Haikyuu!! TRADING CARD GAME

Haikyuu!! Trading Card Game primarily refers to Haikyu!! Vobaca!! BREAK (ハイキュー!! バボカ!! BREAK), an official Japanese competitive card game based on Haruichi Furudate’s volleyball manga and its anime adaptation. Published by Takara Tomy, the BREAK series launched in Japan on October 25, 2025 as the second generation of the original Haikyu!! Vobaca!! product line first released in 2014. The name “Vobaca” is derived from “Volleyball Card Game,” reflecting a system that lets players form a team of Haikyu!! characters and recreate serves, receives, tosses, spikes, blocks, and extended rallies through physical cards.

A standard deck contains 40 Character and Event Cards, with no more than eight Event Cards, and players compete to become the first to win three sets. Japanese products include booster packs, booster boxes, school-focused Starter Decks, foil cards, parallel artwork, box-purchase bonuses, promotional cards, singles, and official card sleeves. Current booster packs are officially priced at ¥275 for six cards, while a standard 18-pack box is priced at ¥4,950.

Popular Haikyuu!! Trading Card Game product types

Haikyu!! Vobaca!! BREAK offers products for beginners learning the rules, active deck builders, school and character collectors, and fans searching for original or manga-based card artwork:

• Japanese Booster Packs: Each BREAK booster pack contains six randomly selected cards. Current packs guarantee at least one foil card and may include Character Cards, Event Cards, parallel designs, box-set themes, and premium collector treatments.
• Japanese Booster Boxes: One current booster box contains 18 packs, providing 108 cards before separately packed box bonuses are considered. A sealed box offers more cards for deck construction and trading but does not guarantee every card or a particular parallel.
• Starter Decks: Fixed 40-card decks designed around a specific high-school volleyball team. They can be played immediately and include a rule sheet and play sheet, making them the clearest entry point for first-time players.
• Karasuno High Starter Deck: A constructed deck based on Karasuno players and their aggressive combination attacks, including cards connected to Shoyo Hinata, Tobio Kageyama, Kei Tsukishima, Yu Nishinoya, Koshi Sugawara, Asahi Azumane, and other team members.
• Nekoma High Starter Deck: A defensive and receive-focused constructed product featuring Kenma Kozume, Tetsuro Kuroo, Morisuke Yaku, Lev Haiba, Nobuyuki Kai, Taketora Yamamoto, and the teamwork associated with Nekoma’s “connect” philosophy.
• Inarizaki High Starter Deck: A ready-to-play deck built around Atsumu Miya, Osamu Miya, Shinsuke Kita, Rintaro Suna, Aran Ojiro, Michinari Akagi, and the varied offensive options of Inarizaki.
• Character Cards: The main cards placed in the Serve, Receive, Toss, Attack, and Block areas. Character Cards display school affiliation, grade, volleyball position, skills, and points associated with different stages of a rally.
• Event Cards: Support cards featuring memorable manga scenes, coaches, managers, spectators, conversations, training moments, and other events. A legal 40-card deck may contain up to eight Event Cards.
• Foil Cards: Reflective cards inserted throughout booster products. Each current booster pack guarantees one foil card, although the exact character, artwork, and treatment remain random.
• Parallel Cards: Alternate versions of cards using different artwork, framing, finishes, or presentation. A parallel usually represents another collectible treatment of an existing gameplay card.
• Art Vobaca Cards: Character-focused art parallels introduced in Booster Pack Vol.3. These cards use distinctive Vobaca-exclusive illustrations that emphasize each player’s personality and visual identity.
• Secret Cards: Scarcer collector versions listed separately from ordinary cards in the official card database. Buyers should verify the complete card number and treatment because the same character may appear in several versions.
• Starter Deck-Exclusive Cards: Cards created specifically for a constructed deck. The BREAK Starter Decks use original character illustrations and Event Cards featuring artwork from the Haikyu!! manga.
• Box-Purchase Bonus Cards: Promotional cards included separately with qualifying sealed booster boxes. The bonus lineup and random distribution differ between booster releases.
• Promotional Cards: Cards distributed through shop events, teaching sessions, magazines, Jump-related events, fan festivals, purchase campaigns, tournaments, and other official programs.
• Legacy Vobaca Cards: Cards from the first Haikyu!! Vobaca!! series released from 2014. These use the earlier terminology and product design and should be distinguished from BREAK cards when building a deck or entering an event.
• Single Cards: Individual Japanese cards allow players to obtain a specific athlete, school, skill, artwork, foil version, promo, or deck component without opening more randomized packs.
• Official Card Sleeves: Takara Tomy releases DX sleeves featuring characters, card-back designs, mascots, team concepts, and expansion-related artwork. Current sleeve sets contain designs based on Hinata, Kageyama, Kenma, the Miya twins, and other Haikyu!! themes.

How Haikyu!! Vobaca!! BREAK is played

• Forty-Card Deck: Each player prepares exactly 40 cards using a combination of Character and Event Cards.
• Eight-Event Maximum: Event Cards are limited to eight cards within the 40-card deck. The remaining cards are normally Character Cards used to complete volleyball actions.
• No Deck Copy Limit by Name: Players may include multiple cards with the same card name when the deck otherwise follows the construction requirements.
• Six-Card Opening Hand: Each player draws six cards at the beginning of the game and may perform one partial redraw by returning any number of cards to the deck and drawing the same quantity.
• Two Starting Set Cards: Two cards are placed face down in each player’s Set Area before the first serve. These cards are connected to the number of sets the opponent must win.
• Three-Set Victory: The first player to take three sets wins the match. A set is taken when the opponent has no remaining card in their Set Area at the relevant result point.
• Serve Phase: The player with service places an appropriate Character Card to begin the rally. Its Serve Points establish the initial offensive value.
• Receive Phase: The opposing player uses a Character Card’s Receive Points to handle the incoming ball. A successful receive allows the rally to continue into the Toss Phase.
• Toss Phase: A setter or other eligible character is placed in the Toss Area. The card’s Toss Points help determine the strength of the following spike.
• Attack Phase: An attacker enters the Attack Area. The Toss Points and Attack Points are combined to calculate the offensive strength of the spike.
• Block Phase: The defending player may deploy up to three blockers. Their combined Block Points determine whether the spike is stopped and how the ball is returned.
• Character Positions: Cards represent roles such as middle blocker, wing spiker, setter, libero, and opposite. Their values and skills reflect the strengths associated with those volleyball positions.
• Character Skills: Selected cards can alter points, change available actions, improve combinations, support teammates, disrupt opposing players, or reproduce a signature play from the manga or anime.
• Mixed-School Teams: Decks can combine athletes from different schools, allowing collectors to create a dream team rather than being restricted to one official school roster.
• Same-Character Court Restrictions: Although several cards with the same character name may be included in the deck, the rules restrict when identical named characters can be placed together during the same rally.
• Interval Between Sets: After a set is taken, both players refill their hands to six cards. The player who lost the previous set adds one Set Area card to their hand, while the winner receives the next serve.

Haikyuu!! Trading Card Game featured series & expansion sets

• Original Haikyu!! Vobaca!! Series: The first Takara Tomy Haikyu!! Volleyball Card Game launched in 2014. It introduced the rally-based gameplay system and released boosters, constructed decks, promotional cards, accessories, and products connected to earlier manga and anime story arcs.
• Haikyu!! Vobaca!! BREAK: The second official series launched on October 25, 2025. It preserves the volleyball-focused identity of the original game while introducing updated terminology, revised card designs, new artwork, modern organized play, an official card database, and a deck-building service.
• HV-P01 “Battle at the Garbage Dump” — ゴミ捨て場の決戦: Released on October 25, 2025, the first BREAK booster contains more than 90 card types. It prominently features Karasuno and Nekoma while also including athletes from other schools.
• Original Haruichi Furudate Illustration: Booster Pack Vol.1 contains artwork newly drawn by original creator Haruichi Furudate specifically for the Vobaca!! BREAK project.
• Vobaca-Original Artwork: The first booster primarily uses new illustrations created for the card game together with manga artwork depicting recognizable scenes and character interactions.
• HV-D01 Karasuno High Starter Deck: Released on October 25, 2025, the product contains one playable 40-card deck, a rule sheet, and a play sheet. Its Character Cards use Starter Deck-exclusive illustrations.
• HV-D02 Nekoma High Starter Deck: Released on the same date, the Nekoma deck offers a different constructed strategy centered on receiving, controlling the rally, reducing opposing Attack Points, and connecting teammates.
• HV-P02 “The Strongest Challengers” — 最強の挑戦者: Released on February 28, 2026, the second booster contains more than 100 card types. Inarizaki is a central focus, with additional cards for Karasuno, Date Tech, Shiratorizawa, and several other schools.
• Inarizaki Combination Cards: The second booster and Starter Deck support Atsumu and Osamu Miya’s twin quick attack, Atsumu’s serving options, Kita’s leadership, Suna’s flexible offense, and Inarizaki’s wider player lineup.
• HV-D03 Inarizaki High Starter Deck: Released on February 28, 2026, this 40-card product contains 11 Character Card types and two Event Card types, all tied to the Inarizaki volleyball team.
• HV-P03 “Youth & Selected Training Camp” — ユース＆選抜強化合宿: Released on June 27, 2026, the third booster is based on the All-Japan Youth Training Camp and Miyagi Prefecture First-Year Selected Training Camp.
• Youth and Pseudo-Youth Players: The set brings together athletes from multiple schools under new training-camp affiliations, introducing new team labels, positions, and skills.
• Art Vobaca Debut: Booster Pack Vol.3 introduces Art Vobaca, a new parallel treatment using expressive illustrations designed specifically for the card game.
• Current Product Status: As of August 6, 2026, Youth & Selected Training Camp is the latest officially released BREAK booster. No later retail booster should be described as confirmed until Takara Tomy publishes an official announcement.

Popular Haikyuu!! schools, characters & themes

• Karasuno High: Shoyo Hinata, Tobio Kageyama, Daichi Sawamura, Koshi Sugawara, Asahi Azumane, Yu Nishinoya, Ryunosuke Tanaka, Kei Tsukishima, Tadashi Yamaguchi, and other Karasuno members form one of the central card pools.
• Nekoma High: Kenma Kozume, Tetsuro Kuroo, Morisuke Yaku, Lev Haiba, Taketora Yamamoto, Nobuyuki Kai, and their teammates support receive-heavy, defensive, and team-connection strategies.
• Inarizaki High: Atsumu Miya, Osamu Miya, Shinsuke Kita, Rintaro Suna, Aran Ojiro, Michinari Akagi, Ren Omimi, Hitoshi Ginjima, and other players appear through Starter Deck and booster support.
• Aoba Johsai High: Toru Oikawa, Hajime Iwaizumi, Issei Matsukawa, Takahiro Hanamaki, Yutaro Kindaichi, Akira Kunimi, and their teammates are popular with collectors focused on serving, setting, and rival-school cards.
• Shiratorizawa Academy: Wakatoshi Ushijima, Satori Tendo, Tsutomu Goshiki, Kenjiro Shirabu, Reon Ohira, and other members represent powerful attacking and blocking themes.
• Date Tech High: Takanobu Aone, Kenji Futakuchi, Kanji Koganegawa, and the school’s “Iron Wall” identity naturally support cards connected to blocking and defensive formations.
• Fukurodani Academy: Kotaro Bokuto, Keiji Akaashi, Akinori Konoha, and other Fukurodani members attract collectors interested in explosive attacks, setter–ace combinations, and training-camp scenes.
• Kamomedai High: Korai Hoshiumi, Sachiro Hirugami, and the team’s disciplined blocking system appear in cards connected to advanced tournament and youth-level volleyball.
• Itachiyama Institute: Kiyoomi Sakusa, Motoya Komori, and related youth-camp appearances are especially relevant to sets featuring elite national-level players.
• Nohebi Academy: Suguru Daisho and Nohebi characters appeal to collectors interested in tactical pressure, provocation, and rival-school matchups.
• Johzenji High: Yuuji Terushima and his teammates represent free-form, improvisational volleyball and energetic character designs.
• Wakutani Minami High: Takeru Nakashima and his team connect to Miyagi tournament storylines and smaller-athlete attacking themes.
• First-Year Training Camp: Kei Tsukishima, Yutaro Kindaichi, Tsutomu Goshiki, Hyakuzawa, and other first-year athletes appear through the Miyagi selected-training storyline.
• All-Japan Youth Camp: Tobio Kageyama, Kiyoomi Sakusa, Motoya Komori, Korai Hoshiumi, and other elite players form a major collector theme in Booster Pack Vol.3.
• Setters: Kageyama, Oikawa, Kenma, Atsumu, Sugawara, Akaashi, Shirabu, and Koganegawa allow collectors to compare different setting styles and team systems.
• Aces: Hinata, Asahi, Bokuto, Ushijima, Aran, Sakusa, Hoshiumi, Iwaizumi, and other attacking players appear in cards focused on spikes, combinations, power, and match-winning plays.
• Liberos and Receivers: Nishinoya, Yaku, Akagi, Komori, and other defensive specialists are represented through Receive Points, saves, positioning, and rally-preserving effects.
• Quick Attacks: Hinata and Kageyama’s freak quick, the Miya twins’ version of the attack, and other setter–spiker combinations are central gameplay and collector themes.
• Blocking: Tsukishima, Kuroo, Aone, Tendo, Suna, Hirugami, and other blockers receive cards that reflect timing, reading, coordinated blocks, and defensive pressure.
• Rivalries: Karasuno versus Nekoma, Hinata versus Hoshiumi, Kageyama versus Oikawa or Atsumu, and other rival relationships support character-pair displays and themed decks.

Hot tie-in cards & promotional releases

• Battle at the Garbage Dump: The first BREAK booster is directly connected to the famous Karasuno versus Nekoma matchup, supported by original card illustrations and memorable manga scenes.
• Original Manga Artwork: Event Cards and selected collector designs use panels and illustrations from Haruichi Furudate’s original manga rather than relying only on anime screenshots.
• Newly Drawn Creator Artwork: Special BREAK cards include newly commissioned work by Haruichi Furudate, providing a direct creative connection between the card game and the manga’s creator.
• Vobaca-Exclusive Illustrations: Character Cards in boosters and Starter Decks include illustrations created specifically for the card-game product line.
• Art Vobaca Parallels: Vol.3’s Art Vobaca treatment gives selected players stylized character portraits unavailable on the standard card version.
• Box-Purchase Bonus Cards: Booster boxes may contain one randomly selected promotional bonus card outside the six-card retail packs.
• Magazine Supplement Cards: Official Haikyu!! and Jump-related publications may distribute supplementary cards featuring characters, manga art, or promotional designs.
• Teaching-Session Decks: Selected Animate, TSUTAYA, Jump Shop, electronics-store, and hobby-store demonstrations lend out or distribute beginner materials so new players can learn the game.
• Shop Exchange Meetings: Officially supported shops host regular casual-play events with participation items, upper-placement rewards, or random-prize products.
• Women-Only Exchange Events: Selected official events provide a dedicated casual-play environment for female participants, including beginner-friendly sessions and event rewards.
• Three-Pack Opening Events: Casual events allow participants to open booster packs and enjoy card collecting even when they are not focused on competitive deck play.
• Extra Mixed-Card Events: Special Extra-format exchange meetings permit both original Vobaca!! and Vobaca!! BREAK cards under modified BREAK rules.
• Vobaca Fan Festival: Larger official fan events can include card battles, teaching sessions, exhibitions, product sales, participation promos, and community activities.
• Jump Victory Carnival: The game appears at major Jump events where visitors may see demonstrations, receive promotional materials, or participate in card-game activities.
• Release Campaigns: New booster launches can be supported by surveys, store events, teaching sessions, and limited promotional distribution.

Collectors should distinguish between cards found in standard booster packs, box-purchase bonuses, Starter Deck exclusives, magazine supplements, shop promos, event prizes, Secret cards, and Art Vobaca parallels. Cards featuring the same player can have different artwork, foil finishes, card numbers, skills, and distribution methods.

Haikyuu!! Trading Card Game prices and rarity guide

The current BREAK product line uses consistent official Japanese pricing:

• Japanese Booster Packs: One pack contains six cards and has an official suggested retail price of ¥275.
• Japanese Booster Boxes: One box contains 18 packs and has an official suggested retail price of ¥4,950.
• Karasuno High Starter Deck: The official suggested retail price is ¥1,650 for one 40-card deck with a rule sheet and play sheet.
• Nekoma High Starter Deck: The official suggested retail price is ¥1,650.
• Inarizaki High Starter Deck: The official suggested retail price is ¥1,650 for one constructed 40-card deck.
• DX Card Sleeves: Current 64-sleeve accessory products have an official suggested retail price of ¥979 per pack.
• Legacy Products: Original 2014-series booster boxes, decks, promos, and accessories are discontinued and may trade above or below their historical retail prices.

The official card database uses the product-specific term “Vobarity” and separates cards by regular, parallel, and art presentation. Collector categories across the BREAK series include:

• Standard Cards: Regular Character and Event Cards forming the main numbered checklist for booster products.
• Starter Deck Cards: Fixed cards included in Karasuno, Nekoma, or Inarizaki decks. These may use illustrations unavailable in the booster-card lineup.
• Guaranteed Foil Cards: Each current booster pack includes one reflective card. Foil status alone does not identify a card as the rarest version in the expansion.
• Parallel Cards: Alternate visual versions of standard cards with changed artwork, framing, finish, or presentation.
• Art Vobaca: Premium art parallels introduced in the third booster, featuring distinctive original illustrations.
• Secret Cards: Scarcer variants identified separately in the official card database. Availability and visual treatment can differ by expansion.
• Promotional Cards: Cards distributed outside ordinary booster collation through events, publications, campaigns, demonstrations, purchases, and official tournaments.
• Box-Purchase Bonus Cards: Random promotional cards supplied with qualifying sealed booster boxes.
• Legacy Vobaca Rarities: The original series used its own card codes, rarity treatments, terminology, and product configurations. Buyers should not assume that an old rarity label has the same pull rate as a BREAK treatment.

Individual Haikyu!! card values may be influenced by the featured character, school, card number, artwork, foil treatment, Secret or parallel status, box-bonus distribution, competitive usefulness, card condition, product age, print availability, and collector demand. A foil, Secret, promotional, original-art, or discontinued card is not guaranteed to retain or increase its resale value. Prices may vary depending on product type, rarity, manufacturer, and release status.

Japanese vs English Haikyuu!! Trading Card Game cards

As of August 6, 2026, Haikyu!! Vobaca!! BREAK is officially sold and supported through a Japanese-language product line. Takara Tomy has not announced a complete dedicated English-edition booster, Starter Deck, card database, or organized-play schedule equivalent to the Japanese BREAK series.

• Japanese Card Text: Official BREAK cards use Japanese character names, school affiliations, positions, skills, point values, Event text, and product terminology.
• Japanese Product Packaging: Booster packs, boxes, Starter Decks, sleeves, bonus cards, rule sheets, and promotional products are designed for the Japanese market.
• No Confirmed English BREAK Edition: English translations created by fans or retailers should be treated as reference material rather than officially printed English Vobaca!! BREAK cards.
• Original Series Regional Releases: The first Vobaca!! series was distributed in Japan and selected Asian markets, including Korea. This does not confirm an English edition of the current BREAK product line.
• Original Japanese Presentation: Japanese cards preserve the original character-name order, manga wording, school names, volleyball terminology, and domestic branding.
• Japanese Promo Access: Jump events, Japanese magazines, official shops, demonstrations, release campaigns, and domestic tournaments may distribute cards unavailable through normal overseas retail channels.
• Reading Requirements: International players who cannot read Japanese may need a translated rule guide, card reference, or assistance from a player familiar with the official terminology.
• BREAK Standard Play: Current official play is centered on BREAK products and the latest Japanese rules and restrictions.
• Legacy Mixed Play: Special Extra-format events allow decks using the original Vobaca!! cards, BREAK cards, or a combination of both under BREAK-based rules.
• Terminology Conversion: Mixed-format rules convert several older terms, including Action Card to Event Card, Action Area to Event Area, Serve Icon to Serve Points, Ability to Skill, Break to Lost, and Field to Court.
• Event-Specific Legality: Players should check the announced regulation before entering an event because permission to use original cards may differ between standard and Extra formats.
• Other Haikyu!! Cards: Collectible cards or licensed cards produced for another game system should not be assumed to work with Vobaca!! BREAK merely because they feature the same characters.

Collectors who value original Japanese card text, Vobaca-exclusive artwork, manga scenes, domestic promotional cards, and the latest officially supported product line may prefer the Japanese BREAK edition. Players interested in using older cards can explore the Extra mixed format, while beginners should generally begin with a current 40-card Starter Deck and add compatible cards from the BREAK boosters.

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