Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolts DECEMBER SKY", report on the second day's stage greeting!　Yuichi Nakamura and Ryohei Kimura also took the stage!

A report on the second day's stage greeting from "Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt DECEMBER SKY" has arrived.



Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt" is an anime work based on Yasuo Otagaki's manga serialized in Big Comics Superior. The director's cut version of "Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt DECEMBER SKY," which includes all four episodes that have been distributed since December 2015, plus new cuts, will be released on June 25.SKY" is being screened in theaters for a limited two-week period from June 25 to July 8.


Following the eve stage greeting held on June 24, a second day stage greeting was held on June 26. Below is the report.


The second day stage greeting for "Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt DECEMBER SKY" was held. On the stage that day were Yuichi Nakamura, who plays Io Fleming, Ryohei Kimura, who plays Daryl Lorenz, Matsuo Kohira, who directed the film, and Yasuo Otagaki, the author of the original manga. The venue was filled with young women who appeared to be fans of Mr. Nakamura and Mr. Kimura, creating an atmosphere slightly different from that of a regular Gundam event. In the midst of all this, Director Matsuo's final comment was, "Studio 1 is amazing. Not only are the creators who are usually featured good, but it is often the case that even when the top people get together, they rattle off the top. The reason why Studio 1 is not rattled is because the production people who manage it are competent. These people are not usually in the limelight, nor do they get interviews, much less stage appearances like this. As you can see in the credits, there are nearly 10 people in total, but please keep in mind that this was made possible by the management skills and power of these people, and tell them that they are just fine! The audience cheered loudly as he left words of praise for the staff of Sunrise Studio 1.

Nakamura:
（Io is not a good person (laughs), so I had a lot of fun playing him. (When I was told that Io is a character who does not care about bad words) I do care when people say bad things about me (laughs). Io has an amazing strength of mind, doesn't he? Even though he was taken prisoner and beaten to a pulp naked, he didn't break until the very end.
（When I think back on it (with Mr. Kimura), there is no such thing as a "kill" line in anime. That's why the recording was so interesting. We recorded the dialogue together, and when I tried my best to get Ryohei to get on board, Daryl (Kimura) would tell me to be more relaxed.
(About the additional cuts) I didn't see them when we were recording, but after I saw them, I realized that these scenes had been added. I thought it must have been a lot of work to add the battle scenes (laughs).
(Laughs) (Finally) I guess this is the end of the story for this time, but if you could do the next work, which has been mentioned several times before, I would be able to ride in a new Gundam (laughs). Personally, this time the main focus was on battles in space, but if there is a sequel, it will be on the ground, right? I'm sure the drawings will be more difficult, but I would love to see that happen.

Kimura:
（I played the role of a good guy (laughs), so I enjoyed the part of fighting. I was yelling a lot.
Io and Daryl have completely different strengths. Playing Daryl, there was pain and hardship, but more than that, I felt like this is where I want to live, and I felt a sense of fulfillment. That's why I thought it would lead to the elation at the end, and it felt good when I was able to fly at the end.
（I have worked with Mr. Nakamura quite a bit, but this may be the first time we have had a direct confrontation. In fact, when we were fighting, I couldn't hear the other's voice in the cockpit. In that sense, I shouldn't get too carried away, but I was glad that we were able to shoot together because I felt more realistic and excited when I could hear my partner's voice.
(At the end) I think it was a very difficult screening because we had to connect everything together again, and there were even additions, but when the audience came in, I felt the air was tense and I think they understood what was going on.

Ohtagaki:
(The characters are voiced.) Manga is basically just pictures, so there are no sounds, colors, or voices. Since the original manga is a youth magazine, I thought I would sound more like an old man, but I felt like I was young again. It was a very fresh feeling. Usually, everything is replayed in my voice in my brain (laughs).
(Laughs) (About the ending) When you look at it, it doesn't end here, does it? (Laughs) (About the ending) I think it doesn't end here. Personally, I would like to see them voice the characters again and hope that the story will continue.
（I don't make scenes that I don't like and I don't put in scenes that I don't like, so I like them all. It's difficult to choose just one (laughs).
(Lastly) I think this work depicts something like madness in a hellish war. I think the images are hard to swallow, but because of that, I think it is a very powerful work that goes into a place that cannot be expressed in modern movies or animations, so I hope many people will watch it.

Matsuo:
(The reason why I chose them) When you start doing voices, men start to sound a little bit like each other. I knew from the auditions that there was a danger of not being able to tell which one was speaking because of the sound of their voices, so that was one of the reasons why I chose these two. But more than that, their schedules didn't match (laughs). That was the most difficult part. Actually, there were no difficulties at all during the recording. This time, we did the prescoring (recording the voices first), so the facial expressions of the characters were decided based on their voices. I was pulled in by their voices.
(Additional cut) We added about a minute to the battle scene. I had only about a month to work on it after episode 4 was finished, and I was dying to make it in time. I felt that adding a little more enjoyable footage, even though it may have been a bit clunky, would be better for the audience, so I am glad that I did it. I think it was a good idea.
(About the next work) Can't you make a drama CD (laughs)? (Laughs.) On a serious note, I have a frozen shoulder and can't lift my right arm at all, and our staff is getting older, so I would like to do it sooner rather than later.

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