“Expressionless "Robo" Hatohara discovers golf genius, vows to challenge pro Miura and join school team.”
Robot x Laserbeam
ROBOT×LASERBEAM
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Synopsis
Expressionless "Robo" Hatohara discovers golf genius, vows to challenge pro Miura and join school team.
Robato Hatohara is a serious, inflexible, and clueless first-year student at Eiai Academy. His lack of expression and social awareness combined with robotic mannerisms have earned him the nickname "Robo." The only person who enjoys talking to him is Tomoya Nakata—his lone friend and member of the school's golf club. Nakata has tried to recruit Hatohara into the club on several occasions, but failed due to the other's complete disinterest in the sport. While out at a driving range together, Hatohara hits a shot as straight as a laser beam using Nakata's finicky golf club, achieving a hole-in-one. This stuns his friend as well as Youzan Miura—an up-and-coming young professional golfer whose swing style has earned him the nickname "Samurai." Following a brief case of mistaken identity, Miura and Hatohara find themselves playing against each other, upon which the former learns that the latter is a complete amateur who has no desire to play golf. Impressed by his opponent's innate talent, Miura requests that Hatohara reach his level and challenge him. With a newfound goal to strive for, the deadpan Hatohara sets off to secure a regular position on Eiai's golf team, in hope of teeing off against his rival again.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 4 sampled reviews
What 4 readers settled on.
Strong agreement
σ 1.09 · scores cluster tight
3.0 pts
Recommenders 7.0 · others 4.0
↓ 1.25
Running avg · Mar 2018 → Jul 2021
- 7 “I find *Robot x Laserbeam* superior to *Kuroko no Basket* due to its more engaging protagonist, Robo, and the refreshing absence of cringeworthy drama. While the series is completely unrealistic,...”
- 6 “While the art is quite good and the story initially showed promise, the series ultimately fails to deliver anything new. It relies heavily on rehashed tropes and lacks emotional depth, with the...”
- 6 “The premise is strong and the golf matches are consistently fun and unpredictable. However, the series suffers from skipped training arcs, underdeveloped side characters, and an abrupt, unfinished...”
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Robot x Laserbeam begins and ends here.
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A Manga Publication
- Format 62 × 7 ch × vol
- Total read 8h 16m approx
- Published Mar 2017 – Jun 2018
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M42328 catalog