Tasunke's Random Ramblings

The new Pretty Cure series, Heartcatch Pretty Cure, is coming up soon, and the seiyuu have been announced for the lead roles of Cure Blossom and Cure Marine. They are Nana Mizuki, and Fumie Mizusawa, respectively. Each of the two seiyuu have created a personal message for the fans. The actual messages and their translations follow after the jump.


The first is from Nana Mizuki (水樹奈々), who is voicing Cure Blossom/Tsubomi (キュアブロッサム／花咲つぼみ).

以前からプリキュアシリーズの大ファンで、ずっと子供向けのアニメをやりたかったので、キュアブロッサム役に決定して最高にうれしいです！！多くの子供たちが見ている「ハートキャッチプリキュア！」に出演できてとても幸せです。いつか私も子供達から、「プリキュアのお姉ちゃん」と呼んでもらえる日がくるのかなと、想像するだけでうれしくてついつい微笑んでしまいます（笑）。
（プリキュアは）どのシリーズを通しても友情や絆がテーマに描かれていて、夢を与えてくれる作品です。内容も可愛いだけじゃなく、泣けるお話もあったり、深いストーリーが多いので、「ハートキャッチプリキュア！」ではどんな物語が展開されるのか楽しみです。

Translation:

Because I’ve been a huge fan of the Pretty Cure series for some time, and I’ve always wanted to try doing [voice work for] children’s anime, I’m extremely happy to be chosen for the part of Cure Blossom!! I’m very happy to be able to perform in “Heartcatch Pretty Cure!” that so many children will be watching. When I think that sometime the day may come when kids call me “Ms. Pretty Cure,” even if it’s just my imagination, it brings an unconscious smile to my lips (lol).
(Pretty Cure is) the kind of series that continues to depict things like friendship and other such bonds, and a work that grants dreams. It’s not just about cute things; there’s stories that move you to tears, and numerous profound stories; the development of such a story in “Heartcatch Pretty Cure!” will be fun.

The second is from Fumie Mizusawa (水沢史絵), who is voicing Cure Marine/Erika (キュアマリン／来海えりか).

キュアマリン役に決定したときは、うれしくて1人で大騒ぎしちゃいました（笑）。小躍りするってこういうことかなって（笑）。ウキウキしています。
以前「ふたりはプリキュアMaxHeart」（2005年2月～放送）で、主人公のプリキュアの一人・雪城ほのかに憧れる後輩役（加賀山美風）を演じたので、今回キュアマリン役に決まって、「ついに憧れのプリキュアになれた！」と思いました。何年越しかの思いを果たせてうれしいです！
「ハートキャッチプリキュア！」を、今見てくれている子供達が、２０年先でも思い出してくれるような心に残る作品にしていきたいと思っています。

Translation:

When they chose me for the part of Cure Marine, I was happy and singularly making a huge ruckus (lol). I was jumping for joy like this (lol). I was exuberant.
Since I voiced an underclassman that admired the protagonist Honoka Yukishiro (Miwa Kagayama[B1]) in “Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart” (which premiered in February of 2005), when I was chosen to play Cure Marine, I thought, “Finally, the Pretty Cure role I’ve longed for!” The thought that I’ve been able to accomplish that after many years makes me happy!
With “Heartcatch Pretty Cure!” I think I’d like to go and make the kind of work that kids can watch now, and still remember fondly 20 years later.

Translation notes:
[B1] I had the hardest time tracking down these kanji: 加賀山美風. What I found on the Japanese Wikipedia was this: 加賀山美羽, which they had Miu Kagayama as the reading for. However, the English Wikipedia entry for Fumie Mizusawa has the reading Miwa Kagayama. I’m not sure which is correct. ^^;

Source: Message from the Heartcatch Precure seiyuu. (Asahi TV’s official Heartcatch Pretty Cure Site)
[Image: Precure Wikia]

Tags: Anime, Heartcatch Pretty Cure, Pretty Cure

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