Kodansha Co., Ltd.
[Results announced!!] The results of the first character popularity vote for the youth diving comedy “Grand Blue” have been announced! Commemorative illustration by Kimitake Yoshioka and comments from voice actor Chika Anzai!
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Grand Blue (original work: Kenji Inoue, manga: Kimitake Yoshioka), the world’s leading nude youth diving comedy that has been adapted into a TV animation and live-action film, and which has touched the lives of many university students, is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. We welcomed.
To commemorate this, we will be holding the first character popularity vote in the work from April 5, 2024!
The results were announced on June 7, 2024 (Friday) at 7:00 pm on the 10th anniversary web radio “Grand Blue Kakin Radio”.
The personality on the program is Chika Anzai, the voice actress who plays Chisa in the TV anime.
On that day, Toa Yukinari, the voice actor for the role of Azusa in the TV anime, was a guest, and the results were announced in order starting from 5th place by flipping over the board with the results written on it. Each time, the participants cheered as they learned the results for the first time on the spot.
Interesting results announced! Queen was born with an overwhelming vote difference!
The heroine, Chisa Kotegawa, won first place!
Manga artist Kimitake Yoshioka has drawn a commemorative illustration.
[Image 1: https://prtimes.jp/i/1719/6198/resize/d1719-6198-8c1fe5ef1bde6d9e3649-1.jpg&s3=1719-6198-9fc7be0f3154c54165be2e7db56b8d6a-1897×2700.jpg] 2nd place and below are these guys.
The results are also being posted on the 10th anniversary website. (https://grandblue10th.kodansha.co.jp/)
Guys, drinks are not characters!
2nd place Iori Kitahara
3rd place Sakurako Busujima
4th place Kohei Imamura
5th place Azusa Hamaoka
6th place Mana Yoshiwara
7th place Nanaka Kotegawa
8th place Ryujiro Kotobuki
9th place Shinji Tokita
10th place Associate Professor Ushiromiya
11th place Shiori Kitahara
12th place Shinichiro Yamamoto
13th place Kiyoko Kamio
14th place Naomi Otoya
15th place Kaya Mizuki
16th place Kanako Iida
17th place Gen Nojima
18th place Kenta Fujiwara
19th place Rie Ohashi
20th place Mikiya Higashi
21st place Karina
21st place Spiritus
23rd place Yu Mitarai
24th place Takeo Yokote
24th place: Sayaka Kotegawa
24th place Keiko Suzuki
27th place PaB style oolong tea
28th place Hisashi Anzai
28th place Toshio Kotegawa
28th place Chairman Kudo
28th place Kenji Inoue
32nd place Yuki
32nd place Natsumi
32nd place Yamamoto’s Yamamoto
32nd place: Water that catches fire
Comment from Chika Anzai, voice actor for the role of Chisa Kotegawa in the TV anime
Congratulations to Chisa Kotegawa for winning 1st place in the popularity vote! ! Thank you to everyone who voted! Even though the trophy is so addictive, it’s cute to see him holding it so happily! I was only in charge of the voice, but I’m very happy. I hope we can see her cute side in animation someday…! Please continue to enjoy the original work and anime Grand Blue!
10th anniversary commemorative web radio “Grand Blue Kakin Radio” program information
・Title: “Grand Blue Kakin Radio”
・Personality: Chika Anzai (TV anime Chisa Kotegawa)
・Distribution schedule: Distribution every other Friday at 19:00 from Friday, April 26, 2024
·platform:
Internet Radio Station -Onsen-
(https://www.onsen.ag/program/grandblue-radio)
NBCUniversal Anime/Music YouTube Channel
(https://www.youtube.com/@NBCUniversalAnimeandMusic)
“Grand Blue” work information
[Image 2: https://prtimes.jp/i/1719/6198/resize/d1719-6198-1c93599362256b039d56-0.jpg&s3=1719-6198-9d4891e34a90f78c0e2b9288b9f29b55-600×852.jpg] ■Title “Grand Blue (22)”
■Author name Original work: Kenji Inoue/Manga: Kimitake Yoshioka ■Serial “good! Afternoon”
■Publisher Kodansha
■Release date: April 5, 2024
■Format B6
■List price: 759 yen (tax included)
■Episode 1 is now available for free
https://comic-days.com/episode/10834108156628735743
■Synopsis
Iori Kitahara, who started living alone in a coastal town, makes a shocking university debut. I met a beautiful woman, diving, and lovable bastards! Kenji Inoue, who is the best in the world when it comes to drawing idiots, and Kimihiro Yoshioka, a master of drawing naked young people, bring out the best campus life filled with booze and fun! ! The comic has been loved by everyone and has sold over 9 million copies!
More details about this release:
https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000006198.000001719.html