#spoon 2di interviews

[tnbscans]

Interview with Yoshitomo Yonetani from Vol. 23 of spoon. 2Di.

If these are translated somewhere please let me know and I’ll link to it.

#tiger & bunny #2012 #spoon. 2di #the beginning #interview #untranslated #Yoshitomo Yonetani

[a-forbidden-detective]

A super-duper clearer version of RonToto on a date. Please link bank when using the images. TYSM.

Excerpts from the Spoon.2Di interview of Youhei Azakami (Ron Kamonohashi) and Junya Enoki (Totomaru Isshiki)

On RonToto’s bourgeoning relationship after the Episode 6, the Case of the Live Broadcast Murder

Youhei/Yōhei Azakami: We were in a situation where Toto might have died, and I imagined that I was desperate, and I thought it was the first time that Ron showed human emotions, so I was also impressed. I think it was an episode where you can feel that Ron's feelings for Toto have changed a lot compared to the first episode.

Ron being the culprit again from the three-parter The Murder at the Observatory on a Solitary Island arc:

Azakami: Ron was suspected of being the culprit of a certain incident five years ago, and it's an event that I don't want my character Ron to remember, but even though he is suspected of being the culprit in this case, he is not as depressed as before. It is when he realised that “Toto was not there five years ago.” I still felt that a trusting relationship was being built between the two, and it left an impression on me. It's rare for Ron to put such a thing into words honestly.

EnoJun on Toto’s first impression of Ron and his portrayal of the police detective.

Junya Enoki: Ron is a weirdo who does crazy things, but he has a child-like aspect. I feel like I have an adult side. I really like deduction and it's fun, but I also have a good sense as a proper adult to fight because I hunt down the criminal. … I thought it was very interesting to do it. When I read the original work for the first time, there were a lot of tsukkomi. I got the impression that he is a character who leads comedy, Toto doesn't have much ability as a detective, but he has a great sense of justice, and he doesn't want to hurt the criminal after Ron has solved the case (who pressures them to kill themselves). I felt attracted to his tsukkomi personality.

Akazami on the difference between their characters:

Akazami: Toto is a character that is easy for the audience to empathize with, but the more I read it, the more I felt that the intensity of Ron's personality would stand out… I'm playing it while thinking that I won't make the character darker, on the other hand, Toto is full of feelings.

#kamonohashi ron no kindan suiri #ron kamonohashi #totomaru isshiki #akira amano #ron et toto #rontoto on holiday #rontoto moment #rontoto #rkdd news #rkdd merch #youhei azakami #azakami youhei #junya enoki #enoki junya #official art #rkdd official art

[mahoromouse]

Part 1 of the Bucchigiri feature in spoon.2Di vol. 107

Spreads are read from right to left and include an interview with director Hiroko Utsumi, an interview with head writer Taku Kishimoto, and interviews with Arajin and Matakara's VA's (Genki Okawa and Yusuke Hoshino).

#bucchigiri?!

[danceofthephilos]

Langa Hasegawa Character Intro & Chiaki Kobayashi Interview (spoon.2Di vol.71)

"Right now... I'm having fun!"

Langa Hasegawa

"S" Name: SNOW Birthday: February 8th A returnee* transfer student from Canada, and a high school second year who's always spacing out. He sometimes shows a stubborn side.

(*note that "returnee" here refers to a child with Japanese nationality through their parent(s) who's come to Japan after living elsewhere, but includes children who were born overseas - this doesn't imply anything one way or another about if Langa was born in Canada or Okinawa.)

Chiaki Kobayashi Interview

—When you were playing Langa, what sort of direction did you receive from the staff? What did you consider important to your portrayal?

My own impression of Langa is that he looks cool at a glance, but is an unexpectedly expressive and aggressive boy. So when we were recording the first episode, I played him really lively, like he could keep up with Reki. And then in direction I was told "we want him to be more spaced out and out of touch", "he should go at his own pace without discussing things with Reki." Moreover, that as the story progressed from here, he'd gradually show more expressions. I think it was exactly because I received that direction that Langa began to come to life as a character to me.

—In episode 5, Langa has his first BEEF with ADAM. Could you give us your impressions from when you were performing, and tell us how you perceive what ADAM is to Langa?

I think, to Langa, ADAM is someone who can show him sights he's never seen before, and can teach him a kind of excitement he's still never experienced first-hand. So, when I was recording episode 5, he pursued him without any negative feelings like fear or worry he could lose. But because I got direction that I was coming on too strong and it felt like Langa would win from the beginning of the race, I had to be conscious of the balance between being overwhelmed when he was supposed to be overwhelmed, but still chomping at the bit. I was really overjoyed to be able to talk everything until now out with a great veteran on the front lines like Koyasu-san. (laughter)

—Episode 6 turned out to be a really fun episode. What were your impressions and memories from recording?

We, the cast, will enjoy ourselves! After this, we're over the hill! That's how we got through it. (laughter) The episodes right before and after this were particularly hard, so this was a pretty extreme difference in intensity. But thanks to this episode, we were able to deepen the camaraderie between the characters, and dig into each character in more depth, so I think it was a really important episode.

—Are there any other scenes in the story so far that have made a lasting impression on you, or episodes you remember recording the most strongly?

Episode 2 made a lingering impression on me. Episode 2 was an important episode that really condensed Reki and Langa's deepening relationship and the joy of skating. Episode 1 was still the episode where they first met, so Reki and Langa weren't really opening their hearts up to one another yet. But in episode 2, they're dealing with the same things, they're sharing their "fun" with one another, and gradually start to get along. It was an episode without a race in it, but I think it's this episode that really solidified Reki and Langa's friendship. On top of that, because the episode's crammed full of things that beginner skaters go through, people who've never skated before can have the sense that they're growing alongside Langa, while experienced skaters can have a taste of nostalgia and think "I used to do that!", so I thought the composition of the episode was amazing.

—Is there anything coming up in the story that you thing we should pay close attention to?

I think you should look out for the outcome of the tournament, that everyone will be staking their hopes on when they compete, and what will happen to Reki and Langa. Of course the main draw of a tournament is who's going to battle who, and which pair is going to end up competing in the finals, but underneath that, there's an intricate web of human relationships depicted from all sorts of angles that you can't tear your eyes away from. I think you'll enjoy it, even when it's heart-wrenching. (laughter)

—Finally, please send a message to all our readers.

Will Langa go down the same path as ADAM? What will happen to Reki and Langa's relationship? There are a lot of things to be anxious about, but please keep watching over those two! The staff and cast are working together as one to do our best to show you those things, so please keep waiting with infinite anticipation! I think there will be more and more developments unfolding that you won't expect. Thank you, and enjoy!

(from spoon.2Di, volume 71 - February 2021)

#sk8 #sk8 the infinity #langa hasegawa #chiaki kobayashi #translation #spoon.2Di

[rikeijo]

Today’s translation #235

Spoon.2Di vol. 21, Mitsurou Kubo's interview

Part 11.

--- If Yurio grows taller and taller, he will probably become even more awesome, won't he!

"Ah yes. But as a skater grows taller, they face a lot of different difficulties too - for example it may be difficult for them to balance their body. In addition to that, he may be worried that new talented skaters appear, one after another. But by connecting with different skaters, I think that Yurio is going to keep on changing and develop from now on, so he is a character that I'm very looking forward to see in the future. You can feel that many couples has been forming on their own accord around Yurio (laugh). It seems like Yakov may be getting back together with Lilia, too.

--- So after all they are getting back together?

"Ah, it's not that clear, but didn't you feel that it seems like they are (laugh)? Yuuri and Victor are also like that [like you could see in the show], Mila is starting to be into Otabek and, so I'm like: "Could you all please pay a little bit more attention to Yurio!?" (laugh).

--- Yes, it seems like there are just couples around Yurio (laugh). JJ also has a fiancee, too. And by the way, JJ is often teasing Yurio, but did he also see him as his rival?

"Perhaps, because Yurio has just transferred to seniors and JJ is older than him, JJ thought that he should be the one to make him experience a kind of initiation ritual to seniors and that's why he's trying to pick up a fight with Yurio. JJ was so sure of himself, but as soon as things started to go badly for him, he stopped paying attention to what's going on around him, didn't he.

[Notes: It very interesting how this is an early interview, published just ~a week after the final aired, and she's is talking quite explicitly that Yuuri and Victor are a couple... In later interviews she is much more ambiguous or avoids talking about them directly.]

#yuri on ice #yoi translations #yuri on ice translation

[skyflyinginaction]

Fushumi character ramblings

I never did so much meta on K, but I think I wanted to mention a few things that caught my eye mostly importantly Fushimis character development. Gora said a long time ago that Fushimi changed I’m thinking its due to the relationships with others. According to the interview of Gora (Spoon 2di), he chose Scepter 4 just because Jungle was boring, rather than loyalty. But I doubt Gora since their writing of their characters are not always consistent. Yata and Fushimi vs Sukuna is the accumulation of his character arc

What he said to Sukuna this quote means a lot to especially in regards to his character that is Fushimi's habit of retreating into his own little world when he doesn’t want to deal with anything.

This quote is Fushimi accepting that he can’t run from reality by retreating into his small world all the time he still needs to face it despite the odds against him.

Fushimi still harbors a negative view on himself when he said that hes a traitor he still doesn’t understand himself and why he is doing things that would put him in danger. Until Yata said this, 

the reason why Fushimi risks his life for Munakata is because he cares about Munakata his king, he cares about him like Yata cared about Anna and Mikoto.

Yata’s words boosted fushimi self esteem.

Fushimi telling Yata to go to Anna and reminding him of the important thing yata needs to do is Fushimi no longer unhealthy clings to Yata as a form of codependency.

Fushimi doesn’t understand himself and that's where yata comes in to tell him,

Yata helped Fushimi understand himself in the way Fushimi couldn’t. Fushimi was not able to understand these things if it wearn’t for yatas help, Fushimi knows why he obsesses over Yata its that he wanted Yatas attention and values his bond with him.

If you think he didn’t change at all you haven’t read the lsw manga

Even though they were still haven’t said the words that need to be said to finally resolved things between them they both acknowledged and understood that they are following their current clans.

Fushimi no longer avoid others He plans to visit his mother and visits Homra after he left.

Anna smiling meant he is no longer feels haunted by his past issues with Niki.

To follow up yata and fushimi’s conversation, 

Hes no longer avoiding his own emotions hes accepting them, hes accepting his own humanity rather than avoid it.

I believed this showed how much he changed compared to what he was from the begging thats what I feel when i see this.

#k project #fushimi saruhiko #saruhiko fushimi #yata misaki #misaki yata

[kudouusagi]

Hello, hope you're having a great day, I was looking for a specific post you made about sk8 official art with Cherry and Joe in the restaurant the one Joe is wearing black and white shirt, for some reason I can't search anything in your account and i know you posted it before, hope this is not much of troubles for you ~~

Well... I definitely own the magazine but I searched my blog and I don't see where I posted it so.... I don't know lol... It's from spoon.2di issue 82.

Someone sent an ask about Joe wearing xxxl shirts and that's from the interview in the same magazine and I'm pretty sure I never translated this interview so it might have been someone else who posted it.

#sk8

[smilingperformer]

Soo I read a translation of Spoon.2Di interview with Atsuhiro Tomioka. Contains spoilers on all upcoming eps.

And am I just giggling at the fact that I was seemingly right, Satoshi is not gonna use past 'mon at all :D And I highly prefer it this way. Also, it pretty much says that each battle will be shown in Masters Tournament so I HOPE that means it's not too short, as seeing him say he scripted the tournament makes me a bit scared of how exactly he can make each battle feel unique if he writes every single episode. I hope it just means he's the main guy writing the arc and that there are many script writers involved as well.

I have the tweet bookmarked, thou I'm not gonna share it since tbf, Spoon.2Di could gonand DMCA it for reproducing their magazine content as a translation (yeh, japanese magazines are often against that too). But if anyone wants to read, I can share through private ask or DMs.

#pokemon #pokeani #anipoke #pokemon jn #discussions #interviews #masters 8 tournament #jn114

[yuzusern]

Came in the mail today. Spoon 2di

Includes interviews with Isagi and Bachira’s seiyuus, main anime character designer, sound producer, and two character designers/chief animation producers. Character discussion and episode playback is also stuffed into a gigantic, 14 page special on Blue Lock

And a small poster of the cover

[katyatalks]

Spoon.2di April 2018 - Itou Setsuo’s [Mob] Interview

Here’s the translation of Itou Setsuo’s interview from vol 36 of Spøøn.2di (April 2018), released in promotion of MP100 Season 2, announcement of which happened at the end of the Reigen OVA! Three page interview that I’ve done as a summary for the most part, but the end is full of meta regarding Mob’s relationships that’s incredibly sweet so I’ve typed those up fully.

He is asked how he felt when season 2 was announced. “Naturally, I was incredibly happy. I felt the joy of being able to perform as Mob again, and since I’d read all of the manga, I’d be thinking things like, ‘will this scene show up in season 2?’, and, ‘will I get to perform this scene with everyone?’. The excitement wouldn’t stop…!” Goes on to say he felt excitement as both a fan and as a voice actor.

Q: How were you told about season 2 being greenlit? A: That was… it was before appearing at an event with Director Tachikawa. I recall him saying super casually, ‘uh, you know, right?’ (Laughs)

Q: (Laughs) So, was it during recording for “Reigen: The Miraculous Unknown Psychic” that you truly came to realise that season 2 was going to start? A: That’s right. When I was told that the announcement would come at the end of the film, I thought, ‘we’re really doing season 2…!’

He’s asked how he felt reading the scenario for the OVA for the first time. “I did a double take (laughs). I read through the pages, thinking to myself, ‘this isn’t the Mob Psycho I know.’ (Laughs).” Goes on to say that while it’s a compilation it’s a fresh take on one.

He’s asked about any scene(s) from the OVA that left an impression on him, to which he replies the scene in which Mob has finished writing the book and he’s got Ritsu, Teru, Mezato & the telepathy club gathered around him. “The amount of people Mob has around him has increased so much. It’s a scene that had me realise that anew, so for me personally it’s a scene I love.”

He’s asked the same but from the scenes that have been fabricated, to which he says when Reigen pastes himself over Shou. “That’s a scene in which it’s established how cool a character Shou is, but with Shishou’s fabrication, we get Shishou’s face instead of Shou’s own. That was unbelievably hilarious (laughs). I think that’s probably my favourite out of all the fabricated scenes.”

He goes on to say that another scene that left an impression on him is when Mob and Reigen go to eat ramen together. “I thought to myself, ‘of course it’d finish up with ramen!’. Since S1E1 ends with Shishou and Mob going to eat ramen together, I felt like it suggests that a new story is going to start, so it really left an impression on me.”

[TN: Seko dismisses the above in his interview]

He says he wishes he could’ve been part of the audience not knowing that the S2 announcement would be dropped at the end of the OVA.

He goes on to say that since it’d been a year and a half since recording for S1E1, he wasn’t sure how good a job he’d do with recording for the OVA ("Can I perform in the same way?")

“When Sakurai-san performs, he has this incredible persuasive power (laughs). I was reminded anew of just how skilled Reigen-shishou is at winning over people.”

He’s asked what he’s looking forward to with season 2, and anything he’d like to see. “It appears at the end of the ‘Reigen: The Miraculous Unknown Psychic’... I really want to see ‘that person’s’ press conference.” 

He also mentions the fight with Touichirou, “if it appears in season 2[...]”, and he’s looking forward to BONE’s approach to the action scenes.

He states another scene that he wants to see, though he’s not sure if it’ll be included in season 2, is the part in which Mob gets a girlfriend

[TN: I recall him saying in another interview that he was happy to see the Emi story being in S2E1, so that’s nice]

“It’s a story in which we see Mob’s strengths and weaknesses. You can sympathise. So I’d be glad to perform it.”

He’s asked about the stage play in January and how it influenced him, to which he says that it helped him look at characters from a different perspective and take different interpretations

He’s asked what he means by this; “Rather than Mob not having any emotions, he has a weak way of expressing himself… the stage play reaffirmed that for me.”

He quotes Kawajiri Keita (screenplay/producer for stage play); “This isn’t a play that’s led by the main character. It’s the characters around him that decide the atmosphere, and Mob exists in that atmosphere doing things at his own pace, which is interesting.” Itou says this is true for anime Mob too.

And, the final section;

Q: For Mob, who would you say the other characters in Mob Psycho 100 are? Could you please begin with Reigen?

A: Shishou, rather than teaching Mob the concept of what is ‘correct’, teaches him the ‘choices’ that he needs to live. He teaches him that making the right choice is good, but he doesn’t always have to go for that option. It’s for that reason that he can be called the ‘shishou’ of Mob’s life, but I wouldn’t say that the two of them have a relationship as formal as the word ‘shishou’ suggests… the use of that word suggests a very stiff relationship, but Reigen is more like, ‘a big brother Mob is very close to who lives nearby’ (laughs). They may have no relation by blood, they may not be family, but, they’re as close as family, and Reigen cherishes Mob as such. We’ve seen Mob wonder, “is Shishou really an esper?” before, but regardless of whether or not he has powers, regardless of his shishou’s conman-like behaviour, the two of them support one another. I’d like to keep seeing these two, with that ‘shishou’ and ‘deshi’ relationship.

Q: How about his little brother, Ritsu?

A: Ritsu is a truly important person for Mob-kun. The first time we see Mob-kun genuinely get angry for someone else is when Ritsu gets abducted by Claw. So I always think of that when performing as Mob-kun; Ritsu is that important to him, that he let his emotions lay bare.

Q: It appears in the compilation part of ‘Reigen: The Miraculous Unknown Psychic - even after Ritsu vents the emotions he’s been keeping locked up inside at Mob, we once again see Mob-kun’s big-brother-like-nature.

A: That’s right. Mob-kun performs dogeza for Ritsu’s sake. When I look at that I think, ah, he’s definitely a big brother.

Q: Next, how about Dimple?

A: Dimple is, how should I say, he’s already become a friend (laughs). I suppose friendship is, the closer you get to one another the more sharp tongued you get. To be cold to someone on purpose, turn that into laughter, tamper with someone, be tampered with… I think Mob-kun and Dimple’s relationship has gradually turned into something like that. At first, I think Mob-kun was simply disinterested so he was cold to Dimple, but now they’re on good terms so Mob-kun being cold has turned into a bit of an act, I think!

Q: How about Teru?

A: Teru-kun is the person Mob-kun can sympathise with the most. At first I suppose he was something like a rival, but now, if Mob-kun were to have any troubles regarding his powers, I think the person he’d turn to first would be Teru-kun. Rather than shishou… (laughs)

Q: (Laugh) Now, please give a message to Sakurai Takahiro, voice of Reigen Arataka, who you’ll once again be playing a Shishou-Deshi relationship with!

A: I’ve been a fan of yours since I was in primary school! … which is something I’ve told you before (laughs). I may be inexperienced, but I look forward to performing with you once again!

---

Twitter crosspost here.

Spoon 2di vol36 April 2018 links (interviews in the order they are presented);

Itou Setsuo’s [Mob] interview here.

Sakurai Takahiro’s [Reigen] interview here.

Seko Hiroshi’s [Series Co-ordinator] interview here.

Kameda Yoshimichi’s [Character Designer] interview here.

Tachikawa Yuzuru’s [Director] interview here.

ONE’s [Original Manga Writer] interview here.

#mp100 #mob psycho 100 #itou setsuo #kageyama shigeo #spoon 2di interviews #my stuff #the reigen meta here made me cry

[deus-ex-mona]

if so, i’m hooked—

rough tl under the cut

—Then, including characters that will appear in episode 4 and beyond, please tell us if there are any characters that you would like us to pay attention to.

Gom: I would like you to check Yamamoto Kodai out. He has been around for quite a while, and he even has his own song, but his new love will be featured in the anime, so please look forward to it.

shito: It’s Nakamura Chizuru for me. She’s a character that will be sure to stir up the plot of the Heroine Tarumono! anime, so I will be glad if you look forward to each and every move that she makes.

Yamako: He still has yet to make his appearance, but I would like you to pay attention to Shiranami Nagisa when he does. He is a straight-laced and traditional handsome guy, being of a different type of guy as compared to LIPxLIP (lol), and he also holds the position of being Hiyori’s childhood friend. He will become a key character in the future, so please look forward to his appearance.

#this is from the spoon.2di interview btw #i hope this isn’t just baittttt ಥ‿ಥ #aaaaaa nagisa when??????? onscreen jurikou whennnnnn? #heroine tarumono #hiyoko anime? hiyoko anime!!! #the dude from gamushara #chizuutan chizpost #ko’dai’ly shitpost of the day #instant ramen instructions comprehensions #and no i won’t tl the entire interview. it’s too long (ʘ‿ʘ)

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「My favorite scene of 「Dazai, Chuya, Fifteen」was when that scene from Vol. 8 of the comic is reproduced, I felt deeply emotional when I drew it」

A Harukawa35 interview Spoon.2Di vol.49

—After 『Bungo Stray Dogs DEAD APPLE』, that was released on March 2018, the airing of the third season has finally begun. What were your feelings when the production of a third season was decided? Also, what did Harukawa-sensei expected of this third season? I don’t really remember the moment when it was decided to produce the third season, I’m so sorry. But maybe I kinda said 「It’s decided then! 」when they announced it? Although I always felt the atmosphere of the staff was of wanting to do the third season, so it probably wasn’t really a surprise the sequel was decided and I was glad that the staff didn’t change for the third season. What I expected was that the audience was amused and satisfied by watching it. — It was a surprise that the season begun with 「Dazai, Chuya, Fifteen」 (Episode 26), where it shows how Dazai Osamu and Nakahara Chuya met each other and ended in the Port Mafia. How do you feel about those episodes? It’s the staff that’s into surprises, so it’s something that the fans will most likely guess will happen again. To me, being able to have the visual image of a novel I haven’t drawn, it’s a very pleasant experience (to watch it). I was hoping to see it on air. —「Dazai, Chuya, Fifteen」 is a light novel that was originally distributed as an attendance bonus for the second week of release of the film 『Bungo Stray Dogs DEAD APPLE 』 . Please, Harukawa-sensei, tell us about your favorite scenes of the novel, the written and animated ones, and your reasons. It goes really back into the story, but when the three people in charge were at the meeting to decide the origin of Chuuya, Asagiri said 「I want him to be a demon」. At that point I was thinking「What is the point of him being a demon?」, and it was a good thing that I had the chance of doing something I wanted to do, because that way we got to decide how to approach how he came to exist in this world. My favorite scene was when that scene from Vol. 8 of the comic is reproduced, I felt deeply emotional when I drew it. 

—This time, Harukawa-sensei told me that she was in charge of the preview version of fifteen years-old Nakahara Chuya. Please tell us on what did you focus on when you drew it, the details, favorite points, etc.

Since Chuya didn’t wear black, he was described like this in the novel 『The dark green biker jacket like a rooster in the middle of the dark』, was it because the base was black and it looks green under the light? I checked it and thought that there was a reason for the jacket to not be clearly black, because he needs to wear an all black outfit after joining Port Mafia. 

—Another light novel given as a bonus on the screening of Bungo Stray Dogs DEAD APPLE was 「Bungo Stray Dogs BEAST, White Akutagawa, Black Atsushi」 and now the complete version was released, where Akutagawa is part of the Armed Detective Agency. Please tell us your thoughts when you read this work that is a parallel universe where Atsushi belongs to the Port Mafia. Als, the cover illustrations and the illustrations inside the novel show that the appearances of Atsushi and Akutagawa have different atmospheres. Please tell us what did you focus on when drawing the illustrations and how did you configure the characters on this work.

I didn’t want to make the characters profile for all of the characters, but I drew each illustration thinking about the black part of every white part and the white part of every black part (of every character, of course). even the eyes of Akutagawa were slightly changed to include some light on them, but Asagiri-san said 「I don’t want them to be white」, and in the original bonus of DEAD APPLE, 「White Akutagawa, Black Atsushi」, there was a subtitle describing the coat of Akutagawa was like「ash」, so I thought it would be fun to give it a meaning carefully.

—The release date for the next Vol. 17 of the manga is scheduled for May 2. What do you think about being able to draw the work so far? The story is getting more and more intense, but what else is yet to come?

I think that the most surprising thing so far for the readers is the thing about Tachihara-kun. I always wanted him to be the center of attention and I’m happy that he’s finally getting to play such an active role. The editor in charge seemed to be also very moved by this feeling, he said 「Tachihara-kun came to be drawn like this...」, of course there was also the sensation that it was going to be complicated, so there was an exchange like 「I don’t think  that’s the point for the readers」. As for the future, we still have a long way to go, but I hope you will continue to look forward to it because there are some personally happy scenes.

一Please leave the followers of 『Bungo Stray Dogs』, both the readers of the original work and the viewers of the Tv show! Fortunately, the people involved in 『Bungo Stray Dogs 』, including the staff for the anime and the stage, are highly motivated people. For the beginning of the second season it was decided to include a light novel in the middle of the story, he did it because he said “I have never done this”. I’m very happy that people who have been in this industry, who have been active for years, still have the chance to challenge that “I have never done this before”. It’s an honor to be chosen to work with Bungo Stray Dogs. I think that this work’s attitude of trying new things all the time will keep the readers encouraged. I have said it’s hard, I think it’s better to have fun with it as an amusement, so I would be happy if you can relax and look forward for the development of the story.

#bungou stray dogs #bungo stray dogs #harukawa35 #interview #spoon.2di #Nakahara Chuuya #soukoku #third season #spoon2dieng

[mahoromouse]

Part 2 of the Bucchigiri feature in spoon.2Di vol. 107

Spreads are read from right to left and include an story review of episodes 1-6, an interview with Mahoro's VA (Anna Nagase), and interviews with Marito and Outa's VA's (Nozomu Sasaki and Ryouta Takeuchi).

#bucchigiri?!

[danceofthephilos]

Ainosuke Shindo (& Tadashi Kikuchi) Character Intro + Takehito Koyasu Interview

"Here, here! Right in my heart!" / "Welcome home, Ainosuke-sama."

Ainosuke Shindo

"S" Name: ADAM Birthday: May 1st The legendary skater who founded "S". His true nature is still wrapped in mystery. Under his dazzling mask hides the face of a popular young politician.

Tadashi Kikuchi

CV: Kensho Ono Ainosuke Shindo's secretary.

Takehito Koyasu Interview

—Koyasu-san, what sort of person do you feel ADAM is? Could you tell us any dialogue or scenes you think are key to understanding ADAM's character?

A hard worker who grew up a favored son. In BEEFs is where ADAM is the most ADAM.

—What do you consider important in portraying ADAM, and what direction did you receive?

Feelings, emotions, PASSION. They told me I overdid that a bit. (laughter)

—When you were playing ADAM, what dialogue or scenes made a lasting impression on you, and why?

Generally, ADAM's BEEFs are when he's the most appealing. The production is wonderful!

—In episodes 4 and 5, ADAM has BEEFs with Reki and Langa, but he shows an unusual obsession with Langa. What were your impressions when acting in those episodes, and what did you consider important in portraying his interactions with Langa?

A longing for him like the thirst for water. Lust. Desire. And love.

—I'd also like to ask your impressions of Cherry Blossom and Joe, the pair who are acting to try and force ADAM to open his eyes.

It's nice to have friends, isn't it?

—Also, with his close associate Kikuchi, ADAM takes a cold and disdainful attitude toward him. What are your impressions of Kikuchi, and what did you consider important in ADAM's interactions with him?

Because Kikuchi as a person is deeply intertwined with ADAM now, I can't say very much about it, but he's careful not to treat him kindly.

—Is there anything in episode 7 and onward you think we should pay particular attention to or look forward to, and do you have any messages for our readers?

It's chock full of ADAM until the end, so please look forward to that. You can't go wrong by watching!

(from spoon.2Di, volume 71 - February 2021)

#sk8 #sk8 the infinity #ainosuke shindo #adam sk8 #tadashi kikuchi #takehito koyasu #translation #spoon.2Di

[rikeijo]

Today's translation #273

Spoon.2Di, vol. 18. Mitsurou Kubo's interview

Part 4.

--- This time you are responsible for storyboards (original screenplay). Is there anything that is particularly important to you in your work?

K: What is very important to me is the "sex appeal". The theme is men's figure skating, so only male characters make appearances - I've heard that Yamamoto Director tells the animators, who work on key frames, to put a lot of effort into drawing male characters in a way that is usually more desired in animes about pretty girls, when she asks them to redo their work (laugh). I wanted this to be visible in my storyboards too, so when working, I was telling myself to "show more sex appeal!". What I'm really in awe of when it comes to works about sports, is that there are those incredibly deep bonds, between people who do the same sport, bonds different than romantic love. So I wanted to portray such world, inhabited by people that are beyond my reach, with a lot of care. The outline of the whole series has already been ready since last year. And as I was adding details to the story in my storyboards, the relationship between the characters became much deeper than I had been imagining it, and I thought: "It's because the characters stared to move on their own, isn't it?!" - something like that happened and it was almost difficult to tell if they are real or not. Me and Yamamoto Director started to tell each other that it's not that we are writing the story, the characters do what they want (laugh).

[Notes: This is also quite a famous answer, I think! At least, I've seen a few times people mentioning that "the creators didn't plan for the relationship between Yuuri and Victor to go that far, it's just happened~". This interview is the source, I believe.

I think, I saw in the past, that some people were also trying to debunk this interpretation, in a "that's not what she meant!" sense... I personally think that she was preparing for the backlash, that indeed came later, for going that far with Y&V - with this playful "haha, I'm not the one responsible for that~~". But yeah, the overall message is that: "We didn't plan to go that far, it's just happened!". ]

#yuri on ice #yoi translations #yuri on ice translation