Summary

Ahead of theCrunchyrollAnimeAwardson March 2 , a massive celebration of all things anime sport guests and presenters from every recess of the industry , we spoke with one of the upshot ’s hosts , Sally Amaki , on her experiences returning to the event for a second year , as well as what it ’s like to work as both a Nipponese and English voice actress on serial such asTomo - Chan is a Girl ! , and how she ’s been mold by her meter form as an idol .

The2024 Crunchyroll Anime Awards will be streamed live from Tokyo on YouTube and Twitch on March 2 , 2024 , at 6 p.m. in Japan , 4 a.m. EST , 3 a.m. CST , and 1 a.m. PST . This class ’s case promises to be an even bigger spectacle than the late award ceremonies , with a number ofcelebrity node including Megan Thee Stallion , DeMarcus Lawrence , and Yaeji .

We spoke with the English dub voice of Jinwoo and ADR director , Aleks Le and Caitlin Glass , on Solo Leveling ’s impact on gum anime fans , and the time to come .

Solo Leveling collage featuring Jinwoo in various stills from the anime adaptation.

Sally Amaki On Returning To the Crunchyroll Anime Awards For a Second Year

The voice actress enthusiastically discusses what she’s looking forward to, and why anime fans should tune in

For you , what ’s the most exciting part of returning to the Crunchyroll Anime Awards ?

watch over the honour show in person is a life - changing experience ! Being able to look back at all the amazing shows that were broadcast that year and being able to see how fuck Zanzibar copal is all over the macrocosm work me very worked up . I ’m also excited that this year , one of the anime that is propose in the " Best Romance " air division is a show that I was able to take part in ! ( Tomo - chan is a Girl ! ) Being a host in an award show and having one of your appearance being put forward as well is in truth a dreaming total true .

A Sign of Affection , Crunchyroll ’s new love story , has hand fans the cutest shojo in years , as well as insight on how unlike sign language can be .

A Sign of Affection Crunchyroll Anime screencap of Yuki, the pink-haired protagonist being held by the white-haired male lead.

Can you partake in anything unique about this year ’s event that fan can see frontwards to ?

I find out that there will be an orchestra playing live throughout the award show . I can already severalize this year ’s award show will be even more dynamical than last year ! But , that ’s just a rumor that I heard , so you ’re conk to have to watch the show to find out if it ’s true . I think everybody can also calculate forward to the amazing artist that are perform this year as well .

Sally Amaki on Her Experience as the English & Japanese Voice of Carol From the Hit Romance Anime Tomo-Chan is a Girl!

Tomo-Chan is a Girl! is produced by Lay-duce, based on the original manga by Fumita Yanagida

Having been both the Japanese and English representative of Carol inTomo - Chan is a Girl ! , were there any unique challenges or experiences you had while record ?

Personally , my voice change when I speak in Japanese and English . The tone I used for Carol in the Nipponese version came more naturally for me since my Japanese representative is naturally high . It was challenging at first to seek to touch my own voice in a different language . I also never realise how challenging acting could be when you trade speech . Sometimes , emotions are easier to present in one language because the word hang easy . It was an middle - opening experience for me to realize that just because someone can do in one oral communication , [ it ] does n’t mean they can well act the same way in a unlike speech .

When play Carol , did you discover any aspects of her graphic symbol that were relatable to your own living experiences ? Did this make you feel more attached to your performance ?

Jujutsu Kaisen’s Yuji Itadori next to The Apothecary Diaries' Maomao

Carol tells jokes with such a unbent face , sometimes the people around her ca n’t state if she ’s being serious or not . I experience like that ’s the same direction I jest around with my friends as well . I also think my experience as an graven image really helped in the procedure of voicing her . In the narration , it was revealed that she would jest around and smile a lot to cover how she really feel . I think that , as an idol , I also do that a fortune for hide my emotions from the populace because a " bubbly personality " is what people expect from me . There were just so many things that I could refer to , and I think that that ’s what made me bang her even more and made me want to have the world eff her [ too ] .

Tomo - Chan Is a Girl!is one of the nominees for " Best Romance " in this class ’s Crunchyroll Anime Awards alongside series likeMy Happy Marriage , Skip and Loafer , andHorimiya : The Missing Pieces .

Going into the balance of this year , do you have any new projects you ’re working on that you ’re capable to divvy up ? Can you provide any playfulness details or hints for lover ?

Featured Image collage featuring different shots of Carol from the anime adaptation of Tomo-Chan is a Girl!

Image Created by Anna Williams

I have one major undertaking that I will be consume part in , but I ca n’t screw up it yet ! Please follow my X(Twitter ) and wait for further update ! ! ( @sally_amaki ) But other than that , I ’m plan on conk out to conventions overseas this class , so hopefully , I [ will get ] to gather everybody there .

Special thanks to Crunchyroll and Sally Amaki for take away the clock time to answer our questions . Be sure to catch the Crunchyroll Anime Awards when they air on March 2 , and check over outTomo - Chan Is a Girl!on Crunchyroll .

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Tomo-Chan is a Girl! cropped key visual featuring the lead protagonists against a background of panels from the manga.

Sally Amaki’s headshot and Carol from Tomo-Chan is a Girl! together is a collage style image.