Misaki Kuno: "It's a good experience to get out from above and below! What does this mean? A report on the eve of the airing of "Hishine and Masotan," which drew a great deal of attention with a series of behind-the-scenes stories!

On April 11, 2018, the eve of the broadcast of "Hishine and Masotan", which is scheduled to air the following day, was held at Shinjuku Piccadilly. In addition to the advanced screening of the first and second episodes of the main story, General Director Shinji Higuchi, Misaki Hisano playing Hizune Amakasu, Tomoyo Kurosawa playing Nao Kaizaki, and Riko Fukumoto singing the OP theme appeared on stage to talk about the show.

The event was held on the day before the broadcast date, and many passionate fans gathered to watch the work even if only for a day! The event was held on the day before the broadcast date, and many passionate fans gathered to see the film even if only for a day. The screening started with a full house.

During the screening, the audience laughed at the comical behavior of Hishine and the reactions of Nao, as well as the power of Masotan's huge body, which took their breath away. After the quick screening, the audience was shaken by thunderous applause.

In the midst of all this, the director Higuchi, Mr. Kuno, Mr. Kurosawa, and Mr. Fukumoto took the stage. They talked about looking back on the first and second episodes.

Witnessing the warm reactions after watching the episodes, General Director Higuchi said, "We all here made it and it was accepted by everyone. I was worried that Hizune would be disliked," he said, relieved. Mr. Kuno also expressed his relief, saying, "Hizune is a really strange girl. I wondered what everyone would think of her." He also said, "It's a good experience to get out from the top and the bottom," drawing laughter from the audience. The audience laughed when he said, "It's a good experience to come out from the top down." Please watch the film to find out what he meant by these words.

Kurosawa said, "The backgrounds are beautiful. Mr. Kurosawa commented that he was impressed by the beautiful images he saw for the first time, saying, "I was impressed by the power of persuasion. Mr. Fukumoto also commented that he was impressed by the scene where he rode the Masotan for the first time. I was impressed by the scene where the scenery spreads out," he said, praising the beauty of the images.

The cast members whom the general director trusts

The talk continued on the topic of what kind of direction Higuchi gave to the cast.

The host commented that "Hishine is an unusual girl," to which Higuchi replied, "She is a very attractive girl." "The heroine of 'Wings of Honneamise,' Nadia of 'Nadia of the Secret Sea,' and Asuka of 'Evangelion' are all girls who have been in anime that I have been involved in. For the most part, the girls in the anime I've been involved with are like this. There has to be a contrast in personality," he countered.

Mr. Kuno asked the passionate general director, "Is Hishine your type?" Mr. Kuno asked, "Is Hizune your type of director? He replied with a bit of a wry smile, "Someone like that would make life interesting.

On the other hand, Mr. Kurosawa said of his character Nao, "She is a girl in the process of growing up. The instability of her character is appealing," she said, revealing that their sentiments are highly synchronized.

Higuchi expressed his full confidence in the attractive cast members, saying, "These people can do extraordinary things.

One character unique to this film is Masotan, a dragon hidden in the Self-Defense Forces base. The idea came from the director Higuchi, who said, "When you are covering a Self-Defense Forces base, there are places where you are not allowed to take pictures. There is a hangar there, and for some reason, there is a hangar. Then I wonder what is there. Maybe there is something hidden there that we are not allowed to see. It was revealed that the idea was born from the fantasy that "maybe a single large creature could fit in there.

When he mentioned these ideas to Mari Okada, the series director, over drinks, she responded, "That's it! He said that when he told them to Mari Okada, the series' director, over drinks, she responded, "That's it!

The story behind the recording of the theme song for the first time in French......

Riko Fukumoto, who sings the OP theme song "Shoujo ha Ano Sora Wataru (A Girl Crosses the Sky)," also talked about the song.

Ms. Fukumoto, who makes her debut as a singer with the theme song of this film, was selected by the director, who wanted "a voice with no color attached," and even prohibited her from voice training before recording.

Higuchi also recounts an episode from when he first heard a demo song from Taisei Iwasaki, who composed the music, "I received a demo song with an e-mail saying, 'I did my best. When he listened to the demo song on the way to the recording studio, the song was so honest that it made him cry, and he was very satisfied with the finished product.

The ED theme was a cover song by a French gal, "Le temps de la rentrée (Le temps de la rentrée - The new school term of love)," and Kuno-san and Kurosawa-san, who sang the song, struggled with the French lyrics for the first time.

I went to the recording session trembling because it was really difficult," (Hisano) said. "I had the lyrics written in katakana, but the katakana was a gestalt collapse. So I wrote lyrics combining appropriate hiragana and kanji characters and sang while looking at them" (Kurosawa).

Incidentally, according to General Director Higuchi, from the second episode onward, the ED themes will all be different versions. The number of vocalists and the mix of the songs were changed to reflect the relationships and feelings of the characters, as well as the addition of new characters, so be sure not to miss it.

In closing, he said, "Playing the role of Hishine, what I wanted to do and what was required of me matched. It's a great honor to be a voice actor" (Kuno) and "The scene is filled with excitement. Everyone is seriously mischievous" (Kurosawa). The cast members expressed their enthusiasm for the film, while General Director Higuchi looked around the audience and said, "I'm grinning when I see the faces of everyone who knows nothing about it. （We are the only ones who know what will happen next.

What was his true intention? The only way to find out is to watch the film and find out!

The "Hijine to Masotan" will start airing on April 12 on TOKYO MX and BS Fuji at 24:00, on Gifu Broadcasting at 24:45, and on Netflix from April 13.