To celebrate Naru’s birthday, here’s a clip from Kitamu’s bit in an NHK talk show featuring enstars
I love how Kitamu firmly, without hesitation and doubt, says that Arashi-chan IS indeed an onee-chan.
Everyone seems surprised that Masami-san spoiled Daiki a lot onstage in sutafoni but
He's always been particularly fond of Daiki 😂 even as early as 2016 when all 5 of them gathered for the first time 😅 his favorite child lol (just second to Izumi though)
Yamashita Daiki (Ritsu’s seiyuu) couldn’t make it to a fan meeting tour in 2021 so he photoshopped himself in Knights’ group photo and sent it to their LINE group 😂💀
Then he proceeded to photoshop everyone in his solo photo for the event he went to on that same day 😂
Knights seiyuus are so tight-knit. They act like an actual idol group bc they discuss their songs before recording, spend holidays together and eat out a lot.
They have also watched enstage with all 5 of them together.
I also think Kitamu being casted as Narukami Arashi is a fateful event.
Same goes for the entirety of the Knights seiyuu cast, but Kitamu is just extra special. You don’t just see this happening everyday. It’s so rare that I feel lucky to witness it.
I just need to get this off my chest so here we go.
Seiyuus are NOT obliged to go onstage and sing live like they’re real life idols. It’s not even a part of their job description. Seiyuu lives only became a thing upon the emergence of fictional idol franchise(s).
Happy birthday to the wonderful person who made me play enst 🥹 His kindness towards Daiki and his amazing dancing and singing skills in sutasute 2nd were what drew me in to actually play the game
Forever grateful to Masami-san for bringing Sena Izumi to life
Tsuchida Reiou (Tsukasa’s seiyuu) can impersonate all of Knights
He’s reading their actual chat messages in their LINE group during the time they first heard Mystic Fragrance. But he’s imitating their character voices
Can you see how much they resemble their characters? LOL
“Why is Knights so popular? Especially in Japan”
Here’s a thread of clips from onegai ranking’s “most recommended enstars songs” poll from July 2021 [Knights only]
Note: This poll was done right at the end of season 1. So, only up to Omoi no Kakera was released at that time.
"Among the ensemble stars cast, who would be the person you want to express love to?"
Here is Daiki's answer~
(Common traits between Daiki and Ritsu: likes being spoiled lol)
The freshly voiced Izumi lines reminded me of the live reading segment in an enstars event back in 2016 (I think this was in cn?)
This was impromptu (he only saw the script on the spot) and for someone who’s only begun to be a seiyuu back then, Masami-san actually nailed it.
I’m so sorry, I’m seeing tweets about Knights apparently not harmonizing?
May I present to you…
✨ Little Romance harmonies ✨
(Best listened to with earphones 🎧)
One of my frnd said this and I'm definitely not getting over it forever. HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE WHEN THESE PARTS+ ALL OF THE CHECKMATE KNIGHTS AND CASTLE OF MY HEART EXIST??
When you listen to Tsukasa’s solos from now on, please keep in mind how Tsuchida Reiou fought for his life to lower the key 🤣
But seriously, he deserves a lot of praise for putting up with Knights’ high range songs. ❤️
HAPPY KNIGHTS NO HI!!! ⚜️⚔️💙
"Rather than being senpai and kouhai, we're actually more like relatives"
Daiki talked about how the relationship among Knights seiyuus went as they prepared for the recent sutafoni live
Daiki briefly talked about sutafoni in his recent radio show ep and of course the person who got a special mention was Masami-san 😂
The mutual respect and admiration these two have for each other is amazing. It's nice to hear about it in Daiki's POV too
I looove how Daiki sang this line. I’ve noticed he’s been using a softer singing style for Ritsu in the recent few years but this line…
This line is saying “Sakuma Ritsu is AWAKE and is ready to serve (tea)” 😋 Thank you Daiki
This format is probably my favorite line arrangement in Knights songs. Leo having a talking line in the bridge right before the last chorus has become an iconic Knights trademark.
interaction bait!!! feel free to qrt or reply ✨️
if you actively watch the tsukisutas/other livestreams featuring the seiyuu, what are some of your fave moments?
i'll go first! during one of the anni streams they all had to fc a song and everyone except gakkun got it so they-
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The first time all 5 Knights seiyuus gathered together was at the 1st anniversary event in 2016. They were already wearing matching clothes and the LINE group already existed 🥹
interaction bait!!! feel free to qrt or reply ✨️
if you actively watch the tsukisutas/other livestreams featuring the seiyuu, what are some of your fave moments?
i'll go first! during one of the anni streams they all had to fc a song and everyone except gakkun got it so they-
Curious about the thought process behind the scenes of enst seiyuu lives?
Here they talk about the preparation they did for the performance of Little Romance in sutasute 4th
It's craaazy how involved and dedicated the staff and seiyuus are with the tiniest details
THIS. Pls stop the IshiKaito slander. He CAN sing. He just prefers not to live, but he can if he wanted to.
I wish he’d someday do it for enstars. I loved his performance in the disney 2019 live. And above all, the cute stage interactions with him 🥹
Just wanted to say that it's not that he /can't/ sing live, he just prefers not to because he's not confident in his own abilities.
That's not to say that he's bad at singing live though. If you watch koe no oujisama 2019 for example you can tell that he's actually pretty good.
I’m enjoying a bit too much here 😂
But mannn hearing it all side by side, you can tell how each idol really plays into the character. Seiyuus are amazing. Daiki is amazing. The distinction for every role is so clear even though he’s also acting as Ritsu.
I’m living for the vocals in We’ll be Knights
My fave part is how they all used falsetto during the second half and then suddenly went full-power for the izlo duo line “mae ga mienakutemo” 😭 with Leo’s pained face showing
The detailssss 😭
Since it’s our suekko Tsukasa’s birthday today, I translated some of Reiou’s thoughts from 5SMILE ENSEMBLE
(These two are probably the worst combination of people to be talking in English LOL)
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They coincidentally foreshadowed that Tsukasa would become the leader as early as the 1st anniversary of enst lol (this was in 2016)
+ Reiou and his mortal enemy English 😂
interaction bait!!! feel free to qrt or reply ✨️
if you actively watch the tsukisutas/other livestreams featuring the seiyuu, what are some of your fave moments?
i'll go first! during one of the anni streams they all had to fc a song and everyone except gakkun got it so they-
Asanuma Shintaro (Leo’s seiyuu) admits that the key in Coruscate Breeze was high even for him
Reiou (Tsukasa’s seiyuu) complains about his other senpais not backing him up (lol)
Knights seiyuus as described…
by Masami-san:
🍖 Free meat Daiki
💳 Wallet aka former king (AsaShin)
by Reiou:
✨ Natural beauty Ryo
🎤 Key harrassment Masami
👑 New king Reiou (it sounds better in jp bc it rhymes)
They are a silly bunch 😂
We’re talking about middle aged people mostly in their 30s or 40s with their own respective schedules.
They’re not supposed to practice dance choreographies late at night after their main job is over (recording and voice acting). But some do. They go beyond for the fans.
Yuno be like “r4ndy bought my sultan’s spoiler for me” like it’s the best thing that happened to him, as if Lang didn’t want to buy him an entire car for his bday but it was sold out so he bought a house instead 🧐 need to refresh ur memory yuno all these hacks are gettin to ya
I understand if this isn’t common knowledge especially to people who are not seiyuu fans. But please let’s avoid being disrespectful.
We are already SO lucky that some of them give their time and effort for these live concerts. Because again, they are NOT actual idols.
I saw this in reddit and I agree the squad you go with matters A LOT as a hacker who’s already dealing with so much pressure.
The way Lang and Yuno reassure each other after hacks might not seem grand, but it actually has so much impact on the hacker’s morale.
I’m back at it with my knights-kinpuri agenda ahaha
I got this idea from cn knightsp actually and I saw the vision 👀 since then, I was secretly hoping they’d cover this song for the cover song series (aside from the classic Cinderella Girl)
Before the !! era, Knights and Ryuseitai (especially the seiyuus) had a long-running rivalry going on solely bc they’re the only 5-member units.
In sutasute 2nd, Reiou picked a fight with Ryuseitai by citing something that Ritsu said. 😂 This was just so funny to me.
Funny enough, those three characters actually get to showcase their range pretty well in their unit songs.
If we’re talking about a seiyuu range being underused in enst, I’d argue one of them is Daiki. He easily has the highest pitch reach among Knights seiyuus but-
What I don’t like about enstars music is that a lot of the singers can go off and HAVE just dished out their vocal range in songs that let them go wild. But when they’re doing a group song they have to remain tepid bc not everyone can floor it. This is about Hiyori,Mayoi & Izumi
AsaShin (Leo’s seiyuu) and Masami-san (Izumi’s seiyuu) have taken photos with both Makoto’s (stage actor and voice actor) and they always pose in-character 😂
So please let’s appreciate them more! What they do is NOT as easy as we think.
It’s not “just normal” for a seiyuu to participate on live concerts. It takes a huge commitment so we should also respect those who cannot afford to take such a heavy task.
Masami-san (Izumi’s seiyuu) cannot resist the smile of Daiki (Ritsu’s seiyuu)
Honestly one of my favorite friendships within Knights seiyuus. They are so precious. Masami-san takes care of Daiki like he’s his son but they��re only 7 years apart in age lol
Oh boy the amount of people surprised that Kitamu is married 😅
Not stage actors related, but:
The only Knights seiyuu who has never married (as far as we know) is Daiki. Three of them have married within the time they have voiced for enstars.
Yamashita Daiki as Midoriya Izuku
There are so many scenes which he nailed but this one is what made me a fan. Daiki was still a rookie seiyuu here but it doesn’t show. I cannot believe he never got an award for voicing Deku.
msm-san’s ig live today was fun. Highlights:
- Cat filters
- Leo’s solo song is hard to sing (but he playfully sang it 3 times lol)
- All of Knights’ solos are amazing but his is the best (of course he’d say that 😂)
- Key hara
- Whiskey
- I am a pen
I feel like Sykkuno (Yuno) found the right group in Lang, Tony, and Ray. Both as RP characters and as streamers (plus their community)
I love how all three of them do not spread negativity at all towards him. AND they let him do his thing. I love scuffbois.
They are so in-character here that’s why I love this part so much 😂
Masami-san hogging up the camera all to himself (so Izumi)
AsaShin pushing Masami-san for fun (so Leo)
Kitamu and Daiki urging Reiou to come closer to the camera and sit beside them
They are so Knights LOL
Masami-san (Izumi’s seiyuu) cannot resist the smile of Daiki (Ritsu’s seiyuu)
Honestly one of my favorite friendships within Knights seiyuus. They are so precious. Masami-san takes care of Daiki like he’s his son but they’re only 7 years apart in age lol
After hearing We’ll be Knights full ver, I kinda feel for the ex-Chess members (they deserved it) 😂 imagine fighting against a unit performing a song like that….. zero hope of winning 😅
Itou Masami (Izumi’s seiyuu) comments about Knights seiyuus’ dynamic and how similar they are to their character’s personality
Kitamu being neutral (Arashi)
Daiki being laid back (Ritsu)
Leo goes with anything Sena says
Reiou youngest but most vocal about complaints (Tsukasa)
It’s interesting to read the impressions about Or the Beautiful Golden Drop bc a lot of KnightsP (esp from CN) are saying /this/ is the closest to the original Knights sound
But I’m also seeing that some think this is not Knights-like
Context for those who don’t know:
Masami-san (Izumi) acts like a tyrant when they discuss their new songs. He likes the key really high 😂
Reiou is the only one vocalizing his complaints, saying they should lower the key.
(True enough, Knights songs are super high lol)
I love how he goes all out on the last あ〜んして 😂 so much contrast from the sly vibes in the first one
It’s probably so that it blends and times well as a group line, but I appreciate that Daiki creates such distinction in his delivery for Ritsu’s solo/group lines 🥹
But then everyone else just agrees with Masami-san 😂
So Reiou ends up yielding and tries his very best during recording. He ends up reaching the high notes anyway, so the original key is retained.
((It’s like how Izumi is strict with Tsukasa when it comes to sweets lol))
そろわKnights: Sutasute 4th edition 😂
Ps. This is a pun/wordplay on sorowanai (incomplete) and Knights (naitsu)
I've been meaning to sub this for a long time!! Glad I was able to do it in time before sutafoni 😸
Re-reading checkmate has reminded me how Izumi was sooo nice to Ritsu for no reason 😂 they didn’t even know each other at all lol
He’s such a mom friend 😂
We are truly truly blessed to be in a world where Masami-san chose to voice 1 character as a sideline to his main job (which is being a director and stage actor)
…And that character is Sena Izumi 🥺
Daiki is just a fanboy who successfully became close friends with his long-time idol 😂 he’s living the fanboy life we all want LOL
And he does us proud by never failing to profess his love to Kaji-san 😂
#10
Silent Oath
AsaShin makes a really good point on why Knights songs are popular— they’re very detailed! They relate to the stories in-game which gives you an emotional connection.
One thing I’ve really been enjoying from the Checkmate anime (as the seiyuu fan that I am) is seeing how much they all improved in their voice acting since the anime in 2019 🥹
Especially Masami-san!! Izumi is his only voice acting role so I’m always amazed to see his growth
Masami-san: “While I was eating, I thought of bringing Daiki along next time”
Their friendship is so cute 🥹 Unfortunately Daiki doesn’t have insta so he probably hasn’t seen this 🥲
I’m so happy 😭 The last time Daiki appeared in tsukisuta was in 2016 (all of Knights attended 😅). The last time he appeared on any video was the 5th anniversary back in 2020.
He’s never been a guest on his own!! This is such a huge gift for RitsuPs and Daiki fans alike 😭🫶
#1
Little Romance
One may argue this is only here because it was fairly new when the poll was conducted, but to me it’s well deserved.
This song SPEAKS. I feel like I’m the prettiest girl when I listen to this song lol
I think both are valid takes (?) this sound is def new compared to all their songs so far since !!
But imo, this IS Knights. People forget there are two sides of Knights. The chivalric side and duelist side. These gentlemanly knights are both protective AND blood-thirsty 😂