[EN] Lisani 29 - Interview with Takatsuki Kanako

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CN TL: 水蓝 from ​王之骑士团

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I hope that lots of people could keep the joyful memories of the live, but it’s fine if only one individual does.







​Q: Firstly, could you introduce to us Kunikida Hanamaru? What kind of child is she?

King: The Hanamaru-chan that I play as is a first year student who really loves reading. She is a cute girl who likes singing, and she loves eating just like me (laughs).







​Q: Taking the role of a character like Hanamaru, were there any particular scenes that left especially strong impressions during the recording for the TV anime?



King: If it is for Hanamaru-chan, as expected it would be the scene in Episode 4 when she joined Aqours. In that episode, I understood: “Till that point, her friends understood that Hanamaru-chan had been an existence that had always been quietly pushing them forward from behind”. With the help of her friends, Hanamaru herself was able to discover her own breakthrough… be it for myself, or for Hanamaru-chan, from then on the work became filled with colors. As for other scenes, there was one in Episode 5 where they depicted a really serious side of her, which showed her giving her childhood friend Yoshiko-chan the courage to step forward…. Uhm, there’s too many to say ! (laughs)







​Q: During the release of the TV anime, the songs for everyone had increased tremendously. After this, the preparation for the 1st Live was ongoing too right?



King: That’s right. That’s the most challenging thing! Actually we did go for a training camp last summer (2016), but to grasp the dance steps for 6 songs within 3 days….







​​Q: Isn’t that very impressive…?!



King: As I was new to dancing, I was struggling to death but I took notes along the way (laughs). For me, I keep being unable to grasp the timing where I would need to wink off stage during the time of the segment for the musical (The performance before “MIRAI TICKET” that was based on Episode 13 of the TV Anime).







​​Q: Why are you still fixated on that even now?







​King: As I stood in that place as “Kunikida Hanamaru”. Hanamaru and I have a large difference when it comes to appearance, so I was very uneasy about whether everyone would and treating me as “Hanamaru-chan”? But, if I work hard, everyone would be able to acknowledge that I was in the image of Hanamaru-chan while viewing this live… and today, long after those two days are over, when I look back at how I was like at that time, I would be confident that: “That was indeed Kunikida Hanamaru”.







​​Q: To be able to embrace such emotions on stage, I am sure there would be other feelings too, right?







​King: That is true. I was especially happy when I was riding on the flower carts. As I was able to clearly see the smiles on everyone’s face, and to be able to meet their gaze one by one. Especially when it came to the song “Yume Kataru yori Yume Utaou” where it doesn’t have any dance moves. It carried with it the thought of: “Having as much fun as you can with everyone!”, I wanted to look for those who were cheering for Hanamaru, to wave at the individuals who were cheering with the Hanamaru call sign. In the life of the fans there would be the memories of: “She made eye contact with me.” “She was waving at me.” right? Just because I was able to gain such a wonderful experience on the venue, I hope that many more people were able to carry with them lots and lots more of those memories, even if it might only be one individual, I went “I see you—-!” many times.







​Q: And, you will have to welcome the 2nd Live at Summer with the courage that you had received previously, right?





King: Indeed! Following the growth of Aqours, the chances of going up on many different stages would increase. I do not know what would happen from now on, so with this as a first step, with the second live I would be able to experience various things like the many differences of the various location , I would like to learn a greater number of things!









Takatsuki Kanako/Born on 25th September. As someone who was born in the Kansai Region,​​​​ the Kobe stop during the 2nd Live Tour would be a triumphant homecoming. With the World Memorial Hall as a stage, it carries traces of the many times where she had headed there to watch lives.