Information from magazine interviews!
Different translation tidbits from the Hero Books, courtesy of This is Sternbild!
Some interesting things to note also, just. a lot of lol.
From the interview with Nishida:
* When writing Barnaby during the second cour, Nishida kind of ended up disliking Kotetsu. That a person can change so much is both interesting and somewhat sad (about Barnaby).
* The “dere” side that could be seen in the second cour is the reaction brought by the tight emotional self-control that Barnaby had maintained until then.
* As far as Nishida is concerned, the fact that his affection was forcibly turned into the same hatred that he felt towards the Ouroboros is even sadder than what Kotetsu experienced when looking into Barnaby’s eyes at that moment.
* Barnaby’s trust is absolute. Within his heart there’s very clear dividing line between the people he can trust and those he can’t.
* Nishida was very careful about the following: Barnaby has never eaten Kotetsu’s rice.
* Barnaby’s Arms
The arms that princess-carried Kotetsu twice. During the second carry he even managed to identify a slight change in Kotetsu’s body weight, regardless of the costume. Also, judging from Agnes’ reaction, those arms turn even mature and experienced women into maidens.
* Barnaby’s Hair
His hairstyle is characteristic because of the upward turned curls. Since his hair has quite a lot of volume, no wonder he doesn’t wear hats. Are those curls actually natural, or is a perm?
* Barnaby’s Legs
Barnaby specializes in kicking and his kicks pack considerable power, so his leg muscles are obviously well trained. At the first glance however he seems rather slender, so one could say he is a slim macho.
* Barnaby’s Heart
Normally cool and composed, Barnaby tends to heat up considerably when the Ouroboros gets involved. Unexpectedly straightforward in his emotions, he’s very different from Kotetsu who wears a mask of an easy-going adult.
* Kotetsu’s Legs
Kotetsu seems to run rather well even without using Hundred Power, so it can’t be said that he neglects to train. Stylish, long and slim, his legs don’t resemble those of an old man very much.
(Laughing forever.)
Pash! Deeep!!!
* Barnaby is so used to being alone that he’s even incapable of actually feeling lonely anymore; the first deep human relationship that he’s ever bothered to build is the one with Kotetsu.
* Barnaby is normally eloquent and quick-thinking, but when it comes to talking about the more personal issues he’s not as self-assured.
* Barnaby’s memory has been edited quite extensively; even the memories of his family are affected, though the sense of warmth there is real.
* Even if Barnaby regains his real memories someday, nothing can return the lost time and destroyed bonds. Just who can fill this sense of loss for him?
* Kotetsu tends to lower the other people’s opinion of himself so they wouldn’t bother with him (though it seems he’s doing that unconsciously).
* The scene about the 2 dollars between Kotetsu and Muramasa was meant to illustrate the difficulties even his own brother has when communicating with him. Since Kotetsu is so dishonest, asking him straight away tends have little effect, so some pointless distractions become necessary to loosen him up.
* The scene in ep2 where Kotetsu irritates Barnaby by imitating him is important because it illustrates Kotetsu’s ability to draw the sense of humanity out of him, even though they are practically strangers at that point.
And on the other heroes:
* Dragon Kid will probably forever remain a kid at heart; the nuanced, unfair and complex adult world just doesn’t fit her very well.
* Nathan is sensitive and understanding, but people like that are also rather easy to wound.
* Karina is easily impressionable and can change her opinions rather quickly.
* Keith is almost incapable of hurting people, in both speech and conduct.
* The scenes with Heroes after they got manipulated by Maverick show how brittle their friendship and trust is; especially telling in Antonio’s case, whom Kotetsu knows since high-school.
* Lunatic’s character illustrates how justice is neither absolute, nor necessarily right.
sob I love everything.
Some interesting things to note also, just. a lot of lol.
From the interview with Nishida:
* When writing Barnaby during the second cour, Nishida kind of ended up disliking Kotetsu. That a person can change so much is both interesting and somewhat sad (about Barnaby).
* The “dere” side that could be seen in the second cour is the reaction brought by the tight emotional self-control that Barnaby had maintained until then.
* As far as Nishida is concerned, the fact that his affection was forcibly turned into the same hatred that he felt towards the Ouroboros is even sadder than what Kotetsu experienced when looking into Barnaby’s eyes at that moment.
* Barnaby’s trust is absolute. Within his heart there’s very clear dividing line between the people he can trust and those he can’t.
* Nishida was very careful about the following: Barnaby has never eaten Kotetsu’s rice.
* Barnaby’s Arms
The arms that princess-carried Kotetsu twice. During the second carry he even managed to identify a slight change in Kotetsu’s body weight, regardless of the costume. Also, judging from Agnes’ reaction, those arms turn even mature and experienced women into maidens.
* Barnaby’s Hair
His hairstyle is characteristic because of the upward turned curls. Since his hair has quite a lot of volume, no wonder he doesn’t wear hats. Are those curls actually natural, or is a perm?
* Barnaby’s Legs
Barnaby specializes in kicking and his kicks pack considerable power, so his leg muscles are obviously well trained. At the first glance however he seems rather slender, so one could say he is a slim macho.
* Barnaby’s Heart
Normally cool and composed, Barnaby tends to heat up considerably when the Ouroboros gets involved. Unexpectedly straightforward in his emotions, he’s very different from Kotetsu who wears a mask of an easy-going adult.
* Kotetsu’s Legs
Kotetsu seems to run rather well even without using Hundred Power, so it can’t be said that he neglects to train. Stylish, long and slim, his legs don’t resemble those of an old man very much.
(Laughing forever.)
Pash! Deeep!!!
* Barnaby is so used to being alone that he’s even incapable of actually feeling lonely anymore; the first deep human relationship that he’s ever bothered to build is the one with Kotetsu.
* Barnaby is normally eloquent and quick-thinking, but when it comes to talking about the more personal issues he’s not as self-assured.
* Barnaby’s memory has been edited quite extensively; even the memories of his family are affected, though the sense of warmth there is real.
* Even if Barnaby regains his real memories someday, nothing can return the lost time and destroyed bonds. Just who can fill this sense of loss for him?
* Kotetsu tends to lower the other people’s opinion of himself so they wouldn’t bother with him (though it seems he’s doing that unconsciously).
* The scene about the 2 dollars between Kotetsu and Muramasa was meant to illustrate the difficulties even his own brother has when communicating with him. Since Kotetsu is so dishonest, asking him straight away tends have little effect, so some pointless distractions become necessary to loosen him up.
* The scene in ep2 where Kotetsu irritates Barnaby by imitating him is important because it illustrates Kotetsu’s ability to draw the sense of humanity out of him, even though they are practically strangers at that point.
And on the other heroes:
* Dragon Kid will probably forever remain a kid at heart; the nuanced, unfair and complex adult world just doesn’t fit her very well.
* Nathan is sensitive and understanding, but people like that are also rather easy to wound.
* Karina is easily impressionable and can change her opinions rather quickly.
* Keith is almost incapable of hurting people, in both speech and conduct.
* The scenes with Heroes after they got manipulated by Maverick show how brittle their friendship and trust is; especially telling in Antonio’s case, whom Kotetsu knows since high-school.
* Lunatic’s character illustrates how justice is neither absolute, nor necessarily right.
sob I love everything.