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** He's only pretending to suck at math; he's actually just as good at it as he is with other subjects.

* '''Reconstructed''': But Makoto's hard work certainly pays off, and he reaps the benefits, including scholarships and good grades.

** He only gets average grades because he's BrilliantButLazy.

** Makoto's cousin Hiro DOESN'T fit the model-minority stereotype, and is dismissed by his parents as a "failure" because [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotHeinous he gets C's and B's instead of straight A's.]] Hiro is [[AlwaysSomeoneBetter constantly compared to Makoto]], suffers a lot of depression and anxiety, and eventually drops out of high school and joins a gang. He informs his horrified parents that [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor since they kept calling him a failure,]] [[ThenLetMeBeEvil he might as well fail HARD.]]

** Makoto's cousin Hiro DOESN'T fit the model-minority stereotype, and is dismissed by his parents as a "failure" because [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotHeinous he gets C's and B's instead of straight A's.]] Hiro is [[AlwaysSomeoneBetter constantly compared to Makoto]], suffers a lot of depression and anxiety, and eventually [[TragicVillain drops out of high school and joins a gang.]] He informs his horrified parents that [[ThenLetMeBeEvil if they kept calling him a failure, he might as well fail HARD.]]
* '''Reconstructed''': But his hard work certainly pays off, and he reaps the benefits, including scholarships and good grades.

** Makoto's cousin Hiro DOESN'T fit the model-minority stereotype, and is dismissed by his parents as a "failure" because [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotHeinous he gets C's and B's instead of straight A's.]] Hiro is [[AlwaysSomeoneBetter constantly compared to his cousin]], suffers a lot of depression and anxiety, and eventually [[TragicVillain drops out of high school and joins a gang.]] He informs his horrified parents that [[ThenLetMeBeEvil if they kept calling him a failure, he might as well fail HARD.]]

** Makoto's cousin Hiro DOESN'T fit the model-minority stereotype, and is dismissed by his parents as a "failure" because [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotHeinous he gets C's and B's instead of straight A's.]] Hiro is [[AlwaysSomeoneBetter constantly compared to his cousin]], suffers a lot of depression and anxiety, and eventually [[TragicVillain drops out of high school and joins a gang.]] He informs his horrified parents that [[ThenLetMeBeEvil if he's going to be a failure, he's going to fail HARD.]]

** Makoto's cousin Hiro DOESN'T fit the model-minority stereotype, and is dismissed by his parents as a "failure" because [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotHeinous he gets C's and B's instead of straight A's.]] Hiro is [[AlwaysSomeoneBetter constantly compared to his cousin]], suffers a lot of depression and anxiety, and eventually [[TragicVillain drops out of high school and joins a gang.]] He then informs his horrified parents that [[ThenLetMeBeEvil if he's going to be a failure, he's going to fail HARD.]]

** Makoto's cousin Hiro DOESN'T fit the model-minority stereotype, and is dismissed by his parents as a "failure" because [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotHeinous he gets C's and B's instead of straight A's.]] Hiro is [[AlwaysSomeoneBetter constantly compared to his cousin]], suffers a lot of depression and anxiety, and eventually [[TragicVillain drops out of high school and joins a gang.]] [[ThenLetMeBeEvil If he's going to be a failure, he's going to fail HARD.]]

** Makoto is extremely intelligent because his parents force him to study intensively and severely punish him whenever he makes even a small mistake in his homework. All of this means that he has no free time, and no social life. While he is smart, he is also very unhappy.

* '''Exaggerated''': Makoto already has a Ph.D or two, even though he is [[ChildProdigy only 12]].

* '''Played For Drama''': Makoto's intellect saves the day.

* '''Justified''': Makoto just happens to be a very gifted student and a hard worker, character traits he'd have regardless of race.
** Makoto is under cultural pressure to please his [[FamilyHonor family]] (especially [[EducationMama his mom]]) by working hard to achieve a lot in school

* '''Downplayed''': ???

* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': ???

* '''Exploited''': ???

* '''Played Straight''': Makoto has the top grades in his class, and is really good at math.

* '''Justified''': Makoto just happens to be a very gifted student and a hard worker, character traits he'd have regardless of race.

** Alternatively, Makoto is good at everything else, but [[FMinusMinus *really* sucks at math.]]

* '''Deconstructed''':
** It's not that Asians are inherently smarter than everyone else, it's a cultural thing encouraging hard work and studiousness. Makoto has to study and work hard to get good grades, regardless of both his IQ and his ethnic background.
** Alternatively, people just assume Makoto is good at math, etc. just because he's Asian, which puts a lot of pressure on him. That can cause him to get nervous and make mistakes.
* '''Reconstructed''': But his hard work certainly pays off, and he reaps the benefits, including scholarships and good grades.

** Bob asks Makoto for help with math, only to find out that Makoto is just as bad at math as Bob is.

* '''Enforced''': PositiveDiscrimination
* '''Invoked''': All eyes are on Makoto as he comes up to the board to do a math problem.

** Makoto is tired of people assuming he's good at math because he's Asian, so he [[ObfuscatingStupidity purposely pretends to be bad at it]] (or if he actually is bad at math, makes no secret about it). He's also a bit of a slacker when it comes to studying.

* '''Conversed''': "How come all the smart people in this show are always of Asian descent?"
* '''Played For Laughs''': Almost always is.
* '''Played For Drama''': Makoto's intellect saves the day.

* '''Inverted''': [[AsianAirhead Makoto]] is BookDumb [[IdiotHero (and not particularly street smart, either.)]]

* '''Subverted''': Makoto gets average grades.

* '''Double Subverted''': Except in math, where he has the top grade.

* '''Deconstructed''': It's not that Asians are inherently smarter than everyone else, it's a cultural thing encouraging hard work and studiousness. Makoto has to study and work hard to get good grades, regardless of both his IQ and his ethnic background.

* '''Parodied''': Bob asks Makoto for help with math, only to find out that Makoto is just as bad at math as Bob is.

* '''Defied''': Makoto is tired of people assuming he's good at math because he's Asian, so he [[ObfuscatingStupidity purposely pretends to be bad at it]] (or if he actually is bad at math, makes no secret about it). He's also a bit of a slacker when it comes to studying.

** Mark is an OccidentalOtaku who is really smart

* '''Basic Trope''': An [[TheSmartGuy intellectual character]] of Asian descent

* '''Inverted''': Makoto is BookDumb [[IdiotHero (and not particularly street smart, either.)]]

* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???

** Makoto is a MostTriumphantExample of a HollywoodNerd

* '''Inverted''': Makoto is BookDumb (and not particularly street smart, either.)

* '''Basic Trope''': An intellectual character of Asian descent