What is the end of cast decision? "Cherry Temperature" Sneaking into the Casting Selection Conference

I have enjoyed animation as a viewer until now, but what I do not understand at that position is that "how is cast determined?" If it is a work with an original such as a novel or a manga, although a certain degree of image is made in the reader, there is also the case that casting is performed perfectly for it and on the other hand casting which seems to be somewhat mysterious is done .

How to decide the work depends on how you make it, but this time,Animage × GIGAZINE stereoscopic collaborationAs a part of it, I got an opportunity to carefully co-ordinate the casting of the movie "Cherry Temperature" produced by the Euphor table from the meeting that raises the candidate to the audition, and finally the meeting deciding the cast , I have seen how the cast is decided on the back side that the viewer does not know.

A meeting

Mr. Kondo Hikari Producer (photo left), director Takayuki Hirao (center) of Cherry Temple, Mr. Masaaki Matsuoka (casting manager) Mr. Masaoka Matsuoka (front), Mr. Shigeru Nayatani (right) who is responsible for sound production.


This work is "title of Hirao Takayuki", director Hirao made it by exposing what is inside of himself, so Kondo producer says it should do casting according to the image. I do not propagate it by the name of a cast such as appointing a popular actor, but I also have the idea that it would be good for people who played in doing this work to become positive and to be connected in the future.

Mr. Matsuoka and Ms. Naya are the role of telling each office about the direction of this meeting and asking the actors to participate in the audition, so first of all, what kind of image do the director Hirao possess The conference started from ... ... but suddenly it was a problem to say "How?", So it was a meeting with chatting.

Kondo:
As I go forward with chatting, the ending singer is issuing "This person is nice" from Hirao-kun. I was surprised, I was able to decide suddenly only by ending.

Hirao:
I am suffering a lot about the actor. When calling voice actor ordinarily and acting, it is not so if it is said that it is a work that becomes an advertisement material, and I think that it is serious because it is dubbing that it is an actor who does not work voice. Then, I think vaguely that I wonder if it will become the person who is dubbing the outside picture.

Matsuoka:
The character of "Cherry Temperature" is young, but the person who is doing the dubbing of the outside picture is generally older than the age. Even in the dubbing of a famous drama, it is in the 30s and 40s that are playing the role of high school student. But, recently there are more people who perform voice actors in natural body, because they are in the role of junior high school students and high school students, they do not make a cute voice to a sticky feeling, but there are some people who can feel naughty and feel natural.


Naya:
For now, I think that you can show what kind of people are good and that such images are good.

Matsuoka:
I do not know whether it is the so-called voice actor's main, or the stage main, but I think that there are candidates in that if you listen to various voices. Whether it is a famous person or an unnamed one, that is OK with that.

Hirao:
Well ... (bitter smile)


Kondo:
For example, are there no voices close to the image with the animation you are doing? "Cherry Temperature" does not have a part that got scratched, do you?

Naya:
I have plenty of emotional plays well, so I think that it is hard to play.

Matsuoka:
There are places where it can not be cheated by breath, so it seems that people who can play well are better.

Hirao:
Well, since there is a change in feeling in the play, if it is a person who can do it.

Matsuoka:
In the same age as the character, having people listen to the voices of various people including the stage and video, deciding from there ... ... It will end (lol)

Kondo:
Do not end it yet (laugh) It's hard, because it's only one time.

Matsuoka:
Who is the sound director?

Kondo:
(Toward Director Hirao) What if I do?

Hirao:
There are times when I am quite familiar with the voice actor and I am impressed that I often find that cast, but I do not know much about the voice actor so much ... so I really stick to the effect of the sound But. So, I will get an order that I want you to play like this, but I think that the professional guys on that road should do the guidance to tell them to the actors.

Matsuoka:
Some directors like going to see the stage and bringing them from there, do not they?

Hirao:
I am not interested in a play (lol), but when I see it, I think I'm saying good voice, but I can not quite remember my name.

Matsuoka:
That would be OK even with a vague image such as "That person who was in that work was good". I'm in trouble if it's a big deal, but (laugh)

Kondo:
I want to make sure that the difference between my brother (Hiago) and my brother (Kaito) is correct.

Hirao:
Is it better for him to have a rough voice ......?

Matsuoka:
Oh, I wanted to hear such an opinion!

Naya:
That's it, I wanted it.



Hirao:
If it is a rough voice of Hanago-kun, my older brother is a gentle voice. Ichizumi ... It's difficult. I do not know what to describe, but there is "sharp" in the voice of high school students right?

Matsuoka:
The girls high school student of this time is a bit bad way to speak, but I feel that the voices are not so beautiful (lol)

(All lol)

So, if you are seeking real, it might be better not to have a good voice. But that makes it less appealing, so you can not enter the work.

Kondo:
This is a voice that everyone knows that they are playing, and there is not it. Should I avoid avoiding that?

Hirao:
You had better have unevenness in your voice. Also, I want you to think that it is a good voice. However, I think that the heroine is soft and transparent voice, but there is a moment when I can hear somehow something like an aunt ... ....

Matsuoka:
I had you read the contest, but a little more from the director asked about the detailed character setting ......

Kondo:
By the way, how was it with reading a storyboard? Do you think that this is what I think ... ... Do you think it will be a big hit?

Matsuoka:
Here, I'm asking a lot of questions (bitter smile)

Kondo:
I dared to ask this because I know the answer. It will not be a big hit. But when I heard that Hirao wanted to do it, I thought that I should make it at this timing.


Matsuoka:
That means not to hit but to finish it as a good work first.

Kondo:
Therefore, we do not cast casting voice actors.

Hirao:
That's right, when you had a character design Shimizu drawing, we asked Fujiwara-kun at vocal of "BUMP OF CHICKEN". Pretty rough voice, are not you?

Matsuoka:
I am singing with a high sound, but it is certainly somewhat rough. If it becomes too rough and rough, it will be like an old man, but ... I understand the image of roughly speaking.

Kondo:
It is a girl, it is difficult ......

Matsuoka:
I think that about 17 to 18 people in the same age are good. Because the voice will change by age by all means.

Hirao:
17 - 18 is a pretty adult voice, is not it?


Matsuoka:
There are also several stages in the voice of adults, as youth is still in teens, young people still remain, and in the twenties also comes to the second half, the feeling "adult onna" comes out.

Kondo:
Even in live-action shoots, I play high school students in about 20's.

Matsuoka:
If it comes to late 20's it will be a bit out of the subject of this time. I think that it would be better to collect in the same age.

Kondo:
Can I audition with works of this size?

Matsuoka:
Is not it nice?

Hirao:
There is one order, this work originally has no scenario and it is written with the nuance of my words, but it is OK at all who plays the line saying "This character seems to say this if this character" . A person who can perform such including that is good.

Matsuoka:
I see. If the actor himself perceives the view of the world and if the dialogue comes out there, it is that it is ant.


Hirao:
As I write it, the part that is a descriptive dialogue with the story will come out so ... ...

Kondo:
Do you want to read this book?

Hirao:
If after dubbing is decided, I will change the speech even if I am a person, but if it is a person who can interpret and adapt myself accordingly.

Kondo:
When I do it, I have a lot of pressure against keeping many people waiting and recording any take. I guess it is better to record someone else after only three people do it.

Matsuoka:
You may think about how to do that.

Kondo:
Recently I think that it would be better for the main person to skip over (to record with one actor).

Matsuoka:
Feel like Disney?

Kondo:
That is an extreme example, but I do get involved with enthusiasm, but that is without it. In the seventh chapter of "The boundary of the sky", I got back from the person who finished my turn and at the end I became only Mr. Suzumura (Mr. Kunitagi Mikiya) and Ms. Sakamoto (Both ceremonies), I could concentrate.

Naya:
Because we will have schedule relationship if we do not decide who will do for the time being ....


Kondo:
I will gradually decide while talking. You had better say it now if there is something. This person (Mr. Matsuoka) has a messy face. Moreover, it is cool, I do not take 1 yen to do the casting manager. Do you know why? "Because I can not complain to the manufacturer if I take money with this".

Matsuoka:
That story is okay (lol)
Director Hirao's intention has been transmitted, so I will try to collect good people.

Hirao:
Although it is a short work, I think it would be nice to have a voice coming up to make my life visible. As a voice enters, I want this character to send such a life, and I wish that it will be like that I usually do such a life.

Kondo:
I hope such people will come.

Hirao:
After all, because only the voice comes out on the front.

Naya:
Regarding the way of audition itself, I do not know whether I can say "usual", but can I take it in order and ask that you read a good scene in production?

Kondo:
Would you like to collect only the tapes and to audition themselves? Speed ​​changes depending on whether we are present or not to attend.

Naya:
I do not know if it is the way it was done so far, so I thought whether there was something more easy to understand if you asked me to do it in multiplayer. However, that is hard on the studio side ... ....

Hirao:
It is OK for each one.

Naya:
That is normal as usual.

Kondo:
Let's not call it too much. Because I will be doing my best to do 20 or 40 people on a day.

Matsuoka:
Of course we will carefully choose, but you should have asked as many different people as possible.

Hirao:
I can hear only the voice as an audition, but since it comes out a variety of play as it is a work, I feel like seeing the multiplication after the audition.

Kondo:
Hirao has no choice but to find the way of Hirao. In this movie or movie it's fine to do it, but since I do not really have time to do it on a TV series, I have to set a certain way and make a team and decide what I see as a good part to see.

Hirao:
Because the voice is still important after all ....

Kondo:
Once you decide that person, the impression is decided and you can not change it.

The first conference is over in a form like .......... According to Mr. Matsuoka, the trick in these meetings is "Do not give concrete name". It is said that the image will be fixed as it concretely say "How about this person?" At this stage, so it will proceed so as not to become so. Of course, depending on the conference, there seems to be a specific decision that "that person is".

After this, Mr. Matsuoka of the casting manager tells that each audition office will be auditioned based on the character image grasped at the meeting.

◆ Audition

The audition was held from 10:30 to 18:00 at Studio Mouse in a certain place in Tokyo.


From the word "audition", there are images of multiple people lined up and acting at the same time like the game "THE IDOLM @ STER", but as in the previous meeting there was not much auditioning Since there is nothing to record, they are asked to come one by one, the record comes, the next person comes and flows.

Mike for recording.


For that performance, the sound director will give guidance from the booth.


Of course, director Hirao participated fully from start to finish.


Checking the character setting on your iPad.



Tetsu Motoyama is in charge of the sound director of this work.


The number of people who participated in this audition was 67 people. Because it was not possible to participate due to schedule, there seemed to be 8 people who submitted tapes at a later date, so the total is 75 people. Among them, 51 men and 24 females. You will choose cast from among these. As for the contents of the audition, it is being pressed in detail by "the emergency complete adhesion! The truth of the casting site" posted on September issue of Animage released on August 10.

Casting selection

Selection started with listening to the voice of 67 people on the day of the audition that was held the other day and listening to the voice of 8 people with tape again.


As a result of the audition already, as for the director Hirao in "Director Hirao", it was decided what "this person is", so on this day it is the theme as to how to combine Kaito and __ ^ . In the manager 's director Nakashimo was narrowed down to almost two choices, but from the tone of the voice and others a couple of other names were mentioned, and I will listen to the audition voice again at this place.

Since Ikumo is one year older than Hiagori, "Sister" feeling is necessary but unexpectedly this is difficult, there are parts that will make us feel young by inevitable when listening many times, while onee-sister Or rather it sounds like a mother. The director also said that the person who thought it was nice was a bit hard, so he was anguish that a man with young high school students would want a naturally older atmosphere.

It seems that everyone listens to audition voice.


Director Hirao who is troubled.


Again, I listened to the voice decided to Keiji side by side, and as a result, up to two people were squeezed for the moment as a result. Since it was supposed to contact the office the next day, until the next morning director Hirao thought about and decided to one person.

Kaipo also got a name of about five people and it was difficult to make it. It was Eliga's older brother, stuffing the image with a gentle feeling and a simple voice, and this was narrowed down to one person in the meeting.

Director Hirao who exchanges opinions with Motoyama Acoustic Director in front of the character setting picture.


It took less than two hours for the meeting. Even if it is listening at the end, as it is narrowed down to this stage no matter how subtle age feeling, the stability of acting, and the personality of the voice are colliding with each other, even if anyone casts it It was a level that I could think. However, in fact, if you decide cast here, you will be asked to play the full story with that voice, so slight error will also spread widely. For that reason, I felt that I finally got conclusions by collecting a lot of ears and listening to it carefully.




Hiroshi Hirao requested "rough voice", Kaito of gentle touch, Hiroko who is older than herself and has young high school students. I think that you can tell later who was casting, so please look forward to it. Also, in the Animage magazine, since the article unique to the anime magazine which is different from the GIGAZINE point of view is published, please also look through it.