Haikyu!! Gets New Artwork by Haruichi Furudate, Returns for Haruko Collaboration After 7 Years

Haikyu!! is teaming up with Japan’s Spring High Volleyball tournament for the first time in seven years, with series creator Haruichi Furudate drawing a new illustration for the collaboration. The franchise has HAIKYU!! the Movie: VS The Little Giant anime film and the special anime HAIKYU!! Where Monsters Go both set to release in 2027.

The new partnership marks the series’ first collaboration with the tournament since 2020. The newly drawn artwork was first introduced during Jump PRESS (where Nue’s Exorcist announced an anime adaptation) before being shared on the official Haikyu!! X account. The illustration features Hinata Shoyo, and you can check out the full version below.

Spring High Volleyball, commonly known in Japan as “Haruko,” is the country’s national high school volleyball championship. Teams that qualify from across Japan compete for the national title, making the event a natural fit for Haikyu!! and its focus on high school volleyball.

The official Haikyu!! account also added that it hopes Furudate’s illustration can help add to the excitement for the players competing at Spring High.

Haruichi Furudate is the creator of the Haikyu manga (stylized as Haikyu!!), which was serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump from 2012 to 2020. Production I.G was in charge of animating both the movie and the TV anime. The first season aired in 2014, followed by the second one which started in Fall 2015 and finished in Winter 2016. Season 3 ran for 10 episodes in Fall 2016, covering Karasuno vs Shiratorizawa match. Season 4 was titled Haikyuu!! To the Top, and it ran for 25 episodes over two cours – Winter 2020 and Fall 2020. In addition to the TV anime and recent movie, the franchise also has multiple recap movies, OVAs, side stories, stage plays and games.

Source: Haikyu!! Official X
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