Eizouken ni wa Te wo Dasu na !: Sairi Itoh wins a Galaxy Award

The Japanese Broadcasting Critics Association announced the winners of the fifty-seventh edition of the Galaxy Awards on June 1. 26-year-old voice actress Sairi Itoh, who played Midori Asakusa in the anime adaptation of the manga written and illustrated by Sumito Owara, Eizouken ni wa Te wo Dasu na! (aka Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!), she was awarded this year's award. In fact, this was his first character in his career.


This award was established by the Association in 1963 to honor television programs, individuals, and organizations that stand out with the goal of improving the quality of broadcasting and its content in Japan. As previously reported, the series had already been selected as one of the winners in the monthly selection in the March 2020 issue.

The council praised her portrayal in the series, as demonstrated in her final verdict: “Sairi Itoh, who has played numerous roles in television dramas in the past, showed off her incredible voice acting talent to bring the charismatic character to life. by Midori Asakusa, with his characteristic tone of voice. "

Later, Itoh herself shared a post on her Twitter account, expressing the following: “I am very honored to receive the Individual Award at the 57th Galaxy Awards. I am very happy and I thank everyone. Even in the future, with all my effort, I will remember to be grateful for everything. I will continue my devotion to my work. "

この度、第57回ギャラクシー賞

個人賞を受賞させていただきました。

胸がいっぱいです。

本当にありがとうございます。

これからより一層
気合入れて心込めて
何より感謝を忘れず
日々精進して参ります。

本当に本当に
ありがとうございました。 https://t.co/SOzbiTHbam

— 伊藤沙莉 (@SaiRi_iTo) June 1, 2020

Owara began publishing the manga in Shogakukan's Monthly Big Comic Spirits magazine in July 2016, and the publisher published the fifth compilation volume on January 30.

The work inspired a twelve episode anime adaptation produced by Science SARU studios, under the direction of Masaaki Yuasa and scripts written by himself in conjunction with Yuuichirou Kido, released in January 2020.

Synopsis of Eizouken ni wa Te wo Dasu na!

The story follows Midori, Tsubame, and Sayaka, an energetic trio of high school freshman girls who gather at the Eizo-ken (Video Research Club) to make their anime dreams a reality. Midori is nervous about creating an anime on her own. She meets Tsubame, who seems to be a well-off girl, but she really has a dream: to be a cheerleader. Sayaka, Midori's best friend, has a great sense of finances to carry out the project and joins the other two girls in search of their dreams.

Source: Crunchyroll

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