Kentaro Kumagai & Yasuaki Takumi Discuss "Originality in Acting" - Saku Mizuno and Cast of 'Ansatsusha' Share Post-Recording Interactions on "ShibuAni" #69

On ABEMA, "SHIBUYA ANIME BASE (#ShibuAni)" #69 was broadcast live on Friday, December 5th from 9 PM to 10 PM. This episode welcomed Hinaho Takeda from Suupeas as a guest, delving into Takeda's favorite anime history, and also delivered the second part of a special conversation between Yasuaki Takumi and Kentaro Kumagai.

In the second part of "KapuKapu Talk," a popular segment where the show pairs two people from the anime industry to chat over a meal, Kentaro Kumagai consulted seriously with Yasuaki Takumi. He shared, "When playing characters who aren't bound by common sense, I struggle with how to express them," and revealed, "When I think about it that way, I'm told that my rationality shows through, or that my serious side comes out."

In response, Takumi offered advice: "There are many people in the industry who can perform comical scenes with various flavors, like Daisuke Kishio, Takeshi Maeda, and Setsuji Sato. But if you think 'I'll do it like them,' people can tell you're forcing it or being fake. So I think you have no choice but to find your own style, and when you try to do something weird, people immediately notice you're overreaching. I value that aspect." Kumagai showed his understanding, saying, "I think I was falling into that trap."