Ninomiya Kazunari Says Nokoru Has More Screen Time in VIVANT Season 2
The producer's onstage confirmation settles the fan debate over Nokoru's reduced Season 2 presence and signals the character's role will keep expanding as the story connects the orphanage, Tent, and Nokoru.
Reporting from 1 source: Cinema Today.
Ninomiya Kazunari, who plays Nokoru in VIVANT Season 2, spoke at the Sunday Theater VIVANT PREMIUM SUMMER PARTY event on August 23 at the National Yoyogi Stadium First Gymnasium before 11,000 fans. Asked whether his screen time was reduced from Season 1, he asked producer Iida Kazutaka directly, who confirmed Nokoru appears more in Season 2. Iida added that based on Ninomiya's social media posts and the number of times he has eaten Midoriyama's tantanmen, there is still more to come.
Ninomiya Kazunari turned the question back on the production team. At the August 23 event, he asked producer Iida Kazutaka directly whether Nokoru appears more in Season 2, and Iida affirmed it. The producer then pointed to Ninomiya's own social media activity and his visits to Midoriyama's tantanmen as evidence that further appearances are planned.
Ninomiya compared his Season 1 arc, noting he was not in even half of it, appearing at the end of Episode 1 and Episode 5 before his role gradually grew. Iida also hinted at the connection between the orphanage, the Tent organization, and Nokoru, saying it is hard to think he would not appear as the story continues.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
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- Cinema Today 「VIVANT」ノコル、第2シーズンで出番増へ 二宮和也＆プロデューサー認める「まだまだ出てくる」