I'm glad that the cast is made up of these members," said Sayumi Suzushiro, who also praised the show! Interview with TINGS members of summer anime "Shine Post"! Sayumi Suzushiro x Moeko Kanizawa x Yuko Natsuyoshi x Lomo Hasegawa x Rika Nakagawa

Konami Digital Entertainment & Straight Edge's media mix idol project "Shine Post" is currently airing to rave reviews.

Shine Post" is a new series from Dengeki Bunko's "Watashi ga suki na wa you dake?" duo, Rakuda-san and Tiniki-san, which will be adapted into an anime in 2019. It was announced in October 2021 as a media mix project that tells the story of girls who aim to become "absolute idols.

A TV anime will be broadcast from the summer of 2022, and an Android/iOS game is also in the works.

The idol unit TiNgS has big dreams, but they can't seem to make them come true. What will happen now that he has joined the group?

Shine Post" is a story that promises to be a tumultuous one. To commemorate the long-awaited anime adaptation, we interviewed the cast of TINGS members (the unit in the play is "TiNgS" and the voice acting unit is denoted by "TINGS")! The cast members, Sayumi Suzushiro (Haru Nabame), Moeko Kanizawa (Kyoka Tamaki), Yuko Natsuyoshi (Seiburio), Rimo Hasegawa (Yukine Gionji), and Rika Nakagawa (Momiji Ito), are all voice actors, TV personalities, idols, etc. They are members who were active in different fields such as voice actors, TV personalities and idols. We hope you will take note of their unique backgrounds and see them in action in anime, in games, and in real life.

The anime version makes us think that the developing part of them is also their charm.

Please introduce the characters.

Sayumi Suzushiro: Haru-chan is a cheerful character who pulls me along with her. As I play her, I think that if we were at the same school, we would get along well. She is always smiling. I can feel from both the script and the video that she has an air of friendliness about her, and I think that her atmosphere is really wonderful.

Yuko Natsuyoshi: I think Rio is a character that people who feel they are clumsy can relate to. I myself am not a good talker and have a clumsy side, so I can only sympathize with Rio. I really want to be kind to people! I want to repay them for what they have done for me! But it doesn't work out! I think that everyone has a feeling of ......, and Riou encounters a lot of such things in the anime. But the good thing about Riou is that he is honest and says, "I can't get it right! I can't do it right! I can't do it right!

Seeing his carefree nature, I wanted to live honestly like this!　I wanted to stay in the state I was born in. At first glance, I thought she would be a deformed, childish character, but I think she actually has a personality that will stick with many people, so I would like people to watch her from time to time.

Sayumi Suzushiro

Moeko Kanizawa: Anka has her own Anka world. You would think she is calm and firm, but that is outrageous! She makes jokes like, "Is that really funny?" She makes jokes like "Is that really funny?" and even thinks a lot about things that other people might think "No, it's not."...... She has her own unique world.

She has her own unique world. It is amazing to see a girl who knows her own one-of-a-kind charm from the beginning, but I think a girl like Anka, who is working so hard to find her own one-of-a-kind charm, will probably blossom into a big flower. The fact that she seems to be able to grow as a person is also attractive to me.

Moeko Kanizawa

Rika Nakagawa: Benihana is a very nice girl! Looking at her character introduction, you would think that she is a silly character, so she seems very anime-like, but in fact, she has a very human side that comes out in the latter half of her character.

In a good sense, he has no ego! He doesn't show a strong will to do things this way or that! He doesn't show much of a strong will to do what he wants to do or to do it this way. She chooses words that people would be happy to hear, and if someone is alone, she will be there for them and respect their feelings.

Rimo Hasegawa Yukine is the kind of girl that girls fall in love with! As the story progresses, you will see the gap between the two, and I would be happy if the men like her there too. Also, Yukine likes curry, and I like curry too, so we have that in common.

Rimo Hasegawa

Q: I heard that the cast members were selected through auditions.

Hasegawa: When I went to the audition hall, there were more adults lined up than there were people actually auditioning. Even though I knew nothing about this project, I felt that it must be an amazing project (laughs). (Laughs.) They chose me from among them, and the recording session proceeded, and I was introduced to the audience.

This is an original work, but because of that, the staff put a lot of love into it, and they also wanted to incorporate the opinions of the fans. We can feel that they are working together with each and every one of you to make this project happen. I hope that we can convey this love to you through our live performances and other events.

Nakagawa: I was originally a TV personality, not a voice actor, so if I had not said, "I want to be a voice actor! I thought that I would never have been able to audition for voice-over unless I had said "I want to be a voice-over actor! So I told the agency that I had always loved anime and wanted to sing and dance as a character, and they introduced me to this audition. When I looked at the material there, I found that the music producer was Kiichi Kiichi, who produced "Love Live! I found many names of great people I knew, including Yohei Kisara, who produced "Love Live! I was like, "Here comes a really big project! (laugh), and out of curiosity alone, I said, "I want to take it! (Laughs) I said, "I want to be a part of it!

Now that I have passed the audition, I am discussing how to sing with Ms. Kisara and getting involved with the choreographer and costume designer, and everyone has a strong love for the work. I feel that everyone is working hard toward a single goal. We are the ones on the front, but the staff and animators who work behind the scenes are carrying everyone's dreams on their shoulders! That is what I want to express.

Rika Nakagawa

Kanizawa: This is a media mix project with an idol theme, and the people involved are all gorgeous and wonderful, and when I saw that, I was very proud of myself. It has been about six months since the announcement of the work, but the project started even before that, and I have been taking acting and dance lessons for a long time before the unveiling. I have been spending my days more intensely than I had imagined.

The characters in "Shine Post" are pursuing their dreams with 100% pure emotion, and I myself have been influenced by that. I think it is truly amazing that they can express their dreams so straightforwardly in their music. I am so thankful for the past year that I can feel as if I am one of the TINGS in the animation!

Natsuyoshi: In most animation, the characters and the story are already created when the cast is decided. But with "Shine Post," the production was going on simultaneously while we, the performers, were practicing and preparing for the live performance, and when the staff members observed our lessons, they would tell us things like, "This is the situation now," or "The character design for the animation turned out like this.

I felt that we were all working together to create a work of art at this very moment! It gave me a sense of togetherness that I normally don't get to experience, so it was a very refreshing experience.

Yuko Natsuyoshi

Suzudai: I think that not all idol productions allow for live performances, but when I heard that "Shine Post" would give me the opportunity to do so, I thought that I would be able to learn more about the characters by having the experience of standing on the stage where the idols would actually be standing. I don't usually perform on stage, but I hope that the experience of performing live will add depth to my role.

─ I would like to ask Suzushiro-san, who plays the center role, what is your impression of the TINGS cast members?

Suzudai: Looking back over the past year or so, I feel once again that I am glad that the cast members who are working hard with me in the closest proximity are these members. I feel that we have gathered a group of really kind and warm-hearted people.

I am supported by their kindness, and there are many things that I could not have overcome without them. I am glad that I was able to be involved in this work, and I cherish the relationships I have with everyone.