Haikyu!! season 4

Haikyu!!
Season 4
No. of episodes25
Release
Original networkMBS
Original releaseJanuary 11 (2020-01-11) –
December 19, 2020 (2020-12-19)
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The fourth and final season of Haikyu!! anime television series, titled Haikyū!! To the Top (ハイキュー!! TO THE TOP),[1] is produced by Production I.G. and Masako Satō replaced Susumu Mitsunaka as director, with the returning staff from the previous seasons.[2] The season was announced at the Jump Festa '19 event, with a "kickoff event" for the new series being held on September 22, 2019.[3][4] It adapted the first half of "Tokyo Nationals" (chapters 207–292) story arc from the original manga series of the same name written by Haruichi Furudate. The fourth season premiered on January 11, 2020 on the Super Animeism block.[5] It ran for 25 episodes, with the first cour running weekly from January 11 to April 4, 2020; the second cour was supposed to air in July 2020 but was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6][7] The second cour aired from October 3 to December 19, 2020.[8][9] Crunchyroll simulcasted the fourth season.[10]

The series uses four pieces of theme music: two opening themes and two ending themes. From episodes 1 through 13, the opening theme is "Phoenix" by Burnout Syndromes while the ending theme is "Kessen Spirit" by CHiCO with HoneyWorks.[11] From episodes 14 through 25, the opening theme is "Toppako" by Super Beaver while the ending theme is "One Day" by Spyair.[12]

  1. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (September 22, 2019). "Haikyu!! Anime's 4th Season Reveals Full Title, Visual, 2 New Cast Members". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  2. ^ TVアニメ第4期『ハイキュー!! TO THE TOP』追加声優に花江夏樹さん・宮野真守さん決定! 「新シリーズキックオフイベント」の公式レポートも公開. animate Times (in Japanese). Animate. September 22, 2019. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
  3. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (December 22, 2018). "Haikyu!! Manga Gets New TV Anime Series". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  4. ^ Chapman, Paul (December 22, 2018). "Volleyball TV Anime Haikyu!! Serves Up Season Four". Crunchyroll. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  5. ^ Loo, Egan (August 18, 2019). "Haikyu!! Anime Season 4 Reveals New Cast Member, January 2020 Debut, Designs". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
  6. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (January 11, 2020). "Haikyu!! To The Top Anime Listed With 25 Episodes". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  7. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (May 21, 2020). "Haikyu!! To The Top Anime's 2nd Half Delayed Due to COVID-19". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  8. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (July 12, 2020). "Haikyu!! To The Top Anime's 2nd Half Debuts in October". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  9. ^ Peters, Megan (August 16, 2020). "Haikyuu Confirms Season 4 Midseason Premiere Date". ComicBook.com. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  10. ^ Hanson, Kwok-Wai (December 20, 2019). "Crunchyroll Announces First Winter 2020 Slate with Haikyu!! To The Top, Eizouken". Anime Trending. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
  11. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (November 17, 2019). "Haikyu!! Anime's 4th Season Reveals Theme Song Artists". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
  12. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (August 16, 2020). "Haikyu!! To The Top Anime's 2nd Half Reveals Theme Song Artists, October 2 Debut, Promo Videos". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 16, 2020.