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HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle

HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle

Animation · Comedy · 2024

Shoyo Hinata joins Karasuno High's volleyball club to be like his idol, a former Karasuno player known as the 'Little Giant'. But Hinata soon learns that he must team up with his middle school nemesis, Tobio Kageyama. Their clashing styles form a surprising weapon, but can their newfound teamwork defeat their rival Nekoma High in the highly anticipated 'Dumpster Battle', the long awaited ultimate showdown between two opposing underdog teams?

Movie details

HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle

“Let's play a game that can't be repeated.”

2024 Animation · Comedy 1h 24m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

7.8 / 10

8.7K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

76 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

67 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

7.9 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

Shoyo Hinata joins Karasuno High's volleyball club to be like his idol, a former Karasuno player known as the 'Little Giant'. But Hinata soon learns that he must team up with his middle school nemesis, Tobio Kageyama. Their clashing styles form a surprising weapon, but can their newfound teamwork defeat their rival Nekoma High in the highly anticipated 'Dumpster Battle', the long awaited ultimate showdown between two opposing underdog teams?

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Susumu Mitsunaka

Written by

Susumu Mitsunaka

Ayumu Murase

Ayumu Murase

Shoyo Hinata (voice)

Kaito Ishikawa

Kaito Ishikawa

Tobio Kageyama (voice)

Yuki Kaji

Yuki Kaji

Kenma Kozume (voice)

Yuichi Nakamura

Yuichi Nakamura

Tetsuro Kuroo (voice)

Satoshi Hino

Satoshi Hino

Daichi Sawamura (voice)

Koki Uchiyama

Koki Uchiyama

Kei Tsukishima (voice)

Yuu Hayashi

Yuu Hayashi

Ryunosuke Tanaka (voice)

Court is in session

Put HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.