官能昔話2~アンデルセン童話~

Kannou Mukashi Banashi 2 ~Andersen Douwa~

Kannou Mukashbanashi is a series that tells well known tales in a... slightly different way. Each volume contains several stories, all done by a different seiyuu. The series uses a special recording method called 3D dummy microphone, a microphone shaped like a head. using this technology you can hear the voice of the seiyuu as if they're talking right into your ear (when using headphones or earphones), and they've made sure that they talk very eroi. This volume contains stories based on the fairy tales by Andersen.

We start out with Inoue Kazuhiko once again explaining that headphones should be used to listen to this drama CD, and testing whether you've put them on properly. This time he instructs you to 'open [the headphone] wider' or in case of earphones 'insert the earphones deeper'. Here we go again~

Like I already mentioned, all of the stories in this volume are based on famous fairy tales by Andersen. Inoue-san once again acts as the person that loosely links all of the stories, by telling you the stories that his master (Andersen) wrote.

The first story is The Little Mermaid and is told by Sakurai Takahiro. We probably all know the Disney version of this one, which actually follows the original pretty closely, except that the original doesn't have a happy end xD This one does follow the original though. As much as I love Sakurai his voice, couldn't bring myself to really like this story. It just didn't leave as much impact as the others.

The second story is that of the Match-selling Girl and is told by Yusa Kouji.
I don't think this is a very well known story, but I might be wrong. At any rate it is a story about a girl who tries to sell matches while it is snowing outside. As she lights a match to try and keep herself warm she sees an image of a warm home with a warm meal that is all to tempting. I know I'd be instantly tempted if a voice like that invited me for sure...

The third story is that of the Snow Queen and is told by Miyano Mamoru. I couldn't remember the story at all to be honest. A magical mirror that in which everything that is beautiful seem ugly and twisted and everything that is ugly and puny will seem beautiful and important breaks and scatters over the world. When the childhood friends Kai and Gerda are playing outside two splinters fall into Kai his eye and heart. Kai changes from kind and warm to cold, and eventually marries the Ice Queen. Gerda goes after him to bring him back. Mamo-chan actually has a pretty versatile voice range, making this story interesting to listen to.

The fourth story is that of the King with Invisible Clothes (I don't know the actual name of the story) and is told by all of the seiyuu. Mamo-chan voices the role of the King who is deceived by two fake tailors (Sakurai and Yusa) into wearing invisible clothes. Like before this last story is less serious, and there is much less ero. Although the scene in which they 'dress' the king is... xD


Conclusion:
Inoue-san his introduction is brilliant just as before. While I didn't like the first story all that much I loved the rest. Hearing these well known stories told this way is just too entertaining. Ehm, my perverted mind has absolutely nothing to do with this. Nothing at all.