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Ninth Book Worth of Photos: Once In An Anime Lifetime

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Ninth Book Worth of Photos: Once In An Anime Lifetime

Friday, 03 January 2020
(Click here to skip to the interview)
Didn't expect it to come early, but hey, new year, new photobook, I guess?

Welcome to 2020, everyone. Though even I didn't expect it to happen this quick, but after all the boobs (lol) we saw in previous photobooks, we are back to appreciating beauty. (The others are also beauty but this has no chest) (lmao sorry) Maybe cute, maybe sexy, maybe all of them. We only get to see it once this time with this girl though, so I'll take it. And yes, this series is not over yet, but we'll talk about her first, yes? Haha let's do it

Also, what a great way to end my work leave for last year hehe man am I going to walk in blind on this photobook (okay not true she released a trailer) but Anzai Chika please don't disappoint me my dear




THE ORIGIN
You may not know of her as am I too, but I think we can talk about this woman more. Anzai Chika is an Anime voice actress, no surprise, but it's her 10th year coming. I mean, I probably did not know of her a decade ago, but it was probably also due to the people around her (thanks Mikakoshi) who introduced her to me, say maybe Anime" Sakura Quest" which I did not watch lol. Okay there's that "Alternative Girls" game and Anime "Araoto" but still, 3 years isn't a long time to know someone. Anyways, as you will see below, she has potential, she has a lively personality, she loves to drink (I'll pay the bills I guess, haha), and above all, she deserves more popularity. And to celebrate this, she decided to release a photobook, probably even a rarity for many at this stage of their career, so I'm glad to even have seen it. So why not give it a look, I say, and here it is. (Can't be worse than that small travel photobook, I say) (haha) Anzai Chika, you're welcome. And after what I've seen... I'm truly impressed. Hey, I walked in without much expectation and I got more than I asked for which was from nothing, to be honest. Let's talk about what was actually in it.


THE "REVIEW"
Anzai Chika Photobook "Ichigo Ichi'e"
[Available on Amazon Japan]
In this photobook which I bought from CDJapan - my 7-year long time partner for shipping stuff from Japan - it doesn't feature travel (although she probably travelled to take the shots), it's not someone in 10 outfits (lol Ten-chan), it's not literal gravure, but instead... it's about Anime. Hey, voice actresses be talking about Anime, yes? It's not cosplay though. It's just in general, Anzai Chika fitting in to the themes of the Anime she has acted in the past decade, from cute girls to whatever girl with guns to sexy desperate slu- okay maybe not that, but you get the idea. Still, a great premise for a photobook, I would argue, since now the theme is determined on how... "bad" the roles she acted were. *laughs* Let's go into it quick I can't wait Niina-chan~~

But before that... UNBOXING!!! What, you think I'm going to miss this? Just a short one though.

I was only expecting this to appear next week but hey shipping over the new year is efficient

They gotta list down ALL her roles at the back? Kana-chan's list can be written INTO a book haha sorry
(Don't need to zoom in here we will talk about them below)

写真集 Anzai Chika Photobook "Ichigo Ichi'e"

So yeah, it might be a first for me, but a photobook based on Anime the person in question voiced in, if you saw the pink highlights on her role list above. I would say it's refreshing to say the least, but again this is not exactly Anime cosplay, so don't be mistaken. The photobook strives to portray the mood and feel of the characters she has acted in, according to the photographer's comment at the end of the book. Still, it does trigger some anticipation once you know the shows that she has been and realise what you're in for.

*silence*

You'll get it soon. *laughs*

Also, for the sake of this photobook I will talk about the Anime and specifically the character she acts in in order to give all of us a better idea of this "cosplay" maybe. Titles featured in this photobook are the shows she has acted main in.

Oh this is not Anime though this is just her and me, uh, I mean, a cat. *laughs*

If I get to choose what to reincarnate to, being a cat is ranking high on my list now hehe

"Once in a lifetime", huh.
(You no do another though? This is real good)

Chapter 01: "Araburu Kisetsu no Otome domo yo."
In the Anime "O Maidens in Your Savage Season", Anzai (I can't do "Chika-chan" I'm sorry) voices Sugawara Niina, a girl who started the whole fiasco in the Literature Club after talking about "sex" openly and asking for a good time in her teenage life. Yeah, you can guess where this photobook will go haha nah we getting clean shots for now

How old is she to be doing JK cosplay? Well then again look at Japanese drama she's well in the age range haha

This is the part where you do the Anime thing by-

From this angle she looks like she has chest...?

Short-haired beauty is a trend, and she does it better

Didn't know this Anime had an athlete thing too lol

Chapter 02: "Anyamal Tantei Kiruminzoo"
(Well hello, my future girlfriend)
In the Anime "Animal Detective Kiruminzoo" she is one of three main girls (FYI along with Yuuki Aoi and Satou Satomi which I both know) who can transform into animals to solve mysteries. Considering this is her first starring role back in 2009, I may not know anything of it, the theme songs are sung in Thai (yep), but I'm glad she didn't go into the animal cosplay route haha that would be awesome though lol

This one is good, this one.

Tomatsu Haruka, is that you? lol
(Also, they giving out these plushies to the fans kids, right?)

Chapter 03: "Sakura Quest"
(The weather be hot she taking her coat off *ahem* let me take it for you, dear)
In the Anime "Sakura Quest", she acts as one of five main characters with a cooler personality amongst a variety of traits, to complement the Queen mascot of an amusement stemmed from misunderstanding, and the days to achieve success and revitalise the town with the help of everyone around her. Not really main main role, but this is one of those shows where she acts a cooler side of her, as we would think from her image. Well, at least, I did.

Oh so you want to do the crammed places thing? Okay haha

She is making that jacket real redundant, by the way. *laughs*

Help me check but is she posing for the Anime? I need to find the exact shot now (not gonna, haha)

Bottom left for her coolness, top right for the opposite haha why

This is her definition of cool, and I like it.
This might be a good time to mention that Anzai Chika might be pretty, but we're not comparing her to like, Baba Fumika, by the way. (this one's got two moles lol) She has her own charm, and I'm trying to show off here as much as I can so that she can get more fans so the... the not-so-nice shots I'm leaving it inside the book hehe

Gotta stretch that... chest... out... amirite?? (>_<)

Chapter 04: "Hitsugi no Chaika"
(wtf is that a gun??)
In the Anime "Chaika -The Coffin Princess-", she voices main girl Trabant Chaika, a former war soldier and surprisingly later in the story (spoilers), maiden of the previous emperor, she searches for remnants of her father to give him a proper burial. (I copied a lot of this from online lol) I've seen this before but I don't think it's great, but yes, Anzai Chika as a cute girl. You get where this is going already. Cute cosplay GO!!

Yep, sure is a gun. Pointed right up her crotch by the way haha
(Okay we can't see it but)

So white, so pure...
(It's literally beaming out of the book when I saw it)

If there are ads for firearms she's going to be an ambassador haha okay forget about it

You can't see it but I'm right below her-

These curtain plays are making me happy for some reason
(Childhood flashbacks maybe lol

This can be her new profile pic, where coolness and cuteness combine

Halftime! It's her playing with the cat haha
(Top left btw)

Chapter 05: "Kuzu no Honkai"
(Oooh boy...)
In the Anime "Scum's Wish" where I did actually sit down and give an episode and disliked it, she voices main girl Yasuraoka Hanabi, who goes out with her male classmate because they both can't be in love with the ones they like. And if you need to know how far this went the couple is literally venting off their jealousy or whatever feelings on each other. Yes, to the extent of sexually. You can imagine what happened just an episode into this lol. Yes, this is the middle of the photobook, by the way. Cream of the crop content starts now, baby!

In case you didn't have enough of Anzai Chika JK cosplay earlier...
You can imagine whatever you like from her btw haha

This is borderline illegal already, lying down on the table.

Oh what, changing clothes scene? Wait, what??

No Anzai Chika NO!!~ haha
(Also, my missed shot literally pointed at her chest haha sorry Chika-chan)

What she'll look like after both of us kissed continuously for 5 minutes in the toilet lmao
(French kissed, by the way)

Oh, we getting bed scenes now too?? Already worth the purchase haha

I'm afraid to be on top of her now lol (>_<)

BATH SCENE TOO??

Me walking in to my sis bathing be like
(I never did this before don't point fingers at me)

If "once in a lifetime" shots meant this, I just saved you 3k yen haha

Peeping tom angle because we all know we want it hehe

Chapter 06: "Kokkoku"
In the Anime "Kokkoku", she voices the main girl who has been kidnapped by a secret organisation because... she can pause time, and being unaware to it, she must now learn the power and discover the secret her grandfather has been keeping from her for years. I think I've heard of the Anime before, but back then I'm not a fan of sci-fi (not now too I guess) but if you don't use this power to **** **** then... *laughs* Okay let's see Anzai Chika's coolness from here on, shall we?

I normally don't say people will out-cool their Anime characters but she has done it

She's got the looks for a cop drama series, not gonna lie. She looks like an undercover cop here

When my girl is drunk and doesn't know the way home lol

This is as close as we will get EVER hehe

Someone tell me this is just a photoshop instead of real shot haha I mean seriously

More cool Anzai Chika shots right there

And right there

Creating that time stopping effect, I see.

And yeah if we can see through her this is what you get lol

*speechless*

Chapter 07: "Hibike! Euphonium" 
In the Anime "Sound! Euphonium" in which she is still known for today, she is one of four main girls who are known for voicing one of the few brass band music-focused Anime groups till date. It's like Idolmaster but of girls in the brass club, if you need a summary. With two seasons and three movies (Jesus), this show is still going strong, keeping her image strong as being one with music. Music experience not included lol

誰?
(Sorry, I have to do this haha)

Oh okay it's her you can see from this shot lol

Long-haired Anzai Chika actually looks real good, reminds me of (again) Tomacchan

Us on our first date but we know something happened on top left

Now she looks like Tainaka Sachi haha what

No really, this seriously looks like it

She be like "me if I went for music class as a kid" haha kawaii

Yeah I saw this in the trailer so this was what it was about (from above)

And the formal afterword lol "description of works"

And some normal shots because they have some leftover budget lol

"Somehow she likes her feet without any footwear on" is a trend I saw here

She's cute, isn't she?

Just one more shot to end the book where we started

So as you can see, quite a lot of fanservice considering this is her first ever photobook (not going to compare to those who don't have one or those who got it out of a monthly serialisation), surprised by the themes here, real cool, plenty of close-ups which I like (hehe) (and I don't care if you don't), and overall a good one to show the many faces of her, as seen from the eyes of the roles she acted in Anime. Someday I want everyone to do this too especially the "K-ON!" ones haha those people are old already though

THE INTERVIEW
In the "long" interview (it's written on the book, man...) spanning three pages long, Anzai Chika talks about her years as an Anime voice actresses, and the process and thoughts about this photobook and its shooting,

To summarise, here are the points we should know, coming from herself:
I mean, if you can't feel how enthusiastic and yet humble she is in person, I don't know what will make you like this woman. This is also half the reason why I'm here. The other half? I'll let you look through this photobook again, I guess. *laughs*

Oh, and here's the full thing in Japanese if you can read it:




Oh man, that was a long interview. I need to stop doing this haha. Hey, it was mostly her with her grandmother stories too, and- Okay I better not sh*t on her now haha. Again, still a treasure in the Anime industry, and as much as I didn't support her in her roles (sorry but I say that to all the girls I follow anyways), I think this is a good chance to get to know her better. Thanks, Anzai Chika, never picked a better opportunity to know you more. Cya guys next time then, and until then... remember the next will be the last, because as like Chika-chan (haha I said it) this photobook thing will be only "once in a lifetime". Yes, 10 books, and I'll be done. Hope your happy, future self. You did it. You wasted a bunch of money on images of girls lol haha see you all this weekend

P.S. Legit thought of publishing this in 15:18 because of the title but uh... you guys can't see the publish time anyways so whatever haha