A special stage filled with the charm of the expressive Hiro Shimono! Report on "Hiro Shimono Birthday Live Event 2017 - Running High

On Saturday, April 29, 2017, popular voice actor Hiro Shimono celebrated his 37th birthday at the "Hiro Shimono Birthday Live Event 2017 - Running High" held at NHK Hall in Tokyo.

Since his debut in 2001, Mr. Shimono has been a popular voice actor who has played the leading and main characters in many anime such as "Rahxephon" Ayato Kamina, "ef - a tale of memories" Hiro Hirono, "Baka to Test to Summoneru" Akihisa Yoshii, "Uta no Prince-sama" Sho Kurusu, "Shinkage no Kyojin" Connie Springer. He is a popular voice actor who has played the lead and main characters in many anime. In March 2016, the 15th anniversary of her voice acting career, she also began her singing career, and is expanding her activities more and more.

Since Mr. Shimono's birthday is April 21, this event is not only his birthday event but also the culmination of his first year as a singer. Here is a report on this memorable stage performance!

Talk Corner: The Loved Character, Hiro Shimono's Appeal Explodes!

The event started with a movie that was inspired by the gears of a clock, mixed with photos of Mr. Shimono's various facial expressions. Then, smoke billowed out to envelop the entire stage, and Mr. Shimono appeared from the smoke, full of energy!

She sang her latest single "Running High" and warmed up the audience at once.

After singing the opening number as a greeting, Ms. Shimono took a breath and waved her hands to the floor saying "I'm 37 years old," and the audience cheered "cute! The audience cheered "cute!" and Mr. Shimono, who had just sang a hot rock tune, seemed somewhat embarrassed by the cheers.

Mr. Shimono invited Tadatomo Date, a junior voice actor from his office and an indispensable "anchikusho" at his live performances, to join him on stage, and a talk session began with Mr. Date leading the way.

The first project was the "Hiro Shimono Birthday Quiz: Heaven and Hell. In this project, participants were asked to answer quiz questions about the contents of past interviews with Mr. Shimono in magazines or about Mr. Shimono today.

The quiz on the interview was "What was the one thing he said when he came back to the waiting room after the interview? If you were to write your own story for the interview about the drama CD "Nekogatari Danshi," what kind of cat would you like to play? The questions were so detailed that even the participants themselves seemed to have forgotten about them. Of course, he got a lot of incorrect answers, and each time he got a wrong answer, he would say something like, "Since this was the NHK Hall, Hiro Shimono became the singing brother. He was asked to "introduce himself gently to the children and seductively to their mothers," and was also made to drink tea, which was good for his throat but extremely bitter.

However, she answered correctly in a quiz about her favorite Sanrio character, Cinnamoroll!　As a prize, Cinnamoroll appeared as a guest and announced the release of a plush toy in collaboration with Ms. Shimono. Ms. Shimono could not hide her delight at this, but there were more pleasant surprises to come.

She was asked what kind of costume she had requested for a magazine project in which she was asked to wear a costume she would like to try on. (The correct answer was "police officer," by the way.) The latest game console "Nintendo DS" appeared on stage as a present. He was so pleased that he even laughed and said, "I feel like an elementary school student! The audience was so happy that they themselves laughed and said, "I feel like an elementary school student!

The audience was also asked a question about the currently airing anime "Kabukibu! a video message from the lead cast members was shown. The audience was excited to see the unexpected guests.

After the quiz corner, the audience was treated to a private video showing scenes from rehearsals and a birthday party held by the staff. Ms. Shimono's unadorned, everyday appearance was an unforgettable memory for the fans.