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Fukushima discussing the changes in Tsav's tone of voice in the anime.

Iizuka: Before that, too, there's a part where his tone of voice changes for an instance, it's like 'oh, the tone changed!'
Fukushima: Yeah, there's a few places where his tone changes a bit.
Iizuka: It's so ... fine-tuned? It's so fine-tuned.
Fukushima: Yeah, fine-tuned. Um, like that part where he chops off the soldier's hand.
Iizuka: Yeah.
Fukushima: It's kind of a theme that, now and again, you'll get to see little glimpses of Tsav when he's not joking around. It's not quite that he's two-faced, but I guess it's more that he's volatile? I'd like his volatility to be part of his charm. So I'm really glad that that came through. Oh, but that volatility is really tough to do!
Iizuka: (laughs)
Fukushima: It's hard!
Iizuka: Yes, like the part where he was saying 'Can you get the Highness to back off the front lines?' he was suddenly more serious.
Fukushima: Yeah, it's like he's showing 'this isn't the sort of situation to be clowning around.' In terms of music, it'd be kind of like the key changing really suddenly so you need to adapt instantly. So for myself, I'd kind of like to make some breathing room, but Tsav's rhythm is so fast that there's no real space to make that breathing room ...
Iizuka: I see ...
Fukushima: It's like ... having to suddenly slam on the brakes, and needing to pinpoint exactly the right moment to change how to act, so I'm always on edge.
[ soundboard: Don't die! ]
Fukushima: Thanks! I won't die, though! But thanks, I'll do my best.

I thought this was interesting because in the light novel, there are fewer indications of Tsav suddenly changing tone on a dime like that; it feels like he's written to be a lot more consistently jokey? But I know the creator is often present for the recording sessions of these things, so I have to imagine that the toneshifts for Tsav are considered appropriate by Rocket Shoukai, so it's interesting. I think there's a big difference between a guy who is always jokey, and a guy who switches on a dime between jokey and serious.