JAMES HUNT, NIKI LAUDA & RONNIE PETERSON At The 1976 JAPANESE GRAND PRIX

masato facts

i’ve seen quite a few old posts like this recently, so i decided to make one! these are all random facts, based on the anime, games, shining live and interviews. i could only come up with these for now, but feel free to add to it or ask for more/anything specific!

he loves melon pan, but also any bread really. he has done a bread review once and basically rated everything 5 stars. his favorite melon pan is chocolate chip melon pan! (he isn’t a fan of spicy food though. at all)

masato is a dog person.

he dislikes milk. as a child they always made him drink it lukewarm, which he absolutely hated. after hearing he had weak bones from saotome, he was forced to drink milk with every meal. when haruka introduced him to melon pan he found himself being able to drink it only with the bread. drinking this milk made him grow 5 cm taller in just a few weeks!!

even at a very young age, masato was already very aware of his mom’s situation, to the extent he doesn’t want to bother her with his company. he wanted to visit her on mother’s day once, but instead of staying for a little talk, he gave her flowers and left immediately after.

his grandpa would often take him to plays, kabuki theater, classical concerts and ballet operas when he was younger. this is what started masato’s interest in the entertainment industry.

masato would play piano and sing songs for mai which always made her smile when she was sad. knowing he was able to cheer her up, he found more and more pleasure in singing.

when meeting haruka on that snowy day, haruka complimented masato’s singing voice, telling him it’d be a waste if he didn’t do anything with it. this was the last push for masato to decide he wanted to pursue a career as an idol. (just like how masato complimenting haruka’s song made haruka decide to seriously pursue a career as a composer)

masato considers himself to have bad luck. once at a school play the roles were distributed through a lottery, and he got the role of ‘grass 1’

masato has a friend from the all boy school he went to, who is quite similar to otoya. they were both in the calligraphy club (which i assume is where they met)

masato likes giving handmade gifts! they’re more personalized and he’s skilled enough to craft things like pillows or scarves with complicated patterns. he also sews a lot of things like handkerchiefs for his sister.

masato owns a picture book which really inspired him as a child. i don’t remember in full detail, but it was about a child struggling to climb a mountain, which inspired him to never give up.

one of masato’s favorite artists is liszt.

masato can get quite jealous when he’s in love. he’ll always be the first to pull haruka away or ask what’s going on when he sees someone flirting or being too touchy with her. since he’s quite insecure when it comes to relationships he can even get jealous over normal and innocent situations.

he’s so scared of insects that he even makes his own repellents to carry with him. he’s doing his best to get over this fear though!

as a child, whenever masato didn’t finish his food, he was scared a monster would form out of all the leftovers at night. (jii probably told him so)

masato took up sewing fairly early and assumed it was a normal thing to do. he can still get surprised when he finds out his friends can’t even sew a button back on their shirt.

he’s quite amazed by nature and likes to watch the snow and cherry blossoms fall, as well as gaze at the moon.

masato always looked up to everyone who had siblings. he never thought he’d get one himself until finally, at age 10, mai was born.

masato’s uncle was actually in the position to take over the business instead of masaomi, but just like masato he ran away from it, causing masaomi to take over the job.

they don’t show it in the anime as much, but masato really looks up to ranmaru, despite his harsh treatment as a senpai.

masato has thin hair, so he says he takes his time to wash it carefully.

masato wasn’t able to buy train tickets before, since he would always travel by car or by helicopter (such a bocchan ww)

as a child, masato was scared of the lion dance at new years.

S Class

They were like this in 1984.

Marvel Studios Assembled 1.2: "The Making of The Falcon and The Winter Soldier"

They've got to be listening to Marvin Gaye, right?

this is everything to me

Every time u get ready to do something, think first:

"What would Niki think of this?"

EMERSON FITTIPALDI celebrating victory on the podium at the 1974 BELGIAN GRAND PRIX

And it's all too much for little lando norris 💤🛌

Mika Häkkinen, Brazil 2007

This interview with Niki and Luca after the British Grand Prix at Brands Hatch in 1974 is EVERYTHING

adorable dishevelled Niki

tiny little Niki smiles

Luca reaching across to adjust Niki's collar for the TV (0:18)

Luca giving Niki a little tap on the back of his head I AM DEAD (0:43)

Luca announcing that today proves that Niki is the best driver in the world (0:45)

Rules lawyer Luca

And it is the source of the CLASSIC sassy Niki eyebrow gif