"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 court, lost in thought.
"Date Tech's Iron Wall was never about just one person. Everyone bloc...
2025-01-27 16:08:33 +0000 UTC View Post???
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 instead?
Tendō Satori, brimming with excitement, ran up to high-five Ushijima. Though Ushijima r...
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 few back-and-forth rallies, the ball would return to Kaedehara Taichi for the final blow.
Stan...
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 with a ravenous intensity.
"Ah, Kageyama! Didn't you say you weren't coming?" A voice ca...
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!
Shirabu Kenjirō barely managed to receive the ball. After nearly half an hour of intense gameplay, the pl...
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 serve, Taichi unleashed a powerful left-handed jump serve, targeting none other than Ushijima Wakatos...
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 Aoba Johsai and Shiratorizawa would clash in an epic showdown.
The audience packed the venue, the...
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 at least stretch to three sets.
Karasuno now was far stronger and more tenacious than they had...
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, in the front line, Karasuno was in its strongest offensive rotation.
"Karasuno's growth is i...
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.
[Tobio Kageyama—Setter. Overall ability: 92.8:
"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, he knew he wasn't fighting alone.
Bam!
Yamaguchi's second serv...
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 Satori's relentless blocking, had no choice but to rely on his speed to evade him.
By the time ...
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 just a moment," Kawanishi said hesitantly. "Maybe I'm just imagining it. Oikawa-senpai never set balls...
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, what was even more shocking was how a clearly off-target pass, flying dangerously toward the sidel...
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 an easy two-set victory to advance to the finals.
"It looks like this year's Spring High Repr...
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 and steady reception that set the tone for the rally.
Oikawa Tōru's gaze briefly passed over...
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 Karasuno both had the confidence to defeat Date Tech.
However, neither team believed they could domi...
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.
[Aoba Johsai 3 – 0 Date Tech]
"Don't worry about it, stay focused!" Futaku...
2025-01-20 16:00:11 +0000 UTC View Post[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 said with a cheerful smile.
"Tch. Whether we have next year or not is irrelevant," Kenji Futakuc...
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: Karasuno vs. Wakunan
Group D: Shiratorizawa vs. Momijihara
News of Aob...
2025-01-19 16:04:47 +0000 UTC View PostThe 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
Back row—Outside Hitter Kyōtani Kentarō, Opposite Hitter Iwaizumi Ha...
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 their ground?
No one dared to answer that question aloud.
Saijō's jump serve was dec...
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 fixed on the opposite side of the gym.
"The Queen?"
"You don't know? Niiyama Girls' High S...
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 the Inter-High Prefecture Qualifiers, along with the eight teams that had advanced through the firs...
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 issue was left hanging, much to everyone's disappointment.
The most surprised by Kaho's appoi...
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 different from junior high.
Yet, even as the novelty wore off, Kaho still enjoyed her daily life at...
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 windows made the hall feel cosy, and the morning's opening ceremony had already lulled many into a near...
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 team had left the players eager to reunite on the court.
After the usual warm-up drills, the tea...
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 fought against the resistance of the sand, strengthening his ankles. With time, the increased intensi...
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 spend the first day of vacation scouting Karasuno for that guy, Taichi?"
Oikawa Tōru's complain...
2025-01-15 16:00:17 +0000 UTC View Post