The Book of Photos Worth: Biography In The Making

Friday, 25 March 2022 arrow_back_ios arrow_forward_ios

I really wondered buying this technically speaking a biography is worth it or not. Like, do I even want to know more of Naobou? Haven't I known her enough already I know what colour panties she wears-

Jokes aside, what's done has been done, so I guess let's see how far this will take us! I have no expectations from a (not photo) book that is part photobook(?) part interview dump and solo music anniversary talk, but that doesn't stop me from... You know, trying to get something out of this adorable lady I can't even *laughs*

So yeah, let's talk about it! Maybe just the images and Q&As if there are any, I can't talk about the dozens of interviews that are going to be featured in this tbh

Touyama Nao Official Book "NOW loading..."
[Buy at Gamers]

(For unboxing please refer to two posts ago haha)

本 Touyama Nao Official Book "Now loading..."

Pretty simple cover if you ask me
(Get it, "Now" as in "Nao", her name?)

Man, straight to the photos, eh?

Yeah if you know what indoor camping looks like, it's kinda like this

So, so, so cute I can't even

Can I pay for this? Like, to stay the night with her? Haha ah
*giggles*

MEGANEEEEEE!!!!
(Goddamn can you just wear glasses in front of me forever?)

She's the beautiful kind of cute, I don't know how to describe it.
It comes better with age too

Yeah, three days worth of interviews, by the way, it must be hard for her tbh I feel bad now

Okay, in this 100+ page release, this is essentially an "official book" for her 5th year as a singer, so yeah not much different from the one celebrating her 10th year as a voice actress I reviewed a year ago, and besides declaring that this is just the only book that will feature her in such amount of content and especially in photos, it is also jam-packed with text, from interviews to live reports to her talks with other people on - just like Hondo Kaede - the work around her. Hey, surprise again, we have another voice actress who loves her job. That isn't much of a problem because I already knew that, so I'm really here just to know her a little more, probably not through long lines of text so I'll make putting the "photos" on the post worth its title. Literally. *laughs*

Part 1 of the long interview, but you know what I'm here for hehe

Naobou is such a beauty, isn't it?

Really appreciating these close-ups because this is as close as we will get

Oh shout out to Sakura Ayane doing an interview of Naobou lol
(You will see some other people we will mention that'll make a first mention on this blog haha)

Hey, Naobou can be oshare and kawaii at the same time, yes?

Just that body dude, why can't we have swimsuits
(lol)

Sorry for the book but emo Naobou is a rarity so I'm just putting it here
(She is a very cheerful person FYI)

Her in her regular radio show "Naobou living"

Oh there's the feedback form!
("Not enough photos, too many interviews" lmao *dabs*)

Aw arguably best part of this (photo) book imo

It's like they know how to photo shoot lol

I mean, they are all good so just pick your favourite if you can even do it


Perfection.

Oh well we can't talk about her and music without her Anime-based idol groups so let's just briefly talk about how little I know about them lol

Rhodante*, based on Anime "Kiniro Mosaic" where she voices English-speaking middle schooler Karen-chan

My impression of Anime "K-ON!" lives on but 5 years later lol

Wakyure, based on Anime "Macross"
(Yeah this is the one which got her to debut her belly button lmao)

Day 2, halfway there haha
(As you can see on the left they have a lot of topics for her to deliberate on)


Really, I'd like you to meet my parents, just saying. giggles

If you wondered how I got my close-up fetish these photos are just making sure my fetish still stays lol

Cute you too, Naobou.
(Haha yeah she don't do hearts like the other girls)

I can stare at this forever, I swear

Oh yeah we finally talking about her solo music career, this was from the recent 5th anniversary live which I reviewed the pamphlet

No.3 in her recommendations is "Rainbow"?? You wrote this song, girl, can you give yourself more credit for writing an emotional song?? This happy girl, being sad? Come on (lol)
(Great song by the way, still my top fav from her, that music video made me cry)

Someday I'll like you "Gunjou Infinity" lol
(Yeah I got as close as her mini-album livestream a year ago where she sang this, not even from the 2nd album)

I like how the live reports have everything: Cute Naobou faces, her lack of chest...
(lol)

Oh yeah, that's the new duo she was in with... who's that name lol I really didn't care
(Sorry Naobou, I'm not true fan *sob*)

Just showing off them legs, eh? I just want more not legs though haha

Yeah okay you cute, I get it.
*giggles*

I just can't get enough of her, really

Yay, Naobou, you did it, you were relevant for a decade haha what

Oh yeah Naobou-chan comics by the way, we saw that on the pamphlet too because they can't get her to do it lol

And this is her favourite segment made as an offshot series: Naobou with penguins
(Not real ones but good enough hehe)

Really, if you marry her you can ONLY have penguins as kids, not even dogs btw

Okay you win we have penguins haha

Find someone who hugs you like how Naobou hugs the penguin, right at the nipples-

Oh and we reached the point of the double interviews with her friends in the industry!
This is Hanamori Yumiri, you may know her from <insert secondary character of any Anime here>;
I know her from Game "Alternative Girls" and Anime "Kaguya-sama" as Hayasaka

Hey Yocchan!! So yeah, Hikasa Youko, by the way.
You may know her from Anime series "K-ON!" and "Seitokai Yakuindomo" but that's just me I like her voicing girls with shame lmao


Yeah guess we're doing this to compensate for the paragraphs of interviews I guess

Q1: Backup name if it weren't "Nao"

A1: "Asuka"

[Wow Touyama Asuka, huh. Not as good haha]

Q3: Scariest thing you rode on

A3: On the way back from our family excursion, the hilly route on edge in which my dad drove on

[YIKES lol]

Q6: What's your biggest motivation for work?

A6: Reaching for the best moments! Things that will get me touched

Q7: If God were to give you one special ability

A7: A body that wouldn't get fat eating potato chips please. Speed reading powers please. These two.

[Haha I like the first one because it's just chips lmao isn't that for every woman though-]

(Yes, and speed reading so to save time reading voice acting scripts, get it? Haha)

Q8: Love should be more give or take?

A8: Hmm, a balance of both (laughs)

[True that]

Q9: Oldest memory you recall

A9: When I was a baby, and was hugged by the manager of the mansion with a scary face and I cried (Feels bad talking about this)

[Wow like, the mansion though!?? *laughs*]

Q11: Do the outcome of auditions depend on how well you felt you did in them?

A11: Don't know about how well I did, but feeling that I enjoyed it when I went home! Are mostly the ones that got selected the most!

[Wow, just wow]

Q12: Do you eat the best stuff on your plate first or last?

A12: Eat some first, leave a bit and savour it at the end (laughs)

[Haha SAME *high fives*]

Q13: Naobou if you felt hardship how do you deal with it?

A13: No matter what I always will try to ask for help. Someone definitely can help (me) out.

[I admire her confidence in believing someone will help her in times of hardship]

(Oh yeah I like that outfit too but maybe remove the black blouse behind the outfit-)

Q16: When (in life) was alcohol best in taste?

A16: When I had a great live performance!

(If it was first CD bought I started with a dozen of them back in 2012 so... YUI maybe?)

Q18: What would you do to release the anxiety you get before a live performance?

A18: Anxiety will never stop. Anyways, even with that (I) hold up my own abilities and do my best!

[She is definitely right about the anxiety never stopping, speaking from kid acting experience, the little I had]

Q19: Introduce us to an item in your room you treasure

A19: A sheep plushie I bought in Hokkaido, very cute (I have penguins too, though!)

[OH NO THE BETRAYAL lol]

Q21: A part of your body that you like

A21: Feet nails! They have a great shape

[Hey someday we will see enough of your bare feet to notice that haha I have a feeling I've seen it in a certain concept album livestream...]

Q23: Tell us 3 compliment phrases you like to hear

A23: Suki, kawaii, sugoi! (Simple!)

[Naobou I like you so much you don't even know how cute and awesome you are as a person *dabs*]

Q25: 3 things you want to do in your 30s

A25: Living alone, going overseas a lot with my friends, lightening my everyday belongings

[Same, I probably go alone lol, and I'm a man] [Haha *dabs*]

Q26: What would you recommend to people if they have never seen your works before?

A26: ... (after long thought) "Ore ga Iru" and "Liz to Aoi Tori"

[Haha I like the long thought lol I guess we not talking about "KanoKari" or "Kiniro Mosaic" huh]

Q27: What is one thing you bring to an stranded island

A27: My mom. Sorry dad.

[Yeah sorry dad lmao]

Q28: Where you want to go on a driving date

A28: Going through ramen stores that are only accessible by car

[Practical, I like]

Q30: Stuff you are scared of but can never overcome

A30: Bugs... they are too small I just can't... They are innocent and did nothing wrong... I know that but...

[Amamiya Sora: You called?]

Family interview? Ede-chan did it first lol
(Yeah now that I think of it why is railing in your parents a selling point)

We still interviewing, huh

Over the years I just learn to treasure this lady even more than ever who could light up my life

See? She totally wins, like, the photos in this book are not even doing her justice

Haha this book is so thick they needed to add in an index at the back

"For this book
When (we) started talking about (it)
Thinking of what should be the motivation for (it)
(It) took a lot (of thought).

Thanks for grabbing this as usual.

(My) treasures have increased.

From here on please spend a lot (of time) to "read it thoroughly"

Touyama Nao"

Eh, that's not happening, girl. *laughs* I feel bad now, I truly do. I like the "as usual" though, it's like they know I already pre-order the book lol

...

So yeah, as you can see, I am literally only showing all the photos, and that isn't even close to the amounts you see in maybe even tour pamphlets, so yeah unless you are here to read the rest of it which is just text, this is not for you.

Yeah...

I don't even know where to start. This is unlike our previous talk about Hondo Kaede where it's too good, this one... unless you want me to translate every single part of the book of its text, and even then I wouldn't even care less about her career as a voice actress and/or a solo music artist. So... guess I'm not enough of a fan, huh. Remind me to quit her fanclub which has even less photos than this book lol

This shall be all for now. I'll have to spend the weekend brushing up these posts so I can look at them again when I have to, just to curb that addiction of the fact that their social media is just an avenue to make sure we remember them instead of bomb us with images to remember. Oh well, idolism huh. *laughs* Cya guys in the weekend where we wrap up this season's Anime and maybe talk about the new season which is not a surprise at this point, and we shall look forward to more photobook reviews because I promise you the upcoming ones will let you drop your bonkers. Haha see you all then.

P.S. Honest thoughts? I had to change the title so it doesn't follow the main series. That's how not photobook it is. *sigh* Oh well, Naobou, this is for you. I just feel unsatisfied, really- Is this how it feels to be idolism? Loving her but she just takes your money? *laughs*