Kazuo Nakano

Nakano-san (with Announcer Yoshigai)

Kazuo Nakano (中野和雄, Nakano Kazuo^?) is the vice editor-in-chief of Weekly Shonen Jump. Because of this, he was often caricatured by Jump's mangaka, especially in Yudetamago's manga series Kinnikuman, where he became a regular supporting character. This article is primarily about the Kinnikuman character based on him.

He is usually referred to as Nakano-san (中野さん^?) and typically refers to himself as "Aderans" Nakano-san (アデランスの中野さん, Aderansu no Nakano-san^?) (Aderans is a maker of wigs); his wig is usually loose and falls off most episodes of Kinnikuman. His role in Kinnikuman and Kinnikuman Nisei is primarily as a color commentator. In Ultimate Muscle, he is called "Doc" Nakano; however, he is not a doctor of any kind.

Info[]

Classification: Earthling
Homeland: Takeo, Saga, Japan File:Flag of Japan.svg
Age: 40, 42 (Golden Mask Arc), 44 (Throne Arc), 78 (Nisei)
First Appearance: Manga Chapter 3, Anime Episode 1

Voice Actors[]

Sanji Hase in Kinnikuman
Hiroshi Ohtake in Kinnikuman (eps. 50-58)
Shigeru Chiba in Kinnikuman: Scramble for the Throne
Naoki Tatsuta in Kinnikuman Nisei and PlayStation 2 games
Ted Lewis in Ultimate Muscle (English Dub)

About[]

Nakano-san is a short, middle-aged man who appears frequently throughout Kinnikuman and Kinnikuman Nisei. He is an odd little man who will often skip work in order to see a wrestling match and sometimes tries to get involved in the fight (though he is always knocked away in the next panel). For really big matches, he has been known to sell his wife in order to afford a ticket. Nakano-san is generally viewed as an idiot and a nuisance, although he'll usually be the first to laugh at Kinnikuman's stupidity. In earlier chapters, he seems to like gyuudon as much as Kinnikuman, preferring it served as saranami (meat and rice served separate).

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Doc Nakano and Mac Metaphor in Ultimate Muscle

He serves as the Color commentator in the anime and in Kinnikuman Nisei. (more to come)

Nakano-san's Appearances[]

Volume 1

Chapter 3: Background character
Chapter 4: Pig
Chapter 6: Mailman, Kazubō (Kindergarten student)
Chapter 7: Gyudon place customer
Chapter 8: Gyudon place customer, doll
Chapter 9: Mountain, Kazubō (Kindergarten student)
Chapter 10: Background character
Chapter 11: Kindergarten student
Chapter 12: Himself
Chapter 13: Cover art, background character

Volume 2

Chapter 14~17: Himself
Chapter 18: Background character
Chapter 19: Shueisha Editorial Staff
Chapter 20: Himself
Chapter 21: Delivery boy, Himself
Chapter 22: Chieisha Editorial Staff
Chapter 23: Director
Chapter 24: Himself
Chapter 25: Poster
Chapter 26: Himself
Chapter 27: Islander

Volume 3

Chapter 28~32: Himself
Chapter 33: Jump Editorial Staff
Chapter 35~37, 39, 41: Himself

Volume 4

Chapter 42, 44~46: Himself
Chapter 47: Female fan
Chapter 48: Shueisha Editorial Staff
Chapter 50: Himself
Chapter 53: Kaz Nakano (Tour Guide)

Volume 5

Chapter 54, 57~58: Kaz Nakano (Tour Guide)

(more to come)

Career Information[]

Profile

Family: Kimiko (wife), Unnamed son (appeared only in Vol. 2, later retconned that they are childless)

Championships

1st Kinnikuman Nisei All Choujin Dai Shingeki Popularity Contest (31st Place)

Titles

Kazuo Nakano of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump (集英社週刊少年ジャンプの中野和雄, Shūeisha Shūkan Shōnen Janpu no Nakano Kazuo^?)
Great Edo Sports Nakano-san (大江戸スポーツの和雄さん, Dai Edo Supōtsu no Nakano-san^?)
Bowl House Aderans (丼屋のアデランス, Don-ya no Aderansu^?)
Kindergarten Student Kazubō (幼稚園児のカズ坊, Youchien-ji no Kazu-bō^?)
"Aderans" Nakano of Chieisha's Weekly Hero (散英社・週刊HEROのアデランスの中野, Chieisha・Shuukan HERO no Aderansu no Nakano^?)
Japanese Nisei Kaz Nakano (日系II世のカズ・ナカーノ, Nikkei Nisei no Kazu Nakaano^?)
Choujin Wrestling Commentator (超人格闘技解説者, Choujin Kakutougi Kaisetsusha^?) (anime and Nisei only)

Nicknames

Artnature (アートネーチャー^?)
Aderans (アデランス^?)
(Flying The World) "Aderans" Nakano-san ((世界に羽ばたく)アデランスの中野さん, (Sekai ni Habataku) Aderansu no Nakano-san^?)
"Aderans" Kazuo (アデランスの和雄, Aderansu no Kazuo^?)
Slow Kazu (ノロカズ, Noro Kazu^?)

External links[]

Kazuo Nakano ({{{type}}}) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia

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