Terashima: That was probably a really historic moment. Terashima: Publicity Chief Ichiki's prank was really exciting (lol) Ichiki is given various tasks that he must meet, otherwise he will be forced to participate in "punishment games," one such punishment is to get the official Kokoro Connect Twitter account 30,000 or more followers.Īt a later date, on the 2nd episode of the Kokoro Connect radio show, Terashima is talking with another one of the voice actresses from the show Kanemoto Hisako. Instead auditioning for a prospective role, he's been given the job of "Publicity/Promotional Chief" and he is to go around Japan, promoting the anime at various events. This tape was all narrated by Terashima Takuma, one of the main voice actors of the anime, included lines mocking Ichiki, his audition, and his career. He's not starring in the anime.ĭuring the video, they play his audition with spliced and unusual questions edited to further embarrass Ichiki. The video explains that the audition was fake and the role was made up, too. As he appears on stage, he introduces himself and video displayed on stage. He was lead to believe that his anime original character would be announced. He was not called into any rehearsals or given a script for the event and was just told to arrive for a surprise announcement. During the audition, Ichiki had to say various lines in different ways, the director insisting he say it with the loudest voice possible.įast forward two months later at the publicity event, Ichiki was called on to stage. Ichiki was shown fake dialogue and fake character design for his role, to make it seem more convincing. A hidden camera was placed in the auditioning room. He had other fake voice actors there also auditioning for the role, along with the various staff for the anime, like the director and sound producer. The producer had planned everything out in detail. Prior to this, Ichiki was called into an audition for the anime where he was told he would star as an anime original character. The event was also shown online via ustream for public viewing. They were Terashima Takuma, Mizushima Takahiro and Oogame Asuka. The producer, who seemingly planned all this is called Yamanaka Takahiro, and works for King Records.Īround 2 months before the anime began airing, there was an event held for fans that was hosted by 3 of the voice actors from the Kokoro Connect anime. Person at the centre: Mitsuhiro Ichiki (市来光弘) - Ichikiīefore the Kokoro Connect anime began airing, a prank was being planned on an unsuspecting and aspiring voice actor that ended up being more of an abuse in power than a simple joke. RAW Paste Data A summary of the "Kokoro Connect Prank Incident"
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