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This year's Volleyball Nations League (VNL) will kick off on Tuesday, May 14th for the women's tournament and Tuesday, May 21st for the men's tournament.
Official tournament website (English)
TBS tournament page (Japanese)
All of Japan's matches in this year's Nations League will be broadcast on BS-TBS (recorded and live) and on terrestrial television (live, Japan round only), but I'm sure there will be many people who want to watch everything live, or who don't even have a TV, and would like to watch the matches online, or who would like to re-watch the archived matches later.
So, this time I would like to explain how to watch the Volleyball Nations League 2024 online.
VNL2024 Japan National Team Match Schedule
The match schedule for Japan's Nations League this year is as follows (times are Japan time):
Women
Week 1: Türkiye Round (Antalya)
Türkiye match: Wednesday, May 15th, 26:00
Match against Bulgaria: Thursday 16th May, 23:00
Match against Germany: Friday, May 17th, 20:00
Poland match: Sunday 19th May, 23:00
Week 2: China Round (Macau)
Match against Brazil: Tuesday, May 28th, 20:30
Match against France: Thursday 30 May, 17:00
Match against China: Friday, May 31st, 20:30
Match against Dominican Republic: Saturday, June 1st, 17:00
Week 3: Japan Round (Kitakyushu)
Match against South Korea: Wednesday, June 12th, 19:20
Match against Canada: Thursday, June 13th, 19:20
Match against Serbia: Saturday, June 15th, 19:20
Match against the USA: Sunday, June 16th, 18:45
*Qualifiers ranked 8th or higher will advance to the final round (Thursday, June 20th to Sunday, June 23rd, Venue: Bangkok, Thailand)
Boys
Week 1: Brazil Round (Rio de Janeiro)
Match against Argentina: Wednesday, May 22nd, 5:30am
Match against Serbia: Friday, May 24th, 5:30am
Match against Cuba: Friday, May 24th, 26:00
Match against Italy: Saturday, May 25th, 26:00~
Week 2: Japan Round (Kitakyushu)
Match against Iran: Tuesday, June 4th, 19:20
Germany match: Wednesday, June 5th, 19:20
Poland match: Friday, June 7th, 19:20
Match against Slovenia: Saturday, June 8th, 19:20
Week 3: Philippines Round (Manila)
Match against Canada: Tuesday, June 18th, 21:30
Match against Netherlands: Friday 21 June, 20:00
Match against France: Saturday, June 22nd, 20:00
Match against the USA: Sunday, June 23rd, 20:00
*Qualifiers ranked 8th or higher will advance to the final round (Thursday, June 27th to Sunday, June 30th, venue: Lodz (Poland))
Online streaming is available on Volleyball TV or U-NEXT
How to watch the Volleyball Nations League 2024 onlineVolleyball TVandU-NEXTThere are two types:
But to sum up,First, try the free trial of U-NEXT and then decide which one to use.I recommend this method.
Now let's go through the basics, advantages and disadvantages of both.
Volleyball TV
Volleyball TV is a volleyball-specialized video streaming service operated by Volleyball World, an official partner of the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB).
basic information
Distribution content: Volleyball only
Usage fee (monthly): 999 yen (annual pass is 7,104 yen)
merit
- Low prices (even cheaper with promo codes)
- Watch every match of the tournament
- There is no time limit for archived broadcasts (catch-up broadcasts)
- You can also watch the highlight video
- Past matches from the VNL and Italian League can also be viewed through archived streaming.
Disadvantages
- Commentary and commentary in English
- Only volleyball content
Detailed usage instructions
For more information on how to use Volleyball TV, please see the separate article below!
U-NEXT
U-NEXT is a comprehensive video distribution service in Japan. It has the largest lineup of all-you-can-watch titles in the country.
basic information
Streaming content: Unlimited viewing of over 320,000 domestic and international movies, dramas, anime, etc.
Usage fee (monthly): 2,189 yen
merit
- 31-day free trial available
- Commentary and commentary in Japanese
- There will be an interview in Japanese after the match.
- Special video of the players
- There is a lot of content other than volleyball
Disadvantages
- Monthly fee is higher than VBTV
- I can't watch games outside of Japan
- The missed broadcast will be available for viewing after each live performance, as soon as it is ready.
- There is no other volleyball match content
Conclusion: Try U-NEXT's free trial first!
If you absolutely need the commentary to be in Japanese, only need to watch Japan national team matches, and are interested in other content such as movies, then you'll naturally want to go for U-NEXT. However, if you're a Volleyball TV fan who doesn't mind the commentary being in English and wants to watch other games besides Japan's, we also recommend that you use U-NEXT at the same time.
After all, it's free
There is no choice but to take advantage of this opportunity.
However, even if you only watch either the men's or women's team, the tournament period lasts for more than a month, so it is impossible to watch all of Japan's matches live for free.
Therefore, if you start using U-NEXT and after 31 days you feel like "I want to pay double the price to enjoy other content such as Japanese commentary and dramas," then you should continue using U-NEXT. However, if you are someone who wants to get it cheaper and doesn't mind English commentary, then I think you should try Volleyball TV.
Also, for those who want to get it as cheap as possible but still want to watch the final round with Japanese commentary and commentary, you could watch the first week on Volleyball TV, and then start the free trial on U-NEXT from the second week and watch until the end (lol).
Either way, there's no reason not to take advantage of U-NEXT's free trial, so we recommend you start your free trial to coincide with the start of the tournament!
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So let's all cheer on the Japanese men's and women's volleyball teams!!!
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