"Monsters" (Japanese: 妖怪たち Yōkai-tachi) is the two hundred and fourteenth chapter of the Haikyū!! series written and illustrated by Haruichi Furudate. It was published in the 33rd issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump’s 2016 series.
Overview
Karasuno is having a practice match with Tokonami with the members trying out their improved serves. Back at Shiratorizawa, Hinata has gotten better at reading the movements of the players and predicting the trajectory of the ball. Meanwhile, Kageyama is playing with other high leveled players at the national training camp in Tokyo.
Plot
Yamaguchi has been working on increasing the speed of his serve with Shimada. Now he's using his improved serve in a practice match against Tokonami but ends up sending it out of bounds. Next, Tanaka attempts a jump serve and drives it directly into the net. With that, Karasuno loses a set. The team immediately starts doing flying receives as a punishment for losing while Coach Ukai asks the Tokonami coach to play another set.
At Shiratorizawa, Hinata is growing accostumed to reading the path of the spike and can now react accordingly. Anabara notices Hinata's drastic improvement and realizes that Hinata is no longer relying on pure instincts and is developing his intuition. Tsukishima is also aware of Hinata's efforts and begins feeling restless about his own progress. Meanwhile, Ushijima is observing the training from outside the gym. He is soon joined by Yamagata and Tendō, who proceeds to ask how the "little monsters" are doing. Some time later, Kindaichi questions why Hinata is trying so hard. Hinata replies that he is determined to beat Kageyama, who is already on his way to become a representative for Japan. Kindaichi then retorts against Hinata's reasoning, stating that there might be even better players than Kageyama at the national youth camp.
At this time, the players in the national youth training camp are having a practice match. The players are incredibly high caliber and show off their skills. When it's Kageyama's turn to set, he instinctively made a minus-tempo toss, completely forgetting there's no one there to match him. He apologizes for his mistake while attributing it to being a habit, which catches the attention of the other players and coaches.
Debut
Appearances
- Tadashi Yamaguchi
- Makoto Shimada (flashback)
- Hitoka Yachi
- Ryūnosuke Tanaka
- Chikara Ennoshita
- Asahi Azumane
- Kazuhito Narita
- Daichi Sawamura
- Yū Nishinoya
- Kōshi Sugawara
- Keishin Ukai
- Kiyoko Shimizu
- Yūtarō Kindaichi
- Kanji Koganegawa
- Shōyō Hinata
- Takaaki Anabara
- Kai Akakura
- Akira Kunimi
- Kei Tsukishima
- Wakatoshi Ushijima
- Satori Tendō
- Hayato Yamagata
- Kiyoomi Sakusa
- Tobio Kageyama
- Fuki Hibarida
Chapter notes
Character revelations
- Yamaguchi has been training with Shimada to increase the speed of his jump floater.
- Tanaka has added the jump serve to his arsenal.
- Tendō refers to Hinata and Kageyama as "little monsters" or "goblins" in the English translation. He also thinks Ushijima is the same kind.
Trivia
- While both Hinata and Tsukishima are away at training camps, it is highly likely that Narita and Yamaguchi are starters for the practice match against Tokonami.