She wants to get rid of that little paunch, perhaps. Many young …

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Comment on Aya Hirano Grossly Obese, Vows to Cut Flab by hashihime:

She wants to get rid of that little paunch, perhaps. Many young stars have a tendency to eating disorders and fixation on food. That’s what comes of knowing that people are always staring at your body. In fact, most seiyuu have had posts something like this in their blogs. I don’t think it means much. As long as she keeps up her strength with fish (easy to do in Japan) all will be well. Don’t want her to go back to the days when she collapsed, in late 2006, and embarked on a diet to build up her strength. Anyway, even a full vegetarian diet can be perfectly healthy.

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