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Sasara Nurude, a.k.a. Tragic Comedy, is a manzai comedian, former member of Mad Comic Dialogue and the leader of Dotsuitare Hompo.
Official Profile[1]
A popular comedian. He originally partnered with Rosho as the comic duo ‘Dotsuitare Hompo’. He was praised as a genius straight after his debut, and has remained a stand-up comedian since the duo disbanded. With a comedic style filled with puns, he’s done work for a wide range of TV programmes from MC to reporter. The name ‘Dotsuitare Hompo’ was carried over to the current team name.[2]
Appearance
Sasara has ombre-green hair. His eyes are bright gold, although they are usually closed, which is known in Japanese media as “fox eyes” (“kitsune no me”). He has a tragus piercing on both ears.
Sasara wears an orange-and-brown hound's-tooth patterned suit with a white shirt, pink tie and Derby Walker black shoes. He wears a fan shaped lapel pin. He’s also usually seen with a fan which is a common attribute for Japanese manzai comedy. (The fan is also known as a harisen).
Sasara’s Hypnosis Mic is a gold-colored ribbon microphone with a fan decoration on a stand. His speakers take the form of a maneki-neko (lucky cat) and koban coins - the middle coin reads "rhyme".
Personality
Sasara presents himself as eccentric, approachable, and personable. He cracks jokes whenever he gets the chance, and has an especially bad habit of joking in high-stress situations, and tries to avoid confrontation and conflict as much as possible. He is charismatic, clever, and socially smart, able to read others and tell their intentions with ease. In reality, Sasara is cynical, distrustful, and emotionally distant, often having a hard time connecting with people because of it.
Rap Ability
- Killing Joke: Makes the opponent laugh uncontrollably, causing them to mess up the delivery of their raps and canceling out their attack.
- "Joke" is written as the English loanword ジョーク(Jooku) and not the traditionally used kanji version, 冗談 (Joudan)
Songs
| Song Type | Song Title |
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| Solo | |
| Group | |
| All Stars | |
| Battle Song | |
| Duets | |
| Stage | |
| Others |
Etymology
- Sasara means "bamboo whisk" (簓).
- "Sasara" are cleaning tools, as well as props and musical instruments used in traditional Japanese dances such as bon-odori (盆踊り)
- "Suri-zasara" (擦り簓), often referred simply as "sasara", are a type of Japanese percussion musical instrument. These are paired with a "sasara-ko" (簓子), a notched bamboo rod.
- "Sasara" can also refer to a type of miscellaneous entertainer who carried out sermons using a sasara as an instrument. These people, however, were often not well-received by the locals and given jobs such as guards.
- "Sasara" are cleaning tools, as well as props and musical instruments used in traditional Japanese dances such as bon-odori (盆踊り)
- Nurude means "sumac" (白膠木).
Video
Trivia
- Sasara's quote was originally said by American actress and comedian Carol Burnett.
- Sasara's blood type was mistakenly written in Division Rap Battle+ music video as B. It was not until the biography revision on the official site that this was corrected.
- He usually refers to aquariums as "fish galleries"
- He owns multiple spare keys to Rosho Tsutsujimori's house, which Rosho didn't even know about until he told him.
- Sasara used to smoke during the TDD era - post Rosho's leaving but dropped them before his return. The cigarette brand he used seem to be 'KOOL'.
- He is shown to notably adore cats in extra content such as radio episodes and magazine interviews, but when asked what animal he'd like as a pet in a HYPNOSIS WAVE episode, he answers "a hamster".
- He mentions in his first radio episode that he talks to his appliances, and lets them know when he leaves for work and comes back home.
Gallery
Other References
- ↑ First Profile
- ↑ Translation by travoltacustom/TS Boot Camp