# WebtoonLib — Haikyu #204

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

## Chapter
- number: 204
- release_date: 2025-05-29

### Summary
The grueling final set against Shiratorizawa pushes Karasuno to the brink of exhaustion, but the most intense battle unfolds on the sidelines. Coach Tanji Washijo, haunted by his own past failures as a shorter player, sees a painful reflection of his thwarted ambitions in Shoyo Hinata. This personal history fuels a bitter resolve to crush the young spiker, turning the match into a clash of ideologies. While the "Guess Monster" Satori Tendou continues his chaotic play, a deeply focused Hinata must fly in the face of not just a powerful team, but a coach determined to prove that players like him cannot succeed.
- summary_source: graph_aggregator
- summary_verification: unverified

### Key events
- Coach Washijo's backstory reveals his resentment toward his own short stature and his bias against Hinata.

### Characters involved
- Satori Tendou — Supporting
- Shouyou Hinata — Main
- Tanji Washijou — Supporting

## Spoiler
- level: auto

### Safe teaser
The grueling final set against Shiratorizawa pushes Karasuno to the brink of exhaustion, but the most intense battle unfolds on the sidelines.

### Spoiler summary
The grueling final set against Shiratorizawa pushes Karasuno to the brink of exhaustion, but the most intense battle unfolds on the sidelines. Coach Tanji Washijo, haunted by his own past failures as a shorter player, sees a painful reflection of his thwarted ambitions in Shoyo Hinata. This personal history fuels a bitter resolve to crush the young spiker, turning the match into a clash of ideologies. While the "Guess Monster" Satori Tendou continues his chaotic play, a deeply focused Hinata must fly in the face of not just a powerful team, but a coach determined to prove that players like him cannot succeed.

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

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — Haikyu #204](/series/haikyu-60d784/chapter-204)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/haikyu-60d784

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