Affirmation (Volume)

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Affirmation
Japanese title	肯定
Romanized title	Kōtei
Volume Info
Volume	40
Release date (JP)	November 1, 2019
Release date (US)	September 1, 2020
ISBN (JP)	978-4-08-882104-7
ISBN (US)	978-1-9747-1730-9
Total pages	184 (JP) 184 (US)
Volume Guide
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Affirmation (Japanese: 肯定 (こうてい) , Kōtei) is the fortieth volume of the Haikyū!! series by Haruichi Furudate.

List of Chapters

• Chapter 350: Freedom and Confinement (Japanese: 自由と不自由, Jiyū to Fujiyū)
• Chapter 351: Nimble (Japanese: 身軽, Migaru)
• Chapter 352: Affirmation (Japanese: 肯定, Kōtei)
• Chapter 353: A Quiet Awakening (Japanese: 静かな覚醒, Shizukana Kakusei)
• Chapter 354: "Give Your All for Your Teammates" (Japanese: “仲間のためにがんばる”, "Nakama no Tame ni Ganbaru")
• Chapter 355: Retry (Japanese: 再挑戦, Sai-Chōsen)
• Chapter 356: Mental Stamina (Japanese: 思考体力, Shikō Tairyoku)
• Chapter 357: Guide: Part 2 (Japanese: 導·２, Shirube·2)
• Special: A Summertime Nap

Cover Characters

Front Cover

• Asahi Azumane

Back Cover

• Sachirō Hirugami

Spine Cover

• Kenjirō Shirabu

Author's Note

Thank you very much for purchasing Haikyu!! volume 40! The illustration of Hinata on a horse that's on the Editor’s Notes page of this volume is from the 50th anniversary issue of Weekly Shonen Jump. The horse's name is Cascade, and he's from the old series Midori no Makibao. I was told I could draw any character from any legendary Weekly Shonen Jump series I wanted. Cascade sprung to mind. Immediately! So I drew him.

Synopsis

With the game between Kamomedai and Karasuno seesawing back and forth, Azumane is left feeling guilty and useless with all his blocked shots. How will he get past Hirugami, who has learned how to shrug off the pressure and stay calm no matter what? Karasuno’s ace comes to a quiet realization and finally awakens to his true strength!

Gallery

Back cover of Hirugami and his younger self.

Inner cover of Hirugami and his younger self.

Kenjirō Shirabu on the spine of Volume 40

Furudate sketched a small Hinagarasu jumping out of the borders.

Kamomedai's tree roots imagery reminds Sugawara of a related quote by Muska from the Studio Ghibli film, Laputa: Castle in the Sky.

Hirugami asking Hoshiumi to help him wrap the athletic tape.

Komaki is happy to see Hyakuzawa eagerly watching the match.

Furudate drew a sketch of their profile image.

Furudate notes a brief mistake of the text from the magazine serialization and shows the correction.

Kuroo talks to Kenma about the capacity of a sponge to suck in liquid and compares it to tofu.

Daishō contemplates the idea of growing a beard after discovering Mika's attraction the players' cool appearance.

Introduction of some of the Haikyu!! Staff

More Haikyu!! Staff introductions

Sketch of Kōrai Hoshiumi

Sketch of Sachirō Hirugami

Sketch of Hinata riding a literal dark horse.

English front cover

Trivia

• Asahi is the last out of the Karasuno starters to get a solo volume cover of his own.