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The fated match between Karasu and Nekoma’s volleyball stars is coming to Crunchyroll for streaming! Starting October 31, you can watch Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle right here on Crunchyroll in both sub and dub format. Read on for everything you need to know about the release! Watch Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle right here! Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle Release Date : October 31 at 5:00 p.m. Pt Territories : North America, Central America, South America, Europe (excluding France), Africa (excluding Southern Africa), Oceania, the Middle East and Cis Sub languages : English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Italian Dub languages : English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Italian, Catalan Toho Animation returns to produce the two Haikyu!! Final anime films with Production I.G continuing on the animation production. Susumu Mitsunaka worked as director and screenwriter, Takahiro Kishida as character designer and Takahiro Chiba as chief animation director. The first film, titled Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle...

The official YouTube channel for Japanese singer Kenshi Yonezu has started streaming a new full-animation music video for "Donut Hole" featuring vocaloid Gumi on vocals. "Donut Hole” was originally released on October 28, 2013 by Yonezu under his vocaloid producer name, Hachi . The song's original music video was also created by Yonezu himself. This time, a new full-animation music video was created based on the original drawings and drafts newly drawn by Yonezu. Yuki Kamiya ( Jujutsu Kaisen opening movies) served as director, alongside character designer Takahiro Chiba ( Haikyu!! chief animation director). Production I.G worked on production, while Blue Rights on producing. The video depicts a new story featuring Gumi, Hatsune Miku, Megurine Luka, and Kagamine Rin, all of whom run a scrap metal collection business. "Donut Hole 2024" Music Video "Donut Hole" Original Music Video "Donut Hole" new visual Kenshi Yonezu latest artist visual Related: Kenshi Yonezu 2023 Tour / Fantasy Concert Film North...

August 19 is Haikyu!! Day in Japan, so it's about time for some big announcements! Today, we have two: a film art exhibition and a massive fan event. An art exhibition celebrating Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle will take place later this year. An X (formerly Twitter) account has opened for the exhibition , which will run from December 27 to January 22, 2025 in Tokyo's Matsuya Ginza. The event will showcase original art, goods and footage from the film, as well as offering original merchandise featuring the event's artwork (seen above). After its run in Tokyo, the exhibition will travel around Japan to locations including Ishikawa, Kanazawa and Osaka. Related: Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle Anime Film Scores Over 20 Billion Yen Worldwide Additionally, we have some early details on the final event in the Haikyu!! 10th-anniversary festivities. Hakiyu!! 10th Event -Next Step- promises to be the largest-capacity Haikyu!! fan event ever, taking place in Tokyo's Ariake...

The official accounts for the Haikyu!! anime series revealed a bunch of updates for the volleyball anime’s roster today, taking the worldwide box office total off the bench as well as announcing “Last Match“ screenings for the Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle anime film. As of Monday, July 8, Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle has passed 20 million yen at the worldwide box office, with 11.21 billion yen (US$74.32 million) of that coming from screens in Japan. That makes the film part of the top 20 highest-grossing anime films of all time worldwide while continuing to be the 15th highest-grossing anime film in Japan and the 35th highest-grossing movie overall. Alongside the box office update, a “Last Match” screening was announced for August 18, the day before Haikyu!! Day on August 19. The screening will be held at Toho Cinemas Hibiya after the 5:20 pm screening with theaters across Japan live-streaming the event. Ayumu Murase, Yuki Kaji,...

The viewership for the third round of the Spring Nationals continues to grow in Japan with Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle surpassed 11 billion yen over the last weekend, its 18th in theaters across the country. The sports anime film has also returned to the top ten in attendance over the past weekend, jumping to 9th place. As of June 16, Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle has brought in 11.05 billion yen (US$74.23 million) on the back of over 7.71 million tickets sold. This makes the film the 35th highest-grossing film in Japan ever, just behind Star Wars: The Force Awakens and continues to be the 15th highest-grossing anime film after The Wind Rises . Related: How to Watch Haikyu!! in Order Toho Animation returns to produce the two Haikyu!! Final anime films with the animation continuing to be made by the team at Production I.G, including Susumu Mitsunaka as director and screenwriter, Takahiro Kishida as character...

If the Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle anime film had your blood pumping, you can keep up the action off the volleyball court with two new product collections. Crunchyroll has teamed up with fitness and lifestyle brand Village Hidden in Iron and performance and lifestyle supplements company Advanced to introduce everything from gym equipment to a brand-new themed Focus flavor. The collaboration with Village Hidden in Iron includes a handful of Haikyu!! -themed items. Here's an overview of the 11 items included in the Crunchyroll partnership: Karasuno lever belts , knee sleeves , wrist wraps , and lifting straps Karasuno Gym Equipment Bundle Nekoma lever belts , knee sleeves , wrist wraps , and lifting straps Nekoma Gym Equipment Bundle A series of oversized T-shirts featuring Hinata , Kageyama , and the Dumpster Battle teaser visual Related: Four More Haikyu!! Schools Celebrate 10th Anime Anniversary In addition to the new Yubari Burst flavor for the Focus series, Advanced has some Haikyu!

Get ready to head to the court for the match of the ages as Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle heads to worldwide theaters later this month! Tickets are now on sale for North American, Australian and New Zealand audiences in both Japanese with English subtitles and English dub screenings. Other global theatrical tickets will go on sale soon, so stay tuned for future updates right here! Global Theatrical Tickets on Sale Links Tickets for North American screenings are now available here Australia New Zealand Global Theatrical Release Dates May 30: Australia, New Zealand, Denmark, Italy, Switzerland (Italian-speaking), Netherlands, Argentina, Brazil, Central America, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru May 31: Canada, Finland, Ireland, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States June 7: Turkey June 12: Belgium, France, Luxembourg, Switzerland (French-speaking) June 25: Austria, Germany June 27: Switzerland (German-speaking) Susumu Mitsunaka directs and provides the screenplay for Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle at Production I.

Accompanying Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle on its meteoric volley in Japanese theaters is Spyair ’s theme song for the anime film, “Orange,” which plays at the climax of the match between Karasuno and Nakoma. To continue the excitement, the Toho Animation YouTube channel released a music video today set to “Orange” by Spyair, with some spoilery footage from the film. Related: Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle Passes 10 Billion Yen Milestone at Japan Box Office Toho Animation returns to produce the two Haikyu!! Final anime films with the animation continuing to be made by the team at Production I.G, including Susumu Mitsunaka as director and screenwriter, Takahiro Kishida as character designer and Takahiro Chiba as chief animation director. The first film, titled Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle , was released in Japan on February 16, 2024. No date for the second film has been announced as of yet. Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures Entertainment will release the...

Just before the months clicked over into May, the Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle anime film scored one clutch point in Japanese theaters and passed the “mega-blockbuster” 10 billion yen line, making it the 15th anime film in Japan to ever do so. To celebrate the win, Toho Animation released a commemorative video thanking fans for their support. As of April 30, the film’s 75th day in theaters, Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle passed 10 billion yen (US$66.43 million) with over 6.99 million tickets sold. This makes it the 15th highest-grossing anime film of all time in Japan and the 46th overall of all films released in the country. Related: Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle Anime Movie International Theatrical Release Dates Announced Toho Animation returns to produce the two Haikyu!! Final anime films with the animation continuing to be made by the team at Production I.G, including Susumu Mitsunaka as director and screenwriter, Takahiro Kishida as...

Just before the months clicked over into May, the Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle anime film scored one clutch point in Japanese theaters and passed the “mega-blockbuster” 10 billion yen line, making it the 15th anime film in Japan to ever do so. To celebrate the win, Toho Animation released a commemorative video thanking fans for their support. As of April 31, the film’s 75th day in theaters, Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle passed 10 billion yen (US$66.43 million) with over 6.99 million tickets sold. This makes it the 15th highest-grossing anime film of all time in Japan and the 46th overall of all films released in the country. Related: Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle Anime Movie International Theatrical Release Dates Announced Toho Animation returns to produce the two Haikyu!! Final anime films with the animation continuing to be made by the team at Production I.G, including Susumu Mitsunaka as director and screenwriter, Takahiro Kishida as...

In an exciting development for anime enthusiasts worldwide, Crunchyroll has revealed plans for the global theatrical release of “Haikyuu: The Dumpster Battle Movie.” The announcement comes on the heels of the movie’s immense success in Japanese theaters since its premiere in February 2024.

Directed and written by Susumu Mitsunaka, “Haikyuu: The Dumpster Battle Movie” serves as a direct sequel to the fourth season of the immensely popular Haikyuu anime series. With character designs by Takahiro Kishida and Takahiro Chiba serving as the Chief Animation Director, the movie promises to deliver the same adrenaline-pumping action and emotional depth that fans have come to love.

Since its debut earlier this year, the movie has shattered box office records, earning an impressive 9.27 billion yen in just two months. Its rapid ascent to becoming the 60th highest-grossing film of all time in Japan underscores its widespread appeal and the fervent dedication of Haikyuu’s loyal fanbase.

Shoyo Hinata and the Kurasuno High volleyball team have made their theatrical debut in Japan, and they are ready to set up for theaters around the world! Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures Entertainment announced today at CinemaCon that Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle will head to worldwide theaters starting May 30. The film will be available in Japanese with English subtitles and dubbed in English. Global Theatrical Release Dates May 30: Australia, New Zealand, Denmark, Italy, Switzerland (Italian-speaking), Netherlands, Argentina, Brazil, Central America, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru May 31: Canada, Finland, Ireland, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States June 7: Turkey June 12: Belgium, France, Luxembourg, Switzerland (French-speaking) June 25: Austria, Germany June 27: Switzerland (German-speaking) Susumu Mitsunaka directs and provides the screenplay for Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle at Production I.G. Takahiro Kishida handles the character designs, with Takahiro Chiba as Chief Animation Director. Yuki Hayashi and Asami Tachibana provide the music.

While the match between Karasuno and Nekoma is a fierce one, Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle has entered into a box office battle with a tough opponent – Hayao Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron . The two films are now neck and neck on the Japanese all-time box office charts, with The Boy and the Heron just slightly above Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle at 58th and 60th place respectively. As of April 7, Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle has brought in 9.267 billion yen (US$61.75 million) on the back of 6.48 million tickets sold. This makes the Haikyu!! Final the 60th highest-grossing film of all time in Japan, just slightly above Arrietty at 9.26 billion yen. For The Boy and the Heron , as of April 7, the Academy Award-winning feature has made 9.3 billion yen (US$64.99 million) in Japan. This brings it to 58th place on the all-time charts, sharing the spot with 2018’s Code Blue: The Movie , thus eliminating the 59th spot.

Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle entered its third month in Japanese theaters today and with that came a massive win for Karasuno and every team on the roster. Following the last weekend in March, first anime film in the Haikyu!! Final duology reached 72nd place on the Japanese all-time box office charts. As of March 31, 2024, Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle has made 8.75 billion yen (US$58.35 million) on the back of over 6.1 million tickets sold for the volleyball flick. On the all-time Japanese box office charts, Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle is just shy of 2013’s The Eternal Zero ’s 8.76 billion yen and above 1999’s The Matrix ’s straight 8 billion yen takings. With Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle continuing to stay in the top three weekend box office attendance over the place few weeks, the sky continues to be the limit for the first part of the culmination of the mega sports anime franchise. Related: Haikyuu!

Since its debut in Japan on February 16, the first Haikyu!! Final film has been dominating at the box office. So far, it has grossed more than 8.26 billion yen in box office revenue, attracting 5.77 million theatergoers. To celebrate this massive milestone, a new visual has been drawn up. The new poster shows Kozume and Kuroo, both as children and as high-schoolers, with the tagline "This moment will last forever." Related: Haikyu!! Final’s First Anime Film Gets New Nekoma-Centric Trailer, English Subtitled Screenings in Japan Earlier this month, the film also started hosting English-subtitled screenings in select theaters across Japan. The film continues to welcome guests and celebrate its successes with gifts for theatergoers as well (available while supplies last). Related: Haikyu!! Final’s First Anime Film Scores More Milestones by Passing 5 Billion Yen Toho Animation returns to produce the two Haikyu!! Final anime films with the animation continuing to...

Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle just broke a box office record in Japan. The theatrical anime film is repaying the devotion of its fandom by releasing a new trailer and a new bonus for attendees who head to their latest screenings in Japan, which now feature English subtitles. The new gift which will be rolled out to participating theaters in Japan from this weekend until March 29 will be the Karasuno × Nekumo Memorial Book, while supplies last. The new celebratory trailer is also featured below. Related: Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle Anime Film Flies With Over 7 Billion Yen at Jp Box Office Karasuno × Nekumo Memorial Book bonus Toho Animation is producing both Haikyu!! Final anime films with the animation continuing at Production I.G, including Susumu Mitsunaka as director and screenwriter, Takahiro Kishida as character designer and Takahiro Chiba as chief animation director. Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle was released in Japan on February 16, 2024 while...

Now with more ways to watch Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle in Japan then there are teams left in Nationals, the anime film had soared at its domestic box office, passing yet another milestone over this week as it reaches its first full month in theaters in Japan with over 7 billion yen made! As of March 17, Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle has made 7 billion yen (US$46.80 million) on the back of 4.91 million tickets sold across all formats, including IMAX, 4Dx, English-subbed and more. This confirms the first Haikyu!! Final film as the highest-grossing movie of the Japanese box office calendar year which started in December 2023, overtaking Spy x Family Code: White . Related: Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle Anime Film Slams Past 6 Billion Yen in Japan Publisher/Brand/Streamer describes the series as:Toho Animation returns to produce the two Haikyu!! Final anime films with the animation continuing to be made by the team at Production I.G,...

Thanks to a brand new theatrical gift and a stage event over the weekend, Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle , the first part of the Haikyu!! Final duology of anime films, the sports movie returned to the top of the attendance box office and passed yet another milestone – 6 billion yen at the Japanese box office. As of March 10, Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle has brought in 6.2 billion yen (US$41.44 million) on the back of 4.38 million tickets sold. This also makes the film the highest-grossing film of the year in Japan as Spy x Family Code: White ’s last recorded box office number was 6 billion yen on February 19. Though, the Forger’s are still in theaters in Japan, unless Spy x Family reveals its box office numbers from the past month, the number one place for the year is not confirmed yet. Related: Haikyu!! Final’s First Anime Film Gets New Nekoma-Centric Trailer, English...

The sounds of shoes scraping the volleyball court are tearing up Japan as Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle , the first part of the Haikyu!! Final duology of anime films, continues to dominate theaters. To celebrate the film’s great box office performance, Toho released a brand new trailer for the film that focuses on fan-favorite rivals Nekoma. Alongside the trailer, the second round of theatrical gifts was confirmed – a visual titled “Nekoma High School's Final Group Photo” – and English-subbed screenings of the film inside Japan. The visual will begin distribution in Japan on March 9 and run until March 22 or when they all get snapped up. The Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle will start on March 15 in nine theaters across the country, those theaters include: Toho Cinemas Hibiya (Tokyo) Toho Cinemas Shinjuku (Tokyo) Toho Cinemas Roppongi Hills (Tokyo) Midland Square Cinema (Nagoya) Yokosuka Humax Cinemas (Kanagawa) Toho Cinemas Umeda (Osaka) Cinema Box Taiyo...

Haikyu!! continues to lead the Japanese box office, scoring more and more milestones through its third weekend, coming in at second place behind the newest Doraemon film and blowing past the 5 billion yen achievement as the film sets to give out more theatrical gifts to those who see the film in Japan and hold a special screening later this week. As of March 3, the film’s 17th day in theaters, Kogyo Tsushin reports that the first Haikyu!! Final anime film has brought in 5.1 billion yen (US$33.94 million) with 3.59 million tickets sold. Haikyu!! Final ’s first anime film passed the 5 billion yen milestone on the 17th day, doing it in the same time frame as other popular films such as Detective Conan: The Bride of Halloween , Code Blue and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker , all of which finished just shy of 10 billion yen. On the flip side, Frozen also made...

The first of the two Haikyu!! Final anime film’s keeps winning as the movie held strong over the long weekend coming in first place again and dominating the box office, by being the 4th film ever in Japan to pass 4 billion yen in the same time frame. This puts the film on pace to reach at least 10 billion yen by the end of its run with 15 billion yen also being in play. As of February 25, the first Haikyu!! Final anime film has brought in 4.18 billion yen (US$27.83 million) with 2.9 million tickets sold in the film’s first 10 days. This tracks the film higher than Suzume in 2022 at 4.154 billion yen, higher than The First Slam Dunk later that year at 3 billion yen and shy of Detective Conan: Black Iron Submarine ’s 5.86 billion yen in April 2023 . It will be interesting to see how the first Haikyu!! Final anime film keeps pace...

The match of the year between Karasuno vs. Nekoma opened last Friday in Japan, bringing the country to its knees. Not only did the first Haikyu!! Final anime film opened to first place in attendance rankings for its first weekend, it made more than 2 billion yen in its first three days, making it the biggest opening weekend of the year so far and the sixth biggest opening in Japanese box office history. In the first Haikyu!! Final ’s three days, the very decisive battle made 2.23 billion yen (US$14.87 million) off the back of 1.52 million tickets sold. This makes it the sixth biggest two-day/three-day opening weekend in Japanese box office history and just against anime films, the fifth biggest opening weekend, both after One Piece Film Red ’s 2.25 billion yen two-day opening in August 2022. Due to the film’s popularity, the official Twitter account announced that they have to reprint...

Haikyu!! Final , a film in two parts adapting the popular volleyball manga, has published a new trailer ahead of its upcoming Japanese theatrical release. The first of the two Haikyu!! Final films begins screening in Japanese cinemas on February 16, 2024. The original Haikyu!! manga by Haruichi Furudate was serialized from 2012 – 2020 in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump manga magazine, and an English language version is also available from Viz Media. Susumu Mitsunaka writes and directs the Haikyu!! Final films at animation studio Production I.G., while Takahiro Kishida provides character designs and Takahiro Chiba serves as chief animation director. Haikyu!! Final movie poster Related: Haikyu!! Final Anime Film Shows Rivals Squaring off in IMAX Movie Poster Crunchyroll describes Haikyu!! : Based off of the original Weekly Shonen Jump manga series from Haruichi Furudate, Haikyu!! is a slice-of-life sports anime revolving around Shoyo Hinata’s love of volleyball. Inspired by a small-statured pro volleyball player,...

Last month, it was announced that the decisive volleyball match between Karasuno and Nekoma would be shown on IMAX screens in Japan when the first Haikyu!! Final anime film opens. And while we can't wait to see everyone on both teams in action, the new poster for the IMAX release shows what everyone's really here to see: the face-off between Hinata and Kenma. Check out the new visual, with both characters ready to compete: Related: Haikyu!! Final Anime Film Reveals Teaser Visual, Trailer for February 16 Premiere Toho Animation returns to produce the two Haikyu!! Final anime films with the animation continuing to be made by the team at Production I.G, including Susumu Mitsunaka as director and screenwriter, Takahiro Kishida as character designer and Takahiro Chiba as chief animation director. The first film, subtitled "Gomisuteba no Kessen,” is scheduled to be released in Japan on February 16, 2024. Haikyu!! ran in Weekly Shonen...