Haruhana: In addition to the [Osaka] dialogue, Morita-san made lots of requests regarding that character’s face and movements. He requested specific movements like this one (gesturing as if scratching his side) and even drew a rough sketch of how his face should look. […]

Iwata: Morita-san, did you make so many requests because that character was modeled after someone real?

Morita: Yes, that’s right! (laughs) I like fishing and I’m from an area near Neyagawa in Osaka, and there’s a fishing store I used to go to in that neighborhood. My model was the shopkeeper there.