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Today’s translation #815

Pash! 2016/12, Yajima Akiko's comment

Part 1.

-- PR for the character(s) that you play, please!

Yajima: Nishigori Triplets are like all what's charming about a child, but multiplied by 3. If something catches their interest, they aren't hesitant at all, and just go for it, immediately taking action. It's one of their strengths that can sometimes be also a weakness, and an attitude like that isn't something that adults are capable of copying. That they diss (?) Yuuri, like 'You're fat! Lose weight!', and also watch him on TV supporting him with all that they have, shows how much they love him. There are three of them, so this love is three times stronger. They are 'good guys', and have such a positive vibe!

-- As you were doing a voice-over for all three of them, was there anything special or difficult in how you played your role?

Yajima: Even though they are 'triplets', I suppose each one of them has her own sensibility and personality, so I don't lump them together into one character, but look carefully at the screen to not miss, for example, what kind of expression each one of them has on her face. If their faces are so similar, then their voices are naturally similar, too, but even despite this I try my best to express what each one is feeling at that particular moment, even just a little bit. But when I can't see the hairstyle of the one who is talking on the screen, I don't know which one is it, so the reality was that sometimes I had some trouble with that (oops).

[rikeijo]

Today’s translation #817

Pash! 2016/12, Yajima Akiko's comment

Part 3.

-- Please, tell us some stories from the voice-over recording studio.

Yajima: The triplets, that I play, didn't appear in every episode so I don't know the juiciest bits... But anyhow! The cast is just too gorgeous - so amazing! All the cast members are very busy personas in the voice acting world, so it isn't normally possible, you know!... recording a voice over together with all of them. Thanks to them, the unique personality of each character was expressed in such a charming way ♡ The natural voice acting of Toyonaga Toshiyuki, who played the role of Yuuri, the main character, was the center, around which we have very strong-flavored performances, and cute performances - it makes this show very fun to watch! And the quality is so good, that even figure skating fans can enjoy it! I've been told that staff members, together with Miyamoto Kenji-sensei, booked a whole ice rink overnight to work on skating scenes until mornings. The audio and music and visuals... All people involved in this project really united to create this show!!!

-- A message for our readers, please!

Yajima: A show that was created as a challenge to show in as realistic as possible way a story of how the characters grow through figure skating. The respect for figure skating... That's Yuri!!! on ICE!!! Please, watch and enjoy it many times!

[rikeijo]

Today’s translation #816

Pash! 2016/12, Yajima Akiko's comment

Part 2.

-- Please tell us about a scene or a line that was memorable to you.

Yajima: The theme that Victor gave to Yuuri and Yurio, 'About love ~Eros~' and 'Agape'. The characters themselves, and also me watching them, thought that obviously, Yuuri should get 'Agape' and Yurio 'Eros'... But no! Each one was given a role to perform that they normally wouldn't perhaps decide to do... I thought that it was just like the story of 'Two queens' in 'Glass Mask’. That it was all about bringing to the surface a different face (side) of the character, that was laying asleep inside them, was also very 'Glass Mask'-like!? Is Victor Tsuchikage-sensei?! The way people, who are called geniuses can command people around is just incredible... (even though it's an anime), I was really impressed.

-- Who is your favorite character?

Yajima: Obviously I love the Triplets! I look forward to see how their future will be like! But in terms of who I'm 'drawn to', it's 'Katsuki Yuuri'! He's already an adult, but he makes you wonder, how is he going to change from now on? He's not very strong mentally and that's why he appears to be an ordinary young guy, but precisely because of this weakness, he knows many more emotions and has much more experience compared to people, who are mentally strong, I think. There is a lot that he's hiding inside of him, I'd say? And in the right circumstances, it all gets out, and he can make a miracle, that nobody expected, happen ♡ To me, people like that appear extremely attractive.