"World Daistar" is a media mix that is scheduled to be developed in various ways, including anime, games, and manga. It is a "Theater Girls" project with the theme of high school girls who try their hand at theater, and is attracting attention because the anime will be broadcast in the spring and the app game will be released in the summer. Since there is no original work, many details are still unknown, but several characters have already been revealed and the voice actors have been announced. This time, we will select one person from each of the four theater companies that appear in the work and introduce the voice actors who will be in charge of those characters!
Synopsis of the story
It is the 20th century. With the emergence of the brilliant performers "Dystar", the world became an unprecedented theater boom, and many actors were aiming to become "Dystar". And even more, she dreamed of becoming a "World Daistar", the pinnacle of that. The protagonist, high school student Kokona Otori, also dreams of becoming a "World Daistar". She auditions for her favorite theater company, Sirius, and witnesses the shining talents at the audition. A story full of dreams and brilliance begins on stage. Who will become the "World Daistar", the highest peak of stage actors?! ?
Kokona Otori (Sirius): Manaka Iwami
The role of Kokona Otori is played by Manaka Iwami. She started working as a voice actress in 2016, and two years later, she played her first leading role in her career. She became interested in voice acting when she was in junior high school, and wanted to be able to move people's hearts with her voice. Before becoming a voice actress, she had a bad pronunciation, so she wanted to study voice acting as soon as possible, and started attending a voice acting training school while in high school. She made her debut as a voice actress when she graduated from high school. It is because of this hard work that she has appeared in many works and played many major characters since her debut. Rice Shower from the "Uma Musume" series is a representative character played by Iwami.
What kind of character is Otori Kokona?
She is the main character of this work. A 16-year-old high school girl, she has had a strong admiration for Sirius' plays since she was a child. She auditions to join Sirius to become a World Daistar. Although she has a bright and cheerful personality, she often becomes weak-willed and seems to have some emotional challenges. She admires Shizuka, who is always confident, unlike her.
Ramona Wolf (Gingaza): Minami Tanaka
The role of Ramona Wolf is played by Minami Tanaka. Her first experience as a voice actor was when she was selected as the image character for "Flets Hikari" at an audition. I loved anime since I was a child and watched it often, but when I saw the ending credits of an anime, I thought, "There are people who voice the anime characters," and that's how I got to know about voice actors. It's true that when you're a child, you don't know what a voice actor is. You think that anime characters really exist. At her elementary school graduation ceremony, she declared that she wanted to become a voice actor, joined the drama club in junior high school, and joined the broadcasting club in high school. A dream that was declared in elementary school has come true, it's a success story like an anime! By the way, it may not be well known, but in 2022, he was selected to play the role of Thomas in "Thomas the Tank Engine". It must be a lot of pressure to voice such a famous character, but it's amazing.
What kind of character is Ramona?
She is a 17-year-old high school student who belongs to Gingaza. Influenced by her parents, she became interested in Japanese culture. When she was in Germany, she belonged to the same theater company as Katrina from Sirius, but a certain incident led her to join Gingaza. Will the main story reveal what happened? She values connections with people and believes that bonds are important.
Iroha Senju (Gekidan Denki) Role: Miho Okazaki
The role of Iroha Senju is played by Miho Okazaki. Her first leading role was as Rimuru in "That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime". Now, I think it was a big deal for Okazaki to be selected as the leading role in a popular anime that everyone knows when they hear "Tensei Slime". Before her debut, she sang her own song in front of guest Mizuki Nana on "Nodo Jiman" and won. After that, she received advice from a record company that "If you want to become a voice actor, you should learn from scratch at a training school," and she says that this was what inspired her to become a voice actor. I also watched the show "Nodo Jiman" in real time and it left a strong impression on me, but it's very moving to know that she is now working as a voice actress.
What kind of character is Iroha?
She is a high school student who belongs to the Denki Theater Company, and the younger sister of Senju Reki, who belongs to the Gingaza Theater Company. She is a so-called "otaku" who loves anime and manga, and wants to join the theater company because of her hobby of cosplay. She has a gentle personality, but when she gets fired up, she has a passionate side and will go all out.
Toneri Nikako (Eden): Saito Shuka
The role of Toneri Nikako is played by Saito Shuka. Since she was a child, she has loved to stand out and perform in front of people, and around the time she started dancing, she had a strong desire to perform on stage. She passed the audition for "Love Live! Sunshine!!" and started her voice acting career as Watanabe You. Saito herself did not want to become a voice actress from the beginning, but she originally loved being on stage, so she felt like she had become a voice actress before she knew it. Although she had a hard time getting used to voice acting at first, she now enjoys her work as a voice actor. She said that she feels a strong sympathy for Watanabe You, who plays her, because her active and energetic personality is similar to her own, and that she feels a strong attachment to the character. Even now, I think that this character is a symbol of Saito-san.
What kind of character is Nikako?
She is a high school student who belongs to Eden. She grew up on an island and lived a healthy life, but after meeting Hatsumi, who is also a member of the same theater company, she was scouted and began to pursue a career in theater. Although she has no experience in theater, her innocence means that she can sometimes become possessed by a role very easily.
Summary of the voice actor cast
Getting to know a voice actor will help you learn about other works they have appeared in, which will be an opportunity to learn about new works. It's also fun to check out anime related to voice actors that you want to watch, so I recommend it! That's all for now. Thank you for reading.
