Aya Hirano Lays Love Life Bare “Please Don’t Hate Me!”
- Categories: Anime, News
- Date: Jul 28, 2010 05:44 JST
- Tags: Aya Hirano, Idol, Interviews, Mass Media, Otaku, Seiyuu, Talent, TV, Video Gallery
For the first time ever Aya Hirano has spoken publicly of her love life, sparking off instant otaku fury before the revelations have even aired.
In a recent interview she reports (about 9 minutes in) she has “revealed all” about her love life in an upcoming variety programme episode to air at the start of August – “It’s up to you what you think, but don’t hate me!” she says, paradoxically.
With her TV talent appearances for the start of August having now risen to no less than 5 different programmes in a single week, it also seems she is indeed thrusting headlong into the world of TV talent whilst leaving her mouldering career as seiyuu-idol behind.
Revelations about her love life are sure to alienate completely her creepy otaku fanbase, suggesting she may well be intent on abandoning her idol/seiyuu credentials completely.
Even the mere admission that she has a love life has already stoked 2ch’s substantial seiyuu stalking component (along with their even more numerous detractors) into a frenzy:
“‘Don’t hate me’ – she thinks anyone still likes her?”
“So she’ll tell us what positions she likes?”
“A bitch making bitch talk doesn’t change the fact she’s already a bitch.”
“Fans who stop liking her because of this weren’t real fans to start with!”
“Don’t dump us!”
“She can say whatever she likes, if she does it in Konata’s voice all will be forgiven.”
“I hope she’s prepared for the reaction of all those creepy otaku…”
“There’s no way any creepy otaku would forgive an idol who had a boyfriend for even a second.”
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OMG SUPA HAWT
Should I take this as a sign that her decision to leave her seiyuu career behind is not half-hearted? 'Cause there'd be no going back after this; saying that those otaku are caustic is an understatement after all.
Good for her (I mean that hopefully she is giving the finger to all those creepy otaku who obsess about her being a virgin forever). I hope she doesn't abandon all seiyuu work altogether though.
Three words. Haters gonna hate.
otakus are the ugly little mean kids tht hope they will recieve some love because there lonely. but if they dont get ur attention they blow up and start rampaging and get a little tantrum over it
“She can say whatever she likes, if she does it in Konata’s voice all will be forgiven.”
This dude knows what he likes.
Wonder if Aya lovelife was a girl?
good for her. haters gonna hate, if she made a simple mistake(like wearing a bikini wrong) people made fun of her, when she leaves the industry people still hate her. i mean WTF is wrong with people. it's not like she's doing anything to annoy you or something.
From continue as the voice of Suzumiya Haruhi there is no problem, I'm never going to her bed.
Otaku need to learn how to deal. Really, this overreaction to any kind of social life by seiyuu, among other bizarre extremities, has become far too normalized. It's like someone makes a joke on the net, a few more take it seriously and copy it, then it becomes "okay." Well, no, it isn't... stalkers, death threats, screeds against people who make their media because a character is "second hand" and so on are signs of severe and dangerous mental health issues, and in some cases, shameful lack of mental maturity.
If she can find a BF, good for her. We should all be so lucky to find an SO.
She'll probably need to watch for people approaching her carrying duffel bags of sharp objects....
Intended for whoever she mentioned in that interview, of course.
I don't care what she do with her career or pussy as long as she keep voicing Haruhi in the future
No more Haruhi.... YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!
“A bitch making bitch talk doesn’t change the fact she’s already a bitch.”
WOW, what a charming fellow. Ladies must be all over him.
3DPD
Good for her. I knew there was a reason why I liked the lady; she's about as honest as you can be in that screwy profession, by my estimation.
I hope she finds peace amongst the rage, and that angry, introverted would-be fans don't do anything stupid.
You know, fuck it. I vote Aya Hirano DOESN'T go back into voice-acting, if people are gonna be such raging dickheads.
Just because she provides the voice of one or two characters you like does not automatically mean it's okay to obsess over her. Go worry about Konata getting a boyfriend, and essentially? Fuck off, 2ch.
omg, so she is human? who would have thougt that ;P
i dont understand those otakus -.-
do they just hate her because they will never get a girlfriend?
Booo!
She could not handle being an ideal seiyuu.
Now perish.
hehehe
I would never doubt her again if she did an entire interview in Konatas voice.
if u r a real fan, then u'll forgive her, deshou? even if she left the otaku world, it's like i won't see her more often then, because i watched animes with her voice in there, but i don't watch her shows because i can't understand it even a lil bit..
and why do u make aya away from the reality, she's only a person, she got the rights to love as everyone.. right? she's already 22 or 23.. she's already an adult, duh? u dun want her to grow up lonely and alone, r u?
---rei---
i don't care what she like or does..aya hirano is still my no.1 seiyuu. and i'm will rooting for her. as a fans.
i awa
She's totally going to admit she's a lesbian, leaving her fans horribly confused.
They'll hate the fact she's dating, but girl on girl is hot. So yeah.
Oh yeah, she's a normal human
creepy virgin only otakus will never get to lay a hand on her
A little sad if shes going to have less seiyuu works, I love her voice
She needs to die so the anime world could finally move on. BURN THE WITCH!
Man! 2ch is having a field day with all this crap....
Jesus Christ let the woman have a love life and let it rest.
dude i'd be scared as hell if i were her date.
will miss her...hope she will retuen to seyuu-ing =(
Less possibility with all these negative reactions, and raging otakus. I'm pretty sure she's already feeling offended.
I gave up all hope on Lucky Star season 2.
I can't possibly hate the one that did the voice of Haruhi and Konata. =w=
I'm glad that she has a love life ( at least, she has a life unlike 2ch's people) but her boyfriend had better don't walk in a deserted alley at night.
“Fans who stop liking her because of this weren’t real fans to start with!”
Completely agree.
Who the hell cares about this voice actress anymore? Just leave her alone. There are other ones to report about.
Stupid otaku don't realize that Aya never intended to be a seiyuu. She originally was a singer and aspiring tv personality but she failed on that in her early years, so she was forced to be a seiyuu.
Rage of the Otakus
If Aya had a boyfriend, well I would think of her band's guitarist only.
i still don't like her, but it is an improvement
LOL
i dont get it, why so serious ?
Maybe it's already been mentioned by none-the-less:
If she can get so many TV roles and have them all play out, maybe it's just better money (and/or she's looking for change she, herself, as an individual can consider moving into a positive future). If she can make more money live-on-TV, she might as well do it while she's "young", even if it pisses off a certain portion of her fan base. If she can offer "talent" on TV and not just be limited to how she can manipulate her voice, then more power to her and hopefully she does get more compensation than merely being a seiyuu/idol.
you have to fell sad though, if you had a crush on her that is ... oh well life goes on
Not for her career.
....right, the career she's abandoning. Voluntarily. For a more... legitimate career.
lol i cant help but think "this is what you get bastards of 2ch" after their comments on the shutting down of OM. im glad they were betrayed by their beloved seiyu.
lol clearly anon is butthurt
trying to link two completely unrelated shit to make himself feel better
Stupid comment is stupid...
Seriously. Whether she does leave voice acting over live TV does not mean she is "betraying her fans" or anything of the sort. Humans have a natural desire to reach higher places, and the more they get, the more they want.
OM deserved to be taken down because it was doing something illegal (don't try to defend it, you'll loose) regardless of how much it helped people delve deeper into the more obscure titles found there.
Nowhere between those two things do I see a relation other than Hirano's prospective jobloss at the hands of piracy.
“I hope she’s prepared for the reaction of all those creepy otaku…”
That scares me...
Well i'll still think of her the same as i do now, she has a nice voice i don't really watch a lot of TV stuff so i probably won't get to hear it as often, if she keeps up with the singing i'll still gladly listen to her songs so nothing really changes, hope she does well with the career change :)
i never hated you my sweet Aya
Creepy otakus: people let you live the way you want, and that's a creepy one, why can't you do the same? just because don't live in reality doesn't mean every seiyuu also has to. I don't care about her private life. I don't think she can stop being a seiyuu completly though, her boss won't let her stop doing Lucy in Fairy Tail and Haruhi if the next episodes ever come out.
"Creepy otakus: people let you live the way you want,"
No...no they dont
Some go out in the street or in a cafe with their daimakuras showing loli pictures to anyone, some marry their DS, and some ruin their parent's life becoming hikikomoris, how are they not doing whatever the hell they please? because more realistic people think they're discusting and tell them so?
Fair? Hirano Aya had to hide the fact that she was a real woman with normal needs to keep alive the stupid illusions of this creeps. If people hate otaku what do they loose? the will to go out more often? When i say they live the way they want I'm not talking about the respect from other people.
I don't know what the fuck you're going on about.
Hirano Aya can do whatever the fuck she wants. But she better know that she's going to lose a chunk of her fanbase if she doesn't watch it.
And you know what? That's their choice as well. If she wants to have a love life and announce it, good. If the otakus don't want to worhship her anymore, good.
The only reason she's keeping it a "secret" because she obviously values her fans to an extent. Whether it's because she truly cares about the fans or sees them as giant wallets, it's her choice. If the otakus don't want to spend anymore money on her merchandise then it's their choice.
What the fuck do you have against otakus? Not everyone's a raging maniac. It's like calling all muslims terrorists. Way to generalize jackass.
And those who find otaku disgusting and tell them so can be said to "hate otaku". Then it would be fair for otaku to hate others who "live the way they want," right?
No its just most of the obsessed jap otaku's over there that I hate. Most of the shit they say is just totally retarded. Something like "What the seiyuu that I like actually has a boyfriend? How dare she cheat on me. The person who's completely devoted to her in every way possible even though she doesn't even know that I exist and am just part of the fan base blob of other creepy otaku's out there. I'm not going to buy her merchandise or anything related to her since she's not pure virgin like me that likes to take seiyuu's water bottles and hidden pictures and the like. How dare she be in a relationship." Something like that maybe?
Exactly, how can they think like that? how can you think she doesn't value her fans because she has a normal life? can't you see that she souldn't "watch it" as you say? she didn't choose a religion. I'm also an otaku, but I do have a notion of reality. I don't think everyone is like that, but as you said, a big chunk of them are.
I don't care if she have a boyfriend or wants to get married.
One thing that I care is about her not longer doing voice acting. If that happens I will be very sad.
Exactly. As many others do, I couldn't really imagine anybody else voicing Haruhi.
Hmmm... There were some shows where I enjoyed her voicework and versatility. I will actually lament her absence.
Yup. Voice acting is harder than it seems, especially to get it right. The "acting" part needs some emphasis, and not all seiyuu are that good at it. It's got to do with emotion, believability, harmony with the rest of the cast, and she is, er, was in those respects one of the best in my opinion.
Stupid otakus. Do not worship real people, worship anime characters!
+1
We are already residents of the 2D world, having discarded the 3D one.
What's the point in idolizing a 3D woman now!?
Let us devote ourselves to our 2D goddesses and let the other 3D residents live their live as they want.
Live and let live? I'm all for it. Even if I prefer to remain in the 3D side of the river.
So, wait, does she have a boyfriend? Or husband? (Wedding photo from months ago...)
I guess we will find out
Does it matter?
It will be glorious either way.
So much delicious rage incoming.
I'll bring the popcorn. ^^
Just tell me what beverages you like and I'll bring some too in order to join you in watching the spectacle of the week.
“She can say whatever she likes, if she does it in Konata’s voice all will be forgiven.”
I agree with this completely. Konata's voice is awesome.
Guessing there'll be no third season of Haruhi then. :<
Sakurai Harumi (Yurippe from Angel Beats!) can do it instead.
they'll find someone that can do a voice similar or even almost the same as haruhi's voice. If you can replace an actor for another one and people don't even notice you can replace a voice actor
I guess there's that.
I think I read somewhere (Wiki?) that Kaori Shimizu can replicate Mamiko Noto's voice.
you do realize the only time they ever do that is in the event of the va's death?
i never heard of them changing it for any other reason
Now I am starting to like her.
She's giving the gift of a thousand bitter otaku tears. That alone makes me like her more.
@ blaqcat:
so true.
Many otaku have mental disorders, lol. That guy is going to get assassinated.
man.. Jareth's comment is so win
Otakus are like nerdy kids who can't grow up. Except kids are much cuter.
Assuming basement dwellers even leave their basements for extended periods of time necessary to track down and take a hit on that boyfriend.
He'll surely receive death threats and get ambushed anytime he goes out of the house.
Hoho~
I'm happy as long as the boyfriend isn't a jerk.
@ LanSlyde 11:06 :
Ah, just rent an arena, announce a free Aya Hirano "event", and make blunt weapons available to the attendees, and film the ensuing carnage as "Otaku vs Otaku Spectacular".
No need for Aya to even show up at the event -- it just adds to the Rage-O-Mania scores of the basement dwellers.
Ah the art of trolling, with this her otaku fanbase will be raging in no time. On an additional note I agree with jareth, whoever her bf is will have to fight off a lot of basement dwellers.
Yeah, I just realized she could easily play Ritsu Tainaka in some upcoming K-on live action film.
lol trust me you don't wanna like her...
been there done that
lmfao
Just thinking of the agony those stupid creepy imbiceles would feel makes me happy.
But I can relate to her. In her place, I would never be glad that some ugly loser fucks fapping on me.
She won my respect and admiration. Way to go, Hirano!
Now I am starting to really like her.
“Fans who stop liking her because of this weren’t real fans to start with!”
Amen to that!
true to an extent
but then again, anyone that likes her, and is being honest with themselves, only liked/likes her because she voices a series of anime characters.
thus leaving you with precious little to idolize her for if she stops voicing anime characters.
so the question becomes who is actually being more shallow?
the people still clinging to their idolatry just because of a lingering otaku hard-on for anime characters such as Haruhi and Konata (who, being as exaggerated as they are, probably have not actual relation to Aya as a person)?
or the people that stopped being interested because she's stopped doing the only thing she's honestly known for doing?
I can't say that apples to me. I've never heard any of her VA work, and the first I'd her of her was articles posted about her here on SanCom. After reading those I developed a sort of curious apathy for her which led to me picking up Riot Girl on a whim one day. I liked it, and started listening to her music after that. If one would call me a fan of hers, it would be because of that, not her work in anime.
she honestly has a good voice, and thats it.
i may be shallow, i may be sad and pathetic, but all she was ever famous for was having a good voice, and it will be missed, though i cant say the same for her.
looks fade, but unless she starts smoking or has any other voice ruining habits, that will stay good well into her 60's
It's really simplistic to attribute her appeal to a 'good voice'. Tom Cruise has a good voice- but Steve Buscemi is a better actor.
Hirano gets her characters- maybe because someone explains them to her, but probably because she's ballsy enough to take risks with them.
Haruhi Suzumiya is an egotistical bitch, but what drives her is fear of insignificance. She's like a Bipolar chairman Mao- and she's the major protagonist. Think about how easy it'd be to get that recipe wrong.
Following Seiyuu customs, she may be cute and glamorous, but what really sells me on Aya Hirano is shit like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0R9k0yl8Atk&feature=related [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0R9k0yl8Atk&feature=related]
I find her really attractive wonder ppl call her ugly?
Ermm..she is actually really beautiful too=|
I liked her voice acting. What she does privately is of no real interest to me.
What's the problem of the guys who moan about her having a love life? Were they all hoping to deflower her or something? ^_^
*agrees very much with what schrobby and yoshi-kun said*
I applaud as well.
^This (you miserable-lot-of-people-who-compare-3D-to-2D-life otaku)
Indeed. If she stop doing the thing that made people love her people should, and will, forget about her.
But hate her? that's stupid.
I think you'll find the intelligence of most hardcore (Japanese) otaku to be quite lacking...
*I think you'll find the intelligence of most humans to be quite lacking
I think you'll find change in your couch.
@kurainichi
Amen indeed...Without her, Konata and Haruhi would never be the same for me...That charm she gave them is priceless...
“She can say whatever she likes, if she does it in Konata’s voice all will be forgiven.”
Awesome...
I'm very grateful for Aya for giving my favorite, blue-haired lolitaku a lovable voice...SHE IS KONATA...
you know, if she goes off on a tangent of who she is boning and all, i think id rather her say it in the most distant voice from konata as possible.
Me too...If she said she got thumped by some guy in Konata's voice, there's bound to be attempts on her life by some of her unstable fans...
I was just saying awesome to that quote since it was pretty funny and at the same time, that simple to apologize~
I also was posting to say that. “She can say whatever she likes, if she does it in Konata’s voice all will be forgiven.” Ultimate truth.
I don't understand why idols have to devote their lives to a bunch of sweaty nerds. If I knew someone that devoted their life to me; who just listens to their voice and has no "real" interaction with then I'm not too happy with that idea.
People shouldn't have their personal lives locked up and have the key thrown away just because of a career option.
Also, it's not like anyone should truly be broken up by this. All they did was listen to her idol-persona.
Just what's up.
That's what I get for not trusting Sankaku.
That's true, my brother.
^This is very true. I'm gonna miss Konata's voice *w*
they'll still cry over it, also it would nice to read the interview in a translated form isnt it?
I don't understand why an idol has to give up basically everything in their personal lives for their fan-base. Don't get me wrong, I'm a fan, but I wouldn't want her not to have a personal life for the fan-bases sake. It seems more absurd for her to lose her entire career because of it (if that happens).
Nobody's personal life should be caged because of a career option.
Come on otakus, if you really cared about your idol, you'd let her go onto better things and still recognize her.
Preachin to the choir there bud.
Oh, I know.
Read megatokyo and you'll come to understand