She was always one of the top candidates in people's minds, but now it is official: 18-year-old rising star Yuuki Aoi will play the lead role of Victorica in Gosick, a new anime from Bones that starts Friday 7 January.Victorica is a girl who looks like a loli, dresses gothic lolita, and sits in the library reading several books at a time and solving mysteries that are brought to her.
This starring role was not announced until today, at a special live event where the first episode of the anime was shown.
This gives Yuuki Aoi two of the top female roles of the new anime season: Madoka in Shaft's Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica, and this role.
In Gosick, Ao-chan will be reunited with her idol, Sawashiro Miyuki, whom she played opposite in Kurenai almost three years ago.
Mangaka Sakuraba Kazuki says that at the audition, Yuuki-san gave them exactly the hoarseness she intended in Victorica's voice.
Here is a partial cast photo from the official site. (l-r) Kiuchi Hidenobu (Grévil; Hei in Darker than Black), Kano Yui (Cécile Sensei; Momoko in Sumomo mo momo mo), Yuuki Aoi, Eguchi Takuya (Kujou Kazuya; Oosugi in Eden of the East):
Yuuki-san's own tendency toward a gothic lolita look will stand her in good stead for this gothic lolita character. The lolita fashion house Innocent World has come out with a dress designed especially for Victorica:
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this is really exciting because she's perfect for this role. I can't think of anyone I'd rather have there.
YEEES! I've been hoping for that. Now it's sure I will watch GOSICK no matter what.
Btw. that pic of cast is really funny. Eguchi Takuya looks like a giant next to Ao-chan.
@Matteas -- They commented on the height differential on 2channel, too. Eguchi is supposedly 188cm (6ft 2in), much taller than even Miyano Mamoru (182.5cm -- 6ft), her co-star in Pokemon BW. Ao-chan is 145cm (4ft 9in),
'A Channel' TV anime cast revealed:
Tōru : YUUKI AOI
Run : Fukuhara Kaori
Yūko : Minako Kotobuki
Nagi : Yumi Uchiyama
I consider this very good news for the series. I'm looking forward to seeing Gosick for myself.
@anonymous -- I just took a look at the couple of chapters of "A Channel" that are on Mangafox and there is plenty of material there, if the staff can arrange and present it effectively. Ao-chan's character in particular has enormous possibilities. I was interested that on the official site, Fukuhara Kaori is credited first and Ao-chan second.
YUUKI AOI -> http://myanimelist.net/character/38904/Tooru
the reckless Tooru
Fukuhara Kaori -> http://myanimelist.net/character/38905/Run
the flighty Run
characters:
http://cowboybibimbop.soup.io/tag/a_channel
This an excellent anime I really like it.
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