"Aone-senpai, can you block Ushijima-senpai's spike like that?"
On the other side of the court, the entire Date Tech team, defeated by Aoba Johsai just yesterday, sat in the stands. Even their third-year graduates joined to watch this finals match.
Aone Takanobu stared intently at the...
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What was that move?
Was that really Ushijima Wakatoshi?
A soft tip was one thing—Aoba Johsai could understand that. After all, it was a valid form of attack.
But who would have thought that Ushijima would actively avoid a block and set up a pass ins...
2025-01-26 16:01:03 +0000 UTC View Post"Can you still hold out?" Oikawa Tōru asked Kaedehara Taichi.
Oikawa had considered mobilizing the entire team to launch an attack, but against a team like Shiratorizawa, the offensive capabilities of the others were not sufficient to break through their defence.
Inevitably, after a ...
2025-01-26 16:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostIn the last row of the spectators' seats, a peculiar guy sat, completely wrapped up in his own thoughts. Throughout the first set, his gaze rarely left the court.
When he occasionally lifted his head, his face, haggard from lack of sleep, betrayed exhaustion.
Yet, his eyes gleamed...
2025-01-25 16:22:58 +0000 UTC View PostBang!
Oikawa Tōru's serve was straightforward yet effective—precise control combined with impressive power.
In every match against Shiratorizawa, Oikawa's serves consistently earned crucial points for Aoba Johsai.
Smack!
Shirab...
2025-01-25 16:22:09 +0000 UTC View PostKaedehara Taichi stood at the service line, his eyes fixed on Ushijima Wakatoshi. Despite being provoked so blatantly, Ushijima’s expression remained calm and unreadable.
"Then I'll just increase the intensity," Taichi muttered, a sly grin spreading across his face.
For his second s...
2025-01-24 16:02:01 +0000 UTC View Post[October 27th, Sendai City Gymnasium]
The crisp autumn breeze of October carried a slight chill, but inside the arena, the atmosphere was electric, reaching a fever pitch.
This was the final match of the Miyagi Prefecture Spring High Representative Playoffs, where Aob...
2025-01-24 16:01:03 +0000 UTC View Post[Karasuno 21 vs 25 Shiratorizawa]
[Karasuno 26 vs 28 Shiratorizawa]
Shiratorizawa concluded the afternoon match with a dominant 2-0 victory.
Kaedehara Taichi gazed at the scoreboard. While not entirely unexpected, he had assumed the match would ...
2025-01-24 16:00:16 +0000 UTC View PostThe atmosphere on the court grew increasingly intense.
After Tsukishima Kei's critical block, not only had the score returned to a tie, but more importantly, Shōyō Hinata was back in the front row!
Now with both the ace, Asahi Azumane, and the "Little Giant", Shōyō Hinata...
2025-01-23 16:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostTobio Kageyama had stood at the pinnacle of volleyball skills since his first year of high school.
Although Karasuno's humble gym offered little room for technical growth, it provided the essential foundation for him to develop as a setter: the ability to connect with others.
...
2025-01-23 16:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post"Tsukki—!" Tadashi Yamaguchi called out, overwhelmed with emotion.
"Now go earn another point with your serve," Tsukishima Kei said, calm as ever.
"Right!"
Yamaguchi stepped onto the service line again, his heart calmer than before. Even standing in this high-stakes position, ...
2025-01-22 16:02:00 +0000 UTC View PostBoom!
Ushijima Wakatoshi unleashed yet another powerful overhand spike, the reverberating sound echoing across the court as Shiratorizawa became the first to reach 20 points.
[Karasuno 16 – 20 Shiratorizawa]
Hinata Shōyō, faced with Tendō S...
2025-01-22 16:01:05 +0000 UTC View Post"That Kageyama Tobio—he's Oikawa-senpai's junior, right?" Kawanishi Taichi asked Tendō Satori during the timeout.
"Yup, that's right. Why do you ask?"
"I feel like the sets he's giving Karasuno's #10 are a bit...strange. It's almost as if the ball stops mid-air for ju...
2025-01-22 16:00:15 +0000 UTC View Post"Tendō! Nice block!"
For Shiratorizawa's players, seeing Ushijima Wakatoshi's first spike of the game being successfully received by Karasuno—a team they had never faced before—was surprising enough.
When did Miyagi Prefecture produce a libero this capable?
However...
2025-01-21 16:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post[Aoba Johsai 25 – 16 Date Tech]
[Aoba Johsai 25 – 15 Date Tech]
Even though Date Tech was one of the top four teams in the prefecture, the spectators hadn't expected Aoba Johsai to sweep the match with such a significant point difference, securing...
2025-01-21 16:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostFutakuchi Kenji's second serve came with even greater power, a whistling shot aimed towards Iwaizumi Hajime's direction.
Smack!
The crisp sound of the ball meeting hand signalled the beginning of Aoba Johsai's counterattack.
Iwaizumi handled the serve with ease, a clean...
2025-01-20 16:02:00 +0000 UTC View PostFor Aoba Johsai's victory, neither Shiratorizawa nor Karasuno felt any surprise.
On paper, Date Tech was undoubtedly the weakest of the top four teams. They were also the only team among them with a completely revamped lineup after their third-years graduated.
Shiratorizawa and Karasu...
2025-01-20 16:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostOikawa Tōru served the third ball.
It was a powerful jump serve. After getting used to the slower float serves in the first two points, Date Tech was caught off guard by the sudden shift in speed and power.
Bang!
Oikawa Tōru scored another service point.
[The second morning of the Spring High Representative Tournament: Aoba Johsai vs. Date Tech]
As the captains approached for the pre-match handshake, tension filled the air.
"Ah, no need to be so uptight. After all, you still have next year, don't you?" Oikawa Tōru sa...
2025-01-19 16:15:28 +0000 UTC View PostBy noon, the first round of matches had concluded, determining the top eight teams for the Spring High Prefecture Qualifiers and the matchups for the afternoon.
Group A: Aoba Johsai vs. Shiroshikan
Group B: Date Tech vs. Suikawa
Group C
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The break between sets was short, and the second set began swiftly.
Aoba Johsai's lineup was as follows:
Aoba Johsai's starting lineup:
Front row—Middle Blocker Kindaichi Yūtarō, Outside Hitter Kaedehara Taichi, and Setter Oikawa Tōru 2025-01-18 16:01:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Niiyama Tech finally regained their serve, but the players' expressions had grown grim.
Stepping up to the service line, their wing spiker Saijō Naoya didn't have the confidence to score directly with his serve.
Next, they would face Aoba Johsai's attack.
Could they hold th...
2025-01-18 16:00:12 +0000 UTC View Post"Go, Niiyama! Go, Niiyama!"
"Wait, what? Why is everyone cheering for Niiyama Tech? Are they that strong?" Kindaichi Yūtarō asked naively, tilting his head in confusion at the uproar in the stands.
"That's for the Queen," Yahaba Shigeru replied, his gaze already fi...
2025-01-17 16:05:08 +0000 UTC View Post[October 25th, Sendai City Gymnasium]
The All-Japan Spring High School Volleyball Tournament, commonly known as Spring High, had officially begun its Miyagi Prefecture representative qualifiers.
A total of sixteen teams were competing: the top eight from...
2025-01-17 16:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostChiba Kaho naturally became the manager of Aoba Johsai's boys' volleyball team.
As for her earlier question to Kaedehara Taichi, though it had sparked the curiosity of her teammates, the matter remained unresolved. Taichi himself seemed clueless, and no one dared to probe Kaho directly. The...
2025-01-17 16:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostChiba Kaho was just an ordinary first-year student at Aoba Johsai High.
After spending a semester adjusting to her new environment, she had grown accustomed to high school life.
Classes, teachers, the school itself—once she got familiar with everything, it didn't feel all that diffe...
2025-01-16 16:04:30 +0000 UTC View PostSeptember 1st marked the beginning of the second semester at Aoba Johsai High School, but for the members of the volleyball club, today held additional significance.
After the lunch break, the drowsy students noisily gathered in the sunlit auditorium. The warm rays streaming through the win...
2025-01-16 16:00:12 +0000 UTC View Post[August 31st, Aoba Johsai's Third Gymnasium]
The members of Seijoh's volleyball team gathered together once again.
Though school officially resumed the next day, bringing the regular schedule of club activities back with it, nearly three weeks without training as a te...
2025-01-15 16:02:01 +0000 UTC View PostKakugawa Academy ultimately fell to Karasuno, which was expected.
While Hyakuzawa Yūdai had made considerable progress, Karasuno simply had more players capable of stepping up when needed.
Shaking off his thoughts, Taichi resumed his relentless running on the beach.
Each step f...
2025-01-15 16:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post[August 11th. The Spring High tournament begins]
However, this day had little to do with Aoba Johsai. As the prefectural champions of the Inter-High tournament, their Spring High matches wouldn't begin until the representative playoffs in October.
"Why do I have to sp...
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