Handsome producer つんく♂ / Tsunku looks to have added super-seiyuu Aya Hirano to his harem if their onstage antics are anything to go by; a jolly time looks to have been had in this promotional event for their upcoming collaboration, with Tsunku jolliest of all to have had Aya Hirano hanging off of him, by the looks of things.
The two are engaged in their first “collaboration”, if a singer’s relationship with a producer could be called that, for the ED tune to ヒャッコ / Hyakko, the upcoming anime adaptation of a digitally distributed manga of the same name.
Of course, it may be that she is just cozying up to him for the benefit of the cameras and her career, in which case you can put your hatchets away…
Tsunku may well be the model for the kind of character you can play in Idol Master (someone who puts girls on riding machines or persistently fondles them?), and has an immensely successful career running various idollish outfits, such as Morning Musume. I don’t know why he has the ♂ after his name, perhaps he needs to remind us of something? At any rate, this is probably a good career move for miss Hirano…
The other candidate for his harem is 小川真奈 / Mana Ogawa, who is a mere talent, but will be chancing her arm as a seiyuu for Hyakko. You cannot fail to note her impeccable fashion sense with the “My dog doesn’t bite, I do” T-shirt.
Miss Hirano looks practically ready to burst out of the dress she’s wearing in these photos. No wonder she is so worried about her corpulent frame.
we can put our hatches away? how’d you know?
is it just me or does Tsunku look like the kangaroos in the film of Tank Girl?… yeah he looks like Ice-T
How Tsunku managas to stay standing with that she-whale hanging on his left shoulder, I cannot say. He must be Mr. Universe material.
Aya Hirano looks older here but she still looks cute
Another great piece. I love/hate your mischievousness. When are you going to start writing for the Enquirer or the News of the World? She has said she likes guys who look good in a suit….
Thanks for the photos, which are better than others I’ve seen of the event. To me, Aya looks uncomfortable there with Tsunku and one of his lolis. But getting him on her side could be a big deal for her. Has he worked with other singers who have already made themselves without his help? I must admit that her use of the word “collaboration” did seem a bit hopeful to me, but I think she has a lot of inner strength, so maybe she can make it so.
Pregnant? No, that’s the style now, for some reason. To say Mana looks better than Aya here sounds ridiculous to me, but to each his or her own.
i agree
Who needs those rags when I can start my own publication, and a better one at that? Just wait till I get some collaborators going…
Given the gap in age and position between the two, a very junior position in his harem is all she can hope for, I think.