Furudate-sensei’s little one-liners / Q&As from the final Haikyuu guidebook! Of course I must collect them all! LET’S GO!!!
*AS ALWAYS I’m still learning the language and cannot guarantee complete accuracy!
Character Comments
Miya Atsumu: When he first appeared, I wasn’t thinking of him as a twin. I basically just drew him to be a mysterious character. But keeping him that way was impossible.
Miya Osamu: When he started talking about food, I decided, “That’s going to be his thing.”
Kita Shinsuke: The character furthest away from the creator. Although he’s the exact opposite of me, he was unexpectedly easy to draw.
Suna Rintarou: He’s from Aichi Prefecture. He came to Inarizaki after being scouted. [this explains why he doesn’t speak Kansai]
Ojiro Aran: He’s probably the type who can’t abandon someone who’s in trouble. I hope he doesn’t get scammed or anything.
Riseki Heisuke: A man who has become mentally buff after tons of mental muscle pain.
Given Name Origins
Note: This is kind of from the perspectives of the parents, since given names are like a wish for the child’s future. Will make more sense if you know what their names mean.
Miya Atsumu: To become a person who helps others.
Miya Osamu: To become a person who helps others.
Kita Shinsuke: He inherited one character from his grandpa.
Suna Rintarou: To be able to walk a just and honest path.
Ojiro Aran: To be a cheerful / jovial person.
Riseki Heisuke: To be able to live calmly.
Ginjima Hitoshi: To be blessed with good relationships / connections to good people.
Omimi Ren: To discipline and refine [himself].
Akagi Michinari: To be able to open up his life / choose between many roads.
Tiny Q&A
Q: Which character did you most enjoy drawing?
Atsumu. Because he’s animal-like.
Q: Was there someone with whom you entrusted editorial supervision while writing Kansai-ben?
Inarizaki is supposed to be in Amagasaki, so characters’ conversations were written by recreating a dialogue between two downtowners inside my head. Occasionally, Miyagawa Daisuke-san [comedian] or Tokui Yoshimi-san [actor] would come in[to my imagination?] so I think the phrasing became properly Kyoto-esque. I believe I had supervision from someone in my editorial department who was from Kansai, but the writing was never changed so I’ve gained some confidence.
[I’m so fascinated by this, it was a pretty extensive answer so I hope I’ve translated correctly. In other words, the Kansai-ben was written mostly intuitively, with occasional reference. すごい]
Q: Which character’s post-graduation path did you have the most trouble with?
Suna. For him to keep playing volleyball or to stop completely —I think either one is possible.
