Ao no Hako - Ch. 232 - A Natural Challenger

[MangaDex]

 

[brndndss]

i see Haruto, im snoring.

also great, now neighbor gonna start meddling

 

[kodakato]

Tf is that dude on about seriously. Bad vibes ever since he got introduced.

 

[SrNevik]

Tf is that dude on about seriously. Bad vibes ever since he got introduced.

He doesn't think you can successfully strive for greatness in your sport while also balancing a relationship. He thinks that's naive. I find it a common Japanese idea that's used when discussing anything that should take a lot of hours to perfect. Relationships are often treated as secondary. Taiki and friends all are in relationships though and provide an alternative perspective.

 

[senpaixD11]

No drama pls

 

[blank4534]

NTR incoming

 

[fight2live]

why did he say some ominous shit like that???

 

[buffalosauce]

He doesn't think you can successfully strive for greatness in your sport while also balancing a relationship. He thinks that's naive. I find it a common Japanese idea that's used when discussing anything that should take a lot of hours to perfect. Relationships are often treated as secondary. Taiki and friends all are in relationships though and provide an alternative perspective.

you're exactly right. i think what the neighbor is underestimating is that chinatsu is also a competitor on a base level even though she's retired from hooping, and does not have the type of zero-sum game mentality when it comes to relationships that he probably does.

 

[Tymo]

Why every manga protag in the sports genre is usually the underdog? When will we get an actual depiction of a genius as a protagonist? There's a lot to explore from the genius's point of view too.

I already know that Inomata won't win against Yusa ans the author will try to pull some moral lesson at the end.

 

[clac]

Why every manga protag in the sports genre is usually the underdog? When will we get an actual depiction of a genius as a protagonist? There's a lot to explore from the genius's point of view too.

I already know that Inomata won't win against Yusa ans the author will try to pull some moral lesson at the end.

Because it would be fucking boring to watch

 

[Tymo]

Because it would be fucking boring to watch

It wouldn't, read Ao no Orchestra (although music isn't exactly always competition like sports).

You can make a genius character interesting.

It has become really tiring so far. In the first volumes Taiki, even as an underdog, started to unravel as a talented athlete, and then the story started to ignore him to focus on Chinatsu and they seemed to forget that Taiki had won against Yusa once, now he just seems like an ordinary guy, which is the cliché.