“Spoiler”: Nobody expected Tiger & Bunny to be a big hit. Currently we’re placing bets on whether they’ll announce S2 or a movie by the end of the season. (I want a movie, I think Aki’s more for a second season.)
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Seiyuu interview in Cool Voice, issue 5
Hi, it’s Aki the member of Sternbild who was supposed to translate this ages ago!
Today we have for you an interview from the 5th issue of Cool Voice, with Tiger and Barnaby’s seiyuu, Hirata Hiroaki and Morita Masakazu. It’s a bit tl;dr, but I decided to translate the whole thing – they make some interesting points about the characters they play and I think it’s an interesting read in general.
If you happen to have some scans with interviews/comments/other stuff related to Tiger & Bunny you’d like to see translated, e-mail us at ThisIsSternbild[at]gmail.com – I might translate it if we find it interesting enough!
Scanned by vanishing-age, used with permission.
Disclaimer: not a professional translator, doing this for fun, etc. Standard fantranslation rules apply.
Episode 15 or nice guys just can’t get a break
That thing with summer and swimsuits that producer Tamura talked about in the magazine snippet we found? Well we did get characters in swimsuits in this episode, just as he promised. But no beach episode. In other words, trolled again. （；￣д￣） And apart from finding inventive ways to distract us with, this episode had a lot of interesting stuff going on…
15. The sky’s the limit…
限界は空高くに。。。
This week, King of Moe has his spot in the limelight. And Tiger & Bunny is a really cruel show to the nicest of the nice guys.
NEXTs – what we know and don’t know
Tiger & Bunny is still stingy about how much important information it lets through to the audience, but this time we got something new to feed the speculations again. Click to find out what theories we’ve cooked up. (Complimentary mayo available if you happen to be in the Kotetsu school of condiments.)
Blue Rose’s character song single
Blue Rose’s character song single came out yesterday and we were able to sample it today. If we have to find something nice to say about it, I guess it would be that it’s very in-character. The single has two songs sung by Minako Kotobuki, Blue Rose/Karina’s seiyuu, and karaoke versions of them.
The first track is GO NEXT! which is also the in-series Hero TV closing theme. It’s credited to Blue Rose, and even at best ear-grating. The song doesn’t suit Kotobuki’s voice and we felt that it was purposefully made to sound worse than it could have been. It makes sense from the character’s point of view. It’s something the sponsors want Blue Rose to sing, unlike the other song on the CD.
The second track is My Song which was the insert song in episode 4. It’s credited to Karina Lyle and is a much more pleasant listening experience. It’s a song that represents Karina’s own dreams and it does much better justice to Kotobuki’s voice. Still, overall My Song doesn’t leave a lasting impression.
We can’t really recommend this CD for the music. But if you’re a big fan of Minako Kotobuki or if you liked the insert song in episode 4, then it might be worth getting.
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