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異常気象とその影響
So, next week, tomorrow, you know Tokyo is going up to 40°C?
Whoa.
Never heard of.
Yeah.
Has Tokyo ever experienced this much?
Well, I think that's probably not.
Extreme heat.
40°C, finally?
Yeah, 40°C, finally.
Fukuoka, 42°C?
Really?
43°C?
43°C even?
Nah, that's...
And Hokkaido went up to 30°C.
Really?
Yeah.
Your Hokkaido house must be the hottest so far.
Yeah, I think so.
Probably.
Like, usually, like, even in, like, the summer, like, highest temperature summer season is like 26°C, 27°C.
Like, 30°C is, like, way too much for them.
Unheard of, right?
Yeah.
I'm sure the, um, the, um, the fishings?
Yeah.
What do you call them?
You know, the fishes.
Yeah, the fishes, yes.
Fishes you get at Hokkaido.
Yeah.
They must be being affected by the heat, though.
Obviously, I think so.
Right?
Because the types of fishes...
Right.
They go north.
Yeah.
It's getting hotter.
Yeah.
You know, they have, like, the, um, the waves.
Like, they have tides.
Tides, yeah.
Is that how you say?
Yeah.
It's, like, changing now, and...
So, I heard...
It's crazy.
I heard that, you know, Japan's not going to be the place of fresh seafoods anymore.
No.
Russia will be.
Oh, I see.
Because it's going to go directly north.
Yeah.
And all the great maguros are going to be taken at the Russian area.
I see.
So, it's not Japan anymore.
Kind of sad.
It's sad.
That we're not...
We don't have fresh sushis anymore.
We're not...
Yeah, we're not going to be the proud country of sushi anymore.
I know.
We're going to eat, like, what?
That's sad.
Like, frozen fishes.
That's what we're going to eat.
Californian rolls.
Yeah.
Right.
We're going to start eating Californian rolls.
Oh, that's so sad.
That is so sad.
We're going to have to start relying on the sauces.
Yeah.
Californian rolls.
We're just basically...
They're just basically eating sauces, right?
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
It's not seafood.
It's sauce.
Wow.
I mean, I'm afraid that we're going to turn into a...
Our seafood are going to turn into a sauce-based dish.
That is sad.
That's sad.
That is sad.
I know.
Yeah.
40?
40.
40.
Did you buy an umbrella yet?
Or have you already had them?
No, no, no.
No?
They're really different.
Yeah.
You should try them.
They're really good.
Being under the shade.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
It feels like it.
It's different.
Yeah.
Like, today I saw, like, many people wearing some kind of...
The one...
The Koji Genba's people wearing, you know, with the fans around here.
Oh, yeah.
You mean, like, normal...
Normal people?
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Really?
Yeah.
Yeah, I think so.
They were, like, just on a, like, street.
Are you sure they weren't on a break or something?
I don't think so.
Okay.
They weren't, like, the Koji Genba guys.
Like, the bottoms and the shoes and the...
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
They were just businessmen-looking people?
Yeah, I think so.
Casual?
Wow.
Must be something special, though.
Like, it's...
Obviously, it's not something you can buy at Uniqlo or, like, those places, but...
Little best with the fans, right?
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
I know.
It looked so nice.
Every Genba people has them now.
Yeah, I think so.
I think so.
The HITAS guys have it.
Oh, really?
Yeah, the HITAS guys, they have it.
Oh, I didn't know that.
Yeah.
Yeah, that's better.
ディズニーランドの対応
There was a news that said Disneyland, Tokyo Disneyland.
They've now started allowing the casts to have umbrellas during shift hours when they're outside.
So, like, for...
So, which ones?
You mean, I'm talking about, like...
Mickey Mouse?
Yeah, I'm sure Mickey Mouse.
We got...
Yeah, Mickey Mouse.
That must be hotter.
I mean, I'm sure they were talking about, you know, like, the human cast.
Oh, I see.
You know, outside, you know, just selling, I don't know.
Sweeping the floors or, like, you know, mopping the floors or the guides that they have.
Popcorns people.
Popcorns and...
I see, I see, I see.
Yeah, I'm sure they're talking about those people.
Yeah, but Mickey Mouse.
Well, I mean...
ミッキーマウスのパフォーマンス
That guy needs some umbrella as well.
Yeah.
I wonder what's up in there.
Well, I mean, I know, but...
I wonder how he's doing on the inside, you know?
Yeah, yeah.
In his heart, you know?
Yeah.
I wonder if the heart is being refrigerated in there.
Well, they must have something like...
What?
Like something...
Some kind of circulation inside, no?
That's completely necessary, you know?
Mickey Mouse cannot be out here.
40 degrees.
Yeah.
With no air circulation.
That's impossible.
That is impossible.
And for the Disney side, like, the worst scenario would be like Mickey Mouse down because of
the sunlight.
Right.
Mickey Mouse need to show.
That's the worst nightmare.
That is the worst thing that could happen.
Yeah, they must have prepared something inside.
キャラクターへの憧れ
I mean...
Yeah.
I mean...
In his heart.
Yeah.
In his soul.
Yes.
Right?
Yeah.
I wonder how it is really.
Yeah.
They can't bring many things.
They can't.
There's no space for it.
There's no space inside?
But I guess the head is big.
Yeah.
Yeah.
So you can put, like, eyes inside and...
Ice packs?
Yeah.
All over the body?
Yeah.
I guess that's possible.
Maybe it's, like, filled with, like, tons of eyes inside.
Like Horezai?
I mean, that's...
It's true.
Yeah.
The thing is, we would never be able to...
It's never gonna be online, because Disney would never allow it.
Because Disney doesn't...
Is there a small old man in here?
We can hear somebody coughing.
Or singing.
Singing?
Yeah.
Or a song.
Oh.
I don't know.
Probably the next room, meeting room, maybe?
Okay.
Yeah?
Yeah, I heard it, too.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Coughing.
Or singing.
Yeah, but, you know, we would never be able to, like, research it and then tell what's
going on in there.
Because who would allow that?
Right?
Who would allow that to be out online?
Of course.
Right?
So...
It's a mystery.
Unless we do it.
Unless we do it on our own.
If you get the chance to do it, would you take it?
Do what?
Be a Mickey?
Oh, yeah.
Yeah?
I would love to.
I would love to.
Yeah.
You know, do you want to be a Mickey?
Or which one?
Like...
Out of all the characters?
Yeah.
I mean, I gotta say Mickey, man.
I gotta say the main character.
I want to be the main character.
See, it's the center of the park.
Yeah.
Right?
The center of the show.
I have to try that if I were to.
Yeah.
Yeah, definitely.
Yeah?
Yeah.
Would you choose Mickey, or from the mouth?
Like, I'm thinking something more close to a human being.
So you mean like...
Like a villain, you know?
For example.
Oh, yeah.
Like a princess.
Not a villain, but maybe like a princess.
Snow White.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Basically a human being, right?
Just wearing dresses.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Right, right, right, right.
The prince.
Yeah, prince.
You know?
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
I don't know the name, but yeah.
Yeah.
But they're not like...
Well, yeah.
But I want something to cover myself.
Like, I want to be a character, though.
Ah, so something that's not as bulky as Mickey.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
But much more...
Like Spider-Man?
That's not Disney, but...
Oh, yeah.
Like Spider-Man?
That would be great.
Yeah?
Covered by like a thin layer and just I can, you know, do whatever.
Yeah.
Because I feel like if you are a Mickey, you cannot, like, grab things.
Yeah, true.
You cannot...
Like what?
I feel like there are some things that you cannot do.
Right, you're not that mobile.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
You really can't do small details.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Probably.
If you're a Spider-Man, you can grab, you can touch things.
Right.
You can...
Well, you can...
Yeah.
That would be a great experience.
Yeah.
Not going to say why, but you want to go to New York?
Want to go to Times Square?
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
I'm not going to say why, though, but...
Just randomly.
Yeah.
I mean, I'm sure they're having the time of their life, people in Times Square, you know?
They get to be the character.
Yeah.
ミッキーマウスのパークでのコミュニケーション
You know?
Right.
Yeah.
Yeah.
How...
Well, do you think is there, like, any auditions to be a Mickey?
I've heard that it's a very, very tough audition.
Yeah.
It's a very, like, you have to really be talented.
Yeah.
You gotta move like Mickey.
Oh, yeah.
You have to be able to, like, communicate like Mickey.
Right, right.
And also have the physiques to be Mickey.
You can't be too tall.
You can't be too short.
Oh, I see.
You have to have the just...
Insight.
That's right.
Ah, I see.
You have to have the right energy.
Mm-hmm.
Yeah.
Right.
True.
Yeah.
If you think about it, you have to interact with the people, the big fans.
Yeah.
They come to you with the crazy...
That's right.
Power and energy.
That's right.
And you have to...
Be able to adjust.
Yeah.
You know?
Have to entertain them.
Yeah.
True.
Right.
That's a talent.
That's a big talent.
You think Mickey...
Well, the answer should obviously be yes, but, like, you know, if I talk about, for example,
episode three, season five of Mickey Mouse, the cartoon.
Okay.
You think Mickey in Tokyo would be able to understand what I'm talking about?
I think so.
Because it's his...
Because it's him, right?
Obviously.
Because it's him, yeah.
But he doesn't speak, yeah?
I don't think he speaks.
He didn't...
Wait, when we went to Florida Disney and met Mickey...
Yeah.
He did not speak, did he?
He didn't speak, did he?
Yeah.
Yeah.
No, I don't think so.
It was just hand gestures, right?
Yeah, like...
Right.
Like these things.
Right.
How did we communicate with him?
How did we spend our time with him?
We asked him some questions and he performs...
He answered with performances and everything.
Okay, I see.
Non-verbal.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Okay, okay.
But he does speak, like, in a movie or, like...
He does speak in cartoons.
...in movies, in shows, maybe?
Yeah, right.
I wonder what the reason, the official reason is as to why Mickey does not speak in parks
when we directly do a meet-and-greet with him.
Right.
Because it's too difficult, maybe?
I mean, yeah, I mean, true.
But, like, what's the magical reason, though?
Like...
What do you mean?
How do we explain it to the kids?
Oh, I see, I see.
Like, I wonder what the official reasoning is.
True, true.
I see.
You know?
Because kids see the movies and the shows...
Right.
...and see him speaking.
Yes.
And finally he met.
Yeah.
Why is he not speaking to me?
True.
That's true.
Yeah.
True.
You have to explain that to your kid.
Yeah.
It's the parent's job.
Yeah, I guess.
Yeah.
アニメキャラクターとTVの関係
True.
Hmm.
True.
Another similar question I had...
Hmm?
You know when Japanese TV shows...
Mm-hmm.
...in the morning, like Sukkiri or something,
sometimes Conan is...
Okay.
...he comes as a guest.
Okay.
Yeah, those anime characters...
Huh.
...they go on the show.
The...
Okay, okay.
No, like, anime, right?
The actual, like...
Actual...
Yeah.
You mean...
The, um...
The actual...
The actual guy...
Yeah, okay, okay.
...there, right?
Yeah.
On TV...
Mm-hmm.
...he's speaking.
Oh.
Yeah, on TV, he's like...
I don't know how they're doing it...
Mm-hmm.
...but, like, it does kind of feel like it's an add-on.
Okay, okay.
Like, it's later added on to...
Oh.
...the TV show...
Okay.
...done in a different room...
Huh.
...like, with a professional microphone...
Mm-hmm.
...because it's the same audio quality as you see...
Yeah.
...every week on the actual anime.
Yeah, so it's the same voice.
Same voice.
Okay, okay.
It does seem, you know...
So, I wonder how they're communicating on the studio, on set...
Yeah.
...when they're interacting with Kato Koji.
Mm-hmm.
You know?
I see, I see.
True.
That's what I was wondering.
Maybe...
So, if the voice is the same...
Mm-hmm.
...it's obvious that it's done by the same...
Yeah.
...like, voice actor or actress.
Yeah.
What is he...
So, maybe that guy is inside...
What do I mean?
ミッキーマウスのパフォーマンス
...inside, or he's in, like, next room and just see and just...
Right.
...just, like, ten no koe...
Right.
...and do the conversation.
And then the real guy would, like, have to, like...
He's moving, right?
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
That's realistic, though, but, like, the motion is just so...
It's on time.
It's perfect.
Yeah.
So, it's like, I wonder, like, you have to really know...
Yeah.
...what he's about to say in order to make that movement.
True, true, true.
It's always, like, how are they doing it?
And Kato Koji always asks these, like, random questions.
Oh, okay.
They're so random.
I see.
It does seem unscripted.
Wow.
So, it's a question.
Yeah.
I see.
Yeah.
That one you can find the answer on the...
Probably.
...from somebody.
Probably.
Probably.
Right.
Easier than Mickey's.
Easier than Mickey's, I think.
Probably.
Probably.
All right.
Thanks for listening, guys.
Thank you.
Bye-bye.
Thank you.
