I have this feeling that Season 4 Episodes 17 and 18 (Nekoma’s backstory) are there to remind us that they want to win the Nationals too; they also trained hard, they played with all that they have and they had their struggles, to get to where they are right now.
This is to remind us that it’s not only about Karasuno. Other teams had their sacrifices too. They all deserve to win, but in the end, there could only be one victor.
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contains: lime, stalking, poor grammer, excessive use of emojis, disturbing amount of mcr mentions (how many will yall find?), weird plot, wattpad style sexiness, lots of eye rolling, and omg why’re they so obessed with you?
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note: this was so fun to write. omg and you don’t know how much i had to push through wanting to trash this shit. or go back to edit. but the rule was no editing ahhhh anyway, here. hehe oh and one last thing,
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
Kozume Kenma: A character created during fairly early days. It was fun to draw him as a completely different being by the end.
Kuroo Tetsuro: This person was also created in the early days, yet after 30 volumes, I drew his childhood arc and suddenly felt “Oh, so that’s who this guy is.”
Yaku Morisuke: When he talks about his current concern[getting charged the children’s discount when going out], the responses are pretty off the mark, and in the end people just recommend doing some muscle training.
Kai Nobuyuki: I drew him as someone who seems to give off negative ions. [I adore this, negative ions have a calming effect and are found around moving water… like by the seaside… as in Kai’s family name, 海 “ocean”!]
Yamamoto Taketora: At first he was created as someone along the same lines / in the same category as Tanaka, but he gradually became much different.
Fukunaga Shouhei: I think he could also be a mangaka for a gag manga…
Haiba Lev: If he keeps chasing that feeling of “I want to stand out!” he has prospects of doing a Hollywood movie or something.
Inuoka Sou: From a middle blocker to an opposite who can defend. The guy who was always one step ahead of Hinata.
Shibayama Yuuki: A guy who thinks about other people’s feelings a little more than necessary.
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.
Kozume Kenma: To be a person who endlessly improves himself. [the second Kanji of his name 磨 is used here in the verb “to improve / polish”]
Kuroo Tetsuro: To become a strong, yet cheerful person. [the second Kanji of his name 朗 is used here in “cheerful”]
Yaku Morisuke: To be able to protect what is important. [Instead of the more common ways of writing “to protect,” the first Kanji of his name 衛 is used. While it reads the same way, it seems to refer to more active forms of defense—as in scouts, sentinels, or an advance guard, rather than a general protector]
Kai Nobuyuki: He took one character from his father.
Yamamoto Taketora: To become a brave / gallant person. Given to him by his grandpa.
Fukunaga Shouhei: He inherited one character from his grandpa.
Haiba Lev: To become a strong person.
Inuoka Sou: To become a person who can put in every effort for the sake of others. [the Kanji of his name 走 appears in the word for “making an effort / working hard”]
Shibayama Yuuki: To live kindly. [both Kanji in his name appear in this sentence, 優 the root of “kindly” and 生 the root of “to live”]
Teshiro Tamahiko: He inherited one character from his grandpa.
Tiny Q&A
Q: Which character did you most enjoy drawing?
Kozume. Because he’s the person who’s least attached to volleyball (there aren’t many other people like that in this story).
Q: Did a girl manager ever join the club after Kuroo and gang (the third-years) graduated?
Yes, I think someone who watched the Spring Tournament eventually joined.
Q: Which character’s post-graduation path did you have the most trouble with?
Yamamoto. Whether or not he should continue with volleyball. Looking back on the match with Sarukawa, I thought, “Yeah, it looks like he can do it.”
