<figure id="attachment_356287" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 2236px;" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-356287"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="e5af3115"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2024/02/58a77dd7dc10c101dc77d34bc20bf84d.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-356287" class="wp-caption-text">In June 2021, for some reason, Kano (center) exclusively confessed his marriage announcement to our magazine. During the interview, Yamaguchi Makoto (left) and Tohmine Reiji (right) of &#8220;Kanamestone&#8221; rushed to congratulate him, and they were delighted.</figcaption></figure>
Eiko Kano is a pin-up comedian who is well-known as a teasing and clumsy character. Although Kano has a strong image of being a bad guy, his abilities as a comedian are highly regarded in various fields.
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For example, in May 2021 on &#8220;Sakurai &amp; Ariyoshi The Night Party,&#8221; Ariyoshi Hiroki said to Kano, &#8220;You&#8217;re the last generation of reaction comedians who can do physically demanding work and hard pranks.&#8221; In fact, Ariyoshi admired reaction comedians like Degawa Tetsuro in the past, and within that context, he recognized Kano as a reaction comedian similar to Degawa.
&#8220;There was a time when Ariyoshi gave Kano harsh criticism. At the time when Ariyoshi made a comeback as a sharp-tongued character, Kano&#8217;s &#8216;Ramen Tsukemen Boku Ikemen&#8217; was a big hit with the audience, to which Ariyoshi bitterly remarked, &#8216;You&#8217;ll regret laughing at such a gag in six months.&#8217; Kano is actually grateful for this incident. He reflects that if it weren&#8217;t for this comment, he might have continued to get carried away and become one of those &#8216;successful but worthless&#8217; types.&#8221; (Entertainment magazine writer)
Surprisingly, Kano, who doesn&#8217;t hesitate to reexamine himself, is also appreciated by junior comedians. Even now, the popular EXIT&#8217;s Hiroki Kanekon, once an NSC student, praised Kano, saying, &#8220;He&#8217;s unbelievably funny,&#8221; and &#8220;Eiko Kano is so hilarious on his own without being teased by others.&#8221; It seems that Kanekon greatly respects Kano, saying, &#8220;Eiko Kano&#8217;s skills are even more amazing since becoming a comedian,&#8221; and &#8220;He&#8217;s a genius.&#8221;
By the way, the television writer Saku-san, who was engaging in a conversation with EXIT, also commented, &#8220;Anyone who thinks Eiko Kano isn&#8217;t funny is an amateur&#8217;s amateur,&#8221; and &#8220;There isn&#8217;t anyone like that among comedians.&#8221; It&#8217;s evident that Kano&#8217;s reputation in the comedy industry is solid.
In addition to his skills as a comedian, Kano also possesses the miraculous talent of accidentally becoming funny. Kano&#8217;s official YouTube channel, &#8220;EIKO!” is a popular channel with 1.85 million subscribers. The main attraction of this channel is not Kano&#8217;s gaming skills, but the troubles that sometimes occur.
When a controller malfunctioned, causing an axe to move by itself, &#8220;Eiko Kano axe&#8221; trended on X. He seems to have received solid recognition for his achievements, and was even awarded the Topic Award in the &#8220;Game Streamer Award 2021,&#8221; which honors those who have made game distribution more exciting.
Furthermore, in the scandal involving inappropriate conduct with a minor in 2017, his apology press conference became a topic of discussion for being interesting, for better or for worse. He expressed reasons for doubting the other party&#8217;s lies as instinct and oddly revealed that he doesn&#8217;t lock his house, leading to a journalist&#8217;s reprimand, &#8220;That&#8217;s careless, isn&#8217;t it?&#8221; It was a serious exchange conducted in a comedic manner, reminiscent of a skit.
Atsushi Tamura of London Boots No. 1 and No. 2 also commented on X at the time, &#8220;The reporters were amazing. I don&#8217;t know how they were able to be there without laughing. I thought they were professionals.” Kano seems to have the gift of being able to turn anything into a laugh.
Recently, Kano often showcases a skit where he performs a song with remarkable quirks. His musical talent seems genuine, as according to the aforementioned entertainment magazine writer, &#8220;During his time at the Japan Academy of Moving Images, Kano used to perform street live performances at the nearest station. Around the same time, &#8216;Ikimono-gakari&#8217; was also performing live in the same area, but it seems Kano was attracting more audience. To surpass Ikimono-gakari is quite impressive, don&#8217;t you think?&#8221;
Incidentally, violinist Chisako Takashima also praised Kano&#8217;s singing on the program, calling him a genius. The quirky songs may actually be advanced material backed by Kano&#8217;s musical talent.
We look forward to Kano&#8217;s continued success in the future, as he continues to create laughter in a variety of fields.

 Hiroyuki Komatsu

 Eiko Kano is a pin-up comedian who is well-known as a clunker and a character to be bullied. Although Kano has a strong image of being a bad guy, his abilities as a comedian are highly regarded in various fields. Is he actually a genius? What episodes of Kano's life support the theory that he is actually a "genius?

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