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INTEREST: Ichitarō Ai Marries Fellow Voice Actress Ai Sasaki




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KH91



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PostPosted: Tue Aug 23, 2016 2:49 pm Reply with quote
Congrats to them. So her name is now Ai Ai(on the surface). Very Happy
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 23, 2016 4:02 pm Reply with quote
Such skill with photoshop.... pff
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 23, 2016 4:02 pm Reply with quote
I misread the title at first and thought two women with the given name Ai married. That would have been more interesting, since same sex marriage isn't legally recognized in Japan yet. A man who's surname is Ai marrying a woman who's given name is Ai is good news, too, though. (Good news for Japan as a whole, I mean, given their low marriage and birth rates. Hopefully they'll contribute to the latter stats, too!) So Congrats to the couple! If those aren't stage names, does that mean she'll be Ai Ai from now on?* Very Happy All you need is love...

*Can't read Kanji, so I actually have no idea if either "Ai" means "love" in this case...
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 23, 2016 4:13 pm Reply with quote
Agent355 wrote:

*Can't read Kanji, so I actually have no idea if either "Ai" means "love" in this case...

If she were to change her name, it would be 会 愛. The kanji for Ichitaro's surname means "meeting" (or "to meet" as a verb)

Still rather romantic. Very Happy
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Agent355



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PostPosted: Tue Aug 23, 2016 4:16 pm Reply with quote
rizuchan wrote:
Agent355 wrote:

*Can't read Kanji, so I actually have no idea if either "Ai" means "love" in this case...

If she were to change her name, it would be 会 愛. The kanji for Ichitaro's surname means "meeting" (or "to meet" as a verb)

Still rather romantic. Very Happy

You can make a sentence and a motto out of that: "Love well met." I like it! It really is romantic.
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RitsuLaw



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PostPosted: Tue Aug 23, 2016 4:33 pm Reply with quote
For a moment I thought he married another dude, then I remembered that this is japan. Laughing Laughing
Now his wife will have a name full of love. Wink
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crosswithyou



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PostPosted: Wed Aug 24, 2016 3:00 am Reply with quote
"Ai Ai" was also the first thing that came into my mind. Anime hyper Congrats to the two!

Btw it's Aoni Production without an s at the end.
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Mr. Oshawott



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PostPosted: Wed Aug 24, 2016 7:50 am Reply with quote
A certain starring character from Super Monkey Ball would be thrilled to see this... Wink

Anyhow, congratulations to the two Ai on their marriage! Smile It's love very well-met.
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KutovoiAnton



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PostPosted: Wed Aug 24, 2016 9:07 am Reply with quote
Heh, it's a third Musou voice actor's marriage in a row:
-Takeshi Kusao (Yukimura) and Yuuka Saitou (Naotora, young Yukimura)
-Junichi Miyake (Guo Jia)
-and now also Ichitaro Ai (Zhong Hui) Very Happy
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