From Voice Actress to Baseball Star: The Unconventional Love Story of Rika Tachibana and Kenya Wakatsuki

“Princess Connect! Rika Tachibana (36 years old) is a popular voice actress known for her roles as Cal in “Re:Dive” and Sae Kobayakawa in “The Idolmaster: Her Cinderella Girls.” Her husband, whom she married in 2019, is Kenya Wakatsuki (28 years old), a catcher for the Orix team who contributed to the Pacific League’s third consecutive title this season. A natural couple relationship that is not bound by how the two met or the so-called “athlete’s wife” image. We asked Wakatsuki about his lovable side, who has made great strides by winning the Golden Glove Award for the first time this season. (First of two parts/to the second part)

Kyocera Dome Osaka in the mid-2010s. Ahead of Rika Tachibana, a voice actress cheering for her favorite Orix Buffaloes with a beer in her hand, Kenya Wakatsuki, a professional baseball player who would later become her husband, was holding his mitt. The two still know almost nothing about each other.

“Please tell me I’m having a crawl race with my daughter in the hallway!”

Tachibana read Wakatsuki’s message on his behalf with a wry smile. During the fleeting off-season, her child-obsessed husband can’t take his eyes off the growth of his girlfriend’s beloved daughter, who was born in 2022. Her wife, who watches her every day, laughs and says, “It’s dere dere.”

“I’m really doting on her. Even when a package arrives at my house, for some reason I sign the slip in my daughter’s name…I’m like, ‘Yes, I understand!’ (laughs)”

On the day of the interview, it was announced that Wakatsuki had won his first Golden Glove Award. Tachibana predicted her husband’s reaction, saying, “I’m sure he’s excited. He’s probably going to tell her daughter, “You’re a golden daddy.” Despite her cold tone, she could see the joy on her face as she squinted her eyes.

Tachibana and Wakatsuki’s marriage, which was reported at the end of 2019, was received with surprise by anime fans and baseball fans. Voice actor and professional baseball player. The two professions seem to have little contact, but how did they first meet?

2023-12-12 14:05:33
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