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Photo Tecnic Digital April 2017 Furihata Ai Interview & Gallery

Seiyuu & Artist Furihata Ai-san Interview & Gallery

This issue’s cover girl, Furihata Ai-san, voices Kurosawa Ruby in Love Live! Sunshine!!, and she also appears part of the 9-girl group Aqours. She is a girl who loves to take pictures, especially with her disposable film camera QuickSnap. And now, let’s introduce some of the works that she has captured.

A picture from the shooting location. Mt. Fuji is actually barely visible… Numazu really has a lot of photogenic spots!

A picture taken of the Merry-go-round at Asakusa’s Hanayashiki Amusement Park. Asakusa is a place that has a lot of people walking around.

A picture of the Izu-Hakone Bus, Aqours Taxi, and Tokai Bus, taken in a hurry at the Tekuteku Aqours location.

A picture taken of Aikyan (Kobayashi Aika, the voice of Tsushima Yoshiko) when the photogenic pair were out on a journey. This was a place found unexpectedly while walking around Shibuya.

Kurosawa Ruby (CV: Furihata Ai)

Love Live! Sunshine!!, the story of the 9 high school girls who run forward, facing their dream of becoming the top school idols. Kurosawa Ruby is a first-year member in that school idol group.

This month’s cover girl is Furihata Ai-san, who voices Kurosawa Ruby from the very popular multimedia project Love Live! Sunshine!!, Furihata Ai-san.

----First, please tell us about Love Live! Sunshine!!.

Furihata Ai (Furihata): It’s a story of youth about 9 girls who grew up in Numazu and look up to school idols. Kurosawa Ruby, the character whom I am performing as, is the little sister character. She's a strong girls at heart who tries her best with her older sister Kurosawa Dia and her friends, using her love for school idols despite being a crybaby. She often cries out “Pigii!” (laughs), but she can be composed as well. For example, in the scene that they were all staying overnight in the ryokan*, she took the initiative and said, “We need to sleep early” and tried to lay out the futons. But in the end she wasn’t successful and dropped all the futons (laughs). I like this clumsy side of her. (TL Note: Japanese inn; this scene is referencing episode 7 when the girls were in Tokyo)

----Are there similarities or differences between the two of you?

Furihata: I myself have a little sister and a little brother, so my viewpoint of an older sister is very different from Ruby’s. Sometimes when I see Ruby, I think, “She really is small, what could she be doing~” (laughs). People’s first impression of me is that I couldn’t have any younger siblings, so I often get asked, “Are you the youngest child?”. If you talk about our similarities, then it would be that we cry very easily. Also, we are both sore losers.

----So you’re a crybaby? (laughs)

Furihata: That’s correct~ (laughs). My birthday was in February, so my resolution this year was “I won’t cry!”, but I still ended up crying during the 1st Live the other day… (laughs) Because of my seiyuu work, I had a ton of sentiment. My standard was that I didn’t want to cry in front of people, but I did. And those people will end up crying as well.

----The 1st Live was held on 25th and 26th February at Yokohama Arena. Why did you end up crying?

Furihata: Ruby is part of the 3-man unit CYaRon!, but even in our private lives we also hang out and get along well, so when I thought once again about how we sang and danced together on stage, I was really touched…

----But it wasn’t tears of sadness, but instead the tears were because you were moved, which is truly wonderful. Did you feel nervous about 1st Live?

Furihata: It was strange that I wasn’t really nervous. Before the live, I was really nervous, but the moment I went out on stage it was like a scene in the anime… I remembered the practice and rehearsals I had with everyone, and I saw the sparkle of the lights, which made me naturally feel, “I really am Ruby, huh”.

----You had a fun live as Ruby, huh.

Furihata: Ruby might be a crybaby, but when she's singing, she's always smiling, and you won't be able to see even a single teardrop. She is a girl who gives off the impression that she has courage on stage, and that is a part where I was able to sync with her a little.

----The 2nd Live Tour is going to start from August onwards, huh.

Furihata: It will be held in the three locations of Nagoya, Kobe, and Saitama. This tour that is represented by the 3rd Single has a rather different feel from 1st Live, and the bonds of the 9 of us will grow stronger than ever before. The venues are also even bigger, so of course I am worried, but I’m happy that I will meet more people. I receive courage as I see each individual face one by one.

----Today, the photoshoot was held in Numazu, which is featured within Love Live! Sunshine!!. How many times have you been to Numazu as of today?

Furihata: I first came here last year in February, and it’s been 4 or 5 times total since then. I visit during official events as well as on my own accord.

----What kind of an impression did today’s photoshoot leave on you?

Furihata: There’s a lot that left an impression on me, but it turns out that Okawa-san’s house (Private residence) that became a model for Ruby’s house was an exceptional place. It was my second time there, but it was a place that allowed me to feel, “This is where the girls have been living their lives”, and Okawa-san’s mother even said, “You can come back any time you like”. The garden was also beautiful, and I got some of the freshly picked mikan stored in the cellar, as well as getting to play the koto.

----You’re really good at the koto! Have you practiced before?

Furihata: I played it in class in elementary school. I myself was surprised that I still remember how to play it.

----You got a lot of pictures taken in the Okawa residency; normally do you take pictures with the QuickSnap?

Furihata: It’s my most beloved hobby! I take the photo files that I have decisively captured, and use my computer to upload them to Instagram. Right now I am interested in how to take beautiful pictures at night. I want to use the flash, but I also want to try using the natural outdoor light.

----Since when did you start taking pictures?

Furihata: I first got hold of a camera in kindergarten or in elementary school. I used it during my study tour in middle school and high school. Somehow, if you mention camera to me the first one I think about is the QuickSnap.

----You don’t use your phone camera or digital cameras?

Furihata: I like to try developing film. My face gets split in half and becomes pure white, resulting in failures sometimes, but I feel like it’s still very interesting. When I take pictures with my QuickSnap, I often go to Asakusa and take pictures of the Merry-go-round at Hanayashiki. I want to go to Nakano Shutter Street and take pictures there.

----The retro street is brought to life, huh. You really do like taking pictures with the QuickSnap.

Furihata: That's why, when I heard news about the package that Love Live! Sunshine!! and QuickSnap were collaborating on, I was so happy I jumped for joy. I want to take the QuickSnap and explore Numazu’s photogenic spots like I did today, and it would be great if I could have fun.

Love Live! Sunshine!! collabs with QuickSnap!

(Top) Image of the contents of the 1st Years set (Right) Image of the different covers

Love Live! Sunshine!! collabs with Fujifilm’s QuickSnap. Each of the 9 members of Aqours has their own covering for the QuickSnap designed after their outfits, and it’s grouped by years into 3 sets. Each set contains jacket covers of 3 members as well as the body of the QuickSnap. It is contained in its original packaging. For example, the 1st years set contains the trio of Kurosawa Ruby, Kunikida Hanamaru, and Tsushima Yoshiko. The pre-order period at 7net shopping has ended, but it’s on sale now.

[Interview HQ Typeset] [Aiai Phone Wallpapers] [Aiai Desktop Wallpapers] [CN Magazine Scans]

With help from Yunii, Chezz, and @luciahunter6 from Team ONIBE, we have Aiai’s interview and gallery from Photo Tecnic Digital’s April edition all translated and prettied up for your reading pleasure!

All the additional images are included in the links above. The wallpapers were compiled by Eter with the help of other Discord members from the CN magazine scans (Note: This was a JP-EN TL, not CN-EN). Aiai’s not really one of the seiyuu whom I really pay much attention to, but I have to admit, she looks really pretty in those pictures.

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