Naoakira Saimon

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## Profile

He leads a double life as a linguistic professor by day and a bar owner by night. He's always calm and collected. He treats everyone kindly without discrimination and can't abandon anyone who is in trouble. He harbors a deep attachment for the bar he's managing currently.

## Appearance

Naoakira is a tall, buff-built male with light skin. He keeps his black hair slicked back with two strands lose on the front. He has a pair of golden eyes and keeps a beard that is trimmed neatly. To complement his golden eyes, he wears black-rimmed spectacles with gold handles.

As for attire, Naoakira opts for a very dandy style with a black shirt, gray vest, and a matching suit black in color with grey stripes. He also wears a white and blue tie with a tie bar. On the left side of his suit, he wears a fleur de lis brooch and a blue handkerchief tucked in the pocket. For footwear, Naoakira wears a pair of black and blue leather dress shoes. To complete his dandy attire, he also accessorizes with a gold diamond-encrusted watch, several rings, and a light grey fedora hat. He wears his silver wedding ring on his left hand.

In his Exhibition Show outfit, Naoakira wears a black long-sleeved button-up shirt, a light purple tie, and a purple suit jacket with a floral pattern and black lapels. He has a black leather glove on his right hand and a blue scarf draped over his shoulders. He wears black pants, a black and gold belt, and black dress shoes with blue ribbed socks.

## Personality

Naoakira is a gentle, calm, and kind-hearted gentleman who cares a lot about his companions.

## Timeline

Timeline is from the Official Fan Book.

* **Age 21:** Got his Bachelor's by skipping a grade and entered graduate school
* **Age 24:** Married Tsubaki
* **Age 25:** Tsubaki dies. "XXXX" disbands
* **Age 27:** Reunites with Yohei
* **Age 28:** Resumes rapping
* **Age 32:** Becomes a professor
* **Age 34:** Now

## Relationships

* **BAE**: The members of BAE are his students, and Naoakira treats them well.
* **Yohei Kanbayashi**: He and Yohei have been friends for a long time prior to the series. They were in a unit together, along with his wife Tsubaki, in the past.
* **Ryu Natsume**: Ryu calls Naoakira "Boss", and Naoakira treats him like his own son. Naoakira picked him up prior to the series.
* **Shiki Ando**: When Shiki ran away from home, Naoakira picked him up, and he started working at the bar since. Much like Ryu, Naoakira treats him like his own son.

## Character Hashtags

Translated hashtags from the character profiles on the official website.

# Widower

### Trauma Hashtags

(Translated by @nikkitranslates) Click Expand to see

# I Don't Want to Cause Her Pain Anymore

## Phantometal

Naoakira’s phantometal accessory is the Classical Glasses (クラシカルグラス). It has rectangular frames, thick black rims, and golden accents on the bridge and temples.

Classical Glasses
## Appears In

### Voice Dramas

*This section is a work-in-progress.*

* Opening Show - Part "The Cat's Whiskers"
* "JUSTICE"
* "PRIDE"
* "Exhibition" - Part1
* "Exhibition" - Part4
* "LOVE"
* "LIVE" - Part3
* "LIVE" - Part4
* Shuffle Team Show vol. 1 - "Opening"

## Etymology

* The name **Naoakira** means "straight, direct" (直) (**nao**) and "bright, light, clear" (明) (**akira**).
* Naoakira's surname **Saimon** means "west gate" (西門).

## Trivia

* Naoakira was once part of a group called Quadra-X, along with Yohei and his wife Tsubaki before she passed away. The group was apparently successful enough to have been invited to perform overseas, but they are now disbanded.

## Sources

1. ↑ https://twitter.com/paradoxlive\_PR/status/1212976886831370240
2. ↑ Voice Drama "LOVE" - Part 2
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Voice Drama "Exhibition" - Part1
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Voice Drama "New & Classic"
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Voice Drama "WILL"
6. ↑ "FATE" Voice Drama
7. ↑ Voice Drama "PRIDE"