The article explores the character Ms. Makuwa from the series Witch Watch, emphasizing her struggle to maintain a facade of maturity while secretly loving manga. As she leads a class icebreaker, she hesitates to share her manga passion, emphasizing the divide many feel between personal interests and social expectations. Through humorous connections to well-known anime characters like Kurapika, Adult Gon, and others, the author reflects on how fiction enriches daily experiences, showcasing the deep bonds formed with anime characters throughout life.
In the episode where Nico and Mohito attend school together for the first time, Ms. Makuwa leads the class in a simple icebreaker, where each student introduces themselves with a fun fact. She kicks off the introductions with her name, but stops herself from blurting out that her favorite thing to do is to read manga.
Ms. Makuwa does not want a class of teenagers tearing her to shreds for enjoying manga, so she keeps it a secret. Yet during the entire icebreaker, she keeps making comparisons to her favorite manga characters.
During my weekly swim team sessions, I pump myself up by thinking of Haikyuu!! and other sports anime. If I need to think of what to make for dinner, I reminisce about my favorite episodes of Food Wars.
I go through life thinking, Wow, this really reminds me of X fictional character/situation. A lot of times, those situations and characters are from anime.
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