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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

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comicgeekscomicgeek · 6 years ago

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Their Hero Academia – Chapter 24: Akaya Koda and Class 1-B

The latest raw and unedited chapter of my ongoing, next gen, My Hero Academia fan fic. You get to see it here first, before it goes up on AO3 and FF.net!

Chapters 0-23, plus the first interlude, can be found here

Their Hero Academia – Chapter 24: Akaya Koda and Class 1-B

Akaya Koda strolled across the U.A. campus, enjoying the mid-April sunshine. She wore a yellow sundress and a wide-brimmed hat, along with a pair of sandals. After an exhausting week, she was glad for the weekend. Rescue training at the USJ had been intense, even without the faux Villain attack on Thursday.

At the same time though, it had been fulfilling work, and work that her Quirk was well suited too. With her power to rapidly grow and control plant life (She disliked the term “controlled,” though. She preferred to believe she was seeking their aid), she could shore up other structures, form ropes from vines, and even rapidly grow food when necessary. She disliked violence, always preferring to restrain rather than injure, something else her Quirk excelled at. Perhaps that was the best path for her to take. It would take long and careful thought and prayer before she could come to any truly satisfactory conclusion.

Her destination today, though, was the community garden. It had been established a few years ago at U.A. and was primarily tended to by students with an interesting in growing things, though some teachers would assign work there as detention duty. It wasn’t especially large, but it did provide a measure of additional fresh fruits and vegetables to the dorms so that less had to be spent on groceries. Akaya enjoyed it immensely.

As she approached the garden, she saw that several of her friends were already there. Kentaro Fukui of Class 1-B gave her a friendly smile and wave. At nearly three meters tall and more than a meter wide, his Quirk, Large, made him a formidable sight. But his features overall were not monstrous, with short cropped dark hair and cool grey eyes, he was simply… Large. It wasn’t often that Akaya met someone who was bigger than she was, other than her own father, along with Shoji and his father. She gave him a friend wave in return.

“Good morning, Fukui,” she said. “I trust you’re well?”

He nodded. “Very well, thanks,” he said. For his size, his voice was surprisingly high pitched.

“Did you enjoy the USJ?” she asked.

“Eh…” Fukui rubbed the back of his head with an oversized hand. “I’m not really cut out for Rescue work. I’m okay at heavy lifting, but I’m more likely to bring something down.”

Akaya nodded. “We all have our callings we are meant to attend. I am certain you will find yours.”

“Akaya!” a buzzing voice called out. Chiasa Kamakiri of Class 1B looked much like her father, Togaru Kamakiri, with a head something like a praying mantis and yellowgreen skin. Her dark green hair, though, came from her mother, Setsuna Tokage. Her Quirk, Swarm, allowed her to split into a swarm of smaller versions of herself linked by a hive mind and reform. “You‘re late!” She wagged a finger teasingly.

Akaya gave her a chagrinned smile. “My apologies, Chiasa. I am afraid I had to help defuse a situation in the dorm this morning before I could leave.”

“What happened?”

“Kenta, Ojiro, and Sero upset Aoyama,” she explained. “They were filming something—I am truthfully not certain of the details—and it ended with Aoyama setting his shirt on fire. He was understandably quite upset and became rather threatening towards them. Fortunately, Tokoyami and I were able to calm them all down… but it was likely it would have escalated into violence. We found the three of them trying to avoid him by hanging from the ceiling by Sero’s tape.”

Chiasa laughed at that, clicking her mandibles together rapidly. “Your morning sounds more exciting than ours. Though I think Monoma’s up to something. He was watching Kana, Midoriya, and Kirishima-Bakugo through binoculars when they returned from their morning run.”

Akaya frowned at that. Shiro Monoma did tend to let the supposed “rivalry” between the classes get the better of him. She counted Shiro as a friend, but there were times where he could cause trouble for everyone. And he did seem to have a particular itch for getting Kirishima-Bakugo riled up. “I shall let them know.”

It was better to be forewarned and forearmed. Especially since it would likely prevent Kirishima-Bakugo from trying to kill him.

“I don’t know what his problem is,” Fukui said. “But I do know Tetsutetsu hitting him all the time like that can’t be good for him.”

“He deserves it,” Chiasa said. “He just wants to stir things up for no reason.”

Akaya was much less certain of the “no reason” part than Chiasa was, and even less so of the “deserves it” part. Granted, she did not live with him as she did, but she also considered herself to be closer to him than most. They had gone to the same middle school and junior high. Shiro simply wished to succeed, something that was an uphill battle with his Quirk. His Quirk to imitate the actions of others—she knew he had poured over countless hours of videotape of Heroes like Eraserhead and Gunhead—was formidable under the right circumstances, but she also knew most wrote it off as inconsequential compared to flashier Quirks. Some of their old classmates certainly had.

History repeating itself. Shiro had often mentioned his father had suffered similarly. None of which was hers to reveal.

“We must all make our own way in the world,” she said instead. “Some of our paths are simply stormier and more turbulent than others. He shows great loyalty to your class and wants you all to succeed.”

That got another laugh from Chiasa. “Dunno how you stay so calm all the time, Akaya,” she said. “Especially with the crazies you live with. Especially Mineta.”

“It… can be trying,” Akaya admitted. Her classmates and friends were good people. But they each carried their own baggage and their own eccentricities. “Faith helps.”

“What’s a Mineta?” Fukui asked, looking a bit befuddled.

“Someone you’ll meet soon enough, I’m sure,” Chiasa said. “When you do, you’ll know.”

***

The gardening was simple, but not easy work. There were plants to water, plant food to spread, weeds to pull, insects and other pests to send on their way, and even a certain amount of harvest to reap. The three of them had been joined by Shikha Mizuno, from Class 1-C, a doe-eyed young woman with pointed ears and large antlers growing out from her head. Her Quirk, Antlers, let her grow hers rapidly in varying lengths and shapes, even using them like a second set of limbs.

“It’s hard to believe so many of the Hero students this year are second gen or more,” Mizuno was saying, as she worked on weeding from around the vegetables. “Nobody in my class is. Kind of makes us all feel a little inadequate. You guys all must have a big leg up.”

Akaya nodded. “To some extent. Our parents had much advice and training to offer us, but at the end of the day, there is only so much they could offer compared to this school. You will make up whatever gulf there is in time.” It was true, however, that nearly all of the students in Class 1-A were the children of the infamous Class 1-A, and many of the students in Class 1-B were likely the children of their contemporaries. Class 1-C, by contrast, had no second generation of greater Hero students to it.

“Besides,” Fukui added, “not all of us in 1-B are second gen either. And 1-A’s got one, right, Koda?”

She nodded again. “Haimawari. He is quite skilled, though.” And would be more so if he could shed the nervousness that dominated most of his actions. “But I expect you too, will have your chance to shine, Mizuno. Good things come to those who wait.”

Mizuno frowned. “I guess,” she said. “Wish I had your certainty.”

“Get outta here, you!” a tiny voice rang out. Akaya looked down to see a dozen tiny Chiasa’s (somehow all wearing tiny versions of her clothes, she couldn’t begin to understand how that worked), chasing a slug from the garden. They corned the creature and lifted, running until they had carried it outside the garden’s boundary. Satisfied, they returned to Chiasa, where they vanished and reformed into the fingers of her left hand.

Chiasa gave her fingers an experimental wiggle, then made a disgusted face. “Ugh, slime. Anybody got a towel?”

Fukui passed her own and received a nod of thanks. “That the last of it?” he asked.

“Enough before lunch, at least,” Akaya said. “I think we’ve a bit more to do before we’re done.”

“Be easier if you just made everything grow, though,” Fukui added.

She shook her head. “I try to only use my Quirk when necessary. I may stray at times, but this garden is meant to be enjoyed by everyone and I would not deprive them of that, nor alter the flow of nature on so large a scale.”

Chiasa laughed at that. “I think you just like hard work,” she said.

Akaya simply gave her a smile. “I do at that.”

***

They decided to go to the Class 1-B dorm for lunch, since Chiasa had mentioned they had a lot of leftovers from the previous night. Their Common Room followed much the same layout as Class 1-A’s, albeit flipped so that everything was on the opposite side. Told to help themselves to whatever was in the fridge, Akaya had fixed herself a small salad and sat down with the others to eat. They’d also been joined by more of her Class 1-B friends, the shadow-skinned Chizue Kuroiro, dark daughter of Shihai Kuroiro and Reiko Yanagi, whose Quirk “Life” let her bring any drawing to life and thus always carried Tarot Cards; and Hekima Kodai, a quiet young man with pale blue hair, who was the son of Yui Kodai and her husband, who had taken her last name, who had an expanded version of his mother’s Quirk and could both shrink and grow organic and inorganic objects, and Kana Tetsutetsu.

She also spotted Shiro Monoma walking across the Common Room to the stairs. He seemed to be muttering to himself. “Yes, that should do it. The perfect time, the perfect place, she’ll never know it was me…”

“Join us, Shiro?” she offered. His words concerned her. Perhaps she could intervene and prevent unnecessary hardship. She was not quite as good as, say, Asuka Tokoyami or Izumi Todoroki (though Todoroki’s skills only really seemed to apply to Kirishima-Bakugo) at defusing conflicts, but Shiro was an old friend and would usually listen to her.

He stopped and shook his head. “I am afraid I have too much to do today, Akaya,” he said.

“Surely you have time for a brief respite?” she asked, firmly, but not harshly.

He seemed to weigh his options, sighed, and grabbed himself food from the fridge before sitting down with the rest of them. She waited for him to have a few bites before she spoke again. “Chiasa tells me you were spying on my classmates,” she said. “Not heroic behavior at all. I would know why.”

Akaya was not, by nature, a confrontational person. But neither would she see trouble come after her classmates and friends, especially from someone she also considered a friend.

“What?” Kana spat, more annoyed and exasperated than surprised. “Do I have to go upside your head again, Shiro?”

“You raise an ill omen over us all,” Chizue said, while Hekima just shook his head.

Shiro shot Chiasa a betrayed look, but she was having none of it. “You were spying on them, Monoma,” she said. “You had binoculars and everything.”

Shiro turned a shade of pale. “It’s… you see… I don’t have to explain myself to any of you!”

Fukui fixed his gaze upon Shiro. “You’re not being a perv, are you, Monoma?”

“What? No!”

“Then what?” Akaya prompted.

Shiro looked away, guiltily. “I would really rather not discuss this.”

“Should I… should I go?” Mizuno asked. Her antlers were drooping slightly and the Class 1-C girl looked distinctly uncomfortable at all discussion going back and forth.

“I do not believe that will be necessary,” Akaya said. “Shiro, do I have your promise this is not some scheme to make Midoriya or Kirishima-Bakugo look bad or otherwise try to prove your class’s superiority by undermining mine?”

In spite of everyone’s eyes being on him, Shiro managed to look her in the eye. “I promise you it is nothing negative,” he said. “In this particular instance, anyway. What some of your classmates do to embarrass your class is not under my control.”

That was, Akaya was forced to admit, probably as good an answer as she was going to get. “I will hold you to that,” she said. “And I will be very cross if you break that promise.”

“Ooooh,” Chiasa teased, “don’t make Akaya cross, Monoma! She might say things like “darn” and “shoot” and “fiddlesticks!’”

That got a laugh from everyone except for Mizuno and Fukui. Kana’s was a pleasant sound, a full on laugh that had her holding her stomach. Chiasa’s was a clacking, buzzing, sound, while Chizue’s was more of a reserved chuckle hidden behind her hand. Hekima was giggling and even Monoma was trying not to laugh at failing. Akaya accepted it good naturedly. She was not an angry person and rarely raised her voice, so she did not begrudge the joke at her expense. No harm was meant, after all.

“I might even venture so far as a “dang,’” she added, which only got a further laugh, especially from Chiasa, who nearly doubled over with laughter.

Kana finally recovered from her laughing. “Don’t worry,” she said. “If he doesn’t behave himself, you can count on me to give him a good smack.”

Shiro looked offended by that. “You’ve really got to stop doing that!”

She fired back. “When you stop doing creepy or annoying stuff, I will!”

Akaya held up her hands. “Please, no fighting while we are eating.”

Both muttered their apologies, and Kana switched lines of thought. “Speaking of your class, Akaya,” she said, “you know the new kid in your class?”

“Haimawari?”

Kana nodded. “Yeah, him. Midoriya’s mentioned him a few times, though Katsumi usually rolls her eyes. I saw him during the entrance exam and he was really impressive!”

“What about him?” Akaya asked.

Kana looked away, being surprisingly shy for a moment before she looked back. “Is he seeing anyone?”

Well, that was certainly not the question she was expecting. And judging from some of the reactions from the others, neither was anyone else.

“OooOoh,” Chiasa teased. “Kana’s got a cruuush.”

“I wouldn’t have picked you for the crushing type,” Chizue said. “Not that kind of crushing, anyway.” Next to her, Fukui made a kissy-face.

Hekima blinked slowly. “I have no idea who that is.”

Monoma just shook his head. “He’s not exactly a heroic dynasty, Kana. You could do better.”

Mizuno perked up, antlers waving rapidly in the air. “Oh! I know him! My family shops at his family’s convenience store! We went to school together before U.A.! He’s kind of a dork, but he’s a really nice guy!”

That tracked with Akaya’s assessment of Haimawari as well. More importantly, neither Todoroki not Midoriya would be friends with someone who was unpleasant or dishonorable, so that further honed her assessment of him.

“As far as I know,” Akaya replied, “he does not. But I cannot claim to have spoken to him for any great length of time, so my knowledge is incomplete. Midoriya, Tokoyami, or Todoroki would be better people to ask.” Shota Shinso, of course, also spent time with them, but he was not especially observant about anything that did not involve Heroes.

Kana put her head on the tabletop. “If I ask Midoriya, Katsumi’s going to find out and she’ll never let me here the end of it.”

“You don’t think she’ll find out anyway?” Shiro asked. “From what I understand of Class 1-A, the second anything vaguely romantic happens, it makes an appearance in the Ojiro girl’s gossip show.”

Mizuno clapped her hands together. “Oh, I love that show! And the other one she’s in sometimes, with the guy who eats stuff!”

Fukui grinned. “Ooooh, I love that one too! The pink guy is super cute! I can’t believe he already has a boyfriend!”

Akaya was not without passions of her own and had harbored many a childhood crush over the years, but the hurriedness of some of her friends and classmates to leap into relationships still often surprised her. Some of them more than others, of course. Mika Mineta let her passions rule her to the point of overriding her reason. On the other hand, she also tried very hard not to judge the actions of others. She had not walked in their shoes nor lived their lives. So she would not dissuade Kana from her path, nor any of the others.

“Iida and Sero seem very happy together so far,” she told Fukui. “But how long this may last, would not begin to speculate.”

“So you’re saying I might have a chance?”

“It is not my place to say.”

The large young man just shook his head. “You guys have known her longer. Is she always this cryptic?”

“I wouldn’t say cryptic,” Chiasa said. “Chizue’s cryptic. Akaya just doesn’t like to make snap judgements.”

“What about you, Akaya?” Chiasa asked, mischief in her eyes. “You crushing on anyone?”

“None at present,” she said, then held up a hand to forestall any follow-up questions that she knew were coming. “My last major crush was when I was thirteen, on Tensei Iida. I can see now such would have been folly anyway, so there is no harm in not having acted upon it.”

“Ooof,” Chiasa said. “Too bad.”

Akaya gave a little shrug. Some things were simply not meant to be. They were in charge of their own destinies, but in some cases, there were simply paths they were not meant to follow.

Kana resumed pounding her head on the table. “What am I gonna do?”

“If you like him,” Akaya said, “then may I suggest boldness? It seems to have worked well for Sora Iida in beginning a relationship with Midoriya.”

“Maybe,” Kana said.

“As much as it pains me to suggest anything that might benefit someone in Class 1-A,” Shiro said, “Akaya’s right. You’re too bold and tough not to just step up to the plate.”

Kana nodded, seemingly satisfied with that. “All right then. I’ll give it a shot.”

***

Later, Akaya returned to the 1-A dorm, satisfied in a long day of hard work. They’d gotten a lot accomplished in the Community Garden and she was able to bring back a basket full of fresh vegetables with her. They’d be able to make good use of these over the next few days.

She wondered how much she should tell her classmates. Part of her wanted to warn Midoriya and Kirishima-Bakugo that Shiro was watching them, but she also had his promise that he meant no harm. She could, at least, respect Kana’s privacy to approach Haimawari on her own terms, but the other bothered her. She did not like keeping secrets. Shiro had not asked her to keep it a secret, but to draw Kirishima-Bakugo’s attention to him was absolutely to put him at risk. Kirishima-Bakugo’s explosive temper was legendary enough as it was without adding more fuel to the fire.

Ultimately… if they asked, she would not lie. But she supposed she did not have to volunteer that information either. It was a lie of omission, but she felt she could live with it.

As she settled back into her dorm room, she felt her phone buzz with a text message.

Carefully, she withdrew her oversized phone, meant to fit easily in the palm of her oversized hand. She unclipped the stylus (most capacitive screens did not work well with her rocky skin) to see who it was. It turned out to be from Shiro.

The text simply said, “See? No harm meant” and was followed by a photo attachment. Curious, she tapped the attachment with her stylus to open it. The attachment opened, revealing a rather intricately crafted origami crane situated in the middle of what appeared to be an origami explosion. She knew Shiro regularly studied various artists and crafters in order to acquire additional skills, but it was impressive work all the same. More so when she recognized what had to be little original flourishes he had added, since his Quirk relied upon imitation.

This, however, just raised further questions. Spying and origami did not typically go together. Just what was Shiro up to? Few explanations presented themselves and the ones that did were too mind boggling to consider for long.

Carefully, she texted back. I am going out on a limb by trusting you. Do not betray that.

Do not worry, Shiro texted. All will be well.

She could only pray that it would be.

Sero and Iida, Miroriya and the other Iida, Kana and Haimawari, and now whatever was going on here… Perhaps it was time she began to consider what she wanted, before it was too late.

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thisisheavynews · 5 years ago

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Babymetal, the female-fronted Japanese metal band, answer questions before Forum show – Daily News

Babymetal first made a splash in the United States as a result of the web.

Who on earth, puzzled intrepid explorers of “kawaii” tradition, the Japanese phrase for all issues cute and joy-sparking, had been these teenage performers in matching outfits singing and dancing their hearts out over sludgy laborious rock riffs?

The Japanese female-fronted heavy metal band Babymetal headlines the Forum in Inglewood on Friday, Oct. 11,2019. (Photo courtesy of Amuse Inc.)

The female-front Japanese heavy metal band Babymetal headlines the Forum in Inglewood on Friday, Oct. 11, 2019. (Photo courtesy of the artist)

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The Japanese female-fronted heavy metal band Babymetal headlines the Forum in Inglewood on Friday, Oct. 11,2019. (Photo courtesy of Amuse Inc.)

The female-front Japanese heavy metal band Babymetal headlines the Forum in Inglewood on Friday, Oct. 11, 2019. (Photo courtesy of the artist)

Babymetal debuted dwell in 2010 and launched its first single “Doki Doki Morning” a 12 months later. As their fame in Japan grew, they began to draw consideration abroad too, slowly build up a following sufficiently big that on Friday, Oct. 11, they headline the Forum in Inglewood.

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One of the three authentic members, Yuimetal, the stage identify of Yui Mizuno, left the band a 12 months in the past for well being causes. But Su-metal, or Suzuku Nakamota, now 21, and Moametal, also referred to as Moa Kikuchi, now 20, answered just a few questions by e-mail before they arrived in Southern California for the show.

Q: What about performing metal music do you get pleasure from the most?

A: Su-Metal: It’s at all times enjoyable to see followers moving into the rhythm, having fun with our efficiency, and seeing them sing together with us!

Q: You had been fairly younger when Babymetal began — what was it wish to be so younger in a band like this?

A: Moametal: When I first grew to become concerned in Babymetal, I truthfully hadn’t identified what metal music was about so all the things was new to me. But after 9 years, I’ve come to know much more about metal music and the way unimaginable it’s. I’m very honored to be part of all of this since I used to be younger.

Q: What was the response at first when folks noticed three younger girls like Su-Metal, Moametal and Yuimetal on stage going loopy with this sort of music?

A: Su-Metal: It appeared like the viewers’s response was like, ‘What in the world?!’ Because they appeared very stunned.

Q: How are followers in the United States the similar or completely different than followers at residence?

A: Moametal: No matter what nation, the love our followers have is totally wonderful and we’re so fortunate to have a lot assist from them. To have the ability to tour completely different international locations and see our followers is at all times a precious second and we strive our greatest to return the love!

Q: Who are metal bands or solo performers who you admire or impressed by?

A: Su-Metal: Metallica!

Q: If you can collaborate with another group or musician who would possibly or not it’s?

Moametal: When we noticed the Red Hot Chili Peppers not too long ago in Japan throughout a competition, we mentioned that we hope to do one thing collectively once more so I hope that we are able to do one other collaboration with them. Also, we’ve at all times needed to collaborate with Bring Me the Horizon so to have the ability to have them for our November efficiency in Japan is one thing we’re wanting ahead to!

Q: How difficult or troublesome in any method (bodily, mentally, and so on.) it’s to sing and dance and carry out in such a high-energy surroundings as a metal show.

A: Su-Metal: It is typically difficult to sync the rhythm to the singing, dancing, and respiratory.

“Doki Doki Morning,” a video of which is above, was the band’s first single. One of their newest, “Pa Pa Ya!!,” is under. Together, they provide an excellent take a look at how Babymetal has grown up from its begin as tweens to the younger girls they’re at present.

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from Heavy News https://thisisheavynews.com/babymetal-the-female-fronted-japanese-metal-band-answer-questions-before-forum-show-daily-news-2/

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Tell me abt babymetal and foxes I don't know anything about them

babymetal is a group that was formed in 2010, originally as a subunit of japanese pop group sakura gakuin. the group is comprised of suzuka nakamoto (“su-metal” - vocals), yui mizuno (“yui-metal” - scream and dance), and moa kikuchi (“moa-metal” - scream and dance).

sakura gakuin is a japanese idol group that consists entirely of middle schoolers (members graduate from the group once they reach high school age) and their overall theme is that the group is like a school. so within the group they have subunits AKA “school clubs”. babymetal was the “heavy metal club” within this bigger jpop group.

(there was also a cooking club, a sleepover club, and a wrestling club amongst others in sakura gakuin but let’s move on)

babymetal debuted with their single “doki doki morning” in 2010. the song was released on a sakura gakuin CD along with other songs produced by the group. babymetal later made a music video to go with the song that was released on (i think?) a DVD. the music video went viral when uploaded to YouTube because of the band’s interesting fusion of japanese pop and death metal.

also the video is just… really weird. please watch it.

after the video went viral the record company or something clearly realised that babymetal was going to be very popular so they became a more independent group in a way. they still belonged to sakura gakuin but they were beginning to become much more successful as a pop-metal group, especially in the US.

their single “gimme chocolate” also went viral.

babymetal’s (self-titled) debut album was released in february 2014. they got pretty mega successful after this and started performing shows independently of their original group, sakura gakuin. they also opened for lady gaga during one of her tours. their live shows are really cool, please watch them on YouTube if you have some spare time.

anyway that’s some basic background.

babymetal are an idol group as well as a metal group and therefore they are produced like all japanese idol groups in japan. they have a theme, an aesthetic, some lore that you can see in their videos and in their interviews.

there’s a big connection with foxes (lots of japanese symbolism) as many of the songs mention foxes (the song title “megitsune” is meant to read as “fox lady”), they wear fox masks, and as i’ve mentioned, they make a fox symbol with their hands instead of a devil sign. this is partially due to how the group takes typical metal tropes and almost parodies them in a “cute” way.

but within babymetal lore, they are also frequently talk about the fox god.

“Who is the Fox God and what is his purpose?

Su-metal: we don’t really know a lot about the Fox God, but we believe in him. We never imagined ourselves in this unbelievable situation that we’re in today such as having concerts all over the world and we believe this is all given to us by the Fox God.

How do you communicate with the Fox God?

Su-metal: We receive revelations through Kobametal the only person who can receive revelations directly from the Fox God."

it’s all a part of the "lore” to keep fans intrigued. it’s all fiction of course. they also claim that they can’t remember any of their live performances because the fox god “possesses” them. though yui (i think?) once messed up in a interview and accidentally admitted that wasn’t true lmao.

(they also talk about “the god of headbanging” so it’s best to not take the lore too seriously.)

anyway they’re a really interesting group but if you’re going to watch interviews and stuff, you have to be aware of how much control companies have over japanese idols. they repeat a lot of the same stuff and aren’t allowed to talk about certain issues. idol companies are total garbage but i do like babymetal a whole lot.

also you can find basically everything about the group on youtube (i even found yui and moa’s joint audition for sakura gakuin, WHICH IS CUTE AS HECK) so if you’re interested, you should totally look it up.

lots of people work hard translating japanese into english captions so don’t worry if you are interested but can’t speak any japanese. lots of translations of interviews and things are out there!!

#asks #babymetal

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