Akio Kawazu is a freelance journalist.  Heavy in debt to pay for the hospital bills of an elderly man that was hit by Kawazu's car, Akio struggles to find a big story.  He is not in good standing with the local police however, as Maniwa and Ikari mock his less than honorable journalistic integrity.  After Tsukiko Sagi was attacked by Shounen Bat/Lil' Slugger, Kawazu began following Tsukiko, desperate for anything that could make a good story.  He is not above looking up Tsukiko's skirt, given the chance.

An elementary school kid dubbed with the title "shounen bat" or "lil slugger" has been going around attacking people with his bent, golden bat. Now, two detectives are investigating so they can stop this kid from making any more attacks, but they will find out soon enough... that this case is much more than they expected. <br><br>
(Source: Anime News Network)

Kenji Utsumi was a Japanese actor and voice actor affiliated with the self-founded Ken Production. He was married to fellow voice actress [Michiko Nomura](https://anilist.co/staff/101463/) until his death.

He was best known for his roles such as [Alex Louis Armstrong](https://anilist.co/character/2079/) in [Fullmetal Alchemist](https://anilist.co/anime/121/), [Genji Kamogawa](https://anilist.co/character/10156/) in [Hajime no Ippo](https://anilist.co/anime/263/), [Raoh](https://anilist.co/character/8738/) in [Fist of the North Star](https://anilist.co/anime/967/).

He received a lifetime achievement award at the third Seiyu Awards.

He passed away from peritoneal cancer on June 13, 2013.

(Source: Wikipedia)

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