【Track14/AI Cover/1996】新山志保『Thank you, love』| Virtual album version

For me, Shiho Niyama is both near and far...... That hasn't changed since ten years ago. When she and I were students at Aoni Production Osaka School, she attended classes at night and I attended classes during the day, and we barely spoke. At that time, she had long flowing hair, and her heroic appearance was the existence of longing for us at the same time. Her outstanding talent, how can I put it, a kind of unapproachable aura that captivates us. "Miss Niiyama is so handsome, so impressive!" "Ah! Miss Niiyama is here!” Even though we started seiyuu school the same year, she always had a sense of being older. I started talking to her when I came to Tokyo. We, as colleagues, often did the same work, and I went from calling her "Miss Niiyama" to "Niiyama." But my longing and respect for her did not change. No, it's like it went a little deeper. Her advantage was that she wad not satisfied with her talent, works hard, and was not willing to admit defeat. She was a very mature woman and was usually very cute and has a mischievous side. Ah, this girl was so impeccable...... If I could get in touch with her more deeply, she would be more alive. To me Niiyama was so tall, still so perfect. Even when I talked with her in a very close place, I felt that she's like a star in the distance. Recently she appeared in my dreams. When I saw someone who looked like her walking up the street, my eyes catch up. I know that Niiyama is very close to us at all times, not only in my side, but also in everyone's side. It means her presence matters. She was a extraordinary voice actress.
-- Voice actress Nagashima Yūko in 2000