best episodes of Harukana Receive poster

Oozora Haruka, who's just moved to Okinawa, is generally cheerful and optimistic, but there's one thing she feels insecure about: she's taller than most other girls. Her cousin Higa Kanata also has one hang-up: she had to quit her beach volleyball because she was too short. The mismatched cousins find themselves paired up as a beach volleyball team.

1 Seasons
12 Episodes
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episode image The One I Wanted to Fight
7.4/10 (23 votes)

#1 The One I Wanted to Fight

S1:E10

The Okinawa qualifier finals begin with Haruka and Kanata playing against Claire and Emily. Claire and Emily clearly take the lead, but Emily remembers back to when she would let her sister do all the attacking.

episode image At This Point, We're Basically Playing Head-to-Head
7.3/10 (21 votes)

#2 At This Point, We're Basically Playing Head-to-Head

S1:E11

They are now in the second set of the finals. Claire sees Kanata's eyes and remembers losing to her and Narumi in the junior tournament years ago. The strength Kanata had back then was back in her eyes.

episode image Believe in Me
7.2/10 (27 votes)

#3 Believe in Me

S1:E2

Haruka promises Narumi and Ayasa that she'd play with them again without giving it much thought, but they happen to be the national champions. Haruka starts training with Kanata, who plays beach volleyball herself, for the rematch that's in a week.

episode image And That's Why We Choose Our Irreplaceable Partners
7.2/10 (23 votes)

#4 And That's Why We Choose Our Irreplaceable Partners

S1:E12

The final set of the finals. Haruka and Kanata are at match point and Haruka hits a jump topspin serve. Which pair will end up going to the nationals?

episode image I Won't Break
7.1/10 (21 votes)

#5 I Won't Break

S1:E6

Haruka and Kanata win the first set, but have a much harder time with the second set. Claire and Emily won their first match quickly and watch Haruka and Kanata play along with Sora. Haruka tries blocking multiple times, but.

episode image Until You Break
7.0/10 (25 votes)

#6 Until You Break

S1:E5

The beach volleyball tournament has begun. Haruka and Kanata's first opponents are Ai and Mai, who they fought over the swimsuits with. Haruka is out for revenge, but Ai and Mai have their own reasons for wanting to win.

episode image We Don't Need Aces
6.8/10 (28 votes)

#7 We Don't Need Aces

S1:E1

Haruka arrives at her grandmother's house and she is in awe at the beautiful ocean that lies before her. She runs towards the beach and runs into two girls playing beach volleyball.

episode image Isn't This Perfect For Us?
6.8/10 (24 votes)

#8 Isn't This Perfect For Us?

S1:E4

Haruka and the others enter a volleyball tournament. To prepare for the tournament, they all practice hard but Haruka feels like she wants to catch up to Kanata. Because of that, she starts training with Claire and keeps it a secret from Kanata.

episode image This Is How I Feel
6.8/10 (22 votes)

#9 This Is How I Feel

S1:E9

It turns out that there will only be one team from Okinawa going to the nationals, so it will probably come down to Claire and Emily or Haruka and Kanata. Akari finds this out early and has a hard time telling the others.

episode image I'll Keep Our Promise
6.7/10 (22 votes)

#10 I'll Keep Our Promise

S1:E8

Claire and Emily's mother, Marissa, is a professional coach and starts to coach the girls. After going through Marissa's hardcore training, Haruka and Kanata reevaluate what the most important thing about being a pair is.

episode image I Want to Regain My Former Self
6.6/10 (24 votes)

#11 I Want to Regain My Former Self

S1:E3

Haruka encounters the twins, Claire and Emily at the school she's about to transfer to. Haruka learns that they're trying to gather members for the beach volleyball club and she instantly wants to join. Kanata also joins, but...

episode image We're Already Friends
6.6/10 (22 votes)

#12 We're Already Friends

S1:E7

The beach volleyball club gains a new member who wants to be a beach volleyball idol!

Cast & Chracters

character image Haruka Oozora (Voice)

Haruka Oozora (Voice)

Actor: Kana Yuuki
character image Kanata Higa (Voice)

Kanata Higa (Voice)

Actor: Saki Miyashita
character image Claire Thomas (voice)

Claire Thomas (voice)

Actor: Atsumi Tanezaki
character image Emily Thomas (voice)

Emily Thomas (voice)

Actor: Rie Suegara
character image Narumi Tōi (voice)

Narumi Tōi (voice)

Actor: Miyuri Shimabukuro
character image Ayasa Tachibana (voice)

Ayasa Tachibana (voice)

Actor: Kanae Itou
character image Akari Ōshiro (voice)

Akari Ōshiro (voice)

Actor: Chisa Kimura
character image Ai Tanahara (voice)

Ai Tanahara (voice)

Actor: Akari Kito
character image Mai Sunagawa (voice)

Mai Sunagawa (voice)

Actor: Riko Koike

The highest rated episode of Harukana Receive is "The One I Wanted to Fight" (S1E10) with a rating of 7.40.

This episode received 23 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "I Want to Regain My Former Self" (S1E3) with a rating of 6.60.

This episode received 24 votes.

The highest rated episode is "The One I Wanted to Fight" (S1E10) with a rating of 7.40.

This episode received 23 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "I Want to Regain My Former Self" (S1E3) with a rating of 6.60.

This episode received 24 votes.

Name Department Job
Mio Isshiki Art Art Direction
Shinji Sugiyama Art Art Designer
Yoshio Mizumura Art Prop Designer
Yoshito Kuwa Camera Director of Photography
Shinya Yamada Costume & Make-Up Costume Design
Shin Inoie Crew Special Effects
Hidetoshi Takahashi Directing Assistant Director
Toshiyuki Kubooka Directing Series Director
Keisuke Yanagi Editing Editor
Hidehisa Nagasawa Production Producer
Hiroyuki Kobayashi Production Producer
Mitsuhiro Ogata Production Producer
Noritomo Isogai Production Producer
Shintaro Yoshitake Production Producer
Akiko Fujita Sound Sound Director
Chieko Mizutori Sound Music Producer
Rasmus Faber Sound Original Music Composer
Junpei Mukai Visual Effects 3D Director
Nobuyuki Matsuo Visual Effects Lead Animator
Ryota Katsuta Visual Effects Color Designer
Shunsuke Takarai Visual Effects Lead Animator
Takeshi Oda Visual Effects Character Designer
Touko Machida Writing Series Composition

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