Haikyu!! New Anime to Be Included with Vol. 15 - Main Character is Lev Haiba, a Character Not Yet Seen in the Anime

The hugely popular manga Haikyu!! is currently serializing in Weekly Shonen Jump (Shueisha). The manga themed after volleyball and authored by Haruichi Furudate has broken through 10 million copies in print. The broadcast of the TV anime began in April of this year and concluded in September, but information on exhibits and more is continuing to be released.

It has now been decided that a new anime will be produced. This new anime will be included on a DVD with the limited edition of the 15th volume of the manga on sale March 4, 2015. On the anime DVD will be an original episode supervised by author Furudate. The title of the episode is “Haikyu!! Lev Appears!” The anime, which lasts roughly 24 minutes, was screened in November at the Jump Special Anime Festa 2014. The event was hugely exciting, with 12,780 fans in attendance.

The main character of the episode is Lev Haiba, a half-Russian, half-Japanese first-year high school student at Nekoma High who wasn’t shown in the TV anime, and the episode depicts Nekoma High facing off against Haruko High, the team they lost to during the Tokyo interhigh tournament. Voicing Lev is Mark Ishii, who currently voices Bellri in Gundam Reconguista in G. It seems that the episode will include not just Nekoma High but also cameo appearances from the members of the Karasuno High volleyball team.

The DVD will also include an original ending song by Huwie Ishizaki called “Hoshi o Tsukamaete.” Pre-orders for the limited edition of Vol. 15 of Haikyu!! that includes this anime DVD will be taken until Friday, Jan. 16, 2015. If you’re a fan that wants this, it would be a good idea to pre-order it quickly.

Anime Haikyu!!

Release Date: March 4, 2015 (Wed.)
Pre-Order Deadline: Jan. 16, 2015 (Fri.)
Price: 2,980 yen (tax not included)
^*^ The regular edition of Vol. 15 also releases the same day

Source: animeanime

© Haruichi Furudate / Shueisha Inc., Haikyu!! Production Committee, MBS
© Haruichi Furudate / Shueisha Inc., Haikyu!! Production Committee, MBS
© Haruichi Furudate / Shueisha Inc., Haikyu!! Production Committee, MBS
© Haruichi Furudate / Shueisha Inc., Haikyu!! Production Committee, MBS
© Haruichi Furudate / Shueisha Inc., Haikyu!! Production Committee, MBS
© Haruichi Furudate / Shueisha Inc., Haikyu!! Production Committee, MBS
© Haruichi Furudate / Shueisha Inc., Haikyu!! Production Committee, MBS
© Haruichi Furudate / Shueisha Inc., Haikyu!! Production Committee, MBS
© Haruichi Furudate / Shueisha Inc., Haikyu!! Production Committee, MBS
© Haruichi Furudate / Shueisha Inc., Haikyu!! Production Committee, MBS
© Haruichi Furudate / Shueisha Inc., Haikyu!! Production Committee, MBS
© Haruichi Furudate / Shueisha Inc., Haikyu!! Production Committee, MBS

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