Kuroneko by Yuuki Hagure
I'm usually clueless as how to introduce DFC Saturday posts. What could I say? Today's installment features a Shooter, a Chinese pilot, a black cat, a Puella Magi, a human magician, a nightmare eater, and a tiger.
Fang Lin Yin by Hashimoto Takayoshi
Merry Nightmare by ao
picture by watayuki
BRS by risoumaeda
BRS by ph9595
Fang Lin Yin by pinax
Kirisame Marisa by kaneru
Kaname Madoka by sora to umi
Aisaka Taiga by biyondo
A 30-minute video with 177 female seiyuu has appeared on NND. Each one's introduction is shown for 10 seconds - a photo, 3 roles (2 if there aren't enough representative roles), her name in kanji, and a song related to one of the series she has been cast in. As the name is shown in the video, it's hard to make it a contest of who recognizes how many. Still, you can honestly realize if you know the seiyuu, or if you don't know her at all. I got about 96, counting only those I knew, not those I recognized by their names. How many do you know?
January 19 released Charater Image Singles Hirasawa Ui, Suzuki Jun, and Manabe Nodoka have ranked #5, #8, #9, respectively, in the Oricon Weekly Chart. They keep up the excellent streak of K-ON releases that have been ranking in Oricon Top 10 regularly.
Doujin manga series about cockroaches titled "!!" will be adapted by production company MOVIC into an anime broadcast via mobile phones, titled "Gokicha!! Cockroach Girls". The main characters, a cockroach girl and her cockroach friend, will be voiced by Noto Mamiko and Kugimiya Rie, respectively.
The manga "!!" is about a cockroach girl that has moved from Hokkaido and does her best to make friends with humans. It was released in 2009 at Comiket 77, and a sequel called "!!!" was released at the following Comiket, that is Comiket 78.
Source: Moetron
Iyashi-kei fans, rejoice! Tamayura, having released a 2-episode OVA in Fall 2010, will get a TV series treatment. Other details, including airing season, are yet to be decided.
The staff seems to remain the same and of course the same should apply for the cast as well. Direction by Satou Junichi (director of ARIA series), script by Yoshida Reiko (screenwriter for ARIA series, Kaleido Star, REC, etc.), voices of main characters performed by Taketatsu Ayana, Asumi Kana, Iguchi Yuka, and Gibu Yuuko.
Source: Tamayura official site
Chitose Sana by muririn
I'm so glad it's Saturday today because I'm very tired. Looking for the pictures to use in today's DFC has relieved some of my fatigue, though. If you also happen to have piled up some fatigue, I'm sure that you will be able to regain some of your lost spirits by having a look at the fascinating flat sceneries. Enjoy!
Yuuna by Kusaka Souji
Flandre Scarlet by tonbi
Miyazaki Nodoka by shizuku-mahoroba
Hatsune Miku by hanamarubb
Sophie by kyuri
Saya by aburidashi zakuro
Sora (Stellar Theater) by Suzuhira Hiro
Kisume and Yamame by sayori
Fate Testarossa original illustration
Happy Birthday Mizuki Nana-chan! Nana-chan is turning 17 today, for the 14th time. As a birthday present for Nana-chan, I have ordered her autobiography titled Shin Ai, which is going up for sale today. She talks there about her harsh times in childhood when she had to go through a strict training from her father, and her steps to the professional career that were tainted by living in poverty, owing to her unbelievably tight monthly budget of 30,000 yen, and sexual harassment. I'm sure it will definitely be worth the read for any Nana fan. If you want to make Nana-chan happy, you can buy the autobiography at CDJapan. However, the book is, of course, fully in Japanese.
An interesting image depicting the growth of Hanazawa Kana. She's always been cute. Now, she's cute and beautiful.
Futami Ami & Mami by mercy rabbit
Continuing on the same note as the last time, more bunnies are coming up today. Enjoy!
Merry Nightmare by mameshiba
picture by Matsudo Aya
BRS and Deadmaster by siv
Fate Testarossa by an unknown artist
Flower by an unknown artist
Nagato Yuki and Noumi Kudryavka by akahige
Hiiragi Noa by Sakura Koharu
picture by emperpep
Kaname Madoka and Akemi Homura by an unknown artist
A devoted fan of K-ON donated the amount of 500,000 yen to the Former Toyosato Elementary School, the model for Sakuragaoka High School from K-ON. Nobody seems to doubt the validity of above proof so we should probably consider this information true. Let us hope this money is used for good purposes, serving well K-ON pilgrims as well as the school building.
Source: Kyou mo Yarareyaku
I'm totally exhausted after writing all those 140 names and looking some of them up when I didn't recognize them either by face or name. Here it is. I'm going to watch Kore wa Zombie Desu ka now.
Row 1: Harada Hitomi, Sakura Ayane, Mizuhara Kaoru, Aizawa Mai, Togashi Misuzu, Yonezawa Madoka, Inoue Kikuko, Hisakawa Aya, Matsuoka Yuki, Kaneda Tomoko
Row 2: Yuzuki Ryouka, Mizuhashi Kaori, Orikasa Fumiko, Yukana, Gotou Yuuko, Konno Hiromi, Oohara Sayaka, Kuwashima Shouko, Ikezawa Haruna, Tamura Yukari
Row 3: Kawasumi Ayako, Nabatame Hitomi, Horie Yui, Takahashi Chiaki, Hirohashi Ryou, Asano Masumi, Chiba Saeko, Sanada Asami, Matsuki Miyu, Imai Asami
Row 4: Nogawa Sakura, Kuwatani Natsuko, Kanda Akemi, Tanaka Rie, Koyama Kimiko, Kugimiya Rie, Mizuki Nana, Kobayashi Sanae, Kimura Madoka, Noto Mamiko
Row 5: Endou Aya, Sakamoto Maaya, Morinaga Rika, Takahashi Mikako, Ueda Kana, Arai Satomi, Kadowaki Mai, Toyoguchi Megumi, Chihara Minori, Itou Shizuka
Row 6: Gibu Yuuko, Nakahara Mai, Saitou Chiwa, Shimizu Ai, Shintani Ryouko, Satou Rina, Nonaka Ai, Fukuen Misato, Kobayashi Yuu, Saitou Momoko
Row 7: Gotou Mai, Fujimura Ayumi, Shiraishi Ryouko, Sakurai Harumi, Fukui Yukari, Watanabe Akeno, Sasaki Nozomi, Shimizu Kaori, Inoue Nana, Asumi Kana
Row 8: Honda Youko, Miyazaki Ui, Katou Emiri, Kano Yui, Oohashi Ayuru, Nanjou Yoshino, Yoshida Hitomi, Oki Kanae, Fujita Saki, Kitta Izumi
Row 9: Shindou Kei, Inoue Marina, Nazuka Kaori, Sawashiro Miyuki, Fujitou Chika, Hikasa Youko, Takamoto Megumi, Nomizu Iori, Takagaki Ayahi, Makino Yui
Row 10: Shimoda Mami, Koshimizu Ami, Sanpei Yuuko, Satou Satomi, Mimori Suzuko, Uchida Aya, Fukuhara Kaori, Yahagi Sayuri, Hirota Shion, Honda Mariko
Row 11: MAKO, Toyosaki Aki, Sakai Kanako, Itou Kanae, Gotou Saori, Izawa Shiori, Takamori Natsumi, Tamura Mutsumi, Kitamura Eri, Kayano Ai
Row 12: Tatsumi Yuiko, Hirano Aya, Kanemoto Hisako, Oogame Asuka, Akesaka Satomi, Oohara Momko, Kataoka Azusa, Iguchi Yuka, Ise Mariya, Hara Sayuri
Row 13: Komatsu Mikako, Gouda Aya, Mikami Shiori, Hanazawa Kana, Nakajima Megumi, Taketatsu Ayana, Ookubi Rumi, Omigawa Chiaki, Tokui Sora, Tomatsu Haruka
Row 14: Tanaka Manami, Sasaki Mikoi, Hayami Saori, Kotobuki Minako, Touyama Nao, Yuuki Aoi, Teramoto Yukika, Seto Asami, Hidaka Rina, Minase Inori
I won't have to look up the names of Idolmaster characters anymore, because I'll learn them soon. Idolmaster, the new generation Tamagochi game by Nintendo, is getting an anime adaptation. The exact dates haven't been stated yet, but we can expect it to air in the second half of 2011.
2010 was quite an interesting year when it comes to the seiyuu world, in my opinion. The new generation of seiyuu became very prominent and many of the most memorable characters were voiced by some of them. Another trend seems to be that seiyuu are gradually getting nearer and nearer to the music industry, producing singles and albums that reach high ranks in Oricon and doing more of the live singing work. I will go over some seiyuu that were in the center of attention in 2010 and summarize my opinions on their year 2010.
Taketatsu Ayana
I think that 2010 belonged to Taketatsu Ayana. She had several major roles and a lot of smaller ones in 2010. The three most notable would probably be Nakano Azusa from K-ON!!, Kousaka Kirino from Ore no Imouto..., and Isurugi Mio from MM!, all of whom she pulled off perfectly. Besides these three, whose emotional gears and flows might be quite similar, Ayacchi also did a great job with other characters whose personalities are totally different to the three so she proved herself to be a versatile seiyuu. In Tamayura, she voiced Sawatari Fuu, an absent-minded, innocent girl who loves photography and acts adorably. Ayacchi also voiced athletic Takahara Ayumi in Kami Nomi, lesbian Shimizu Miharu in Baka Test, sweet Alice-chan in HOTD, mysterious cat-girl Nozomi in Mayoi Neko, and more.
Hanazawa Kana
Kanatan had several great roles in 2009 too, but 2010 seems to have been the breaking point in her career. Most people will remember her as the angelic-sweet girl from Angel Beats, Tachibana Kanade aka Tenshi. It's also the role after which I recognized her as a top-class seiyuu. Kana played a lot of roles besides Tenshi. What's interesting about her roles that I usually either love that character or that character is getting on my nerves. Four examples of the latter ones are Kobato, Kozue from Occult Gakuin, Miyano Mayu from B Gata, and Anri from Drrr. But fortunately, the former ones outweigh them. Character such as the aforementioned Tenshi, Kuroneko, Susukihotaru from Zakuro, and Shiomiya Shiori from Kami Nomi are adorable, and a large share of the credit for that goes to Kana. I just hope that she will never again voice something so disgusting as Potemayo since she managed to make it even more annoying ^^'
Apart from voicing, Kana and Ayana were featured in many seiyuu magazines in leading articles, and they were also rather busy with radio programs and other shows. They really were in the spotlight.
Yuuki Aoi
The 18-year-old Yuuki Aoi performed several major roles in 2010, all of which she did perfectly, and particularly in the second half of the year 2010 drew huge attention to herself. In Spring, she appeared as Mina Tepes in Dance in the Vampire Bund. The role of a haughty vampire loli fit her perfectly and I thought at that time she must be best at such roles. Summer came and Shiki started and Yuuki Aoi was cast there as a reticent, posh zombie loli. Then, I changed my opinion and thought: "Yuuki Aoi is best as an elegant loli who is more on the calm and quiet side." Time passed, seasons changed and Hyakka Ryouran began airing. Yuuki Aoi voiced the main character, Yagyuu Juubei, who had kind of split personalities, putting it simply and spoiler-free. The more common personality was silly and loving; the other one was dark and callous. To top it off, Juubei's chest area abounded with fat, making her well-developed, no loli. At that point I came to realize that Yuuki Aoi's voice is very characteristic, yet she is extremely versatile. Unlike Kugyuu, for example, who is best as a flat-chested, short-tempered loli, and other of her roles are substantially worse, except for Shirayuki Mizore imho. Yuuki Aoi has a bright future, being close to the top at the age of 18. I'm sure we can expect a lot of her in this year. Now, I'm going to watch Gosick to check her out in the role of another posh-looking loli, Victorique.
Kuroneko by teruru
First DFC Saturday in the new year is here. 2011 is the year of rabbit, so there are a few bunny ears and bunny girl dresses in this post. Of course, with girls wearing them included. I wish you a lot of pettan in the new year!
Saya by bream-tan
Remilia Scarlet by rayban
Shana by roke
picture by reku
BRS and Deadmaster by sabachiyo land
Yui and Azusa by k10k
Lucchini by youkan
picture by yukie
Kuroneko by kumomiya
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