Abstract Eden

続々発表されている少年ジャンプ４５周年企画。ハイキュー！！も色々と参戦させて頂きますよ！まずは６月下旬発売予定の「ドンジャラ Ｊ－ＳＴＡＲＳ」！新旧ジャンプヒーローが並ぶ中、何と日向もしれっと並んでおります。興味のある方、是非チェック！http://www.shonenjump.com/j/45th/donjara.html 

Continuing with the stream of announcements, we have the Jump 45th anniversary project. Haikyuu!! has been involved in a variety of ways, too! Firstly, somehow or other, Hinata is included in the lineup of new and old Jump heroes appearing in the “Donjara J-STARS” game which goes on sale near the end of June. For those interested, be sure to check it out!
»(note: Donjara is basically a kiddie version of table mahjong)

クレーンゲームで登場する「Ｊ ＳＴＡＲＳ ワールドコレクタブルフィギュア」！その第７弾に日向、第８弾に影山がラインナップ！フィギュアとしては初立体化情報になります！登場は今年の11月、12月とまだ少し先ですが、楽しみにお待ち下さい！http://www.shonenjump.com/j/45th/figure.html

Then there’s the “J STARS World Collectable Figures” appearing in crane games! Hinata’s part of the 7th batch and Kageyama’s part of the 8th! There’s still some time until they come out, in November and December of this year, so please look forward to them patiently!

公式ＨＰで大好評連載中の小説版「ハイキュー！！」、６月４日に書籍になって発売です！タイトルは「ハイキュー！！ショーセツバン！！」。連載の内容に加 えて書籍のみの描き下ろしエピソードも収録予定。もちろん、古舘先生の描き下ろしイラストも満載です！是非チェックしてみて下さい！！

The incredibly popular “Haikyuu!!” novelization serialized on the official website is being made into a book and goes on sale June 4th! Its title will be “Haikyuu!! The Novelization!!”. Along with the serialization, it will have additional drawn segments. Of course, it will also be full of Furudate-sensei’s illustrations! Please be sure to check it out!!

I swear, I will never stop loving this series.

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特報です！ハイキュー！！×バレーボールのコラボが、ついにスタートします。今回、今年度の「天皇杯・皇后杯 全日本バレーボール選手権大会」の大会ポスターに、「ハイキュー！！」のキャラクターを使用して頂きました。詳しくはコチラ！

Big news! The Haikyuu!! x volleyball collaboration has finally begun. “Haikyuu!!” characters have been used in the tournament poster for this year’s “Emperor’s Cup and Empress’ Cup All Japan Volleyball Championship.” For the details, check here: http://www.j-haikyu.com

「天皇杯・皇后杯」とは、年齢・プロアマ問わず、バレーボールを行うすべての選手が日本一を目指せる壮大な大会です。由緒正しいこの大会とコラボレーショ ンをさせて頂けて、とても光栄に思っています。ポスターは大会会場に掲示されますので、興味のある方は是非会場まで足を運んでみて下さい。

The “Emperor/Empress’ Cup” is the foremost volleyball tournament in Japan, which all players, regardless of age or experience, aspire to play in. It has a long and noble history, and to be able to collaborate with them is a huge honor. The poster will be hung up at the tournament venue, so those interested should definitely go take a look.

４月２２日発売「週刊少年ジャンプ」２１号には、とじ込み付録「Ｊオールスターズfeat.殺せんせーシール」が付いてきます！ジャンプ主人公が全員まさかの「暗殺教室」の殺せんせー化！もちろん、うちの日向も…。あまりにも衝撃的な１枚をどうぞ！

Issue 21 of “Weekly Shounen Jump”, which goes on sale April 22nd, will include a special “Jump All Stars feat. Korosensei stickers” supplement! The Jump protagonists have all been changed into Korosensei of “Assassination Classroom”! Of course, that includes our very own Hinata… Here’s part of the shocking result!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Apeju4Pgyi8

>3> I went and translated/put subtitles on retasuP’s recent song about Haikyuu

Thanks to some digging around on tech support forums, I found a way around the whole “Epson not making Windows 7-compatible drivers for their scanners” thing. Which means I can now scan stuff! And, as promised, here are the extra pages from the tankobon version of chapter 40 (as well as the preliminary note that explains why they weren’t in the original magazine version).

Mostly just so people know I’m working on it (but geez, it’s like 37 pages with small print and no furigana. Cut me some slack!) The next installment is in April, so hopefully I’ll be able to finish the prologue by then (not to mention translating chapters of Haikyuu and Assassination Classroom every week)… “OTL

Having heard their exchange, their mother lifted the curtain at the entryway and poked her head in.

“He’ll be staying over there for the duration of the holidays, starting this evening.”

Though the girl had been only half-awake before, with those words, her eyes snapped open.

“Ehh?! I wanna go too!”

“Come to think of it, Shouyou, you have classes today like usual, don’t you? Did you make sure to put your study materials in there?” While posing her question, Hinata’s mother pulled the girl away from Hinata’s back, to which she’d been clinging. Though the bloated bag certainly looked somewhat stretchy, there didn’t seem to be a day’s worth of textbooks and notebooks inside.

“I leave them all at school, so there’s no problem!”

With that cheerful answer, Hinata, ignoring his mother’s narrowed eyes, flung open the front door.

“Okay, I’m off!”

And it just gets more amusing as it goes. I really wish I could find a text transcription online somewhere, because that would make translating go MUCH faster than me squinting to figure out kanji…

Updated the Korosensei colors post with volume 3’s info on pink.
New name confirmations: Okajima Taiga

And now for some volume 3 extras…

(from the character intro pages)
Okajima Taiga - From the looks of him, he seems to be a perv, and in actuality, he is. When it comes to the topic of girls, leave everything to him.

After that, Ryuuki-kun failed and was held back.
But one year later, he descended upon Kyoto as the “god of field trips.”

E-7 Kayano Kaede
Birthday: January 9th
Height: 146 cm
Weight: 39 kg
Best Subject: Modern Japanese
Worst Subject: P.E.
Hobbies/Special Skills: Karaoke Scoring
Future Goals: To be a capable woman
Favorite Food: Pudding
If she’s able to get the ten billion yen, she wants to buy a larger bust size. She wouldn’t even care if it was all muscle.

E-5 Okuda Manami
Birthday: November 7th
Height: 149 cm
Weight: 44 kg
Best Subject: The sciences in general
Worst Subject: Languages in general
Hobbies/Special Skills: Drawing the components of chemical compounds with a single stroke of a brush
Future Goals: To be a researcher
Her Friends Until Now: Chemical formulas
The Friends She Made Lately: Nagisa-kun et al.
In the future, she wants to discover a chemical formula that can bring her friends happiness.

After the rain, lightning struck.

Daichi: All together, now!
All: Thank you for all your support!!
(bottom) I’ve been able to continue through 1 year thanks to all the readers out there. Thank you so much!! Please keep reading from now on, as well!! - Furudate Haruichi

Natsu: Haikyuu!! volume 5 is out!!
Hinata: Natsu, what’re you doing!!! Get over here!!!
(Aone sfx) Nod
Futakuchi: Check out the novel version, too~

As a side note, Hinata’s little sister is ADORABLE. Their mother literally has to pry Natsu off him because she really REALLY wants to go to the training camp with him. Ahhh, so cute.

February 26

「ハイキュー！！」が初！ノベライズ化決定です！ＧＷ合宿を舞台に、本編では描かれなかったエピソードが、完全オリジナルストーリーで語られます。しかも 「ハイキュー！！.com」で月イチＷＥＢ連載！いつでも無料で楽しんで頂けますよ！第１回更新は来週月曜、３月４日の予定です！お楽しみに！

“Haikyuu!!” is getting a novelization! It will be an episode that couldn’t be drawn in the original work - a completely original story set during the Golden Week training camp. Plus, it will be serialized monthly on the website! You’ll be able to enjoy it any time, free of charge! The first update will be next Monday, March 4th! Look forward to it!

March 1

ただいま「ハイキュー！！.com」来週月曜更新分のチェックを行っていますが、小説が追加されて、サイトの賑やかさも一段と増しそうな感じです。小説版「ハイキュー！！」は来週月曜更新予定ですので、よろしければ是非サイトに遊びに来て下さい！http://www.j-haikyu.com

Right now, we’re checking the update that’s going to go up next Monday on the official website, but with the addition of the novel, it feels as if the site’s traffic will increase even further. We plan to update with the novel version of “Haikyuu!!” Monday of next week, so please be sure to visit!

ちなみに小説版の冒頭部分は、ページの都合で泣く泣くカットした、古舘先生のネームの一部が元になっています。本編を読み込んで下さってる方も注目ですよ！

By the way, the first part of the novel version was originally pages from Furudate-sensei’s name (rough draft) which were sadly cut for one reason or another. Those who are reading the main chapters, pay attention to this as well, okay!