Azul's VA Tamaru Atsushi comment from the fanbook:
"The character of Azul Ashengrotto is, if I may say so myself, very peculiar! He is a gentleman, but he is also calculating and cold-hearted, he demands a 'price' for everything, and he has two very distinct sides.
I was sure to be conscious of this duality while becoming the character. I feel that the duality of villains overlaps with the duality of Azul. It was a lot of fun to portray him in scenes where he appears very calm but then suddenly expresses a lot of emotion, and risks losing control."
A new otome game, Hanaemu Kare to & bloom, which releases on Switch August 8, 2024 will have English available from day one!! What's interesting, besides having English at launch, is each guy has his own protagonist. In each each of the 4 scenarios, your boyfriend works at a flower shop. That's all I know haha. Cast to follow~
^Touri Wataru c.v. Kimura Ryouhei^
^Sugawa Ginnosuke c.v. Suzuki Ryouta^
^Ichige Hokuto c.v. Furukawa Makoto^
^Minami Tenya c.v. Tamaru Atsushi ^
Also!! There are drama cds for each of the guys!! Check DLsite for listings!! It's so rare to see drama cds for new otome titles so I'm super happy about this!
With roles in various anime, video games and drama CDs over the past year, Tamaru's recent projects include characters in:
・Reign of the Seven Spellblades
・Wolfred Scalfarotto
・Sugar Apple Fairy Tale (with Floyd’s Okamoto, Ace’s Yamashita and Idia’s Uchiyama)
・Bikkuri-Men (with Leona’s Umehara) and
・Tadaima, Okaeri
Swiiiiiits! is back with their first duet cds since debut! They've come to Earth from the world of Glicoland (XD), a place filled with sweets, to make us happy with the power of sweets~! Yeah, it's cheesy but the songs aren't bad and the cast is really good!
The first cd was released on 8/25! This duet features Lico (c.v. Minase Inori) and Gli (c.v. Shimazaki Nobunaga). Give their song Okashi wa Uchuu a listen here!
The next volume will be a duet with be with Stein (c.v. Tamaru Atsushi) and Bis Jr. (c.v. Hirakawa Daisuke)! This will be a duet between the oldest and youngest members will be released on September 29th!
The last duet will be with Lise (c.v. Ishikawa Kaito)and Dia (c.v. Takahashi Hidenori)! Their cd will be released on 10/27! Apparently they're childhood friends so their song will incorporate that relationship.
While this is obviously product placement (lol) I'll still listen to the drama cds since I know they'll be really cute! Check their official twitter here.
I recently found out that Hughie from Waccha Primagi had the same voice(Atsushi Tamaru) as Azul from TWST. I already knew about Granite since Jewelpet is one of my faves. And Grantie was the reason I even cared for Azul’s character. Anyways, I couldn't unsee the similarities:
- White hair
- blue eyes
- magician
- part animal
- they sing in their series
Poor Azul, the other two are a lion and a wolf. While he’s stuck as the short life-spanned octopus. But they all sing. Azul is seen singing in TWST. Though we never hear it. Hughie performs as an idol in the unit TrutH. And for whatever reason Mikage sang for a stage play. You can see Hughie here and Mikage here. These are just Youtube links that I suggest watching, while one is super cool, the play is Jewelpet’s usual kind of crazy.
And for some clarification. Azul Ashengrotto is one of the characters in Twisted Wonderland by Disney. He’s apart of the Octavinelle dorm and is based off of Ursula. Granite is a Jewelpet(first appearance in Jewelpet Sunshine). He is the only Jewelpet to have originally been human. For some reason, he wanted to become a Jewelpet to be with Ruby. And Hughie, he is a wolf magician from Waccha Primagi! a idol series from the Pretty Series. In episode 28 he becomes an idol unit with Touma. He is a clingy puppy, might I add.