"An Annoying Guy" (Japanese: 嫌な男 Iyana Otoko) is the eighth episode of Haikyū!! Karasuno High School vs. Shiratorizawa Academy High School, based on the manga Haikyū!! by Haruichi Furudate. The episode premiered on November 25th, 2016.
The opening theme of this episode is Hikari Are by BURNOUT SYNDROMES and the ending theme is Mashi Mashi by NICO Touches the Walls.
Overview
Plot
To secure a win, Hinata is switched back into the game, and because of his short height, accidentally uses his cheek to receive the ball, allowing Suguwara to set and him to spike and score a point. This annoys Ushijima greatly, and he resolves to crush Karasuno, especially Hinata.
Kageyama is switched back from Suguwara after the successful synchronized attacks, and the power duo pull off a straight-down hit immediately. Hinata also manages to block Ushijima's spike and score again, but Hinata is switched out, replaced by Yamaguchi, and Shiratorizawa's future ace Goshiki touched the net, so Karasuno gets the point. Narita also works with Kageyama to score, and pull off a successful attempt, and it's a tie against the two schools. Goshiki panicks, and lets Karasuno take the lead in the meantime, and Hinata is switched back in. However, despite all Karasuno's efforts, Shiratorizawa is at match point.
When Daichi turns it into a deuce at 14-14 however, tensions begin to rise. As Shiratorizawa scores again, Karasuno begins to deflate, but looks up to find Tsukishima back from the infirmary, and ready to play with them again..
Debut
Characters
Locations
Appearances
Characters
- Karasuno High
- Shiratorizawa Academy
- Tōru Oikawa
- Hajime Iwaizumi
- Makoto Shimada
- Yūsuke Takinoue
- Saeko Tanaka
- Ikkei Ukai
- Karasuno High's Vice Principal
- Yui Michimiya
- Kōji Sekimukai
- Yukitaka Izumi
- Yūdai Hyakuzawa (flashback only)
- Yūji Terushima (flashback only)
- Takeharu Futamata (flashback only)
- Kazuma Bobata (flashback only)
- Rintarō Numajiri (flashback only)
- Arata Tsuchiyu (flashback only)
- Yamato Sarukui (flashback only)