Q 01/05

Who wrote and illustrated Haikyu!!?

A) Eiichiro Oda

B) Takehiko Inoue

C) Haruichi Furudate

D) Yūki Tabata

Answer · why

C) Haruichi Furudate

He was born in Karumai, Iwate, in 1983 and played volleyball in middle and high school.

Q 02/05

In which magazine was Haikyu!! serialized from 2012 to 2020?

A) Weekly Shōnen Jump

B) Weekly Shōnen Magazine

C) Weekly Shōnen Sunday

D) Monthly Shōnen Gangan

Answer · why

A) Weekly Shōnen Jump

Two one-shots in 2011 preceded the full run, which was collected in 45 volumes.

Q 03/05

How many tankōbon volumes make up the complete manga?

A) 35

B) 40

C) 50

D) 45

Answer · why

D) 45

They were released between June 2012 and November 2020.

Q 04/05

Where was the series' creator born?

A) Miyagi

B) Iwate

C) Tokyo

D) Hokkaido

Answer · why

B) Iwate

He grew up in Karumai and played in volleyball clubs in middle and high school.

Q 05/05

What inspires the young Hinata to take up volleyball?

A) Seeing Karasuno's 'Little Giant' at Nationals on TV

B) A gym class at his junior high

C) Watching his little sister's team play

D) A poster of Ushijima at a sports shop

Answer · why

A) Seeing Karasuno's 'Little Giant' at Nationals on TV

The Little Giant was a short but talented wing spiker, and Hinata is short himself.