-- Could you tell us more about how you accomplished that for your roles?
Back then I had just started to look up each ship's history and was really overwhelmed by the ridiculous amount of stories related to them. I really cherished these moments when I figured out that a line refers to a certain event. Among them
Shiratsuyu's lively artwork left quite the impression on me, so I've always imagined her as full of spirit all day every day. When I found out about Shigure's history I imagined her as someone who keeps a lot to herself while fighting, and
Murasame was pretty similar to a certain senior character of another work I liked back then, so I get the feeling that my acting expanded from there.
-- And of course Yuudachi, who is playing a large role in the anime.
For
Yuudachi I could say I was acting as myself when I was around 18 years; I don't know how to put it, she's quite lively, but not quite like
Shiratsuyu.
-- So she's a different kind of lively?
I suppose. Shiratsuyu is always trying to be number #1 at full throttle, while Yūdachi's liveliness has a certain simple-mindedness to it, like her "Poi?" gives off this carefree impression.