It has been officially announced that the second film of the “Haikyu!! Final” project, “Haikyu!! Vs. The Little Giant” (Japanese Name: Haikyu!! VS Chiisana Kyojin) and previously announced special anime Haikyu!! Bakemono-tachi no Iku Tokoro (English Translation: Haikyu!!: The Place Where Monsters Go) were set to release in 2027.
The official YouTube channel of Toho animation released a special PV where they announced this information:
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Haikyu!! Vs. The Little Giant is the sequel of the first part of Haikyu!! Final project titled Haikyu!!: The Dumpster Battle (Haikyu!! Movie: Gomisuteba no Kessen) and it will conclude Haikyu’s story.
Haikyu!! Bakemono-tachi no Iku Tokoro (English Translation: Haikyu!!: The Place Where Monsters Go) will feature the must-win match in the Nationals between Fukurodani Academy and Mujinazaka High School. The trailer also anticipates the face-off between Kiryu and Bokuto.
ABOUT HAIKYU!!
Haikyu!! is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Haruichi Furudate. It was serialized in 2012 in Shueisha’s Shounen manga magazine Weekly Shounen Jump. There are a total of 45 Volumes in this manga. It won the 61st Shogakukan Manga Award for the Shounen category in 2016.
This manga later received an anime adaptation produced by Production I.G in April 2014. This anime has a total of 4 Seasons, 4 Movies, and 4 OVA. They announced Haikyu!! Final film will be a 2-part Haikyu! film which will conclude its story. The part 1 of this Haikyu!! Final is named “HAIKYU!! Movie: The Dumpster Battle” which was released in Japan in February 2024. Part 2 of this Final movie, “Haikyu!! Vs. The Little Giant,” is also been announced for 2027.
Viz Media Licensed this manga in English and describes its plot as:
“After losing his first and last volleyball match against Tobio Kageyama, “the King of the Court,” Shoyo Hinata swears to become his rival after graduating middle school. But what happens when the guy he wants to defeat ends up being his teammate?!“
Source: Toho Animation’s YouTube Channel
