In That’s RanKING!, a multi-year Kageki Top Star Q&A feature, the Top Stars rank each other based on various questions. The 2016 version of the column has questions sent in by readers.
This month’s question: Who would be the first to make it out of a giant maze?
That’s RanKING – Who’s in first place?
For 2016’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 the first to make it out of a giant maze? [Question from ‘Snow Blue’]
1. Sagiri Seina – 40 points
2. Asaka Manato – 21 points
3. Hokushou Kairi – 11 points
Snow Troupe – Sagiri Seina
I’m #1 for this. I think I would get a bit lost, but I have a good sense of direction so I’m sure I can do it! I think Tamaki-chan would also be quick, but I won’t give up first place…sorry (laughs). #2 is Maa-kun, since she can do anything flawlessly. Tamaki-kun is third, because of her youth and energy. Michiko-san (Hokushou) would reach the goal in the end, I think, but if she got lost she might get caught up in thought about the meaning of the game. I feel like Mirio is #5 because of my image of who she is as a person.
Cosmos Troupe – Asaka Manato
Chigi-san is first! She’s really athletic so even if a wall blocked the way she could climb over it, I think. A mere wall can’t defeat Chigi…for sure (laughs). #2 might be Hokushou-san; she’d take the intellectual approach. She seems like she’d figure out ‘must be this way’ as soon as she entered and solve it all immediately. #3 is Ryou-san (Tamaki). Ryou-san seems athletic, right? I wouldn’t go to a maze in the first place. I’d get too wiped out. Mirio (Asami) I think would end up spacing out and wanting someone to guide her to the exit (laughs).
Star Troupe – Hokushou Kairi
#1 is Chigi-san! She’s a private detective, after all1 (laughs). Chigi seems athletic, so she could run around as much as it took. I feel like Tamaki-san would be able to clear it with her natural energy. Maa-san seems like she would advance very calmly. I’d be no good at this. I think I’d get exhausted (laughs). I’d probably cheat and climb up one of the walls so I could look over the whole maze to find out where the goal was (laughs).
Moon Troupe – Tamaki Ryou
Chigi-san is #1! She’s very intuitive, so she’d figure out right away ‘it’s over here!’ Maa-sama is second. While Chigi-san would be like ‘Woosh!’ I think Maa-sama would advance steadily, step-by-step. And then Hokushou-san would be #3. She seems like someone who would elegantly analyze precisely how to get out. I feel like Sayumi-san (Asumi) would end up getting lost somehow…but I’d also definitely get lost if I was by myself, so perhaps I could go together with Sayumi-san. With two we might be able to find our way out a bit faster…
Flower Troupe – Asumi Rio
Maa-sama is #1. She has good intuition, so I think she could make it through really smoothly. #2…Hokushou-san, maybe. She would consider the whole maze and then decide ‘it must be this way’; she’s good at analytical things like that. Since Ryou-chan is fast, she’ll be third. Chigi-san would take it on really enthusiastically, but I think she’d end up in the same spot over and over, so she’s #4. Sorry to do that to someone who’s my senior! (laughs) I don’t see the point of getting lost on purpose, so I’ll just wait at the exit!
1 – This is most likely a reference to either Sagiri’s play at the time, Caleb Hunt, or to her detective-themed Brilliant Dreams +Next series on Sky Stage.