The official report of the unveiling event held on May 28th (Tuesday) has arrived!
This event will feature appearances by Anna Yamada, who plays the new character Poppy, and the comedy trio Hanako, who has been appointed as the “Super” promotional ambassador. We talked about anecdotes from the dubbing scene and what we would like to “super-transform”.
Cumulative box office revenue for the series exceeds an astonishing 20 billion yen! “Despicable Me,” the world’s highest-grossing animation series presented by Illumination, the creators of “Minions” and “The Super Mario Bros. Movie,” will be released nationwide on July 19th (Friday)!
This time, an event was held to announce the new “super” dubbing cast and the appointment of “super” promotion ambassadors, and Anna Yamada, who plays the new character Poppy who appears for the first time in this work, and Hanako, who was appointed as “super” promotion ambassador, took the stage.
When Yamada took the stage, she was greeted with loud applause and greeted by saying, “My name is Anna Yamada, and I am the Japanese dubbing voice actress for the role of Poppy in this work. Thank you for your continued support.”
Yamada, who plays the role of Poppy, a junior high school student who dreams of becoming a big villain and suddenly approaches Gru, this is her first time dubbing! It was recently announced that Yamada would be acting as a dubbing voice actor along with Ainosuke Kataoka, who plays Gru’s nemesis Maxim, and when asked how he felt now that he had been selected, he answered, “This was my first time doing dubbing in earnest, so… I felt relieved when it was announced, but I was still nervous.It was a new experience and there were some difficult parts, but I was able to explore various things and have conversations with Gru. It was fun,” he commented happily.
Concerning the character of Poppy, she continued, She is a girl who dreams of becoming a villain, so although she has some badass parts, she is also a mature and adorable girl.People also say that when I was a student, I was edgier than I am now, and that I have grown up.'' I think there was a part of me that was unconventional like Poppy (lol). At that time, I hated losing to everything, and looking at Poppy reminded me a little of my old self." A surprising commonality. Confess your points. When asked about what he had prepared, he said, I didn’t know how to practice because it was my first time, so I recorded it on a voice memo at home and played it back while watching the video, and tried various patterns through trial and error.” During the recording, the director taught me from the beginning…I felt the difficulty and joy of expressing the play through vocal intonation,” he said, expressing the hardships that come with dubbing.
Here, Hanako, who has been appointed as the “super” promotional ambassador for this work, appears full of energy in a minion look with Agent Minion! Akiyama said, I'm Akiyama, and I've been appointed as the Super Promotion Ambassador. Thank you for your support!'' Okabe said, I’ll continue to promote the Super!” Kikuta said, “My child also loves Minions, so I’m happy to do this job.” I’m so happy!” they each said.
When asked how he felt about being appointed as the ambassador for this new work, which features the birth of Gru Jr. and the Minions’ super transformation, Akiyama answered, I was surprised. has always been popular, but the release of Despicable Me” is about the same as our debut, so I’m happy to be able to promote the latest work as an ambassador.” Okabe said, I was really looking forward to the new work.'' However, I haven't been able to see the finished version yet, so I want to see it as soon as possible and I can't help but look forward to it!'' Kikuta said, My child really liked the muffler that I bought when I went to USJ at the end of the year before last. So, when I reported on my work, I was wondering, “Are Minions hard? Or are they soft?” (laughs) I got to meet Minions today, so I thought I’d share with you how it was. Answer with joy.
Next, when asked about the appeal of the worldwide hit “Despicable Me” series, Akiyama replied, “I like the vehicles in the movie because they are cool! There are quite a few vehicles with unique designs, including the Despicable Me series. Okabe said, I like how it's fun and playful all the way from the opening credits to the end credits!'' and Kikuta said, The Minions are the cutest of all.It’s hard to tell the Minions apart, but their hair is distinctive.” If you look closely, you’ll see a lot of girls with interesting hairstyles, so I’d like you to concentrate on the story the first time and the hairstyles the second time (lol).” The bond between them is consistently depicted, and I’m moved by each work.” He emphasized the unique charm of this series and the “super” promotional points!
最強の宿敵マキシムから一家を守るため、スーパーパワーを手に入れるミニオンにちなみ、もし好きなパワーを手に入れられるとしたらどんなものが欲しいか聞かれると、山田は「ちょうどいい小話ができるパワーが欲しいです（笑）美容室で髪を切ってもらっている時とか、ちょっと楽しくなってちょっと笑ってもらえる話ができるパワーを手に入れたいです」、秋山は「面白い作品が世に溢れすぎているので、8作品ぐらい同時に視聴して記憶出来るパワーを切望します！」、岡部は「仕事で移動が多くて新幹線やロケバスで動画を見ていると良いところで止まったりしちゃうのでWi-Fiが欲しい。僕がWi-Fiスポットになりたい」、菊田は「喧嘩が強くなりたいです。家族が出来たので最終手段として家族を拳で守れるようになりたいです！」と、利便性の高いパワーやまさかの少年漫画のようなパワーを求む回答が飛び出した。
ここで、メガミニオンのように何にでも変身できるなら何になりたいかを全員がフリップで発表！秋山は「お洒落な顔になりたいし、鼻も高くなりたいなって考えてたら偶然ネファリオ博士（「怪盗グルー」シリーズ）になっちゃいました。僕はネファリオ博士の顔ファンです」と上手すぎるイラストとともに斜め上の変身願望が。続けて、岡部は「僕はアグネス（「怪盗グルー」シリーズ）みたいに可愛くなりたいです。アグネス岡部です。あのピュアさ、かわいらしさを忘れないでいたい」、菊田はミニオンのイラストを添えて「大喜利面白芸人になりたいです」と発表するものの、イラストについて秋山から「面白くない奴の色使い」だと厳しいツッコみが入る場面も。続けて山田はクオリティの高いイラストと一緒に「私が変身したいのは馬です。去年ぐらいから乗馬の練習を始めて馬が好きになって、すごく賢くて悠々に走る姿を見ると馬っていいなって。乗る人を疑っていると進んでくれないところとかも好きです」と告白。それぞれの変身願望が伺えるトークとなった。
名残り惜しくも終了の時間が迫り、最後に秋山が「面白いことは間違いナシのシリーズなんですけれども、我々アンバサダーとして“超”宣伝していきますので、“超”盛況となるように劇場へ足を運んでいただけると嬉しいです！」、岡部は「本当に楽しみで仕方ないです。7月に向けてどんどん宣伝していきたいと思います」、菊田は「どう考えても僕らよりミニオンの方が売れてますが（笑）まだミニオンを知らない方々にも魅力が伝わるように“超”宣伝アンバサダーとして頑張ります！」、山田は「ずっと大好きな『怪盗グルー』シリーズに参加させていただきすごく嬉しいです。絶対に面白いですし、皆さんに楽しんでもらえる夏の思い出になる作品になっていると思うので、ぜひよろしくお願いします」と締めくくり、イベントは終了した。
◆日時：5月28日（火）10：00～10：40
◆場所：CROAK prime studio（渋谷区広尾1丁目1‐7 プライムスクエアシティ1階）
◆登壇者(敬称略)：山田杏奈、ハナコ（秋山寛貴 岡部大 菊田竜大）
7月19日（金）全国公開
配給：東宝東和
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