Japan: Anime Character ‘<PERSON>’ on Twitter · Global Voices
Sazae-san, a comedy chronicling the lives of the fictional <PERSON> family, is one of Japan's longest-running and oldest comic strips and animations. The animated series first aired in 1969 and is broadcast every Sunday from 6:30 to 7:00. It's not much of an exaggeration to say that at some point in our lives, all Japanese, either as a child or when raising children, will follow the tradition of having Sunday dinner with the family while watching Sazae-san (and finishing up with Chibi Maruko-chan, which airs from 7:00-7:30).
Recently, a seemingly unofficial Twitter account for <PERSON>, the agreeable husband of the main character <PERSON>, popped up. He already has close to 7,000 followers after 100+ tweets.
Masuo-san makes announcements about air dates, with a unique spin. The Twitter story is set up describing the <PERSON> family as having television crews come in to film their daily lives.
Good morning. ‘Sazae-san’ will air today. The <PERSON> family used to review the shows together when we first started, but lately a show can go by without anyone seeing it.
He gives us a bit of insight to his home life.
E-mail from <PERSON> in Hakata. She's having a motsunabe dinner with the filming crew. <PERSON> is originally from Fukuoka Prefecture, so she plans to meet friends afterwards.
He also gets the chance to tell his side of the story. <PERSON> often takes a backseat to his outgoing and sometimes pushy wife and her immediate family, so it's refreshing to hear his voice.
Finished work for the day and heading home. The show makes it look like I go home everyday while the sun is still out, but I actually do a fair amount of overtime.
There are clever tie-ins with social trends. 243
The Taspo Card is an identity card required to buy cigarettes from the vending machine. Convenience stores enjoyed a bump in business for a while when people who hadn't applied for their cards yet went to the stores instead.
Decent weather, going for a walk with <PERSON>. I'm out of cigarettes, so we'll head over to the convenience store near Sakura Shinmachi Station. I haven't gotten around to making a Taspo yet.
And of course, he answers questions about the other characters on the show.
[Question] What type of novels does <PERSON> write? [<PERSON>'s answer] Literary romances, or so I hear. Just between you and I, I haven't read any of <PERSON> books. They're available through Amazon but it's all a bit too highbrow for me.
Blogger <PERSON> appreciates the humor.
そこで、今日の放送と同時に、彼の実況解説が行われていたのだ。
一番笑ったのは、マスオさんが波平さんと歩いているシーンの後ページを読み込むと、「すみません。午前中実はパチンコ行ってました。」の書き込み。確かにそのシーンのマスオさんは紙袋を抱えていた。見事なアドリブだ。
本来、私は二次創作等が好きじゃないのだが、これは許せた。
きっとマスオさん（なりきり）のセンスが素晴らしいんだと思う。
<PERSON>-san tweeted throughout the program today. I laughed the most when there was a tweet saying “Sorry. I was actually playing pachinko this morning” after a scene where <PERSON> was walking with <PERSON>. He was carrying a paper bag in that scene. Excellent ad libbing!
Generally, I don't like secondary works but this is very acceptable. It must be that <PERSON> (or rather, the person behind the Twitter account) has a wonderful sense of humor.
<PERSON> is also enjoying the ride. 243