| “ | To win is to be just. To lose is to be at fault. | ” |
— Hirotoshi's philosophy to Hoichi
|
Hirotoshi Buratsuta (
Appearance[]
Hirotoshi is a fat elderly man who is bald on the top of his head. He has thin black eyes with small irises and thick eyebrows. He is usually seen wearing professional clothing, such as a suit.
Personality[]
Hirotoshi can be described as a money-oriented person with little to no high ambition. Even though Japan lost in the World Cup 2018 (Round 16), Hirotoshi is unbothered. With Japan Football Union financially stable, Hirotoshi sees nothing wrong with the current national team. In fact, he appears to believe that Japan will never be able to win the world cup, as he actively mocks Anri for thinking so. Proven to be incredibly delusional, he believes that all the association has to do is maintain the national team's brand and façade since to him, football is a business.[2] This business strategy made him ill-equipped for the talent that Blue Lock demonstrated in Japan's National Representative match against the U-20 team, as he actually believed that his stagnation plan would aid him in winning. Ultimately, resulting in his complete and utter humiliation in front of the entire world. Due to these negative traits, no one in the football world respects him as they see him as an irritable nuisance. Both Blue Lock Eleven and Japan U-20 teams were happy that his plans for shutting down Blue Lock failed and have no problem in openly and actively mocking him.
In addition, Hirotoshi tends to come off as sleazy and weird, as he tends to stare at Anri's chest while she is talking. Proving himself to be shameless, after his loss against Blue Lock, he pilfers the credit for the project's founding.
Hirotoshi can show a servile attitude. When talking with Sae Itoshi, he is very complacent and does everything he can to make him feel comfortable, to the point of giving him full authority to pick anyone he wishes for the U-20, even a striker from Blue Lock, despite only showing his disdain and wanting nothing more to shut down the project.
Relationships[]
Anri Teieri[]
Hirotoshi and Anri are polar opposites when it comes to football. While Anri wants to see Japan win the World Cup, Hirotoshi could not care less. Also, Hirotoshi sees Blue Lock as a waste of time and resources. On the other hand, Anri believes that Blue Lock can be used to produce top-notch strikers capable of winning the World Cup. Moreover, like the others in the Japan Football Association, he also sexualizes Anri and stares at her large chest.[2]
Manga Appearances[]
| 1. Dream | Debut |
| 2. Moving In | |
| 3. Monster | |
| 4. Right Now | Appears |
| 5. The "Zero" of Soccer | |
| 6. Individual. | |
| 7. We'll Meet in Front of the Goal | |
| 8. Message | |
| 9. Superhero | |
| 10. Operation: Me, Next 9 | |
| 11. Premonition & Intuition | |
| 12. Signal | |
| 13. The One to be Reborn | |
| 14. Resolve | |
| 15. Spiral | |
| 16. One Shot | |
| 17. Sorry | |
| 18. Thanks for the Help | |
| 19. Overwhelming Disadvantage | |
| 20. Boiling | |
| 21. Break Through! | |
| 22. Until This Fire Burns Out | |
| 23. Until They Met | |
| 24. Goal Formula | |
| 25. Trick | |
| 26. LAST GAME | |
| 27. Only One | |
| 28. Super Special | |
| 29. Flash of Evolution | |
| 30. Extreme Frenzy | |
| 31. Awakening | |
| 32. Impetus | |
| 33. Attack Waves | |
| 34. At This Rate | |
| 35. Last Chance | |
| 36. Right Here | |
| 37. The Last Piece | |
| 38. More | |
| 39. Hungry | |
| 40. Second Selection | |
| 41. BLUE LOCK MAN | |
| 42. About-Face | |
| 43. Three-Man Teams | |
| 44. Rivalry Battle | |
| 45. Battle to the Death | |
| 46. TOP 3 | |
| 47. Chemical Reaction | |
| 48. The Beauty of the Parabola | |
| 49. After the Parting | |
| 50. Match Confirmed | |
| 51. Creator | |
| 52. Talent and Mediocrity | |
| 53. Blind Spot | |
| 54. Devour | |
| 55. A Dream that Won't Come True | |
| 56. Proof I've Wagered My Life | Appears |
| 57. Chance Encounter | |
| 58. The Battle Begins | |
| 59. Triple Combo | |
| 60. Field Vision | |
| 61. Leverage | |
| 62. Loser | |
| 63. Buried Ego | |
| 64. The Lead Actor's Stage | |
| 65. Trick of Fate | |
| 66. Loser's Crossroads | |
| 67. Power of Despair | |
| 68. Promise | |
| 69. Chaos | |
| 70. Dancing Boy | |
| 71. Friends | |
| 72. MATCH UP!! | |
| 73. Ultra-Coordination | |
| 74. Monster | |
| 75. Wild Dance | |
| 76. Can't Go Back | |
| 77. All-Out | |
| 78. Irregular | |
| 79. I'm Not There | |
| 80. Unlimited | |
| 81. Last Action | |
| 82. I Don't Need You | |
| 83. Voice | |
| 84. Initial Impulse | |
| 85. Eight Seconds Ago | |
| 86. Pride | |
| 87. Luck | |
| 88. World All-Stars | |
| 89. Demon | |
| 90. Third Selection | |
| 91. Divine Speed | |
| 92. The Closest | Appears |
| 93. Gathering | |
| 94. Time has Come | |
| 95. Tryouts | |
| 96. Chosen Path | |
| 97. Last Ticket | |
| 98. Villain | |
| 99. The Assassin and the Ninja | |
| 100. Optimal X Supreme - Worst | |
| 101. New Relation | |
| 102. The World of Feeling | |
| 103. Total Sensory Experience | |
| 104. Trance | |
| 105. 5 X 6 | |
| 106. Chameleon | |
| 107. All Matches Over | Appears |
| 108. Top 11 | |
| 109. Battle Group | Mentioned |
| 110. Newcomer | |
| 111. FLOW | |
| 112. Grand Stage | |
| 113. Cops and Robbers | |
| 114. Quartet | |
| 115. Sae Itoshi | Appears |
| 116. Revenger | |
| 117. Nice to Meet You | |
| 118. Warped | |
| 119. Third Arrow | |
| 120. Blue Genes | |
| 121. 1st HALF | |
| 122. Headliner | |
| 123. World's Best | |
| 124. Night Snow | |
| 125. Ruin | |
| 126. 2nd HALF | |
| 127. Dragon Drive | |
| 128. Dramatic Exchange | |
| 129. Cool Head and Chameleon | |
| 130. The World Doesn't Know Me Yet | |
| 131. What You Taught Us | |
| 132. Dictator | |
| 133. Extreme Focus | |
| 134. Flowers | |
| 135. Shachihoko | |
| 136. Culmination | |
| 137. Last Step | |
| 138. One Mind in Two Bodies | |
| 139. Synchronize | |
| 140. Essence | |
| 141. Monster Trance | |
| 142. World Standard | |
| 143. Not Alone | |
| 144. Disposition | |
| 145. Born Slippy | |
| 146. Final Match-up | |
| 147. Last Attack | |
| 148. Declaration | |
| 149. Complete | |
| 150. Holiday | |
| 151. Changing World | |
Anime Appearances[]
| 1. Dream | Debut |
| 2. Monster | Appears |
| 3. Soccer's "Zero" | Absent |
| 4. Premonition and Intuition | Absent |
| 5. To Be Reborn | Absent |
| 6. I'm Sorry | Absent |
| 7. Rush | Absent |
| 8. The Formula for Goals | Absent |
| 9. Awakening | Absent |
| 10. Just the Way It Is | Absent |
| 11. The Final Piece | Absent |
| 12. The Second Selection | Absent |
| 13. TOP3 | Absent |
| 14. The Geniuses and the Average Joes | Absent |
| 15. Devour | Absent |
| 16. Tri-Fusion | Appears |
| 17. Donkey | Absent |
| 18. The Stage for the Lead | Absent |
| 19. Dancing Boy | Absent |
| 20. Super Link-Up Play | Absent |
| 21. I'm Not There | Absent |
| 22. Voice | Absent |
| 23. Luck | Absent |
| 24. The Time Has Come | Appears |
| 25. Tryouts | Appears |
| 26. The Assassin and the Ninja | Absent |
| 27. The World of Feeling | Absent |
| 28. Chameleon | Appears |
| 29. Flow | Appears |
| 30. Grand Stage | Absent |
| 31. Sae Itoshi | Appears |
| 32. Blue Genes | Appears |
Etymology[]
- His given name, Hirotoshi (
宏 俊 ?), means "wide genius."
- His surname, Buratsuta (
不 乱 蔦 ?), means "bad war ivy."
Quotes[]
- (To Anri) "Do you really believe that Japan can win the World Cup?!"[2]
Trivia[]
- Hirotoshi was tied with Inaba at 30th in the first popularity poll with two votes.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Character profile from Egoist Bible
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Blue Lock Manga: Chapter 1.
- ↑ Blue Lock Manga: Chapter 210.
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| Japan Football Union |
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| Anri Teieri · Hirotoshi Buratsuta · Jinpachi Ego · Yasumori Hoichi |
| Japan U-20 | |
|---|---|
| Faculty | Hirotoshi Buratsuta · Yasumori Hoichi |
| Main | Gen Fukaku · Haru Hayate · Itsuki Wakatsuki· Kazuma Nio · Kento Cho · Miroku Darai · Ryusei Shido · Sae Itoshi · Shuto Sendo · Oliver Aiku · Teppei Neru · Teru Kitsunezato |