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He leads a double life as a linguistic professor by day and a bar owner by night. He's always calm and collected. He treats everyone kindly without discrimination and can't abandon anyone who is in trouble. He harbors a deep attachment for the bar he's managing currently.
Appearance
Naoakira is a tall, buff-built male with light skin. He keeps his black hair slicked back with two strands lose on the front. He has a pair of golden eyes and keeps a beard that is trimmed neatly. To complement his golden eyes, he wears black-rimmed spectacles with gold handles.
As for attire, Naoakira opts for a very dandy style with a black shirt, gray vest, and a matching suit black in color with grey stripes. He also wears a white and blue tie with a tie bar. On the left side of his suit, he wears a fleur de lis brooch and a blue handkerchief tucked in the pocket. For footwear, Naoakira wears a pair of black and blue leather dress shoes. To complete his dandy attire, he also accessorizes with a gold diamond-encrusted watch, several rings, and a light grey fedora hat. He wears his silver wedding ring on his left hand.
In his Exhibition Show outfit, Naoakira wears a black long-sleeved button-up shirt, a light purple tie, and a purple suit jacket with a floral pattern and black lapels. He has a black leather glove on his right hand and a blue scarf draped over his shoulders. He wears black pants, a black and gold belt, and black dress shoes with blue ribbed socks.
Personality
Naoakira is a gentle, calm, and kind-hearted gentleman who cares a lot about his companions.
Timeline
Timeline is from the Official Fan Book.
- Age 21: Got his Bachelor's by skipping a grade and entered graduate school
- Age 24: Married Tsubaki
- Age 25: Tsubaki dies. "XXXX" disbands
- Age 27: Reunites with Yohei
- Age 28: Resumes rapping
- Age 32: Becomes a professor
- Age 34: Now
Schedule
| Start Time | End Time | Activity |
|---|---|---|
| 12AM | 6AM | Sleep |
| 6AM | 7AM | Wake-up, drink coffee, read the newspaper |
| 7AM | 8AM | Gets dressed and heads to the university |
| 8AM | 9AM | Work out at the university gym |
| 9AM | 10AM | Prepares for seminar in classroom |
| 10AM | 12PM | Class |
| 12PM | 1PM | Lunch |
| 1PM | 3PM | Class |
| 3PM | 7PM | Linguistics research |
| 7PM | 8PM | Heads to Bar 4/7 |
| 8PM | 9PM | Dinner |
| 9PM | 11PM | Helps out in Bar 4/7 |
| 11PM | 12AM | Goes home and takes a bath |
Relationships
- BAE: The members of BAE are his students, and Naoakira treats them well.
- Yohei Kanbayashi: He and Yohei have been friends for a long time prior to the series. They were in a unit together, along with his wife Tsubaki, in the past.
- Ryu Natsume: Ryu calls Naoakira "Boss", and Naoakira treats him like his own son. Naoakira picked him up prior to the series.
- Shiki Ando: When Shiki ran away from home, Naoakira picked him up, and he started working at the bar since. Much like Ryu, Naoakira treats him like his own son.
Character Hashtags
Translated hashtags from the character profiles on the official website.
Regular Hashtags
# Dandyism
# A Magician With Words
# Widower
Trauma Hashtags
(Translated by @nikkitranslates) Click Expand to see
# A Wife's Ephemeral Smile
# The Beep of a Heart Monitor's Flat Line
# I Don't Want to Cause Her Pain Anymore
Phantometal
Naoakira’s phantometal accessory is the Classical Glasses (クラシカルグラス)[1]. It has rectangular frames, thick black rims, and golden accents on the bridge and temples.
Appears In
Voice Dramas
This section is a work-in-progress.
- Opening Show - Part "The Cat's Whiskers"
- "JUSTICE"
- "PRIDE"
- "Exhibition" - Part1
- "Exhibition" - Part4
- "LOVE"
- "LIVE" - Part3
- "LIVE" - Part4
- Shuffle Team Show vol. 1 - "Opening"
Appellations
| Character | What they call Naoakira | What Naoakira calls them |
|---|---|---|
| Self | Watashi (私) | |
| Yohei | Saimon (西門) | Yohei (匋平) |
| Ryu | Boss (ぼす, Bosu) | Ryu (リュウ) |
| Shiki | Owner (オーナー, Ōnā)
Saimon-sensei (Referring to him in the third person)[2] |
Shiki (四季) |
| Tsubaki | Naoakira-san[3] | |
| Allen | Saimon-sensei[4]Sensei[5] | Sugasano-kun[4] |
| Hajun | Saimon-sensei (西門先生) | Yeon-kun (燕くん) |
| Anne | Saimon-sensei[5]
Sensei (センセ) |
Faulkner-kun |
| Iori | The glasses gentleman (Megane no niisan)[3] | |
| Kei | Miyama-kun[6] | |
Voice Trailer
TRAP Naoakira Voice Trailer
TRAP Voice Trailer (TL by @nikkitranslates on Twitter)
"Shall we show everyone what genuine music is?"
"The thought that I have to live with myself like this for the rest of my life horrifies me to the depths of my soul."
Etymology
- The name Naoakira means "straight, direct" (直) (nao) and "bright, light, clear" (明) (akira).
- Naoakira's surname Saimon means "west gate" (西門).
Trivia
- Naoakira was once part of a group called Quadra-X, along with Yohei and his wife Tsubaki before she passed away. The group was apparently successful enough to have been invited to perform overseas, but they are now disbanded. [7]
Sources
- ↑ https://twitter.com/paradoxlive_PR/status/1212976886831370240
- ↑ Voice Drama "LOVE" - Part 2
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Voice Drama "Exhibition" - Part1
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Voice Drama "New & Classic"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Voice Drama "WILL"
- ↑ "FATE" Voice Drama
- ↑ Voice Drama "PRIDE"