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Ozu (小津/オズ) is a character in Kappa Mikey. He is the owner of LilyMu Studios and the executive producer of LilyMu.

Personality[]

The ill-tempered producer of LilyMu, Ozu rules the show with an iron fist. He frequently screams at the cast and crew members whenever something goes wrong.

Besides his personality being ill-tempered and mean, he is also a gentle, caring, stable, intelligent, and supportive mentor to the cast and crew as well. He has been a driving force in the Japanese television industry for 6 decades, yet no one is sure how old he is. Ozu is always trying new ways to squeeze money out of the show and is a follower of originality. Therefore, he hates cards of all kinds, including scratch-offs (his business card says, "I hate cards!", but a scratch card contest is what brings Mikey to Japan in the first place) since nearly every anime aimed at children these days has some kind of cards in them to drive the story.

Ozu is constantly cancelling LilyMu when Mikey or the cast does something wrong, but is quick to rehire them once his rage has been pacified and/or their popularity has been reestablished. In LilyMeow he mentions that they are rehired but only until he remembers the original reason for firing them. Extremely competitive, Ozu has a habit of wagering his studio and cast in extreme sports bets: against Socky in Mikey at the Bat, and against Richie McMillions III in Tin Putt.

In Mitsuki Vanishes, Ozu reveals he is allergic to scallions.

Ozu's face vaguely has the Japanese symbol of fire (⽕) on it, having a center line going down the center and spliting into two above his nose, his eyebrows making the two markings in the upper left and right sides. The yen symbol (¥) is also a common association with him.

In The Wizard of Ozu, Ozu plays the part of the Wizard in his holographic, omnipotent form; only here, his name is preserved as the title role.

Appearance[]

Strangely, Ozu had the same face, hair, and head size since his birth.

Ozu grew up in a traditional Japanese lifestyle, and his family would take him to the countryside to practice karate every Sunday. He has owned a precious bonsai tree since childhood, which Mikey destroys in Mikey Impossible.

Ozu travels to Tokyo to seek his fortune, which, apparently, fell right down to him from the sky. It was around this time that he met Yes Man and hired him as his assistant. He has since become a leading and successful producer of television shows in Tokyo for the rest of his adult life, putting aside only hours of vacation time every several years.

Ozu also owns other suspicious, cursed objects he found in haunted locations in his life's travels (the tiki idol seen in Manic Monday) and off of the internet (the karaoke machine seen in The Karaoke Episode).

In A Christmas Mikey, Ozu reveals he lived in Kotoura and married a woman named Kiyoko. They had one son, whom Ozu has not seen in decades. At the end of the episode, his son is revealed to be Guano.

In Like Ozu, Like Son, Ozu mentions he doesn't have any grandchildren because of "a mistake I made a long time ago".

In Big Brozu, Ozu introduces his older brother — by one second — named Brozu. He is the polar opposite of Ozu in all ways and they never see eye to eye. He dresses like a hip-hop star, uses heavy street slang, and generally has a relaxed and carefree attitude. He even has his own personal sidekick named No Man. It is implied that while Ozu made a name for himself, Brozu spent the family fortune on expensive things.

Relationships[]

Ozu yells at every one of his employees, including Mikey, despite the fact that he sees Mikey as the savior of LilyMu without whom the show would no longer exist (although most employers have to give discipline to their uncooperative employees). In Mikey, Kappa, when Mikey went missing, Ozu said that he liked Mikey better than anyone else at LilyMu.

Ozu treats all his employees equally, including his son Guano. While the father-son aspect of this relationship is never made entirely clear, Ozu occasionally makes references to the fact that he is Guano's father. In Script Assassin, Ozu shouts out that his little boy is back when he is reunited with Guano. In The Clip Show, Ozu ends his conversation with Guano by saying, "Daddy loves you," after a round of his intense verbal abuse.

His relationship with Yes Man is that of a best friend as well as a boss. Ozu tolerates his strange behavior, but is not hesitant to physically abuse him when he feels like it. In Mitsuki Vanishes, Ozu is the only character who can actually stand Yes Man's loud voice, saying that "it has grown on him".

Ozu's Personality in Musicals[]

In Kappa Karaoke, Ozu sings "I Pull The Strings" in the style of heavy metal, which signifies his power over all of LilyMu and how all his employees are under his power.

Characterization[]

Ozu is named after the Japanese film director and screenwriter Yasujirō Ozu.

At the time of production, Stephen Moverley was an Animation Collective employee, and was one of the original animation directors and designers on Kappa Mikey. He directed Cartoon Network's short-lived show Ellen's Acres, as well as the pilot movie to the series Speed Racer: The Next Generation.

References[]

  1. Parents seen in "Like Ozu, Like Son"



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