Match Begins!! (Episode)

"Let the Games Begin!"
Episode Information
Director	Susumu Mitsunaka
Scenario	Kishimoto Takashi
Animation	Kishimoto Takashi
Air Date	December 19, 2015
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"Let the Games Begin!" (Japanese: 試合開始!, Shiai kaishi) is the twelfth episode of Haikyū!! Second Season, based on the manga Haikyū!! by Haruichi Furudate. The episode premiered on December 19, 2015.

The opening theme of this episode is "I'm a Believer" by SPYAIR and the ending theme is "Climber" by Galileo Galilei.

Overview

Karasuno's first opponents are Ougiminami High, one of the teams Shiratorizawa had defeated in the Interhigh. Former Coach Ukai comes along to watch Karasuno play, and the general public comment on how much Karasuno has changed from the rumours. Hinata bumps into Yoshiki Towada in the bathrooms, and vows that Karasuno would beat their team and their future opponents in order to make it into the nationals.

Debut

Characters

• Yoshiki Towada
• Yūki Tazawa
• Sōma Oyasu
• Takumi Karamatsu
• Ayumu Moritake
• Ibuki Natsuse
• Shun Yokote
• Tsutomu Goshiki (flashback only)
• Hayato Yamagata (flashback only)
• Noboru Akimiya
• Eiji Makado
• Gengorō Takahashi (Oonoya)

Appearances

Characters

• Shōyō Hinata
• Tobio Kageyama
• Daichi Sawamura
• Kōshi Sugawara
• Asahi Azumane
• Yū Nishinoya
• Ryūnosuke Tanaka
• Chikara Ennoshita
• Kazuhito Narita
• Hisashi Kinoshita
• Kei Tsukishima
• Tadashi Yamaguchi
• Kiyoko Shimizu
• Hitoka Yachi
• Keishin Ukai
• Ittetsu Takeda
• Ikkei Ukai
• Yuzuru Komaki
• Kaito Asamushi
• Taishi Minamida
• Yūdai Hyakuzawa
• Yoshiaki Nurukawa
• Keiji Akaashi (mentioned)
• Kōtarō Bokuto (mentioned)
• Kenma Kozume (mentioned)
• Tetsurō Kuroo (mentioned)
• Lev Haiba (mentioned)
• Wakatoshi Ushijima (flashback only)
• Kenjirō Shirabu (flashback only)