"EXP Points" (Japanese: 経験値 Keiken-chi) is the two hundred and fifty-eighth chapter of the Haikyū!! series written and illustrated by Haruichi Furudate. It was published in the 29th issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump’s 2017 series.
Overview
Hinata blocks Osamu with all his might but it's not enough. Karasuno uses their second timeout in order to lessen the mental stress of the players. The game continues and Hinata is troubled by the fact that he is not a very intimidating blocker. He thinks of different types of blocks that he absolutely despises and mimics Matsukawa's block from Aobajōsai which forces the spiker to hit a straight. After he successfully forced Osamu to hit a straight, Karasuno uses a synchronized attack to even the score at 20-20.
Plot
Appearances
- Shōyō Hinata
- Osamu Miya
- Kei Tsukishima
- Tadashi Yamaguchi
- Keishin Ukai
- Ren Oomimi
- Tobio Kageyama
- Daichi Sawamura
- Asahi Azumane
- Kōshi Sugawara
- Kazuhito Narita
- Ryūnosuke Tanaka
- Hitoshi Ginjima
- Aran Ojiro
- Hisashi Kinoshita
- Atsumu Miya
- Michinari Akagi
- Makoto Shimada
- Yūsuke Takinoue
- Hitoka Yachi
- Shinsuke Kita
- Rintarō Suna
- Takanobu Aone (mentioned)
- Kenji Futakuchi (mentioned)
- Kanji Koganegawa (mentioned)
- Tetsurō Kuroo (mentioned)
- Sō Inuoka (mentioned)
- Lev Haiba (mentioned)
- Yasushi Kamasaki (mentioned)
- Yūdai Hyakuzawa (mentioned)
- Satori Tendō (mentioned)
- Yū Nishinoya
- Yūtarō Kindaichi
- Issei Matsukawa
- Takahiro Hanamaki
- Akira Kunimi
Chapter notes
Character revelations
- In Hinata's opinion the worst blocker to go up against one-on-one is Matsukawa from Aobajōsai; this is because he would stop Hinata from spiking crosses.