I won’t lie. The thought of Machi being on the screen has me pumped. I recently worked on re-reading some of the manga for yet another analysis. That being said, let’s focus on some parallels and similarities between Yuki and Machi:
1. Less than motherly mothers
Yuki’s mom to Yuki: “So what if you are a tool?” (Chapter 72)
Machi’s mom to Machi: “Are you trying to blame me for this? …. Maybe I made a mistake somewhere in raising you.” (Chapter 102)
We know both have less than stellar relationships with their parents. What’s interesting is how it is the mother who is primarily shown during flashbacks or recollections.
Kyou calls Yuki a “boring stiff” (Chapter 49).
Machi’s mother says she “presents herself as an utter bore” (Chapter 94).
Both were told they were “boring” by the very people they were trying to win their approval. Yuki always wished he could be Kyou and be able to attract people to himself like Kyou does. Machi for years tried to win a pat on the back from her mother, never to achieve it.
3. The feeling for being needed
Yuki in Chapter 86: “I want someone too. Not a person I put up on a pedestal. But someone who’s on my level. Someone I need and needs me back.”
Machi in Chapter 94: “Am I…needed? Is my existence required? Does this world…need me?”
Both were looking for someone who specifically needed them, as they were questioning their place in the world.
Yuki in Chapter 125: “There were times…when I wondered…how many people…would notice…if I disappeared…in a crowded place like this.”
Machi in Chapter 94: “People always pass me by. And I pass them by. Are they transparent? Am I transparent?”
They see themselves as invisible. Despite Yuki’s title of prince, he often feels left out from the crowd. Likewise, Machi does not have a huge group either, due to her quiet and reserved personality.
5. Just one person noticing
Yuki in Chapter 125: “…I don’t care ‘how many’ people would notice if I disappeared. If just ‘one person’ noticed….that’s all I’d need.”
Machi in Chapter 125: “I think…that’s why you were able to notice…someone like me.”
They were both happy that someone noticed them. It meant the world to them to know that someone was looking for them.
6. Support from that one person
Yuki in Chapter 125: “Having one person…is an incredible thing. I was so happy, it was almost embarrassing. Out of all the people…she found me. Me alone.”
Machi in Chapter 125: “You’ve been there for me, president. You have no idea…how much that means to me…!”
There’s no denying the support of each other helped them grow tremendously. Now Kakeru also helped as well, to varying degrees, but in particular, they needed someone who understood what they were going through and the need for that one special person.
(Yeah, Mutsuki never had a chance.)
9. Annoying older brothers
10. Kakeru is their punching bag
11. They are referred to by their “colors” when it comes to their relationship
If I find more, I’ll add to this post. But yes, Yuki and Machi all the way.
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