I don't know much about the story, but it would be cool to see Kazuki playing a villain!
I saw on Twitter some people saying that Kao was like a Lamborghini engine 
...and we have some backstage footage from the SOI broadcast!
Also, our friend @rabidline posted Kazuki EX on another site, thank you so much
https://www.another site.com/r/Figu...zuki_tomono_jazz_machine_by_black_machine_ft/
Hope @tsuyoboogie gets to see this!
I could see Kazuki Tomono playing creditably some mad scientist or some machiavelic villain, among others, but I wouldn't imagine him playing a school bully? Of course he could surprise us!I think there’s only one prominent “villain”, a school bully named "Zanelli", in the original novel (the characters are apparently given different names in the Hyoen adaptation). I have a feeling that Kazuki won’t be playing him, but possibly one of the characters the two leads, Kakeru and Tokio (originally Giovanni and Campanella) played by Daisuke and Ryunosuke Onoda, meet later on during their journey? I’m not very familiar with the story yet either, but am planning to watch the anime from 1985 this weekend. Since the plot and characters may be altered to some degree in the Hyoen adaptation, it’s probably gonna be difficult to guess who might play who though (apart from the two main characters).
I think there’s only one prominent “villain”, a school bully named "Zanelli", in the original novel (the characters are apparently given different names in the Hyoen adaptation). I have a feeling that Kazuki won’t be playing him, but possibly one of the characters the two leads, Kakeru and Tokio (originally Giovanni and Campanella) played by Daisuke and Ryunosuke Onoda, meet later on during their journey? I’m not very familiar with the story yet either, but am planning to watch the anime from 1985 this weekend. Since the plot and characters may be altered to some degree in the Hyoen adaptation, it’s probably gonna be difficult to guess who might play who though (apart from the two main characters).
I agree, a school bully doesn't fit his profile, especially considering he was bullied at school himself (he revealed this in one of the past non-no articles)
So it could be potentially triggering for him. I know that Koza 'didn't fit his profile either', and he was a bit antagonistic, but he wasn't actually a villain, just a guy who cared deeply about his hometown. Still, Kazuki said it was difficult to portray anger without being overwhelmed by his own emotions...Thank you for this info! It makes sense, I didn't know that at all and just assumed it was because of Kao's speed on the iceOf course Kao Miura belongs to Lamborghini: the Lamborghini emblem is a Miura bull, and I think the Miura was one of Lamborghini's first models:
(It's a joke and I know that Miura is a rather frequent name in Japan, but still, I couldn't resist!)Lamborghini - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
I agree, a school bully doesn't fit his profile, especially considering he was bullied at school himself (he revealed this in one of the past non-no articles)
Thank you for this info! It makes sense, I didn't know that at all and just assumed it was because of Kao's speed on the ice
Some more pictures from yesterday:
The media gallery also have some really cool pics of Jazz Machine:
It seems that this morning at SOI, Kazuki performed 'Underground'
Sorry I don't remember exactly, but it wasn't too long ago. Basically, it was in one of those 'counselling room' bits, someone wrote asking how to deal with bullying, and he said he sympathised because he suffered bullying too when he was younger. He then advised the person to cut contact with the bullies completely (wise advice).
Full of interesting stories, lots of info and insight into Kazuki's thoughts. It seems that Kenji Ikai-san (photographer) showed some pictures, and Kazuki showed his own skates... Once again, I'm so jealous of Japanese fans who can listen to Kazuki directly like that.
Good! I hope they get at least one of his competition programmes ready so we can hopefully see it at FaOI
