TV-Series
Description
Kozo Endo is the father of Arato Endo and a prominent sociologist in the world of Beatless. His professional work is deeply tied to the central conflicts of the story, as he is a key researcher in a governmental project known as the Societal Automation Experiment, which takes place in the next-generation environmental experimental city of Mikoto. His academic focus involves studying a society comprised solely of humanoid Interface Elements, or hIEs, without the presence of humans.
His professional history has a profound and far-reaching impact, as he is responsible for the automated administrative system known as Matsuri, which was announced more than ten years before the main events of the story. The influence of the Matsuri system on the super-intelligent AI named Higgins is such that Kozo Endo can be seen as the individual who indirectly set the entire narrative in motion.
In terms of personality, Kozo Endo is depicted as a workaholic who is deeply invested in his research, often to the point of neglecting his family. He is rarely home, leaving his son to raise his younger daughter largely on his own. While his children perceive this absence as neglect, he is, in fact, a father who believes in his son and ultimately respects the choices he makes. In a concrete demonstration of this support, he helped pay off a significant portion, two million yen, of a four million yen debt that his son incurred following an accident. There is a notable contradiction in his personal life, as he appears to be reluctant to bring hIEs into his own home, despite his professional specialization in them.
Regarding his role in the story, Kozo Endo recognizes the true identity of the hIE Lacia almost immediately upon seeing her, though he chooses not to reveal this information to his son. His key relationship is with his son, Arato Endo, who often feels abandoned due to his father's absence. There is no reliable direct information regarding any notable abilities for this character. Information concerning his personal development throughout the series is also not available.
His professional history has a profound and far-reaching impact, as he is responsible for the automated administrative system known as Matsuri, which was announced more than ten years before the main events of the story. The influence of the Matsuri system on the super-intelligent AI named Higgins is such that Kozo Endo can be seen as the individual who indirectly set the entire narrative in motion.
In terms of personality, Kozo Endo is depicted as a workaholic who is deeply invested in his research, often to the point of neglecting his family. He is rarely home, leaving his son to raise his younger daughter largely on his own. While his children perceive this absence as neglect, he is, in fact, a father who believes in his son and ultimately respects the choices he makes. In a concrete demonstration of this support, he helped pay off a significant portion, two million yen, of a four million yen debt that his son incurred following an accident. There is a notable contradiction in his personal life, as he appears to be reluctant to bring hIEs into his own home, despite his professional specialization in them.
Regarding his role in the story, Kozo Endo recognizes the true identity of the hIE Lacia almost immediately upon seeing her, though he chooses not to reveal this information to his son. His key relationship is with his son, Arato Endo, who often feels abandoned due to his father's absence. There is no reliable direct information regarding any notable abilities for this character. Information concerning his personal development throughout the series is also not available.