Nana Mizuki Yomiuri Pop Style feature
Someone pointed this blog post out to me on IRC. Apparently, Nana Mizuki was featured in a Daily Yomiuri section called “Pop Style.” There was a blog post about it, and I’ve done my best to translate the relevant segments of it, which are after the jump.
Translation:
Well, the last end-of-the-year NHK Kouhaku Uta Gassen was good, wasn’t it? As for me, when all is said and done, I was especially impressed by Nana Mizuki’s appearance on stage as the first seiyuu to do so. Anime Songs, Anison for short, certainly have been featured on TV recently, but, spots on the people who sing them have, save a few exceptions, been non-existent. Ms. Mizuki was featured in the [January] 13th evening paper’s “popstyle”!
As noted in the article, for New Year’s Eve, I watched Mizuki’s singing from within the Tokyo area via 1-seg on my cell phone, while at the same time our music reporter (Makoto) was covering the event on-site, capturing the sights and sounds.
In the main interview, which was done last year, a part that was not included in the article, that was impressive, was the story that a lot of fan mail came from abroad. Because Kouhaku Uta Gassen was relayed overseas, people were able to see and enjoy it, gathering together from various places such as South Korea, China, the United States, France, Brazil, etc. Mizuki herself has said, that because she has never been abroad to sing, that she definitely wants to go.
So, what I was most suprised about coming into this new year was the news that in the new program “Heartcatch Pretty Cure!” which starts broadcasting on February 7th, Mizuki was chosen to play the part of the voice one of the protagonists, Cure Blossom. Speaking of the 8:30 AM slot in TV Asahi’s Sunday morning block, this is the 7th series in the long running “Pretty Cure” franchise targeted at girls. Personally, I remember how the original “Futari wa Pretty Cure” tempestuously strode onto the scene, and has continued forward as such, with especially strong feelings.
Shifting production staff, it was anounced that Nagamine Tatsuya would be the series director, Kuriyama Midori series organizer, and Yoshihiko Umakoshi character designer. Ladies and gentlemen, as these are the same people who excitedly brought us the series “Ojamajo Doremi” which broadcast in this same slot previously, I look forward to the start of broadcasting of this series, wondering if they’ll give us a Pretty Cure with a taste of Doremi this time.
It certainly will be interesting to see what this team’s take on Pretty Cure will be. They’ve got some big shoes to fill in some aspects. ;)
今週のＡＬＬ ＡＢＯＵＴは水樹奈々さんです！ (Daily Yomiuri Pop Style Blog)
[Image shamelessly ripped from that same article. ;) ]
Tags: Anime, Heartcatch Pretty Cure, Nana Mizuki, Pretty Cure
