What leaves an even deeper impression in my opinion, is the dialogue, as well as the conflict. It goes without saying that the action scenes are one of the main highlights. You will see over the course of a mere few hours, how these children come closer to adulthood – that is just how much the movie focuses on the human drama aspects. It’s a coming-of-age story that depicts how these boys grow into adults, not unlike the film Stand by Me. There are action scenes, obviously, but the movie shows how the hearts of our heroes grow. Q: What is your overall impression of the Monster Strike anime?Ī: Before seeing it, I thought it would be a battle series. * note: that would be Arslan Senki, where Kobayashi voices King Arslan and Sakamoto voices Falangies Have the freedom to act out the role as you see fit’. Even if you end up deviating slightly, let it be as it is. Kobayashi-kun said to me, ‘I am learning of these stories for the first time as Ren himself does not recall them happening. The Ren I voice is a Ren who has lost his memories. I worked with Kobayashi-kun on another show* and was always in awe of his natural acting ability so I felt glad and strangely secure in having an opportunity to voice the childhood version of one of Kobayashi-kun’s roles. So it might have seemed useful but I’m not that sure any more (laughs). When I actually watched it on Youtube however, I found that the mood and tone are quite different from that of the movie version. I believed I had to get to know the character of Ren that Kobayashi-kun had spent this past year developing. Q: You voice the 10-year old Ren – did you use Kobayashi Yusuke’s performance as 14-year old Ren as a reference point?Ī: Yes I did. The web anime was quite well made (as far as kids’ shows go) and Crunchyroll has just picked it up, so why not check it out? She voices the child version of protagonist Homura Ren, whose teenage incarnation is voiced by Kobayashi Yusuke. Maaya was one of the big names hired for the movie version alongside Mizuki Nana and Yamadera Koichi. The anime is based on one of Japan’s most popular mobage, with the series airing 51 episodes on Youtube this year. Translation of an interview with Sakamoto Maaya on her role in the Monster Strike movie, which opened at #1 in Japan this week in terms of tickets sold thanks to all the game tie-ins that pulled in the young school crowd.
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