"Last Battle" (Japanese: ラストバトル Rasuto Batoru) is the three hundred and twenty-third chapter of the Haikyū!! series, written and illustrated by Haruichi Furudate. It was published in the 47th issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump’s 2018 series.
Overview
Kenma perseveres despite being fully exhausted. The match is approaching its conclusion, but Kenma doesn't want the fun to end just yet.
Plot
Nekoma continues to put up a good fight despite their "brain", Kenma, being exhausted. However, Karasuno is speeding up and gains a lead of 20 - 17. After a short time out from Nekoma, the two teams continue the match with an intense exchange of offense and defense. Kenma is pushing himself beyond his own limits and provides quality tosses to his teammates. He doesn't want this game to end just yet, and he knows Hinata also shares the same sentiment.
Nekoma manages to remain on Karasuno's tail and not let the score gap increase until Hinata's open attack put Karasuno at match point. The tension is now at an all-time high as Kageyama steps up to serve. He sends a powerful serve across. Yamamoto receives the serve but sends the ball across the net. Tanaka prepares for a direct spike only to find it cut off by Lev. While blocking, Lev collides with Kenma and sends the latter plunging to the ground. Lev is worried about Kenma, but Kenma angrily shouts at him to pay attention to the ball since it hasn't dropped yet. Kenma hurriedly gets back up while thinking that, despite the pain and exhaustion, he doesn't want this match to ever end.
Appearances
- Kenma Kozume
- Shōyō Hinata
- Kei Tsukishima
- Sō Inuoka
- Daichi Sawamura
- Akane Yamamoto
- Tobio Kageyama
- Asahi Azumane
- Taketora Yamamoto
- Tetsurō Kuroo
- Shōhei Fukunaga
- Ryūnosuke Tanaka
- Nobuyuki Kai
- Morisuke Yaku
- Alisa Haiba
- Lev Haiba
- Suguru Daishō
- Mika Yamaka
- Shizuyasu Yokoyama
- Ikkei Ukai
- Kōshi Sugawara
- Yūki Shibayama
- Tadashi Yamaguchi
- Daiki Ogano
- Eikichi Chigaya
- Masaki Gōra
- Saeko Tanaka
- Yasufumi Nekomata