Image source: Haikyu!! anime film’s website, Comic Natalie — via Anime News Network
The staff for the Haikyu!! franchise revealed on Wednesday a teaser for the "Haikyū!! Bakemono-tachi no Iku Tokoro" (Where Monsters Go) short anime special, along with new visuals for the special and the franchise's second sequel film, Gekijōban Haikyū!! VS Chiisana Kyojin (Haikyu!! Vs. The Little Giant).
Visual for Gekijōban Haikyū!! VS Chiisana Kyojin film.
The "Haikyū!! Bakemono-tachino Iku Tokoro" special depicts the must-win game between Fukurōdani Academy and Mujinazaka High School. The special will play with the new film when it opens in theaters next year.
The new film continues the story from HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle (Gekijōban Haikyu!! Gomi Suteba no Kessen), the first film in the two-part Haikyu!! Final sequel film project. Susumu Mitsunaka returns to write and direct the second sequel film at Production I. G
Crunchyroll describes the first sequel film's story:
The first sequel film opened in Japan on February 16, 2024 and also screened inIMAX. Susumu Mitsunaka (first, third Haikyu!! television anime) both directed and wrote the script for the film.
The first film sold 1,529,000 tickets for 2,230,465,540 yen (about US$14.12 million) in its first three days of screening. The film screened inNorth American theaters on May 31, 2024 in Japanese with English subtitles and with an English dub.
The anime's staff had announced the two films in August 2022. Thefirst film depicts the "fated showdown" between Karasuno High and Nekoma High.