{"id":7807,"date":"2020-03-03T20:58:04","date_gmt":"2020-03-04T04:58:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/?p=7807"},"modified":"2024-10-16T23:16:24","modified_gmt":"2024-10-17T06:16:24","slug":"interview-voice-actress-izumi-kitta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2020\/03\/03\/interview-voice-actress-izumi-kitta\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview: Voice Actress Izumi Kitta – Cardfight!! Vanguard"},"content":{"rendered":"

Voice actress Izumi Kitta was one of the many guests at CharaExpo 2019.\u00a0 Anime Trending got the chance to talk with her about her time in the US, her role in <\/span>Cardfight!! Vanguard<\/span><\/i>, and the quest for perfect gyoza.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Anime Trending: Thank you for coming out to Anaheim this weekend. First question \u2014 you\u2019ve traveled a lot recently. After having spent time in the UK, and now the US, how have your experiences outside of Japan been?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Izumi Kitta:<\/b> By going abroad, I realized how much everyone loves Japan. No one says bad things or rumors about Japan! So, I want to keep spreading what\u2019s positive about Japan to these countries.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

You\u2019ve voiced Misaki for many years now, throughout the original <\/b>Cardfight!! Vanguard <\/i><\/b>anime, the G series, and the V series. How has the character changed in your mind over time, and what were some differences in portraying the character between each season?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Throughout the different series, you see different stages of life for Misaki, from high school to college and beyond. So early on, Misaki was more shy, not showing many emotions. But as she gets older, she shows more emotions and interacts with the other characters more. I also feel like Misaki becomes a bit closer to herself as she grows, showing more emotions and becoming more outgoing.<\/span><\/p>\n

You\u2019ve also sang in a number of opening and ending themes for <\/b>Cardfight!! Vanguard<\/i><\/b>. How do you view the relationship between singing and voice acting, including your experience in <\/b>Tantei Opera Milky Holmes<\/i><\/b>?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

I actually don\u2019t see much of a difference between the two. I think it\u2019s largely the same for voice acting and singing, because when I sing as a character, I also put the feeling of the character in the song.<\/span><\/p>\n

This question has kind of been answered already, since you played <\/b>Vanguard <\/i><\/b>in the gunslinger event this weekend. When playing, do you use the same clans that Misaki uses in the anime (Oracle Think Tank and Genesis)?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

I like to play Oracle Think Tank, because Misaki mostly used Oracle Think Tank when I voiced her in the anime, and she spent a shorter amount of time with Genesis. I also play <\/span>Cardfight!!<\/span><\/i> Vanguard EX<\/span><\/i> on Nintendo Switch and I use Oracle Think Tank in that game as well.<\/span>
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\n<\/b>The episode previews for the <\/b>Cardfight!! Vanguard <\/i><\/b>anime include a lot of gags, and a recurring joke involves gyoza. It\u2019s been referenced that you yourself are a \u201cGyoza Ambassador,\u201d and you\u2019ve even published books on gyoza! In your expert opinion, what makes the perfect or ideal gyoza?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Perfect gyoza, huh. My own gyoza, I guess?<\/span> *laughs*<\/span><\/i> I actually had some gyoza in London as well as here (in the US), and I really enjoyed it here. <\/span>No matter where it\u2019s from, as long as the person who made the gyoza made it with love, it will be delicious gyoza. <\/span>Even when it doesn\u2019t taste that good, if I can feel the love then it\u2019ll still be its own kind of delicious. If I knew that a person made gyoza just for money or for business, then it wouldn\u2019t taste good.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

In the end, there\u2019s no such thing as perfect gyoza. That\u2019s why I keep on trying to make mine better and better, and I enjoy that process.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Is there anything you would like to say to your fans online who couldn\u2019t come to CharaExpo?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s been 6 or 7 months since I started studying abroad. Before, when I was living in Japan and I traveled to overseas events and met my fans, I could only say \u201cthank you.\u201d But now that I\u2019ve learned English, I\u2019m happy to be able to properly thank them and communicate with them even more.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

Lastly, do you have any other thoughts to share on your experiences at CharaExpo?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve appeared at previous CharaExpos: three in Singapore and the first one in the US last year. I\u2019ve been for <\/span>Milky Holmes<\/span><\/i>, <\/span>Vanguard<\/span><\/i> stages, and autograph sessions, but this year was the first time I got to play card games with players at the event. I\u2019ve been playing card games for about 10 years, but mostly in Japan, so I was really happy to be able to play against players in the US. I\u2019ve also played in Thailand before, but this was my first time doing so here.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The mobile game, Cardfight!! Vanguard ZERO is releasing globally in Spring 2020. Kitta will be reprising her role as Misaki in the game.<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

Special thanks to Bushiroad for the interview opportunity.<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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