As a first post to this blog, let me introduce the main character, Hatohara Robato, or simply known as âRoboâ. He is the eccentric main character of this new series by Fujimaki Tadatoshi â a golf sports manga.
Unlike standardized naming conventions in Kuroko no Basket (e.g. Generation of Miracles - colors, Seirin second years - days of the week, Uncrowned Kings - plants and landforms), only a subtle naming convention was found â and that is, birds.
will do a summary, might be shorter than my intention but itâs all right as long as yâall get the gist (or add to it) bc im really not supposed to be doing this rn lmao
@onebulb maybe if this wasnât makki, but i dont think he processes that sort of theme (at all) when he writes his stories. itâs all about cohesion/teamwork and excelling at what each individual does best bc he even placed furi in a match against akashi and demonstrated what furi with his own set of strengths could prove against the emperor. itâs never been anything as straightforward as to simply taking the stronger/weaker-skilled player when it comes to determining the winner/achiever according to makki (in this case âstrong enoughâ to be an âexemplary playerâ for tomo)
i dont think this kind of idea or concept has ever crossed makkiâs thoughts tbh and neither do i think tomoya himself is thinking this which can be enforced by my meta on him later on
i personally think itâs important to remember makkiâs characs all carry charisma with them. itâs hard to explain but stuff like riko and kiyoshi being exes, rionâs offhanded teasing and prediction of what another one of makkiâs sports jerks was expecting him to do (this is a mood where anybody might frown upon the presence of unethical behavior but far from being upset or offended or even finding it fun, rion just finds this difference in character substance mildly amusing bc he is - they all are - operating on a completely diff level all together)
the only reason rion is able to find this amusing is bc he has class and is therefore able to tell the difference when somebody does not, itâs just one reaction but told so much about him
bc if tomoya isnât good enough to be a great player i think we have to talk about kuroko first. i really do. both manga tell of aspiring national and world-level players in spite of kurokoâs personal goal. itâs probably just aomine and kagami who will make it out to the world if weâre referring to knb (as i mentioned, a strong player may not make a great player for a variety of reasons and consider if they even harbor intentions for becoming a player, lots of real life situations at work here such as kiseâs mindset or akashiâs family background)
my point is this isnât makkiâs point, the looming disappointment of a player who wasnât skilled enough. be they strong or weak players, nobody sets their goal to be âthe strongest player in the world!â and work stupidly towards just triumphing everybody in his stories (aomine was depressed as a result of his streak, dude was winning)
maybe im just reading too much into the structure of your words bc i wont have any idea about the intention or direction you were asking this for w/o further elaboration, but from what i know to be âgood or not good enoughâ for something proves youâre struggling to meet a standard and thatâs the thing, âstandardsâ or qualifications do not exist in makkiâs universes. there is no magical or golden standard thatâd show the divide between approved and unapproved players other than paper rules. trying to decide world champion? what if a newbie wins against the reigning champion, several times, but struggles to survive their amateur games?
but if weâre talking about tomoyaâs definite lack of skills (to an extent observable by paper rules) in regards to turning pro, makki isnt an author who writes about lamentable ppl either (aside from his all-time fav sports minions who have more of a mindset than personality issue)
bc seriously when you think about it, who else do you owe not being naturally skilled enough to? yourself right? youâre the one whoâs holding these aspirations and youâre the one whoâs also not skilled enough. so are you gonna start blaming yourself and wallowing in self-pity? this might sound harsh bc itâs not like they chose to be born without skills and their love for the sport is every bit genuine, but itâs where the difference between âemploying your time to something useful/useless from then onâ comes in, bc nobody, not you, not the naturally gifted players, are able to change the facts of their or your birth and itâs probably also important to choose the right things to grieve over? nobodyâs just gonna hope they were lucky enough to be born gifted bc i dont think a single player who understands sport, even those blaming themselves, wld ever get this pathetic
and for makkiâs characs, theyâre strong enough that even shld they be disappointed, i highly doubt wallowing in self-pity, no matter how little, wld be included in their steps at all. itâs just not something theyâre inclined to do.
so this has gotten lengthy and i have a ton of misc. thoughts left floating in there as usual but i think this shld be enough for a reply? otherwise im just gonna derail from one point to another or yâall can add on to what you found interesting/want to supplement/ask or discuss about
if not weâll finally have our tomoya meta up when iâll be free?? next
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