The personality from July to December 2024 will be Nakajima Yuki, who is known for her roles as Ayase Saki in “Stepsister Life,” Ojiuchi Ryoha in “Na Nare Hana Nare,” Kunashiri Iren in “Tandoku,” Imai Lisa in “BanG Dream!,” and Hinomori Shiho in “Project Sekai Colorful Stage! feat. Hatsune Miku”!
This month, Animate Times interviewed Nakajima-san, who had just finished recording a radio show. This is the second interview, and it’s packed with stories that are perfect for the midst of summer! Nakajima-san talked about his own summer memories, the horror adventure game “Ib,” and more, with a passion that rivals the summer heat!
–Thank you for your hard work today on the Lashinbang Radio recording! This was your second recording, but how did it go compared to the first time?
Yuki Nakajima (hereinafter, Nakajima) : This time, I think we were able to record more authentically than last time, and it was fun! I received a lot of letters saying, “I heard it at the store!”, which made me really happy.
–You really did receive a lot of letters.
Nakajima : I’m grateful. I’ll be waiting for your letters in the future! (laughs)
— I have a feeling things are going to get even more exciting! Now, let’s take a look back at the contents of the radio show. What did you talk about in the “August Memories” Story Diary” corner?
Nakajima : We were given talk topics such as “Stories about summer events,” “Should you do your summer homework first or later?” and “What would you like to do if you were to do an independent study?”
For “Summer event episodes,” I talked about Comiket. However, I’ve never been to Comiket in summer, so I ended up talking about my impressions of the people who attend. I have an image of them being full of energy, like, “I won’t let my goal slip away…!”
If asked, “Should I do my summer vacation homework first or later?”, I would probably be the type to work hard at the beginning of the vacation, but give up after three days. In the end, I remembered that I had homework a week before the vacation was over, and started doing it in a hurry (laughs).
–But even so, you still managed to finish it right to the end in order to meet the deadline.
Nakajima : I worked hard! After all, school report marks are important (laughs).
–You’re right. What about your independent research?
Nakajima : I never wanted to do it then, and I still don’t want to do it now. I want to say, “Who created this (homework assignment)?”
— (laughs) Did your family help you with your independent research?
Nakajima : I had help! I remember deciding on the topic together with my father, thinking about the research content, and still struggling with it…
— I can relate to that too… By the way, among the independent research you did at the time, was there any research topic that left a lasting impression on you?
Nakajima : (Thinking for a while) I used litmus paper to classify everyday objects into alkaline and acidic! That was hellish too… (laughs). If you go to buy the things you need, do the research, and summarize the results… it takes so much time that it takes up almost an entire day. All I remember about the independent research is, “Huh…”
–The sense of tragedy really comes through… (laughs).
Nakajima : I don’t want to go back…to my childhood.
–So, if you were asked the typical question, “If you could go back in time, would it be the past or the future?”, would you choose the future?
中島：未来しか行かないです！ 過去は振り返らないので！
――格好いい！
中島：自由研究したくない！ 試験なんかやりたくない！（笑）
――とてもわかります（笑）。次のコーナー「お出かけカバンの・ナカナーニ!?」では、中島さんが普段からカバンに入れている定番アイテムをご紹介いただきました。どのようなアイテムのお話をされましたか？
中島：絶対に入れているのは、充電器ですね。たくさんゲームをしているわけではないのに、スマホのバッテリーの減りが早いんです……。カフェで時間を潰すことも多いので、モバイルバッテリーより充電器の方が、使いやすいんですよ。
あとは、シルバニアファミリーのハスキーのお兄さんをカバンに入れています。たまに目が合って、キュンとなるんです（笑）。カバンから取り出すことはないんですけど、カバンの中にいるのを見ると「可愛いね！」ってなるんです。
他には、ポケモンカードの「キマワリ」のアートレアが入っていますね。なんとも言えないキマワリの表情が可愛すぎるんです！ スマホケースに挟んだりしています。
――たしかに、とても可愛いですね！ カードゲームとして、プレイはしないのですか？
中島：たまにやっています。以前、私のYouTubeチャンネルで櫻川めぐさんと遊んだんですけど、それからはあまり手つかずなんですよね。いつ、どのタイミングで再開しようか、悩んでいます。
――最近、声優さんの間でもポケカが流行っていますよね。
中島：たしかに、みなさん遊んでいるイメージがあります。また始めたら、誰かを誘います！
――らしんばんでも、一部店舗でポケカの取り扱いがあるので、ぜひ！
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