# Haikyuu!! Haikyuu!! is a sports shonen manga and anime about a short high schooler chasing volleyball greatness, created by Haruichi Furudate in 2012. What started as a Weekly Shonen Jump serial grew into one of the most quoted, gif-farmed, and joke-riddled anime fandoms of the late 2010s, spawning inside-joke phrases and volleyball-convert memes that spilled far beyond the anime crowd. ## Origin Haikyuu!! was written and illustrated by Haruichi Furudate and first appeared as a one-shot in Shueisha's Jump NEXT! before being picked up for serialization in Weekly Shonen Jump, where the first chapter ran on February 20th, 2012[3]. The story is set at Karasuno High, a once-famous volleyball school trying to claw its way back to nationals[1]. Production I.G. adapted the manga into an anime that premiered in April 2014 and went on to produce multiple further seasons, with the fourth season airing its second cour in October 2020[3]. The English-language manga has been published by Viz Media, which handles the North American release of the Weekly Shonen Jump title[2]. - **Platform:** Weekly Shonen Jump (manga) / Tumblr and Reddit (fandom spread) - **Creator:** Haruichi Furudate - **Date:** 2012 ## Overview Haikyuu!! follows Hinata Shoyo, a short but hyperactive first-year at Karasuno High School who wants to be a volleyball ace despite being shorter than almost everyone he plays against[1]. The series pairs him with a prickly setter, Tobio Kageyama, and turns their fights, tosses, and rivalries into the backbone of a long-running sports story published under license in North America by Viz Media[2]. As a meme object, Haikyuu!! is less a single joke than a giant grab-bag of in-fandom quotes and character bits: Bokuto's owl-like "oya oya oya", Kageyama snapping "boke Hinata boke", Oikawa's milk-bread obsession, and endless riffs about the Nekoma cats, Fukurodani owls, and "you should've come to Shiratorizawa"[3]. Fans on Tumblr and Twitter turn nearly every match beat into gifs, ship art, and reaction shots, which is why the series is often described as one of the most "memeable" anime running[3]. ## How It Spread The anime hit strong review numbers early, sitting at 8.68 on MyAnimeList and 8.6 on IMDb, while the manga cracked the top five in Japanese manga and light novel sales in 2014[1][4]. That commercial success fed a very online fandom: the r/haikyuu subreddit was created in September 2013 and grew past 126,000 followers, while Tumblr became a hub for gifsets, fan art, and shipping culture around the Karasuno, Nekoma, and Aoba Johsai squads[5][3]. Haikyuu!! is also credited by fans with turning anime viewers into actual volleyball watchers. YouTube channels like Power Volleyball attached highlight reels of real matches to the series, and jokes about suddenly caring about rotations and receives became a running fandom bit[3]. On December 27th, 2016, voice actor and comedian ProZD posted a sketch parodying how obsessive people get about volleyball after finishing Haikyuu!!; the video passed 3 million views and became one of the go-to references outside the core anime community[6]. Beyond the screen, the property expanded into radio dramas and stage-play adaptations in Japan, keeping the Karasuno cast in circulation well past any single anime season[1]. ## How to Use Haikyuu!! memes typically pull from specific character quirks rather than a fixed image template. Common conventions include captioning volleyball or workplace clips with Bokuto's "oya oya oya", using Kageyama's "boke Hinata boke" as a stand-in for calling someone a lovable idiot, or slapping "you should've come to Shiratorizawa" on any regret-about-a-choice post. Ship art and gifsets of iconic plays, especially Hinata and Kageyama's quick attack, still circulate on Tumblr and Twitter. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is Haikyuu!!? Haikyuu!! is a sports shonen manga and anime by Haruichi Furudate about a short high school volleyball player, Hinata Shoyo, and his Karasuno High teammates[1]. ### Where did Haikyuu!! come from? It started as a Jump NEXT! one-shot before serializing in Weekly Shonen Jump on February 20th, 2012, with an anime by Production I.G. following in April 2014[3]. ### What does Haikyuu!! mean? The title is a stylization of the Japanese word for volleyball, which fits the series' focus on high school volleyball at Karasuno High[1]. ### How do you use Haikyuu!! as a meme? Fans lean on character catchphrases like Bokuto's "oya oya oya" and Kageyama's "boke Hinata boke", plus gifsets of iconic plays shared heavily on Tumblr and Reddit[5][3]. ### Is Haikyuu!! still popular? Yes, it is still a classic sports anime with a large fandom; the r/haikyuu subreddit passed 126,000 followers and the anime holds an 8.68 score on MyAnimeList[1][5]. ## References 1. [https://myanimelist.net/anime/20583/Haikyuu]() 2. [https://www.viz.com/haikyu]() 3. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/subcultures/haikyuu]() 4. [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3398540/]() 5. [https://www.reddit.com/r/haikyuu/]() 6. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhZG9Uw7PxM]() --- Source: https://meme.com/memes/haikyuu Published by meme.com — The Internet Meme Library