[translation] Maeno Tomoaki Junon July 2016

 

scans by starminesister.

Revenge is an outcome of a fight. But I rarely fight/argue once I grow into an adult. Basically, I dislike conflicts. When I was a child, the person I fought with was my elder sister. She had excellent grades, so I guess I hated being compared. Our biggest fight was me forgetting to book a tv program she asked me to (laughs). I was scolded badly that time. Of course, we’re close right now. I understand why there is such thing as revenge. Of course you’d get angry if someone make fool of you for something that is no laughing matter. But I don’t want to hurt others even if someone did bad things to me, so the least I would do is punch my pillow at home (laughs)

Watching Dragon Ball with my elder sister inspired me to be seiyuu. My sister who likes Krillin, wanted to be an voice actress like Tanaka Mayumi-san so I followed her dream. While aiming to make it a reality, we started making plans to be seiyuu. Halfway through, she got married and a child was born so she gave up on her dreams, but she supports me so much.

The real thrill of being a seiyuu is that you can play many kinds of characters. Cool characters, lame ones and sometimes non-human characters too. Places I go and people I meet are different everyday, hence there is so much excitement too. I feel convinced by a senpai’s words “The reason why there’s many young seiyuus is because this industry is exciting”. (T/N: this job attracts many youngsters)

Currently, I am into driving. I would go to supermarket located very distant. I would listen to songs while driving. When recording is around the corner, I would listen to my own character song; if not then I would listen to various kind of songs. They vary from male idol songs to Western music. Thanks to that, my iPod is in chaotic state. When I put it on shuffle, sometimes it would play my own song so I would quickly skip it (laughs). When I’m chilling at home, I would play games while talking to myself (monologue). I monologue a lot more than usual while playing a game I’m so into right now called Dark Soul 3. If I have day off the next day, I would drink and play games to my most limit. But the next day, I often question myself “Why do I finished off here?…” “I picked up weird items” (laughs)

If I could turn back in time, it’d be when I’m 20 years old – the age when I joined the company. If I can return back to that time, I would do my best; make appeal and do lots of auditions. Because back then I did made a lot of appeal but it seems like it wasn’t enough. That’s why I feel envy looking at new and young kids nowadays. They’re doing their best and grab whatever chances they have at young age. Part of me feel upset that I didn’t make the most out of my young age back then. I wonder if going back to past will change my future. I should have challenged myself to films or stage plays, and a lot more works. At that time, I played too much games. Of course, gaming is fun but I once again feel that I ought to absorb myself with different things while I’m still young.

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I read somewhere that maenu & kakki were classmates at vocational school but after both of them done with school, kakki was blessed with more jobs than maenu. maenu was so envious ofc. it’s nice to know how he’s feeling ;w; such a precious man. I wish maenu would get more jobs as main characters & please,, let this man sing as solo artist. he deserves it smh he has nice voice ok cries.

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