"Takuma Terashima Was Always Fiddling With It": Voice Actors Get Hooked on the Robot's Craftsmanship! DANDIVINE TV Anime Advance Screening Report

Satomi, who had heard Inoue's views on ad-libs beforehand, revealed, "Inoue isn't someone who doesn't allow ad-libs. He has said that anime belongs to the director. It changes like a living thing depending on the person performing. There are hardly any comedy sketches without ad-libs." This drew a surprised reaction: "Is this show a comedy sketch?"

Satomi said, "The members of The Drifters don't change in character or personality, but things feel different when the setting changes. Inoue values that comedy-sketch feel." As the charm of carefully crafted dialogue within the humor was discussed, Shiraishi turned to Aizawa and said, "So we've been doing comedy sketches," and Aizawa smiled and said, "That makes sense. I won't deny it (that the show is like a comedy sketch)."

For the final messages, Satomi said, "About the toy you just saw a bit of, the silhouette after combining is really cool. We hope it will be loved for a long time, so I'd be very grateful if you could help build excitement on social media and elsewhere when it airs."

Director Cao said, "At the press conference in June, Hiro Tanaka (Good Smile Company) said that there hasn't been a combining robot in anime for about 30 years. I'd really like adults to post 'The combination is here!!' on social media. The staff will also work hard to finish the rest."

Aizawa said, "It's a robot anime, but from my perspective, it might also be a robot anime about a bunch of oddballs. The fight scenes are of course incredibly cool, but the daily-life parts also have very funny scripts, so I think it's a show that people who aren't familiar with robot anime can enjoy too."

Shiraishi continued, "In the first episode, everything is still in a normal state, but I hope everyone looks forward to what comes next. My impression of Akane from the audition is completely different from what she is now, but even though I'm a bit bewildered, she's still a funny heroine. I'm recording hoping you'll all feel that 'only DANDIVINE has this.' The characters who didn't appear today are also all incredibly charming and funny, so please look forward to them. Thank you for your support."

Finally, Terashima said, "I think the best part is that there's this cool robot in the middle of a comedy sketch. It's really, truly cool. If you buy the toy and hold it, I think you'll understand. Episode 1 is really amazing, and I hope you'll look forward to episode 2 and beyond. In episode 1, Genjuro Shijima said, 'I don't care what happens as long as the toys sell,' and I can strongly feel the energy of making this show in order to sell toys. The robots are simply cool, and as more characters who are cool or cute join in, I hope you'll also pay attention to the fact that the one right at the center is 'a boring man.'" He spoke passionately about the show, and the event came to a close.

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