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Digimon Adventure 02 Best Partner -Kizuna- voice actor interview series

Published on July 30, 2021September 6, 2022 by KazariLeave a comment

A translation of a series of interviews posted on the Digimon Partners website between June 22 and July 30, 2021, held with the voice actors involved in the Digimon Adventure 02 Best Partner -Kizuna- character song CDs: Fukujuurou Katayama (Daisuke Motomiya), Junko Noda (V-mon), Arthur Lounsbery (Ken Ichijouji), Naozumi Takahashi (Wormmon), Ayaka Asai (Miyako Inoue), Kouichi Tohchika (Hawkmon), Yoshitaka Yamaya (Iori Hida), Megumi Urawa (Armadimon), Junya Enoki (Takeru Takaishi), Miwa Matsumoto (Patamon), M・A・O (Hikari Yagami), and Yuka Tokumitsu (Tailmon).

Please note that, for the sake of brevity and avoiding redundancy, the following translation will omit surrounding press release flavor and promotional campaign text.

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DigiFes 2019 20th Anniversary Memorial Pamphlet — Cast and staff comments

Published on September 3, 2020July 28, 2022 by KazariLeave a comment

(Animation Play Back!! | Kizuna staff and cast comments)

The official DigiFes 2019 event (held at the Maihama Amphitheater on July 28, 2019) had a “20th Anniversary Memorial Pamphlet” sold on-site. The second section contained comments from cast and staff for Digimon Adventure LAST EVOLUTION Kizuna, with the following:

Comments from the Chosen Children and Digimon voice actors
- Natsuki Hanae (Taichi Yagami) and Chika Sakamoto (Agumon)
- Yoshimasa Hosoya (Yamato Ishida) and Mayumi Yamaguchi (Gabumon)
- Suzuko Mimori (Sora Takenouchi) and Atori Shigematsu (Piyomon)
- Mutsumi Tamura (Koushirou Izumi) and Takahiro Sakurai (Tentomon)
- Hitomi Yoshida (Mimi Tachikawa) and Kinoko Yamada (Palmon)
- Junya Ikeda (Jou Kido) and Junko Takeuchi (Gomamon)
- Junya Enoki (Takeru Takaishi) and Miwa Matsumoto (Patamon)
- M・A・O (Hikari Yagami) and Yuka Tokumitsu (Tailmon)
- Fukujuurou Katayama (Daisuke Motomiya) and Junko Noda (V-mon)
- Arthur Lounsbery (Ken Ichijouji) and Naozumi Takahashi (Wormmon)
- Ayaka Asai (Miyako Inoue) and Kouichi Tohchika (Hawkmon)
- Yoshitaka Yamaya (Iori Hida) and Megumi Urawa (Armadimon)
An interview with director Tomohisa Taguchi
Comments from musicians Ayumi Miyazaki and AiM

Digimon Adventure LAST EVOLUTION Kizuna movie pamphlet interviews — Voice actor messages

Published on July 30, 2020September 6, 2022 by KazariLeave a comment

Digimon Adventure LAST EVOLUTION Kizuna‘s theatrical screening had a corresponding informational pamphlet sold on-site, which contained informational and art assets and a large number of cast and staff interviews.

This post is a translation of the short questionnaire messages with the voice actors for the Chosen Children and their Digimon (with the exception of Natsuki Hanae and Chika Sakamoto):

Chosen Children voice actors: Yoshimasa Hosoya (Yamato Ishida), Suzuko Mimori (Sora Takenouchi), Mutsumi Tamura, (Koushirou Izumi). Hitomi Yoshida (Mimi Tachikawa), Junya Ikeda (Jou Kido), M・A・O (Hikari Yagami), Fukujuurou Katayama (Daisuke Motomiya), Arthur Lounsbery (Ken Ichijouji), Ayaka Asai (Miyako Inoue), Yoshitaka Yamaya (Iori Hida)
Digimon partner voice actors: Mayumi Yamaguchi (Gabumon), Atori Shigematsu (Piyomon), Takahiro Sakurai (Tentomon), Kinoko Yamada (Palmon), Junko Takeuchi (Gomamon), Miwa Matsumoto (Patamon), Yuka Tokumitsu (Tailmon), Junko Noda (V-mon), Naozumi Takahashi (Wormmon), Kouichi Tohchika (Hawkmon), Megumi Urawa (Armadimon)

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Animate Times Digimon Adventure LAST EVOLUTION Kizuna interview series — Part 2: Fukujuurou Katayama, Ayaka Asai, Yoshitaka Yamaya

Published on July 13, 2020February 10, 2022 by KazariLeave a comment

A translation of the second of Animate Times’s three-part interview series for Digimon Adventure LAST EVOLUTION Kizuna, from February 20, 2020, featuring Digimon Adventure 02 human character voice actors Fukujuurou Katayama (Daisuke Motomiya), Ayaka Asai (Miyako Inoue), and Yoshitaka Yamaya (Iori Hida).

(Part 1: 02 Digimon cast voice actors | Part 2: 02 human cast voice actors | Part 3: Mayu Matsuoka)

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The New 02 Cast for Digimon Kizuna Talks About the Adventure of Deepening “Bonds”: Fukujuurou Katayama × Ayaka Asai × Yoshitaka Yamaya

Published on May 30, 2020July 14, 2021 by KazariLeave a comment

A translation of this Anime! Anime! article from February 29, 2020, featuring an interview with voice actors Fukujuurou Katayama (Daisuke Motomiya), Ayaka Asai (Miyako Inoue), and Yoshitaka Yamaya (Iori Hida) about Digimon Adventure LAST EVOLUTION Kizuna.

(Director Tomohisa Taguchi interview | Natsuki Hanae and Chika Sakamoto interview | 02 human cast voice actor interview | 02 Digimon cast voice actor interview | Producer Yousuke Kinoshita and supervisor Hiromi Seki interview)

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