Machi★Asobi 19] Popular voice actors including Azumi Waki, Yuka Ohtsubo, and Aozora Tokui had a blast! Radio "Paka Radio! ～Uma Musume Public Relations Department

Machi★Asobi vol. 19, Tokushima Prefecture's annual large-scale anime event, celebrated its 19th anniversary this year. Its climax run was held from October 7 (Sat.) to 9 (Mon., holiday), 2017, and on October 8 at Shinmachibashi East Park, the web radio program of Cygames' media mix content "Umamusume Pretty Derby" "Paka Radio! ~Uma Musume Public Relations Department~" public recording and live performance was held at Shinmachibashi East Park on the 8th.

On stage were Azumi Wake (Special Week), Yuka Otsubo (Taikishattle), Chisaki Kimura (Daiwa Scarlet), Tomoha Takayanagi (Oguri Cap), Aozora Tokui (Teemu Opera O), and Eriko Matsui (Fujixeki). The stage was filled with many fans in the summer-like heat of the day.

The stage started with the singing of the theme song "Umapyoi Densetsu" (Legend of Umapyoi). The audience was excited to see the six members singing in a cute and high-spirited manner!　The audience was excited from the start, and some of them waved to the audience from the sightseeing boat running on the river.

In the open recording part that followed, the first thing they did was to introduce the e-mails from the trainers (listeners).

In reference to the number used in the PV of the anime version, "ENDLESS DREAM! the number used in the PV of the anime version of the show. In response to the question, "What is the scariest dream you have ever had?", Ms. Takayanagi confessed, "Actually, I often get into a kinbaku (a kind of bondage). ...... He asked the fans in the audience to agree, but almost no one had ever had a similar experience, and the cast members seemed a little concerned, "Is that safe? The cast members seemed a little concerned about the situation at ....... The cast members were also a bit worried about the situation.

The stage started with the singing of the theme song "Umapyoi Densetsu" (Legend of Umapyoi). The six members sang cutely and excitedly, and the tension in the audience rose right from the start!　Passengers waved to them from the sightseeing boat on the river.

In the "Tokushima Stemastakes," a corner exclusive to Machi★Asobi, the audience was divided into three teams: Matsui & Tokui, Takayanagi & Kimura, and Waki & Otsubo, who performed an improvised play using Tokushima specialties such as "Naruto Kintoki" and "Tokushima no Koibito". The best performing team was awarded with a variety of local products used in the game.

Matsui and Tokui were a "patient and a doctor," Takayanagi and Kimura were a "married couple," and Waki and Otsubo were "two thieves in jail. The high level of the first pair, Matsui and Tokui, seemed to inspire the following pairs, who all said, "Me too! Me too! The audience was caught up in a whirlwind of laughter as the gag after gag was performed one after another.

The final song was "ENDLESS DREAM! which will be released on November 22 (Wed.), 2017. This is a little bit more gentle and relaxing song, and their gentle voices echoed in the Tokushima sky. The event ended with the audience cheering loudly, although there was a small incident in which the sponges of Ms. Kazuki's and Mr. Tokui's microphones fell off during and after the singing.

The public recording is currently being broadcast on "Hibiki-HiBiKi Radio Station.

The smartphone app "Uma Musume Pretty Derby" is scheduled to be released in 2018. Check the official website ( # ) for the latest information and details.

(Reporting and writing by Atsushi Saeki)