Makoto Yamai
Fujisaki High School's Blond Beautiful Boy
A-Class beautiful boy belonging to the karuta club at Fujisaki High School. Features glamorous blond hair and long eyelashes, calm and composed with strong skills. Has an effeminate vibe in speech and behavior, but shows a manly side in his serious attitude toward competitive karuta. Harbors faint romantic feelings for Rion.
Quotes
- Effeminate in speech and behavior, but manly in play.
- Flustered when pointed out about being in love with Rion.
Trivia
- Has the longest eyelashes among the characters.
- Can balance a matchstick on his eyebrows.
Alternate names
Mako-chan
Mako
Makoto
Profile
- Species
- Human
- Gender
- Male
Appearance
- Overall appearance
- Blond beautiful boy with particularly long eyelashes standing out among other characters. Slender and handsome appearance.
- Eye color
- Brown
- Hair color
- Blond
- Distinguishing features
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- Long eyelashes
Personality and abilities
- Core personality
- Cool
- Detailed personality
- Usually calm and composed, sometimes mixes effeminate nuances in speech and behavior, but extremely serious in competitive karuta. Passionate in matches against rivals, possesses delicate sensitivity that gets flustered upon realizing romantic feelings.
- Keywords
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- Cool
- Calm and Composed
- Serious
- Lovestruck Maiden
- Beautiful Boy
- Talents
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- High skill in competitive karuta
- Delicate sensibility
- Calm judgment
- Skills
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- Encirclement technique
- Advanced karuta tactics
- Insight to read opponents
- Motivation
- While becoming aware of his romantic feelings for Rion, pursues strength in karuta competitions. Aims for victory as a representative player of Fujisaki High School.
- Habits
- Has a habit of blowing air onto his forehead with his mouth.
History
- Backstory
- Member of Fujisaki High School karuta club, known as a standout beautiful boy on the team. Karuta skill equivalent to A-class, with his play highly evaluated in the story's matches. Balances hidden feelings for his comrade and rival Rion with improving his own competitive ability.
- Debut date
- circa 2010
- Work title
- Chihayafuru
- Media type
- Manga
Selected for High School Championship Finals Team
- Significant event
- Selected for High School Championship Finals Team
- Description
- Selected as a starter for the finals match because Manata was dropped from the starting lineup.
Realization of Love for Rion
- Significant event
- Realization of Love for Rion
- Description
- Pointed out by Ryōga, realized his own feelings for Rion and his attitude changed abruptly.
Performance at National Tournament
- Significant event
- Performance at National Tournament
- Description
- Contributed as a central team member in national tournament matches, demonstrating his skill.
Relationships
Rion Yamashiro
Contact during the finals and realization of romantic feelings for Rion.
Ryōga Emuro
Teammate and rival as same-year club member.
Manata Suzuki
Twin brothers, both possessing high skill.
Fujisaki High School Karuta Club
Fujisaki High School Karuta Club: unknown
Media appearances
Chihayafuru
Manga / Supporting
Chihayafuru
Anime / Supporting
Season 1 and 2
Chihayafuru Live-Action Movie Series
Movie / Supporting
Released 2016–2018
Voice cast and creators
Mitsuki Saiga
- Voice actor
- Mitsuki Saiga
- Language
- Japanese
- Version or series
- TV Anime
Yuki Endō
- Creator name
- Yuki Endō
- Role
- Original author
Kunihiko Hamada
- Creator name
- Kunihiko Hamada
- Role
- Character designer