杏野はるな 心境を語る

杏野はるなはレトロゲーム好きとして知られていますが、今回、彼女はドラゴンクエスト10についての心境を語りました。ドラゴンクエスト10は先日発表されましたが、オンライン環境が必要となり、ゲームプレイには別途の費用がかかると公表されました。

その際に杏野はるなはTwitterに幾つかの投稿をしました。

“これは本当に個人的な感性といいますか、感じ方なのですが、
なんだかドラクエ１０に関しては堀井さんが乗り気じゃない感じがするんだー。
本当に作りたいものを作らせてもらえていない感といいますか。。。。
あくまでも表情から受ける一歩か数歩向こうの表情をはるなが読んだだけのものですが。。”

http://twitter.com/#!/annoharuna/status/110622100972253184

ここでの堀井さんとはもちろんドラゴンクエストシリーズを生み出してきた堀井雄二氏のことです。彼女はあくまでも堀井氏の表情からの推察とのことです。また彼女は子供や大人が混じって遊ぶゲームのオンライン化についての疑問をブログに書いています。

これらについて私も完全に同意するものですが、日本のネット民からは「杏野はるなは終わった」などと書かれているようです。なぜなら日本のアイドルは、自分が何を感じた等の意見をいうことが良しとされていないからです。杏野はるなは、そんな事を気にしていないようですが。またもしそうであれば、彼女にとってそれは良いことのように思います。

Haruna Anno is a retro gaming idol—the young girl who loves old games. She also speaks her mind, and that's always good for an idol.

When Dragon Quest X was revealed yesterday, some gamers were excited. Many, when they learned about the required online and subscription fees, groaned. Like many people, Anno took to Twitter to voice her opinion.

Anno started her series of tweets by stating that this was her personal opinion, writing, "Somehow, I feel like Horii wasn't that interested in Dragon Quest X." Like he couldn't make the game he wanted to make.

"Horii" is Yuji Horii, the creator of Dragon Quest.

This observation, Anno noted, was simply based on her reading his facial expressions during the DQX press conference. Here is a photo of Horii yesterday.
Anno's other tweets and blog posts were also honest and she used them to express things like her feeling that DQX was being used to get rid of excess Wii inventory. What's more, she wrote in her blog that since Dragon Quest is for kids and adults, it should not require online.

I agree with all her points. However, as soon as she posted these comments, Japanese netizens started spelling her doom. "This kid is finished," wrote one. It's a day later, and Anno is still walking around, talking, and writing her opinions.

The reason why it's "not good" that idols have opinions is that in Japan they make their bread and butter off standing, smiling, and shilling products. Maybe Haruna Anno doesn't care about that. If she doesn't, good for her.

http://kotaku.com/5837868/when-a-japanese-gamer-girl-speaks-her-mind