The official Japanese Anime PR Twitter account posted comments from Kazuya Nakai who plays Colza and Eri Kitamura who plays Nemo on April 26th, 2024.

Colza and Nemo are going to appear in episode 48, "Shine! The Glimmer of Fire and Art", and we've received comments from Kazuya Nakai-san, who plays Colza, and Eri Kitamura-san, who plays Nemo. Please give your full attention to Roy's Terastal training match opponent Colza and Orange Academy student council president Nemo:

While it makes me really happy that people have been waiting for Colza's return appearance after his lengthy absence, I guarantee nobody's been waiting for it more than I have. I had actually resigned myself to thinking he just wasn't going to ever appear again (laughs).
The last time we saw Colza I'd say he came across as the kind of person you feel worried about, but this time around he has it all together. I did try to show how he's still kind of an oddball at the end of the day though, so I hope you'll find that aspect of him entertaining.
-Kazuya Nakai, the voice of Colza

It's been quite a while since Nemo had a major role in the show, but in this episode she'll once again be showcasing her assured, confident and firm energy. She made a strong impression in her debut episode, and she's definitely going to leave a solid impact this time as well; Nemo may be a very steadfast character, but I've played her in a way that lets you feel how she's developed and grown over time.
This episode has a lot of scenes that really make you feel how important a character she is to Liko and Roy's development, so I hope you'll enjoy it!
-Eri Kitamura, the voice of Nemo

第48話「輝け！炎とアートのきらめき」では、コルサとネモが登場
コルサ役の中井和哉 さん、ネモ役の喜多村英梨 さんからコメントが到着しました
ロイのテラスタル研修の対戦相手となるコルサ！
オレンジアカデミーの生徒会長・ネモ！
ぜひご注目ください

■コルサ役・中井和哉コメント
久々のコルサの登場を待ってくださった人がいると嬉しく思いますし、何より僕自身が相当待っていました。あれ、もう出ないのかな？と思っていたところだったので（笑）。前回のコルサは見ていて心配になるような人だったと思いますが、今回はしっかりした姿、でもその中に 「 やっぱりちょっと変だな 」 という面も滲ませてみましたので、そのあたりを楽しんでいただけたらと思います。

■ネモ役・喜多村英梨コメント
本格的な登場は久々となるネモですが、安心と信頼と安定のエネルギッシュさで、今回も輝いております。初回登場時も鮮烈な印象のキャラクターでしたが、今回もしっかりとインパクトを残せるような活躍をしています。ぶれないキャラクターですが、 これ までのネモの中の時系列や成長が感じられるように演じました。 リコ、ロイの成長にとっても大事なキーパーソンだと感じられるシーンがたくさんありますので、今回も楽しみにしていただけると嬉しいです！

The official Japanese Anime PR Twitter account posted a notice reminding viewers that there was no new episode on April 26th, 2024.

The Pokémon anime is on a break today. The next episode, episode 48, "Shine! The Glimmer of Fire and Art", will air Friday May 3rd (airdate and airtime may vary depending on region)! Roy is trying his hand at Terastal training, with his battle opponent being Bowl Town Gym Leader and artist Colza. You can see how last episode's battle went in the Youtube upload.

本日の #アニポケ 放送はお休み
次回は5/3(金)第48話「輝け！炎とアートのきらめき」
※一部地域では放送日時が異なります
ロイがテラスタル研修に挑戦
対戦相手は、ボウルタウンのジムリーダーでアーティストのコルサです
前回のバトルの様子は見逃し配信で

The official Japanese Anime PR Twitter account posted an Anipoke Costume Showcase on April 25th, 2024 featuring Roy, Dot, Sango and Onyx.

Anipoke Costume Showcase
Introducing the four students who showed off their new looks for their Terastar debut! Roy and Dot are wearing their Orange Academy uniforms for their first day of school! Sango and Onyx of the Explorers, who have infiltrated the Orange Academy, are also wearing the uniforms! Each of them is dressed in their own way!

アニポケ 衣装紹介
テラスタルデビュー で新たな姿を見せた4人をご紹介
ロイとドットは、オレンジアカデミーの制服で登校初日を迎えました！
そしてオレンジアカデミーに潜入しているエクスプローラーズのサンゴ、オニキスの制服姿も公開
それぞれにあった着こなしですね！

ORICON NEWS posted an interview with Eri Kitamura who plays Nemo on May 2nd, 2024 and the official Japanese Anime PR Twitter account retweeted their post.

Nemo, a Trainer from the Paldea region, will be making an appearance in the popular anime Pocket Monsters (airs on the TV Tokyo Network every Friday at 6:55pm, officially abbreviated "Anipoke") in episode 48 (airing on the 3rd). To celebrate this, Oricon News has interviewed her voice actress Eri Kitamura about what makes Nemo such an appealing character.

In episode 48, "Shine! The Glimmer of Fire and Art", Roy's opponent for his Terastal training assessment test is Colza. Roy is eager to battle him, but Colza has to postpone the training due to being busy preparing the art festival that's going to be held in Bowl Town. Just then, Nemo happens to pass by and asks Roy for a battle, which he agrees to. But when Colza watches their battle, it seems he has some thoughts about Roy's battle style...

Q: This is Nemo's first major appearance in the show in quite a while, what was the dubbing session for the episode like?
Kitamura: Episode 10 had some very memorable scenes, but it also gave me a very strong impression that it was just setting up Nemo for future appearances. When the episodes following that one went on to focus heavily on telling the story of Liko and the others' growth and development, I figured it would probably be about a year until Nemo would make her return. So when I was told she'd be back in this episode, I was just happy she was back so soon.

Q: We finally get to see Nemo battle in this episode, was there anything you were especially attentive of when doing that scene?
Kitamura: I play the character as more energetic than she's depicted in the video games. Liko and Roy have grown a lot as Pokémon Trainers, and in this episode I played Nemo in a way that shows off the contrast between that and Nemo's steadfast nature, but that also lets you feel how she's likewise developed and grown over time. The sound director kept reminding me that Nemo's supposed to be a complete pest (laughs), so I made a point of getting across to the viewers just how brazen and battle-hungry she is, even when compared to Roy.

Q: Her character absolutely has both similarities and dissimilarities with Roy, doesn't she?
Kitamura: I think Roy is in the same category as her when it comes to hot-blooded passion and a love for battles, but the difference in skill between them is enormous. When I read the script I saw that while they're equally energetic, Roy is battling for his dear life while Nemo's high level of skill is just making her more and more excited, so I was particularly attentive of this while recording. The ways Roy's "Mou ikkai" and Nemo's "Mata yarou ne" come across are just totally different. I think Nemo serves a very important role in showcasing Liko and Roy's characters by serving as a contrast to them, so I took great care in showing off the "energetic pest" side of the character.

Q: Unlike the Gym Leaders, who serve as the adults in Liko and Roy's life, Nemo's position is rather unique in that she's their senior. Did you feel like a senior guiding their way while playing her?
Kitamura: The sound director described Nemo to me as characterized by how candid and straight forward she is, and how she never changes her attitude no matter what her social standing relative to the other is. If you're a Pokémon Trainer, you're her friend! And her rival! And if she finds out you are one, it's time to battle! I feel like she's the kind of character that always acts before considering the consequences, and that she's just plain incapable of thinking of herself as anyone's senior.

『ポケモン』ネモは「バトルに飢えている」意識で演技 喜多村英梨の役作り裏話

　人気アニメ『ポケットモンスター』（テレビ東京系 毎週金曜 後6：55～　※放送日時・内容は地域によって異なる）の第48話（3日放送）にパルデア地方のトレーナー・ネモが登場する。これを記念してORICON NEWSはネモ役の喜多村英梨にインタビューを実施し、ネモの魅力を聞いてみた。

第48話「輝け！炎とアートのきらめき」は、ロイのテラスタル研修・基礎テストの対戦相手がコルサになった。早くバトルしたいと意気込むロイだったが、ボウルタウンでは芸術祭が開かれており、準備で忙しいコルサに研修を後回しにされてしまう。そこに偶然通りかかったネモに誘われ、バトルをすることになったロイ。2人のバトルを見たコルサは、ロイの戦い方に思うことがあるようで…。

――久々の本格的な登場でしたが、収録してみていかがでしたか？
【喜多村】　第10話での登場は、印象深いシーンもあったのですがネモの顔見せというイメージが強く、その後のエピソードでリコ達の成長ストーリーがすごく濃厚に描かれていたので、次の登場は1年後ぐらいかな～と思っていました。今回は「また出番があってよかったな」と単純に嬉しかったですね。

――ようやくネモのバトルシーンがありましたが、演じる上で意識したことはありましたか？
【喜多村】　ゲームで想像していたよりは、もっとエネルギッシュなイメージでキャラクター作りをしました。ポケモントレーナーとして一皮剥けたリコとロイに対してネモの変わらなさを表現しつつ、その一方でネモの成長も感じられるように収録しましたね。音響監督には「まじでうざったいくらいのキャラクターで」と念押しで言われて（笑）ロイと対比しても、猛々しい感じやバトルに飢えている感じを視聴者に印象付けしていくことを意識しました。

――確かに、ロイとは似ているようで対比がありますね。
【喜多村】　熱血でバトル大好きというカテゴリーはロイと一緒だと思うのですが、ネモとロイには圧倒的にスキルの差があって。同じエネルギッシュでも、ロイは必死でいっぱいいっぱいな一方、ネモはスキルが高いという前提から出るわくわく感、という差別化があるなと台本を読んでいて思ったので、そこを特に意識しました。ロイの「もう一回」とネモの「またやろうね」の質感は全然違うなと思いますね。ネモは、リコとロイが引き立つようにコントラストをつけていくための重要なキャラクターだと思うので、うざったくエネルギッシュに、という部分は大事にして演じました。

――ネモはジムリーダーと違って大人ではなく先輩、という特殊な立ち位置ですが、リコやロイを導く先輩、のような意識はされましたか？
【喜多村】　ポケモントレーナーだったらみんな友達！みんなライバル！という壁のなさとわかりやすさがネモのキャラクターなので、相手の属性によって態度を変えるということはしなかったですね…。ポケモントレーナーだとわかったらとにかくバトル！というキャラクターだと音響監督からも指示されていて、そういう子って損得を計算する前に体が動く性格だと思うんですよね。先輩として接するという考え方自体、持っていないキャラクターだなと思っています。

ORICON NEWS posted an interview with Kazuya Nakai who plays Colza on May 3rd, 2024 and the official Japanese Anime PR Twitter account retweeted their post.

Colza, a Gym Leader from the Paldea region, will be making an appearance in the popular anime Pocket Monsters (airs on the TV Tokyo Network every Friday at 6:55pm, officially abbreviated "Anipoke") in episode 48 (airing on the 3rd). To celebrate this, Oricon News has interviewed his voice actor Kazuya Nakai about what makes Colza such an appealing character.

In episode 48, "Shine! The Glimmer of Fire and Art", Roy's opponent for his Terastal training assessment test is Colza. Roy is eager to battle him, but Colza has to postpone the training due to being busy preparing the art festival that's going to be held in Bowl Town. Just then, Nemo happens to pass by and asks Roy for a battle, which he agrees to. But when Colza watches their battle, it seems he has some thoughts about Roy's battle style...

Q: What was it like to play Colza again for the first time since episode 10?
Nakai: In that episode, Colza was in pretty poor shape both physically and mentally, and while it was fun to play him as he'd suddenly make a bizarre switch from being super excited to super depressed, he was decidedly a lot easier to play in this new episode, where he actually acts like an adult, so to speak.

Q: Have your impressions of Colza changed now that you've played him as he "acts like an adult"?
Nakai: I've realized that he's not just a character that speaks from the heart when talking to children, but that he also makes an effort to show them "how things are". The last time I played him it was clear to me that everyone loved the man even though I didn't quite understand why, but this time around I finally got why. This changed my perception of the character as well.

Q: Colza also battles Roy this episode, what kind of direction did you receive for that scene?
Nakai: I played Colza as being happy to see Roy again and hoping that Roy would come to a realization during the battle. I think that over-eagerness resulted in him coming across as getting a bit too worked up during the battle despite facing a child (laughs). I was directed to sort out which lines were Colza expressing his personal emotions and which lines were him telling someone else something, and also to never lose sight of Colza's position as a person giving Roy guidance.

Q: The episode also has a scene where Colza talks to Hassaku, one of the Elite Four members from the video games, doesn't it?
Nakai: Yes, he has a line in the episode where he introduces Hassaku to Liko and the others, and because I was somewhat aware of the fact that the two of them go way back and that Hassaku is not just Colza's former teacher but also his best friend, I intially overemphasized how happy Colza was to get to talk to Hassaku so much that the sound director had to tell me "I don't care how happy you are, just get to the point and give Liko and the others your explanation"... (laughs). This was the first time I played Colza talking to another adult, and while the were parts of the conversation that got quite friendly, I worked with the sound director during the dubbing session to make sure he didn't talk too passionately in the parts where he wasn't supposed to, making adjustments as needed.

Q: Colza's catchphrase "Avant garde!" is really striking, but is there anything about Colza you personally find to be avant garde?
Nakai: You know how he always jumps off a windmill while yelling "Toh!" before battling? That's the kind of thing the super heroes I watched as a kid would've done, but when I hear it again all these years later, I feel like it's gone full circle and become avant garde. There's a lot of scenes in this episode I feel are more grounded than avant garde, though.

Q: What scenes are these?
Nakai: Scenes like the one where he thanks his Pokémon for doing a good job after the battle, for instance. Colza may be quite the eccentric, but he's a decent human being at heart and never goes out of line in that respect. In fact, I think that it's precisely because he feels these very ordinary emotions that he wants to break new ground as much as he does. When I think about how that might be the reason he's going around shouting "Avant garde!" all the time, the character starts feeling a lot cuter.

Q: Finally, do you have something you want to tell to those who are looking forward to Colza's appearance in episode 48, which airs today, Friday May 3rd, or any highlights of the episode you want to emphasize?
Nakai: While it makes me really happy that people have been waiting for Colza's return appearance after his lengthy absence, I guarantee nobody's been waiting for it more than I have. I had actually resigned myself to thinking he just wasn't going to ever appear again (laughs). The last time we saw Colza I'd say he came across as the kind of person you feel worried about, but this time around he has it all together. I did try to show how he's still kind of an oddball at the end of the day though, so I hope you'll find that aspect of him entertaining.

『ポケモン』コルサは「かわいい」 中井和哉「アヴァンギャルド!」な魅力分析

　人気アニメ『ポケットモンスター』（テレビ東京系 毎週金曜 後6：55～　※放送日時・内容は地域によって異なる）の第48話（3日放送）にパルデア地方のジムリーダー・コルサが登場する。これを記念してORICON NEWSはコルサ役の中井和哉にインタビューを実施し、コルサの魅力を聞いてみた。

第48話「輝け！炎とアートのきらめき」は、ロイのテラスタル研修・基礎テストの対戦相手がコルサになった。早くバトルしたいと意気込むロイだったが、ボウルタウンでは芸術祭が開かれており、準備で忙しいコルサに研修を後回しにされてしまう。そこに偶然通りかかったネモに誘われ、バトルをすることになったロイ。2人のバトルを見たコルサは、ロイの戦い方に思うことがあるようで…。

――第10話以来、久しぶりのコルサを演じられていかがでしたか？
【中井】　前回のコルサは心身ともにコンディションが悪い状態だったので、変にテンションが高かったり、ドーンと落ち込んだりする様子が演じていて楽しかったですが、今回は登場したときからいわゆる”大人”として仕事をする人だったので、違いが明らかで演じやすかったです。

――“大人”としてのコルサを演じて、キャラクターの印象は変わりましたか？
【中井】　子どもたちに対しては自分の感情だけで話すのではなく、ちゃんと”これはこうだ”と示してあげる人なのだと気づきました。前回演じた時は、なぜか知らないけどみんなから慕われているという印象でしたが、今回はその慕われている理由が端々に見え、コルサというキャラクターの捉え方も変わりました。

――ロイとのバトルシーンもありますが、どのようなディレクションがありましたか？
【中井】　コルサは、ロイとの再会を嬉しく思い、バトルすることで新たな気づきが生まれることを期待していたのではと考え、演じていました。その前のめりな感情を前面に出しすぎた結果、子どもに対してムキになりすぎる感じがバトル中に出てしまったようで（笑）。自分の感情として発する言葉と相手に伝えるための言葉を整理し、あくまでロイを指導する人間という立場を見失わないよう、ディレクションを受けました。

――ゲームにも登場する四天王の一人・ハッサクと会話するシーンもありましたね。
【中井】　リコたちにハッサクを紹介するセリフがあるのですが、ハッサクと話せた嬉しさを出しすぎたあまり、「あなたが嬉しいのはいいから、リコたちに説明してあげてください。」と言われてしまい…（笑）。ハッサクとコルサが旧知の仲で、彼にとっては恩師でもあり大の親友でもある、という知識をうっすら持っていたために、そのようなディレクションを受けてしまいました。対等な大人と話す演技も初めてだったので親しみを込めた部分もあったのですが、何でも熱くなるのではなく、抑えるところは抑えるよう現場の音響監督と調整しながら収録しました。

――コルサと言えば「アヴァンギャルド！」というセリフが印象的ですが、コルサの「アヴァンギャルド！」だと思うところはありますか？
【中井】　バトル前、必ず「とうっ！」と言いながら風車から飛び降りるところですね。僕が子どものころに見ていたヒーローが言うようなセリフですが、何十年も経って改めて聞くと、一周回ってアヴァンギャルドだと感じます。ただ、アヴァンギャルドというより、むしろ地に足がついていると思う場面も多くあります。

――“地に足がついている”というのは、どういった場面で感じますか？
【中井】　バトルの後は一生懸命頑張ってくれたポケモンに「よくやった」と声をかけるなど、変わった人ではありますが、人としての基本を踏み外していないところです。 そういったありきたりなものを自分の中に感じるからこそ、突き抜けてみたくなる部分もあるのかなと。ことさら「アヴァンギャルド！」と叫んでみたりする理由もそこにあるのかな、などと考えるとどんどんかわいいキャラクターに感じてきます。

――本日5月3日（金）放送の第48話の見どころや、コルサの登場を楽しみにしている皆様へのメッセージをお願いします。
【中井】　久々のコルサの登場を待ってくださった人がいると嬉しく思いますし、何より僕自身が相当待っていました。あれ、もう出ないのかな？と思っていたところだったので（笑）。前回のコルサは見ていて心配になるような人だったと思いますが、今回はしっかりした姿、でもその中にやっぱりちょっと変だなという面も滲ませてみましたので、そのあたりを楽しんでいただけたらと思います。