#diane hasekura

[mimic-of-hysy]

Girl crush?

uh

well

fictional main ones are Mighnight and Diane Hasekura

celebrity Kat Dennings always her, I've had a crush on her for like 5 years

annnddd the last girl I was interested in that I actually know was a girl I'll call Lily who I haven't properly talked to in years but have known since middle school. I was devoted to her for years but she never knew

[ladies-of-fiction]

Ladies of Prince of Stride

Heroine Nana Sakurai

Diane Hasekura, Shauna Hasekura, Riko Kawarazaki

Hikari Hozumi, Kokoro Hozumi

[princeofstride-misquotes]

It’s MY quarantine and I get to choose the old hyperfixation to revisit

[recentanimenews]

FEATURE: Meet the Stars of Princess Connect Re:Dive

  Going into Princess Connect! Re:Dive, I knew little about it other than the fact that it was an adaptation of a mobile game. That didn’t bode well; my experiences with video game adaptations have been less than positive.

  Imagine my surprise, then, when it turned out to be hilarious. When a pair of ridiculous-looking wolves started dragging off our protagonist, I completely lost it. I found myself constantly laughing at the KONOSUBA-esque humor — it was only much later that I’d learn that Princess Connect and KONOSUBA shared the same director. It was also well-animated and delivered some impressive-looking action scenes and spell effects.

  At the end of the day, however, this is a comedy anime through and through. And comedy anime live and die on the basis of their voice acting. Unsurprising, then, that Princess Connect features an all-star voice cast, with the actors from the mobile game reprising their roles in the anime. Let’s take a look at some of the talented voice actors that bring the characters of Princess Connect, both the game and the anime, to life.

Pecorine (M·A·O)

    Mao Ichimichi, also known as M·A·O, is probably better known for her non-anime roles — she started off her career in tokusatsu (live-action often with heavy special effects), most notably playing Luka Millfy in Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger. She later ventured into anime voice acting. She voices the cheerful and energetic (and perpetually hungry) Pecorine in Princess Connect. She has also voiced Iris in Fire Force, Luluco in Space Patrol Luluco, Hondomachi in ID:Invaded, Vorona in Durarara, Bela in Bem, and Remi Ayasaki in the currently-airing Horimiya.

Kokkoro (Miku Ito)

    This isn’t the first time Miku Ito has played a character named Kokoro, having played the character of the same name in the BanG Dream! franchise. Her most well-known role is probably that of her own namesake: Miku from The Quintessential Quintuplets. Her other roles include Shimamura from Adachi and Shimamura, Ann Akagi from Action Heroine Cheer Fruits (in which she starred alongside fellow Princess Connect actor M·A·O), and Nana Mifune in Gleipnir.

Karyl (Rika Tachibana)

    Rika Tachibana has an extensive voice acting career in video games, featuring in such titles as Granblue Fantasy, Magia Record, The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls, Street Fighter V, and of course Princess Connect, where she plays Karyl. Tachibana’s anime voice acting roles include Sae Kobayakawa from The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls, Reiko from Shomin Sample, Naruse from The Island of Giant Insects — in which she starred alongside ... you guessed it ... M·A·O — and African Wild Dog from Kemono Friends.

Yuuki (Atsushi Abe)

    Our main protagonist Yuuki may not say much, but Atsushi Abe manages to make whatever little he says absolutely hilarious. Abe garnered widespread recognition for his role as Touma Kamijou in A Certain Magical Index and its spinoffs. His other roles include Moritaka Mashiro in Bakuman, Koichi Sakakibara in Another, Takashi in B Gata H Kei, Akiyuki in Xam’d: Lost Memories, Soya in Planet With, Inojin Yamanaka in Boruto, and Sougo in IDOLISH7.

Kaiser Insight (Shouta Aoi)

    It is not uncommon for female voice actors to voice male roles, especially younger characters. But male voice actors voicing female roles? Extremely rare. Shouta Aoi’s unique, “angelic” voice allows him to do so, with him voicing main Princess Connect villain Kaiser Insight. Aoi is better known as a singer, but he made his voice acting breakthrough as Ai Mikaze in Uta no Prince-sama. Since then, he has voiced Hideaki Tojo in Ace of the Diamond, Licht in The Royal Tutor, and will voice Subaru in the upcoming adaptation of Tokyo Babylon.

  Maho (Maaya Uchida)

  Maho is considered by the other Princess Connect characters to be slightly delusional, so of course she is voiced by Maaya Uchida, best-known as the voice of out-of-touch characters like Rikka from Love, Chunibyo, and Other Delusions and Ranko Kanzaki from The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls. Her non-delusional roles include Yoshioka from Blue Spring Ride, Norman from The Promised Neverland, Yuki Yoshino from Food Wars, and Catarina Claes from My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom.

  Miyako (Sora Amamiya)

    I mentioned earlier how Princess Connect feels incredibly KONOSUBA-esque, both in its setting and its sense of humor. Makes perfect sense, then, for it to feature the voice of Sora Amamiya, known for voicing “useless” goddess Aqua from KONOSUBA. Amamiya’s other notable roles include Elizabeth from The Seven Deadly Sins, Touka from Tokyo Ghoul, Akame from Akame ga Kill, Kaori from One Week Friends, Isla from Plastic Memories, and Asseylum from Aldnoah.Zero.

  Hiyori (Nao Toyama)

  Nao Toyama played her first major role as Kanon Nakagawa in The World God Only Knows, which kickstarted her music career. Many people also know her as Yui Yuigahama in My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU, or Chitoge Kirisaki in Nisekoi. However, the role for which I personally recognise her the most is as the quiet Rin Shima in Laid-Back Camp. Other major roles include Karen in KINMOZA!, Ruka in Rent-a-Girlfriend, and Nozomi in Sound! Euphonium.

  Suzume (Aoi Yuki)

    Aoi Yuki has been earning plaudits this season for her energetic portrayal of the titular spider in So I’m a Spider, So What? Yuki has had many significant voice roles over the years, including Madoka from Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Tanya in Saga of Tanya the Evil, Froppy in My Hero Academia, Tamaki in Fire Force, Diane in The Seven Deadly Sins, and Mami in Rent-a-Girlfriend.

Rei (Saori Hayami)

  Saori Hayami is one of the most in-demand voice actors of recent times. She is known for portraying Yukino Yukinoshita in My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU, and received considerable praise for her performance as Shoko Nishimiya in A Silent Voice. Her other notable roles include Shirayuki in Snow White with the Red Hair, Shinobu in Demon Slayer, Tsuruko in AnoHana: The Flower We Saw That Day, Yumeko Jabami in Kakegurui, and Himawari in Boruto.

  Jun (Ayako Kawasumi)

    Jun is a classic knight in metal armor. And who better to voice a knight than Ayako Kawasumi, best known as the voice of Saber in various installments of the Fate franchise. Kawasumi is also a talented pianist, which explains her role as Nodame in Nodame Cantabile. Some of her other major roles include Fuu in Samurai Champloo, Erina Pendleton in JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, Alice in Pandora Hearts, Melfina in Outlaw Star, Natsuki in Initial D, and Lafiel in Crest of the Stars.

Io (Shizuka Ito)

  Shizuka Ito won a “Best Actress in Supporting Roles” award at the 10th Seiyuu Awards for her performances as Meiko Shiraki in Prison School and Sailor Venus in Sailor Moon Crystal. Some of her other major performances are as Himawari in xxxHolic, Ran in Texhnolyze, Kaori Kanzaki in A Certain Magical Index, Boota and Darry in Gurren Lagann, Yayoi in Psycho-Pass, Rei Hasekura in Maria Watches Over Us, and Hinagiku in Hayate the Combat Butler.

Yui (Risa Taneda)

  Risa Taneda is undoubtedly best known for her roles as Erina Nakiri in Food Wars and Kaori Miyazono in Your Lie in April. But to me, she will always be Saki from Shin Sekai Yori, where she delivered an excellent performance spanning many ages, and performed the first ending song too. Taneda’s other significant roles include Rize in Is the Order a Rabbit?, Mirai in Beyond the Boundary, Yukina in Strike the Blood, Ai Mizuno in Zombie Land Saga, Xenovia in High School DxD, and Yukari in YUYUSHIKI.

Labyrista (Miyuki Sawashiro)

    Miyuki Sawashiro is one of the most prolific voice actors of all time. She first came to prominence as the voice of Puchiko in Di Gi Charat; she famously reprised the role in the English dub of Leave it to Piyoko, becoming the first anime voice actor to voice the same character in both sub and dub. A few of Sawashiro’s other major roles include Kurapika in Hunter x Hunter, Celty Sturluson in Durarara, Bishamon in Noragami, Fujiko Mine in recent installments of Lupin the Third, and Kanbaru in the Monogatari series.

Aoi (Kana Hanazawa)

    Kana Hanazawa needs no introduction, being one of the most popular voice actors of our times. She rose to popularity as Nadeko in Bakemonogatari and its sequels, performing the iconic opening song “Renai Circulation.” Some of her other anime roles include Akane from Psycho-Pass, Mayuri from Steins;Gate, Angel from Angel Beats, Kosaki Onodera from Nisekoi, Hinata Kawamoto from March Comes in Like a Lion, Kuroneko from Oreimo, and Ichika from The Quintessential Quintuplets.  

Who is your favorite Princess Connect voice actor? Let us know in the comments!

  By: Manas B. Sharma

[biggergiants-a]

PRINCE OF STRIDE MUSES (anime based):

what is stride?

Stride is a fictional and futuristic sport that combines parkour, free-running, relay and sprint. Each team consists of 5 runners and a relationer, who relays information to initiate relay sequences, by high-fiving the next leg within a transition zone, which is often a blind corner. The anchor that reaches the goal first wins for the team. The highest authority of the sport is the Japanese Stride Association, and teams compete in a series of races to qualify for the End of Summer Tournament. The first race of the school year, Spring Festival, is an exhibition race and is not counted.

Riku Yagami

played between 16 & older

birthday November 20 (scorpio)

has one older brother (Tomoe Yagami) that only recently returned from the US after studying abroad

part of the Honan Stride Club

he’s a runner

bright and cheerful, always there for his friends, capable of making friends even with the so-called enemy

very good in all senses of athleticism, his speed being one of his best features

hates being compared to his older brother, whom has always been better at stride than him

his family owns a bakery

after high school, riku goes to college to study physical education and coaching

at 22 (after his masters) he returns home and goes on to coach Honen’s Stride Club while also working part-time at his family’s bakery

Takeru Fujiwara

played between 16 & older

birthday January 4 (capricorn)

part of the Honan Stride Club

he’s a runner

extremely intense and focused, can come off as standoff-ish at times due to this, and like he thinks he’s better than everyone else

actually cares very deeply and will do his best to help you out even if you don’t want him to

has a thing for legs. and inspecting them. and muscles in general. if your legs are on display, it’s free real-estate for him to grab them and gently see what you’re packing - he means well when he does this and might even offer you some advice depending on the state of your leg muscles

cannot swim.

usually wears glasses; switches to contacts when he’s running

after high school, takeru goes on to become a pro stride runner, joining the japan international team

Heath Hasekura

played between 17 & older

birthday october 11 (libra)

has two older sisters (Diane Hasekura & Shauna Hasekura)

British mother and a Japanese father

part of the Honan Stride Club

he is team captain and a runner

always capable of reading the room and knowing when to act or when to leave people to their own thoughts, heath is someone always with a dependable aura surrounding him

often models for his sisters’ international fashion company, even though it’s against his will

has a permanent injury on his right foot after problems with his teammates the previous year - it hurts sometimes, especially when he’s straining it for hours on end

after high school, he accepts his sisters’ offer and models for her company on a more permanent basis, though he refuses to do anything that isn’t sports-related

she also gave him free reigns over the fashion brand that she’d created for the Honan Stride Club (Runruly) and every year he offers the school the sponsor

Kyosuke Kuga

played between 17 & older

birthday september 9 (virgo)

part of the Honan Stride Club

he’s a runner

left the club due to problems relating to rumors (that he ultimately didn’t disprove) of having beaten up one of his teammates (heath) the previous year during a competition

it was all lies, and in reality he was taking the blame for some older students hurting each other (including hurting heath) - if the school found out that multiple fights had broken out, the club would’ve been disbanded. so he took the blame and said that he’d done all the damage

due to this he didn’t think himself worthy of going back to the club; eventually he does

has a motorcycle license and does have his own motorcycle that he drives to school

after high school, kyosuke goes to college for sports education and later on opens a small event creation company dedicated to sports events - his specialty is stride but he dabbles with many other sports

Shizuma Mayuzumi

played between 18 & older

birthday september 28 (libra)

has a younger brother (Asuma Mayuzumi)

part of the Saisei Stride Club, previously as a runner, currently as the club's vice-captain and relationer

also a member of Galaxy Standard, a pop group composed of the other teammates

he's very good at reading people and their emotions, which only increases with familiarity.

also very mindful of the wellbeing of those around him, independently of them being his rivals or not

has no issues teaching his competition how to be better because what matters is that everyone is having fun

after high school, shizuma fully dedicates himself to his idol career alongside the other team/band members

is currently thinking of opening a small dance studio that his band can use but also where others can come and learn

[sweethurtss]

WHY ARE THE HASEKURA SIBLINGS SO ATTRACTIVE THOUGH?! Like RIP, they had to cut Shauna (in the middle) from the anime because she’s just way too pretty, I could hardly handle Diane and Heath. -- I do love that the Hasekuras really do interact like siblings, coercing each other but loving each other at the end of the day, no matter all the name calling and insults.

[insomniamagic]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Diane Hasekura (Prince of Stride); Ritsu -  Autonomously Thinking Fixed Artillery (Assassination Classroom) & Nedzu (BNHA) - 1.1.2018. Hope you all have a beautiful day and new year!!! 

[freestridingprinces]

TomoxHeath Ship that Sails!

Here they are! Sorry for the wait!

tomoyohime self-ship headcanons with Heath Hasekura (Prince of Stride)

I fell in love with Heath until I knew him well. At first I was kinda scared of him but now I adore his manly aura mixed with gentleness and surprises. He always tries to act like an adult but sometimes his inner child shows up, when cuddling or kissing (or with his tickles attacks).

Heath tends to show his affection with actions more than words: he surprises me with little gifts or chocolates. He knows the best way to make me happy is to give me a bag of chips.

If he gets enough inspiration, Heath likes to whisper me cute and cheesy things. At the end of the day I love to lay on his chest while he pets my head. The last thing I feel before fall asleep is a kiss on my forehead and a “good night my angel” in my ear.

Lunch and dinner times are sacred, we really enjoy eating together. Heath especially can get very excited for various reasons, he loves when I cook for him or he simply likes to watch my happy face while I’m eating something good. He thinks is funny.

Our favorites hobbies consist in walking, running and dancing (always keeping an eye on his leg) apart from Stride we are considering participating in a dance competition. We like videogames too, at first Heath used to think it was too childish but now we create strategies together.

Because his leg injury, Heath can be overprotective. I can get scolded by him for any random reason but if I find him doing something dangerous for his health my scoldings may exceed the Honan captain’s. Anyway, we are always caring for each other.

Despite my sisters in law protests -Diane and Shauna- I prefer how Heath uses his hair all back with the headband. He looks sooooo manly and I can kiss all his face without obstacles. That doesn’t mean I don’t appreciate his look with hair down in special occasions. Sadly, a random day he was with his hair down, I didn’t recognize him and I thought some creepy guy entered in the house.

-Who are you? Stay away from me! *holding a fry pan*

 Heath: It’s me!

-Noo! Go away!

 Heath: IT’S ME! *putting his headband on*

-Owww… owww… hi Heath! Where you’ve been hiding in?

 Heath: You little…! *Tickle attack*

-No…wait! Ahhh!! Hahahahahaha!!!!!

 Heath: I can’t believe you can’t recognize your husband!

-Is not hahaha my hahaha… fault! You change hahahaha… a lot with your hahaha.. bangs down… hahaha!!

These are so perfect!! AH!! I ship it with all the gelato in Italy!

[cloudmonstachopper]

@siseja AND @bisexualbodyguard BOTH tagged me in a thing

I’m supposed to list 10 fav characters. And I GUESS tag 10 blogs but lmao we all know I’m not doing that bc lazy. So I guess I’ll do this and to make it fun I’m gonna give you my 10 favorite minor characters! Because I always fall super in love with a minor character. I’m gonna try from all different series, too.

1. Tooji Kanzaki from Yowamushi Pedal (cycling)

2. Hinata Natsu from Haikyuu!! (volleyball)

3. Seijuurou Mikoshiba from Free! (competitive swimming)

oh my god can I do this with all sports anime? I MIGHT ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO I’m gonna give it a try

4. Nigou from Kuroko no Basuke (basketball)

5. Emil Nekola from Yuuri!!! On Ice (figure skating)

6. Yuuto Sakaeguchi from Oofuri (baseball)

7. Heath Hasekura from Prince of Stride (or, if he’s not minor enough, his older sister Diane bc she’s great) (parkour)

8. I didn’t get suuuper far into Eyeshield 21 (I only watch it with @sonnykun really) but Ryookan Kurita always made me smile (football)

9. Yoda from Nononono bc he’s precious (ski jumping)

10. Aoharu Ebana from Kurogane (kendo)

HAH I MANAGED TO DO IT wow I’m a nerd. And into sports. A beautiful match.

[incorrect-pos-quotes]

Heath:What have you done with my friends?

Diane:Embarrassed them, largely.

[incorrectprinceofstride]

She is beauty, she is grace. She will punch you in the face.

Heath Hasekura about his sister, Diane

[kamoda-kei]

let’s take a minute to appreciate these babes

[incorrect-pos-quotes]

RUN! DO NOT STOP RUNNING OR I WILL EAT YOUR FACES AND BODIES! KEEP RUNNING OR I WILL MURDER YOUR FAMILY!

Diane at a Stride competition

[incorrect-pos-quotes]

Oh, screw beautiful, I'm brilliant! If you want to appease me, compliment my brain!

Diane Hasekura

[incorrect-pos-quotes]

Diane : *signs a legal document with a glitter gel pen*

[incorrect-pos-quotes]

Listen to me you guys. Nana is by far the best person that I know, so if you guys let anything happen to her, I’m gonna come here and crazy murder you.

Diane Hasekura