#kajiwara gakuto

[natsspammityspamspamham]

Why You Should Watch Romantic Killer

This is the new anime series that premiered on Netflix a few days ago! Before you inevitably cancel your subscriptions, give this show a go! Trust me, it'll all be worth it! (I'm personally riding on my sibling's Netflix, so I got to watch it officially!)

Edit: I think it’s important to mention since it’s in the very nature of the show that nobody is actually forced to fall in love with Anzu or vice-versa. It’s all purely consensual in terms of that even though the wacky circumstances are not.

I even made gifs for this post just to convince you, reader of this post!

Story

A high schooler named Anzu Hoshino is living the life. She has games, chocolate, and a cat named Momohiki. One day, her life is turned upside down by the devil-- I mean wizard, Riri. Riri confiscates her three most prized possessions with the ultimate ultimatum: Fall in love or live life without your most cherished commodities. Living in this awful world, Anzu swears to not fall in love out of pure spite for this arrangement and for Riri, but unfortunately, Riri has plans in store that might make things harder than they seem. (source: me)

For such a nonsensical story, it fricking works. I like it. As someone who's aroace, I feel this. I really do. I don't object romance, but I sure am not looking for it, and I would be pissed and spiteful too if my belongings were taken.

Characters

Anzu is so much fun. She has got to be my favourite reverse harem protagonist of all time. Her reactions to everything are absolutely priceless, and I love how they incorporate random references. I never thought I'd see Kazuo Umezu face incorporated into a fricking romcom! Characters like her and Bakarina make the genre worth watching (even if Bakarina is too... baka at times). I want everyone to experience this anime without me giving too much away.

The side characters are good in their own right. Sure, Riri is annoying, but that's kind of the point. They canonically don't have a gender so the "they/them" pronouns were used in the subtitles I'm pretty sure. Tsukasa is pretty cold, and I felt indifferent about him until I found out his reasoning for being like that in the last few episodes, and let me just say, whatever you're expecting, it's probably not going to be that. I've never seen a show handle that type of situation for men quite like this RANDOM ROMCOM did. It puts its male characters into situations where they don't need to be strong, and they aren't criticized for it. That right there is positive masculinity. I like it. It diverts the idea of traditional macho masculinity, especially those of archetypes in dating sims. The characters and their dynamics actually seem pretty natural for such an unnatural situation and setting.

Music

Yooo, that soundtrack fricking fits. I like it. Sure, it doesn't stand out, but with the absurdity of this series, I'd be lying if I didn't laugh when a certain string track came on. I don't even think that was the point (I think it's supposed to be when the audience swoons).

That ending theme fricking slaps harder than it needs to. I watched the opening once. Look, that opening skip button is so tempting. I only watched the ending once, but it was the background music for the voice actor interviews, so I got to know it better.

Voice acting

YOOOO, THIS IS THE PART I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT. Sure, they hired your local "ikemen" to play the "ikemen" characters, but can we talk about Rieri for a second? She makes this show good. Her and Mikako Komatsu apparently auditioned in a pair, and you can see, hear, and feel that chemistry. It is absolutely fantastic. Not many anime have had me laughing out loud, but I kid you not, I laughed a few times watching this. And yes, Umehara and Gakuto did sound good. I will give them credit where it's due. They did fulfill the ikemen part really well. Almost too well.

Art

You know what? Even though the art was pretty mediocre, I'm going to give it a pass. It's hard to make a coloured manga. And it's hard to make an anime look good. Plus, they probably spent all of the budget on Anzu's face to the point where the guys look mediocre at best and can only be given "ikemen status" based on their voices alone.

Conclusion

I get why this anime might be a bit mixed in the aroace community, but I think we should enjoy media as it's handed to us. And what was handed to us is a genuinely good show that requires zero brain cells until the last half! Zero brain cells? That's me too!

Unlike most of the shows that I watch, I will rewatch this. Without a doubt. I'm rewatching it as we speak. Even for specific moments that made me laugh.

#long post #romantic killer #romakira #rie takahashi #seiyuu #umehara yuichiro #umehara yuuichirou #kajiwara gakuto

[marshmallow-namo]

More ALKALOID photos from ES Starry Symphony event Feb 2024

Thing is that, Masatomo-san looked soooo amazing in the costumes that I was gawking everytime and internally screaming XD He was able to stand on that elevated stage, do some acrobatic stunts, and got emotional while singing Starlight of Faith and in the free talk when he said he is thankful to ES, his unit members and to Tatsumi, to his fans who believed in him.

#seiyuu #nakazawa masatomo #masatomo nakazawa #ensemble stars #enstars tatsumi #kazehaya tatsumi #tatsumi kazehaya #enstars starry symphony #enstars #kamio shinichiro #chiharu shigematsu #kajiwara gakuto #amasaki kouhei

[j-wilson-md]

Ok, so netflix released an official poster of romantic killer but with the seiyuu instead of the characters

#they're all so pretty 😭😭😭😭😭 #romantic killer #hoshino anzu #kazuki tsukasa #hayami junta #koganei hijiri #riri #takahashi rie #umehara yuichiro #kajiwara gakuto #hanae natsuki #komatsu mikako

[otanatchan]

Excerpt from Alkaloid/Crazy:B RadiSta Episode 9 (Azakami Yohei, Yamaguchi Tomohiro, Nakazawa Masatomo, Kajiwara Gakuto)

“Aji vs. Gakkun”

An unofficial A or B segment pitting the two Amagi brothers’ voice actors against each other! (A bit of context: earlier in the episode they all talked about their relationships with their siblings, and Aji revealed that he used to persuade his little sister to fork over money so he could buy video games. Also: they talked about how Namo is everyone’s onii-chan and did a whole bit about it, hence “uta no onii-chan.”)

☆ RadiSta clip masterpost ☆

#radista #radio square #crazy:b #alkaloid #a or b #Azakami Yohei #Yamaguchi Tomohiro #Nakazawa Masatomo #Kajiwara Gakuto #when gakuto says a single tortured nii-chan--! #chefs kiss #i love this whole episode lmao

[semitranslatedseiyuublog]

New Years Greetings From Many Seiyuu

I just compiled as many as I could from Reddit, Twitter, and other external sources before my computer sounded like it was going to give up on me. Obviously, this isn't all of them.

Nao Touyama

Sumire Uesaka

Azusa Tadokoro

Rie Takahashi

Miku Itou

Maaya Uchida

Yui Ishikawa

Shouya Ishige

Yuuki Kaji

Natsuki Hanae

Takuya Eguchi

Yuu Kobayashi

Azumi Waki

Shinnosuke Tachibana

Tasuku Hatanaka

Yui Ogura

Gakuto Kajiwara

Takuma Terashima

Tomori Kusunoki, Yuuichirou Umehara, and Yuuko Natsuyoshi

Notes: Maaya Uchida looks absolutely stunning in that dress. The joint message with Umehara, Tomoriru, and Yuuko was funny.

#uchida maaya #seiyuu #umehara yuuichirou #umehara yuichiro #kusunoki tomori #kajiwara gakuto #kaji yuuki #ishikawa yui #itou miku #takahashi rie #uesaka sumire #touyama nao #hanae natsuki

[cocotome]

If you're planning to order Otomate Party 2023, it's now available on Animate International and Amazon JP with a release date of Feb 11, 2024!!

Once again, only Blu-Ray is for sale. You can see from the screenshot that the USD prices aren't too bad considering both versions come with extras.

Regular version -

animate Bonus: B6 Size Mini Clear File (Early Pre-orders Only)

animate Bonus: B6 Size Chibi Character Art Sticker of the Evening Show Cast (9/9 (Sat.))

Animate Limited Edition -

animate Bonus: B6 Size Mini Clear File (Early Pre-orders Only)

animate Bonus: B6 Size Chibi Character Art Sticker of the Evening Show Cast (9/9 (Sat.))

animate Limited Edition Bonus: Heart Shaped Clear Card Set (12 Types)

animate Limited Edition Bonus: Reading Scene Photo Book

animate Limited Edition Bonus: Reproduction Script

#sept 2023 #otomate party 2023 #seiyuu #Azakami Yohei #Ishikawa Kaito #Uemura Yuto #Enoki Junya #Okamoto Nobuhiko #Okitsu Kazuyuki #Kakihara Tetsuya #Kaji Yuki #Kajiwara Gakuto #Kimura Ryouhei #KENN #Sugiyama Noriaki #Suzuki Ryouta #Suwabe Junichi #Toriumi Kousuke #Namikawa Daisuke #Hirakawa Daisuke #Furukawa Makoto #Maeno Tomoaki #Morikubo Shoutarou #Morita Masakazu #Yashiro Taku #Yamashita Seiichiro #Yusa Koji #Yoshino Hiroyuki #double daisuke

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#Yoshida Hisanori #Abe Atsushi #Kajiwara Gakuto #Nishiyama Kotaro #Hosoya Yoshimasa #Yasumoto Hiroki #image

[natsthinkitythinkthinkthonk]

I just saw this and thought it was kind of neat.

Gakuto Kajiwara was talking about how he became a seiyuu during the first bit. Around 5:40ish, they show a couple of pictures from his time in high school (which he did in Singapore). He looked like a background character in the second shot they showed (when he wasn't on stage performing). Masayoshi Oishi (the host) is quite a big otaku himself, so they were discussing many anime. At first, it was just Dragon Ball, but then they got down to discussing romcoms.

Here are Kajiwara's three rom-com recommendations (I've already heard of and watched 2/3 of them and refuse to watch the other sooooooo yeah):

Oreimo (Ore no Imouto ga konnani kawaii wake ga nai)

Oishi called this one "Our [Kajiwara and his] bible". Kajiwara gave a brief rundown of the synopsis (since Airi Suzuki is not much of an anime otaku yet). Oishi asks Kajiwara for his favourite character. He says Ayase, which is apparently quite rare for the fanbase despite Oishi also saying that's his favourite as well ( she seems to be the anti-otaku character in a very otaku anime). He goes into why he likes Ayase in particular and reveals he likes tsunderes (with this one apparently approaching yandere territory). He then realizes mid-explanation that he may be a masochist. ((Also, I can't believe this anime is 12 years old. I feel old.))

Toradora

You see, this recommendation I can get behind. He describes it as a "odd couple romance you can't take your eyes off of" which is actually very accurate. Oishi said, "THAT'S MY FAVOURITE ANIME!!!" They share a lot of taste. To be fair, Toradora is great (but I feel like I'd like it less on rewatch). Kajiwara gives another synopsis, and Airi says she might actually like that anime. Oishi, of course, asks who his favourite character is. He says Taiga to which he says they share a favourite character. They talk about how she's rough on the outside but has a beautiful heart on the inside makes their hearts flutter. Personally, I'm more of a Minorin fan myself.

Kanojo Okarishimasu

After a brief rundown, Oishi talked about the Twitter campaign they had when the anime was first released where you could hear the characters answer the phone if you called a certain number or something along those lines. Oishi said, "I called that number around 30 times." Airi responded, "I think I would too if they had a hot male voice on the other side, so I think I understand." The seiyuu fandom exists partially on that kind of idea, so it's definitely not rare. Since Oishi and Kajiwara share a lot of favourite characters, they decided to both say their favourite character from this series at the same time. They both said Sumi-chan which goes against their past picks since Sumi is not a tsundere and is more of the embarrassed and shy type. I can see why people like her. I think she's very sweet and cute but definitely trapped in the wrong series since KanoKari turns into a dumpster fire.

Fun fact: Kajiwara has starred with Sumi's voice actress, Rie Takahashi, recently in Romantic Killer which is probably one of my favourite recent romcoms!

#kajiwara gakuto #seiyuu #anime recommendations #oreimo #toradora #kanojo okarishimasu #Youtube

[zodiac-senpai]

“Don’t Be Afraid” by TrutH (Touma Ibuki & Hughie)

CV: Gakuto Kajiwara (Touma) and Atsushi Tamaru (Hughie)

#just a bisexual human and gay wolfboy singing and dancing #nothing to see 👀 #as of this episode we know Hughie is his official name #idol touma supremacy #episode 28 #primagi spoilers #waccha primagi #primagi #ワッチャプリマジ #toma ibuki #touma ibuki #hughie #hyuui #kajiwara gakuto #tamaru atsushi #touma x hughie #toma x hyuui #pretty boy #bishonen #idol anime #male idols #video #mlm ship #touhyu #we need a proper ship name but that’ll do for now

[mayoiayasep]

[ID: a person lying face up on a sidewalk in the rain. End ID]

how i live knowing that there's a gakuto kajiwara cover of donor song somewhere in the universe but i cant find it on youtube or soundcloud

#kajiwara gakuto #im going to die i love that song #nyx yells

[rainbowdonkee]

The Red Bouquet known as Hallritt!

Artist: LAM

VA is Gakuto Kajiwara (Asta - Black Clover, Luka - HSR, Mitsuki - Jack Jeanne)

"If you stumble, just stand up. Whether happy or sad, I'll take everyone with me."

A serious Fragariam with a strong sense of justice. He serves Hello Kitty. He has a proud, sincere and bright personality like the sun. He follows Lord Kitty's wishes to save the world - he is greatly trusted by Hello Kitty but is still growing as a knight.

#sanrio #LAM #gakuto kajiwara #Fragaria Memories #hallritt #フラガリアメモリーズ #サンリオ #gacha #ikemen #hello kitty #ハルリット

[neptunite-stars]

augh. im.aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa..

#whats his name. kajiwara gakuto. voices hiiro and now halritt . sobs sobsobsobsobsobsosbsosbsobsosbosb sobs so loudly. #rambles #Youtube

[semitranslatedseiyuublog]

Source: Netflix Japan

You can watch the event that this originates from here! There are no subtitles as of right now, but I will say that the event was a blast. Rieri was so much fun, and Umehara was... himself. They got to choose and present their favourite scenes. Umehara's is from the last episode, so do not watch that if you haven't completed the series. Umehara also got to do some skits that Mikakoshi set up. Rieri ended up blushing pretty hard at each of them as I'm sure some of the audience did as well. Both said the anime was really funny (I agree), and other cast members who did not make it to the event sent in their comments and greetings as well (Natsuki Hanae, Gakuto Kajiwara, and Mikako Komatsu).

More images below!

Source for 4-6 (thanks Reddit)

#rie takahashi #takahashi rie #umehara yuichiro #umehara yuuichirou #seiyuu #romantic killer #romakira #hanae natsuki #komatsu mikako #mikako komatsu #kajiwara gakuto

[sinful-liesel]

Paradox Live -Road to Legend- Round 2 "Will"

Release Date: April 26, 2023

G△L△XY∞ / BAE 🪩 Allen Sugasano (CV: Gakuto Kajiwara) 🪩 Yeon Hajun (CV: Ayumu Murase) 🪩 Anne Faulkner (CV: 96neko)

No Matter What / The Cat’s Whiskers ✨ Naoakira Saimon (CV. Ryouta Takeuchi) ✨ Yohei Kanbayashi (CV. Yuu Hayashi) ✨ Ryu Natsume (CV. Natsuki Hanae) ✨ Shiki Ando (CV. Junta Terashima)

#album #paradox live #allen sugasano #yeon hajun #anne faulkner #naoakira saimon #yohei kanbayashi #ryu natsume #shiki ando #gakuto kajiwara #ayumu murase #96neko #ryouta takeuchi #yuu hayashi #natsuki hanae #junta terashima #bae #the cat's whiskers #paralive #josei muke

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#Tensai Gunshi #Yasumoto Hiroki #Kajiwara Gakuto #Hosoya Yoshimasa #image #sns #twitter

[couldbebetterforsure]

Tetora traded places with Midori for the center spot and I put in Hiiro too for this version of Finder Girl. I really love how their voices blend here, they work so well!!!

#story time with me #ensemble stars #tetora nagumo #midori takamine #hiiro amagi #thanks to jack jeanne and enstars I’ve become so invested in gakuto kajiwara’s voice #similarly to how jack jeanne got me so into yuuma uchida’s voice acting!