tsukishima's side, Nishinoya is seen latching onto Tsukishima akin to a monkey, and biting him in the shoulder.
• When Sugawara's told to be subbed in the final set against Shiratorizawa, Shimizu calms him down by holding his hands which have gone cold and stiff from nerves. This comically leads him to think Shimizu wants to marry him and he goes completely crazy over it. Asahi and Daichi are not exactly happy, mentioning that if Sugawara needs someone to hold his hands, they're both right there. Insistently. While pushing Shimizu away.
• In an omake, Tendo shows off a photo of him as a child where he had the bowl haircut. Semi is horrified when he realizes it's the exact same hairstyle as Tsutomu's, and in the anime during the next episode preview he warns Tsutomu to not look at the photo as it will make him want to shave his hair off.
• Hinata teases Kageyama about being tired when he's brought back in the final set and is about to serve. Kageyama tells him to watch for the back of his head.
• While the alumni are shouting in celebration after Karasuno wins the finals against Shiratorizawa, Saeko quickly holds out her arm to stop Yachi (who's frothing at the mouth) from fainting, without even having to look.
• The so-called "Volleyball Idiots" looking tired as hell during their post-victory meal, with Hinata, Tanaka, and Nishinoya being passed out. Kageyama doesn't look too far behind from the rest of them.
• When the adults drink later that night in the manga (in the anime this is combined with the team's victory meal), Takeda is hammered; according to Ukai he's apparently tearfully boasted about his happiness a good couple of times.
• While giving Kawanishi advice in their post-match meeting, Ushijima starts off with, "Now that Tendo is no longer with us..." He means that Tendo (like himself) has graduated from the team, but the specific phrase he uses is usually meant for when people die. Tendo wryly calls him out on this, but Ushijima just ignores him and continues on.
  Tendo: Hey, don't kill me off!
• Fukurodani square off against Nekoma in the Tokyo Spring Preliminaries, and the otherwise action-packed match has its many funny moments.
  • Bokuto throws off his jacket in dramatic fashion when his team enters the court. Then Akaashi can be seen in the background swiftly holding out his arm to catch it.
  • Alisa freaks out when she thinks Akane has a crush on her brother Lev, with her mind going off the rails when she realizes they'd become sisters if the "couple" marries which means the two girls could go shopping together. This misunderstanding immediately ends when Lev's serve goes way out and costs Nekoma the first set, leading Akane to switch from a fangirling face to an utterly disgusted look.
  • Coach Nekomata asks Kenma to look over Lev (who keeps messing up). Kenma's reaction is nothing short of hilarious.
  • It's revealed Akaashi has a mental list of Bokuto's weaknesses, and there's apparently at least 37. The one weakness that comes up in the match? When Bokuto is so focused on one type of spike, he starts to forget how to do the others. The distraught look on his face when he's genuinely wondering how to do a cross-court spike and the team's horrified reactions drive home how ridiculous he is.
• While Nekoma is fighting for survival at their tournament in the manga (adapted at a later timeframe in Season 4 of the anime), Nishinoya pulls out another special move while training, Rolling Thunder Double, which involves rolling twice and takes down Tanaka in the process. Despite Tanaka not actually doing anything, Daichi yells at both of them for screwing around.
• The omake in Volume 23 shows the club relay at Karasuno's sports festival, where Nishinoya, Tanaka, Kageyama and Hinata are the runners representing the volleyball club. Naturally, everything goes wrong:
  • Nishinoya's reflexes jump in when one of the opponents has dropped their baton, and he stops just so he can dive down to catch it.
  • Tanaka's opponent is shown to have many fangirls supporting him in the crowd. Tanaka manages to overtake him, but not without glaring at him the whole time, which pisses the girls off. Luckily for him, Sugawara got him to wear ear buds so that he would mistake their slander for cheering.
  • Kageyama catches up to the lead and is about to pass the baton to the final runner, Hinata. Unfortunately, their instincts as rivals kick in, with Hinata not wanting Kageyama to catch up and Kageyama not wanting to fall behind. Consequently, the two race against each other in the final lap. Yamaguchi and Tsukishima look unimpressed and Sugawara collapses from shock while the two idiots unsurprisingly get disqualified.

Tokyo Nationals Arc

• When they're taking tournament measurements and everyone is comparing heights.
  • Turns out Hinata has everyone's heights memorized down to the millimeter, and is absurdly quick at doing the math involved with calculating who grew more.
  • Yamaguchi is extremely proud of the fact that he has finally reached 180 cm (roughly 6'0").
  • Tsukishima is usually above this kind of nitpicking and petty pride. This time, however, the moment he comes in, he pokes fun at all his shorter teammates making a big deal over nothing. When asked about his own height, he smugly points to the board which shows he's now surpassed 190cm (about '6'3"'). It's obvious that he's entirely too happy about being taller than all the other first years, and seeing him engaging in the team antics is hilarious.
• What does the frustrated Hinata do when he feels left behind by Kageyama going to the National Youth Camp? Sneaks into the Miyagi First Year Training Camp being held at Shiratorizawa... which he was also not invited to. Hilarity Ensues.
  • Tsukishima initially tries to play it cool and pretend he doesn't know Hinata, but when Koganegawa recognizes him Tsukishima absolutely loses it.
  • After remembering when he jokingly suggested to Yamaguchi to sneak into Tokyo, Tsukishima lambasts Hinata for his thought process, and in a true loss of words, is only able to call him a "moron" twice. Which leads to the Aoba Johsai first years to snark about Tsukishima's vocabulary. It's made funnier when he actually has to pause before pitifully insulting Hinata. If you listen carefully, it sounds like Tsukishima was about to say "boke" instead "baka". That's right, he still won't let Kageyama win, even in a situation where he's clearly losing it.
• The National Youth Camp have its fair share of players with colourful personalities, as Chigaya lampshades.
  • Sakusa pesters Kageyama about how Karasuno managed to beat Shiratorizawa. Komori luckily stops him before he gets any further. Then we have Kageyama saying that Sakusa seems like a rather average player so far, which only serves to make Sakusa even more pissed.
  • Hoshiumi is annoyed that Kageyama's been mostly unfazed about him, and goes on a hammy rant about how everyone underestimates him and gets shocked when they actually see him play. Chigaya is unsettled.
  • Hoshiumi asks Kageyama what he thinks of his jump. Kageyama bluntly states that while it was impressive, Hoshiumi is also a great reference (presumably for Hinata). Hoshiumi is predictably pretty annoyed with his response.
• Although the Miyagi training camp itself is an important character arc for Hinata, it's still full of hilarious moments:
  • We have Hinata pestering Goshiki to come join the other first years, saying that he wants to see his spikes in action. Once again, Goshiki is extremely flustered by this and tries to play it cool, while predictably flipping out on the inside.
  • Hinata manages to predict and catch Hyakuzawa's spike, prompting one of his fellow ball boys to give him a thumbs up and Hinata is rightly pleased... until Kindaichi's spike catches him right in the groin, cutting the background music short before he turns blue in the face and slowly topples over. Koganegawa is shocked, Tsukishima calls Hinata a dumbass and Kindaichi admits he feels bad about it.
  • Koganegawa calls Kunumi out for not doing enough during their 2-on-2. The kicker here is Kunumi's reaction, where a hilarious banner is shown with his "second least favorite phrase": "Let's go all out!".
• Hinata and Kageyama are practicing in order to get Hinata's jump to get higher. Just as Hinata is about to spike...Daichi immediately yells at the both of them to go home. The kicker here is that we get a shot of Daichi struggling to stay on the window ledge while Asahi and Sugawara laugh at his expense.
• The Date Tech practice match:
  • Even after beating them in Interhigh, it's shown that Karasuno is still intimidated by Date Tech, with Asahi and Sugawara being particularly fazed.
  • Date Tech's third years show up unannounced to to cheer them on, leading the manager Mai to wonder how much free time they have. Made more hilarious in the anime adaptation where the practice match takes place at Karasuno instead of Date Tech, meaning that the Date Tech third years went out of their way to go to another school just so they can watch their team and annoy them from the sidelines. They even bring their banner with them and casually hang it up without asking for permission, much to the coach's embarrassment.
  • While not really a funny moment, everyone's reactions to when Kageyama calls out Nishinoya for being in the way is a sight to behold. In the manga this is followed by one panel of Kageyama setting as normal... followed by a panel of an angry Nishinoya coming out of nowhere and trying to jump at him from behind.
  • Tsukishima once again tries to push Kageyama's buttons, but Hinata is not having it. He tells Tsukishima to grow up, which surprises Yamaguchi. Everyone else gets in on making fun of Tsukishima, which is an absolute delight to see.
  • Kageyama tosses to Tsukishima, hoping that he'll jump higher. Unfortunately for him, Tsukishima is absolutely beat. While this isn't a funny moment in it of itself, Tsukishima's expression when saying that he's not a monster or machine like Hinata most certainly is.
  • Kageyama's trying to keep a list of things to look out for during matches...but the banner that shows behind him says that he can't really promise anything. At least he's trying.
• In the anime, Kinoshita gleefully tells Nishinoya that he'll practice with him again. The next shot shows him absolutely beat from his practice with Nishinoya.
• The third years' New Year visit to the temple together:
  • We have Sugawara trying to lighten up the mood by saying that this is their first time going to the temple together. No one seems to be listening... so he flips out on them, trying to get their attention. Daichi calls him out for it. And if you look at Asahi on the side, it looks like he's not breathing.
  • When getting their fortunes, Asahi gets one that says "curse". Not a "great curse" or anything like that, just a simple kanji on his fortune saying "curse". Clearly Daichi and Sugawara are having way too much fun with it, leading to a rare moment of Asahi losing it. When he asks what they got, the both of them say "future blessing", making him lose it even more.
• Most of the meeting with Kanoka:
  • Hinata accidentally bumps into Nishinoya, which sends him flying... nearly into Kanoka's chest. Nishinoya is clearly about to accept his fate... except Kanoka immediately stops him, holding him like a child.
  • Tanaka comes over, greeting her casually. Then he realizes that she's grown up a lot, specifically looking at her assets. Sugawara comments that it was weird for Tanaka to treat Kanoka like normal... before realizing that she's a woman. Daichi awkwardly points out the rudeness.
• The Tsubakihara vs Karasuno match:
  • Whenever Kageyama performs a setter dump, it's usually treated as an awesome moment for him and a nuisance to the other team. This time around, he did a setter dump while using the synchronized attack as a decoy. Tanaka, Daichi, Hinata, and Nishinoya gleefully call him out for it while Asahi yells at them, pointing out that they basically insulted him.
  • During a timeout in-between Hinata's serves, Kageyama nags Hinata to not miss the next serve. Hinata does exactly that, leading to Kageyama to Death Glare at him. Karma then kicks in where Kageyama also misses his serve, leading to some encouragement from his teammates. Unfortunately for Hinata, Kageyama still glares him down.
  • Tsubakihara subs in their pinch server Himekawa for the first time on Karasuno's set point. Unfortunately, since this is his first official match (he's a first year and uses the ceiling serve, something that can only be done in large stadiums), nerves get the better of him and he serves the ball right into the back of the ace Teradomari's head, much to everyone's horror. Notable is Hinata's terrified look, since he himself did the same to Kageyama a good 200+ chapters ago.
• After they get back to their hotel, Kanoka approaches Tanaka and asks him to meet up with her that night. Ennoshita immediately picks up on this and bluntly tells Tanaka that he has a chance with her after she leaves, which leaves Narita and Kinoshita epically flustered.
• Fukurodani's Round 1 match hasn't even surpassed 10 points yet when the members on court notice that Bokuto has already hit his emo mode. Turns out this is because he hates that he's playing in a smaller arena (hence a smaller audience), since (according to Akaashi's No. 6 Bokuto weakness) he's such an attention-seeker.
  Akaashi: Eh? That was quick.
• Kagayama has this serious look on his face... with his thoughts revealing that he wants to go buy a t-shirt too.
• When Hoshiumi asks Hinata for his height, Hinata says that he's 165 cm, adding a full centimeter. Yamaguchi calls him out on it in his head.
• In the montage following the first day of the tournament, we have the first years in the bathtub. Due to the combination of heat and exhaustion, Hinata passes out in the tub. Yamaguchi hurrily tries to get him to wake up while Tsukishima only looks on. Kageyama doesn't even notice Hinata passed out on the floor.
• Tanaka hurrily saying that he has his eyes on someone else when he thinks that Kanoka is about to confess to him...only to look up and see that another boy is with her. He thinks that it's Kanoka's boyfriend, so he immediately runs like hell. Unfortunately, it's revealed later on that he's actually Kanoka's cousin from around the area. Tanaka calls himself out on this.
• The Inarizaki vs Karasuno match:
  • The Karasuno members step on court and are met with the opponent's huge cheer squad, which even includes a brass ensemble. Daichi tries to talk over them to his team but gets cut off by the cheer squad each time. In the end he has enough and snaps with a "LET'S GO!!!" It's made funnier by the fact that we don't even get any shots of the team reacting to the cheer squad. Daichi continuously trying to get the team to notice him is just four shots interlocked with each other, with each once getting increasingly funnier until he finally snaps with an absolutely hilarious expression.
  • When Atsumu gets ready to serve, he shuts up the entire crowd with a simple hand motion. Unfortunately, two girls in the crowd completely ruin the moment by yelling out a "let's go", causing everyone in Inarizaki to flinch. While Atsumu grabs a service ace for Inarizaki, it's clear that he's not pleased in the slightest.
    Atsumu: Don't interrupt my serve again, you oinkin' pigs.
  • Atsumu's second serve goes out of the court - without any distraction. Osamu calls it lame, immediately causing Atsumu to tell him to shut up. Moreso, the Japanese dialogue has Osamu calling Atsumu a "grade school kid", meaning he called him out for acting so childish over a missed serve, adding more to the humor.
  • During the opening points, Hinata jumps for a quick attack and is excited by how high he is. He's so distracted that he forgets to hit the ball, much to the confusion of everyone (and Kageyama's great annoyance).
  • When it looks like Atsumu is commenting very seriously about the freak quick, the next shot shows him fawning over it like a child. Osamu calls him out for acting like a five-year-old during matches, to which Atsumu instantly refutes.
  • Just as it looks like Hinata is finally about to receive a ball... it falls right through his arms and rebounds off his foot. As if that isn't enough, just when he's about to perform a back tempo attack, Kageyama sets for Daichi instead. Hinata is obviously embarrassed, but he refuses to give in and calls Kageyama an idiot instead.
  • The sheer Mood Whiplash of Hinata bouncing with glee over his receive when the team is moping over their lost point.
  • Despite being impressed just beforehand, Kageyama absolutely refuses to admit that Hinata did a perfect receive out on the court. It's to the point where he bluntly says a solid "I didn't see it" when Hinata asks if he saw it. It's such a blatant lie that, in an omake, Ennoshita notes that it's on par with the time he said he wasn't bleeding against Johzenji when he clearly was.
• The entire scene where the Karasuno first years take a bath together. Yamaguchi makes a comment about Hinata still having a lot of energy because he's swimming around instead of relaxing (or fainting like he did after the match they played before). Hinata excitedly replies that he wants to have another match right away. Tsukishima calls it "creepy" to which Hinata gets offended and jumps out of the water yelling about his feelings being hurt. How does Tsukishima react? By blasting him with a shower head.
• Chapter 294:
  • As Nekoma and Karasuno are preparing for their match on-court, some Nekoma high school girls fawn over how attractive and serious Lev and Kuroo look. Unbeknownst to them, the duo at that moment are talking about Lev's frequent urges to poop.
  • Just as Kageyama is getting ready to serve, Hinata makes a request of the universe:
    Hinata: [thinking] May the back of my head remain safe and unbeaned all day today...
• Chapter 298: Fukunaga gets blocked, and he makes one of his weird comments/jokes. This completely confuses the referee.
• Chapter 306: Bokuto is in fine form, despite not being on the court. He and Akaashi find Yachi, who's concerned as she's never seen Karasuno lose the first set in a best of three match.
  Akaashi: The first set of a game is critical, yes.
  Bokuto: Especially against Nekoma! They're nasty cuz their defense just keeps gettin' better and better all game!
  Akaashi: [whispering] Bokuto-san.
  Bokuto: [whispering] Hey! Don't pin this on me. You said it was critical and stuff.
  Yachi: [thinking] One set. If we lose just one more set right here... everything'll be over.
  Bokuto: "What if we lose?" You shouldn't think about downer stuff like that. It really puts a damper on things. [turns to Akaashi] Did I use "damper" right?
  Akaashi: Yes you did.
• At the end of the second set in the Nekoma vs Karasuno match, Hinata's receive causes the ball to land on Nekoma's side, winning them the set and leading even the usually Deadpan Snarker Kuroo to complain about Hinata.
  Kuroo: Excuse me! Just what is up with your No. 10 over there?!
  Tsukishima: I'm sorry. I don't know for sure myself.
• Near the end of the second set of the Nekoma vs Karasuno, it really starts to highlight just how much blockers consider Hinata to be The Gadfly. After Hinata manages to tool Lev and Inuoka's block, the chapter stops to show other reaction shots. Kuroo, Tendou (who's watching the match from his school), and even Tsukishima are all looking downright irritated.
  Yamaguchi: Uh Tsukki? We scored on that one. You don't have to look so sour.
• Chapter 320: In the final set, after Kuroo scores against Karasuno, Kuroo tells Tsukishima that his blocking and tenacity ticks everyone off. Daichi offers to punch Kuroo for Tsukishima if the latter cannot make a retort.
• Chapter 321: Kageyama sets to Daichi... who whiffs the hit into the tape of the net by complete accident, scaring Hinata and frustrating Nekoma as the ball dropped right in front of the net.
• In a flashback of the Fukurodani group's training camp during the Karasuno vs Nekoma match, Kuroo and Bokuto at one point swapped hair styles and mimicked each other for the hell of it. Hinata had a good laugh and not even Tsukishima could keep a straight face.
• Bokuto runs into Kiryuu (one of the top three aces) just before their match and greets him with great enthusiasm, rambling about how he's excited to play his team and the other teams, then runs off to Shirofuku before he can get a response. Turns out Bokuto doesn't even personally know Kiryuu, leaving a few of his teammates to wonder how Bokuto could talk to him so casually. Later Kiryuu is shown overthinking this moment, worrying that this was actually one of Bokuto's schemes and that he acted the way he did to "establish dominance".
• Kiryuu slams an intense spike towards Bokuto, who's not in a position to do a proper receive. How does Bokuto keep the ball in play? He puffs out his chest to receive it. He then praises himself for the nice receive, which his teammates snark about. Kiryuu is dumbfounded, and Kuroo and Kenma's flabbergasted reactions are a sight to behold.
• Akaashi's flashback of himself watching Fukurodani for the first time includes Bokuto sharing a chest bump with the coach Yamiji. The Mujinazaka match shows that they still do that in the present, with Bokuto going to Yamiji for a chest bump while celebrating a very good point.
• Chapter 364: Kamomedai's blockers stop Kageyama's attack, and the ball lands on Daichi's foot, much to his embarrassment, and he kicks the ball to Kamomedai's court. Some of the Johzenji members and Tendo laugh their asses off and Kuroo is annoyed that Karasuno kept attacking without time to prepare.

Final Arc

• At some point after running into him in Brazil in the flashback, Oikawa and Hinata took a selfie together while pulling silly faces and sent it around. Kindaichi and Kunimi were weirded out. Kageyama was very weirded out, to the point of grabbing his teammate's arm so he could show it to him. The teammate in question? Ushijima. Afterward, he and Kageyama shared a puzzled and annoyed "......" reaction with each other.
• Chapter 375 reveals Kenma is now rich from having various jobs despite still being in university (CEO of Bouncing Ball Ltd, stock trader, pro gamer, and YouTuber), and he even sponsors Hinata's clothes. A flashback shows Kenma informing him that there's a condition he has to meet, while smiling slyly at him.
  Kenma: ... If you ever get boring... I'll drop you.
  Hinata: (shaking with fear)
• Chapter 377:
  • Heitor, Hinata, Pedro, Coach Lucio Katou, and Hinata/Heitor's opponents comically react to Nice's proposal in varying degrees of excitement, shock and/or confusion.
  • Kenma is apparently so famous on the web that Pedro reminds Hinata to get him his autograph when Hinata is about to go back to Japan. And Pedro refers to him as "Kozduken", which seems to be his online handle.
  • The ending shows Atsumu Miya (now a pro volleyballer) sulking in the corner of the locker room, because no one found his jokes funny at a fan event. Apparently what embarrasses him the most is that another teammate got more instead. The teammate in question? Bokuto... who then proceeds to pester Atsumu about how great he's feeling, much to the latter's annoyance.
• Chapter 378: While on a bus headed towards the stadium, Hinata and Atsumu start watching a commercial Kageyama shot as he's a spokesman for a curry brand. He really sucks at acting, to the point where he was even looking off camera during the shot, and the two end up laughing so loud they wake up a slumbering Bokuto.
• Chapter 379:
  • Hinata continues his Running Gag of running into his opponents at the bathroom before a match, except this gets taken to an extreme because 1) they're all old opponents that happen to be on the same team and 2) Hinata's joined by his teammates who were also once his opponents back in school. First is his long-awaited reunion with Kageyama, where they begin their usual banter. Atsumu comes to Hinata's rescue, followed by the ever-so-noisy Bokuto who mistakes their conversation to be food related. Then Ushijima joins in with his usual Comically Missing the Point and Brutal Honesty attitutde... then Hoshiumi also joins in to get competitive with Hinata. This is topped off with another teammate of Hinata's joining the conversation... who is revealed to be none other than Sakusa. Chaotic conversations ensue, and an overwhelmed Atsumu starts longing for Aran's presence due to him making a better Straight Man than Atsumu.
  • When it's time for the MSBY Black Jackals to make their entrance, Bokuto doesn't even bother waiting for his turn and cartwheels his way onto court (literally). Kageyama, Hoshiumi and Ushijima react with a "......", the audience finds it hilarious (even Tsukishima), Bokuto gets told off by the captain, and Atsumu and Hinata get competitive and try to make their way to the court to join him before getting a Death Glare from Sakusa.
  • Both teams enter the court with kids from a youth team, leading to many little hilarious details.
    • The kid with Bokuto mirrors his exuberance, Sakusa looks like he wants to be doing anything other than holding hands with a child, Hoshiumi gives a high five and Hinata is doing his Kageyama impression once again, causing both his kid and Atsumu to burst out laughing.
    • Sugawara tears up as he watches Kageyama hold hands with a child, causing Daichi to comment, "What, are you his dad now?"
• Chapter 380: Atsumu tries to play off his loss to Kageyama in the best serve rankings, to little effect:
  Atsumu: C'mon. Rankings aren't everything. Everyone's number one in their own way. Next time, how 'bout we all join hands and skip across the finish line together, hm?
  Sakusa: Ew.
  Bokuto: What's fun about a contest like that?
• Chapter 383: After Hinata's jump serve, Sugawara flashes back to Hinata serving into Kageyama's head:
  Sugawara: Oh, for the days of the headhunting serve...
  Daichi: Catch one of those with your head now and it'd probably break your neck.
• Chapter 384:
  • After Sakusa manages to score the first service ace for the Jackals, while Hinata and Bokuto are cheering for him, Sakusa shoots a very smug look over to Atsumu to taunt him over beating him to the punch.
  • Hinata has managed to repurposes his old "Ultimate Decoy" moniker to now also include his ability to now bait opposing players to spike the ball in a specific direction on the court. Romero is incredibly impressed by this turn of events but neither Kageyama or Hoshiumi are happy about this development.
• Chapter 401:
  • Atsumu and Sakusa spots Kuroo talking to Hinata about a possible video with Kenma:
    Atsumu: Whoa, talk about a con man vibe. I can see it now — "He tricked me and before I knew it I was a jillion yen in debt."
    Sakusa: [Nods in agreement]
  • When Daichi and Kuroo greet each other, Bokuto can be seen awkwardly attempting to join the reunion in the background.
  • In a panel of heartwarming and hilarity, Sugawara waits for Kageyama's autograph - which was created by Sugawara himself, as Kageyama confirms in an interview (extra material separate from the chapter that takes place some time after the match). The interview also reveals that Sugawara even added in the heart he joked about at Nationals, which Kageyama never realizes until then.
• In the special oneshot written to celebrate the 10-year anniversary:
  • In Kuroo's Imagine Spot for the players of the "monster generation", the characters look more hilarious than intimidating. Sakusa holds a lint-roller, Oikawa having his signature "Silly Me" Gesture, Hoshiumi poses like a gorilla, and Atsumu's "shut yer trap" pose looks more like he's struggling to stand in a subway.
  • Kuroo flatters Oikawa with his setting skills, as he can bring a star like Hinata to even greater heights. Oikawa immediately agreed to come to the big match.
  • Kuroo chases after Ushijima while the latter is on a run, barely catching up to him.
  • Kageyama immediately gets pulled in as he's heard of Alexander Yoffee, a 2m18-high player, having a chance to play with him.
  • Kenma playing beach volleyball and got exhausted, but he still managed to tell his viewers to watch the match on the stream.
  • Daichi gets a phonecall from Kuroo, asking the latter why he hasn't contacted them much. Sugawara jumps in, playfully tells that perhaps Kuroo's just got out from prison. The latter immediately denies.
  • Atsumu and Oikawa's expression upon knowing they'll be in the same team is hilarious.
    Atsumu: Eh? Eh? Eh?
    Oikawa: Huh? Huh? Huh?

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