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Tsubame Ozuno


Tsubame is a wizard who practised black magic in the west. As a result his magic has a distinctly North American and European flair. The way he executes his skills make him seem more like a performing magician than a wizard.

Tsubame is engaged to marry Sakura. They've been engaged since the beginning of the show but still haven't tied the knot. They're your typical forlorn lovers. Their relationship is always in jeopardy. Tsubame and Sakura are both so busy with their careers that they have hardly any time to spend with each other. Whenever the do get together, problems always occur. They have never once had a date that wasn't halted by some huge misunderstanding between them or a catastrophe brought on by the rest of the cast intruding on their affairs. They would probably be already married if the rest of the cast would keep their noses out of the couple's business and perhaps let them have some private time. But that's a lost cause.

It also doesn't help matters for Sakura that Tsubame is indecisive, foolish and slow witted. Together they kind of resemble Kyoko and Godai from Takahashi's other series Maison Ikkoku (if Godai was totally clueless and Kyoko was a little too serious for her own good). Later in the manga series, this becomes so obvious, that you know it must have been intentional.


The Meaning Behind the Name - 尾津乃つばめ

Tsubame (つばめ) is the Japanese word for "swallow" (bird). Ozuno (尾津乃) means "from Oz". The kanji for Ozuno are "tail/end" "haven" and the possessive article "no".

Voices:
Kazuhiko Inoue

Tsubame's voice, Kazuhiko Inoue has done many other roles such as Mamoru Kusanagi from Blue Seed and Mikado Sanzenin from Ranma 1/2, Ryukotsusei in Inuyasha, Kakashi Hatake in Naruto, Oboro in Gintama, the menacing Kars from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure and Joe Shimamura in the 1979 and 1980 versions of Cyborg 009. He also played Mr. Mendo in the 2022 adaptation of Urusei Yatsura.


Takahiro Sakurai

In the 2022 version of Urusei Yatsura Tsubame is played by Takahiro Sakurai, known for voicing Cloud Strife in Final Fantasy VII, Rohan Kishibe in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable, Sasori in Naruto, Shogo Makishima in Psycho Pass Matsuno Osomatsu in Mr. Osomatsu, Kiyomaro Takamine in Zatch Bell and Griffith in Berserk.


Adam Gibbs

Tsubame's actor for the 2022 dub has also played Phoenix Ikki in Saint Seiya, Shinichi Izumi in Parasyte -the maxim, Takashi Natsume in Natsume's Book of Friends, Takemikazuchi in Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?, Hyakkimaru in Dororo and Taichi Mashima in Chihayafuru.