Yuto Sano Smiles at Mellow Reaction to Smartie Pants Role
The positive social media response to Smartie Pants highlights how even minor characters in the Toy Story franchise can generate buzz, and Sano's surprise at the 'mellow' label shows the character's unexpected appeal.
Reporting from 1 source: Cinema Today.
M!LK member Yuto Sano appeared at a stage greeting for Toy Story 5 and smiled at the 'mellow' reaction to his character Smartie Pants, a high-tech toilet training toy. Sano performed a line from the film and recalled friends asking how to play with the unfamiliar toy. Social media users described the character as charming, and Sano expressed surprise at the positive response.
At a stage greeting for Toy Story 5 at Tokyo Disneyland, Yuto Sano addressed the reaction to his character Smartie Pants. The M!LK member voiced the high-tech toilet training toy, which is not widely known in Japan. Sano performed the line 'Number one is pee~' and later heard from friends who were curious about how the toy works. Social media comments called the character 'mellow,' a term Sano said he was not used to being associated with. He appeared alongside voice cast members Toshiaki Karasawa, Yumi Kusaka, and others.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
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- Cinema Today M!LK佐野勇斗『トイ・ストーリー5』スマーティー・パンツ役の“メロい”反響に照れ笑い