Will there be a ‘Haikyu!!’ season 5 and when could it be released?

The hit anime series Haikyu!! has kept audiences hooked since 2014. It’s based on creator Haruichi Furudate’s very popular manga comics of the same name, which debuted in 2012.

Fans around the world immediately fell in love with Shoyo Hinata, a junior high school student who developed an obsession with volleyball after watching the Nationals on TV. Unfortunately, he is shorter than the average basketball player, so he finds inspiration in another player nicknamed “The Little Giant.” Things get even worse when he tries to play volleyball at his school and learns that he’s the only member of the team.

His new mission is to try convincing his classmates to join. After successfully convincing some of his friends, they enter a tournament and develop a rivalry with the first team they play against. Hinata decides to attend Karasuno to continue high school, which is also the same school that his rival, Tobio Kageyama, has decided to attend. Both players push each other to bring glory to their school in their performances. Fans are so eager to see what would happen in season 5 that it would be a must-see.

Will Haikyu!! get a season 5?

While no confirmation of a fifth season has come out, writers have expressed how excited they are to continue the story. The writers feel there is still so much story left to tell and so many different directions the characters can go. Even though this is not a confirmation that seals the deal of a fifth season, it looks very promising for fans hoping for another chapter to be told.

In this new potential chapter, fans have been shaping what they believe will happen next for a while, and the most popular theory is that if there is a fifth season, it will cover all that happens at Nationals. Hinata and Kageyama have been training and have even developed a friendship due to their mutual competitiveness and desire to bring their school back to its former glory.

Another fan theory is that after Nationals is done, the next chapter will explore what happens to both Hinata and Kageyama after the tournament. There are almost limitless options for not only settings but directions the storyline could take. That these two characters could take wildly different paths makes a new installment all the more intriguing. Another dynamic that fans are excited to see is that between Hinata and Kenma, as well as between Daichi and Suga.

An alternative option if there’s no Haikyu!! Season 5

For fans of the Haikyu!! universe, there are two new theatrical films on the horizon. The films, drawing strongly from the Haikyu!! manga version, are said to cover 112 chapters of Furudate’s written material. This two-part endeavor is also thought to be what will be the conclusion of the Haikyu!! series, set to culminate throughout 2024.

With this in mind, perhaps there won’t indeed be a long-awaited fifth season for fans of the volleyball saga to enjoy.

Where can fans watch Haikyu?

Fans have loved Haikyu!! because of how relatable the characters are and the individual arcs each character has, qualities that always have a lot of staying power. It’s a perfectly binge-able show with much to keep you entertained for a while.

The previous four seasons are more than enough for audiences until a conclusion of any kind comes around. Haikyu!! is available for streaming right now on Crunchyroll.