Moving to a new school is never easy, and it’s even worse when you’re the most intelligent girl in school and everyone around you seems incredibly boring; that is Kozue Ayuhara’s attitude after arriving at Fujimi High. The only part of school that she finds interesting is her favorite sport, volleyball; but unfortunately, even the Fujimi volleyball team is in shambles. One day, after insulting the team for always losing, Kozue is challenged to try out and prove just how good she is. Of course, as with everything in her life, Kozue passes with flying colors, and in the process becomes the admired new team captain. Having suddenly found a challenge worthy of her skills, can Kozue overcome the professional and personal obstacles involved with taking a losing team to international glory?

Tachibana Souta is a bit of a multi-talented freeter who gets by from one part-time job to the next, his standout characteristic being that he’s a bit short. One day he’s roped by his older sister into ‘serving’ their college’s volleyball team, of which she’s a member. She also happens to be at least 6 and 1/2 ft. tall, as do the rest of the team’s members who take quite the interest in Souta.

Nobara Sumiyoshi is a tomboy who loves volleyball and is the successor of an old-fashioned Japanese restaurant – a job that her mother wishes upon her so much that she forces the girls’ volleyball team to disband before Nobara can join. Frustrated by her mother’s decisions, Nobara leaves home to seek help from her aunt, who lets her live in the boys’ volleyball team dorm with one condition: Nobara must act as the dorm mother. Determined to play volleyball at any cost, Nobara recruits five girls and forms a new team. However, her mother still stands in her way, so with the help of her sister Nobara convinces her mother to allow her to play only until she graduates. With only three years to pursue her dream, Nobara must find a way to lead her team to victory and juggle new friendships, romance, and her duties as dorm mother.