KEY POINTS

  • Sarukawa Tech High plan to target Nekoma High setter Kenma
  • Sarukawa Tech High and Nekoma High are inching toward their second set in the game
  • "Haikyuu!!" Season 4, Episode 18 is scheduled to air Friday

Taking a break from the electrifying Inarizaki High vs. Karasuno High's match, the series focuses on Nekoma High and Sarukawa Tech High's game. In "Haikyuu!!" Season 4, Episode 18, which is titled "Trap," Sarukawa Tech High will likely go after one of Nekoma High's key players.

The official website released a set of spoiler stills and synopsis for "Haikyuu!!" Season 4, Episode 18, teasing Sarukawa Tech High will use the strategy of their coach Shishio.

The plan is to crush Nekoma's star setter, Kenma, using physical exhaustion. Since he is the brain of Nekoma High, if he perishes, the team will lose momentum and the game.

In "Haikyuu!!" Season 4, Episode 18, Kenma is expected to flip the game for his team and come up with a counter plan.

The previous "Haikyuu!!" Season 4 episode focuses on Kenma's journey as a volleyball player with Nekoma High. Interestingly, there is more character building in episode 17. The episode hints at Sarukawa Tech High's plan to exhaust the opponent.

During the match, Suguru, who is watching the match with Mika, points out there is something odd about Sarukawa Tech High's strategy against Nekoma High. As both teams excel in their defense tactics, Sarukawa Tech High plan to slow down the game instead of focusing on accelerated scoring.

Episode 17 also shows Kuroo and Kenma's relationship blossom as the former mentors Kenma.

The cast of the anime includes Kaito Ishikawa as Tobio Kageyama, Ayumu Murase as Shoyo Hinata, Hiroshi Kamiya as Ittetsu Takeda, Hideaki Kabumoto as Osamu Miya, Mamuro Miyano as Atsumu Miya, Kouki Uchiyama as Kei Tsukishima, Jun Nazuka as Aran Ojiro, Nobuhiko Okamoto as Yu Nishinoya, Nobuyuri Sagara as Hisashi Kinoshita, Ryusei Nakao as Tanji Washijo, Subaru Kimura as Satori Tendo, Yuu Hayashi as Ryunoksuke Tanaka, Yu Miyazaki as Sachiro Hirugmai and Yoshimasa Hosoya as Asahi Azumane.

In the U.S., fans can live stream the "Haikyuu!!" Season 4, Episode 18 online on Crunchyroll. The episode will stream in Japanese with English subtitles.

"Haikyuu!!" Season 4, Episode 18 is scheduled to release Friday, 1.27 p.m. ET.

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