# WebtoonLib — Haikyu #1

## Series
- title: Haikyu
- slug: haikyu-60d784

## Chapter
- number: 1
- release_date: 2025-05-29

### Summary
Despite his short stature, Shoyo Hinata's passion for volleyball burns bright. He finally gets to play in his first and last official middle school match, but his inexperienced Yukigaoka team is pitted against the powerhouse Kitagawa Daiichi, led by the genius but tyrannical setter, Tobio Kageyama, also known as the "King of the Court." Though Hinata displays incredible jumping ability, his team is utterly crushed. Fueled by Kageyama's cutting words about his wasted potential, Hinata vows to train relentlessly and defeat him in high school, setting the stage for a fated rivalry.
- summary_source: graph_aggregator
- summary_verification: unverified

### Key events
- Hinata's middle school team is crushed by Kageyama's team in their first and last official match.

### Characters involved
- Akira Kunimi — Supporting
- Yuutarou Kindaichi — Supporting
- Kouji Sekimukai — Supporting
- Yukitaka Izumi — Supporting
- Tobio Kageyama — Main
- Shouyou Hinata — Main

## Spoiler
- level: auto

### Safe teaser
Despite his short stature, Shoyo Hinata's passion for volleyball burns bright.

### Spoiler summary
Despite his short stature, Shoyo Hinata's passion for volleyball burns bright. He finally gets to play in his first and last official middle school match, but his inexperienced Yukigaoka team is pitted against the powerhouse Kitagawa Daiichi, led by the genius but tyrannical setter, Tobio Kageyama, also known as the "King of the Court." Though Hinata displays incredible jumping ability, his team is utterly crushed. Fueled by Kageyama's cutting words about his wasted potential, Hinata vows to train relentlessly and defeat him in high school, setting the stage for a fated rivalry.

## Status
- data_status: complete
- summary_status: generated
- transcript: Hardsub chapter — image-only

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — Haikyu #1](/series/haikyu-60d784/chapter-1)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/haikyu-60d784

## Usage
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