Tomoya Serizawa (芹澤朋也, Serizawa Tomoya) is a character in Suzume. He is a friend of Souta Munakata.
Background[]
According to his student card, Tomoya Serizawa was born on July 6, 2002.
Tomoya is in school to become a teacher, along with his friend Souta. Who Tomoya claims owes him money when infact it is Tomoya who owes Souta money.
In Suzume[]
On September 28, 2023, Tomoya came to Souta's apartment looking for him, but he instead met a strange girl named Suzume Iwato, who claimed to be Souta's cousin. They had a brief conversation where Tomoya claimed that Souta owed him 20,000 Yen, however Suzume suddenly ran away before they could talk more.
The next day, he saw her by Ochanomizu Station and offered her a ride to find Souta. They were joined by Suzume's aunt Tamaki Iwato, who initially mistook him for a playboy seducing Suzume, and two cats Daijin and Sadaijin. Their destination was a town in Akamae, Iwate, which was over 7 hours of driving from Tokyo. At one stop, Tomoya had to comfort Tamaki when she burst into tears after having an argument with her niece. When they were about 20 kilometers away from the town, the car crashed and the two women continued on a bicycle, leaving Tomoya behind.
He later managed to fix his ride and catch up with Tamaki. They reunited with Suzume and Souta who appeared from a door on the next day. Tomoya confessed to Tamaki that it was him in fact that owed money to Souta not the other way around. Tomoya parted with the Iwato family after returning to Tokyo, as they continued their trip back to their town in Miyazaki.
Etymology[]
- The name Tomoya means "friend" (朋) (tomo) and "to be, also" (也) (ya).
- Tomoya's surname Serizawa means "celery" (芹) (seri) and "marsh" (澤) (sawa/zawa).
Behind the Scenes[]
Portrayal[]
Tomoya Serizawa is voiced by Ryunosuke Kamiki, who previously voiced Taki Tachibana in Your Name. and Weathering with You. In the English dub, he is voiced by Joe Zieja.
Notes[]
- As a homage to his Japanese voice actor's previous role, Tomoya has a bracelet wrapped around his right wrist in the same manner as Taki's.
- Tomoya is confirmed to be born in 2001, even though his student card in the film erroneously reads 2002.