A powerful shout out to teenagers from NOW ON AIR! Special Summer Vacation Preview Report of the Animation Film "Kimi no Koe wo Todokeitai

On August 14 (Mon.), 2017, a special summer vacation preview event was held at TOKYO FM Hall in Tokyo as a joint project of the anime film "Kimi no Koe wo Todosetai" and the radio program "SCHOOL OF LOCK!

Kimi no Koe wo Todokeitai" is an original theatrical animation by MADHOUSE, which has produced "The Girl Who Leapt Through Time", "Chihayafuru" and many other animations. It depicts the adolescence of high school girls in Shonan. Directed by Naoyasu Ito, written by Manabu Ishikawa, with original character designs by Toshinao Aoki, who is known for designing yuru-characters, etc. The cast consists of new voice actors unit "NOW ON AIR" and Suzuko Mimori, who were born from the "Kimikoe Audition" held last summer. The film will be released in movie theaters nationwide from August 25, 2017.
⇒Screening schedule of anime films
⇒The new voice-over unit "NOW ON AIR " and Suzuko Mimori, a new voice-over unit born from " Kimi no Koe wo Todokeitai" (I want to tell you my voice), will be released in movie theaters nationwide from August 25, 2017 !

The anime film "Kimi no Koe wo Todokeitai", which will be released on August 25th, is a one-summer drama of high school students spun through radio, and is a collaboration with the radio program "SCHOOL OF LOCK! In addition to the preview of the movie, Principal Toyama and Vice Principal Ashizawa will hold an extracurricular class with Yuki Tanaka (played by Kaede Tatsunoguchi), Misako Iino (played by Yu Hamasuka), and Yotomi Suzuki (played by Otoha Biwakoji) from the voice acting unit "NOW ON AIR" who played main cast members. The "Summer Vacation Special Preview" was held.

After the screening of the film, the MC and the audience were energized by the light-hearted talk of Mr. Tanaka, Ms. Iino, and Ms. Yotomi Suzuki, and when they appeared on stage, the teenagers in the audience welcomed the three voice actors up close with loud applause. The event started in a friendly mood.

The talk started with their impressions of the movie. The three voice actors began the event by talking about their impressions of the film. "Sometimes I get distracted (when doing radio), but this is a wonderful film that brings me back to how I felt the first time," said Principal Toyama. Watching this, I thought about doing radio properly again" (Mr. Ashiizawa, vice principal)!　The three members of "NOW ON AIR" also looked happy to hear these words.
When asked how he felt about the timing of the upcoming release of the film, Mr. Suzuki said with deep emotion, "I auditioned for this film, so I hope it will reach everyone as a goal and a culmination.

The MC was surprised at the high level of improvisation skills of NOW ON AIR!

After such opening talk, the curtain finally rose on the extracurricular class.
The theme of the first hour was "radio!　After the preview, the regular broadcast of "SCHOOL OF LOCK!" was scheduled, and this corner was used to judge whether or not the "NOW ON AIR" members could appear as guests on the program.
The first task was to pass the test if the audience could successfully play a jingle (a short piece of music or phrase played at the beginning of the program or when switching between different sections) with the audience in attendance! So, "Stand up! Bow! Shout! SCHOOL OF LOCK! The members of "NOW ON AIR" who had done so successfully won the first pass with a single shot.

The "NOW ON AIR" members then learned about "reverb," which gives reverberation to the voice. Following Principal Tayama and Vice Principal Ashizawa, who performed an improvisation in a situation in which they were in a hot spring, the "NOW ON AIR" members tried improvisation in a situation in which they were lost in a cave.
While Tanaka and Iino groped in the darkness to find the members of the group, Suzuki made some grunts in a very low voice, which caused a stir in the audience. The two MCs were amazed at the adaptability of the three, who were able to instantly come up with a complex situation and demonstrate it.
Of course, they passed the challenge this time! The "NOW ON AIR" members were successfully qualified to appear as guests on the live broadcast.

The two MCs and the "NOW ON AIR" members performed a hilarious voice-over act in a fireworks display situation. The two MCs and the members of "NOW ON AIR" performed their hilarious voice acts in a situation of a fireworks display. The two MC's and the "NOW ON AIR" members performed a hilarious voice-over act in a firework display. The members showed their high potential, showing a high level of on-the-spot adaptability that one would not expect from rookies who have only just debuted.