Nakano, Kazuo

アデランスの中野さん

Kazuo Nakano serves as the vice editor-in-chief of Weekly Shonen Jump and the editor-in-chief of Fresh Jump. Due to these positions, he was frequently caricatured by Jump's mangaka, particularly in Yudetamago's manga series Kinnikuman, where he emerged as a regular supporting character.
He is commonly addressed as Nakano-san (中野さん) and typically introduces himself as "Aderans" Nakano-san (アデランスの中野さん, Aderansu no Nakano-san) (Aderans is a wig manufacturer); his wig is usually loose and falls off in most episodes of Kinnikuman. His role in Kinnikuman and Kinnikuman Nisei is primarily that of a color commentator. In Ultimate Muscle, he is referred to as "Doc" Nakano; however, he is not a doctor of any kind.
Kazuo Nakano is a short, middle-aged man who appears frequently throughout Kinnikuman and Kinnikuman Nisei. He is an odd little man who will often skip work to attend a wrestling match and sometimes attempts to get involved in the fight (though he is always knocked away in the next panel). For really big matches, he has been known to sell his wife in order to afford a ticket. Nakano-san is generally viewed as an idiot and a nuisance, although he'll usually be the first to laugh at Kinnikuman's stupidity. In earlier chapters, he seems to like gyudon as much as Kinnikuman, preferring it served as saranami (meat and rice served separate). He serves as the Color commentator in the anime and in Kinnikuman Nisei.