In That’s RanKING!, a multi-year Kageki Top Star Q&A feature, the Top Stars rank each other based on various questions. The 2017 version of the column has questions sent in by readers.
This month’s question: Who would be best able to deal with aliens if they appeared?
That’s RanKING – Who’s in first place?
For 2017’s monthly corner, we use questions sent in from readers and ask each Top Star to rank who most matches each month’s theme by sharing their impressions and anecdotes. The votes are calculated with First Place as 10 points, Second Place as 5 points, and Third Place as 3 points. Please enjoy the 5 Top Stars’ variety of answers and stories!
This month’s question: Who would be best able to deal with aliens if they appeared? (Question from ‘Miller’)
1. Kurenai Yuzuru (40 points)
2. Sagiri Seina (21 points)
3. Tamaki Ryou (12 points)
Star Troupe – Kurenai Yuzuru
I think #1 might be Tamakittsan. I feel like she would start talking with the aliens and even if they couldn’t understand each other she’d carry on like it was a normal conversation – but afterwards she’d laugh and say “I didn’t get a word of that!” Mirio-chan is #2, because I think she could get along smoothly just by exchanging smiles. #3…maybe Chigi-san? I think both Chigi-san and Maa-kun would run if they thought they were in danger. But Chigi-san has a strong sense of justice, so I’m sure she’d try too protect everyone by attacking with karate chops and such. …I’d just bail and run (laughs)
Snow Troupe – Sagiri Seina
#1 is Kurenai-kun, no contest. She likes talking and she’s so good at it that if an alien turned up in front of her she’d be able to handle it easily. #2 could be me…the thing is, I’m kind of introverted when I’m off work. If I was ‘on duty’ I could manage pretty well though (laughs). And even if I didn’t want to deal with people at the time, if the alien was in the way of something I wanted I’d talk to it to get to my goal, I think. I feel like Maa-kun would be the same way, so she’s #3. I don’t think Mirio-chan or Tamaki-kun would want to deal with them face to face; they’d find some other way of handling the problem.
Moon Troupe – Tamaki Ryou
#1 definitely has to be Kurenai-san! I think she could get through to them with her natural brightness and high communication skills even if they didn’t understand each other’s language. #2 is Chigi-san. I feel like the aliens would just be overwhelmed by her passionate feelings… #3 is Maa-sama. I think even if she was talking to aliens she wouldn’t be at all disturbed and just keep the conversation going smoothly. I think that Asumi-san wouldn’t be very good at this, and I think aliens would be to much for me so I’d definitely be no good by myself…I know I did this once before but I’m going to take the liberty of putting myself together with her this month as well.
Cosmos Troupe – Asaka Manato
Sayumi-san [Kurenai] is #1! Her communication skills are so incredible I think she could even get through to aliens. Chigi-san is #2, but just barely. I think she’d be able to communicate well through body language. Her reaction would be like “what, you’re an alien? You’d be in danger if you were discovered so I’ll hide you.” (laughs) #3 is Ryou-chan. It seems like she’d handle the whole thing coolly by contacting someone and saying “I’ve discovered an alien.” I’d just ignore aliens even if I ran into them…rather, I’d pretend I hadn’t seen them. (laughs) Mirio I think is the type to only notice “oh…that was an alien” afterwards. (laughs)
Flower Troupe – Asumi Rio
For #1, Kurenai-san and Chigi-san are really close…Kurenai-san! With her level of speaking skill, I think she could even deal with aliens really well. I think Chigi would get really into it and start asking all kinds of questions, like “are you really an alien!?” #3 is Ryou-chan. She’s quick to grasp a situation, so as soon as she realized “it’s aliens!” she’d choose not to encounter them at all and flee. (laughs) Maa-sama, if I had to say, I think is more the type who’d be really interested in the aliens. (laughs) I would just give up on everything and play dead. I don’t even know if they’d think of me as worth dealing with. (laughs)