Ex-Quitter's Battle (Volume)

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Ex-Quitter's Battle
Japanese title	元・根性無しの戦い
Romanized title	Moto・Konjōnashi no Tatakai
Volume Info
Volume	16
Release date (JP)	May 1, 2015
Release date (US)	October 3, 2017
ISBN (JP)	978-4-08-880353-1
ISBN (US)	978-1-42-159106-3
Total pages	192 (JP), 200 (US)
Volume Guide
← Previous Volume	Destroyer
Next Volume→	Talent and Instinct

Ex-Quitter's Battle (Japanese: 元 (もと) ・根性 (こんじょう) 無 (な) しの戦 (たたか) い, Moto・Konjōnashi no Tatakai) is the sixteenth volume of the Haikyū!! series by Haruichi Furudate.

List of Chapters

• Chapter 136: Momentum Swing: Part 3 (Japanese: 流れを変える一本・３, Nagare o Kaeru Ippon・3)
• Chapter 137: Ex-Quitter's Battle (Japanese: 元・根性無しの戦い, Moto・Konjōnashi no Tatakai)
• Chapter 138: Serving: The Ultimate Attack (Japanese: サーブという究極の攻撃, Sābu to Iu Kyūkyoku no Kōgeki)
• Chapter 139: Archnemesis (Japanese: 宿敵, Shukuteki)
• Chapter 140: Hoodlums (Japanese: 輩, Yakara )
• Chapter 141: Team (Japanese: "チーム", "Chīmu")
• Chapter 142: Types of Strength (Japanese: 強さのかたち, Tsuyosa no Katachi)
• Chapter 143: Light (Japanese: 灯, Tomoshi)
• Chapter 144: In the Zone (Japanese: 極限スイッチ, Kyokugen Suicchi)
• Special: Oikawa Hanger (Japanese: おいかわハーンガー, Oikawa Hāngā)

Cover Characters

Front Cover

• Tadashi Yamaguchi

Back Cover

• Ittetsu Takeda
• Nobuteru Irihata

Spine Cover

• Keishin Ukai

Author's Note

Have your ever made a mistake at work or school that just made you want to cry? Like, say...when you draw a huge two-page spread with the libero as a major part of it—and then you realize that, given the current rotation, the libero shouldn't even be on the court! So then you have to redraw the whole thing. You know. Times like that...

Synopsis

It’s Karasuno vs. Aoba Johsai in the Spring Tournament qualifier semifinals, and Aoba Johsai has the upper hand at the end of the second set. Yamaguchi is sent out as a pinch server to turn the game around. Can he overcome the painful memories of his past failures and close out the set for Karasuno?!

Gallery

Back cover

Spine cover

Coach Ukai and Coach Irihata

A victorious Tanaka gloating.

A victorious Hinagarasu Yamaguchi after overcoming his nervousness and weak will.

Yachi thinking, "Yamaguchi-kun doesn’t need antacids for this nerves of steel!!"

Bokuto bragging that his serve is the greatest. Akaashi agress - if Bokuto lands it in.

A sketch of Tanaka from his other profile.

Kentarō Kyōtani's character profile

Iwaizumi thinking he wants to say "As long as you've got me..." (from Hinata) someday, but Oikawa comments when would he ever use it.

In the magazine version, the author had Watari try to receive Hinata's quick spike. However, it was a mistake, as Watari was out and replaced by Matsukawa. Instead, it was corrected to Yahaba who tried to receive the ball.

Nishinoya wanting the ball more!!

Hanamaki, Matsukawa, and Iwaizumi introducing the special extra.

Asahi thinking really hard - end volume sketch

A sketch of Watari - end volume sketch

A sketch of Yahaba - end volume sketch

English Cover

English Back Cover

Trivia

• Within six weeks of release, Haikyu!! vol. 16 has sold about 767,892 copies, ranking No.45.