[Hida City, Gifu Prefecture] Popular voice actors from “Bocchi the Rock!” and “The Idolmaster” will hold a talk show in Hida City on October 26th.
Hida City, Gifu Prefecture Press Release: October 15, 2025 [Hida City, Gifu Prefecture] On October 26th, a popular voice actor from “Bocchi the Rock!” and “The Idolmaster” will hold a talk show in Hida City. A talk show featuring two popular young voice actors will be held on October 26th at Hida Manga Kingdom, a tourist facility with a collection of 45,000 comic books, hot springs, accommodation, and more. School Duo, the training school affiliated with major voice actor agency Ken Production, holds an intensive summer training camp every year at Hida Manga Kingdom in Miyagawa-cho, Hida City, to develop young voice actors. Due to this connection, Hida City, Gifu Prefecture (Mayor: Junya Miyatake) will once again be hosting a talk show this year featuring a popular voice actor who is a School Duo graduate and currently belongs to Ken Production. Image
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0577-62-3259 ■Eligible Elementary school students and above ■Capacity 80 people (lottery will be held if the number of people exceeds this limit) ■Participation Fee Junior high school students and above: 900 yen, elementary school students: 500 yen (facility usage fee included) ■ How to Apply (Application Deadline: Extended until 5:00 PM, Monday, October 20th) Please apply using the application form. Introduction of voice actors For more information about the voice actors participating this time, please visit the official Ken Production website. Suegara Rie “Bocchi the Rock!” Michiyo Goto Role “THE IDOLM@STER MILLION LIVE!” Role: Fuka Toyokawa https://www.kenproduction.co.jp/talent/142
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/120394/150/120394-150-5eaf4ba2e5468037ee57721e5f7f0bf0-1552×2162.jpg Takeaki Masuyama “THE IDOLM@STER SideM” as Suzaku Kurenai “Vigilante – My Hero Academia ILLEGALS” as Tsuguya Yonenagaji
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/120394/150/120394-150-ca4f8028c8c0f39623bec016dc51dfe9-2025×2700.jpg The connection between major voice actor agency Ken Production and Hida City Michiko Nomura (famous works: the original Wakame-chan in “Sazae-san” and the original Shizuka-chan in “Doraemon”),
representative of the voice acting agency “Ken Production,” is a native of Gifu Prefecture. While thinking about what she could do within the prefecture, she came across Hida Manga Kingdom, the venue for this event. She liked the quiet, natural environment, the cool environment, and the lack of residential houses or convenience stores nearby. An intensive summer training camp is now held there every year.
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/120394/150/120394-150-63ec773a6b3ea7d3f05fa5d692b7470f-640×480.jpg Practice your presentation carefully Approximately 50 aspiring voice actors participate in this training camp every year, and this year marks the 27th class to be accepted. This talk show is held every year, and the popular voice actors who appear are former School Duo members who have previously participated in the Manga Kingdom training camp. In addition to talking about voice acting, the talk show also covers memories of the training camp, allowing viewers to get up close and personal, and the Q&A session is always well-received. Image
URL: https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/120394/150/120394-150-91992c11f57365e9071cb02ecb7f74f6-1800×2700.jpg Michiko Nomura, Advisor, Ken Production Co., Ltd., Representative of School Duo
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/120394/150/120394-150-09556bc35cdcf2ae7ff93aa66b2067a4-640×480.jpg Showing the results of the training camp to local residents Image
URL: https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/120394/150/120394-150-b39e25b936cc9ddee0aaec6da5af0d4d-1770×1181.jpg A talk show held in November 2024. Fans from all over the country came to support the event. Community development through manga, anime, and voice actors. The city is working to promote the region through projects that utilize manga and voice actors, based at the Hida Manga Kingdom.
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/120394/150/120394-150-12f535044b70fe97efd0cac5164b7402-1775×1181.jpg Hida Manga Kingdom is located in the northernmost tip of Gifu Prefecture, near the border with Toyama Prefecture. The facility features a manga library, hot springs, and a restaurant, and accommodation is also available. The manga library has 45,000 manga titles, ranging from classics to the latest releases, and you can read as much as you like all day long for just the admission fee. With no buildings nearby, you can immerse yourself in manga in a quiet, noiseless space. For a limited time, the restaurant also offers locally caught, grilled sweetfish. Please come and read manga, soak in the hot springs, and enjoy a meal.
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/120394/150/120394-150-0e5aed79285a2917cd3632cd04611973-1920×1440.jpg Inquiry Hida City Hall Miyagawa Promotion Office Telephone:
0577-63-2312
Hida City, Gifu Prefecture Hida City is a small city with a population of approximately 21,500. Surrounded by mountains such as the Northern Alps, it is an area blessed with abundant nature, with forests accounting for approximately 93% of the total area. In addition to its abundant natural resources, it is also a treasure trove of diverse and unique local resources, including the Furukawa Festival and Okoshi Taiko, a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage site; astrophysics research facilities such as Super-Kamiokande, which contributed to the Nobel Prize in Physics, and the rural town scenery that served as the inspiration for the hit anime film “Your Name.” Hida City official website https://www.city.hida.gifu.jp/ Hida City Official Tourism Site https://www.hida-kankou.jp/ PRTIMES Hida City Page For more
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