Kazuya Shiranami
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| Kazuya Shiranami | |
| Gender: | Male |
| Age: | 16 (TCY 417) |
| Birth date: | December 27 (Capricorn) |
| Blood Type: | O |
| Height: | 160cm |
| Emblem Frame: | Brave Heart (RA-000) Holy Blood(Kai) |
- "I have now arrived as member of the Rune Angel Troupe!"
- — Kazuya Shiranami —
Kazuya Shiranami (カズヤ・シラナミ?) was the first male member of the Angel Troupe, joining as the fourth member of the Rune Angel Troupe. He piloted the ship Brave Heart, which had the unique ability to combine with the NEUE Emblem Frames.
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[edit] History
[edit] Before the Rune Angel Troupe
Kazuya is a native of the newly discovered dimension NEUE, as is most of the Rune Angel Troupe. He is the first male to ever become a member of any Angel Troupe, and was chosen randomly from a pile of applications by former Moon Angel Milfeulle Sakuraba to join the unit. He is a student of another ex-Moon Angel Troupe member, Forte Stollen, who he refers to as kyoukan (教官) meaning 'instructor'.
He was a star student at an elite cooking school, where he specialized in desserts. It was during this time when he worked part time at a cafe. There were regular customers at the cafe that would sometimes go overboard with their pranks, and one time, this led to Kazuya being forced to cross-dress as a waitress by them. It was due to these people however that Kazuya applied to join the Angel Troupe. The chef aboard the Luxiole was an ex-classmate of his named Lunti. Lunti was an expert cook, but admitted that Kazuya's skill in making desserts far surpassed his own already impressive ability. As a result, he was often found helping Lunti in the kitchen, preparing desserts to go along with Lunti's excellent meals.
[edit] Service on the Luxiole
[edit] Personality
Kazuya was a dilligent and hardworking young man, but was rather docile and occasionally quite meek. He was also easily embarrassed, especially by members of the opposite sex. However, he was also courageous under pressure and cared deeply for his teammates. He was quite willing to die to protect them.
Like Chitose when she first joined the Angel Troupe, Kazuya was uncomfortable referring to his superiors on casual terms. And also like Chitose, he had to be forced into referring to his perceived superiors by name. In Chitose's case it was referring to Takuto as "Takuto-san" rather than "Commander Mayers". In Kazuya's, it was referring to Lily C. Sherbet as "Lily-san" rather than "Sherbet-senpai" ("senpai" being a honorific bestowed on seniors and upperclassmen).
Another similarity to Chitose is how Kazuya's reactions to the quirks of his teammates and commander are the source of much comic relief. For example, when Anise Azeat beats him in a race and casually puts his hand over her heart so he can feel how much effort she had to put into winning (which to his embarrassment means putting his hand over her breast), he screams at her and calls her a tomboy before running away in tears.
In addition, Kazuya enjoys trying new recipes, especially desserts. He seems unable to control himself when presented with new cakes and pastries, often trying to learn to make them himself. This is shown when Rico and Kahlua Marjoram show him a cookery book filled with wonderous dessert recipes, suspecting that the young man would be unable to resist the temptation to make them. True enough, Kazuya eagerly borrows the book and walks away, muttering to himself and trying to decide which one to try first.
[edit] Abilities
As mentioned above, Kazuya is an excellent cook specializing in desserts. He is capable of cooking full course meals, but as his friend Lanti is better at it he focuses on desserts for the most part. As a member of the military, he is ranked "shouii" (少尉) or ensign and has had training in hand-to-hand combat.
He is a good, if not exceptional, pilot as are the members of both Moon and Rune Angel Troupes. His Emblem Frame "Brave Heart" is weakly armed and armored compared to other Emblem Frames, but can combine with those of his teammates in the Rune Angel Troupe. The Brave Heart boosts the Emblem Frame's speed and firepower.
As of the first Galaxy Angel II game, he is in possession of an item known as "telepath fur". A gift from the Luxiole's captain Takuto Mayers, it allows him to sense the mental condition of his fellow pilots (in essence fulfilling the role previously filled by Kuromie Quark and the Space Whale from the original Galaxy Angel games). The item, in fact, may be a reference to a 4-koma from the original series in which the telepathic Space Whale grew a fur coat.
He also has leadership potential, prompting Takuto Mayers to appoint him "taichoudairi" (隊長代理) or acting captain of the Rune Angel Troupe. Presumably, Kazuya was only appointed acting captain rather than simply captain because he and the other Rune Angels have the same rank. In the Moon Angel Troupe, team leader Forte Stollen was of higher rank than her teammates (being a first lieutenant while the others were second lieutenants). Like his commander, Kazuya is able to quickly gain the trust and friendship of much of the Luxiole's crew.
[edit] Relationships
Similar to Takuto's experiences in the original Galaxy Angel trilogy, Kazuya has the opportunity to become romantically involved with one of the Angels. Many fans expect that in the ongoing manga, he will be linked to Apricot Sakuraba (known as Rico to her friends) the way Takuto and Milfuelle are paired up in the Galaxy Angel manga.
At one point of the game, the Rune Angel Troupe are given leave on a resort planet while the Luxiole undergoes repairs. Like the dance from the first Galaxy Angel game, the three Angels with the highest trust will invite Kazuya to go with them. Whoever is chosen by the player will be the one Kazuya will be romantically linked to for the remainder of the game.
The series of events closely follows those of the original Galaxy Angel game. First, the main character (Takuto, Kazuya) is invited to an event (a dance party, a beach vacation) by three of the Angels. The next chapter is a character specific one that further builds on the relationship between the protagonist and his chosen partner. This will often stem from an incident from the previous chapter, and often involves some sort of difficulty that forces both to confront their feelings and come to terms with them. The following chapters will have the same title no matter which Angel was chosen, but will have slightly different dialogue to reflect the hero's choice.
[edit] Background
Prior to the release of the Galaxy Angel II game on 22 June 2006, Kazuya was among the new characters to be announced by Broccoli. Unlike his fellow Rune Angel troupe members, his voice was first heard on 1 cd released shortly before the game's release date (as opposed to two each for the others). The cd in question was a duet cd which featured two duets, two question and answer sessions and a mini-drama. He was paired up with Chitose Karasuma for this cd, as both of them are the sixth Angel of their respective teams.
As the player character, he is introduced immediately and provides a brief background of the events since Galaxy Angel: Eternal Lovers. Unlike Tact from the original trilogy (whose voice was only heard during certain events, cutscenes and battles), Kazuya is fully voiced. However, players do have the option to turn off his vocals.
While for a time there was speculation that Kazuya would appear in the anime based on GAII (Galaxy Angel Rune), this proved to be false once it actually aired. However, he did make appearances in the final two episodes (and like other characters in the anime, is unlucky in that he was promptly blown up).
He has a starring role in the manga version of GAII. Based on the pattern of the previous manga, it is expected that he will be paired up with Apricot Sakuraba.
[edit] Behind-the-scenes
- Kazuya is voiced by Hisafumi Oda.
- Kazuya's name comes from a type of shōchū called Satsuma Shiranami.
- According to one of the cutscenes from the game, Brave Heart appears to be the most weakly armed of the Emblem Frames. Its only armaments appear to be machine-gun-like beam guns.
- While Brave Heart is referred to as an Emblem Frame in the game, it does not come equipped with a H.A.L.O. system like those of the other Angel Troupe members. As a result, fans occasionally refer to it as a pseudo-Emblem Frame rather than a true Emblem Frame.
- Lily actually wanted Kazuya to simply refer to her as "Lily" without any honorifics the way he does with the other Rune Angel troupe members, but was only able to get him to use her first name and add a "-san".
- Despite not having shown any musical inclination, Kazuya has a guitar in his room. It was later confirmed in Eigou Kaiki no Toki that he does in fact have a level of ability to play the guitar, seeing as how he managed to play a duet with Natsume.
- Takuto's blue hair and brown eyes seemed to have been reversed with Kazuya as he has brown hair and blue eyes.
- A common running joke in the manga is that the other characters often comment on how cute Kazuya's face is to the point where he looks feminine. When Takuto first meets Kazuya, Takuto says that "he's cute, but he's not a girl, is he?" In a flashback, a couple of customers persuade him to enter the Celdar Dessert Contest, a contest reserved normally for women, by dressing up as a girl, commenting on how cute he'd look in a dress.
