Nekoma High

Metropolitan Nekoma High, or Nekoma High for short, is a high school in Nerima Ward of Tokyo in Japan.

Volleyball Club
Due to the players' flexibility and solid receives, the Boys' Volleyball Club team is nicknamed "The Cats," which is also an allusion to the school name.

Nekoma and Karasuno are said to be "destined rivals" because of the longtime competition between their respective coaches, Nekomata and Ukai. Since the two teams' animal representatives (cats for Nekoma and crows for Karasuno) are animals that are usually found at the dumpster, the matches between the two teams are often called "Battle at the Garbage Dump" or "Trashcan Showdown" in the anime english dubbing. So far, Karasuno has never won against Nekoma in their practice matches. However, the teams have not played against each other for a noted while until recently during the current time period when Nekomata returned from retirement. They played many practice games, with Nekoma always winning in straight sets.

The well-deserved Trashcan Showdown finally took place in the 2013 Spring Nationals. The match ended in Karasuno's victory (2:1 / 25-27, 26-24, 25-21)

Before matches, to "set the mood", Nekoma players would always recite the chant: "We're like the blood in our veins. We must flow without stopping. Keep your oxygen moving and your mind working". The english dubbing has re-phrased this chant to: "We are plasma. Let's make our motions fluid. Keep the oxygen flowing so the brain can work to its full potential."

Nekoma is also a member of the Fukurōdani Academy Group, which is composed of teams from the Kanto Region. For years, the schools have been holding summer training camps and practice matches with one another.

Spring-High Nationals Tournament (2014)
They were not exempt from the first round.

Quarter-Finals


 * Nekoma High School vs Jindai Kita High School [Hyōgo] (0:2 / 25-27, 30-32)

Spring-High Tokyo Representative Playoffs (2014)
Unknown Round


 * Nekoma High School vs ??? (?:2)