Fair rating?Haikyu!!· Season 1 · Episode 18
Guarding Your Back
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?
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#2In Season 1of 25 rated episodes
#10All-timeof 85 rated episodes
+0.6vs season avgSeason 1 averages 8.4
2014First airedAugust 3, 2014
Guest stars
Satoshi Hinoas Daichi Sawamura (voice)
Miyu Irinoas Koshi Sugawara (voice)
Yoshimasa Hosoyaas Asahi Azumane (voice)
Yuu Hayashias Ryunosuke Tanaka (voice)
Nobuhiko Okamotoas Yu Nishinoya (voice)
Koki Uchiyamaas Kei Tsukishima (voice)
Soma Saitoas Tadashi Yamaguchi (voice)
Toshiki Masudaas Chikara Ennoshita (voice)
Nobuyori Sagaraas Hisashi Kinoshita (voice)
Hiroshi Kamiyaas Ittetsu Takeda (voice)
Kazunari Tanakaas Keishin Ukai (voice)
Daisuke Namikawaas Toru Oikawa (voice)
Kiyoshi Katsunumaas Coach (voice)Mao Onishias Kosuke Sakunami / Student from Other School (voice)Crew
Yumi KamakuraDirector · Storyboard ArtistToshimitsu TakeuchiWriterAko KagiyamaKey AnimationAsuka SuzukiOpening/Ending AnimationChie OkuboBackground DesignerEiji AraiCompositing ArtistEmi OtaKey AnimationFumio FurukawaCompositing ArtistFumitoshi OizakiOpening/Ending AnimationHatsue KoizumiAnimation Director
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