I wondered what I should do to celebrate
I’ve always thought about it
I even thought about
Cosplaying Yohane completely and perfectly (laughs)
Or making a magic square cookie.
It was like fate that Gema-kun also had his birthday together with her
So I thought about making a Gema-kun cake too…
(Gema-kun is Numazu GAMERS’ official mascot)
But.
I was looking at Twitter
I saw many cute sides of Yohane,
And all the love to her
That kept on increasing.
I was really happy.
It was as if it was personal.
As I thought.
I had to go!
As if it was fate, I had the day off
On Yohane’s birthday.
As if it was fate, my family also had the day off.
I had to go to Numazu!!
My heart ended up feeling that way.
I went with my family!
I’ve always, always, always
Wanted to explore this place with my family!
I brought them along…
I’ve always wanted to take them here.
Numazu!
I felt bouncy
With the feeling of introducing them to it
And pride towards it.
It was really great
That I went during Yohane’s birthday!
Everyone in lovely handmade yukatas.
They’re really cute.
Even Yohane’s special rain
Poured within Numazu.
I wondered if everyone was going to be alright.
As for me,
The rain makes me sad
And I don’t like getting wet
So to pump myself up, I rolled up my hair.
“This is already expected from Yohane,”
I ended up feeling this way.
(laughs)
I also heard that
The shark sleeping bag was announced
While in the Numazu Suruga Bay rest area.
The timing was perfect.
Then lightning struck the rest area
And unbelievably, a blackout happened
All the little demons
Looked like they got really excited…
Oh…
Even in Yohane’s misfortune,
A miracle happened…
Just as expected!!
The mark of a little demon!
I received it! Somehow.
Even small misfortunes
Can become happiness. Somehow.
Because I met Yohane
I encountered
A lot of misfortunes (laughs)
Naturally, I ended up enjoying it (laughs)
Thank you.
Ahh
It really brought about a miracle…
I felt the twines of fate with Yohane
All the way to the mountains!
Right after I arrived at Numazu
A downpour started, and right after I bought an umbrella
It dissipated.
I went to visit the Izu-Hakone train
And when I saw the Yohane front plate
It stopped
Right in front of me.
Hey. So good.
While I was exploring town
I also encountered
An Aqours bus.
On the way home
A Yohane taxi
Passed in front of me.
It’s… really true!
The me right now
Is all for the sake of meeting this fallen angel.
I will think that way from now on.
And so I really do want to visit
Every year once again.
Thank you for descending
To my side.
My current dream
Is to fulfill lots of wishes together with Yohane.
For that reason
I will do my best.
Let’s do our best together.
I won’t forget all the love from various people
And do my best.
Thanks for all your well-wishes
On Twitter as well!
I’ve returned and settled down!
Now then!
Kyanblog~~!
It’s my first time in America!
Everything that I saw was fresh (*_*)
And with that first time
We got a chance
To perform a live as Aqours in America!
I was really, really happy 😊
When I was performing the live,
I thought, “This is fun!”
Regarding the world-famous Anisong
That also held lots of power.
Many more people
Got to know about
Love Live! Sunshine!!,
Numazu, and Aqours!
I want everyone to love it!
I will try my best more and more.
▶︎▶︎▷
Photo memories 📷📷💫
The gelato was tasty 🍨.
I tried strawberry flavor,
Which Yohane and I both like 🍓.
Who’s in this picture? I think you could end up feeling this way…
America is great←
IN-N-OUT…!!!!!
It was really great…
It was the first time I ate with such energy…
I ate a cheeseburger!
It was so great… I want to eat it forever…
I want to eat it again.
A picture using reflections.
The colors are great!
I bought these
After seeing that they were perfect for me.
Special Edition Young Jump GOLD Vol. 1: Aqours Mini-Interviews
Voice of Takami Chika
Belonging to CYaRon!
Inami Anju
Born on February 7. Height 157cm. Blood type B.
Nickname = Anchan
Q. What’s your favorite Aqours song?
“‘Kimi no Kokoro wa Kagayaiteru Kai?’! It’s Aqours’ 1st single, so it’s the song of our beginning.”
Q. Why did you become a voice actress, and what are your current ambitions?
"The same voice actresses performed as different characters in different works, and I was interested in being able to go to a lot of places and time periods. I want to share in the regular experience of ‘fun’ together with everyone as Aqours!”
Voice of Matsuura Kanan
Belonging to AZALEA
Suwa Nanaka
Born on November 2. Height 157cm. Blood type unknown.
Nickname = Suwawa
Q. What’s your favorite Aqours song?
“Aqours’ newest single ‘HAPPY PARTY TRAIN’. It’s a song with Kanan as the center, and it also voices a lot of my feelings.”
Q. Why did you become a voice actress, and what are your current ambitions?
"After I saw Hidamari Sketch, I started aiming to become a voice actress. I also liked foreign dramas, so I wanted to perform more as many types of characters.”
Voice of Kurosawa Dia
Belonging to AZALEA
Komiya Arisa
Born on February 5. Height 163cm. Blood type B.
Nickname = Arisha
Q. What’s your favorite Aqours song?
“‘Todokanai Hoshi da to Shite mo’. The title is like that of a ballad, but it’s a rock song, and I like that gap.”
Q. Why did you become a voice actress, and what are your current ambitions?
"I learned about this genre while acting and dubbing for Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters. From now on, I want to go and continue working hard in live-action filming, anime and gravure.”
Voice of Sakurauchi Riko
Belonging to Guilty Kiss
Aida Rikako
Born on August 8. Height 150cm. Blood type O.
Nickname = Rikyako
Q. What’s your favorite Aqours song?
“‘Kimi no Kokoro wa Kagayaiteru Kai?’, our debut song. I think that it’s a really positive and fresh song that symbolizes Aqours.”
Q. Why did you become a voice actress, and what are your current ambitions?
"I came across the work of a voice actress through Gintama, and I wanted to become a voice actress. I want to continue acting without deviating from my core as a voice actress.”
Voice of Ohara Mari
Belonging to Guilty Kiss
Suzuki Aina
Born on July 23. Height 147cm. Blood type unknown.
Nickname = Ainya
Q. What’s your favorite Aqours song?
“‘Mattete Ai no Uta’, Aqours’ first ballad. Within Aqours’ cast, there’s a lot of us with ‘Ai’ in our names too!”
Q. Why did you become a voice actress, and what are your current ambitions?
"I wanted to become an anisong singer, so I entered this world. I want my singing to reach more and more people as Aqours!”
Voice of Kurosawa Ruby
Belonging to CYaRon!
Furihata Ai
Born on February 19. Height 148cm. Blood type B.
Nickname = Furirin (Artisan)
Q. What’s your favorite Aqours song?
“I really like the intro of ‘Yume Kataru yori Yume Utaou’, so I listen to it a lot.”
Q. Why did you become a voice actress, and what are your current ambitions?
"My friend said to me, ‘Your voice resembles that character’s’, so I got an interest in voice actors, then I wanted to try to dub by myself. I want to become a voice actress who surprises people with the gap between me and my characters!”
Voice of Tsushima Yoshiko
Belonging to Guilty Kiss
Kobayashi Aika
Born on October 23. Height 155cm. Blood type O.
Nickname = Aikyan
Q. What’s your favorite Aqours song?
“‘Waku-Waku-Week!’! The energy of the Uranohoshi Girls’ High School 1st years squeezes into you.”
Q. Why did you become a voice actress, and what are your current ambitions?
"Auditioning for Aqours was a chance for me to enter into voice-acting work, so I faced my strong feelings of ‘I’ll start with this’. I won’t let go of whatever opportunity I have, and I want to do any job with my all.”
Translation: Dyrea
QC: @yujachachacha
The other two can be found here courtesy of shukamod (@saitou-shuka)!
AikyanBlog 2017.06.11 SIF Thanksgiving Festival 2017!
Hello everyone.
Thank you very much for
SIF Thanksgiving Festival 2017!
Continuing after last year,
I joined in after the day before
And I’m happy that I got to see a lot of exhibits!
I especially got close to Shiitake.
I took a picture with Yohane 😈
Next year’s SIF Thanksgiving Festival 2018 was also announced, and I hope that I can take part in the pre-event too~~ ( ´•ω•` )!
Also…
On 10th June, the 1st day,
The subunit battle finals were held!!
Guilty Kiss got 1st
Just like I had hoped!!
I’m really happy…
It’s thanks to everyone.
Thank you very much!!
And for our reward
Guilty Kiss will take over the home screen of SIF!
And then
UraRaji!!
We will take over for a month!
I’m really looking forward to it!!!!
It’s going to be infected with Guilty Kiss!
By the way
Guilty Kiss entered in the pre-event stream
And there was Guilty Ucchichi.
How can it be so cute (laughs).
Today, I also ate a lot of Fallen Angel’s Orbs
So I’m really blessed.
It was bitter and tasty
And I descended!
Oh, by the way,
It’s the 1st anniversary
Of Yohane as the Fallen Angel Shop Manager
Of the Numazu Fallen Angel Shop!
(GAMERS Numazu branch)
And she’s going to be a SIF login bonus!
I want to meet this Fallen Angel Shop Manager so badly
That I’m shaking.
Hurry, hurry!
Ah. Also.
I read a lot of the replies.
She arrived for me safely!
Everyone, thanks for telling me about your acquisitions!
Ahh…
It was a crowded 3 days.
I really had fun~~!!
Team ONIBE is taking donations for printing Aqours call guides for AX!
Hi everyone! I’ll be speaking as a representative from Team ONIBE for this post!
Following the success of the Aqours 1st Live call guides, we are opening up donations to print off a whole new batch for Anime Expo’s Anisong World Matsuri: Japan Kawaii Live! If you attended the Live Viewing in Singapore, San Diego, Los Angeles, Dallas, Fairfax, NYC, Toronto, Calgary or Vancouver, then you might’ve noticed someone handing these out! And now, to commemorate Aqours’ first live performance outside of Japan, we will be taking part in a collaborative effort with fans from Idolm@ster: Cinderella Girls, Wake Up Girls!, and Walkure to distribute call guides for all the series before the live starts, so to make this a memorable experience for both fans and performers.
But what do we need?
To cover the cost of printing 500+ call guides, we need your help! It will cost anywhere from $600 to $1500 depending on how many we print, so if you would like to donate, please donate through PayPal at [email protected] via the friends/family gift option to avoid money from being lost to fees. But if that doesn’t work, you can also use this link or this one to send your donations.
What’s in it for donators?
We’ll set aside copies of the books for anyone who donates $5 or more! Right now, we are still contacting AX about the logistics for distribution on the day of, but any updates will definitely be posted onto the ONIBE Twitter, so look out for any updates as to where we will be located at there!
Right now, our goal is to print 500 call guides at the very least, which costs around $600, so every donation counts! If we get extra money, we’ll use it to print even more call guides, so that more people can receive copies! All current donations are publicly available here. Even if you can’t donate, please help us spread the word so as to improve everyone’s experience at the first overseas Aqours live performance!
Yesterday, 4 of us represented Aqours and took the podium in the Seiyuu Awards.
We Aqours won the award in the Singing category…
I really still can’t believe it!! In truth, it is because I set out on the path of a seiyuu that the Seiyuu Awards have always been my secret dream. I never told anyone about this really big dream,
But after that day passed, I still can’t believe that I stood on that stage that I looked up to, and I’m still excited. My dream really came true, huh, which I thought about deeply. (laughs)
I’m really happy that I was able to make this dream come true together as part of the 9 members of Aqours.
Once again, I want to convey my feelings of thanks from my heart towards the other members, all the staff supporting us, and all the fans who have cheered us on.
Thank you, thank you very much.
For the sake of living up to this award, I must try even harder than I have ever had before!
And without getting fixated on any specific goal, Aqours will keep on running full speed ahead from now on!
Together with everyone, let us all go and make big dreams come true together!
The voice of Sakurauchi Riko🌸Aida Rikako