Short summary of the special stage show that took place in AnimeJapan 2025 today (March 22).
Minori Suzuki (Liko's VA) and Terasaki Yuka (Roy's VA) were hosting the event. Yashiro Taku (Friede's VA) and Horie Shun (Amethio's VA) were also participating.
There was a part that focused on the VAs picking episodes that left a strong impression/impact on them. They also showed a few clips of other scenes in the anime and discussed them.
I'll write a general outline and notes for future reference, etc. I only watched the stage once, so I might be forgetting a few details and this isn't meant to be a detailed post of everything that went on during the stage show.
They showed the teaser for the upcoming Mega Voltage arc at the beginning. Minori Suzuki and Terasaki Yuka commented on how it (the beginning of the clip) reminded them a bit of the first episode of the series.
Onto the episodes the VAs picked that left a strong impression on them.
Minori Suzuki (Liko's VA) picked HZ056 as her choice. They showed clips of the beginning of that episode when Chili was trying to make Liko relax, and the end of the battle when Liko started crying after her loss. Minori Suzuki mentioned being moved by Chili's kindness in this episode.
Terasaki Yuka (Roy's VA) picked HZ069 as her choice. They showed clips of Roy and Achigator switching bodies because of the Synchro Machine, and when they both worked together to heat up food at the stall. Terasaki Yuka mentioned that this kind of episode fits Roy and Achigator and couldn't have been done with anyone else. It was also an interesting episode to be made in terms of voice acting with Achigator's VA, Daiki Yamashita.
Yashiro Taku (Friede's VA) picked HZ018 as his choice. They showed clips of Friede and Lizardon deciding to fly up to the sky with Cap and witnessing the sun rising together, and Friede extending a hand to Cap and suggesting they travel the world together. Something that left an impression on me is when Yashiro Taku said that in this episode, Friede was trying to know more about Cap. It wasn't really about "human" and "Pokemon", it was about "I want to know you" regardless of their status.
Horie Shun (Amethio's VA) picked HZ065 as his choice. They showed clips of Liko and Amethio talking in the cave, Amethio saying he wants to live up to Gibeon's expectations, Liko saying that maybe the two of them are following the same path, "there are things you'll never understand unless you talk", the scene when Amethio says they should get out of the cave. They also showed a clip of a scene towards the end of the episode, which was when Liko suggested that the RVT and the Explorers should cooperate and Amethio turning down her offer. The whole episode left a strong impact on Horie Shun.
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As for the scenes they showed later on during the stage show.
They showed clips of HZ082, when Roy managed to get Rayquaza back to his Pokeball. Minori Suzuki commented on how good the title of this episode was, and the VAs agreed, mentioning the fact that it's a lyrics from Halo.
They showed clips of HZ083, when Amethio resolved to save his grandfather and reaffirmed his bond with Soublades and Zir and Conia. Horie Shun commented on the kindness in this episode (the bond between Amethio and the characters around him).
They showed clips of HZ086. They showed bits of the Friede vs Spinel battle, when Friede managed to outsmart Spinel with his intuition.
They showed clips of HZ088, when Liko resolved not to give up and encouraged Nyarote, and Nyarote's evolution in Masquernya and everyone reacting to it.
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This is most of what I can remember right now. The stage show was fun. I loved hearing everyone's thoughts on the characters and the story. Their insights are always interesting.
There were some funny bits, like Horie Shun (Amethio's VA) commenting that sometimes, he feels like he wants Amethio to get on the ship. He looked at Friede's VA while saying this too, like he wanted his permission ww Also pleased that his choice of ep was the Liko and Amethio episode, because same, this ep also left a strong impact on me and I'll never forget it.
Minori Suzuki (Liko's VA) is also brimming with enthusiasm about the series in general and always has a lot of things to share.
I just recently finished an event submission for @soleillunne. I would like to thank you for the opportunity in letting me take part in your event~! This is my first time participating in something like this and it has been an honor. Hopefully, I get to participate in any future events you may end up hosting. ;)
Huge thanks to @heiayen as well for co-writing the story with me~! I saw your tag comments and I'm so glad you loved the results. It was quite fun working with you. I would have honestly made Scara more unhinged but I think I preferred the way he hid his madness behind such elegant cunning. It certainly matches his two-faced persona when he was first introduced in canon and in the beginning of our plotline hehe. ;)
Also, I would like to tag @seelestia whom holds fondness for Scaramouche/Wanderer. If you're interested in seeing a two-faced Scaramouche in a Spy AU, feel free to check the green link above~! Not much "Wanderer" in the character, but I think you would still love him due to how I based his behavior on Ayato in some way. ;)
REPOST NOTE: @soleillunne I saw your thank-you comment in the first post of this, and wanted to let you know. Sorry for the double notifs, haha~!
Cu comes across as a mostly average Joe. They type of guy who doesn’t believe in a full-time 9-5, so he has like 50 part-time jobs and somehow makes it without going crazy and being crazy tired.
He’s nice and jovial and kind to his neighbors, helping fix things and getting old ladies cats out of trees. A real class act.
Of course, nobody really sees him going out late at night on occasion and coming back covered in blood sometimes. Did he get in a fight? Did he kill someone? The answer is probably.
Not that it matters. He works pretty hard to keep those worlds separate. The people who know both of them are rare because most of them are dead. Wouldn’t be right to let a lot of folks go around carrying that weight or something.
Living as an orphan after her parents were killed, Bunji lived a sheltered life inside the orphanage until she came of age. While she was there, she learned a lot from one particular caretaker and came to look to her as something of a mother figure.
The reality of how non-humans are treated in Spirale hit her hard when she came of age and left. With no one wanting to hire her, she was forced to work in menial labor jobs and ended up spending some time on the streets.
She eventually caught the attention of someone in the underground because of her looks and spent a long time running from them after a loan transaction took an unexpected turn.
Now a couple years later, Bunji is starting a career as a model for an off-beat clothing company that’s starting to make some waves. She’s trying to get used to living in Golden Ward in a place she doesn’t have to be worried about getting kicked out of every day. The life of being treated half-way decently has made her a little nervous and skittish.
he’s your pleasantly fun-loving, local delinquent. after somehow graduating from high school, at age 20, he spends most of his time in the outdoors; helping others out, seeing old friends, or getting himself into trouble more than it’s worth. his energy and fighting spirit is seemingly boundless and the constant need to seek an outlet for it leads him to work night jobs as a bodyguard ( in Fibonacci and Cotes Wards ).
due to his sense of justice and pride, he ends up actually getting into physical fights often until someone goes down.
he has recently fallen out of a relationship with the daughter of an influential businessman. once hired to be her guard for some time, she believed it was better to keep things professional. cú misses and will talk about her whenever given the opportunity --- sometimes it’d be like that.
despite having been gone for years, he still keeps hoping to one day meet with his older brother again. there are some things that need to be said and he wonders how he is doing; if he’s even alive at all. if found....
Alaysia Crow, to be exact. Her name before she forgot it.
Before she took up the blade she had been a noble scion, for this event she will be heiress to Ravenloft Industries, a prolific manufacturing company with a focus on arms manufacturing.
Eldest of four siblings. Enjoys the money but detests the rigid formalities and endless schedules. Would prefer to actually make things than be a face. Goes to a lot of parties, haughty at most of them.
Much less reserved than Crow and more socially attuned.
Just as blunt and probably comes off as mean with it.
I have done little planning beyond this and I’m totally open to pre established relationships with anyone.
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Quick summary of the talk show that took place at AnimeJapan today (March 23), it was divided in three parts ("growth", "friends", "battles").
First part focused on Liko, Roy, and Dot and their VAs talked about their characters and the ways they've grown. They showed a clip show of HZ016 when the trio was fighting Spinel to illustrate the theme. Yoshino Aoyama (Dot's VA) also talked about how she feels about playing Dot and growing alongside her character.
Second part mostly focused on Orio, Mollie and Murdock. They showed a clip show of HZ021 when Orio and Murdock argued about the state of the ship and eventually shook hands to show Mibrim they had made up. They shared a behind the scenes story. Kenta Miyake (Murdock's VA) was apparently the one who came up with the pun "nakayoshi namakobushi" in that episode and asked Sakura Ayane (Orio's VA) for cooperation when they voiced their lines.
Third part focused on Friede, Amethio and Spinel. They showed a clip show of the battle at the castle in HZ025 between Friede and Amethio. Yashiro Taku (Friede's VA) and Horie Shun (Amethio's VA) shared their impressions and feelings about the characters and their dynamics. They also showed a clip show of the battle between Friede and Spinel in HZ044 (that just aired yesterday!) and Makoto Furukawa (Spinel's VA) shared his thoughts as well.
They revealed the VAs for the Elite Four in Paldea. Saiga Mitsuki will voice Chili, and it's the second time she voices a green-haired character in the anime (because she was Shuu's VA back during the Advanced Generation series).
A chakra is viewing a person in their most intimate form, a little soul that so deeply cares and keeps its host alive. Perhaps the Headmaster felt a little silly while participating in a rather odd human custom, that being April Fool's day, and chose to get particularly creative this year by turning everyone’s chakra within Institute City into tiny, conscious non-verbal beings that portray a person's most internal state for a week.
They are incapable of being photographed and seen by normal people, but leave little prints behind and can interact with their environment.
Just one week, and things will go back to normal. The question is, how ready are you to literally wear your heart on your sleeve for a full week?
Your mini is quite small. Like the size of your hand, so be careful with them!
As they are peronified chakras/souls, a mini cannot talk, but they can make some noises like yelps or grunts.
Similar to a tamagotchi, you have to take care of your mini me. Remember, they are a literal manifestation of your chakra!
They can be similar to Animal Crossing characters in terms of emoting!
Minis will always reflect a person's true emotions and personality.
The Minis cannot be photographed but can leave prints behind and are capable of picking things up or doing chores—as much as their small body allows them to.
