Re: Kai's nationality
Posted: Nov 24, 2006 12:27am
Well as far as I understood the data about Kai on wikipedia, Kai is japanese. And his parents are alive. Though it's kinda weird to see that Kai never misses his parents at least his mother or sth. He's almost always shown like the cold, heartless blader. But I like the fact that he started to like beyblading because of Tyson. If you want to know the details, here's an axctract from wikipedia.
In the manga, a lot more is revealed of Kai's past. It is entirely debatable that Kai has any Russian in him at all; his father's name is Susumu Hiwatari, and little is seen of his mother.
Kai is even nastier than in his initial anime appearance. It is revealed that Kai, as a child, had a very close relationship with his father, a man who enjoyed engineering beyblades. The two played many battles together, delighting the young Kai and making him adore his father. However, when Kai's grandfather, Voltaire Hiwatari, learned of his son's playing rather than working, he dragged him and Kai both to his office at Hiwatari Enterprises. There he issued an ultimatum to Kai's father – to abandon his silly love for toys, or lose his position as heir to Hiwatari Enterprises. Kai's father chose beyblades, voicing a desire to make children smile as his reason.
Kai tried to go after his father as he walked away, but was held him back by his grandfather. At the tender age of ten, Kai took this to be rejection by his father and takes it upon himself to change his attitude. Donning face-paint, Kai begins his quest to destroy beyblades – the toys that 'stole' his father away. While his mother is present at the confrontation in the office, she seems to serve no role, neither aiding nor trying to prevent this rebellion.
Later, during Kai's and Tyson's battle in the regional championships, Soichiro turns up, demanding that the tournament be stopped. At this Kai's father steps in and tells him to leave Kai alone. Throughout the manga – unlike in the anime – however, Kai shows little personal development. His attitude remains largely coldly indifferent.
At the end of the manga, in a greatly controversial move, Takao Aoki, the manga's creator, depicted a time several years later, in which Kai had a son called Gou. While Gou is extremely cute (and almost identical to his father), no explanation of his parentage is offered, which leaves many fans dissatisfied, and they in turn choose to ignore this development. Gou does however seem to have a rivalry with Makoto (Tyson's son) which brings the manga full circle and perhaps gives it a sense of closure.
In the manga, a lot more is revealed of Kai's past. It is entirely debatable that Kai has any Russian in him at all; his father's name is Susumu Hiwatari, and little is seen of his mother.
Kai is even nastier than in his initial anime appearance. It is revealed that Kai, as a child, had a very close relationship with his father, a man who enjoyed engineering beyblades. The two played many battles together, delighting the young Kai and making him adore his father. However, when Kai's grandfather, Voltaire Hiwatari, learned of his son's playing rather than working, he dragged him and Kai both to his office at Hiwatari Enterprises. There he issued an ultimatum to Kai's father – to abandon his silly love for toys, or lose his position as heir to Hiwatari Enterprises. Kai's father chose beyblades, voicing a desire to make children smile as his reason.
Kai tried to go after his father as he walked away, but was held him back by his grandfather. At the tender age of ten, Kai took this to be rejection by his father and takes it upon himself to change his attitude. Donning face-paint, Kai begins his quest to destroy beyblades – the toys that 'stole' his father away. While his mother is present at the confrontation in the office, she seems to serve no role, neither aiding nor trying to prevent this rebellion.
Later, during Kai's and Tyson's battle in the regional championships, Soichiro turns up, demanding that the tournament be stopped. At this Kai's father steps in and tells him to leave Kai alone. Throughout the manga – unlike in the anime – however, Kai shows little personal development. His attitude remains largely coldly indifferent.
At the end of the manga, in a greatly controversial move, Takao Aoki, the manga's creator, depicted a time several years later, in which Kai had a son called Gou. While Gou is extremely cute (and almost identical to his father), no explanation of his parentage is offered, which leaves many fans dissatisfied, and they in turn choose to ignore this development. Gou does however seem to have a rivalry with Makoto (Tyson's son) which brings the manga full circle and perhaps gives it a sense of closure.
ir all rather strange
