Biography

Japanese fans and English fans support you in different ways, so that's interesting for me to have that interaction. It's very rare to have the opportunity to get feedback on yourself from people overseas, especially from so many different countries. And also because I study English, it's a great opportunity for me to use it.

Here we are from different countries, all these people who speak a completely different language are looking at this piece of culture from a small country like Japan and they're really supporting them and supporting me. It's a wonderful thing. I'm able to come to conventions like this really because of that support, not because of something I'm able to do. And the world is such a small place, so it's hard to get everywhere and to meet everyone, but I'm going to try my best as a voice actress to continue to get good roles so I have the opportunity to come to conventions and meet people. So thank you.

When you have a character that doesn't have that many lines, they're still living and thinking and breathing during those pauses. So when I play roles like that, I try to really understand the role and think "what is this character thinking" and "what is this character feeling." Because each line has to work harder when they're fewer. So I really try to stay in that mindset so that when the words come out, each word can mean more and express more. It's difficult though. Because women are kind of logical and they like to justify things, and they tend to talk more rather than less. So to express a character that's kind of stoic and doesn't speak very much is a challenge.