hiya! its my birthday today! ive been binge reading lobro for a while and rereading it again, so much so ive looked into your other works and got into fandoms ive never thought id revisit again (jjk, hxh, sbr..) not to mention after reading lobro ive been getting really motivated lately..
im not the sporty type, actually terribly infact, ive stayed cooped up in my own room with decaying health and eventually getting anemia. Partly because my social anxiety took ahold of me and ive quit almost every sporty thing i can do and ive somewhat resigned myself to this fate cause I also eventually recognized I was already too cooped into my own head to get human interaction, but reading lobro and recognizing how much a loser mc is reawakened me.
sports have always been kinda my insecurity amongst other things because I literally cannot do crap. Im a quitter and on top of that I have social anxiety, I dont like failing at things, etc etc etc. But to be honest ever since reading lobro and seeing mcs development i want to get back to sports, seeing how dedicated characters are to their clubs makes me want to move around too. Its a bit corny for me because I actually haven't read anything like this and im way too focused on the differences between me and normal protagonists to ever allow myself to change but reading about mc and seeing him grow from a chud loser to a sporty guy that can fight people also makes me want to go do that.
Of course, ive also considered that its probably way more different for me when looking at the list of stuff I have on my physical health. I'd probably get all upset at not being good at it but I suppose nothing is worse than losing out on a sports bro like satsuma or tomohiro, so im pushing myself to go back at it!
This has been a relatively long ask, so im sorry if im taking up your inbox! I haven't felt so connected to a character like mc who's a loser. With that being said, thank you so much for writing lobro. My school year is starting in a few weeks and I swear to myself im gonna lock in this time cause I can't disappoint kotose with my grades LOL.
Im planning to get out with my friends who i haven't seen for nearly 2 months. I really want to improve after reading lobro, so ill probably share the ff with them too so we have something to buzz over and get motivated by.
So thank you, really!!!!! I adore your works ^^
Happy belated birthday 🎂 🎉!!!
I’m so happy you’re giving my other works a read 🥰 I wish I had the time to update them more 😅
I’m always so elated to hear that you guys are trying new things and stepping out of your comfort zone to find happiness because of Mc. I put a bit of myself into each character and mc’s journey with sports and mental health kind of reflects my own.
We all have different ways of pulling ourselves out of the chud loser life, but the one thing I think is common across all journeys is finding a hobby you like and pursuing it no matter how bad you are at it.
I used to stay inside and waste away every summer, binge watching anime and listening to edgy vocaloid songs to pass the time, wishing my life was as colorful as a shonen jump. I didn’t have a close group of friends and i didn’t keep in contact with people. It wasn’t until i joined a team sport that i found community and actually started going outside and getting sunlight.
Was I good at it? No. The first time I tried out for my high school volleyball team, the coach pitied me and made me a manager. The second time, she pitied me again and made me an official player because I was graduating that year. I was a benchwarmer. But I still loved the sport and being with my teammates. I continued to play casually in college and found more friends there, then found my calling in martial arts and started devoting time to that.
I was the shortest and scrawniest in volleyball, the smallest and weakest in my college judo club. I beat myself up over never being able to throw the bigger people no matter how much I hit the gym or how many throws I drilled. Two years later, I am still the smallest in my new judo club, but I can now hold my own in sparring and be a mentor to the lower ranks. As cliche as it is to say, never give up, believe it!
You will never be good at something on the first try, or the first month, or year. Anyone with experience will understand that. What matters is that you find a community of people who are just as passionate (the real treasure was the friends you made along the way 🤠) and don’t stop pursuing your passion.
That said, don’t hurt yourself. Recognize that when you try a new sport, your body will be very sore because it’s not used to moving like that. Don’t let that demotivate you! And if you don’t like the sport, then at least you tried! Something is better than nothing. Your body will thank you for keeping it moving.
And who knows, maybe you’ll find love along the way 👀
