Haikyuu is one of the best sports anime/manga of all time. It has set the benchmark very high for any future sports series. The beauty of Haikyuu lies in its brilliant and realistic depiction of Volleyball, staying true to its genre. With amazing characters and with no unnecessary side plots, this is a must watch or read masterpiece for any anime/manga fan.
The series primarily follows the story of Hinata Shoyo who wants to become a great Volleyball player despite being naturally hampered by short height. Since volleyball is a sport where 6 feet tall is considered short, it was always intriguing to know how far can Hinata travel in the world of Volleyball.
Furudate gave heartbreak to all fans when he timeskipped after the end of Karasuno’s match against Kamomedei in the Nationals Tournament Arc. After the timeskip, all the characters moved on with their life, with many continuing in volleyball field and others in their respective interested fields. The generation was known to be called as the “Monster Generation” as many made it to Proffesional volleyball clubs.
Let us look at all the known clubs and the players in it.
JAPAN DIVISION 1
MSBY Black Jackals
Player Name
Position
High School
Hinata Shoyo (Ex)
Opposite
Karasuno High
Miya Atsumu
Setter
Inarizaki High
Kotaro Bokuto
Outside Hitter
Fukurodani Academy
Sakusa Kiyoomi
Outside Hitter
Itachiyama Academy
Shugo Meian
Middle Blocker
–
Adriah Thomas
Middle Blocker
–
Shion Inunaki
Libero
–
Oliver Barnes
Opposite
–
Schweiden Alders
Player Name
Position
High School
Kageyama Tobio (Ex)
Setter
Karasuno High
Ushijima Wakatoshi
Opposite
Shiratorizawa Academy
Korai Hoshiumi
Outside Hitter
Kamomedai Academy
Nicholas Romero
Outside Hitter
–
Tatsuto Sokolov
Middle Blocker
–
Fukuro Hirugami
Middle Blocker
–
Toshiro Heiwajima
Libero
–
Azuma Pharmacy Green Rockets
Player Name
Position
High School
Tsutomu Goshiki
Outside Hitter
Shiratorizawa Academy
Wakatsu Kiryū
Outside Hitter
Mujinazaka High
VC Kanagawa
Player Name
Position
High School
Taketora Yamamoto (In 2021)
Outside Hitter
Nekoma High
Heisuke Riseki
Outside Hitter
Inarizaki High
Eikichi Chigaya
Middle Blocker
Shinzen High
Eastern Japan Paper Mills Raijin
Player Name
Position
High School
Tatsuki Washio
Middle Blocker
Fukurodani Academy
Rintarō Suna
Middle Blocker
Inarizaki High
Motoya Komori
Libero
Itachiyama Academy
Tachibana Red Falcons
Player Name
Position
High School
Gao Hakuba
Middle Blocker
Kamomedai High
Aran Ojiro
Outside Hitter
Inarizaki High
Deseo Hornets
Player Name
Position
High School
Tsukasa Lizuna
Setter
Itachiyama Academy
Japan Railway Warriors
Player Name
Position
High School
Yūdai Hyakuzawa
Middle Blocker
Kakugawa High
Interesting Points
A total of 19 Players from the Monster Generation made it to the First Division of Japan Volleyball League (2 others are in Foreign volleyball league)
Inarizaki High has the highest number of players to make it to Division 1 with 4 of its graduates.
Itachiyama Academy has 3 in first Division while Karasuno High, Shiratorizawa Academy, Kamomedai High and Fukurodani Academy have 2 in First Division.
Kakugawa High, Shinzen High, Mujinazaka High and Nekoma High have 1 player each in First Division.
Hinata Shoyo, Yūdai Hyakuzawa and Gao Hakuba changed their playing positions from High School to professional level. Hinata changed from Middle Blocker to Opposite, while other two changed from Wing spikers to Middle Blockers.
A total of 8 players made it to Second Division of the Japan V League.
Aoba Joshai has 2 players in Second Division while Karasuno High, Nohemi Academy, Nekoma High, Shiratorizawa Academy, Date Tech High and Fukurodani Academy has 1 player each.
JAPAN DIVISION 3
Kiniro Sports Jumpers
Player Name
Position
High School
Reon Ōhira
Outside Hitter
Shiratorizawa Academy
Takeru Nakashima
Libero
Wakutani South High
Interesting Points
A total of 2 players made it to Third Division of Japan.
Shiratorizawa Academy and Wakutani South High have 1 player each.
Takeru Nakashima changed his position from Outside Hitter to Libero.
INTERNATIONAL CLUBS
Cheegle Ekaterinburg – Russia
Player Name
Position
High School
Morisuke Yaku
Libero
Nekoma High
Club Atlético San Juan – Argentina
Player Name
Position
High School
Oikawa Toru
Setter
Aoba Joshai High
Asas Sao Paulo – Brazil
Player Name
Position
High School
Hinata Shoyo
Opposite
Karasuno High
Ali Roma – Italy
Player Name
Position
High School
Kageyama Tobio
Setter
Karasuno High
Local Teams
Local Team
Player Name
Position
High School
VC Date
Takanobu Aone
Middle Blocker
Date Tech High
VC Date
Kenji Futakuchi
Outside Hitter
Date Tech High
Ehrgeiz Pharma VB
Akinori Konoha
Outside Hitter
Fukurodani Academy
Sendai City Hall Volleyball team
Hayato Ikejiri
Outside Hitter
Tokonami High
School Wise Breakdown
Inarizaki High
Division 1
1. Atsumu Miya
2. Rintarō Suna
3. Heisuke Riseki
4. Aran Ojiro
Itachiyama Academy
Division 1
1. Kiyoomi Sakusa
2. Motoya Komori
3. Tsukasa Lizuna
Karasuno High
Division 1
1. Hinata Shoyo
2. Kageyama Tobio
Division 2
3. Kei Tsukishima
Fukurodani Academy
Division 1
1. Kōtarō Bokuto
2. Tatsuki Washio
Division 2
3. Wataru Onaga
Shiratorizawa Academy
Division 1
1. Ushijima Wakatoshi
2. Tsutomu Goshiki
Division 2
3. Hayato Yamagata
Division 3
4. Reon Ōhira
Nekoma High
Division 1
1. Taketora Yamamoto
2. Morisuke Yaku (Russia)
Division 2
3. Yūki Shibayama
Kamomedai High
Division 1
1. Kōrai Hoshiumi
2. Gao Hakuba
Aoba Joshai High
Division 1
1. Oikawa Toru (Argentina)
Division 2
2. Kentarō Kyōtani
3. Yūtarō Kindaichi
Kakugawa High
Division 1
1. Yūdai Hyakuzawa
Shinzen High
Division 1
1. Eikichi Chigaya
Mujinazaka High
Division 1
1. Wakatsu Kiryū
Date Tech High
Division 2
1. Kanji Koganegawa
Nohemi High
Division 2
1. Daishou Suguru
Wakutani South High
Division 3
1. Takeru Nakashima
Interesting Points
Inarizaki has the highest First Division Team players with 4 who all started the match against Karasuno in National Tournament.
Barring Kunimi, all of those who attended Exclusive training camp for First Years under Washijo became a professional either in Division 1 or Division 2.
Everyone who attended the Youth Intensive Training camp made it to a Professional club.
Barring Sakusa and Komori, all remaining 10 players in Japan National Volleyball Team have involved in a Karasuno match during school days.
1. Karasuno High Team Formation Arc
Chapters: 1-35
Episodes: Season 1, 1-14
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Comments (3)
hi! i’d just like to point out that tōru oikawa’s position post timeskip is still setter and not libero 🤗
My bad. Thanks for noting it.
please remember that the school is called aoba johsai, not aoba joshai…thank you:)