ついに襲学旅行です！関西三都が愛情と偏見に溢れて描かれている第14話、この話は中島さん曰く「今石監督がやりたい放題やった回が4話 なら、この話が俺のやりたい放題回」とのことです。次々と濃いキャラクターが登場しましたが、なかでも印象的なのが、大阪を取り仕切る強烈な財閥御曹司・ 宝多金男。なにやら皐月さまとも因縁があるようでかなり気になるキャラクターですが、この宝多金男、声を演じていらっしゃるのは劇団☆新感線の劇団員であ る粟根まことさん。声優さんではなく舞台俳優の方です。中島さんとは30年来の付き合いで、アフレコはツーカーの息で収録が進んだのだとか。既にご存知の方も多いとは思いますが、四天王の蛇崩役の新谷真弓さんもナイロン100℃という人気劇団の女優さん。今石監督も「声優さんと舞台の役者さんではお芝居のアプローチの仕方が異なる」と仰っていたそうですが、その違いもまた、この作品に多様性や新鮮さを与える一因となっているのかもしれません！樋口でした。

The school raid trip has finally started! How is everyone enjoying KILL la KILL's stereotypical image of Kansai? If episode 4 was Mr. Imaishi's free ticket to do whatever he wishes to do, Mr. Nakashima says episode 14 was his turn to do so! A lot of new characters were introduced in this week's episode, but the most impressive out of the bunch is Kaneo Takarada without doubt! It seems like Kaneo has some feud going on with Satsuki, but what's really amazing is the person inside the character! Mr. Awane who does the voice for Kaneo Takarada isn't actually a professional voice actor, but a stage actor from Mr. Nakashima's theatrical team Shinkansen! Mr. Nakashima and Mr. Awane have been working together for about 30 years, and the recording session really reflected that. Some of our subscriber may already know, but Ms. Shintani who does the voice for Nonon also comes from a theatrical team Nylon 100 Degrees Celsius. According to Mr. Imaishi, stage actors take a very different approach when acting their characters. That difference from normal voice actors may also be one of the many factors that give KILL la KILL such a distinct taste!

Higuchi reporting out!