From the May 2018 edition of Ultra Jump featuring Aqours sub-unit, AZALEA. You can purchase the physical copy on cdjapan or purchase digital copies via sites that offer it.

Thank you to Arishamod and the rest of Team Onibe for letting me use their questions template. They have translated some of the 100 Questions from previous Ultra Jump features (CYaRon!, Guilty Kiss (minus Ainya), Arisha).

Takatsuki Kanako, the voice of Kunikida Hanamaru

Nickname: King, Kinchan

Birthday: September 25th

Blood type: AB

Hobbies: Games

Specialty: Games, Singing

Notable Roles

TV Anime: Koi to Uso as Katou Ayano

Web Anime: Uma no Friends as Chestnut (Horse)

Broadcasts: A&G+ “Kanako and Sarara”

Favorite food?

Nankotsu (Chicken Cartilage), Liver, Sapporo Ichiban Shio Ramen

Disliked food?

Carrot, Shiitake (Mushroom)

Favorite sweets?

Hakata Toorimon, Popcorn (only salted butter flavour).

Your number one favorite home-cooked dish?

Original dishes using lotus root.

Favorite color?

Whatever colour I feel at that moment.

Favorite scent?

Something like the smell of a forest.

Favorite season?

Fall because it’s my Birthday!

Favorite event of the year?

New Year’s Eve.

What sport do you like watching?

I’m really addicted to “Asahinagu”, so I’m watching a lot of videos about Naginata!

What sport do you like playing?

I suck at sports, but I want to run around in games like Tag! (lol)

Favorite animal?

Dogs! But I love anything if it’s cute!

If you were to compare yourself to an animal, what would you be?

I’ve been told that I have a face of a cat, but I act like a dog.

Are you a dog person or a cat person?

I love them both so there’s no need to choose.

Favorite manga?

I’m re-reading Golden Kamuy right now.

Favorite genre of manga?

I read a lot of shonen manga—mostly battle action.

First manga you read?

Aim for the Ace! I remember my mother buying all the volumes and giving them to me.

First anime you watched?

Takoyaki Mantoman.

Favorite movie?

Grease is my bible! There’s so many others that I can’t fit it all in here.

Favorite musical artist?

I’ve been into TWICE lately.

Song(s) you listen to every day?

On Our Way by The Royal Concept.

First CD you bought?

Prince of Tennis’ Kunimitsu Tezuka’s album.

Your specialty song at karaoke?

Takoyaki Mantoman (this answer showed up again…)

Phone lock screen?

A drawing of Hanamaru by my favourite artist.

A clothing brand you often buy?

Merry jenny, jouetie, Aymmy.

Your best outfit?

I always pick my outfit for the occasion, so every outfit is my best!

Favorite place in your house?

Inside my futon.

What do you want most right now?

Popularity.

What’s something that you’ll always carry in your bag?

Earphones! I’m always listening to music while commuting.

What’s something you’ve been collecting unintentionally?

Hats… This year I got many berets.

What’s your treasure?

The hopes and dreams in my heart.

What kind of child were you?

The kid who’d always go home in the middle of Tag.

Your childhood treasure?

I never cared for things when I was younger.

Your childhood dream?

To be a singer!

Someone you respect?

Someone who tries their hardest to live happily.

If you could travel anywhere, where would you go?

I love the tropics! So places like Bali!

What country do you want to try visiting?

The Maldives

Any bad habits?

Talking to myself, I guess?

Do you have a catchphrase?

“I can eat this for the rest of my life!”

Charm point?

My eyebrows.

A strength you have?

Honesty.

A shortcoming you have?

I can’t lie.

Your special skill?

Singing and Hara Odori.

Something you’re bad at?

Winking.

A precise weakness of yours?

I’m bad with bugs… What do you want to fix about yourself?

My extremely fickle nature.

What are you confident you can imitate well?

Eiji Bandō

What’s something you could live off of?

Video Games

Your current obsession?

Games, foreign dramas, movies, and musical routines.

[Musical routines may refer to the cheesy morning dance shows… Or so that’s what was thought.]

A phrase you’ve been using a lot?

“S’like I been sayin’…”

Favorite motto?

Anything but death is just a scratch.

If you could describe yourself with one word, what would it be?

Greedy

Something you’ve been picky about recently?

How efficient I am at work.

Fill in the blank with something positive: I’m actually _.

I’m actually optimistic.

Fill in the blank with something negative: I’m actually _.

I’m actually clumsy.

Anything but this!

Being stuck in a room with bugs.

What would the world be better off without?

Cockroaches

How do you kill time?

I watch foreign dramas or read manga.

How do you relieve stress and refresh yourself?

By playing video games and sleeping a lot.

What app have you been using often recently?

The smartphone version of Dragon Quest V.

What’s something you always do once you wake up?

I go back to sleep.

What’s something you always do before you sleep?

I put on an eye mask that heats up and “steams” the eyes.

[This is most likely the same eye masks that showed up frequently in instagram or twitter posts that involved FKT.]

What do you do when you ride the train?

I listen to music, play Dragon Quest or read manga.

What do you do to maintain your health?

I eat every time my stomach rumbles.

What do you do when you have the day off?

I shut myself in and do nothing but play games.

What do you do when you have time to yourself?

I binge on games, anime, foreign dramas, and movies.

What do you do when you hang out with friends?

We drink alcohol and chit-chat!

Where do you want to go on your first date?

I would want to go for a stroll in the park.

If you were to confess to someone, what kind of situation would you want it to be?

I’ve always wanted to confess to someone by sticking a letter in their shoebox.

If someone were to confess to you, what kind of situation would you want it to be?

I’ve always wanted to be confessed to during an evening in the park.

Something fun that happened recently?

When I was in Taiwan, I went to a shooting gallery in the night market!

Something sad that happened recently?

I drank coffee for the first time in a while and got an upset stomach…

Something funny that happened recently?

During dance rehearsals, Furihata (Ai)-san was told to keep her feet shoulder-width apart, she actually spread herself out more and I laughed way too much.

Something about your past you want to erase?

I want to go back and redo school with my current memory intact.

A moment that made you think “This is a miracle!”?

When I was selected for the cast of Love Live! Sunshine!!.

A moment that made you think “I’m glad to be alive”?

When I feel like I’m supporting everyone who supports me.

What wish do you want granted in the future?

Everything in my dreams!!!

What’s something you wished for that came true?

Passing the audition for Love Live! Sunshine!!.

Any fond memories of 2017?

There’s a lot but the 1st and 2nd live are my fondest!

What went wrong in 2017?

I started a radio show and revealed my own heart of darkness…

What would you do if you won 100 million yen from the lottery?

I would save it until I could travel around the world!

What would you do if you had a time machine?

I would go 200 years into the future!

What would you want to do if the world were to end tomorrow?

I would relax and spend time with my family.

What would you want to eat if the world were to end tomorrow?

I want to eat the ganjang gejang I had in Korea one last time…

If you could bring one thing to a deserted island, what would it be?

Someone who can make a living on a deserted island.

If you were reborn in another world, what would you want to become?

A princess of a peaceful country.

If you were reborn in this world, what would you want to become?

A daughter of a celebrity.

If you were to be reborn, would you want to be male or female?

Female! Or ikemen.

What’s good about being a girl?

It’s fun when you can do your own makeup and dress up!

What’s something you’d want to try if you were male?

I would want to try being a male idol too!

A challenge you want to take on?

Skydiving.

A voice role you want to try in the future?

A strong-willed, responsible girl!

If you could do any job outside of voice acting, what would it be?

My dream is to be an Anisong singer and I’m still in the middle of working towards that!

What made you the happiest out of everything you’ve been told?

Someone saying, “you’re totally my type!” instead of “cute” makes me happy.

Have you been keeping any secrets from the rest of Aqours?

I might not show it sometimes, but I love all of you! (lol)

Where in Numazu would you like to visit again?

I would love to take a stroll near the school!~

Praise yourself as much as possible!

You’re the best, Kinchan~! Yaaay!

Memories of your first love?

I fell in love with a boy who wore glasses, was good at tennis and spoke in Kansai dialect.

[She’s most likely referring to Kunimitsu Tezuka from Prince of Tennis…]

Please tell us a life-changing experience.

When I was 19, I went to Tokyo alone with 500 yen in my savings.

Your thoughts on today’s photo-shoot?

The photo-shoot was fun!! Being able to wear clothes that I’d usually want to wear, but never can, made for a nice balance between Hanamaru and I. Also, all the effort that went into our sub-unit photos got me extremely excited.

Finally, a word for your fans!

As always, thank you very much!

Please become captivated by AZALEA’s magic!!