# WebtoonLib — Haikyu #262

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

## Chapter
- number: 262
- release_date: 2025-05-29

### Summary
Karasuno's overwhelming presence on the national stage creates a powerful sense of deja vu, as their opponents, Tsubakihara Academy, now face the same dread Karasuno once felt against powerhouse servers. With Tobio Kageyama's serves instilling fear, the pressure mounts on Tsubakihara's pinch server, Aoi Himekawa, resulting in a comical and unfortunate error. In a triumphant moment of team-wide growth, Karasuno's own pinch server, Hisashi Kinoshita, finally gets his chance to play, stepping onto the court to prove that even the players on the bench have evolved into formidable weapons.
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- summary_verification: unverified

### Key events
- Tsubakihara's Aoi Himekawa enters as a pinch server and accidentally hits the ceiling with an underhand serve.

### Characters involved
- Aoi Himekawa — Supporting
- Hisashi Kinoshita — Supporting
- Tobio Kageyama — Main

## Spoiler
- level: auto

### Safe teaser
Karasuno's overwhelming presence on the national stage creates a powerful sense of deja vu, as their opponents, Tsubakihara Academy, now face the same dread Karasuno once felt against powerhouse servers.

### Spoiler summary
Karasuno's overwhelming presence on the national stage creates a powerful sense of deja vu, as their opponents, Tsubakihara Academy, now face the same dread Karasuno once felt against powerhouse servers. With Tobio Kageyama's serves instilling fear, the pressure mounts on Tsubakihara's pinch server, Aoi Himekawa, resulting in a comical and unfortunate error. In a triumphant moment of team-wide growth, Karasuno's own pinch server, Hisashi Kinoshita, finally gets his chance to play, stepping onto the court to prove that even the players on the bench have evolved into formidable weapons.

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

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — Haikyu #262](/series/haikyu-60d784/chapter-262)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/haikyu-60d784

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