6. Ayane Sakura

🔸Your name:

Sakura Ayane (sa-ku-ra a-ya-ne)

🔸Character name:

Mitake Ran

🔸Your signature:

🔸Self-portrait or PR photo:

🔸Dominant hand:

Right

🔸Agency:

I’m Enterprise

🔸Zodiac sign:

Aquarius

🔸Birthday:

Jan 29

🔸Your character’s instrument:

Guitar and Vocals

🔸In your involvement with 「BanG Dream!」 thus far, name one thing that left a deep impression on you (during recording, event, etc):

When I’m going over the script for events, lives, and recordings

🔸Your favorite original songs in 「BanG Dream!」 (multiple answers allowed):

All of them

🔸Your top 3 favorite cover songs in 「BanG Dream!」:

All of them (I’m serious)

🔸Your character’s most attractive qualities:

Being straightforward and yet isn’t honest about her feelings.

🔸A message to your character:

Ran, please be with me for life.

🔸Say a few words to your bandmates!

Someday let’s stand on stage as a full band.

🔸Here’s a chance to promote yourself and any upcoming events!!

Someday we’ll stand on stage as a full Afterglow. Everyone, please come and watch us.

[TN: BREAKING NEWS: This is going to happen!!!!! There will be a full Afterglow talk event on Feb 2, 2020! Not only that, they will also sing a few songs on stage! 😭]

7. Misawa Sachika

🔸Your name:

Misawa Sachika (mi-sa-wa sa-chi-ka)

🔸Character name:

Aoba Moca (a-o-ba mo-ka)

🔸Your signature:

🔸Self-portrait or PR photo:

🔸Dominant hand:

Right

🔸Agency:

Space Craft Entertainment Co Ltd

🔸Zodiac sign:

Capricorn

🔸Birthday:

Jan 13

🔸Your character’s instrument:

Guitar

🔸In your involvement with 「BanG Dream!」 thus far, name one thing that left a deep impression on you (during recording, event, etc):

When I played guitar as Moca-chan during 「BanG Dream! 7th☆LIVE」 at Nippon Budokan ✨

🔸Your favorite original songs in 「BanG Dream!」 (multiple answers allowed):

「Tsunagu, Soramoyou」

You can feel the Afterglow-ness, the bonding and spirit of the 5 members, as more fun times await them in the future ♡

🔸Your top 3 favorite cover songs in 「BanG Dream!」:

(1st) 「Fantastic future」

Being able to play Tamura Yukari-hime’s song in my beloved Garupa is just incredible ♡

(2nd) 「Charles」

(3rd) 「Cherry Bomb」

🔸Your character’s most attractive qualities:

A laid-back girl at first sight, but one who is quite attentive to people around her.

Although she’s always making fun of people, when she delves into her true feelings it becomes really emoi.

[TN: ‘Emoi’ is Moca’s catchphrase for ’emotional’]

🔸A message to your character:

Eat lots of bread and give emo~i live shows ♡

🔸Say a few words to your bandmates!

I think Moca’s happiness comes from seeing everyone enjoy themselves, so let’s carry on having as much fun as we like as a band ♥

🔸Here’s a chance to promote yourself and any upcoming events!!

I’m the host for 『BanG Dream! Garupa Radio with Afterglow』 ♡ Have a listen ♡

Follow @misawa_official for updates on Misawa-san ♡

[TN: She’s just begun co-hosting a new radio called 『BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! presents Afterglow’s Yuuyake STUDIO』 with Kanemoto Hisako (Tsugumi’s seiyuu). Check it out!]

8. Katou Emiri

🔸Your name:

Katou Emiri (ka-to-u e-mi-ri)

🔸Character name:

Uehara Himari

🔸Your signature:

🔸Self-portrait or PR photo:

🔸Dominant hand:

Right

🔸Agency:

81 Produce

🔸Zodiac sign:

Sagittarius

🔸Birthday:

Nov 26

🔸Your character’s instrument:

Bass

🔸In your involvement with 「BanG Dream!」 thus far, name one thing that left a deep impression on you (during recording, event, etc):

When I was recording for the anime, I kept staring at everyone’s ‘ANKLES’… Because they’re so pretty…

🔸Your favorite original songs in 「BanG Dream!」 (multiple answers allowed):

Afterglow’s Y.O.L.O!!!!!

(I got so emotional during recording that I cried…

Of course the number of ‘!’s is the same as the number of members too. It’s the best!)

🔸Your top 3 favorite cover songs in 「BanG Dream!」:

Sobakasu (nostalgic melody)

Sugar Song and Bitter Step (I simply love it)

Yuriyurarararayuruyuri Daijiken (can’t not include it.)

[TN for last song: She had a major role in the YuruYuri series]

🔸Your character’s most attractive qualities:

She’s always sunny and she loves everyone in Afterglow! (Hey, Hey, Hoh~!!)

🔸A message to your character:

I love you Himari, you’re adorable…

Eat more sweets…!

🔸Say a few words to your bandmates!

Y’all can try not to leave me hanging all the time during “Hey, Hey, Hoh~!” ♡ ♡

🔸Here’s a chance to promote yourself and any upcoming events!!

I’m grateful to be invited for the various events!

Check out my Twitter etc ♡ (haha)

[TN: As soon as the full-member Afterglow event was announced, she tweeted, “Finally…everyone is here!! We’ll be having an event…!! Everyone say it with me, Hey Hey, Hoh~!!”]

9. Hikasa Youko

🔸Your name:

Hikasa Youko (hi-ka-sa yo-u-ko)

🔸Character name:

Udagawa Tomoe (u-da-ga-wa to-mo-e)

🔸Your signature:

🔸Self-portrait or PR photo:

🔸Dominant hand:

Right

🔸Agency:

I’m Enterprise

🔸Zodiac sign:

Cancer

🔸Birthday:

7/16

🔸Your character’s instrument:

Drums

🔸In your involvement with 「BanG Dream!」 thus far, name one thing that left a deep impression on you (during recording, event, etc):

The studio where we did Bandori recordings had a lot of Shinto amulets…

🔸Your favorite original songs in 「BanG Dream!」 (multiple answers allowed):

Y.O.L.O!!!!!, COMIC PANIC!!!

🔸Your top 3 favorite cover songs in 「BanG Dream!」:

Don’t say “lazy”, READY STEADY GO, Butter-Fly

[TN for first song: She’s the original singer]

🔸Your character’s most attractive qualities:

She has a chill personality, she’s easily moved to tears, and she’s warm-hearted!

Soiya!

🔸A message to your character:

We gonna be together till forever!

Let’s visit Inoshima again!

[TN: Inoshima is a place from the event “Let’s Go! Sunset Adventure” where Tomoe brings the rest of Afterglow]

🔸Say a few words to your bandmates!

I hope someday all 5 of us can appear in an event together!!

🔸Here’s a chance to promote yourself and any upcoming events!!

BanG Dream! FILM LIVE will be in cinemas starting from 9/13 (Fri)!! That’s awesome!! Go watch it everyone!!

10. Kanemoto Hisako

🔸Your name:

Kanemoto Hisako (ka-ne-mo-to hi-sa-ko)

🔸Character name:

Hazawa Tsugumi (ha-za-wa tsu-gu-mi)

🔸Your signature:

🔸Self-portrait or PR photo:

[TN: Tsugumi says “I’ll keep doing my best~!!”]

🔸Dominant hand:

Right hand

🔸Agency:

Production Baobab

🔸Zodiac sign:

Sagittarius

🔸Birthday:

Dec 16

🔸Your character’s instrument:

Keyboard ♡

🔸In your involvement with 「BanG Dream!」 thus far, name one thing that left a deep impression on you (during recording, event, etc):

When I participated in Bandori Week’s Radio Matsuri, I read lines as Tsugumi, played games, and had a great time with everyone. Also, the support and penlights from the audience made me happy!

🔸Your favorite original songs in 「BanG Dream!」 (multiple answers allowed):

「Y.O.L.O!!!!!」 「Rambling Memory」.

「Returns」 「Yura・Yura Ring-Dong-Dance」 「Fire bird」

「Fuwa Fuwa☆Yumeiro Sandwich」

And many more!!

🔸Your top 3 favorite cover songs in 「BanG Dream!」:

Sobakasu, Tentai Kansoku, Secret base ~Kimi ga Kureta Mono~

🔸Your character’s most attractive qualities:

Simply put, she gives her best in everything she does! A positive, hardworking girl who cares a lot about her bandmates. It’s unbelievable how much energy she has, although she becomes overly tsugurific every now and then. She’s an amazing girl!!

🔸A message to your character:

I admire how she gives her all for the band and her bandmates. In addition, she works hard for the student council too. I’ll be continuing to watch Tsugumi’s growth by her side.

🔸Say a few words to your bandmates!

Y’all are truly the warmest of friends. Although our lives may change as the days pass, our “same as always” will be the bond that allows us to move forward!!

🔸Here’s a chance to promote yourself and any upcoming events!!

「BanG Dream! FILM LIVE」 will be released starting from 9.13!!

So much hype for the lives!! Please come and watch it with me in the cinemas!!

[TN: When she went for the live screening events, she wore a pair of cute Tsugumi keyboard-shaped earrings that she made herself!]

[Final TN: So it has been decided! Afterglow will have a full-member event in Feb next year! In fact, they’ve already met for photoshoots and interviews for a magazine!! I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve heard each of the Afterglow seiyuus talk about wanting to meet up with the rest of the band and have a full Afterglow event. With how busy they are, it’s almost unthinkable… But now it’s become a reality!! I’m so, so happy~ T-T]