She can come off as judgmental, unfeeling and uncaring at first glance, and because of this her peers find it hard to approach her she has been described as “robotic,” a label which she is painfully aware of. Because of this, she sometimes has difficulty expressing her emotions and communicating with other people, and her sheltered upbringing and lack of worldly experience makes it challenging for her to understand others. At the same time, she is a sensitive, complex individual who hides a lot of loneliness, insecurity and repressed feelings beneath the surface. She is dignified and mature for her age, and presents herself as quick-thinking, responsible and level-headed in most situations. In the beginning she tries to keep a distance from her more disreputable classmates and live life under the radar However, as the main character and his friends grow in notoriety for their masked, vigilante exploits as the “Phantom Thieves” and the school comes under pressure to deal with them, Makoto soon finds herself reluctantly pulled into the thick of things, and thus begins her relationship with the Phantoms.ĭespite a rocky start, Makoto eventually finds herself a welcome addition to the team and settles in as its resident “adviser,” serving as the tactical mastermind of the group on and off the battlefield, all while carrying out her student council president duties and working as part-time chaperone/older sister figure, trying to keep her fellow teammates from running amok and getting themselves into more trouble or arrested–or worse, failing their classes.Īs shown by her role at school and within the Phantoms, Makoto is extremely intelligent and capable. Her initial attitude towards the MC, whose prior record and delinquent reputation precede him, is unfavorable, to say the least. If she she was a character like Ann whose rebellious nature is rooted in her sexuality, fine, but Makoto isn't, so its jarring and negatively impacts the scene.Makoto is introduced in the game as the third-year student council president, and her first impression is everything you would expect from her title: Stern, impeccably proper yet unfriendly, whose primary concern is maintaining her stellar grades, staying out of trouble, and staying on good terms with the school authorities for that coveted university letter of recommendation.
And we get a completely out of place pan to her scratching(?) her ass. The team is doing something as calm yet meaningful as code-naming her. We just saw Kaneshiro try to blackmail her into sexual slavery. This scene though? We're finally learning who Makoto is, were supposed to be taking her seriously. Episodes or scenes designed to include fan service without subtracting from the overall mood are fine (beach episodes are an example, as the fan service makes sense in those and can even add to said episode instead of being pandering fluff if done right). Games that are made with fan service in mind are fine, the writing is centered around the very idea of disservice as are the characters. You misunderstand me, I have no problem with fan service, and I am far from PC, but I dislike sloppy writing.
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