the producers of Free! send makoharu think??
You mean… the MakoHaru canon facts from the creators of Free!? Hmh lemme think, Free! is not a BL, so the most “canon” thing those creators can talk about is their “deep bond” and “friendship”. If you’re ok with such definition of “canon”, OK here you go!
The most recent translated interview of Yokotani-san (the script writer) is much much supporting Makoharu. I mean… even he IS conscious about the level of intimacy those two can get. His exact quote is:
Makoto is Haruka’s childhood friend and partner. The relationship of these two is really interesting. There are scenes once in awhile where it’s just the two of them and they’re so close that it almost makes you wonder, “What’s going on with these two……” (lol). If I grew too conscious about that, it would become indecent, so it was hard finding a good balance as I was writing the script. (source)
I don’t know what he means by “indecent”. But… if a guy and a guy are put into some “only we know” concept too much and they “ARE SO CLOSE“ too much, then what kind of ”INDECENT“ it can be :)?
In another interview, Utsumi-san (the director) commented about ep 6 “It’s meaningless without you”. I really consider that one quote is “canon”.
Haruka thought about it after heard them, He didn’t respond to Makoto’s words in episode 6, but with Nagisa and Rei’s words in episode 8, you can tell that Makoto’s words probably resonated within him in the end, and so he decided to swim in the relay” (source)
Shippers and haters have long time debating over MakoHaru shippers’ headcanon “the one who makes Haruka want to swim in the relay the most is Makoto” (tho I cant fathom why haters would care about our headcanons?). And I think this one sentence from Utsumi-san confirms that such headcanon is canon. The way she said it, “with Nagisa and Rei’s words in episode 8” meaning with the support of Reigisa, “Makoto’s words probably resonated within him in the end, and so he decided to swim in the relay” meaning Makoto’s words are the key impact to finally get Haru into the relay. The key impact. Sure!
From that same interview, there’s another strong canon point about MakoHaru like this:
Of course, Haruka and Rin are the protagonists in “Free!” but, I think the one who was always supporting Haruka from the shadows was Makoto. I think it’s because Makoto was there that Haruka was able to make it this far without stopping, that’s what I mean by my chest tightening at the relationship between those two.
Of course Free! is not a BL, so the creators can’t say anything like “the love between them is what makes them stronger” or the like. But the above sentence has the MUCH SAME MEANING, that their relationship (whatever it is) is what makes Haru stronger and keep moving on. It’s the MOST CANON FACT I WANT TO THROW AT THE FACE OF THOSE HATERS WHO SAID MAKOTO IS USELESS FOR HARUKA AND THE SHOW FRICK THEM!!! HARUKA CAN MOVE THIS FAR BC HE HAS MAKOTO SUPPORT HIM YOU HEAR ME?
Also, it’s funny how both creators admitted that they have to cut off a lot a lot a lot MakoHaru so it wouldn’t be too much (yeah I know, bc Rin and Haru are the main protas Makoto and Haru can’t be too much ^^. I feel sorry for them that the fandom still doesn’t go their way). Well, quote for you:
"Also, we cut a lot of scenes where Makoto appeared too much. We also fixed ones where he looked at Haruka too much (lol)”
ーThere are still plenty of those though(lol)
"Well that’s pretty much a habit for Makoto. Of course there are plenty of scenes of Makoto worrying over Haruka, He’s always looking at Haruka but when you think about why he’s looking at him, it’s because Haruka was in such a dangerous place, he’s watching him from the point of view of a caretaker, and the role of a caretaker really fits Makoto’s personality doesn’t it? But we had to convey the fact that Makoto was watching Hauka to the audience, It had to be shown but but we also had to be careful not to sow it too much (lol) I also them communicating with their eyes on screen so, so looking too much, not watching over him too much much, although there are a lot of scenes where he’s just looking a bit, we really had to be careful of how we seasoned it.”
Also, there’s this one from Free! guidebook I really like:
He was childhood friends with Haruka, so there’s not anything he hates about him. Conversely, he knows quite well the things he likes about Haruka. And because of that, he knows how to handle Haruka very well. (source)
I really like how she actually said “things he LIKES about Haruka”. “LIKES”. Umh… the creators usually say this one character adores another, this one appreciates this one, but saying “LIKES”… gosh… yeah Makoto LIKES Haruka, LIKES this and that in Haruka. Need more canon?
This one in New Type is cute too, about MakoHaru relationship:
Because he is the type to want a deep relationship with someone close to him, he is normally thought to come on too strongly. However, he can continue to have a very good relationship with Makoto, who also likes to have deep human relationships with others as he does. Because they both understand each other, they will be able to support each other.
Because Makoto strongly seeks a spiritual connection, he has a mutual understanding with Haruka, who also strongly seeks a deep relationship. While he thinks that it is his responsibility to support the delicate and highly sensitive Haruka, it is actually a relationship where he is soothed instead by Haruka’s purity. (source)
Really… do I need to explain about this one *crying*.
Btw, we can’t forget the thoughts of the voice actors, right? The voice actors have much influence over a series through their work on voicing. We can say that voice actors are those who understand characters the most. Here, from Nobunaga Shimazaki (Haru):
For Makoto, “everyone” is his concern. He cares for everyone, he looks at everyone, he’s nice to everyone, and he wants to swim with everyone, but at the same time, he feels strongly for Haruka alone. Within that group of “everyone,” Haru is always there and— how do I say this? His vector involving Haru is a bit more special. (source)
Or from Yonaga Tsubasa (Nagisa):
Haruka’s line to Makoto, “I’m grateful that you’re always there for me. Thank you” is memorable to me. Haruka also says “Thank you” to Nagisa in the same episode 11, but (Shimazaki) Nobunaga-kun changed his way of acting completely for that line. I personally could understand that difference, and it made me feel that there is indeed a very deep bond between Haruka and Makoto. (source)
There might be more canon from the creators that I missed (yep I was 4 weeks late in fandom xD). But well, they cannot say MakoHaru LOVE each other, but we have “like” “deep bond” “very deep bond” “special” ”so close”… Umh… canon much (灬ºωº灬)?
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