JBlog: Akira Date aka… Hiroaki Iwanaga

Dateeeeeeee!

Yep, you can wipe your tears on my chest, baby.

Uh…well…I guess…sorry for surprising you.  That’s how I really am.

To be able to participate in such a wonderful work like Kamen Rider OOO, to be supported, encouraged, cheered on and loved by so many people, to have met the cast, staff, and fans, aaall of these are my irreplaceable precious treasures.  Thank you very much for supporting, cheering on and loving the character “Akira Date” as well as the actor “Hiroaki Iwanaga.”  Holding this precious treasure close close close to my heart, it’s off to the next stage.

Well, anyway, tonight I have a bit of a spoiler for you.

Happy birthday! ☆

(Mr. Ukaji, thank you very much for going along with my silliness!)

I took this a while back and was saving it, but Arisue (who plays Satonaka) spilled the beans at the Golden Week talk event.  Grrr…

It’s cute so I think you’ll forgive me.

You will forgive me, right?  😉

The path to being a strong, good man is pretty tough.  Date might be gone, but Goto’s wonderfully grown up to be Birth. (For some reason Birth’s song played.)

Well then, please continue to support Kamen Rider OOO.

P.S. My mission to bring everyone smiles is NOT complete.

Step by step, right?

(Is that how you aaaaalways talk??)

Hehehe ☆

With that, just like always, with gratitude in my heart…

“Believe in yourself” tomorrow too, smiling all the while.

P.P.S. Thank you very much to everyone who came to my event!  The memories I made with you today are also of course a treasure.

Oh, and I’ll leave calling the station and asking for Date back to you guys!  (Sorry to end it like that. lol)

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