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).

Suwa Nanaka, the voice of Matsuura Kanan

Nickname: Suwawa

Birthday: November 2nd

Blood type: A

Hobbies: Watching movies, games, going on walks

Specialty: English, piano, calligraphy, yukata and hakama fittings

Notable Roles

TV Anime: PJ Berri no Mogumogu Munyamunya as Sunny Funny

Game: Shoumetsu Toshi 2 as Mami, Destiny Child as Daphne

Programs: Suwa Nanaka’s Suwawa World (still on-going!)

Favorite food?

Ice cream! I eat an ice cream every day!

Disliked food?

Rice…

Favorite sweets?

Jagabee and milk cake.

Your number one favorite home-cooked dish?

Cabbage rolls!

Favorite color?

Pastel Pink and Pastel Purple.

Favorite scent?

Sakura and Yuzu

Favorite season?

Fall

Favorite event of the year?

Christmas

What sport do you like watching?

None.

What sport do you like playing?

None. I’m an indoors person…

Favorite animal?

There’s so many to choose from…. But in the end, I have to go with rabbits.

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

A cat.

Are you a dog person? Or a cat person?

Cat person!

Favorite manga?

Hidamari Sketch!

Favorite genre of manga?

Slice of life or shoujo manga.

First manga you read?

I think it was Asari-chan…??

First anime you watched?

Uh… probably Ojamajo Doremi?

Favorite movie?

A Cinderella Story

Favorite musical artist?

Goto Yuko

Song(s) you listen to every day?

Anisongs!

First CD you bought?

Ojamajo Doremi character songs.

Your specialty song at karaoke?

Probably “Koi no Mikuru Densetsu”.

Phone lock screen?

A hand-written message board from Goto Yuko that I received for my Birthday last year.

A clothing brand you often buy?

F i.n.t, etc.

Your best outfit?

One-piece dresses.

Favorite place in your house?

On my one-man sofa.

What do you want most right now?

An Air purifier.

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

Motion sickness medication.

What’s something you’ve been collecting unintentionally?

Clothes!

What’s your treasure?

Drawings on signboards from people who I adore.

What kind of child were you?

A child who slept a lot.

Your childhood treasure?

Probably things like my manga?

Your childhood dream?

A nursery school teacher or a childcare worker.

Someone you respect?

Goto Yuko

If you could travel anywhere, where would you go?

Europe.

What country do you want to try visiting?

France.

Any bad habits?

I pout.

Do you have a catchphrase?

“Un.”

[Yes, ok type of phrase]

Charm point?

My hair style with long bangs.

A strength you have?

I’m able to carry out my original plan!!!

A shortcoming you have?

I get too absorbed in my own world easily…

Your special skill?

Piano.

Something you’re bad at?

Sleeping early.

A precise weakness of yours?

Cute things.

What do you want to fix about yourself?

I tend to stay up way too late…

What are you confident you can imitate well?

(Kurosawa) Ruby probably.

What’s something you could live off of?

My cellphone.

Your current obsession?

I’ve been watching the TV Program, “Kasouken no Onna” every day. I’m recording the new series and all the rebroadcasts too!

A phrase you’ve been using a lot?

Enjoy!

[this was first started by Furihata Ai and the rest of the Aqours members caught on…]

Favorite motto?

Challenge & Never Give up

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

Easygoing.

[Suwawa refers to “まいペース” which is literally “My Pace” in English. This refers to her just moving along at her own speed. Easygoing or chill are some singular words that I came across to describe this in a single word.]

Something you’ve been picky about recently?

Re-modelling and rearranging my room.

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

well-organized.

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

bad at maintaining a good diet.

Anything but this!

Being forced to eat rice balls…

What would the world be better off without?

Crowded trains.

How do you kill time?

“LINEPOP2”

How do you relieve stress and refresh yourself?

I take a bath.

What app have you been using often recently?

“Pages”

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

I wash my face.

What’s something you always do before you sleep?

I heat up my hot-water bottle.

What do you do when you ride the train?

“LINEPOP2”

What do you do to maintain your health?

I drink supplements.

What do you do when you have the day off?

I go out with my friends.

What do you do when you have time to yourself?

I watch TV.

What do you do when you hang out with friends?

We go to public baths (onsen) ♨️

Where do you want to go on your first date?

Aquarium.

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

I would want it to be just the two of us.

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

A situation with the perfect mood in the perfect place.

Something fun that happened recently?

I had an event at Sanrio Puroland!

Something sad that happened recently?

The dream I had last night. In my dream, I watched this depressing story but before I could see the end, I woke up… I had to think of my own ending…

Something funny that happened recently?

I forgot a part in the Aozora Jumping Heart routine and I was caught staring at (Takatsuki) Kanako on video.

Something about your past you want to erase?

It’s a secret.

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

When I was chosen for (Matsuura) Kanan’s role.

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

When I get to touch the things I like.

What wish do you want granted in the future?

I want more anime roles in the future!

What’s something you wished for that came true?

I became a voice actress.

Any fond memories of 2017?

HAPPY PARTY TRAIN TOUR!

What went wrong in 2017?

I fell asleep on my one-man sofa.

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

I would buy a house.

What would you do if you had a time machine?

Go back in time to gain more skills.

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

Go out and make memories.

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

Beef stew.

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

A friend.

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

A witch.

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

I want to be a magical girl.

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

Female.

What’s good about being a girl?

Girls can touch each other (lol)

[…………………]

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

A harem.

A challenge you want to take on?

A trip around the world.

A voice role you want to try in the future?

A gentle girl.

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

A nursery school teacher or a childcare worker.

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

There’s so many to choose from… I can’t decide.

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

A secret is a secret ♪

Where in Numazu would you like to visit again?

Awashima~

Praise yourself as much as possible!

Great!

Memories of your first love?

? Uhhh… I don’t remember…

Please tell us a life-changing experience.

? Aren’t there always life-changing experiences? (lol)

Your thoughts on today’s photo-shoot?

There were a lot of great shots, and the themes were cute. I can’t wait to see the final product!

Finally, a word for your fans!

Even though our fantastic fan meeting tour is over now, we have our 3rd Live Tour coming up with many more opportunities to see each other. So please continue to follow us.