An enjoyable scene, while also being difficult to act in! Interview with Kana Ichinose, who plays Maurya Noel, and Ayaka Fukuhara, who plays Veronica Thorne, in the highly anticipated spring anime "Fairy gone Fairy Gone"!

The TV anime "Fairy gone Fairy Gone" is a completely original story that will begin airing in April 2019. The story takes place in a world where fairies are treated as "weapons. The story is about "fairy soldiers" who have lost their way after the end of a long war and have chosen their own way of life.

Kana Ichinose, who plays Maurya Noel, a newly recruited member of the illegal fairy control organization "Dorothea," and Ayaka Fukuhara, who plays Veronica Thorn, a young girl who was separated from Maurya in a war and became an assassin to take revenge, spoke about the appeal of this work.

There is a difference between playing a "samurai-type girl" and an "assassin-type girl" (Fukuhara).

--First of all, could you look back on your audition?

Ichinose: My first impression of Maurya was that she was very mature. The lines we were given at the audition did not specify what had happened before or after. That is why we were able to use our imagination. When I actually got to play Maurya, as the story progressed, I found myself thinking, "This is the direction I should have gone.

It's a very serious world, and I wanted to play people who live in this kind of world, so I was really happy to get the role.

Fukuhara: Veronica is an assassin who swears revenge. During the audition, like Maurya, only the lines were written in bullet points, so I was thinking, "Perhaps Veronica's line came out of what was said here by whom," as I stared at the historical timeline that I had created from the audition materials. I had to think about it. It was a very brain-intensive process, but I really enjoyed the process. I think that's why I had a connection with Veronica.

--Since this is a completely original work, isn't it difficult to prepare for each postrecording?

Ichinose: It certainly is, but I think I can perform in a way that I don't know what is going to happen next. By putting those feelings into the characters, I think it gives them a sense of reality, which is very interesting.

--Please introduce the character you played.

Ichinose: Maurya is a cheerful girl by nature, but she sometimes talks about painful events that happened in the past in the form of a monologue, but at the moment Maurya has not told Free and the others (played by Tomoaki Maeno) about the painful things that happened in the past. I am also nervous that she will break down in some way.

She is a childlike girl who is on the way to adulthood, so she is difficult to play, but more than that, she is a lot of fun to play.

Fukuhara: Veronica, like Maurya, has a horrific past, but because she is an assassin, she is not allowed to show her emotions. She has to keep her feelings for Marija deep in her heart, and I think this is one of the factors that accentuates the various things she has been carrying around with her.

Let me explain in my own words, the "samurai girls" I have played in the past and the "assassin girls" I am playing this time may seem similar, but they are completely different. Both are similar in their coolness, but the "Samurai Girls" have to show their presence. As I mentioned earlier, in the "assassin" type, you are not allowed to show your emotions, so in that sense, it was difficult for me to act. But as I got into it, I really enjoyed the feeling of acting.

I have the feeling that Jonah has "taken everything" from me (laughs) (Ichinose).

--(laughs) - As the title says, there are soldiers called "fairy soldiers" who fight using "fairies" in this work.

Ichinose: The "fairy soldiers" do not fight only with fairies, but also use their own weapons to fight, which was very innovative and interesting. It is also interesting to know how the characters came to use fairies.

Fukuhara When I heard the word "fairy," the first thing that came to mind was the three fairies in "Sleeping Beauty. They do a lot of charity work for us, so it was new for me to use them as I did in this work. I am also very curious about how the fairies feel about being treated as weapons. Did they possess Veronica?　I wonder if that will be depicted in the future. ......

--There are many characters in "Fairy gone: Fairy Gone", is there anyone you are interested in?

Ichinose: It's Jonah (Jonathan Paspierre). I can't go into details, but I really feel like he "took everything" (laughs). Kazuyuki Okitsu gives a wonderful performance, and I was very grateful that he was able to pull me along. Please watch the anime to find out what kind of character he is!

Fukuhara: This is Sue ("Sweetie" Bitter Sweet), played by Suminako Fukuhara. As a woman, I admire her residential style very much, and she has a strong presence in that her presence enhances the tempo of the work. Personally, I have a strong desire for her to "snatch the good part" (laughs).

If there were fairies, I would want to talk to them about anything (Ichinose)

-What would the two of you do if a fairy appeared in the real world?

Ichinose: I would ask her to take the remote control, and since she seems to be strong, I would also ask her to rub my shoulders.

Besides that, it would be nice if we could live together as partners, consulting each other when something happens.

Fukuhara I would like her to be the kind of person who is usually small and sits on my shoulder, but in my emergencies, she will grow up and help me. At home, I would like to hear many stories like Kana. Like, "Where did you come from?" Like that (laughs).

--I would like to see a spin-off work in which Marija and Veronica have such an exchange with the fairies.

Ichinose A four-panel manga would be interesting!

Fukuhara I think Jonah and Sue will be in charge of the punchline in the end (laughs).

--What are the future highlights of the story and what would you like to say to the readers?

Ichinose: The characters are very unique, and we, the actors, are acting with as much passion as they are unique. As the story progresses, each character will be explored in depth, and if you enjoy the story from each of their perspectives, you will definitely find it twice as interesting. Please be sure to watch until the end!

Fukuhara: I think you can get a general idea of the world of the work in the first two episodes. Fairy gone Fairy Gone" is a work that can be viewed in a variety of ways, as it is a perfect fusion of realism and fantasy. Some scenes may require a lot of thinking, but I think that is why this work is so interesting. I hope you will enjoy it from beginning to end, while appreciating the coolness of the fairy form!

(Reporting, writing, and photography by Atsushi Saeki)