Hyper Projection Play "Haikyū!!" The Start of the Giant

Stage Play Info
Japanese Title	はじまりの巨人
Translation Title	The Start of the Giant
Date	Spring 2018
Stage Play Guide
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Hyper Projection Play "Haikyū!!" The Start of the Giant (Japanese: ハイパープロジェクション演劇 (えんげき) 「ハイキュー!!」"はじまりの巨人 (きょじん) ", Haipā Purojekushon Engeki "Haikyū!!" "Hajimari no Kyojin") is the fifth stage play adaption of Haruichi Furudate's Haikyū!! series. The play combines manga, live-play, and video to continue to challenge the "top" of theater and achieve further evolution.

The stage play focused on Hinata and Kageyama developing their new attack, as well as portraying the stories of other members on the Karasuno team. It covered Karasuno's matches against Johzenji and Wakutani Minami during the Spring Interhigh preliminaries.

2018 Performance Schedule

The play opened on April 6 and ran until June 17, 2018. It had a total of 43 showings and was performed in five cities:

• Tokyo at Nippon Seinenkan Hall (Apr. 28 - May 6)
• Hyogo at Amashin Archaic Hall (May 12 - 13)
• Fukuoka at Fukuoka Convention Center, 3rd Floor Main Hall  (May 18 - 20) 
• Miyagi at Tagajō City Cultural Center's Great Hall (May 25 - 27)
• Osaka at Orix Theater (Jun. 1 - 3)
• Tokyo at Tokyo Dome City Hall (Jun. 8 - 17)

Home Video

The official DVD and Blu-ray were released on October 17, 2018. Its bonus features included footage of the last performance's curtain call, backstage footage, and a full stage view.

Original Soundtrack

Original Soundtrack CD

1. "The Start of the Giant" Overture (Japanese: "はじまりの巨人" Overture, "Hajimari no Kyojin" Overture)
2. Haikyū!! ~ Hyper Projection Play "Haikyū!!" Main Theme ~ (Japanese: ハイキュー!! 〜ハイパープロジェクション演劇「ハイキュー!!」Main Theme〜, Haikyū!! ~ Haipā Purojekushon Engeki "Haikyū!!" Main Theme ~)
3. FUNK THE CHIMI ・ MOURYOU!! (Japanese: FUNK THE CHIMI・MOURYOU!!, FUNK THE CHIMI ・ MOURYOU!!)
4. Viva Asobiba (Japanese: ビバ・アソビバ, Biba Asobiba)
5. THE GAME -Karasuno High School vs Jozenji High School- Asobi is the motto (Japanese: THE GAME -烏野高校vs条善寺高校- アソビがモットー, THE GAME -Karasuno kōkō vs Jōzenji Kōkō- Asobi ga mottō)
6. THE GAME -Karasuno High School vs Jozenji High School- Not Fun Time (Japanese: THE GAME -烏野高校vs条善寺高校- 楽しくない時間, THE GAME -Karasuno kōkō vs Jōzenji Kōkō- Tanoshikunai jikan)
7. THE GAME -Karasuno High School vs Jozenji High School- Round 2 (Japanese: THE GAME -烏野高校vs条善寺高校- 第2ラウンド, THE GAME -Karasuno kōkō vs Jōzenji Kōkō- Dai 2 raundo)
8. To be reborn tomorrow (Japanese: 明日また生まれ変わるために, Ashita mata umarekawaru tame ni)
9. THE GAME -Karasuno High School vs Wakutani Minami High School- Next Generation Little Giant ~ Part 1 (Japanese: THE GAME -烏野高校vs和久谷南高校- 次世代小さな巨人〜その1, THE GAME -Karasuno kōkō vs Wakutani Minami kōkō- Jisedai chīsana kyojin 〜 Sono 1)
10. THE GAME -Fukurōdani Academy High School vs Nekoma High School- The first shot of the beginning (Japanese: THE GAME -梟谷学園高校vs音駒高校- はじまりの一発目, THE GAME -Fukurōtani Gakuen kōkō vs Nekoma kōkō- Hajimari no ichi hatsume)
11. THE GAME -Karasuno High School vs Wakutani Minami High School- Next Generation Little Giant ~ Part 2 (Japanese: THE GAME -烏野高校vs和久谷南高校- 次世代小さな巨人〜その2, THE GAME -Karasuno kōkō vs Wakutani Minami kōkō- Jisedai chīsana kyojin 〜 Sono 1)
12. THE GAME -Karasuno High School vs Wakutani Minami High School- Come on!!! (Japanese: THE GAME -烏野高校vs和久谷南高校- サッ来ォォオい!!!, THE GAME -Karasuno kōkō vs Wakutani Minami kōkō- Saturai ōoi!!!)
13. Nothing remains in this hand (Japanese: この手には何も残らない, Kono te ni wa nani mo nokoranai)
14. THE GAME -Fukurōdani Academy High School vs Nekoma High School- Weakness #37 (Japanese: THE GAME -梟谷学園高校vs音駒高校- 弱点その37, THE GAME -Fukurōtani Gakuen kōkō vs Nekoma kōkō- Jakuten sono 37)
15. THE GAME -Karasuno High School vs Wakutani Minami High School- Absent Captain (Japanese: THE GAME -烏野高校vs和久谷南高校- キャプテン不在, THE GAME -Karasuno kōkō vs Wakutani Minami kōkō- Kyaputen fuzai)
16. THE GAME -Karasuno High School vs Wakutani Minami High School- Firepower (Japanese: THE GAME -烏野高校vs和久谷南高校- 火力, THE GAME -Karasuno kōkō vs Wakutani Minami kōkō- Karyoku)
17. THE GAME -Karasuno High School vs Wakutani Minami High School- I won't lose to you (Japanese: THE GAME -烏野高校vs和久谷南高校- 俺はお前に負けない, THE GAME -Karasuno kōkō vs Wakutani Minami kōkō- Ore wa omae ni makenai)
18. THE GAME -Fukurōdani Academy High School vs Nekoma High School- Blood (Japanese: THE GAME -梟谷学園高校vs音駒高校- 血液, THE GAME -Fukurōtani Gakuen kōkō vs Nekoma kōkō- Ketsueki)
19. THE GAME -Karasuno High School vs Wakutani Minami High School- Black Team (Japanese: THE GAME -烏野高校vs和久谷南高校- 黒のチーム, THE GAME -Karasuno kōkō vs Wakutani Minami kōkō- Kuro no chīmu)
20. THE GAME -Karasuno High School vs Wakutani Minami High School- Connect!!!! (Japanese: THE GAME -烏野高校vs和久谷南高校- 繋げ!!!!, THE GAME -Karasuno kōkō vs Wakutani Minami kōkō- Tsunage!!!!)
21. To be reborn tomorrow One more time (Japanese: 明日また生まれ変わるために One more time, Ashita mata umarekawaru tame ni One more time)
22. THE GAME -Date Tech High School vs Aoba Josai High School- (Japanese: THE GAME -伊達工業高校vs青葉城西高校-, THE GAME -Date Kōgyō kōkō vs Aoba Jōsai kōkō-)
23. "The Start of the Giant" (Japanese: "はじまりの巨人", "Hajimari no Kyojin")
24. THE FINAL GAME (Japanese: THE FINAL GAME, THE FINAL GAME)

Gallery

Teaser visual

Hinata and Kageyama on the promo visual

The Start of the Giant advertisement.

Photo of Hinata

Photo of Hinata and Kageyama

Photo of the second years

Photo of Terushima and Bobata

Photo of Nakashima and Kawatabi

Photo of the Johzenji Cast

Photo of the Wakutani Minami cast

Photo of Nekoma and Fukurōdani

Photo of Nakashima and Terushima

Photo of Ushijima and Daichi

Photo of the third years

Photo of Kiyoko and Yachi

Photo of Nakashima, Hinata, and Terushima

Photo of Ukai, Takeda, Saeko, and Shimada

Photo of the first years

Photo of Hinata and Ushijima

Photo of Hinata and Kenma

Photo of the whole cast to celebrate 200 total performances

Photo of whole cast after their final show

DVD contents

CMs

ハイパープロジェクション演劇「ハイキュー!!」 "はじまりの巨人" 公演CM

Start of the Giant CM

ハイパープロジェクション演劇「ハイキュー!!」"はじまりの巨人"ダイジェスト映像-0

The Start of the Giant Digest Video

Cast

Most of the cast of Karasuno from The Summer of Evolution returned; though the roles of Sugawara, Akaashi, and Daichi were recast. In addition, new cast members for Johzenji High, Wakutani Minami High and Wakatoshi Ushijima joined the ensemble. Originally, Kōki Yoshimoto was set to reprise the role of Bokuto, but a foot injury made him withdraw from the play. Takumi Higashi, previously the actor for Konoha, was brought in as a replacement. Keita Tanaka, the actor for Daichi from the first run, reprised the role, replacing Kentarō Akisawa.

• Kenta Suga as Shōyō Hinata
• Tatsuya Kageyama as Tobio Kageyama
• Ryōtarō Kosaka as Kei Tsukishima
• Kairi Miura as Tadashi Yamaguchi
• Kōhei Shiota as Ryūnosuke Tanaka
• Yūto Fuchino as Yū Nishinoya
• Kazuma Kawahara as Chikara Ennoshita
• Keita Tanaka as Daichi Sawamura
• Naoki Tanaka as Kōshi Sugawara
• Justin Tomimori as Asahi Azumane
• Masahide Funaki as Yūji Terushima
• Ayato Morinaga as Kazuma Bobata
• Yōta Suzuki as Takeharu Futamata
• Shihō Arata as Rintarō Numajiri
• Aiji Yasukawa as Nobuyoshi Īzaka
• Rin Matsubara as Arata Tsuchiyu
• Rin Yanagihara as Takeru Nakashima
• Naohiro Masada as Shunki Kawatabi
• Masataka Kimura as Yūki Shiroishi
• Goku as Kazumasa Hanayama
• Shōta Motokawa as Teppei Naruko
• Yūma Hasui as Kazuteru Akiu
• Kenji Arita as Wakatoshi Ushijima
• Takato Nagata as Kenma Kozume
• Shōri Kondō as Tetsurō Kuroo
• Takumi Higashi as Kōtarō Bokuto
• Shungo Takasaki as Keiji Akaashi
• Kento Yamaguchi as Makoto Shimada
• Momoko Sadachi as Saeko Tanaka
• Shizune Nagao as Kiyoko Shimizu
• Ami Saitō as Hitoka Yachi
• Shige Uchida as Ittetsu Takeda
• Tsuyoshi Hayashi as Keishin Ukai

In addition, four cast members from each of Aobajōsai and Date Tech made appearances in the show via video footage:

• Kōsuke Asuma as Tōru Oikawa
• Allen Kohatsu as Hajime Iwaizumi
• Judai Shirakashi as Issei Matsukawa
• Sonde Kanai as Takahiro Hanamaki
• Shō Arai as Takanobu Aone
• Atsushi Kimura as Kenji Futakuchi
• Ryōta Hirono as Kōsuke Sakunami
• Kazuhiro Hatomi as Kanji Koganegawa

Staff

• Director & Script: Worry Kinoshita
• Music: Shunsuke Wada
• Choreography: HIDALI
• Joint Scriptwriter: Oropa Irie
• Art: Satoko Nakane
• Lighting: Kimiho Satō
• Sound: Naoki Fujimori / Yūsuke Ōki
• Video: Naho Ōshika
• Costume: Natsumi Kobayashi (Dadagram)
• Hair & Makeup: Yoshiko Matsushita (Atelier Leopard)
• Assistant Director: Rieko Mizobata
• Stage Director: Tōri Suda (DDR)
• Design: Shinjirō Eguchi
• Publicity Photos: Yūsuke Miyake
• Ticket Cooperation: Sunrise Promotion Tokyo
• Production: Nelke Planning
• Supervisor: Shueisha Inc. (Weekly Shōnen Jump!)
• Sponsor: Family Mart
• Collaboration: Japan 2.5-Dimensional Musical Association / Molten Corporation / Mikasa Sports
• Organizer: Hyper Projection Play ｢Haikyū!!｣ Production Committee (TBS / Nelke Planning / Toho Co. Ltd. / Shueisha Inc. / CUBE)

External Links

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