| Kenzaburou Daiku | |
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| Japanese Name: | 大工 健三郎 |
| Romanized Name: | Daiku Kenzaburō |
| English Name: | Kenzaburou Daiku |
| First Appearance: | Episode 4 |
| Birthday: | January 30[1] |
| Affiliated: | Yuria Sekiguchi (Friend) |
| Japanese VA: | 吉崎 亮太 Ryōta Yoshizaki |
| English VA: | Stephen Fu |
Kenzaburou Daiku (大工 健三郎, Daiku Kenzaburō) is a second-year student and the president of the igo-soccer club at Tokisadame High School. He is also the heir (or one of the heirs) of the Daiku Zaibatsu (Daiku Corporation). It is revealed later on in the series that his club is actually a legitimate sport by the induction of a new member, Makoto Sakurai. He is often seen with Yuria Sekiguchi.
Etymology[]
- The name Kenzaburou means "healthy, strong" (健) (ken), "three" (三) (sabu/zabu) and "son" (郎) (rou).
- Kenzaburou's surname Daiku means "carpenter" (大工).
Appearance[]
Kenzaburou has light chestnut-brown hair that's rather messy, and eyes shown simply as slim ovals with almost-complete circles around them.
He's mostly seen wearing a short-sleeved white shirt with the collar lightly open and also wears long pants.
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Kenzaburou Daiku's Regular Uniform (left) and Summer Uniform (right)
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Personality[]
| 囲碁サッカー部の部長。
部員が3名だった囲碁サッカー部も、小木が退部して関口ユリアと2人だけになってしまった。 部活を維持するには最低3名の部員が必要だが、それをある方法で解決する。 家は、かなりの大金持ち。 |
The president of the Igo-Soccer Club.
The Igo-Soccer Club, which formerly had 3 members, was left with only him and Sekiguchi as the remaining two members after Ogi quit. The club needs at least three members to continue its activities, but he can solve this in a certain way. He comes from a considerably rich family. |
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Despite his wealthy background, Daiku has a relaxed and friendly demeanor, contrasting that of Sasahara. He often uses money for trivial means or to solve his problems such as buying Igo-Soccer banners to display on the school building[3].
He initially founded the Igo-Soccer Club as a purely recreational club with no clear purpose, and spends club activities playing various games with Sekiguchi until Makoto joins and informs him that Igo-Soccer is a real sport.
Daiku's profile (from DVD/Blu-ray booklet)
Relationships[]
Yuria Sekiguchi[]
A fellow member of the Igo-Soccer Club. She has a crush on him of which he was oblivious to, but it is implied that he realizes this by the end of the series. Even after the other members join, Daiku still partakes in games and other non-Igo-Soccer related activities with Sekiguchi during club time.
Makoto Sakurai[]
He is the new Igo-Soccer Club member and he was the MVP of the sport in middle school. Daiku is excited when he joins the club, but quickly becomes confused when he discovers that Igo-Soccer is a real sport.
Ogi[]
Ogi is initially a member of the Igo-Soccer Club but does not attend club activities regularly. He arrives to quit the club in Episode 8, but later returns after Makoto and Takasaki-sensei have joined.
Sumika[]
Sumika is implied to be Daiku's younger sister, as they have a similar wealthy background and Sumika mentions that her brother is interested in "a sport where people die".
Appearances[]
- Main Article: List of Sekiguchi and Daiku's appearances
Daiku and Sekiguchi often appear together in the Nichijou anime, manga, and other media. Their list of appearances have been combined into a single page to better view their friendship and romantic tension.
Trivia[]
- Daiku is one of the few characters in the series who is not named after a place in Gunma Prefecture.
- In the second ED sequence, Daiku can be seen in his helicopter reading what appears to be a copy of Helvetica Standard.
- He's so wealthy that he has a 1,700 square foot bathroom in his garden.[4]
- He was intially named Wakazawa Nobuaki (若澤のぶあき) in the Nichijou chapter included in the July 2008 issue of Shonen Ace. In the final book release this was changed to Daiku Kenzaburou.[5]
Image Gallery[]
- Main Article: Kenzaburou Daiku's Image Gallery