The official website of the anime adaptations of Haruichi Furudate's volleyball-themed manga Haikyu!! today officially confirmed that its highly anticipated TV anime third season titled Haikyu!! Karasuno High School vs Shiratorizawa Academy, is set to premiere in October of this year. The project itself was previously announced back in March.

Teaser for the third season

The manga started its serialization in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump in 2012, and its latest 22nd

tankobon volume will be available on next Monday, July 4. The first TV anime adaptation was aired

for 25 episodes from April to September 2014, then the second season followed with another 25

episodes from October 2015 to March 2016. Both were animated by Production I.G, with Susumu

Mitsutaka (Cuticle Detective Inaba) directing. The last 9th volume DVD/Blu-ray of the second season

will be released on September 14, 2016, one month before the 3rd season's premiere.

Manga tankobon 1st and 21st volume covers

TV anime first and second season main visuals

Source: "Haikyu!!" TV anime 3rd season website

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© Haruichi Furudate/Shueisha, "Haikyu!!" Production Committee, MBS