Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle Movie Streaming on Crunchyroll From October 31
HAIKYU: The Dumpster Battle movie will officially stream on Crunchyroll starting on October 31 at 5:00 p.m. PT. The movie had one of the biggest opening weekends in Japan following its February 16 premiere, with the Blu-ray & DVD release releasing today.
The movie will be available on the platform in North America, Central America, South America, Europe (excluding France), Africa (excluding Southern Africa), Oceania, the Middle East and CIS. It will release in multiple subbed and dubbed versions, including:
Subtitles: English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Italian
Dub languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Italian, Catalan
This is the first of two final movies for the Haikyu!! franchise. It covers the 3rd round nationals match between Karasuno High and Nekoma High in the long-awaited “Dumpster Battle.” Shoyo Hinata and Tobio Kageyama lead Karasuno, while Kenma Kozume and Tetsuro Kuroo present the biggest challenge on the other side. The staff for the movie included:
- Director: Susumu Mitsunaka
- Character Designs: Takahiro Kishida
- Screenplay: Susumu Mitsunaka
- Chief Animation Director: Takahiro Chiba
- Music: Yuki Hayashi
- Theme Song: “ORANGE” by SPYAIR
Haruichi Furudate wrote and drew the original Haikyu!! manga, which was serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump from 2012 to 2020. The manga ended with 405 chapters, compiled into 45 volumes. Viz Media licensed the manga in English.
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 Topand 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.
You can also read our own review of the movie! HAIKYU: The Dumpster Battle will also be streaming on Netflix from October 31 in select regions in Asia.
Source: Crunchyroll on X
©Haruichi Furudate/Shueisha, Haikyuu Production Committee, MBS
