Aug 22, 2021
Niles is named after Frasier Crane's brother from the sitcom Frasier and actually shares some of his personality traits, notably his inferiority complex. The cappuccino with cinnamon he is drinking in his introductory scene is a direct reference to Niles from Frasier's usual order at "Cafe Nervosa."
Shozo Kimura is named after Shozo Endo, half of the Japanese comedy duo Cocorico, although his personality is completely different. I just thought it was a nice sounding name.