Norio Kazama

Norio Kazama (風間 規夫, Kazama Norio) is a character in Whispered Words. He is the older brother of Ushio Kazama and a writer who publishes shōjo yuri novels under the pen name of Orino Masaka (written in kana, it is almost exactly "Kazama Norio" when written backwards).

History
Norio and Ushio Kazama live alone in a messy house.

Etymology

 * The name Norio means "compass, standard, measure" (規) (nori) and "man, husband" (夫) (o).
 * Norio's surname Kazama means "wind" (風) (kaza) and "while, time, interval, space" (間) (ma).

Trivia

 * Norio's true identity is not known to his audience, so he is believed to be female.