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Seiyuu Grandprix April 2020 Issue - A3! Spring Troupe Part 02
Sakai Kodai, Yusuke Shirai, Nishiyama Kotaro, Asanuma Shintaro, Masashi Igarashi
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Seiyuu Grandprix April 2020 Issue - A3! Spring Troupe Part 01
Sakai Kodai, Yusuke Shirai, Nishiyama Kotaro, Asanuma Shintaro, Masashi Igarashi
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Today is Asanuma’s 42 birthday! Its different from usual but I translate his interview from Junon vol 6. Sorry for my bad English but please enjoy!
Is He an Adult?
When I heard we were shooting at the bar, I thought it was a mistake (laugh). I’m old at age, but overall I tends to think like a child. I have child tongue, I prefer junk food and soda, Its impossible to imagine a dating in the bar. The amusement park date seems to be more better…
(Asanuma’s amusement park’s date with Oishi Masayoshi, yes he enjoyed it a lot lol)
I don’t really understand how adult dates in the first place (laugh). Because I rarely wear suit, when I wear it in stage greetings everyone will said, “Is something wrong happen?” (laugh). I’m far from adult image I had imagined long time ago. I was thinking after the age of 20 beer will taste good automatically, after the age of 30 I’ll interested in golf, but none of that happened. But recently after the age of 40 I become able to drink whisky. The other day Director-san took me to the whisky bar for the first time. The master told me about whiskey, and I got hooked on it compare with normal drinking. I’ll buy it on Amazon soon, so I can have something to enjoy at home.
Ever since I debuted as voice actor, I have reputation that I don’t have sex appeal (laugh). A few years ago when I was doing radio show with Ryohei Kimura-kun, I remembered than Kimura-kun just have female fans and I just have male fans. We envy each other.
I have been playing a lot of high school student characters for a long time, but recently the adult role has increased, finally little by little a lot of people said “it’s sexy”. But still, I don’t think myself as sexy adult at all. Even in adult role, I don’t aware playing it as sexy.
(check out Asanuma’s sexy adult voice in these 3 characters ; Itaru Chigasaki - A3! / Samatohi Aohitsugi - Hypnosismic / Nishiki Nishio - Tokyo Ghoul!)
As my motto, I just want to make sure that I didn’t show my weakness in the character I played. When everyone see ending credit and realizing “Ah this voice was Asanuma” is enough for me. Even for people who don’t know me, I want you to like the character, and I want you to see the work with the fair eyes. I can see my own performance objectively, but I’m not aware the reasons for character to be popular and what part of it that appeal to the girls. So if viewers is pleased by me playing without realizing it, I think I will stay as it is.
Speaking of a sexy man, Kenjiro Tsuda-san (While looking at Seiyuu Junon vol 5 Kenjiro Tsuda photoshot) so sexy… (laugh)
(^^^^ he means this photoshot of Tsudaken)
The atmosphere and the clothes he dressed in, but more importantly his voice is really sexy. 90% of the “good voice” that girls like is “low and sexy tough voice”. I really longing for it since I have a high voice. I think that sex appeal come from that person way of living. It’s not about love experience, but what kind of person you met, what kind of setbacks and growth you experience and how have you lived you life. It might be a way of laughing, a gesture, I wonder if it comes naturally like that. Well, I don’t think it comes from food though (laugh). If you eat something and you can become as sexy as Tsudaken-san, you will hear “What did you eat today?” asked a lot (laugh).
For me maybe because I was late at debut [Asanuma’s debut as voice actor when he was 30 years old], I was late to become an adult more that everyone else. I remembered drinking after 40 and it feels “Finally♪” I can’t believe I become an adult (laugh). I wonder if have a lot point of view is also my strength. I learn through drinking that I can find my favorite things and hobbies at this age. I feel that somebody pushed my back and said “Even now it’s never too late”. So I have come to thinking something new to be interested in. What I want to try as a hobby is cooking. When you’re troubled by love or work, when you’re worries to much and your head feeling hot, it is said that cooking is the best way to clear your mind. When I find something fun I start thinking if I can take it as a play. [n/ play in this mean “stage play” because Asanuma also work as script writer/director in stage play] When I watching TV, read a book, go to a hot spring, there is always time I thought about the play, and my head was about to burst. Thats why I want my head to be clear and a based the information I get the good method to do that is by cooking. I wish I could be good at it to the level that I can make mind clear (laugh).
Also, I’m interested in music right now. I came to various music live, I think music is really have an amazing power. Because I’m also stage script writer and director, I understand that the number of people who can be delivered by stage play is limited, but music is different, it can be delivered at the same time to 300 even 10.000 people, I admire enormously there. Now I wonder if someone can teach me how to sing well (laugh).
It’s been really interesting to find things you don’t know and inexperienced about, including a new jobs. I want to go to collage now if it can happen. Because I was in art school I had a little different school days from the so-called casual school life. Thats why I want to learn psychology and linguistics at academic university. Also, the other days I was excited during the radio show, I wonder if I should go to a matchmaking party. If you make a plan yourself, whether fail or succeed I think it will make you laugh (laugh)
Division RAP Battle Release a full character MV
Seiyuu list ;
Subaru Kimura
Haruaki Ishiya
Kouhei Amasaki
Shintaro Asanuma
Shinichiro Kamio
Komada Wataru
Hayami Sho
Ryuichi Kijima
Kento Ito
Yusuke Shirai
Souma Saito
Yukihiro Nozayama
AD-LIVE 2017 cast announcement Osaka 10/15 cut
Asanuma Shintaro & Aoi Shouta
Asanuma continue participating in AD-LIVE!
He will perform and directing like last year.
This year together with Shoutan!
I’m excited!!! I love Asanuma in AD-LIVE 2016, I love saw him enjoying his time as director too! Thank you Suzuken!
I’ll support AD-LIVE this year too!
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SO ASANUMA-SAN AND OISHI-SAN JUST HAD A DATE TOGETHER AT DISNEYLAND.
AND TOM LITERALLY JUST JEALOUS BECAUSE OF IT. SAID THEY LOOK LIKE A LOVER.
OISHI ; OI, BECAUSE YOU SEEMS BUSY AT WORK, AREN’T YOU?
WE’RE JUST A FRIEND!
(OISHI-SAN LITERALLY JUST FRIENDZONE-ING ASANUMA-SAN!!))
POOR ASANUMA, WHY YOU DO THIS TO ASANUMA-SAN, OISHI-SAN!!
A3! Event Alice in Wonderland! insert song
Wonderland a Go Go!!
Masumi Usui (cv Yusuke Shirai) & Itaru Chigasaki (cv Asanuma Shintaro)
“Is that okay, Onii-san?”
– Iwasaki (Sasara) to AsaShin (Samatoki)
Classroom Seat Battle
Q: Which seat would best suit your characters? Please choose, and if someone else chooses the same seat, you’ll have to duke it out with your reasoning. Other leaders will vote whether you get the seat or not.
Translation under cut!
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Subaru: (picks seat 4 for Ichiro) Since he is “Ichiro”, of course I’ll pick the “first” seat. He’s also a very determined and competent man, so I think he’ll be sitting front and centre paying attention to lessons.
MC: Is there anyone who disagrees?
Everyone: (silent)
Subaru: (jokingly throws down board) Seriously? Is it okay for this choice to be settled so quickly?
AsaShin: Our battle starts only from now [for the other seats].
Shirai: Ahh, I thought you’d pick seat 1 because of the “1”, but you didn’t.
Subaru: No, no, no. Seat 4 is the “first” seat in front.
MC: Did no one consider seat 4?
Everyone: Not even once.
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AsaShin: (picks seat 2 for Samatoki)
Hayama: (very cute) Wait a minute! (also picks 2)
MC: Let’s hear your reasons please.
AsaShin: This is something Showa era people would be more familiar with I think; Heisei era kids might not get it. In the Showa era school, ALL THE BAD KIDS SIT AROUND THERE.
Everyone: (laughing)
AsaShin: Ichijiku, she’s a bit bad right? And Amayado Rei (laughs) he’s bad too. So Samatoki in seat 2 would sit like this with his feet up; and if he hears someone say something meaningful in class he’d go (slow claps)
Then everyone in class will also follow his lead. Therefore, it’s seat 2 for him.
Hayama: When you say it like that, I [Kuko’s ‘sessou’] am also quite the bad child. I [sessou] would keep his feet up while chewing gum. Plus, Ichijiku would probably be in charge of class discipline, whereas Kuko is a person who begrudgingly acknowledges the rules, while Rei is a person whom rules have no meaning; they form a really interesting triangle combo there.
AsaShin: I feel like Kuko should take seat 3 actually, since he can be close to Jyushi and Hitoya. It’s also a triangle.
Hayama: (catching on to the ploy) No, no, no.
AsaShin: I’m even giving seat 3 to you.
Hayama: (pushing seat 3) Well Rio is there at seat 3.
AsaShin: (pushing back) Rio is a … solitary person.
Iwasaki: (booming laugh)
MC made them vote, result: (immediate all Samatoki for 2)
Hayama: (precious child is shook) EH WHY? WAIT A MINUTE! HEY!
AsaShin: (does the Samatoki clapping pose) Thank you very much!
Hayama: (disappointed) The seat I wanted the most has been taken… [protect him pls]
Subaru: (trying to patch things up) Shinta-san mentioned just now about seat 3, what would Kuko think of it?
Hayama: (sulky) I only thought of seat 2.
Everyone: (laughing)
MC: Hayama-san, please pick again for the next round.
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Shirai: (picks 5 for Ramuda)
Hayama: (Osakan dialect) NANDEYANE?! (picked 5 for Kuko)
Iwasaki: (sasashook) Someone non-Osakan said ‘nandeyane’!
Hayami: (also picked 5 for Jakurai)
Shirai: It’s the seat closest to FP members. Plus it’s right at the back; Ramuda is already short, in front of him is Jyuto, and Jyuto acts as the wall which shields Ramuda. Ramuda can hide behind this wall and focus on his designs during class without being detected.
But the main reason really is that he can be close to his Posse. [I’m going to cry from FP feels help]
AsaShin: Ramuda would never pick 3.
Shirai: Never! Old lady Ichijiku is there!
Hayami: I don’t wish to disturb everyone. Anyway, Jakurai is the smartest of the lot [so he can sit at the back]. He’s almost 2 metres tall, and his long hair would fly into everyone’s faces during a strong breeze; so I think if he sits at the back he won’t bother anyone. Sitting there, it also feels like he’s protecting everyone; so the lessons would proceed smoothly.
Hayama: Ah. I’ll just pick 3 then.
Everyone: Oi, are you okay?
Hayama: I have my reasons! Cause 5 is the closest to the exit, so if Kuko is late he won’t be discovered by the teacher.
AsaShin: I thought you said he would follow the rules just now? How could he be late?
Hayama: Kuko has some bothersome aspects to him too. So he can easily enter and exit without being noticed.
AsaShin: (immediate tsukkomi) Don’t skip class!
Vote: Iwasaki vote for Ramuda; Subaru, AsaShin vote for Jakurai; no one voted for Kuko
Hayama: WHY THIS AGAIN?!
MC: I’m sorry Hayama-san, but you’ll have to pick again.
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Iwasaki: (picks seat 6)
Everyone: (not surprised, no one picked 6)
Iwasaki: Isn’t this going too smoothly?!
MC: What’s your reason for seat 6?
Iwasaki: Well of course, Rosho is in front. (quoting Rosho’s line) “I still need him by my side”— [we get it, you love Rosho]
AsaShin:(tsukkomi) But the seat is at the back!
Iwasaki: Ah but if you call out to the person in front, they’ll usually turn sideways in their seat to talk to you right? So Sasara will be at Rosho’s left side! And! Coincidentally! Nemu is right beside them.
Subaru: Ah true!
Iwasaki: (seriously to AsaShin) Is that okay, Onii-san?
Hayami: What are you asking permission for?
AsaShin: (shook, processing)
Iwasaki: Sasara will properly look out for Nemu too! (hastily tying up) So that’s why I chose 6.
Subaru: Well if no one else opposes…
Iwasaki: (max confidence) Even if anyone did, I would beat you!
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Hayama: (defeated, picks 3) Because Jyushi and Hitoya are close to Kuko.
AsaShin: That’s what I said from the start!
Hayama: I didn’t want to admit it at first, but it really turned out this way.
Subaru: Do you think Kuko will study properly?
Hayama: I don’t think he will study.
Subaru: Gentaro is next to him, so maybe during tests Kuko can peek at his answers.
Shirai: But Gentaro lies in his answers.
Hayama: And Ichijiku is there; she’ll be so strict.
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Shirai: (picks 1) I chose the “butt”! [the way he drew it looks like one] From the teacher’s position, 1 is a blind spot.
AsaShin: Why are you so concerned about not being seen by the teacher?
Subaru: Do you think he can get along with the people around him?
Shirai: For Sabu-chan, I think they’ll probably acknowledge each other’s respective capabilities.
Subaru: (going off into big bro world) Maybe Sabu-chan looks over one day and sees Ramuda’s designs, and he goes ‘Wow that’s cool!’
Shirai: Sabu-chan would be able to learn designing in a flash.
Subaru: (talks about how usually that seat is right in front of the stove during winter, very convenient but Ramuda would have to be in charge of changing the water in the stove)
AsaShin: That’s a Showa era thing! They have electric heaters in the air-conditioning these days!
Subaru: (shook) AH! But Samatoki in seat 2 would be in charge of feeding the class fish.
AsaShin: Well…. he is nice towards animals.
Shirai: He’d even name all the fishes!
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“Please catch my drop curve.”
From Miyuki’s Birthday Party Event
