In the final set against Seijoh, with the combo play by Hinata and Kageyama, they somehow are able to somehow tie up the score. Despite the pressure, Oikawa is able to bring out the best in Kageyama's former teammate, Kunimi. Seeing this, Kageyama...

They finally approach the final set of match and Hinata and Karasuno are fired up. However, since Seijoh are so tight as a team, they start to take the lead. At this rate, Seijoh will leave them in the dust. To change the flow of the game, the coach decides to...

In the second set, Kageyama goes back to the court and starts paying more attention to his teammates. He tries to get a bit closer to Tsukishima, who he had been awkward with this whole time. Karasuno finally starts to fight back, using their special quick attack. Meanwhile, Oikawa remembers his junior high days...

Because Karasuno's plays become messy and the match's rhythm gets thrown off, they change setters. Sugawara goes onto the court in place of Kageyama and because he's always seen things from outside the court, he says he knows what's going on, and Karasuno starts their counterattack. Meanwhile, after seeing the match from the outside, there's a change in Kageyama as well.

The 3rd round Inter-High match against Aoba Johsai has begun. Without wasting any time, Kageyama and Oikawa start a setter battle. Well-experienced as a team, Aoba Johsai scores point after point against Karasuno with Oikawa's serves. Kageyama starts to panic. It's then that Karasuno's mood-maker, Tanak gets riled up. After seeing that, Oikawa...

Karasuno's volleyball team makes it to the third round and they'll be facing off with Aoba Johsai. Seijoh, led by Oikawa, shows even more combination plays than they did in their practice match together. Meanwhile, the coach comes up with a formation to stop Oikawa's powerful serve. And before their match, Kageyama, who is Oikawa's junior from junior high, decides to...

Thanks to Hinata and Kageyama's cornerstone "freak quicks," Karasuno is in the lead against Date Tech. But with Aone blocking, Date Tech starts catching up to Karasuno. This is when the ace Azumane must prove his worth. Will Azumane blast through Date's iron wall?

The second match of Interhigh preliminaries has begun. Azumane has a history with Date Kogyo, but he is determined to rise to the occasion. Dateko's tactic is to throw their opponent off kilter with their serves - but Karasuno focuses on receives. The wall of Dateko looms high; what will Karasuno do?

Karasuno is winning the first round of Interhigh against Tokonami. But though Tokonami knows they're outclassed, they don't give up, they keep the ball in play. On another court, in spite of Michimiya's encouragement, the Karasuno girls' team is having a rough battle. Everyone is immersed in thought, but there can only be one winner!

The much awaited day of Interhigh preliminaries has come. Karasuno's first match is against Tokonami High School. Sawamura battles against a former teammate in junior high, Ikejiri. The tournament is now official; one loss and you're out of the running. It's time for Karasuno's revival. Onward to the battle!

Interhigh is coming up next month. The Karasuno volleyball club is pensive, tension rises. They endeavor in training individually and with clearer vision as a team, as they get more inspired. In the meantime, pairings of the preliminaries get announced...

Touko and Shigeru are the kind elderly couple who took in Natsume when no one else would. But what were they like before they let Natsume move in?

Kurosawa Junichiro has holed up at Hotel Cardinal in order to finish writing the manuscript for his next highly anticipated novel. Ryu decides to finally accept Taizo's offer, but he has one condition that must be fulfilled first.

Yumiko is down to her final recording session, and her performance still isn't living up to the directors' expectations. Can she search her soul and find a solution in the eleventh hour?

Kurumi manages to survive Mio's assault and the other Spirits arrive to aid Shido. Realizing why he failed to seal Mio previously, Shido plans to kiss her again and this time make her choose him over Shinji.

Kurumi manages to survive Mio's assault and the other Spirits arrive to aid Shido. Realizing why he failed to seal Mio previously, Shido plans to kiss her again and this time make her choose him over Shinji.

Hobin's intimidation tactics don't go exactly as planned, so he's forced to fall back on moves he perfected for previous fights without Samdak's guiding voice booming around his head to get him through.

Hobin's intimidation tactics don't go exactly as planned, so he's forced to fall back on moves he perfected for previous fights without Samdak's guiding voice booming around his head to get him through.

Hobin's intimidation tactics don't go exactly as planned, so he's forced to fall back on moves he perfected for previous fights without Samdak's guiding voice booming around his head to get him through.

Despite seemingly being outmatched in every department, Hobin challenges Ssireum wrestler, Mangi Hwang, to a rematch, but is this one fight too far for the amateur fighter?