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The hard work he's put in since his school days has been earning him opportunities, and he is also active as part of Eve together with Hiyori Tomoe. He is diligent and passionate in nature, but turns foul-mouthed whenever he has to deal with Hiyori. Though he may seem rough and intimidating at a first glance, he makes up for it with the courteous manners he has honed. His delicate singing voice also has a quality of depth to it, and his performances are dynamic.
Jun is a member of Eden at COSMIC PRODUCTION. Dissatisfied with his current state, he constantly strives to improve his personal best. On top of his fitness regime, he has begun training to refine his abilities of expression.[1]
I'm Jun Sazanami from Eden and COSMIC PRODUCTION. Ohii-san...Hiyori Tomoe and I also work together in a unit called Eve. My hobby is working out, and my specialty is improvisation... Umm, I can't tell if anything I'm saying is interesting or not. Anyway, I'm giving it my all to make it to the top in my own way, so I'd appreciate your support.[1]
HiyoriMy Jun-kun still has a long way to go...but to me, he's my precious partner. He continues to put in an effort to earnestly improve himself so that he may stand alongside me and shine as my equal... However, he didn't come to get me today, I'll never ever forgive him! And I had so many shopping bags too, how dare he make me carry them on my own... Jun-kun, you're so impudent![1]
Appearance
Jun is a young man of average height with a good build and slightly tanned skin. He has spiky dark-blue hair with bangs that cross in the center. His hair is cut shorter, ending right below his ears. He has light-golden eyes.
Personality
Known for his calm and polite attitude towards others when working, Jun maintains a good reputation and fits in well with the face of society. Although his public appearance of being polite and level-headed is well known, he can be extremely sarcastic and backhanded in nature once no longer in the public eye. He's passionate in his work of being an idol, and is known to be great at what he does. However, he is also seen to be foul-mouthed and sarcastic when working with Hiyori Tomoe, since he has to deal with his eccentric and bold personality.
Etymology
In the Chinese version of the game, Jun's first name (ジュン) is interpreted with the character 純, which means "genuine/pure", a reference to his blunt but honest and sincere nature, acknowledged by Hiyori when he calls him 'a noble beast who cannot tell lies'[2]. As for Jun's surname, it translates to "ripple (on water)" (漣). Ripples may come to conception shallowly, but its turbulent waves grow and change as its presence becomes ever more apparent on the water's surface. With a similar stride, Jun leaves a lasting impression on many as he finds his apt identity as an idol.
Family
- For more information, see Jun Sazanami/Family.
Trivia
- During the "Ensemble Stars!" era, Jun was one of the final definitive main characters introduced into the game and storyline.
- Jun made his "Ensemble Stars!" game debut in the company of Hiyori Tomoe, presenting to audiences as Eve for the first time on July 7, 2017. His unit (alongside Adam and Eden as a whole) was one of the last official units to be announced during the game's lifespan.
- His late entry to the series makes him one of several characters to be revealed after the game's release, also notably including the idols belonging to Valkyrie, Switch, MaM, and Adam.
- Jun and the members of Eden are currently the only characters active in two official units at the same time that aren't considered shuffle units or temporary units besides the members of Double Face.
- He has kept a poster of Jin Sagami on the wall next to his bed ever since childhood and feels uneasy without it.[3]
- He and Hiyori found a dog on the street that was abandoned by its owner, covered in blood, and decided to take it home. Hiyori named the dog Bloody Mary and kept her in the Reimei dorm room he used to share with Jun in his third year, even though it was against school rules.[4][5] She currently lives in Hiyori's ES dorm room.[6]
- Jun is of a prominently disciplined nature in opposition to the fanciful, spirited forces that are Eden's head seniors, paralleling Ibara's stringent work ethic in many ways. As noted by Hiyori, Jun is keen on upholding consistent routines and habits, subsequently prioritizing his well-being with integrity.[9]
- He is enthusiastic about working out, and will often spend his days off exercising if he has nothing else to do.
- He plays tennis and is very good at sports in general — he attributes his general athleticism to the intense training he underwent in his childhood[10] and it is to the extent that he can easily leap and scale walls.[11]
- He likes many kinds of manga, especially shounen manga, and hasn't had much experience reading classical literature.[12]
- As a child, he wasn't allowed to touch anything that wasn't related to idols. As a result, he had to resort to going to manga cafés in order to read manga.[13]
- He used to rarely play video games [14], but presumably due to Makoto's influence, he's started playing them more often, even hoping to beat the other in a newly-released game (although he ends up losing).[15]. Nowadays, he says that while he mostly only plays mobile games, he's also interested in other kinds of games, and would have joined something like the Game Research Club if Reimei Academy had one.[16]
- Before he joined Eden, Jun would work a variety of part-time jobs in between school and idol lessons, such as working as a convenience store cashier, a construction worker, and as a mover at a moving company.[17]
- He has some degree of cooking knowledge and used to cook for himself and Hiyori when they stayed in their Reimei dorm room together.[18]
- Sora described his color as "A color that's gotten brighter since Sora first met him[19]".
- Jun obtained a motorcycle license in the second year of "Ensemble Stars!!", and uses it most frequently to collect Hiyori whenever he wanders off. However, according to him, Hiyori finds it "vulgar".[20]
- Jun's live stream username is "@sazanami_JUN".[21]
Commentary
Voice Actor Comments
"At first, I felt as though this character was the type to always drift from place to place, and that he's calm without hurry, but now I have the impression that he has many secrets hidden within his heart.
There's kind of a feeling that there's still much more to learn about him, so I look forward to how he'll interact with, and in turn, develop alongside the other characters!" (Enstars!)[22]
"Jun! As a member of Eve, Eden, and Ensemble Stars, keep showing us your best live performances!!" (Enstars!!)[23]
Main Scenario Writer's Comments
"You see, the pretext with Sagami-sensei began with the cheap joke about how similar the names "Jin Sagami" and "Jun Sazanami" were (Apparently the company hadn't intended that at all). His character arose from the thought that behind sparkling stories there surely are kids who have been trampled upon. Thanks to this, I feel like the work's worldview has expanded both vertically and horizontally." —Akira (Official Works, Artbook)[24]
 Jun Sazanami
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| Sub Story • Mini Event • Intimate Event • Greeting Event • Produce Course | ||
| Eden | Nagisa Ran • Hiyori Tomoe • Ibara Saegusa • Jun Sazanami | |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Official Profile
- ↑ Saga - Release 4
- ↑ Saga - Prologue
- ↑ Former Kings
- ↑ Saga - Rivals 6
- ↑ Beasts' Survival - Chapter 3
- ↑ Frontline Watchdogs - Waltz of the Stray Dogs 3
- ↑ Banquet Beneath the Clouded Moon - Full Moon and Canned Goods 2
- ↑ Secret Service - Prologue
- ↑ Beasts' Survival - Chapter 1
- ↑ ASOBI Club - Nursery Rhymes 2
- ↑ Jun Idol Story 2
- ↑ A Detour Encounter
- ↑ Summer Live - Exchange 1
- ↑ Makoto Idol Story 3
- ↑ ASOBI Club - Nursery Rhymes 1
- ↑ Across the Wilderness, To the Beyond
- ↑ ハイエナの純情
- ↑ Jun Idol Story 3
- ↑ Hey Guys, Have Some SUSHI! - 1
- ↑ 2025 Birthday Campaign
- ↑ Enstars! Official Profile
- ↑ Commemorative Release Message
- ↑ Ensemble Stars! Official Works vol. 2