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Furudate is a mf-ing genius at character design. I mean, putting the twins aside and literally everyone else, I'd like to turn everyone's attention to Kenma Kozume.
Okay, so as we all know, he's got some social anxiety. He's not the best with interaction and he's the definition of 'introvert'. And this manifests into physical characteristics in the form of his hair. Just like how Atsumu's got brassy bright yellow compared to a somewhat muted silver Osamu, hair plays an important part in defining who a person is. In this case, Kenma's hair serves as protection against the world. He literally states that he likes it long because it overwhelms him to have a greater viewpoint of everything (paraphrasing here, but yk what I mean)
However, after high school and into the timeskip, we see that Kenma still has his iconic hair.
But it's tied back. He's willingly opening up his view of everything, something he was absolutely not okay with in high school. He's *grown*.
Does that mean all his problems are gone? Does that mean he's completely a new person? No, we can clearly see that he hasn't gotten a buzzcut or chopped it super short. Kenma didn't become someone new. He just grew and learned and developed as he matured, just like his hair.
He's no longer afraid like he used to be, willing to face the world head-on to become the sugar daddy he was meant to be. I think that's pretty poetic.
i am unfortunately utterly in love with the idea of volleyball being a sport where you always look up… furudate writes about this sport with touching words, and i never fail to relate to them while thinking of life. and i also love the idea of going after the ball no matter what, even if you don’t think you can reach it before it touches the ground. i love that you have (and want) to try, i love that you have to keep the ball in the air, i love that you keep your eyes on it and follow it blindly until it’s in the palm of your hand or on the opposite court. i think furudate did a wonderful job with the portrayal of this sport, and i love that the ups and downs are presented in such a positive light. you can transpose any volleyball-related element to life, and that’s why i respect furudate’s work more than one would imagine.
when furudate wrote “today you happen to be the defeated. but what will you become tomorrow?” and then “nothing would ever get started if they didn't first think, 'let’s give it a try.'” and then “he who climbs the ladder must begin at the bottom” and then “we’re not limited to just one way of being great” and then “being weak means that there is room to grow” and then “does losing prove that you are weak? isn’t losing difficult for all of you? a challenge where, after ending up on your hands and knees, you must see if you can stand up again? if you stay on your hands and knees, that proves that you are weak.”
when furudate wrote “today you happen to be the defeated. but what will you become tomorrow?” and then “nothing would ever get started if they didn't first think, 'let’s give it a try.'” and then “he who climbs the ladder must begin at the bottom” and then “we’re not limited to just one way of being great” and then “being weak means that there is room to grow” and then “does losing prove that you are weak? isn’t losing difficult for all of you? a challenge where, after ending up on your hands and knees, you must see if you can stand up again? if you stay on your hands and knees, that proves that you are weak.”