Next, in the feature on the isekai success comedy The Strongest Job is Apparently Not a Hero or a Sage, currently broadcasting every Saturday at 10:30 PM on ABEMA, Hisako Kanemoto, who plays the protagonist Hibiki, confessed about the high-tension recording environment full of ad-libs, saying, "Once things got started, it turned out to be a workplace where everyone went all out with the gags."
Furthermore, Kanemoto revealed the fact that she herself had auditioned for both the roles of Hibiki and Steelia (played by Sora Tokui in the main series), sharing a shocking episode where the sound director at the time gave her negative feedback, saying, "You're lacking something." She highly praised Tokui's eccentric performance, saying, "When I saw Ms. Tokui's powerful, 'beast-like' acting, where affection and obsession were mixed together, I was overwhelmed and thought, 'This is what I was lacking.'"
Additionally, during the "Hisako Kanemoto Appraisal Quiz" held on the show, surprising aspects of her true self were uncovered one after another, such as her past of longing to run a "mobile ramen shop" for 10 years, and how she got hooked on "mahjong" following a special program for this anime series. To Nakabayashi, who brilliantly answered the quiz correctly, Kanemoto showered her with praise in her local Okayama dialect with an intense energy that sounded like an incantation, enveloping the studio in big laughter.
In the second half of the program, they featured the anime Pokémon, which has entered its new chapter, the "Wonder Voyage Arc." Iwai passionately spoke about his own formative Pokémon experience when a friend let him play the original Red and Green, sharing a miraculous episode: "I suddenly encountered a Pikachu in the Viridian Forest." He deeply reflected on his roots, saying, "I was like, 'What is this cute character?!' and from there, I begged my parents to buy me Pokémon."
Furthermore, the show introduced scenes from "PRISMation Film Fes.2026," a festival for indie anime held recently at United Cinemas Toyosu. Tokui, who served as the MC, reported on the event's excitement, saying, "There were various types of works, and being able to watch short anime one after another in a movie theater was a luxurious time."
In the 87th episode broadcasting on May 29, Minori Fujidera, the lead voice actress, will appear live for a feature on the anime Ghost Concert: missing Songs. Along with semi-regular Tenshin Hantaro, the broadcast will feature an interview by anime critic Ryota Fujitsu, delivering content that fans cannot afford to miss.
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