Crunchyroll Announces “HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle” Streaming Premiere ; YouTube Primetime Partnership

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Crunchyroll is about to make anime even more accessible as it announces a new distribution deal with YouTube Primetime Channels. The launch is slated sometime before the end of 2024 in the United States, France, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Australia.

With YouTube Primetime Channels, viewers can subscribe to and watch content from multiple streaming services directly on the YouTube app, simplifying the experience by managing all subscriptions in one place. Crunchyroll is joining over 45 channels on YouTube Primetime Channels.

Crunchyroll also announced today the streaming availability for HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle. The highly acclaimed volleyball anime is set to arrive on the Crunchyroll streaming platform on October 31 at 5:00 PM PT.
Released in theaters earlier this year, HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle has earned over $100 million globally. The anime series also celebrated its 10-year anniversary this past April. The filmwill be available to stream worldwide dubbed in English, Latin American Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, French, German, Italian, Castilian Spanish, and Catalan.
HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle follows Shoyo Hinata as he joins Karasuno High’s volleyball club to be like his idol, a former Karasuno player known as the “Little Giant.” But, Hinata soon finds that he must team up with his middle school nemesis, Tobio Kageyama. Their clashing styles turn into a surprising weapon, but can they beat their rival Nekoma High in the highly anticipated “Dumpster Battle,” the long-awaited ultimate showdown between two opposing underdog teams?
Produced by Production I.G (Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex), the film’s screenplay and direction are by Susumu Mitsunaka, with the original story by Haruichi Furudate.
Key English Voice Cast:

  • Bryson Baugus as Shoyo Hinata
  • Scott Gibbs as Tobio Kageyama
  • Clint Bickham as Kenma Kozume
  • Ty Mahany as Tetsuro Kuroo
  • Leraldo Anzaldua as Kei Tsukishima
About the HAIKYU!! Franchise
Based on the original Weekly Shonen Jump manga series from Haruichi Furudate, HAIKYU!! is a slice-of-life sports anime revolving around Shoyo Hinata’s love of volleyball. Inspired by a small-statured player known as the “Little Giant,” Hinata creates a team in his last year of middle school. His team is unfortunately matched up against “King of the Court” Tobio Kageyama’s team in their first tournament, inevitably losing.

After the crushing defeat, Hinata vows to surpass Kageyama. Entering high school, he joins the volleyball team only to find that Tobio has also joined, making his once rival his new teammate. The anime series HAIKYU!! is produced by TOHO animation.

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