--It has been announced that figures of Sakata Gintoki and Hijikata Toshiro will be released from Figuarts ZERO series.
Contact Futari plays both characters, do you have to have any impression against the figure?

Sugita:Figure has is owned nothing body, but as a matter of fact his feature films, I do not take too much hand about the character that it was also played. It has become a little appearance is unlike involved as still your job, so consider if their own interest and I wonder if there is a different location .... However, because personally male character of the figure comes out I am happy. Absolutely to female characters is the preferred are prone world, because it was which way or like a image of how much tough male character of the figures or the enemy character of "ONE PIECE", "Close ZERO".

Nakai:Certainly the more character of the figures middle-aged can be seen feel only "ONE PIECE" is! (Laughs) because I really often be asked to stakeholders's work, I just ...... resulting in male character to have become just the figure of the character that I played are lined up in the house.

Sugita:Just by arranging the male characters, there is an image that makes the atmosphere tense, and I think there is brilliance because the standing figures look good. Personally, I think there are ways to enjoy it, such as having Oshu Hatsudo carry the swords of all the characters played by Mr. Nakai, and combining Hijikata and G Falcon to create a collaboration with Mobile Suit Gundam X think. Of course, this is my personal "bad way of enjoying". Recently, a good acquaintance of mine has been made into a figure, so the fun has accelerated (bitter smile).

Nakai:Well, I wonder I have a deep enjoy .......

Sugita:When I was young, the line between figures and dolls was ambiguous, and I think it was often seen as something that boys didn't play with. Meanwhile, I remember being impressed by the "Transformers" that my grandfather bought on a whim, saying, "There was something that even a man could play with!" Then, I met "SAINT SEIYA" "Saint Cloth Series". I went to buy a figure of LIBRA DOHKO Dohko, my constellation, with joy and courage, but I was surprised to find that the face was covered with black haze when I picked it up (laughs). At that time, the Saint Seiya of Libra hadn't appeared in the original, so I couldn't help it ... I managed to put on the Dragon Shiryu (which I would wear in the original) with just the sacred clothes. Remains as a strong memory.

Nakai:It was the kind of play from the time (laughs). When I is small, I feel there is no concept of a still "figure". Only one like the toy of the so-called robot animation, rather than faithfully reproduce the form, heartwarming and the form was that? I wonder with. That's why, recent figures from the "I can reproduce so finely! Craftsman is Do amazing!", Is a marvel at the workmanship partition.

- Please let actually tell us your impressions of seeing the goods.

Sugita:I previously had the opportunity to meet and talk with the sculptor of the figures, and I felt firsthand that the love and passion that the creator has for their work is directly connected to the quality. In that sense, I think the quality of the Figuarts ZERO series is very high. In particular, I was shocked by how the impression of the figures changed drastically with just one of the interchangeable heads with swapped souls in the "Leader Swap Edition," which comes as a first-run bonus. I was shocked to see how clearly the "insides have been swapped" could be conveyed just by the facial expression and hairstyle!

Nakai:I face is understood that it is always of Hijikata if the Kiritsu, and put the head of the parts of "Gin-san Hijikata the soul has entered", pose always a somewhat floaty to street. This I think is pretty amazing.

Sugita:Surely, you will find is that I Do It If you like the original are making. When arranging a figure of silver at the time and Hijikata, it means that stuck to pose like feel is "static and dynamic" in the set, I feel that is also amplified meaning to arrange in pairs.

――Are there any hopes for “I want to see a figure like this” in “Gin Tama” in the future?

Sugita:During the work of "Gin Tama", there was a giant robot called "Space Super Merchant Fleet Iron Samurai Kaien", but I would like to see that in CHOGOKIN! It was already Brave Series, and I heard that Masami Obari (an animator and director with a reputation for drawing mecha in Brave Series and other anime) was offered an offer, but he was involved in another work and it didn't happen. I also heard that he was very disappointed (laughs). The enthusiasm of Sunrise 5th Studio (currently Bandai Namco Pictures C Studio), which is making Gin Tama, is just that unbelievable, and sometimes I find it strange that they are able to maintain it. If one-episode CHOGOKIN is difficult, Elizabeth might be interesting. I thought it would be interesting to change the shape of the toy like "Tamagorasu" (an egg-shaped transforming toy with a transforming mechanism released in the 1980s)!

Nakai:It's highly versatile. In terms of Gin Tama figures, Futari wa Tamacure Silver Soul hasn't come out yet, right? How about that? (smile)

Sugita:It is that you do not do it ...... I am not able to not do (laughs). Certainly because you Tose's and Katherine has not been modeling of, perhaps I do try to specifications that can replace the head like a this time. In the form of leave it to the moral of those who are how to use were purchased (laughs).

Nakai:If it referred to in the closer, how even once in a while to become a Guntank not it seems to be able to figure. It is to normally cute, I feel that I want to see it is.

Sugita:Certainly Tama is also rich variation because it has become a Gundam also to the tank. Not now have is to it about Cannon (laughs).

- Even in the anime is "leader turnover Hen" is in the air. This interest is?

Sugita:One episode of one of the works that they become figures, the expected value is felt even in the skin.

Nakai:That's true ...! It will be not Tteyuu pupil to come out in the future.

Sugita:There is interesting because the relationship is bad Futari distance of the heart is close interchanged from the usual, because it certainly makes sense. However, ... the hard to the play anyway because episode of turnover. Also no longer sleep at night, was also worried about the effect on the private life comes out. Never It should not be turned into impersonation, while checking the original's actor of habit, because you must sincerely opposed to there.

Nakai:I do not know well or how do you even be on the impersonation (wry smile). And finally "I'm Hijikata that contains the soul of Gin-san, Gin-san trying to Enjiyo the Hijikata" came in also like a situation, I do not know whether I'm back turned over to what duplex (laughs). Because the story itself is made well, it might be the correct one that I had pulled it. But I played with a wide variety of trial and error, and everyone saw it is happy if us enjoying naturally.

"Gin Tama" is featured on the cover and the opening of the "Animage October issue" released on September 10th!
Another version of this interview is published! Check it out because two people are talking more about the "leader turnover Hen"!



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[PROFILE]

Tomokazu Sugita (past-Tomokazu)
October 11, born / Saitama Prefecture born / atomic Monkey affiliation / "Assassination Classroom" (crow between 惟臣 role), "K RETURN OF KINGS" (Rage Munakata auditors) In addition

Kazuya Nakai (Nakai, Kazuya)
Born November 25/Born in Hyogo Prefecture/Belongs to Aoni Production/" God Eater" (role of Soma Schickzar), "Blood Blockade Battlefront" (role of Zap Renfro), etc.

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