“I feel nothing but discomfort.” Rakuten Tatsumi reacts coldly to his cosplay appearance at the NPB Awards…Are fans upset over the third incident after “looking at the camera while singing the national anthem”? | Smart FLASH[光文社週刊誌]

Premier 12, Tatsumi in the match against Taiwan (Photo: Yasushi Kuwabara)

Since he is known as the baseball world’s most eccentric man, there were expectations that he would do something this year, but I never expected him to go this far.

At the “NPB AWARDS 2024” held at a hotel in Tokyo on November 26th, Rakuten’s outfielder Ryosuke Tatsumi performed “three transformations of cosplay.” The costumes are completely different every time she appears on stage.

First, when presenting the title for the most hits, he appeared in a samurai topknot style. When asked why, he explained, “It’s a batter’s award, so I decided to give it to Musha, but Samurai Japan is also on the list,” and the hall erupted in laughter.

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Tatsumi has achieved the remarkable feat of breaking the record for the number of putouts, where batters are put out by fly balls, etc., for the first time in 76 years. He recorded 397 putouts and received the Pacific League Special Award, and for this award he wore a deep red suit. Regarding this, Tatsumi said, “Jack the Ripper is a European murderer who commits stabbings.I want to continue to face baseball seriously and commit many stabbings to save the team.”

Last is the best nine. At this award ceremony, he appeared on stage wearing armor reminiscent of a Sengoku period military commander. “Ever since I became a professional player, I’ve wanted to become a shogun. I want to carry on without forgetting the honor of being a samurai. This is the last time. I’m sorry to have caused such a fuss,” he said with a laugh, announcing the closing of the “Tatsumi Theater.”

Although Tatsumi has undergone these three transformations, it is said that these cosplay appearances have become a regular occurrence.

“I thought they would do something this year as well, because at the Mitsui Golden Glove Award ceremony, they appeared in a gold jacket in 2022 and a pure white suit in 2023. It was a wonderful ceremony, and I came here as the bridegroom,” he said suddenly, as Tatsumi married in January 2023. “I forgot my bride, so I brought a substitute,” he said, pulling out a doll from his inner chest pocket and looking stunned as many of the players were wearing plain suits. , his outfit really stood out. However, while he was wearing a suit in both cases, this year he was wearing a cosplay. He’s getting more flashy every year (lol).

While he entertains fans with his bizarre actions, he also ends up under fire because his actions go too far. Most recently, he was in the “Premier 12” where he finished as runner-up. And it happened twice.

This happened when “Kimigayo” was played before the match against Australia on November 13th. Nine began singing along, but since only Tatsumi was “looking at the camera,” X was criticized for saying, “It’s really embarrassing.”

Also, in a “voice-out” before the final nine against Taiwan, he said, “Hello, I’m from the future. Speaking of the future, I came from around 12 o’clock tonight, but I can tell you the answer now. “I’m the winner,” he said in a playful tone. If this was a prelude to Japan’s victory, it would have been accepted as a beautiful story later on, but they lost 0-4 to Taiwan. In X, “Don’t call me to the representative again!” 》, many more heated opinions were received.

How does Tatsumi’s appearance in cosplay, undeterred by the two flameouts at Premier 12, come across to his fans? While there are some opinions such as “Tatsumi unexpectedly appears in a samurai costume, it’s so funny haha”, there are also many who say “it’s a bit too much”.

“I can’t help but think they’re making fun of ceremonies that have a dress code.” Shinjo has a basic level of common sense even when doing the same thing, but Tatsumi is different. Just an idiot》

《Even if Tatsumi cosplays in a topknot and appears at the NPB Awards, I don’t think it’s funny at all because Tatsumi can’t be a player anymore, and I just feel uncomfortable.》

《Tatsumi it’s too cold. I’m glad it’s not a giant. 》

“Even though he has just been under fire for his actions in the Premier 12, it seems like Tatsumi is doing cosplay at the award ceremony right after.He doesn’t seem to care at all, and the team is more nervous.” (Same as above)

It’s good to please the fans, but you need to be careful not to overdo it.

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