Kazuma Satou
fictional character from KonoSuba
Kazuma Satou (Japanese: 佐藤 和真, Hepburn: Satō Kazuma; also spelt Kazuma Sato), known mononymously as Kazuma (カズマ) is the main protagonist of the light novel, manga and anime series KonoSuba, created by Natsume Akatsuki. He is voiced by Jun Fukushima in Japan and by Arnie Pantoja in English-speaking regions. He was a shut-in NEET until his untimely death and reincarnation into an RPG-esque fantasy world, where he becomes an adventurer and forms his own dysfunctional party. Initially shown to be cynical and sarcastic, he can show selflessness and compassion towards his friends and competence as a leader. His main goals are to defeat the demon king and his generals, to return to Japan, and to realize the aspects of his new life.
Kazuma has generally received positive reception for his unique traits and as a deconstruction of the isekai protagonist trope, being known as one of the best isekai protagonists. His dry sense of humour and ad-libs done by Jun Fukushima are widely praised. Contrarily, he has also received some criticisms for some of his character traits and personality, especially his acts of perversion.
Creation
During production for the anime series, Jun Fukushima decided to give Kazuma a voice with charm as well as insinuating focus on the realism behind the character's voice delivery. During test recordings he began ad-libbing interruptions to characters who opened a sentence by addressing Kazuma by name, feeling that in real life people tend to respond immediately when they hear their name spoken, rather than waiting for the other person to finish their sentence.
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