On December 28, voice actress Yoshino Aoyama shared an update on Twitter that the Bocchi the Rock! it had finally been released in Japan. Aoyama is the voice actress who plays the lead Hitori “Bocchi” Gotou in the series, but her post inspired fans to investigate more about her.
Since then, Aoyama went on to play supporting roles consecutively, going through some main ones like Renai Boukun 's Guri , Izumi Chiba in Natsunagu! , Makoto in Shachou, Battle no Jikan desu! , Mommy Ono in Puraore! Pride of Orange and Bon in Nanashi Kaidan . It should be noted that, within voice acting, fans have a tendency to " recognize a voice actor by a role ", that is, when a voice actor is finally recognized for " that role ", it can be said that has achieved success.
But for Aoyama, recognition didn't come until Bocchi the Rock!, ten years after he started his career. That's right, although her career began in 2014, she had auditioned for the Wake Up, Girls! since 2012, failing on multiple occasions. Her dream debut in the anime industry in a project that she promised a lot, ended up cut short when the franchise ceased activities.
His story of, let's call it, " retribution ," was eventually noticed on comment boards in Japan , where it inspired comments like:
- « It was a long road, really long… ».
- « I don't think any of the voice actresses in Wake Up, Girls! achieved something after the project ended. Aoyama-san is a unique case there ».
- « Aoyama-san had played the leading role in Renai Boukun, but it seems that it was not very popular ».
- « What a relief, all the girls from Wake Up, Girls! in the end they achieved retribution ».
- What are your other fellow idols doing? ».
- « Will you have more projects in the future? I hope Bocchi the Rock! It has not been his re-debut and re-farewell ».
Source: Yaraon!
