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Marina Kawano Holds Concert & Discusses Baseball with Fans at AnimeNext

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But maybe the most interesting part of both events was Kawano's interactions with fans. In between songs, she stopped and explained things to the audience, such as her love for anime. She also talked about her other personal ion: baseball. Kawano is very outgoing and talkative. When the music cut out during the last song of her concert, she was able to keep the audience entertained by talking with them, even during the first couple minutes before her translator came back on stage. She said things like, “What is happening?” and “Sorry, I can't English!” The fans were very ive and patient as the tech crew fixed the problem.

After she successfully performed the last song again, the concert ended and then Kawano held a Q&A for the fans. Although her singing career and anime interests were brought up (such as who she ships in Hanshin Tigers. If there is one thing for certain, Marina Kawano loves baseball, singing, and anime.

The names of her fans are Marinars, a pun of her last name and the baseball team the Seattle Mariners. Kawano regularly posts about sports, her songs, her latest events and anime on her Twitter .

The full list of her concert at AnimeNext is as follows:

• "Morning Arch"
• "Sekai no Hate"
• "Takaramono"
• "Sono Koe wo Oboeteru"
• "Kieru Daydream"
• "Weight of the world"
• "Shirushi"
• "Arata-naru Sekai"
• "No.009"

Marina Kawano began her singing career by winning the 4th Grisaia: Phantom Trigger game, and many more.