Anno Hideaki is working on the preparations for his new anime series, "Kareshi Kanojo no Jijoo". As this will be a high-school love comedy, Anno is personally doing research into what high-school kids are like these days. There is a column in the young people's newspaper, Mainichi Chugakusei Shimbun (Mainichi Middle-Schooler's News), called "Anno-Kantoku Kiite Yo! (Hear What Anno Hideaki Has to Say)", which details this ongoing project. With the gracious permission of the paper's editorial section, we are privileged to bring you installments from the feature. Now you can enjoy conversations between present-day Japanese high-schoolers, and Anno Hideaki, who was a high-schooler twenty years ago. Toyoko Academy High School Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 ･Participants: Kashiwara Aya (Class President, Baton Club Leader), Kasagi Yuriko (Seniors), Ishihara Maya (Student Body President, Basketball Club Member), Rachi Sanaka (Chorus Club Leader) (Juniors), Mitsui Ikuko (Class President, Softball Club Member), Yoneyama Eri (Softball Club Member, Student Body Vice-President) Fujimi High School Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 ･Participants: Muto Erika (Student Body President)/Takahashi Mina/Murayama Ai (Art Club, Tea Ceremony Club, School Festival Operating Committee)/Suganuma Keiko (Student Body Vice-President, Dance Committee)/Shibasaki Aiko (Student Body Secretary, former Ping-Pong Club Leader)/Suzuki Asami (Student Body Treasurer, Music Club); All Seniors/Hirata Yuuko (Student Body Vice-President, Workout Machines Club)/Machida Sakurako (Student Body Secretary, English Committee); Juniors Kanagawa Prefectural Ikuta High School Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 ･Participants Takao Satoshi (Handball Club Leader)/Okuhira Saiko (Soft Tennis Club)/Oda Mamiko (Drama Club)/Kuramoto Takeshi (Rugby Club)/Miyabu Atsushi (Soccer Club Leader)/Sakagami Yasushi/Suzuki Atsushi (Handball Club)/Takahashi Jumpei (Handball Club)/Kosone Kyoko/Takasaka Mayumi/Okubo Akiko (Home Economics Club)/Ueda Kazuyo (Track and Field Club Manager); All Seniors The Meiji University Associated Junior-High and High Schools of Nakano and Hachioji Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Participants: Ichikawa Tetsu (High School Senior, former Journalism Club Leader ), Kawakami Sami (High School Junior, Student Body President, Golf Team Member), Takehazama Naho (High School Junior, Student Body Vice-President), Izumi Toshiro (High School Junior, Journalism Club Deputy Leader), Tomoshiki Risa (High School Junior, Journalism Club Deputy Leader), Noguchi Misaki (High School Sophomore, Art Club Member), Takezawa Shuichi (High School Sophomore, Journalism Club Member), Sone Yukiko (High School Freshman, Student Body Councilmember, Tea Ceremony Club Member), Ogawa Yutaka (High School Freshman, Track-and-Field Team Member) Tokyo Toyama Public High School Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 ･Participants: Ishii Kazumi (Badminton Team, Former Journalism Club Operations Committee Leader), Miyazaki Yuki (Former Journalism Club Publications Committee Leader), Aragaki Mahiro (Choir), Iwamizu Toshinori (Former Judo Team and Student Standards Management Committee Member), 山嵜利典 (Broadcast Club, Conference Member), Matsumune Satoru (Rugby Team, Homeroom Leader), Yoshioka Hiroya (Kendo Team, Orchestra, Conference Member, Homeroom Leader) Tokyo Nishi Public High School Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 ･Participants: Kawakami Saiko (Cheerleader), Ikeda Mana (Literature Club, Operations Committee Member), Uehara Ryota (Unaffiliated), Moori Tomoshi (Soccer Team), Takagi Daichi (Kunugi (Oak) Enthusiasts' Circle, Yearbook Committee), Nagamori Toru (Drama Club Leader), Ino Ryu (Light Music Enthusiasts' Circle) Konett Electronic School News This is the website operated by the Mainichi Intermediate School News Editorial Department, among others (Japanese only). Note that class ranks of participants are as given when the sessions were held.