#thank you so much furudate sensei

[belatinysun]

shoyo’s pose when he is ready to spike always makes me smile because he is always sparkling and beaming 🥹 he is the happiest whenever he is on the court, playing the sport that he truly loves 🧡

te amo tanto meu filho 🧡

[screamin-abt-haikyuu]

I am living for Kenma's expressions in the new chapter

[suckishima]

New promo drawings by Furudate!

[cestcirque]

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!

Additional note: Sensei speaks a bit more casually about Dateko (especially compared to Shiratorizawa)—I do believe there’s a lot of love here 🥺

Character Comments

Aone Takanobu: He lives a conscientious /thorough life. He would probably get along well with Kita Shinsuke.

Futakuchi Kenji: He’s the type to put off dealing with unpleasant things and then regret it later.

Koganegawa Kanji: I want him to refine his skills and become the strongest setter on the net.

Sakunami Kousuke: His appearance may seem cute and he tends to get looked down upon, but he’s probably strong in all sorts of ways.

Kamasaki Yasushi: A guy who will definitely come to the rescue when you’re really in trouble.

Moniwa Kaname: A fundamentally friendly guy with the ability to properly scold you. I want him to be my boss.

Sasaya Takehito: One with the mentality that as long as he’s alive and well, he’ll manage.

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.

Aone Takanobu: To grow up quickly.

Futakuchi Kenji: To become a serious person.

Koganegawa Kanji: I want him to become a person who can accomplish [anything].

Sakunami Kousuke: To become a wealthy person.

Kamasaki Yasushi: He inherited one character from his grandpa.

Moniwa Kaname: I want him to become someone that others want to rely on.

Sasaya Takehito: He received the names of his father and mother.

Obara Yutaka: He inherited one character from his grandma.

Onagawa Tarou: His grandpa had many anxieties. [??? lol idk on this one guys 🤣]

Fukiage Jingo: To become a caring / thoughtful person.

Nametsu Mai: To become a child who brightens everything around her.

Tiny Q&A

Q: Which character did you most enjoy drawing?

Aone. Because he’s strong.

Q: Which character’s post-graduation path did you have the most trouble with?

I didn’t have any trouble. [Sensei loves Dateko so much, thank you 💚]

[hinata-boke]

Hi hi

I love your art soo much. It's very mangaesque. Like straight out of the manga. If i didn't know it's from you, i would have whole heartedly believed they're from Furudate sensei. Stay safe and take care<3!

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! that's so flattering omg sjkdnsd

[owlyflufff]

I was wondering what color u associate with Tanaka (he's so underappreciated imo) and why :)

ANON YOU HAVE NEVER BEEN MORE CORRECT TANAKA DESERVES SO MUCH APPRECIATION, HE DESERVES THE WORLD THANK YOU!

7. What color do you associate with (character)? (Character: Tanaka)

It took me a bit to think about my answer for this because I do know there are people that are capable of associating people, objects in the likes with color (and if you're one of those people then you are so cool >:00!), however if I were to associate Tanaka with a color it would be the color orange.

First, as a lighthearted answer, the orange Karasuno uniform actually suites him a lot more than I realized like:

Genuinely??? He looks amazing in this color and I've longed appreciate how well the alternate uniform suites him <33

Second, the color orange actually represents optimism and energy, which if that doesn't suite him more than anything. Tanaka is generally the one man army when it comes to noise and chaos along with Nishinoya and Hinata. Not only is he energetic, but he is genuinely such a supportive senior most especially towards the first years which is often severely overlooked by the community. Literally one of my favorite moments of him was his words to Hinata during their first match against Aoba Johsai, telling Hinata it's okay to mess up because everyone on their side of the court is an ally/ teammate. With someone as supportive and rowdy as him and with what the color orange represents, another perfect fit if you ask me.

Lastly, generally and admittedly the color orange is not particularly a very "used" color if that makes sense. I'm not simply implying that it isnt utilized in anime I mean Hinata is standing right there xD, though what I am implying is well, look at your surroundings, how common is it for you to see the color orange in objects, clothing, etc? Simply, the orange is a color but it's one that's often nerver utilized, it's present and exists but granted it's not a color that's noticed too much by the general public. However, in those few instances where we do see the color orange, it stands out doesn't it? It stands out because we don't often see the color orange so when we do see it, often it draws us in.

Most importantly, the color orange stands out because that color in and of itself is unique.

As you said anon, Tanka is often underappreciated, mainly by the community and often "overlooked" by the characters in the series. But that's the thing, Furudate-sensei wrote Tanaka with that general intention. Though Tanaka is a constant support for Karasuno and loves hyping them up, he mostly does not gain any genuine moments to shine and if he does it's mostly for the comedic relief. He's purposely written to be outshined by the rest of his teammates with the Inarizaki match being proof of it. However, much like the color orange, in those few instances where Furudate-sensei had Tanaka shine, he stood out. It left an impresison not only on the readers but also the characters, even himself.

Though he may never truly reach the talent and skill of others, it's in those instances where he gets such moments, that he is able to prove his worth in a banquet of monsters.

That Tanaka himself is unique just as much.

[tinygumdrops]

Hey hope you doing well

I'm not same anon

Thank you for answering your fav arcs. Your selection was great, i was certain you'd love wci. It's such interesting family dynamics right

Most people didn't recieve the arc well..

I love your works btw. So I'm very much interested in knowing your favourites, so your fav haikyuu arcs? Or matches and top 3 fav characters:)

Feel free to not reply if this gets repetitive.

Hello again, anon! :D And noooo omg I'm really enjoying having the excuse chance to ramble about things I love! So don't worry about being repetitive because you're definitely not :D

Top 3 hq!! characters? Oh my. Well I've already said too much about Hinata being my top fave, so I guess I can elaborate on the #2 and #3 in my kokoro.

#2 - Yachi Hitoka and Sugawara Koushi

I'm going to cheat a little here. I love these two equally after Hinata and no one can make me choose who takes the next top spot, so there ;-; Seeing Yachi blushing and stuttering and just being a total mess in front of Shimizu made me forever endeared to her. Like yes girl I too would make an absolute fool of myself in front of people I feel are out of my league. Also!!! Her struggle with self-esteem and her trying to become her own person apart from her mother's legacy is such A Mood. Her arc is shorter than most of the cast but it didn't make it any less memorable to me. And homegirl chose hell with a career in ad design. She's pretty insane, I'm sure.

And Sugawara is just so charming as a character! How I wish I had a senior like him in my high school clubs ;-; It actually distressed me a little that he hardly got any action during their final battles in Tokyo Dome, but his antics on the side made it a little worth it. He's capable, self-aware, dependable and also emotionally intelligent, which I really, really appreciate in male characters. I take comfort in the idea that Furudate-sensei might have modeled his personality after a real individual. We need more people in the world like him imo.

#3 - Miya Osamu

This is actually so funny. Right off the bat, people who know me in real life always guessed correctly who's my favorite of the Miya twins I'm that fucking predictable. Atsumu's a great, interesting character for sure, but Osamu's soporific disposition kept making me think 'hmmmm there must be something else behind this person'. And as soon as it was revealed that Osamu didn't have any intention to go pro after high school, I started fixating on him. And because Furudate-sensei knows my heart, of course Osamu didn't pursue what was expected of him, of course he loves food, of course he'll make a career of making the classic onigiri, of course his uncomplicated love for food is a great contrast to his chaotic relationship with his brother/volleyball. Man!!!

And as for arcs/matches---

#1 - Brazil Arc/Post Timeskip

I am extremely biased. Hinata's my favorite character. And Brazil arc Hinata is god tier Hinata. Anyone who says otherwise can argue with a wall.

But for real, I just love it when authors throw their MCs into unfamiliar situations and environments. People may argue that it's a lazy way to shove character development into the plot, but in Hinata's case it really fits. I also love the cross-cultural exchange that comes with it! I know Brazil is already familiar to Japan considering their shared history with Portugal, but it's still nice for Haikyuu!!'s Japanese audience to (re)learn about a country quite different in culture and social norms. I for one became really interested about Brazil and Latin America that I started reading novels made by Latin American authors.

#2 - Karasuno vs. Aoba Johsai, Interhigh

I might be in the minority here, but I like it when the main characters lose at times. It's not because I enjoy watching the heartache. But the journey going from bottom to top---the possibilites are just endless. It kind of feeds my need for hopeful stories. I think of myself as an optimistic person, and I watch shows like Haikyuu!! wanting to be inspired and uplifted.

Hinata and Kageyama's dynamic on the court was, to me, a bit unequal during the first arc of the manga. The freak quick with Hinata closing his eyes and heavily relying on Kageyama setting with pinpoint accuracy was indeed cool, and it revealed so much about them as characters, but it was clear from the start that it's not the move that'd catapult them to the top. Dare I say it was more of a gimmick than an actual technique; their success with it won't last. Hinata opening his eyes to find himself blocked pointblank made me sad no doubt, but it's also a satisfying way to end the match. There's literally no other way to end it. And I love that this arc spurred Karasuno into making themselves a more complete team by the time they faced Shiratorizawa.

#3 - Karasuno vs. Nekoma, Tokyo Nationals

They hyped this match so much since the first arcs so obviously my anticipation was through the roof. Plus there's the generational aspect of it that made the whole thing bittersweet (The reveal that Grandpa Ukai was watching the Nekoma match in the hospital and commenting with pride, "My disciples are there" !!!!!!!) And I love the imagery this match has given birth to! Conniving cats versus feral crows in the garbage dump! Kenma and Hinata aiming to stab one another at the jugular! Kenma trapping Hinata in a birdcage! And Kageyama breaking Hinata out of it!!! *incoherent wailing*

So sorry if this answer got too long once again. Thank you for taking the time to ask my opinion. As you can see, I greatly enjoyed sharing my thoughts with you! :DDD

[ka-r-em]

Some points in Haikyuu 402 last chapter:

Oikawa calling Hinata 'Shoyo' is so cute

Oikawa finally receiving the acknowledgement he deserves

The world fibally knowing about Oikawa

Yaku with that suit is hot damn

Lev modelling with his sister is sexy af

Asahi and Noya

Shoutout to Tendo and Ushiwaka's friendship! Shoutout to everyone's solid friendship!

Those flashbacks...... so emotional

Kags and Hinata forever rivals in volleyball

Thank you for the great ending Furudate-sensei!

[paraluwoman]

can’t believe haikyuu’s really ending in just over an hour : (((

i’m still not ready to say goodbye to all of them

[belatinysun]

can't stop smiling at the new illustrations of kageyama and hinata 🥹 Tobio genuine smiling with his teammates and Shoyo brightly waving at people on the beach are making me so joyful too 💙🧡

i'm so happy kageyama has wonderful teammates by his side, supporting and taking care of him! and hinata is living the best time of his life, living in a place where he can play the best beach volleyball daily! im so so sooo happy for them 🫂

!!! Please if you can, support furudate-sensei work and buy the magazine here!!! :)

[old-knightsvow]

sensei and their children. thank you haikyuu for these amazing past years!

[shinsoups]

all i saw was kagehina's glow up but nobody told me this was the complete version!!😔😢 karasuno squad y'all

[dinosaurtsukki]

i have gotten myself Together after finishing the manga and i have a lot of thoughts so here's a list of my fave moments in case anyone wants to know

'VOLLEYBALL IS A SPORT WHERE YOU'RE LOOKING UP' sure hits different in the manga 👌👌

goshiki being a simp for hinata after being complimented once has turned me into a goshisimp

kuroo complimenting his boyfriend tsukishima's blocks during the inarizaki match

tanaka's Growth during the inarizaki match too

ASAHI ACKNOWLEDGING THAT ITS OK EVEN THO NISHINOYA ISN'T OK DURING SOME MATCHES AND HELPS RECEIVE FOR HIM

bokuto's 'tHATS OUR TSUKKI' (tsukki belongs to them now change my mind)

every. moment. with. kita. fucking. shinsuke

me, at one point: i've only known him for a few panels but if anything happened to him, i will kill everyone in this room and then myself

asahi's formidable service aces i mean my man has grown

shimada being the best teacher/yamaguchi support system i would die for this man

the fact that daishou and his gf mika watch all of the matches and how obviously sOFT daishou is for mika

THE WAY HE TRIES TO EXPLAIN THINGS AS SIMPLY AS HE CAN (EVEN CALLING THE TEAMS BY THEIR JERSEY COLORS) AND THE FACT THAT MIKA LOVES IT WHEN HE NERDS OUT MY HEART HURTS

hINATA 👏👏👏 reCEIVING 👏👏👏

kinoshita's jump float serves and that moment when noya saved one of miya's serves and then pointed at him bECAUSE THEIR TRAINING PREPARED HIM FOR JUMP FLOATERS

the aftermath of the inarizaki match basically when noya was falling asleep on a bench and tsukki accidentally put on two jackets

tora talking about how kenma is still persistent despite everything and how no matter tiring sports are for him he somehow finishes what he needs to do

KENMA ANGRILY EATING A BANANA AND CALLING HIS FRIENDS HIS FRIENDS

more of them sweet kurotsukki moments during the karasuno vs. nekoma battle i'm an actual slut for kurotsukki don't @ me

kenma using 120% of his brain with those awesome strategies

the fact that hinata didn't realize they had won against nekoma and was waiting for his team to serve

the ✌✌ exchange between the tsukishima brothers

SMOL KUROO AND KENMA OH MY GOD THEY WERE SO CUTE

i want to be their childhood best friend too 🥺🥺

kenma liked being called the strategist and therefore agreed to play setter

bokuto and akaashi watching the match with yachi idk i jus find it cute

also every bokuaka interaction

the time when akaashi compared bokuto to a passing star i-- 🥺🥺🥺🥺

'we are the protagonists of the world'

smol bokuto curled up under a table after he lost a match

akaashi's 'AAAHHHH' moments and the part when he cried after the match made me want to hug him tight he deserves the world

smol hoshiumi korai and the fact that he and his siblings look so alike

akiteru just pointing at and showing off his brother to the little giant again and again

kuroo's overall 'tsukki can do it. tsukki's great at blocking' attitude

the fact that all of karasuno's previous opponents intently watch their match

GOSHIKI WATCHING ON HIS IPAD AND THEN TENDOU AND SHIRABU JOINING

ALL 3 OF THEM WATCHING IN HIS DORM ROOMS ONE OF THESE DAYS I'LL MAKE SHIRATORIZAWA DORM HC's

WASHIJO ROOTING FOR HINATA MAKES ME SO SOFT HE'S LIVING HIS DREAM VICARIOUSLY

aone repeatedly standing up in awe at how awesome hinata is

suga with his goal of 'ginger fried pork' after the match

kenma immediately rushing to lend hinata his ipad when he had to be subbed out

ALSO TAKEDA CONSOLING HINATA ABOUT HIM HAVING TO SUB OUT AND THE FACT THAT HE DIDN'T PRESSURE HIM TO KEEP PLAYING EVEN THOUGH THEIR FINAL GAME WAS ON THE LINE

the fact that furudate showed how united karasuno was as a team that they still continued to play fairly well even with their greatest decoy gone

TSUKISHIMA HAVING TO BE DRAGGED AWAY FROM THE MATCH BECAUSE OF HIS CRAMP

yachi and kiyoko looked so beautiful after the timeskip my sapphic heart was 💓💓

pedro and hinata bonding over anime because thats how you make international friends

atsumu miya + onigiri = love

hinata and kageyama playing volleyball after their graduation

aSAHI BECAME A FASHION DESIGNER I--

'nishinoya is catching marlin off the coast of italy'

atsumu and hinata work so well together im proud of them

sugar daddy kenma

omg pls tell me saeko and akiteru get together at some point i will die of happiness

tsukishima being so focused on watching hinata and kageyama's game as if he's still playing with them

yachi and yamaguchi being excited to cheer at tsukki's game such supportive friends

that part in oikawa's volleyball backstory when he and iwa bought just one sheet of paper for an autograph i jus found it so funny

furudate dropping the bomb which was kageyama's volleyball backstory and therefore making that moment he met hinata all the more important and poignant for him

that panel with suga teaching kiyoko and tanaka's parrot the song from ju-on,,, if you guys still don't believe he's a little demon here is the proof you need

ASANOYA IN EGYPT IF THEY AREN'T DATING I DON'T WHAT ANYMORE

oikawa playing for the argentina team in the olympics he did it-- my boy did it-- i couldn't be any prouder

iwa just instantly becoming friends with ushijima

TENDOU NOT HESITATING TO CALL USHIJIMA WHEN HE GUESSED HE WAS GOING THROUGH A ROUGH TIME

also chocolatier tendou i bet he shaved his head to prove he don't need no rat controlling him to make the best chocolate 😤😤

shirabu still being emotionally invested in ushijima's plays

KUROO TETSUROU IN A SUIT

also that part when he was talking to hinata about why he joined the volleyball association and he had a little flashback to his first lesson with coach nekomata that moment meant so much to him

the fact that lev called yaku to pass by shibuya station jus to see his poster

also damn yaku and lev looking fine

KAGEHINA PLAYING ON THE SAME TEAM AGAIN FOR THE OLYMPICS AND THEN AS OPPOSING TEAMMATES IM CRYING

and ofc that last panel with takeda sensei because karasuno and kageyama and hinata's journeys wouldn't be the same without him we stan an amazing teacher

[kopilang]

god i love this panel in haikyuu where the middle blockers we’ve encountered so far observe kamomedai, a very strong and heavy defensive oriented team, specifically in blocking. its just?? so fucking nice ok. these little nuances in the manga is ✨chefs kiss🥰

[spring-emerald]

Haikyuu ended in the best way I could ever hope for.

Thank you very much sensei, for letting your characters be part of our lives, and for letting us share their experiences through your story.

It's one that defined a generation, and would continue to do so and I couldn't be more proud and honored to have been and to continuously be part of it.

[mikkasquare]

Thank you, Furudate-sensei 💓😭💓😭

Everything was beautiful, except for me who was ugly crying