There will be talks, live performances, and readings! Two days of large volume suitable for the 30th anniversary! “Great Aqua Plus Festival -30th Anniversary-” event report

There will be talks, live performances, and readings! Two days of large volume suitable for the 30th anniversary! “Great Aqua Plus Festival -30th Anniversary-” event report ​
Aqua Plus Co., Ltd. Press release: November 11, 2024 There will be talks, live performances, and readings! Two days of large volume suitable for the 30th anniversary! “Great Aqua Plus Festival -30th Anniversary-” event report Aqua Plus Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Aqua Plus) will hold its 30th anniversary event “Great Aqua Plus Festival -30th Anniversary-” (hereinafter referred to as “Great Aqua Plus Festival”) on Saturday, November 9, 2024 and November 10, 2024 ( It was held on Sunday). In this release, we will report on the Grand Aqua Plus Festival, which was held over two days. DAY1 This is the first event in about 10 years since the “Great Aqua Plus Festival -20th Anniversary-” held at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo in 2015. Prior to the performance, DAY1 began with a dialogue between Hakuoro (Rikiya Koyama) and Eruru (Ryoka Yuzuki) from the “Utawarerumono” series. Rikiya Koyama suddenly improvised and the audience laughed at the hilarious exchanges reminiscent of the old internet radio program “Utawarerumono Radio.” After that, all the cast members appearing on DAY1 took the stage one by one from the center of the stage. A total of 24 voice actors and artists with connections to Aquaplus works appeared, mainly from the “ToHeart”, “WHITE ALBUM”, “Utawarerumono”, and “Tears to Tiara” series. The MC for both DAY1 and DAY2 was Daisuke Namikawa, and the assistant MC was Kentaro Tone.
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The first song of the live part that started the performance was “Unreachable Love” (“WHITE ALBUM2 -introductory chapter-” OP) by Yen Yonezawa, who plays the role of Yukina Ogiso. Mr. Yonezawa sang the song, which holds an important key to the story, in a heartrending way accompanied by a live band, drawing the audience into the atmosphere of the work at once. For the second song, Hitomi Namatenme, who plays Kazusa Touma, appeared in place of Yonezawa and performed the opening theme of “WHITE ALBUM2 -closing chapter-”, “Happy Memories”. I could fully feel the feelings of the two main heroines, Yukina and Kazusa. The person who appeared as Nama Tenmoku was Takuatsu Terashima, who plays Takeya Iizuka. One of the heroines of “WHITE ALBUM”, Rina Ogata, sang her signature song “SOUND OF DESTINY” with her chic voice. Mr. Terashima then performed the ending theme of “WHITE ALBUM2 -closing chapter-“, “Aoi Kokoro”. In the middle of the song, Ikumi Nakagami, who plays the role of Irio Mizusawa, appears and the song develops into a duet. Takeya Iizuka and Yorio Mizusawa, who play characters who have a close relationship in the series, gradually approached each other while singing, and at the end they looked at each other, creating a moody scene. The reading drama, which is a regular event at Aquaplus events, was entitled “The 30th anniversary is important, but the 5th anniversary of Lost Flag is also important, right?” and featured performances by Hakuoro (Rikiya Koyama), Haku (Kentaro Tone), and Acta (Rikiya Koyama) from the “Utawarerumono” series. The topic revolves around Kazuya Nakai). Based on the original word “Lost Flag” (appears in Lost Flag), “Tears to Tiara” Arsal (Makoto Ishii), who has not yet “lost Flag”, is swayed by the stormy developments, etc., which can only be seen here. A never-before-seen crossover story unfolded, which greatly excited the venue.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/46382/143/46382-143-8521f9f777c880f506f50c049a21b769-2400×1600.jpg In the following talk part, Aqua Plus’s “original” award race called the “1st Japan Aquademy Award” will be held. The 10 cast members will share anecdotes related to Aquaplus works, and the person who tells the most appropriate story for the 30th anniversary will be awarded the Grand Prize. Ikumi Nakagami, who allegedly handed out melon bread that may have been half-cooked, Hitomi Namatenme, who was actually in a very painful relationship during the recording of “WHITE ALBUM 2,” and Daiichi Mizushima, who unilaterally aimed for the screenplay award with a false story. Each of them told their own unique stories, and the grand prize went to Rikiya Koyama for his work, “Please leave me alone,” which involves movies and puns. Image
URL: https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/46382/143/46382-143-202bd7a17ec14cc31a8eaaa37c58360a-2400×1600.jpg The second part of the live performance started with Arisa Nakayama’s opening theme for “Routes”, “Kimi wo Tosete”. Ms. Nakayama performed her debut song with a bright and powerful voice. Next, Akari Tsuda appeared and sang “Twinkle Snow,” which is the ED of “WHITE ALBUM2 -introductory chapter-” and is wrapped in the sadness of love. Image
URL: https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/46382/143/46382-143-66a1ec9f4a9dae23d384043db15833b7-3900×2600.jpg Next, Aya Hirano, who plays Yuki Morikawa, sang “WHITE ALBUM,” which is the song that started the “WHITE ALBUM” series. After that, Mr. Hirano invited Mr. Suara and the two performed the ED “POWDER SNOW” of “WHITE ALBUM”. A special collaboration unique to the Dai Aqua Plus Festival, the harmony played by the two gently enveloped the entire venue. After the break, we held a project called “Aqua Plus 2 Choice Festival”. Two choices related to Aqua Plus were displayed on the screen, and the cast members moved to the side they thought was this one. There was a debate between each side. Among the various themes, when asked, “Where will the 40th Anniversary Aqua Plus Festival be held?”, the third answer was that they wanted to go to both. The content was chaotic, typical of the Great Aqua Plus Festival, with everyone agreeing with that opinion. Ms. Suzuka Yuzuki was selected as the person who was able to persuade the audience the most (made an influential presentation) with the “Most Variable 2 Choice” award.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/46382/143/46382-143-1d2ccfebad520d74663a778b28d466dc-2400×1600.jpg One of the highlights of the “Great Aqua Plus Festival” is the new product announcement. This time, when it was announced that the latest work in the “Utawarerumono” series, “Utawarerumono: Signpost to Shiro” (scheduled to be released in fall 2025), and the restart of
development for “Jasmine”, whose production was discontinued in 2015, were announced, loud cheers erupted from the audience seats. It resonated with me.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/46382/143/46382-143-79c57e291e933a86b2fa120e6e6fb628-2400×1600.jpg [ 】 In the second part of the reading drama that follows, titled “Katte ni To Heart,” the characters from “WHITE ALBUM 2,” where love becomes complicated, unfold a heartwarming romantic comedy in the world of “To Heart.” Somewhere along the way, characters from Utawarerumono, including Hakuoro, joined the fight, and we began to explore ways to prevent the project from turning into a chaotic situation. In the end, the venue was filled with laughter as the proceedings became tense.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/46382/143/46382-143-5208a15682b7873f5a3ec4b3d74e9c7a-2400×1600.jpg The event has finally reached its final live part. Arisa Nakayama performed the opening theme “Heart To Heart” of “ToHeart2” and the opening theme “Tears to Tiara” of “Tears to Tiara”, and her gentle singing voice filled with hope resonated. Afterwards, Akari Tsuda, who passed the baton, sang the insert song “Boku wa Itsutte” from “Tears to Tiara II: Descendants of the King.” The up-tempo song further heated up the venue.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/46382/143/46382-143-162f9d6d32087e89bb6f28a83ddd15a6-3900×2600.jpg When Suara began the opening song “Free and Dream” for the TV anime “Tears to Tiara,” the excitement in the venue heated up even more. Suara also performed the theme song for “Utawarerumono Lost Flag”, “Puppet of Tenmei (Marionette)”. The last part of the live performance was Suara’s opening theme for the first half of the TV anime “Utawarerumono: The Mask of Lies,” “Unstable God.” The song “Until we meet again” in the lyrics was a fitting finale, and the sight of the audience cheering loudly as if they were giving their all was a sight to behold.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/46382/143/46382-143-7599dbdfb8a9ce0b2032c1ff979f3eac-3900×2600.jpg At the ending, the cast members who appeared on stage today gathered together. After expressing their impressions of the event, they sang the opening theme song of the TV anime “Utawarerumono”, “Musouka”, and the event concluded with a grand finale. DAY2 DAY2, like DAY1, starts with a dialogue between Hakuoro (Rikiya Koyama) and Eluru (Ryoka Yuzuki) from the “Utawarerumono” series. We saw a hilarious exchange between Rikiya Koyama, who made puns, and Yuzuki, who poked fun at him.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/46382/143/46382-143-85f212e150232f1206dd94e4eefe914b-2400×1600.jpg The opening theme for the DAY2 live part was “Ichibanboshi”, the opening theme for the OVA “ToHeart2” by Shizuka Ito and Hitomi Namatenme. The combination of Mr. Ito who played the role of Tamaki Kousaka and Mr. Nama Tenmoku who played the role of Yuma Tonami excited the audience. By the way, there was a scene where Namatenmoku kept staring at Ito while they were singing, and Ito couldn’t help but look away. I thought they were going to continue with the heartfelt atmosphere, but Namatenme, who remained on stage, completely changed the atmosphere and performed “closing”, the ending theme for “WHITE ALBUM2 -closing chapter-” coda. The change from Yuma Tonami to Kazusa Touma was distinctive, and during the MC part later, various cast members praised the change, saying, “That transition was amazing…” After “closing,” Yonezawa Yen, who plays the role of Yukina Ogiso, joined in and performed “Sayonara no Koto,” the ending theme for the double heroine TV anime “WHITE ALBUM 2.” In the middle of the chorus, Daihiro Mizushima, who plays Haruki Kitahara, appeared from the center of the stage, and there was a big cheer from the audience. At the end, Yonezawa-san and Namatenmoku-san approach Mizushima-san and bump into each other on the shoulder. The song ends with Mizushima looking down, a development typical of “WHITE ALBUM2.” In addition, since Mr. Yonezawa wears white and Mr. Ikutenmoku wears black-based clothes, Mr. Osora deliberately chose to wear gray clothes, which was a great consideration. Mr. Yonezawa, who sent off Mr. Namatenmoku and Mr. Mizushima, then performed the ending theme of “WHITE ALBUM2 -closing chapter-“, “The Magic of Time.” I could feel Yukina’s beauty that gently embraces everything.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/46382/143/46382-143-578d5580a63d0c611c36f9ca866b94bd-2400×1600.jpg A reading drama that caused a lot of laughter on DAY1. Day 2 is titled “For example, such a monochrome Mobius”, and the story revolves around Oshtor (Kentaro Tone) and Shunya (Yuko Minaguchi) from “Monochrome Mobius: Tokinodai Redemption”. Benawi (Daisuke Namikawa) will be in the position of Nekone, Crow (Takashi Koyama) will be in the position of Kiuru, Hakuoro (Rikiya Koyama) will be in the position of Pashpakuru, and Eluru (Ryoka Yuzuki) will be in the position of Torikoli, and the venue was filled with crazy developments. It was very exciting.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/46382/143/46382-143-f990cc96473e5dedad5c607065710fa4-2400×1600.jpg Ignoring Kentaro Tone, who was exhausted from the constant tsukkomi, the event moved on to the talk part, “Add a word to yourself back then.” The 12 cast members talked about memorable episodes and gave a message to themselves back then. Shizuka Ito, Hidema Kogure, Ryoko Ono and others shared their memories of “ToHeart2”, and fresh faces such as Kana Ichinose and Hina Hitsujimiya, who will be appearing in the newly reborn “ToHeart”, held talks. By the way, at the end of the corner, as a surprise, Yuya Uchida, who plays the role of Mikazuchi in the “Utawarerumono” series, wrote a letter to Mr. Tone, which contained content that made Mr. Tone unintentionally confused. Image
URL: https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/46382/143/46382-143-1a6044c2e761e97a349c49c434a21398-2400×1600.jpg The second live part started with Suara’s OP theme “Tokinotaika” for “Monochrome Mebius Tokinodai Atonement”. He captivated fans with his deep, expansive voice that conveyed a magnificent worldview. Suara then performed “Shizuku” true ending theme “MOON PHASE”. A flowing singing voice echoed throughout the venue in a quiet space. After that, the opening scene of the TV anime “ToHeart” was shown on the screen. Along with the anime video, AKKO sang “ToHeart” opening theme “Brand-New Heart”. Next, AKKO performed “WHITE ALBUM” ending theme “POWDER SNOW” a cappella. Some fans were seen crying as she sang the song with a clear and beautiful voice, tenderly, melancholy, and above all, with great care. The beautiful flow continues with “Hitori”, the ending theme for “December Without Angels”. This connection was so beautiful that it captured the hearts of many visitors.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/46382/143/46382-143-51c7301315a50adb6c63d6e358083948-2400×1600.jpg After the break, we held a talk part called “Aqua Plus Hitokoma Theater!” This is a competition between 3 teams, “Team Rikiya”, “Team Tsuyoshi”, and “Team Yuya”, in which they respond to certain scenes and lines from Aquaplus works with original lines. The corner was a great success with Ogiri in attendance, and Team Tsuyoshi took home the victory. In the new product announcement corner, details of the newly reborn “ToHeart” were announced, and the opening and game footage with characters drawn in full 3D were unveiled. It is scheduled to be released on Nintendo Switch and Steam in the spring of 2025. Additionally, a completely new RPG project, “project kizuna,” has been announced. Information about the concept art and production staff has been revealed, including director Kengo Uchibori, scenario designer Munemitsu Suga, and character designer Kanroki/Misato Mitsumi. 【 】 The drama part of the second half will be “Sara, Maryan’s Student Council President Radio 30 Years Since Then”. The story revolves around Ryoko Ono, who plays Sasara Kusugawa, and Hidema Kogure, who plays Maryan-senpai, and the story unfolds with an image of the world 30 years from now, but for some reason, everyone seems to be older than 30 years from now. Many people in the audience smiled at the heart-warming exchanges that unfolded in the setting of two people. In addition, “WHITE ALBUM2” members will also participate in this drama part. There was a lot of laughter from the audience as Yukina, Kazusa, and Haruki still seemed unresolved despite their age.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/46382/143/46382-143-74484c69c42a9ab099ccca50116a9563-2400×1600.jpg “Great Aqua Plus Festival -30th Anniversary-” is finally coming to its final live part. Many coincidences came together and a miracle happened and we are where we are today. YURiKA sang “Feeling Heart” with such feelings in mind. The song is also the opening theme for “ToHeart”, which is scheduled to be released in the spring of 2025, and is a song that YURiKA, who is also an Aquaplus fan, has a special fondness for. Afterwards, Tsuda Akari joined them on stage, and the two performed the opening theme song for the TV anime “Comic Party”, “Kimima de”. It created a fun, festival-like atmosphere typical of Komipa, and the venue was very lively.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/46382/143/46382-143-a3425e6a017d8abc85769b76e9d0276e-3900×2600.jpg After sending YURiKA off, we went to the opening theme song for “Dungeon Travelers 2-2 Dark Fallen Maiden and Hajimari no Sho” by Akari Tsuda, “Ri-Inka-Shon”. In line with the lyrics, “The world revolves, it revolves,” penlights of various colors were passed around in the audience seats, and the song and the atmosphere of the venue were truly one. Next on stage were Tsuyoshi Koyama, Suzuka Yuzuki, and Suara. The time for the “True Utawarerumono Theme” began with Tsuyoshi Koyama’s voice, “Yokohama BUNTAI, it’s Utawarerumono.” Daisuke Namikawa, who also appears in the lyrics, made a surprise appearance amidst the excitement and support from the audience, and on the occasion of the 30th anniversary, he was finally able to sing the song with Tsuyoshi Koyama.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/46382/143/46382-143-0df838266db85c813daf97b47df469e0-2400×1600.jpg Afterwards, Tsuyoshi Koyama and Suara performed the opening theme for “Utawarerumono Lullaby for the Disappeared”, “Kimi Dake no Tabiji”. Mr. Tsuyoshi Koyama, the excitement leader, made this event the most successful one. After the excitement, when Suara sang “Kimigatame”, the ending theme of “Utawarerumono: Lullaby for the Disappeared” as the last song of the live part, she was overflowing with gratitude for the work and fans, and during the MC part. There were also scenes where tears were shed. At the ending, the cast members who appeared on DAY2 gathered together. After expressing their impressions, they sang the ending theme of “ToHeart”, “Atarashi Yokan”, and the “Great Aqua Plus Festival -30th Anniversary-” came to a close with great success.
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https://hike.zaiko.io/item/365645 Distribution ticket notes ・There are no benefits for distribution tickets. ・The archive period may change. Thank you for your understanding. ・Please see the purchase site for other notes regarding distribution. ●Overview of “Great Aqua Plus Festival -30th Anniversary-” Performance name: Dai Aqua Plus Festival -30th Anniversary- Dates: Saturday, November 9, 2024, Sunday, November 10, 2024 Venue: Yokohama BUNTAI (2-7-1 Furo-cho, Naka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 231-0032) Sponsor: Aqua Plus Co., Ltd./HIKE Co., Ltd. Special event site: https://aquaplus.jp/30event/ Appearance *Title omitted
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