"The Defeated" (Japanese: 敗者 Haisha) is the sixty ninth chapter of the Haikyū!! series, written and illustrated by Haruichi Furudate. It was published in the 33rd issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump’s 2013 series.
Overview
Aobajohsai defeats Karasuno and advances to the Quarter-finals. Kageyama apologizes to Hinata about their last play being read at the end. With rage, Hinata lashes out at Kageyama and tells him that he should not be sorry for tossing to him. Takeda reaches out to them, saying that defeat is not a proof of being weak. Soon after, Karasuno eats a healthy meal at a restaurant. With tears in their eyes, Karasuno vows to become stronger.
Plot
Appearances
- Shōyō Hinata
- Tobio Kageyama
- Tōru Oikawa
- Hajime Iwaizumi
- Shinji Watari
- Takahiro Hanamaki
- Akira Kunimi (flashback only)
- Yūtarō Kindaichi
- Makoto Shimada
- Yūsuke Takinoue
- Daichi Sawamura
- Kōshi Sugawara
- Asahi Azumane
- Yū Nishinoya
- Ryūnosuke Tanaka
- Chikara Ennoshita
- Kazuhito Narita
- Hisashi Kinoshita
- Nobuteru Irihata
- Keishin Ukai
- Ittetsu Takeda
- Kiyoko Shimizu
- Tadashi Yamaguchi
- Kei Tsukishima
- Issei Matsukawa
- Shigeru Yahaba
- Hayato Ikejiri (flashback only)
Chapter notes
Character revelations
Trivia
- In commemoration of the conclusion of the Karasuno High vs Aobajohsai High, a color cover page of the Karasuno boys volleyball team, Oikawa, and Iwaizumi. The text reads: “’The victors’ and ‘the defeated.’"
- In the official English manga release this chapter is called "The Losers."[1]