#i still have no damn clue why komaru took me ages btw

[theultimatekamehamehavoc]

Komaru Time! Spoilers ahead of course!

In regards to Komaru's casual attire, it's nothing too spectacular. I didn't want to make it complexly boring though which is why I gave her at least some colorful socks and a cropped jean jacket hoodie. Feel it also leans on that trendy energy as well, it being cropped. And, though I tried to ensure that Komaru got a bit of her own look, I also wanted to showcase that she's still a bit of a trend follower still. Though, specifically with this outfit, I also wanted to give off that energy that she just grabbed whatever in her closet and wore it out. I feel that is something she'd share with Makoto in regards to their causal clothes. Just grab some clothes and go! Komaru also has a bit of her own thing going on. That's why she also has some small dyed strips of hair as well in her design. She's trying her best to spice up her style, even a little bit. Additionally, and this touch is for both designs akin to her dyed hair bits, Komaru has some bracelets on. Feel out of all of the gang, she'd be the type to wear them. It also connects to the idea I have of Komaru having friendship bracelets with Toko, or well, mostly Syo. Toko doesn't wear hers. But, in regards to the bracelets, I feel they are a nice edge of showing Komaru's creative outlet, her being a bit of a small business owner with her shop. It also shows that Komaru still has a bit of that childish whimsy to her though. I feel she wouldn't have that die with age nor would she let anyone stop her from being herself and wearing whatever she wants, no matter if she's not wearing anything overly spectacular. For her "work" attire, since she owns her own little shop, she doesn't really wear a uniform. However, she still does her best do dress up to at least some sense while still looking approachable, hence the skirt and the casual graphic tee. Speaking of which, yes. That is indeed a Nirvana shirt which I felt would be a good mix of showing that Komaru isn't ENTIRLY a normie (she has expanded her music catalogue to more than just Sayaka's discography) while also still wearing a shirt from a fairly popular band. Though, this could also be a case of her just finding a shirt she found neat without knowing the whole history behind it. She just thought it was cool and now she wears it. However, I do also see Komaru genuinely owning a fair amount of band shirts, maybe some Miku shirts too since I feel Komaru could fall into the Vocaloid pipeline. I see her also having a ton of old Sayaka shirts for instance that she still keeps around in her closet. She still wears some of them too though some of them are worn less not ruin them. Plus, regardless of Sayaka being long passed, I feel Komaru is the type to treasure those memories, no matter how silly they may be. Gotta preserve those memories, even if that means keeping some faded ass shirts that Toko probably tells her she should just throw away but Komaru is just to attached to them to even fathom doing such a thing. Some other aspects regarding her attire here is the necklace she has on. I have two ideas for it. Idea one is that it was a gift of some sorts, maybe something Makoto sent her while they were long distance. After all, there was still that period in her life where she was doing work in Towa City with Toko and Makoto was still doing work in the Future Foundation. My second idea for the necklace is that Komaru made it herself along with Hiro who I see being the type to do some pottery as he gets older. I haven't decided which idea I'll be going for since both have their own amount of sweetness factor to them. We'll see though!

As for her physical build, she is THE average out of them all. While Kyoko's got strong legs and Toko's still thin though secretly a lot stronger than she looks (Syo can still pack a mean punch after all), Komaru sure is just a gal. No worries though! She can still 100% defend herself in needed be. She IS surrounded by other strong, capable women after all! I like to see most of the girls all going out to the the gym together too. Or well, specifically the girls being Aoi, Komaru, and Toko though Toko tends to be more involved in the workouts done at the comfort of her own apartment than at the gym. She does still go to the gym with Aoi and Komaru though, mostly cus of Komaru honestly. Back to Komaru's physic though, average or not, she's also Makoto's sister and the Naegi's are just built different. She'd probably be able to save another city somehow with the power of friendship like she did in UDG's. Plus, I feel Komaru would still be running around a lot in life, from going on walks, to taking Toko to different places, to going and spending time with her brother and teasing him about his relationship with Kyoko. I also think she'd be working on fulfilling some life long dreams by working on writing some of her own manga on the side. I also find the idea of Komaru asking Toko for writing advice regarding the manga she's working on and, even though Toko is very much still a manga hater, she still takes the time to give Komaru some actually good writing advice. The two also have lived with one another for years anyway so I feel that Toko would be close enough with Komaru to be able to give some earnest tips to Komaru. Some other things I want to note about her design by the way is her hair. Thought it'd be a nice balance between being similar to her UDG's look while also being a bit more unique. It's not entirely slicked back and "professional" looking and might even be seen as a bit childish for her to have. Kinda like the bracelets though, it's another facet of Komaru still being a bright and young spirit at heart! Her being the little sister in her family probably adds to that too.

All together, I am fairly happy with how Komaru's turned out. She definitely had a lot of work done in regards to design revisions and scrapped concepts. She's just really cute though! Think I captured that little sister energy while still ensuring that she looks like a young woman with a lot of heart! (1) | (7)