Anime Film "Kimi no Koe wo Todokeitai" Opening Day Greetings Report! Suzuko Mimori's comment brought tears to the eyes of "NOW ON AIR"!

On Friday, August 25, 2017, the opening day of the anime film "Kimi no Koe wo Todokeitai" was held at TOHO Cinemas Shinjuku.

Kimi no Koe wo Todokeitai" is an original theatrical animation by MADHOUSE, which has produced numerous animations including "The Girl Who Leapt Through Time" and "Chihayafuru". It depicts the adolescence of high school girls in Shonan. The director is Naoyasu Ito, the script is by Manabu Ishikawa, the original character design is by Toshinao Aoki, who is known for designing yuru-characters, etc., and the cast consists of the new voice actor unit "NOW ON AIR" and Suzuko Mimori, who were born from the "Kimikoe Audition" held last summer. Now in theaters nationwide.

⇒ Original theatrical animation "Kimi no Koe wo Todokeitai" will be released in August 2017!　A story of small "kiseki" that happens to high school students

At the stage greeting held after the first screening, six members of the voice actor unit "NOW ON AIR" (Mina Katahira, Yuki Tanaka, Momone Iwabuchi, Misako Iino, Mitsuho Kobe, and Yotomi Suzuki), Suzuko Mimori, and director Naoyao Ito took the stage. They discussed their passion for the film, which has finally been released to the public.

The "NOW ON AIR" members, who passed the "Kimikoe Audition" last August and made their voice acting debut with this film, were asked about the release of this film. I'm wondering if it's true" (Katahira), "This film is the culmination of my career" (Suzuki), and "It's been six months from passing the audition to postrecording, and six months from postrecording to postrecording. The past year has been as fulfilling and intense as the past 10 years" (Iino). On the other hand, Ms. Kobe, who plays the role of Ayame Nakahara, commented, "This is not the goal, but we will keep going forward from here.

Suzuko Mimori, who plays the role of Shion Yazawa, who has been watching over the six since before their debut, said, "I can feel that the six of us have grown a lot over the past year. Thanks to everyone, it has been a year of intense work for me as well. If I'm not careful, I might burst into tears," said Suzuko Mimori, who plays the role of Murasaki Oto in the group. Director Ito was also deeply moved by the growth of the members, saying, "I could see firsthand how the six of them were becoming more and more in sync with their roles.

The six members of "NOW ON AIR" have grown up remarkably, but when asked about their favorite scene in the movie, Ms. Katahira, who plays the main character Nagisa Gyogiai, said, "What?　There? She chose scenes that would make everyone think, "What? Katahira, who made his co-stars feel at a loss for words with his own pace, had the audience in fits of laughter.

The other members of the group seemed to have their own favorite scenes, focusing on the characters they play. Suzuki-san, who plays Biwakoji Otoha and is credited as a "performance collaborator," seemed particularly attached to the scene in which Otoha improvises various sounds, because the actual sounds she played were used in the scene.

Ms. Tanaka, who plays Kaede Tatsunoguchi, said, "I thought Kaede was a girl who didn't smile because most of the visuals I first saw of her didn't show her smiling, but I was surprised to see that she smiles gently (in the play)! I was surprised. She is a cute girl, so I hope you will watch her.

Iwabuchi, who plays the role of Shizuku Dobashi, said, "She is usually a soft, smiling, gentle girl, but I wonder if we share the same strong core. Each cast member spoke about their favorite scenes and highlights of the show, expressing their love for the characters they play.

Mimori commented that she tried her best to be pulled into the realistic performance of Katahira-san, who is a high school student. When it was revealed to him that his seniors were actually relying on him, Katahira-san was simply horrified.

Finally, when the audience was asked to choose a dream or goal they wanted to achieve, they were all asked to write it down as a kotodama.

Everyone said they hoped that as many people as possible would see the film, but Ms. Iino, who plays the role of Yu Hamasuga, said, "I want to work in my hometown in Nagano!　One of the themes of this film is the relationship with local people, so I would like to work in Nagano Prefecture, which has supported me since I was a child, and I would like to be the next one to support it.

Ms. Mimori commented that she would like to go to the "NOW ON AIR" live concert. Although "NOW ON AIR" has not yet performed in front of an audience, they performed on stage at the launch party for the film, singing a song accompanied by Ms. Suzuki on the piano. When Ms. Mimori saw the performance, she said she was so impressed and said, "How wonderful! and recalls how she felt at the time, "It was a wonderful space with everyone's neat and tidy aura combined with the piano performance. The "NOW ON AIR" members were so moved by Ms. Mimori's words that they involuntarily cried and cried ......!

Their tears were probably filled with gratitude for the fact that their hard work over the past year had come to fruition in the form of a movie, and for the love of their seniors who had witnessed their efforts.

The stage greeting closed in such a gentle and touching mood.

The animated film "Kimi no Koe wo Todokeitai" will be released in theaters nationwide starting today.