Haruichi Furudate’s Haikyuu is regarded by many as the best sports manga in the world. The series has introduced the fun and thrill of volleyball along with moralities like teamwork, loyalty, hard work, confidence, and much more. And while the anime is still going on, the manga published its last chapter in July 2020.
The ending of the series also features a volleyball match, which is no less than a battle featuring the star players of Haikyuu: Hinata Shoyo and Kageyama Tobio. While the ending was the perfect way to conclude the series, Furudate once revealed that the ending became a nightmare for him and his editors.
According to the mangaka, the ending was supposed to be an important moment for the series and for the creators, but the toll it took on them forced them to take a big rest instead of enjoying the final moments of Haikyuu.
Haruichi Furudate Planned The Ending of Haikyuu Beforehand
In November 2020, the final guidebook of Haikyuu was released, and it featured an interview with Furudate and the three editors of Haikyuu. It was later translated and shared by u/carmadillobears on Reddit, and in the interview, Furudate admitted to the fact that he did not enjoy drawing the last two chapters of his magnum opus.
Furudate stated:
I was able to visualize the last part clearly, so I finished the storyboard quickly and had 4 whole days to work on just drawing so I had fun. Except for the last two chapters.
According to the mangaka, he already planned and visualized the final of the series, which helped him finish the storyboard quickly, giving him a lot of time to draw the chapters. However, the last two chapters, which featured the finale of the last match between Kageyama and Hinata, were not so fun to draw.
Haruichi Furudate Pictured a Big Moment After Finishing the Last Two Haikyuu Chapters
While talking about the conclusion of Haikyuu, Haruichi Furudate explained that he had a big party planned after completing the final two chapters. However, the chapters had a lot more pages than usual, and some of them were even color pages, which were even more difficult to draw, and it took the fun away from the glorious moment.
Furudate stated:
The last two chapters, there were a lot more pages, and there were colour pages too… (lol) You know, I was actually picturing the moment I finished drawing the last chapter. Opening up some nice alcohol, saying thank you to my staff… But finishing the drawings went until 4am. We were all at our limits so I just let everyone go home *laughs*
Furudate pointed out that he wanted to thank the staff for their contribution to making Haikyuu one of the best sports manga of all time. But completing the final two chapters took a long time, and they had to stay up late.
Looking at the conditions of his staff, Furudate decided to let everyone leave and rest as they completed the hardest and most important moment of the Haikyuu manga series.
You can watch Haikyuu anime on Crunchyroll and read the manga on Viz Media.
