Meet the Seiyuu: Mimori Suzuko

Digifes '15 group shot of the two generations of Digimon Adventure seiyuu, and the voices of their partners, c.Newtype.

Born in 1986, Mimori "Mimorin" Suzuko was thirteen years old when Digimon Adventure first aired. The third oldest of tri.'s new cast, in 2015 she was revealed as the new voice of Takenouchi Sora, replacing Mizutani Yuuko. Unlike some of her coworkers, Mimori has been reserved about her experiences with Digimon, and it's unknown if she even saw Adventure during its original run. Mimori has been enthusiastic about attending events related to Digimon Adventure tri., appearing at its October prescreening in-character with Hanae Natsuki and Ichimichi Mao.

Originally a stage actress, Mimori was first scouted as a seiyuu by Bushiroad CEO Kidani Takaaki. Mimori first began doing voice work in 2010, taking on her breakout roles as Sherlock Shellingford in Tantei Opera Milky Holmes, and in 2011 as Cardfight!! Vanguard's Tatsunagi Kourin. The Shellingford character--along with the other Milky Holmes cast--would continue to make cameos in Vanguard through 2013, but the mass exposure of working in a Sunday morning children's show versus a late night anime made Kourin one of her defining roles to the present day. Mimori would also make regular appearances as a TV host for the Vanga-road program, and later on Bushiroad's weekly Cardfight!! Vanguard livestream events, alongside Morishima Shuuta and Nakamoto "Doctor O" Nobuhisa.

Digimon Adventure tri. will premier in Japan on November 21st, 2015.

Meet the Seiyuu: Hanae Natsuki

Ichimichi Mao, Hanae Natsuki, and Mimori Suzuko at tri.'s prescreening. Original image uploaded by @Digi_advntr15th

With less than ten days remaining until the Japanese premier of Digimon Adventure tri., it's an appropriate time to learn about the men and women behind the film. Hanae Natsuki is the new voice of Yagami Taichi ("Tai" in the English dub), selected along with seven other seiyuu to replace the aging human voice cast of Digimon Adventure. Born in 1991, Hanae grew up watching Adventure while in second grade, being seven years old when the series began its Japanese run in March '99, and eight when it ended in 2000.

Hanae was strongly influenced by Taichi's character as a child, and consequently his voice actress Fujita Toshiko. At the 2015 DigiFes event, Hanae admitted to having difficulties stepping into the role of Taichi because the character was such a big hero to him as a child. Sakamoto Chika, voice of Agumon, encouraged him by reminding him that as the new Taichi, Hanae is himself a "chosen child." (The Japanese equivalent to the dub's "DigiDestined.")

Hanae first began working as a seiyuu in 2011 and 2012, playing minor and supporting roles. His first leading role was as Haimura Kiri in 2013's The Severing Crime Edge. Outside of voice acting, Hanae is also a gamer and fan of League of Legends, having done voicework for the game in addition to playing it.