What is this genre all about? Volleyball is a game best played on sand and half naked. Though it can be played indoors, this loses the magic somehow.
We present you the list of Volleyball anime you should watch right now.
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Top 18 Volleyball anime you should watch right now. [2024 List]
- 18. Haikyuu!!
- 17. Haikyuu!!: Karasuno Koukou VS Shiratorizawa Gakuen Koukou
- 16. Haikyuu!! Second Season
- 15. Haikyuu!!: Gomi Suteba no Kessen
- 14. Haikyuu!!: To the Top
- 13. Haikyuu!! TO THE TOP 2
- 12. Haikyuu!! Final Part 2
- 11. Harukana Receive
- 10. 2.43: Seiin Koukou Danshi Volley-bu
- 9. Attack No.1
- 8. Anime Document: München e no Michi
- 7. Ashita e Attack!
- 6. Attacker You!
- 5. 2.43: Seiin Koukou Danshi Volley-bu Mini Anime
- 4. Haikyuu!! (OVA)
- 3. Natsu ga Hajimaru.
- 2. Kougyou Aika Volley Boys
- 1. Zoku Attacker You! Kin Medal e no Michi
18. Haikyuu!!
Inspired after watching a volleyball ace nicknamed "Little Giant" in action, small-statured Shouyou Hinata revives the volleyball club at his middle school. The newly-formed team even makes it to a tournament; however, their first match turns out to be their last when they are brutally squashed by the "King of the Court," Tobio Kageyama. Hinata vows to surpass Kageyama, and so after graduating from middle school, he joins Karasuno High School's volleyball team—only to find that his sworn rival, Kageyama, is now his teammate.
Thanks to his short height, Hinata struggles to find his role on the team, even with his superior jumping power. Surprisingly, Kageyama has his own problems that only Hinata can help with, and learning to work together appears to be the only way for the team to be successful. Based on Haruichi Furudate's popular shounen manga of the same name, Haikyuu!! is an exhilarating and emotional sports comedy following two determined athletes as they attempt to patch a heated rivalry in order to make their high school volleyball team the best in Japan.
Haikyu!! has finished airing and it has 25 Episodes. It is also Known as: ハイキュー!!, High Kyuu!!, HQ!!
17. Haikyuu!!: Karasuno Koukou VS Shiratorizawa Gakuen Koukou
The third season of Haikyuu!!
Haikyu!! 3rd Season has finished airing and it has 10 Episodes. It is also Known as: ハイキュー!! 烏野高校 VS 白鳥沢学園高校, Haikyuu!! Third Season
16. Haikyuu!! Second Season
Following their participation at the Inter-High, the Karasuno High School volleyball team attempts to refocus their efforts, aiming to conquer the Spring tournament instead.
When they receive an invitation from long-standing rival Nekoma High, Karasuno agrees to take part in a large training camp alongside many notable volleyball teams in Tokyo and even some national level players. By playing with some of the toughest teams in Japan, they hope not only to sharpen their skills, but also come up with new attacks that would strengthen them. Moreover, Hinata and Kageyama attempt to devise a more powerful weapon, one that could possibly break the sturdiest of blocks.
Facing what may be their last chance at victory before the senior players graduate, the members of Karasuno's volleyball team must learn to settle their differences and train harder than ever if they hope to overcome formidable opponents old and new—including their archrival Aoba Jousai and its world-class setter Tooru Oikawa.
Haikyu!! 2nd Season has finished airing and it has 25 Episodes. It is also Known as: ハイキュー!! セカンドシーズン, Haikyuu!! Second Season
15. Haikyuu!!: Gomi Suteba no Kessen
Shoyo Hinata joins Karasuno High’s volleyball club to be like his idol, a former Karasuno player known as the “Little Giant.” But, Hinata soon finds that he must team up with his middle school nemesis, Tobio Kageyama. Their clashing styles turn into a surprising weapon, but can they beat their rival Nekoma High in the highly anticipated “Dumpster Battle,” the long-awaited ultimate showdown between two opposing underdog teams?
Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: 劇場版ハイキュー!! ゴミ捨て場の決戦, Haikyuu!! Final, ハイキュー!! FINAL 第1クール, Haikyuu!! FINAL Part 1, Haikyuu!! Battle at the Garbage Dump, Haikyu!! the Movie: Decisive Battle at the Garbage Dump
14. Haikyuu!!: To the Top
The fourth season of Haikyuu!!
Haikyuu!!: To the Top has finished airing and it has 13 Episodes. It is also Known as: ハイキュー!! TO THE TOP, Haikyuu!! (Shin Series), ハイキュー!! (新シリーズ), Haikyuu!! (2020), Haikyuu!! Fourth Season, Haikyuu!! 4th Season, Haikyuu 4
13. Haikyuu!! TO THE TOP 2
Second cour of Haikyuu!! TO THE TOP.
Haikyuu!!: To the Top Part 2 has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: ハイキュー!! TO THE TOP 2, Haikyuu!! TO THE TOP 2
12. Haikyuu!! Final Part 2
The second film of Haikyuu!! FINAL.
Haikyuu!! Final Part 2 has not yet aired. It is also Known as: 劇場版ハイキュー!! FINAL, Haikyu!! Final Movie Part 2
11. Harukana Receive
Oozora Haruka is a high school second-year who's just moved to Okinawa. Haruka is generally cheerful and optimistic, but there's one thing she feels insecure about: she's taller than most other girls. Higa Kanata, her cousin of the same age who meets her at the airport, also has one hang-up: she had to quit her beloved beach volleyball in the past because she was too short. Through some twist of fate, these mismatched cousins find themselves paired up as a beach volleyball team. How will this duo play together in a sport where the presence of one's teammate is more important than anything?!
Harukana Receive has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: はるかなレシーブ, Harukana Receive
10. 2.43: Seiin Koukou Danshi Volley-bu
High school student Kimichika Haijima moves back to his hometown, Fukui, after causing trouble in the Tokyo Junior High School volleyball club. There, he is reunited with his childhood friend, Yunii Kuroba, who possesses outstanding physical abilities, but is vulnerable under pressure. Haijima, with his overwhelming passion and talent for volleyball, forms an ace combination with Kuroba.
The two enroll at Seiin High School, where they join the volleyball club. Awaiting them are the 163 cm hot-blooded captain Shinichirou Oda, the talented and sharp-tongued vice-captain Misao Aoki and his third-year pair, and second-year students, including Akito Kanno, who is always wearing long sleeves due to his allergy to sunlight.
The newborn team breaks its former shell of weakness and becomes Fukui's rising star. This is a certain team's journey to victory, with a series of fascinating rivals standing in their way.
2.43: Seiin High School Boys' Volleyball Club has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: 2.43 清陰高校男子バレー部, 2.43: Seiin Koukou Danshi Volley-bu
9. Attack No.1
Kozue is a highschool girl and enthusiastic volleyball player. Her dream is to play in the Japanese national volleyball team. During the series she makes it from the school district league up to the Japanese volleyball finals, step by step till the international volleyball championship. But the faster and higher Kozue climbs the career ladder up, the more she gets confronted with the dark side of success: too high expectations, self-conceit and envy are progressing towards serious problems.
Attack No.1 has finished airing and it has 104 Episodes. It is also Known as: アタックNo.1, Attack Number One, Attack No. 1
8. Anime Document: München e no Michi
A short series based on volleyball at the Munich Olympics. The series features a mix of live action blended with animation.
Anime Document: München e no Michi has finished airing and it has 16 Episodes. It is also Known as: アニメドキュメント ミュンヘンへの道, Road to Munich, Anime Document: Munchen e no Michi, Anime Document: Munich no Michi
7. Ashita e Attack!
This drama tells the story of girls in high school. Girls who love to play volleyball form a team in their school. Although the team starts out as a weak and unorganized sport club, over time the girls’ extraordinary passion and endeavor enables their team to become one of the best organized and highly recognized teams at the school. Now they aim to win the championship in the National High School Volleyball League. Although it is painful and hard to achieve such a goal, it is nice to have friends to share the feeling, especially the joy. Through volleyball, the girls learn and experience many lessons in life as they grow up. Let’s share their laughter.
Attack on Tomorrow has finished airing and it has 23 Episodes. It is also Known as: あしたへアタック！, Smash
6. Attacker You!
Attacker You! is the story of ambitious and energetic 13-year-old junior high schoolgirl You Hazuki (variously known as "Mila," "Jeanne" or "Juana" in Western dubbed versions of the anime), who moves to Tokyo from Osaka to live with her father Toshihiko, a cameraman recently returned from Peru, and attend school. You's mother is not in the picture, having left when You was very young. Also living with You and her father is her younger brother Sunny, who is very attached to his older sister and tends to follow her everywhere she goes, including to school and to her volleyball matches. You is also curious about Kyushi Tajima, the pretty blonde woman whom she sees covering volleyball games on television, and about why her father becomes very angry whenever You mentions her.
You is passionate about volleyball and dreams of one day being a part of Japan's national women's volleyball team in the 1988 Seoul Olympics. She joins her school's girls' volleyball team and quickly becomes one of the top players, although her coach (who is also her homeroom teacher) is brutal and literally slaps his players around when they don't live up to his expectations. You begins a tumultuous friendship with former school volleyball champ and former arch-rival Nami Hayase (French name: "Peggy"), which comes to a head when the two girls join opposing professional teams. She also develops a crush on So Takiki, the captain of the Hikawa boys' volleyball team (known as "Shiro," "Serge" or "Sergio" in various Western versions), and puts as much effort into trying to win his heart as she does into her game.
Attacker You! has finished airing and it has 58 Episodes. It is also Known as: アタッカーＹＯＵ！, Attacker You!
5. 2.43: Seiin Koukou Danshi Volley-bu Mini Anime
Mini anime introducing the characters, released on the official Twitter.
2.43: Seiin Koukou Danshi Volley-bu Mini Anime has finished airing and it has 8 Episodes. It is also Known as: 2.43 清陰高校男子バレー部 ミニアニメ, 2.43: Seiin High School Boys Volleyball Team Mini Anime
4. Haikyuu!! (OVA)
A stop-motion anime that will bundle with the 42nd compiled book volume of Haruichi Furudate's Haikyu!! manga. Anime will have 10 short episodes featuring the Karasuno team as puppets.
Haikyuu!! (OVA) has finished airing and it has 10 Episodes. It is also Known as: ハイキュー!!, Haikyuu!! Puppet Animation, Haikyuu!! Stop-motion Animation, Haikyuu!!: Ningyou Anime
3. Natsu ga Hajimaru.
A CalorieMate promotional animation with contributions from different professional and indie animators.
Natsu ga Hajimaru. has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: 夏がはじまる。, Summer Begins
2. Kougyou Aika Volley Boys
In a mix of Field of Dreams and Ping Pong Club, sex-starved teenage boys at Kudo High School sign up for the girls' volleyball team hoping that if they build it, the girls will come, to a year that has no girls in it at all.
Kougyou Aika Volley Boys has finished airing and it has 2 Episodes. It is also Known as: 工業哀歌バレーボーイズ, Kougyou Aika Volley Boys
1. Zoku Attacker You! Kin Medal e no Michi
"New Attacker You!" is an anime television series of 52 episodes, of Japanese production and Chinese, the sequel of the famous "Attacker You!", built 24 years after the first airing. This second animated series was produced by Knack Productions in 2008 on the occasion of the Beijing Olympics the same year. The series, directed by Tomoharu Katsumata, first aired in China on the issuer Cartoon Darian and then distributed directly to DVD in Japan without going through the TV.
Zoku Attacker You! Kin Medal e no Michi has finished airing and it has 52 Episodes. It is also Known as: 続・アタッカーYOU 金メダルへの道, New Attacker You!, Mila & Shiro
