Haikyu!!

TV show · 2014

This report covers the full series across all four seasons (85 episodes, 2014–2020). Haikyu!! is a wholesome, energetic sports anime following a high-school volleyball team chasing their dream of nationals, built on big themes of teamwork, resilience, and learning to lose well.

Great for kids roughly 10 and up who love sports stories, with content-conscious families often comfortable at 9 if the child is a sports fan.

Peril & tensionViolenceLoss & griefBig emotionsLanguageBehavior modeledLoud or startling soundsDrinking, drugs & smoking

Episodes to know about

Peril & tensionS1E1Mild

The very first episode establishes Hinata's fierce, emotional relationship with volleyball after a crushing early defeat — a great conversation-starter about handling disappointment.

Behavior modeledS1, early episodes (the first practice match arc)Mild

Kageyama is introduced as controlling and dismissive toward teammates; the arc that follows is specifically about him unlearning this behavior.

ViolenceS1, mid-season (Interhigh arc)Mild

A brief physical altercation between characters under pressure; one is thrown to the ground but there is no gore.

7 more moments are in the full report. See all of them, checked against your own family’s settings, in Little Longer.