Gege talk about Megumi & Yuji
The interaction between them & how he named Megumi
Host:“Next is Megumi. He belongs to the Zenin family, one of the Three Great Clans, the Zenin bloodline , the type of character often described as a cool genius. Can you tell us about the origin of this character?”
Gege:“Do you mean the origin of his name?”
Host:(nods)
Gege:“The origin of his name? it comes from shadow.’”
Host:“it’s related to his ability?”
Gege:“Yes. It was decided because he can use shadows.”
Host:“He can summon shikigami from shadows, the Ten Shadows Technique. It’s a really unique shadow ability. At first, it was hard to read (hard to pronounce in Japanese ) so simply used the phonetic readings for their names”
Gege: (laughs)
Host:“So he’s in the role of a rival to the MC, a cold genius with black hair, a cool(distant )feeling. Jump has a lot of characters like that, like Sasuke.”
Gege:“Yes, like Rukawa…” (Slam Dunk)
Host:“Rukawa, Kageyama (Haikyuu), that kind.”
Gege:“Yes, exactly.”
Host:“But surprisingly, he doesn’t really clash with Itadori. Rather, the two are pretty relaxed around each other.”
Gege:“Yes. I did think about that. Well, when it comes to the main character, I’m basically the strict type. From the beginning, I didn’t plan to write it with a gentle tone. At the juvenile detention center, the two of them did have one direct confrontation.”(fearsome womb arc)
Host:“Ah, there was a big clash there.”
Gege:“But in the end, both of them were still willing to entrust things to each other. So I felt there was no need to make them keep having conflicts little by little in their daily life.”
Host:“So there’s no need to say things like ‘big idiot’ .”
Gege:“Yes, because that’s not the type of character. Forcing them to argue would feel awkward, and artificially making them fight would feel off, so I didn’t push it.”
Host:“They’re two people who can surprisingly coexist. Normally, when people have different hobbies and tastes, it can lead to arguments. But they’re able to accept each other, and that makes me feel very comfortable”
Gege:“That’s great.”