"Hiroki Yasumoto, Rock 'n' Roll with Spicy Cream Puffs!? The 'Veteran Voice Actor MC' Takes on Daring Yo Asobi: 'I've Never Seen This Side of Yasumoto-san Before'"

ABEMA's "Anime LIVE Channel" aired episode #3 of "Say You To Yo Asobi Monday" on April 28th (Monday) at 10 PM.

In this broadcast, voice actors Yasumoto and Kobayashi, who have extensive connections in the voice acting industry, engaged in various activities. They played 'Ultimate Voice Actor Choice,' where they had to name just one voice actor they thought of for various situational prompts. Additionally, there was a segment called 'Yasumoto-san Should Do This,' designed to bring out sides of Yasumoto that Kobayashi had never seen before. Various other fun activities were also featured in the show.

■ Mustard Cream Puffs and Natto Pasta!? Hiroki Yasumoto's "Full-On Play"

Since joining "Say You To Yo Asobi" in 2019, Yasumoto has been energizing the show alongside seven different partners. This year, Kobayashi, who teamed up with Yasumoto as an MC, prepared a special project to draw out Yasumoto's hidden charms. On the whiteboard, titled "Today's Sore Yasu-Menu," were eight missions crafted by Kobayashi, such as "Cute Pose Selfie," "Full-on Slip-and-Fall," and "Serious Food Report," with a rule allowing him to refuse one task.

Regarding the "Serious Food Report," Yasumoto speculated, "They must have prepared something edible (a meal), so if I refuse, the AD will be sad. I thought about causing trouble for the AD..." The program staff had indeed prepared a table for the meal, prompting Yasumoto to exclaim, "There's no refusal option! The pressure is intense! Then don't give me this (a card saying 'Refusal')! I can't use it!" Begrudgingly, he took on the role of a gourmet reporter and attempted a food report on natto meat sauce pasta.

After momentarily leaving the studio, Yasumoto popped back into the frame from off-camera, introducing himself with, "From below, springing up, it's Hiroki Yasumoto here," and continued, "I'm at a place rumored to have excellent natto meat sauce pasta, but should I go in? What to do?" He humorously stepped out of the frame, only to follow up with, "Not going in? That's ridiculous!" This self-deprecating humor caused the studio to erupt in laughter, with comments like "Never seen Yasumoto like this before www" flooding in.

When the natto meat sauce pasta finally appeared, Yasumoto took a bite and admitted, "Troublingly, it's pretty good." He added, "The meat sauce has a strong tomato aroma, so the natto smell doesn't bother. It's genuinely delicious, which is quite inconvenient." Kobayashi pressed further, asking, "How is this natto meat sauce pasta?" Yasumoto concluded with a pun on his name, "This natto meat sauce pasta is Deliciousmoto!"

Despite his complaints, Yasumoto threw himself into various scenarios, from eating mustard cream puffs to impersonating a mother to make a baby laugh.