That's very much her. :D

The bonus is that the pic also shows that she's at an expo in Malaysia (see cellphone ad; also where Animax's writ runs around).

From the "what might have been" files, Aoi Yuma's title illustration for the very first Marimite short story in Feb '97:

http://www.hikari.org.nz/stuff/otaku...p303_thumb.jpg
(Click for full size)

More prehistory here.

Interestingly (for an Eva and Marimite junkie like me), Kawamura also played a short role as Asuka's natural mother.

Overall, excellent find! :D

Finally, the guys at UGO pulled it off!

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d1...36c3a43916.jpg

http://th07.deviantart.net/fs71/PRE/...is-d5qumgw.jpg

I made blog regarding the various actual locations in Tokyo that's been used as basis for the animated series background locations.

Do check out the side by side comparisons. http://inisipis.blogspot.com/2013/01...locations.html

http://25.media.tumblr.com/90a13bfea...1kc4o1_250.jpg
One of them fangirls from SKE48. Her name is Kumi Yagami. :heh:

I want the LN >.<

http://i.imgur.com/rtIf9Xm.jpg