"Challenger" (Japanese: チャレンジャー Charenjā) is the two hundred and twenty-seventh chapter of the Haikyū!! series written and illustrated by Haruichi Furudate. It was published in the 47th issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump’s 2016 series.
Overview
The match against Date Tech is now into the eighth and final set. The score is 23-21 with Karasuno in the lead. Karasuno goes for a first tempo synchronized attack with Hinata acting as the decoy for Asahi to score. Asahi is much less afraid of going up against Date Tech and even with three blockers against him, Asahi manages to score ending the game. The score is settled, Date Tech won 4 of the 8 sets and so did Karasuno resulting in a tie.
Plot
Appearances
- Keishin Ukai
- Asahi Azumane
- Yū Nishinoya
- Kei Tsukishima
- Tarō Onagawa
- Jingo Fukiage
- Kōshi Sugawara
- Tobio Kageyama
- Shōyō Hinata
- Tadashi Yamaguchi
- Chikara Ennoshita
- Ryūnosuke Tanaka
- Kanji Koganegawa
- Daichi Sawamura
- Kenji Futakuchi
- Takanobu Aone
- Yasushi Kamasaki
- Kaname Moniwa
- Hisashi Kinoshita
- Kazuhito Narita
- Yutaka Obara
- Hitoka Yachi
- Kiyoko Shimizu
- Ittetsu Takeda
- Mai Nametsu
- Takurō Oiwake
- Kōsuke Sakunami
- Takehito Sasaya