#30 questions about seiyuu

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A seiyuu that always makes you laugh?

Please check out the original post here!

This will cover 6 of the post!

Hmm... I won't be counting anything that goes down in anime because those are funny usually because those depend on the writing (without good writing, a good performance doesn't amount to much). So I will only be counting instances where they are at events or other radio shows. With that being said, this one is kinda tough because a lot of female seiyuu are restricted from saying a lot of things due to societal expectations and management, but I think I managed to make the list fairly regardless.

Yoshitsugu Matsuoka

He definitely isn't funny on purpose some of the time, and most of his funny moments stem from him being uncomfortable or arguably having a bit of a social anxiety moment (same), but I feel like including him on this list is pretty fitting.

Yoko Hikasa

Not just any old hag. Not even just a legendary old hang, but The legendary old hag.

Yuuichirou Umehara

I'm not sure if he's funny on purpose either, but there's this one clip of him passing by someone and the person says to him "Do your best (on stage)!" and he just shouts back, "SHUT UP" which pretty much summarizes his character. He's also the epitome of that Squidward button sometimes where it just says, "I really wish I weren't here right now." Relatable. Same.

Natsuki Hanae

His gaming channel is full of really funny moments, but a lot of the enjoyment faded after the community subtitles were disabled. What if I want to be able to understand the video, YouTube?!

Haruka Tomatsu

She's like a bouncy ball that never stops. Even after giving birth, even the radio show host noted, "She's just as lively as before." She does these funny impressions (hard to explain) and has exposed Tsugu on how he was when they first recorded SAO. "He was slapping himself saying 'CALM DOWN. CALM DOWN.' And he was wearing his clothes the backwards and with the tag sticking out."

Tomokazu Sugita

Yeah, I think you know why he's here. I'm just going to put this here in case anyone wants to be scarred for life.

Rie Takahashi

She made me smile and laugh when I watched the recent RomaKira event. Just like the Kakushigoto event, she was on the listening end to some lines that made her blush and react a ton. It was sweet and funny.

Hiro Shimono

Bro, his chopping board laughter and his dynamic with Hanae and Tsugu are great (I'll never forget that random clip where they accidentally nearly blinded themselves with a light). Shout out to his manager who ate his ice cream!

Mikako Komatsu

I have been watching a lot more clips with her in it, and I always forget how funny she can be even off the screen. She's so lively and speaks her mind a lot (mostly regarding b00bs). Her and Eguchi have gotten into some pretty lively discussions about it (just want to add that being part of the itty bitty titty community isn't a bad thing). I've also been watching her with Tsuda and Kaji on the old K radio show where she sheds insight on what girls talk about to the unknowing. It gets quite crazy there too sometimes.

Yuuma Uchida

He has a really funny laugh, a lively personality, and he seems like such a fun person to be around.

Sally Amaki

Her Twitter page is honestly amazing. You read her English tweets are just like, "I'm in Spain but the s is silent" to her Japanese tweets which are like, "I will be appearing in this broadcast. I look forward to seeing you all there!" Honestly, the duality is amazing. She also gives lessons to both Japanese and English-speakers with the weirdest phrases that people probably won't and shouldn't use IRL.

Mamoru Miyano

The funny man himself. I think this explains itself.

Kana Hanazawa

She's really funny at events sometimes, and her screaming over how she got to marry her husband is both hilarious and incredibly sweet.

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there was a bbbat rhyme anima talk event today~ it was as chill of a time as it could be with kimura in the room lol but we got to hear some fun stuff from them!!!!

when asked what were their favourite scenes from the anime, kimura answered the place bbbat’s fight scene episode stood out to him bc it looked like a dungeon

ishiya-san really liked how this time around, they got to rap by groups in addition to teams!!!! it was really neat to sing with his fellow 2gumi lol

amasaki-san loves that one scene from bbbat’s episode where 2️⃣3️⃣🌙⚖️ were attacked by enemies while trying to hit the time switch. that whole it’s a shark!!!! no it’s actually humans!!!! scene is really funny lol

hayama-san really loved seeing everyone’s ending song animations!!!! like you could tell they were made with love and care for each division and their fans

sakakihara-san loved just seeing jyushi’s bandmates make an appearance and seeing them interact within the plot!!!

takeuchi-san really liked the visuals in sanity!!!!! especially that kaleidoscope visual they gave bat!!!!

they also asked for general impression in the anime and starting with bat:

hayama-san was really impressed with the artstyle lol. it’s the first time they got to see bat move and on top of that, the style pays a lot of respect to kazui-sensei’s art!!!!!

sakakihara-san liked how they managed to show jyushi’s growth as a person, have his still push him forward as he takes a step forward to help someone else

takeuchi-san got to see hitoya’s office for himself in the anime and was really impressed with how big his office is actually lmao

on bb side, kimura prefaced with how ordinary bb’s character setting is compared to like, mtc’s yakuza, policeman, soldier set up since they’re just a trio of bros. but that in itself is their power and it’s nice to see in the anime too

ishiya-san liked how they portrayed bonds in the anime and the strength those bonds brought!!! he gave an example of jiro feeling a little pressured but ready to step up to the challenge after hearing saburo’s contributions in the 3gumi episode

amasaki-san really liked how the anime showed a sense of each division protecting their hoods!!! kinda got hoodstar vibes lol

next they had to come up with a word or phrase that encompasses bbbat’s dynamic/vibes. for whatever reason kimura was really having a hard time understanding this as a concept (and it lowkey killed ishiya-san and amasaki-san’s braincells lol) but since bat were on it and ready they went up

hayama-san wrote ‘love’, sakakihara-san wrote ‘shounen manga’ and takeuchi-san wrote ‘one big family’

hayama-san said bbbat share similar expressions of love, bat shows their familial like love, bb has their love as siblings and ichiro and kuukou have carried on their love as partners from their naughty busters days (at which hayama-san and sakakihara-san started giggling like the fudanshi they are LMAO)

their energy and action kinda gives shounen manga to sakakihara-san!!!!

it was at this time bb finished their answers and revealed they all so happened like woah crazy coincidence bruh wrote the same stupid pun that doubled as them saying ‘they’ve got some kick ass ball busting energy!!!’ and them flexing their bonds lol

bc of this takeuchi-san didn’t get to explain lol and after kimura poked fun at him for it, hayama-san managed to tie all their response together since they were still similar in vibe. amasaki-san said hayama-san was being too nice to them LOL 😭😭😭

the last segment was them playing a quiz game where they had to watch a scene from the anime and answer a weirdly specific question about it lol. bat won 30-29 (LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO) and it was very entertaining lol but there were two moments that made me really laugh lmao

at the start of it, ishiya-san and amasaki-san all of a sudden stood up and started jeering and shit talking like actual six year olds lol. not a single bat seiyuu had the thought to rise to the provocation LOL but takeuchi-san protectively blocked them with his arm and told them they didn’t to need to stoop to their level lmao

for the first question, they needed to answer what was ichiro’s phone battery at in the scene. kimura loudly stated this was his hour (he knew the answer lol) and as takeuchi-san stepped up to rep bat’s answer, hayama-san coyly leaned over to look directly at kimura to ask, ‘was it in the 70s? 🙂or the 60s? 🙂maybe 50s? 🙂’ and the way kimura just froze LOL

kimura: that was really scary!!! like yikes!!!! yikes!!!! i thought i was being puppeted for a second!!!!! 😭😭😭😭😭

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Utapri 30 questions

Your best boy?

Camus Just Camus I also have Cecil, Otoya and Eiichi as best boys too, but I'm miss won't shut Up about Camus Utapri

2. Your least favorite boy?

404 error Boy not found Technically would be Tokiya and Eiji because I don't find them as interesting as the other boys, not real hate, they are just overshadowed by everyone else. Mighty Aura is a bop tho

3. A character that you never thought you would love as much as you do now?

Otoya Ittoki

4. A character you can relate to in any way?

Otoya and Reiji They just have that same vibe as me

5. A character that you think deserves more love?

Eiichi Do it you coward

6. A character you would want as your partner/lover?

The four best boys I have already mentioned (mostly Camus)

7. A character you would want as your mentor/senpai?

Reiji He has that peace I look for a teacher

8. Your favorite ship?

Either CamuCecil or EiiOto please don't shoot me Any of Haruka's ships with the boys

9. A character that you want to cosplay/have already cosplayed?

Haruka

10. Favorite side character?

Ringo!

11. Your favorite solo song?

The day I heard Saintly Territory I was never the same

12. Your favorite duet song?

It's either Northwind and SunShine, Next Door, Non Fiction or Killer Kiss again don't shoot me

13. Your favorite trio song?

Pirates of the Frontier

14. Your favorite group song?

Night Dream

15. Your least favorite song?

404 song not found

16. Your favorite singer?

Camus, Eiichi, Shion, Ren

17. Your favorite group/trio/duo?

Pirates of the Frontier again

18. Your favorite member of Starish?

Cecil Aijima or Otoya Ittoki oops

19. Your favorite member of Quartet Night?

Camus

20. Your favorite member of Heavens?

Eiichi Ootori

21. Your favorite seiyuu/voice actor?

All of the VA of Quartet Night

22. Favorite Drama CD?

;-; I haven't heard them

23. Your favorite shining live card?

Shining Star Live Camus

24. Your favorite song beatmap?

Dancing Over Night on Pro

25. Your least favorite song beatmap?

Every map on Pro that has slide notes

26. Black Deja Vu or White Gravity?

Black Deja Vu

27. Utapri merch that you own/want?

Do paper doll count as merch?

28. How did you get into Utapri?

Long story short, I wanted to get into idol boys because I wanted to simp over more men

29. A set theme in shining live that you want to see in the future?

More fairytales themed cards

30. Why do you love your best boy?

Camus - I love men who can and will step on me Cecil - HE IS SO CUTE SNDJDBDBDBZBSBSBAJSV Otoya - I love this boy because he brings me joy Eiichi - I love his voice and problems officer there is nothing you can do to detach me from this man

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Hayashi Yuu: 100 Questions (101 actually) Part Two

Brief translation of most of the 100 questions Hayashi Yuu answered in his YT video. Split into 2 posts due to character limit.

Q51 to Q100

51. What would he do if he recognised someone but forgot their name? 'Long time no see! How you doing?' and if he knew someone else from the same company as the other party, try to get the name from the mutual contact.

52. What does he want to do for Christmas? Just chill, eat nabe, eat buri shabu if he's off work that day.

53. What song does he want to sing? A bunch of Vocaloid songs.

54. When bathing, which part does he wash first? Left arm.

55. What kind of character's most fun to act as? Evil characters.

56. Which male seiyuu's singing voice is best? So many, but if he had to pick, Aoi Shouta.

57. If he turned into a woman for 24 hours, what'd he do? Go out in skirts/ feminine clothes, and bathe at the end of the day.

58. How to roll one's tongue? (demo in vid)

59. Which male seiyuu would he date if the other party turned into a woman? (Hatanaka) Tasuku, seems fun to hang out with and is also a nice guy.

60. Which male seiyuu would he marry if the other party turned into a woman? Shimono Hiro, very kind and seems like he's very accepting.

61. What'd he want to be reborn as? Cat.

62. Favourite Japanese candy/ snack (駄菓子)? Guru-guru Monja ぐるぐるもんじゃ.

63. What'd he want to eat on the final day of the world? Karaage made by his mum. Salty and yummy.

64. What's he strictly picky about? (I didn't fully get it, something about not-yummy shoyu ramen and not-yummy mapo tofu)

65. Since when did he aspire to become a seiyuu? From his child actor days. His father won 5m yen in the lottery, he joined Gekidan Himawari when he was 5. He voiced Disney's Bambi when he was in primary 2. He's been doing voice acting even before it became his aspiration.

66. How's he spending the new year? Chill at home, eat crab and nabe.

67. What kind of student was he? A show-off in middle school. During the school sporting event he was a captain, and during the cultural festival he was a conductor.

68. His image/ impression of an adult woman? If she's in her 30s, probably stable in her career, can manage her own standing.

69. Hardest/ most exhausting job? (Yu-no's Arima Takuya (game ver); something about the location? Going up 2-3 storeys for ~3 months for the recording sessions)

70. Would he rather go to the past or the future? Past.

71. A lesson he learnt about singing. When he was 18, how to produce a strong voice using 'open throat'+ body.

72. What does he want to try on YT? Review food, particularly ramen.

73. Celebrity he recently met? Iwai from Haraichi (comedy duo).

74. If his voice could reach the whole world, what'd he want to say? Stop fighting (conflict/wars)! Do your best! Don't give in to COVID!

75. Seiyuu he wants to become friends with? Shirai (Yuusuke).

76. Drunk fails? Talking indiscreetly while drunk.

77. Seiyuu with the strongest personality? Kaneda Tomoko.

78. Has he still been para para dancing since his gyaruo days? (demo in vid)

79. Fun stuff recently? Doing sports with his senpai & kouhai for a TV show.

80. What does he want to be in the future? Voice various characters.

81. Was he popular as a student? His peak was when he received honmei-choco in primary 6. Other than that, he'd never been popular.

82. How often does he go to a hair salon? Once a month.

83. How to easily maintain body shape? Squats and abdominal exercises, doable at home.

84. Most painful injury? Roughly when he was in primary 3, as he opened the door to enter the classroom, a taller girl on the other side suddenly surprised him (?) and he somehow fractured his finger. Finger hurty, plus 'emotional damage' from the surprise so 'double damage'.

85. Impression of Fukuoka? Motsunabe, ramen, hot women.

86. Food he dislikes? Bittergourd and coriander/cilantro. He can eat coriander but he won't enjoy it.

87. Which mimetic (facial expression) muscles does he want to train? The stuff that can let him imitate Jim Carrey's expressions in The Mask.

87 (doubled). School subjects he was good at? (I didn't fully catch it. English & sports?)

88. Any dreams or goals? 100,000 YT subscribers in the next year (vid was one year ago, so he didn't reach it).

89. Hair care products that he uses? Galba Emulsion, which he applies on his wet hair after shampooing.

90. What does he go for at the gym? Something something bench press.

91. How does he relieve anxiety? Face himself in the mirror and go, 'I can do it, I can do it'.

92. Does he cook? Yes. He likes to cook.

93. Which of the 50 Japanese syllables does he like? 'sa' さ.

94. Memorable character song? Yumeiro Cast - Kamigami no Sen'en/ Kamigami no Ikusa Utage (he referred to it as the latter).

95. What'd he reward himself with? Something pricey, like the camera he's been thinking of getting, or a wallet.

96. Airhead moment? He thought his bike went missing and felt sad, then found it parked at the nearest convenience store. It dawned on him that he biked to the convenience store to buy stuff at night but he walked home without it.

97. What does he do on his off days? Edit his YT videos, lie on sofa and watch TV, muscle training, etc.

98. Any fetish? Foot!

99. What pen does he use? Just stuff bought from the 100-yen shop.

100. Something from his Home Alone dubbing period. It was during puberty so his voice was rough. When he did Kevin's scream (I couldn't make out what he was saying :y)

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30 Questions about Seiyuu !

og post by @natsthinkitythinkthinkthonk ! i decided to just dump all my answers into one post :p (typing on my phone so sorry for any weird formatting)

umehara yuichiro (i think this is obvious)

kimura subaru 😒 (genuinely cannot stand that man pls stop letting him voice canon black characters)

sawashiro miyuki

N/A (not familiar with many female seiyuu 😞)

umehara yuichiro (again)

eguchi takuya ! he’s so funny

umehara yuichiro (i feel like most of this is gonna be ume 🤦🏾‍♀️)

miyano mamoru

kimura subaru

furukawa makoto

umehara yuichiro

N/A (idk sorry 😭)

al-haitham (genshin) or yufuin en (binan koukou) he has so many i love 😭

raiden ei (genshin)

N/A (tempted to say kimusuba again tho 😒)

binan koukou (i love the cast sm)

orenchi no furo jijo (i assumed this meant somethin i wouldn’t have watched had a fave not been in the cast)

nishiyama kotaro

ono kensho (another one of my least faves 🤦🏾‍♀️)

miyano mamoru

N/A

eguchi takuya

hyorotto danshi 🙏🏾

N/A (idk 😭)

junya ikeda (kaizoku sentai gokaiger my beloved 🥰)

kaminaga keisuke (not sure if he counts as a newbie tho 😞)

kenjiro tsuda (51 this year 😁)

solids (tsukipro ? i cant remember)

i can’t remember 😞 (probably yt seiyuu comps tbh)

al-haitham (genshin)(not sure if this counts as recent tho 😭)

this was so fun ty op ! rambling abt seiyuu online is always fun since none of my other friends r rlly interested in em (＾＾)ｂ

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Lo so che sarebbe un ask, ma io lo faccio lo stesso così

1:What got you into Hetalia? UN EDIT SU INSTAGRAM DI @INNOCENTEDITS E PRIMA ANCORA UN MEP CON SOME NIGHTS

2: What month and year did you first start watching it? LUGLIO 2017

3: Who is your favourite character currently? FRANCIA

4: If you could have one ship become canon, what pairing would it be? FRUK

5: Do you like Hetalia yaoi? BOH RAGA SE GUARDI HETALIA NON PUOI NON SHIPPARE I PERSONAGGI MASCHILI TRA DI LORO

6: How has Hetalia affected history for you? CAPISCO DI ESSERE PERMANENTEMENTE DANNEGGIATA QUANDO LEGGO SUI LIBRI DI STORIA "I TEDESCHI PENETRARONO IN ITALIA" E PENSO A TUTT'ALTRO

7: What do you prefer and why: Axis or Allies? IL TRIO È ICONICO, MA FORSE PREFERISCO GLI ALLIES

8: Hetalia OTP? FRUK E SPAMANO

9: Do any of your friends like Hetalia? YEPPP

10: Are you caught up with all of the episodes? LO AMMETTO: NON HO GUARDATO TUTTA L'ULTIMA STAGIONE USCITA- MI SONO DIMENTICATA

11: Which Hetalia-related merchandise (official and unofficial) do you own? DELLE MINI ACTION FIGURE DI FRANCIA E INGHILTERRA, DELLE STATUETTE IN ACRILICO, DELLE SPILLE, DELLE CARTE E DEI PORTACHIAVI

12: Do you read any fanfics and if so, what's your favourite one? NE HO LETTE TROPPE, FAV IN ASSOLUTO IL MIELE SUL BICCHIERE

13: How have you contributed to the fandom? FACEVO EDIT, SCRIVO FANFICTION E DIFFONDO IL VERBO OVUNQUE

14: What popular ship do you not like? NESSUNA, SONO UNA MULTISHIPPER ED È DIFFICILE TROVARE UNA SHIP CHE NON MI PIACCIA

15: What unpopular ship do you like? FORSE UNGHERIA X CZECH

16: Who was the first character you instantly fell in love with? CREDO FOSSE SEMPRE FRANCIA PERCHÈ AVEVO VISTO UN EDIT TRISTE SU DI LUI LOL

17: What episode gave you the most feels? QUELLO DEL SOLDATO FRANCESE

18: What episode gave you the most laughs? FORSE QUELLO DI SAN VALENTINO

19: What is your favourite episode in general? IDK DOVREI RIGUARDARE LA SERIE LMAO

20: Do you have any crossover ships with any Hetalia characters? NO

21: What is your favourite Hetaloid song? MAI SENTITE

22: Thoughts on HetaOni? Have you played it? SAREBBE STATO FIGO FARCI UNO SPIN-OFF ANIMATO

23: Is Germany the Holy Roman Empire? SECONDO ME SI' IN UN CERTO SENSO

24: Any character you don't like in particular? FORSE ESTONIA, LETTONIA E UCRAINA

25: Do you roleplay any characters on Tumblr, Facebook, Twitter, Omegle, etc? NO

26: Who would be the one character you would love to meet? FRANCIA OBV E FORSE ROMANO GIUSTO PER FARMI DARE UNA SVEGLIATA LMAOOO

27: Do you recognize Sealand as a country? LMAO... NO

28: If you could ask Himaruya one question only, what would it be? DATO CHE LI DISEGNI SEMPRE CON QUESTA TENSIONE SESSUALE EVIDENTE, PUOI DISEGNARE FRANCIA E INGHILTERRA CHE FANNO FICHI FICHI? GRAZIE

29: Do you cosplay any of the characters from Hetalia? VOLEVO FARE NYO FRANCIA

30: If you had the ability to change your height, shape, voice, clothing, and even gender, who would be your dream Hetalia cosplay? IDK FORSE INGHILTERRA CON L'OUTFIT ROSSO

31: Look at the country you are currently living in. If they are an official Hetalia character, how do you feel about that character, as well as the country itself? NORD E SUD ITALIA SONO PERFETTI

32: What are some Hetalia OC's (Original Characters) you have made up? CENTRO ITALIA

33: What are some of your biggest headcanons? QUELLO DI FRANCIA-MIMO E INGHILTERRA-GUARDIA NELL'ALDILA', HOGWARTS AU, MUTANT AU

34: What is the one thing about the fandom that irks you the most? GLI ANTIS DELLE SHIP, AVETE ROTTO IL CAZZO

35: Your favourite seiyuu/voice actor in the Sub or the Dub? IL DOPPIATORE DI INGHILTERRA IN GIAPPONESE E ANCHE QUELLA DI CZECH

36: Are you a HetaStuck? Thoughts on it? MA CHE È

37: Is Hetalia the biggest fandom you are in? If not, what is? SONO IN TANTISSIMI FANDOM MA SICURAMENTE HETALIA È UNO DEI PIÙ RILEVANTI INSIEME A PANDORA HEARTS

38: How much has Hetalia taken over your life? TROPPO

39: What is your favourite fan-made video or tribute you've ever seen? QUELLO CON SOME NIGHTS DEI FAN, STAMPATO NEL MIO CERVELLO

40: Do you think Prussia is awesome? OVVIO, MA È ANCHE UN FALLITO AHAHAHAH

41: Personality-wise, which character are you like the most? UN MIX TRA ITALIA, CINA E GIAPPONE

42: How do you feel about the Nordics? AMORINI

43: How do you feel about the "cult" around Germany? DOITSUISM

44: Any crack pairings? LA GERFRA È MOLTO CAOTICA

45: Will you ever leave the Hetalia fandom? NO

46: Are you glad that you started watching Hetalia? SEMPRE

47: What did you do before starting to watch Hetalia? GUARDAVO ALTRI ANIME COME FACCIO ANCHE ADESSO LOL

48: Have you read the Web Comic, watched the Anime, both, or neither? LETTO E GUARDATO

49: What is the thing in general that you absolutely love about Hetalia? LA COMICITA' E IL FATTO CHE SIA MOLTO VERSATILE (SOPRATTUTTO PER FANFICTION, FANART, AU, HEADCANONS)

50: If you could have one wish granted that was Hetalia-related, what would it be? FRUK E SPAMANO CANON PER FAVORE

Interactive Weekend! 50 Random Hetalia Asks!!!

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Anime Expo 2023 recap

Well it's long since I've lost my fervant passion for Bocchi The Rock. I still love it, just not to the extent that I'm thinking of it every second. I went to Anime Expo 2023 for 4 days, and thoroughly enjoyed it. Made some friends. Got to see Rie Takahashi in person. I wish I was more excited for that but I was excited enough.

Day 1

Panels all day long. Got up to 6 to arrive in LA around 7:20. Encountered some traffic on the way surprisingly, so I made a note to get up earlier. Lined up for the queue to get in then for the first panel of the day, Colorful Stage with Tomori Husonoki and Hinata Sato. Unfortunately I don't know these two seiyuu that well. I downloaded the game but haven't played it yet. Dunno if I will, I have enough time invested in gacha games. They basically talked about the game and answered some trivia about it. The voice actors visited Santa Monica and they said it was like a pilgrimage for a Japanese show that was shot there. Next up went to the Eminence in Shadow S2 premiere which had Cid's VA Seiichirou Yamashita. I got in while the panel was on going so I missed part of it. Apparently he speaks decent English. Kind of an entertaining guy I think. He didn't say "I am atomic," though. Then saw the first ep of S2. Checked out the entertainment hall for a bit before lining up for the next panel. To my surprise and excitement, they were playtesting Taiko no Tatsujin. Apparently I was the first person to do Oni difficulty. Lined up for the TOHO Animation panel after. Room was full though I barely got in. I was lowkey hoping they would announce something for Takagi-san with Rieri on the panel but that was not the case. They showed some upcoming shows such as JJK, spice and wolf. Last was Spy family, which Takuya Eguchi appeared for. I was walking out to line up for the spy family panel up until Eguchi appeared. Then I stayed. Spy Family Panel with Eguchi was right after that. A friend saved a seat so I got to be near the front. He basically answered a bunch of questions about himself and the show. Did a live reading of one of the lines in the first episode where he is in the train. He also did another scene I think it was about protecting children. He's pretty entertaining. I've listened to the Spy Family radio so I'm kinda used to hearing him. He really likes drinking. Half his answers were related to beer. What's the best way to eat peanuts? With beer. They also gave away a shikishi with his "absolute masterpiece" of a drawing. "Do you guys really want this?" he asked. After the panel, played some Taiko in the entertainment hall. Saw a real pro FC Hibana Ura. Lined up for the Mashle panel. They had the EN and JP voice out for this. Aleks Le apparently went to Japan to work with Kobayashi. They made molds of their fists. No cream puffs though. I'm not the biggest fan of Mashle. I like gag humor but the show's humor doesn't really hit for me. Aleks wore a robe out and brought one for Kobayashi.

Day 2

First was Twisted Wonderland panel. I do not play or care for it, I just wanted to see the voice actors. It has a more female demographic it seems. It was Natsuki Nanae, Chiaki Kobayashi, and someone else I forgot. They did some trivia on stage. Got to check out the exhibits today. Found a lot of bocchi stuff. Lined up for the CDawgVA panel with Ironmouse. Not a huge fan but I saw a clip of them last year and it seemed good. I lined up 30 mins in advance rather than the typical hour. The line went out the hotel. It was fun. Although I wish I left it early as I needed to catch the next panel. The Yakuza panel filled up, I didn't think it would. A lot of people were there to camp for the FGO panel that was next. I watched the panel on stream instead while in line. Strangely, once the doors closed, the line collapsed on itself. Anyway, I got to be on the right most side for the FGO panel and I was able to get into that. I don't care about FGO at all but I needed to see my oshi. She covered her mouth with her hands as she walked out due to all the cheering. The panel itself wasn't very smooth though. It seemed very awkward for the guests. It seemed like they answered questions the guy wasn't asking. Not sure. Overall the guests didn't talk much so they didn't seem like they were necessary for the panel. I just stared at Rieri all the time. She tends to make a lot of cute gestures as others are talking. The panel itself announced a bunch of Fate stuff and updates for the game, none of which I cared about. RIERIIII.

Day 3

I woke up particularly early today for the Rurouni Kenshin panel. Needed to line up early then book it to the queue for the event hall. It worked, I got seated near the front. And for the moment, I was happy. I got to see Rieri up close. She apparently shopped at vintange stores while Soma Saito bought a guitar. Apparently Rieri only addresses Saito as Saito-san whereas she uses "kun" for others. First time for both of them to be in America. Overall a better panel than the FGO one. They got to talk a good amount. I'm trying to remember more from the panel but it's not coming up. It was a good panel though I hope they release the vod somewhere. I checked out the Aniplex and A1 panel for a bit before dipping to explore everything. Had to line up for the Yamada panel at least an hour in advance, and I got in somewhere near the middle or so. This one featured Koki Uchiyama. The whole time he didn't seem like he wanted to be there. Maybe he was tired. I don't think a whole lot of interesting things happened but they announced an English dub. Uchiyama talked really fast. I then stayed to camp for the Rascal movie. It was fine, won't rock your socks off but wasn't bad. Checked out the entertainment hall again before leaving

Day 4

Just lined up for the Horimiya panel and saw that as my only panel for the day. Uchi is here again and he seemed more energized. They actually did some live readings in this panel. Rest of the day was exploring things.

[rainstormfes]

30 Questions about Seiyuu (2022 Edition)

Day 1

"Your favourite male seiyuu?" @natsthinkitythinkthinkthonk (tagged bc they asked :3)

江口拓也 Eguchi Takuya

If anyone knows my blog by now or just took a glance at my bio, it wouldn't be a surprise that I chose him for this 🥰💛

No idea where to begin with him. I've voiced my opinions about him and love for him over the past 5 years so I honestly have no more words to say other than I love him as a seiyuu and as a person. His talents know no bounds be it voice acting, designing clothing, live acting, modeling, professional writing, music writing, singing, live music performances, dancing,,, the list goes on.

As a senpai, he's one of the sweetest and kindest in the industry. In the past, I've said how I love that the way his kouhais show affection and appreciation and love for him is heavily teasing him,, borderline "bullying" him 💀 but truthfully, just joking around and being sarcastic with one another. And I resonate with that. That's one way to show just how close you are with another person. And being able to playfully poke fun at someone shows just how much you know about them and how close you are to them.

As a kouhai, he's still the punching bag, too 😂 ,,, maybe it's worse? Honestly, I don't keep track. His relationships with his senpais are strong because he knows how to take care of them and have fun with them while also maintaining his respect for them (and let them tease you nonstop)

HIs personality is one that I've come to love a lot too. I just love his dorky, clumsy self a lot. AND HIS LAUGH.

I remember when I first heard it I was like '...that's not real, is it?' and then as I kept hearing it, it just became a part of him that was very endearing to me. Don't ask me why,, that's just how it is. It's just another part of him that makes him him and that alone makes me love it and him all the more. Also it's an indication that he's happy and having a good time, which then makes me happy and have a good time with whatever I'm watching/listening to like a radio, seiyuu event of any kind etc etc.

ANYWAY enough of this sappy rant 😅

All in all, I love Egu very very much. He'll forever be my seiyuu oshi until the day I die 💜

[dialovers-translations]

DIABOLIK LOVERS LOST EDEN Vol.1 Sakamaki Saga [TRACK 5]

Original title: 魔力の暴走

Source: Diabolik Lovers LOST EDEN Vol.1: Sakamaki-hen

Audio: Here

Seiyuu: Toriumi Kousuke, Katsuyuki Konishi, Midorikawa Hikaru, Kaji Yuki, Hirakawa Daisuke & Takashi Kondou

Translator’s note: It has honestly been so long since I translated this CD, I almost forgot what happened, haha. I do think it’s interesting how these provide us with one ‘canon’ scenario in which Ayato is the one to inherit Karlheinz’ powers. Then again, he has always been the poster boy of the series and the default ‘adam’. I also find Laito’s role in this very interesting, because he’s completely on board with Ayato blowing up the whole world, lol. Gotta love that chaotic energy.

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TRACK 5: MAGIC GONE OUT OF CONTROL (35:30 - 42:36)

You stumble as Subaru drags you along.

Subaru: Ah…

*Rustle*

Subaru: Tsk…God. I had a bad feelin’ and seems like it was spot on too. 

You tilt your head in confusion.

Subaru: Don’t ‘eh?’ me! I noticed those guys were kind of on edge, so I figured that maybe you had gotten caught up in the mess. ーー And I was right. Fuck! …You’re to blame as well though! For lettin’ them do with you as they please! At least fight back a lil’! There’s plenty of ways to get away, right!?

*Rustle* 

Subaru: Your existence tempts us. 

You say sorry. 

Subaru: Ah, don’t apologize. …We’ve spent a considerable amount of time together so…I kind of understand how you think at this point. 

You thank him. 

Subaru: Che…Just when I thought you didn’t say ‘sorry’ for once, it’s ‘thank you’ instead? You really are too good for this world, aren’t you? Anyway, your neck…

*Rustle* 

Subaru: Those bastards really went to town on you, didn’t they? …Come here for a sec. 

You hesitate.

Subaru: Come on…

*Rustle* 

Subaru: I’m gonna do this…

He kisses along your neck to heal the marks. 

*Smooch*

Subaru: Mm…Haah…A Vampire’s saliva has a healing effect…You know about that as well, right? 

*Smooch* 

Subaru: Nn…Haah…Why do I have to bother with this? 

You thank him.

Subaru: Shut up! Stop thanking me every two seconds. I’m the one pullin’ the short end of the straw here. If you keep on spoutin’ random bullshit, I’m gonna suck your blood as well, understand? 

You flinch.

Subaru: What!? Does that mean you don’t want to get bitten by me!? …I’m pissed now.

Subaru bites you. 

Subaru: Haahn…

*Gulp gulp gulp* 

Subaru: Hah…This is your punishment…

*Gulp gulp gulp* 

Subaru: Mmh…

*Flap flap flap* 

Subaru: Are those…familiars? They seem to be in quite the rush. 

Subaru gets up. 

*Rustle* 

Subaru: I have a bad feeling about this…Oi, you! Let’s get inside the house. Hurry!

Subaru drags you inside. 

*TIMESKIP*

Shuu: …Ugh. Right when I had finally fallen asleep. What kind of trouble happened this time? It better not be some random bullshit. 

Reiji: While some might categorize it as such, the Familiars have come to report on a situation which we simply cannot ignore as members of the Vampire Clan. 

Kanato: A situation we cannot ignore…? 

Ayato: Ugh…

Reiji: Vampires who had moved to this world, have been getting murdered one after the other. 

Laito: Nfu~ I guess that truly is something we probably shouldn’t ignore. Still, I also don’t think it was worth waking us all up and dragging us here to the living room? 

Reiji: Uncle…Lord Richter has passed away. 

Ayato: …!

Subaru: …!? He died!? Who did it? 

Reiji: By some kind of organization who calls themselves the ‘Ravens’. 

You ask who they are. 

Reiji: It would be nice if I could answer that question. Point being, uncle was killed by an unknown group of people and afterwards, they pierced his corpse on the peak of Kaminashi Tower. 

Shuu: To show off…or perhaps warn us for what’s to come?

Ayato: …!!

Shuu: So, what are you going to do, Ayato? Are you going to hunt down the culprit or…?

Ayato: Why are you askin’ me? 

Kanato: Well…You are the head of this family, remember? 

Ayato: Like I give a damn! Besides, I don’t remember ever taking on that position. Don’t push it onto me!

Laito: Eeh~ ? Oh come on, don’t say that now. You were the one who inherited that man’s powers, remember? In other worーー

Ayato: Shut up!!

Reiji: Haah…Well, if you want to leave this case untouched, then we will follow your lead. 

You grab hold of Ayato’s hand.

Ayato: …!? What’s with you, Chichinashi? You’re not gonna tell me to get my shit together as the Heir as well, will you? 

You shake your head. 

Ayato: Then what’s your problem!? 

You frown. 

Ayato: So what!? Don’t go quiet and give me a proper answer!

*Thud* 

Ayato: All of you bastards just keep on goin’ on ‘bout me being the Heir or having these powers…Just shut the fuck up already!! These powers were forced upon me against my own will!! So…Why are you expectin’ so much from me!? It’s fuckin’ annoyin’...!!

His powers begin to charge. 

*Woosh* 

Subaru: …!! Ayatoーー!

Shuu: …! Oi, calm down!

Kanato: Kuh…Ayato…Not here! Stop!

Ayato: Shut up! Not another word!!

Reiji: …!! This is bad! …Don’t stand there spacing out, we have to run!

Reiji grabs hold of your hand. 

Reiji: Let’s go!

Shuu: Hey, you! Do you want to get sent flying by his powers? I’m sure you realize that would be meaningless, right!? 

Ayato: BLOW THE FUCK UP!!

Laito: …Nfu~ 

Ayato: ( …Everythin’ and everyone should just disappear…All of it!! This entire world…As well as these powers which were irresponsibly forced upon it…Every single thing! It pisses me the fuck off! Everythin’ should just…GO AWAY! )

ーー THE END ーー

[izzyizumi]

{A.M.V.} Digimon Adventure x 02 x tri. x 2020 featuring Character{s}/DUO/SHIP/O.T.P: Koushiro{u} Izumi x Taichi Yagami {KOUTAI}/{Taishiro}

Title: Part of {THIS} World

Song: Part of Your World (from The Little Mermaid) (C) D.I.S.N.E.Y Series: Digimon (C) Toei Animation

Summary:

“Oh, there is SO MUCH I DON’T KNOW, There is SO MUCH I HOPE {T H E Y} [TEACH] M E, WHY does a fire ‘burn’? TELL Me,”

I call this A.M.V. & storyline, “the difference between ‘Interests’ you hate / can’t get anything (personally) worthwhile out of {the things Vademon forces directly on Koushiro in Ep 24 - False, empty, anti intellectual ‘concepts’ like “Cosmic Power” mentioned in the J.P.N version}, and Interests you ENJOY, and why they’re Important (to Koushiro Izumi’s canon Character Developments & Character traits across the entire series).” {Yes, INCLUDING in post 02 media like tri., Kizuna, and DigiAdv 2020.}

“Is it wrong to want to ‘KNOW’ Everything?” - Koushiro, genuinely questioning, to Vademon, Adventure Ep. 24 “I DON’T WANT TO KNOW! I DON’T want to kNOW” - Koushiro giving up Koushiro’s “Inquisitive Heart” (in American English U.S. dub, this was localized as “Curiosity”) ... but it’s actually Koushiro’s ‘Inquisitive’ “Heart” “I want to Know! I WANT TO KNOW!” - Koushiro Izumi willingly regaining Koushiro’s Inquisitive Heart, at Ep’s End

A.K.A.: Why WAS Koushiro’s Crest “KNOWLEDGE”? (And why is “KNOWLEDGE” Important to Koushiro’s Whole Storyline?) {And why is finding your personal “KNOWLEDGE” Not A “Bad” Thing??} And why is it NOT bad to acknowledge such things & concepts AS, SPECIFICALLY, ‘KNOWLEDGE’? (Of course, a certain main storyline of Koushiro is tied in by or at the end too, but it’s not the only thing this time...)

And as an added bonus, this cover was sung by Natsuki Hanae himself!!! (Natsuki Hanae is Tri!Taichi’s J.P.N seiyuu {voice actor}!!)

Made in 2 hours, with another hour spent previewing & formatting this post. I must have re listened to this 50 times in a row because the track (it’s a semi common error with things I’ve made by now, I’ve noticed) glitched about 15 clips in, and then Ep 21 clips nearly made the whole thing crash. (Which also wasn’t even 30 clips in) The full amount of clips is 34, but the song is almost 3 minutes long. The clips used here are intended to be timed to mood of the song and the lyrics, (including some influence, if not entirely as I’m also taking from this J.P.N version, from the original English song) while also reflecting actual canon influence.

This is the J.P.N version of the song, so the lyrics are lightly adjusted! Unfortuntely, this one isn’t yet sub’d, so please rely on my reference for lyrics, thank you!! (I highly recommend reading them before watching!)

Clips used are from (mainly) Adventure Episode 24 (a Koushiro focus ep) until through to Tri’s “Kokuhaku” and “Soushitsu”.

The main scenes used are Koushiro relevant moments, (no major battle scenes here), a single shot of Tri!Taichi (Soushitsu / Part 4 relevant moment), and the middle moments of Kokuhaku where the Tri Chosen and Koushiro reunite in front of Taichi, from the middle end of Kokuhaku (the one previewed in trailers). A miniscule moment from DigiAdv 2020 Ep 14 is also used for emphasis, though this one mainly focuses on Adventure{s}!Koushiro, 2020!Koushiro is definitely included in this concept as well.

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[julia-bunncat]

I'm baaack! ~ ✨

Or, to be more precise, I slowly begin my path to return and full recovery 😌 'cause August and September have been difficult months for me.

It’s gonna be small stuff, but I REALLY do love all sorts of templates and the flashmobs, so… Thanks Squiddy T from Twitter for being able to fill it out 🤗

original template

My result

And some little comments-explanations ;^

3rd favorite character: [Shuichi Saihara] First place goes to Kaito and second to Korekiyo ~ Yeah, this is how much I love V3 boys 💘

Liked at first, not as much now [Nagito Komaeda] : Oh, yeah-yeah-yeah, it's me and my love-hate to Nagito such hopeless unbearable baby boi 🤝 ;)))

Deserved better more than anyone else [Sakura Ogami]: Some questions? No questions - just look at chapter 4 in DR1.

7th least favorite character: It was quite difficult to calculate, but 7th place is far from the 1st + lately Kaede seems to be starting to interest me more.

Favorite Monokub: Honestly, I don’t know much about personalities of these kubs… But, at first glance, Monophanie fits me well.

Blandest design: It's really hurts my eyes every time. Poor girl Akane :<

Would challenge to a formal duel: I don’t stand a chance, but it’ll be beautiful at least… Peko is delightful 💕

Would snap them out of existence with the Infinity Stones: I laugh hard every time :'D There can’t be another character [Nagito Komaeda].

Would bury alive in my wine cellar: [Korekiyo Shinguji] I don't have that one, but if suddenly… Okay, I just thought it would match with his aesthetic 🤣 And with Celes too. Goth's deaths be like-

Best character development: [Shuichi Saihara] It’s hard to argue, I’m certain.

Fav dr1 design: [Kiyoko Kirigiri] She’s so shocked because I’ve always treated her equally (without much affection or interest)… But the design is really good.

Would change design but not much: [Kaede Akamatsu] I like her fanmades a lot more though there are not much changes (Danganronpa’s designers should just stop wearing miniskirts on girls every time).

Favorite Japanese VA performance: [Monokuma] The Japanese version has much more… charisma? while English seems more annoying to me.

Favorite English VA performance: [Kaito Momota] Inspiration VS Rudeness. I think something like that..;) Also, I really don’t like the tradition of voicing guys in Japanese dubbing by women. Only Nagito's and Makoto's seiyuu did well job in this point.

Character I think is unfairly criticized: [Korekiyo Shinguji] Ready day and night to protect my folklore-son ✊🔥

Most deserving of a hug: [Gonta Gokuhara] It's trully is. And I also thought that his hugs should be incredibly comfortable 🥰

Would marry: [Kaito Momota] No words. In fact, we already are-

Love them but would not get along well with: [Kokichi Ouma and Byakuya Togami] They can easily bully me 😅

Least relatable: [Yasuhiro Hagakure] Sorry, Hiro, I don’t have THAT kind of money for your 30% 😆

Character who you like despite not seeming like someone you'd like: [Fuyuhiko Kuzuryu] He was greatly helped by his further development ^^

That's all! It would be nice to see other’s results too..~

[natsthinkitythinkthinkthonk]

Favourite (+ Least Fav) Male Seiyuu

Please check out the original post here!

This post will cover 1-2 on the original post.

While the ranking is based off of purely my personal opinion, I thought I would state some factors that go into the ranking.

Voice acting ability: This is pretty standard. You know what to expect here. Performance is a key factor here. If they can act well and convince me of the character they're playing, then I consider it a good performance. Range is another lesser component. If I feel like they have incredible range in terms of their voice and emotion, that also comes into play.

Sentimentality: This is very subjective. This takes into account things such as access to good to roles and the impact of those roles which largely depend on how good the show is and how strong the writing is. Voice actors can try their best and give really good performance, but if the production, writing, art, or directing isn't good, it can all amount to close to nothing through no fault of the artists involved.

Musical ability: These days, voice actors are expected to sing with few exceptions (Akira Ishida is an exception, for example).

Voice: Yeah, if I like their voice, it boosts them up the list because it's a voice acting list. It has nothing to do with their voice acting ability. Although, range can help this a lot.

Personality: Although it doesn't really have anything to do with any of the other categories, personality that is shown through shows, events, and radio do play a small part in this because seiyuu are ultimately entertainers. These days, they are expected to be the whole package.

For each choice, I will include a gif of a role that I liked (recent roles are prioritized) for the top ten.

Least Favourite Male Seiyuu

Eh, there are some voice actors I definitely don't like as much. Okay, obviously, I am going strictly on voice and artistry for this one. I'll save the other ones for another time. The first one that popped into my mind was Daiki Kobayashi. The second was Tatsuhisa Suzuki who did not land in this category because of his scandal. He's here because I don't find him in good in most things that aren't comedic. I can't take him seriously in serious scenes (like Bryce Papenbrook).

Favourite Male Seiyuu (TOP TEN)

HONOURABLE MENTIONS:

These ones are definitely nothing to sneeze at. I just ran out of spaces. Heck, I had to skip a few voice actors I liked here too. Actually, now that I think about it, the ordering changes really frequently so don't pay too much attention to that. Or anything. My opinions change.

Yuuichirou Umehara

This one is kinda funny. I haven't exactly seen a whole lot of range from him. However, I have enjoyed a lot of the things I've seen him in recently (Romantic Killer, Villainess Tames the Final Boss, Cautious Hero). He performs his type-cast as the ikemen particularly well, but I feel like they're only casting him as characters that are handsome because he fits that physically. I want to see him play someone absolute repulsive. I've heard him play a disgusting creep on his radio show with Koutarou Nishiyama, and it was funny (especially since it was unscripted). He is really good at singing, and I hope to see a solo career eventually. His honest personality is endearing in a way because it's just plain amusing watching someone who looks like he doesn't really want to be there having to exist there. It's relatable.

Natsuki Hanae

I honestly didn't like his voice at first. In some ways, I don't like his more annoying roles, but lately, the casting has done his wonders. I think it's pretty self-explanatory why he's here. I definitely like how he changed his image from old "Hanaecchi" (especially since he's a proud dad now).

Kensho Ono

He dropped quite a bit since my previous list. This is probably because he hasn't had any standout roles recently. Yuri is funny but kinda annoying. We see a lot of Kana fangirling about being married to him, but I want to see the other side. She called him a "natural ikemen". We need to hear from the "natural ikemen's" side.

Junichi Suwabe

His voice is well-suited for a lot of stuff, and he's really good at voice acting. He's definitely top-tier, and my favourite role would probably be Odasaku from BSD. However, his most recent role that struck a chord with me was from "Kotaro Lives Alone". That anime was harrowing for a lot of reasons, but you see some of the reasoning behind his character, it just makes you feel something. Go watch that show. I should've written a "Why You Should Watch Kotaro Lives Alone", but I was pretty lazy and a bit too stunned by the show's approach to such mature topics in such a simplistic/childish art style. Watching that after hearing him as Sukuna was a trip.

Akira Ishida

ZURA JANAI, KATSURA DA!!! Yeah, he's funny. I don't see much of him, and he's definitely not one for the public eye, but he is genuinely one of the greatest voice actors with some of the widest range I've ever seen.

Miyu Irino

I attribute the propaganda spread by datenshi-luci on Tumblr and others for keeping his placement relatively consistent. His music (from what I hear) is good, but I couldn't find it on Spotify last I looked. His acting has moved me to near tears twice with Anohana and Koe no Katachi. I haven't watched his recent roles. I don't keep up with Osomatsu-san, and he hasn't had a huge break in Mob Psycho 100 YET. I'm waiting. And won't bother with Platinum End. We all know that show is crap. Did you hear it got renewed? Bro??? Give me Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun season two.

10. Kenjiro Tsuda

I know we all know him for Way of the Househusband, but I actually still like his role in ID: Invaded. And we obviously can't forget Nanami from Jujutsu Kaisen. He definitely has a "ikebo" which is basically the seiyuu slang for "handsome voice" which a lot of the actors on this list do, but he definitely nails it perfectly.

9. Yuuichi Nakamura

I feel like his over-saturation in recent seasons has led to a bit of decline for my personal enjoyment of his roles (especially since over-saturation leads to more bad roles). This is obviously no fault of his as a voice actor or anything. I know it's ironic since having too few roles can also have the same effect. I still say that Fruits Basket 2001 got the casting better for Shigure and Hatori. Why? Because he's darn good. My favourite recent role is probably Gojo for obvious reasons which is that he's funny. I still need to finish the rest of Clannad (finished the first season) and some of his other good roles.

8. Tomokazu Sugita

Honestly, he hasn't had that many huge and major roles since striking it on his own, and I think that's good if that's what he wants (especially since his YouTube career is growing little by little). But I don't have a ton of recent roles that I can point at and go, "Yeah, I like that." I think the last one was the Usahara from Uramichi. Besides that, he places here due to pure nostalgia and sentimentality alone, and I think that really shows. He was hilarious in a lot of Gintama (which is essential for the show), and he honestly made me feel feelings when I watched SKET Dance (which you should totally watch). Although known for primarily comedy, I think it's really easy to forget that he is just as capable acting in a serious setting.

7. Mamoru Miyano

The man, the myth, the legend. This will probably move up quite a few spaces once we get his performance as Douma WHICH I PREDICTED, BY THE WAY. He can sing, dance, act, and he's got it all. Really an absolute unit. My favourite casting is when they get the description "Funny man that cries on the inside" and just get him to do the role. Dazai from Bungou Stray Dogs? Kotaro from Zombieland Saga? And maybe even Okabe from Steins;Gate (haven't watched it)? Absolute genius, but he can play anything.

6. Yuuma Uchida

Fruits Basket is clearly still on my mind, and his song Speechless has got to be one of my favourite anime endings of all time. I find it funny how he's always type-casted as the tough and grumpy type when he's the most giggly fun guy off-screen. We're talking about Kyo from Fruits Basket, Ash from Banana Fish, Megumi from Jujutsu Kaisen, Uenoyama from Given, Chika from Kono Oto Tomare, etc. They always come with an optional "soft on the inside" subgroup. His sibling stories are funny, and he has the weirdest laugh. He was originally put on our radars by his familial connections, but he quickly shot his way up to becoming one of the best newer voice actors.

5. Yoshimasa Hosoya

This is probably one of the biggest drops. I haven't seen him in much anime as of recent. This will probably shoot back up after I finish "Yakuza's Guide to Babysitting", but until then, I can't remember a recent role I really like. As such, he's on here because I like his voice and there's a lot of sentimentality to back it up. His track record is nothing to sneeze at, and even though he's usually a side character, that doesn't make him any less as an actor. Plus, he has a really good singing voice.

4. Hiroshi Kamiya

His best recent roles were from Kakushigoto and Uramichi, and those roles surely don't disappoint, but he also a huge nostalgia factor as well from things like Noragami and Angel Beats. He seems like such a stoic guy, and even though I don't like his singing at all, his acting is enough to carry to him to this high on the list. Although, now that I think about it, I don't like any of the top 4's singing.

3. Yuki Kaji

This guy is winning at life right now. I haven't even watched his recent good roles in Attack on Titan or Ousama Ranking. This rides on pretty much just how much I like his past roles. There are a lot to choose from. For one, the first anime I watched was Magi where he played his first in a line of MANY main characters. There are just so many to choose from.

2. Yoshitsugu Matsuoka

Speaking of a ton of main characters, we got the harem king himself. The relatable ball of social anxiety who also happens to apparently have allergies like me too (although his seems to present more dermal rather than respiratory). Anyways, he's funny, prevalent (yet doesn't seem to wear out too much), and he's really good at what he does. I can't picture anybody else playing Inosuke from Demon Slayer or Betelguese from Re:Zero. He has a very impressive range, and he's good at what he does.

1. Kouki Uchiyama

We don't talk about Takt Op around here. That anime was trash, and I'm sure glad I dodged that bullet. I think I would almost watch Platinum End over it. I really enjoyed his portrayal of Miyamura from Horimiya. Even though I still prefer the softness of Matsuoka's voice, I think he did really well in that role. Toge from Jujutsu Kaisen is another recent role where he's funny. But most of his key roles still reside in the nostalgia department. I don't regret watching Soul Eater subbed (for one, they didn't gender Crona). From what I've seen in Devilman, he legitimately goes ham. I didn't finish the show, but his acting with the rest of the production shook me up to the point where I couldn't even finish the show (mostly the visuals at that point but I digress).

Again, the ordering means very little, and there are so many voice actors that I didn't mention or couldn't mention due to both space and time in this mortal realm. Anyways. That means that this list will probably age just as bad as the last one even without the scandals.

Feel free to take part in this challenge yourself!

Edit: This new Tumblr editor is really screwing me over hahaha (it crashed at least five times while I was making this, but man... Tumblr, why?!)

[animenostalgia]

The Anime Nostalgia Podcast - ep 97: Seiyuu Spotlight: Megumi Hayashibara with Diana

It’s my first ever Seiyuu Spotlight episode! These will be episodes focused on a notable Japanese voice-over artist. And who better to start with than 90s Anime Queen herself, Megumi Hayashibara?! This month is definitely her month: with a new book she just released in both Japan & America, AND it’s her birthday month?? Well, I have no choice but to recruit my fellow Megumi-fan Diana so we can gush all about her! Listen as we discuss her background, some of her most notable roles over the years, and how it’s VERY hard to chose just ONE favorite Slayers song. All this and listener questions, too!

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Relevant links:

Buy the official English ebook of Megumi Hayashibara’s “The Characters Taught Me Everything” (or pre-order a physical copy, out Aug 17, 2021!)

Watch a special video message by Megumi Hayashibara to her English-speaking fans about her book here!

“Megumi Toons” translations by No-Name Anime (You can find the manga to import via a shopping service here!)

Ranma 1/2 special “behind the scenes” interview featuring Megumi Hayashibara & other cast members (in Japanese only)

Hayashibara’s “Voice Actor 30″ segment (in Japanese only) shows off some of the range of characters she played early on!

“This is Megumi Hayashibara” playlist on Spotify

Pokemon Sun & Moon tribute to Megumi Hayashibara

Megumi Hayashibara’s official website!

Find Diana on Twitter!

My theme song music was done by Kerobit! You can find more about them on their Twitter!

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Thanks for listening!

[nyaitsu-writes]

what. hokuto and zhongli. what. i just woke up and i cannot process this information properly

the dango anon was too stunned to speak

and yes aaaaaa i play hypmic and was shocked when i learned about leo and samatoki has the same va… i like samatoki he’s giving me a girlboss vibes LMAOAOAOAOAOOOO his songs are giving me the urge to fistfight god and leo has a cutie vibe, like he’s cute but he can commit manslaughter.

and aaa 2wink x crazyb is making me curious about what kind of music would they make. but i’m excited. it’s nice to see himeru again 🏃🏻‍♀️ aaaand ryuseitai and knights!! my two favorite in one song! but my phone is going to explode because … 10 people… in my screen…

BAHAJSJSHWHJWJWJS WAIT SCARAMOUCHE AND SUBARU LMAOOAOOOOOO 😭😭 this is really surprising

natsume and albedo is a really good pair, they can be cocky (i remember bedo’s smug face) natsume can be albedo, sora as klee, and tsumugi can be sucrose! i think they’re cute together. albedo and natsume is my comfort character so it was nice to see of them in both of my favorite games 😋 diluc is my fav character, childe is second (sorry comrade must prioritize master diluc)

and as a former chongyun main i screamed when i first learned about his seiyuu

what ar are you in genshin ?? we can play together sometime!! no pressure though. ( ◠‿◠ )

wAIT I FORGOR TO PUT THE DANGO IN MY LAST ASK ��😭

- 🍡, an anon that needs to shut up /hj

omg dango nonnie you like hypmic too?? ♪(´▽｀) i need to catch up with so much stuff,, mostly manga and drama cds ehehe what’s your fav division? because i struggle with choosing just one sooo much ;; i’d say it’s currently fp but bb is an extremely close second!!

aaaa i genuinely can't get out of my mind this silly idea,, leo with samatoki's skull shirt, they can bond over questionable fashion choices dfgdfg maybe leo needs a dependable older brother in his life that can get him out of trouble after all <3 in all honesty i'll say toki was one of the main reasons i got into the series because a friend showed him to me and went “angry puppy vibes you’re gonna love him he’s like koga” and here we are now www

if it makes you feel better my phone can barely handle the videos ahaha ; v ; it starts getting sooo hot and works weird so i just,, static image gang. i feel like i’m losing most of the fun so from time to time i try to play some songs with the vids! i remember doing temptation magic i think? with natsume, tsumugi rei and sora hinata and that was absolutely adorable and chaotic <333 i’m also pretty sure that i got either izumi or natsume as kaoru in melody in the dark for... mrmmm purposes

wait wait wait you're a chongyun main omg i was a chongyun main for the longest time!! he was my very first 4* and up to this day he's the only claymore user i play as!! ii love my little blue ice cream son so much,, his seiyuu was like,, one of the big reasons i wanted to play genshin soooo bad. saito soma voicing literally every character i can love and more, i could make a whole list <3 but yeah chongyun,, so underrated and i love him to pieces!!

and your taste too, childe and albedo are my top fav characters!! diluc is,, so good. so so good. gotta say i’m head over heels for kaeya but diluc? i love him tons,, the amount of fangirling i do for childe and bedo lately... absolutely off the charts. the last event ended me, albedo my beloved  o(╥﹏╥)o

i think i'm mrmmm 56 in eu server and somewhere around 28 in america? i don’t think i’ve hit 30 yet. i made an america account to play with friends but as soon as i did everyone stopped playing and i got too shy to ask ehehe so yeah i think it would be so much fun to play together (*´꒳`*) <33

kisses for you if you read until here dango nonnie ily and your asks always me super happy!! i’m sorry that i make you read this much ehehe

[themightyaliendwarf]

TPN s02e11

I think I’ve mentioned before that I was taking notes while watching the episodes. I thought that this time I will share them with you

And you know, I could stop this post here. But because I promised myself I will analyze every episode this season, that’s exactly what I’m going to do right now. So, let’s just jump to it.

1. Cool, you are telling us about the Ratri clan. What was that? Oh, you will just speed through a history that took, like, I don’t know... 5 chapters in 1 minute? Yeah, sure, CW, you do you. Not like we need context, history, worldbuilding an all, right? Those are minor things, right? Let’s just flash some images that are taken from the manga. That should make those annoying manga readers happy, right? RIGHT? 

2. THE AUDACITY to show HIM. I know that we as manga readers all hate this little dude, but it’s the good kind of hate. He had personality and twisted sense of humour. He was dangerous, cunning and you had to agree on his terms. Here he is just a meaningless idol that anime only watchers see for the first time. But once again, we don’t need context and worldbuilding in our story, right? They are useless garbage! Apparently... 

3. But the voice acting is good. That was you should expect from Yoshimasa Hosoya. He is a great seiyuu.

4. OKAY, BACK TO RANTING. Well, fellas, the mass production farms were present in the anime for the entire 0.5s. I guess that all we are getting. Not like their existence is important to understand the horror of farm systems and how the nobility treats common people, RIGHT? 

5. And then Peter calmly kills himself. In the manga, this man quite literally became insane. Suddenly, his whole worldview fell down and he could no longer imagine himself living in this world. If you have read Les Miserables by Victor Hugo, same thing happens to Inspector Javert - suddenly his current worldview crumbles into pieces after he is faced with a serious dilemma. And then he decides to kill himself. Same thing happens to Peter in the manga: - he tries to desperately save himself; - he considers killing Emma to break the promise; - and in the end he kills himself because he sees no better option.  Here he just casually pulls out a dagger and cuts his throat... you had one job, CW. ONE!

6. We don’t see this page. Because I guess human world also doesn’t need a development: 

7. I guess lambda experiments gave Norman a superpower. He looks at the person and already knows everything about their status. Because how else can you explain the ability to say whether someone is dead or alive by simply looking at them for 1 second? 

8. And then we see that scene with nobles in front of the queen. They are just... sitting there. Why? I... I have no idea. But I like to think they just sit like that everyday and just look at each other. I mean, they don’t seem to have anything better to do, so that’s something. Honestly, I can’t blame them. I also wouldn’t want to be a part of this story. 

9. Hey, remember all those amazing moments from season 1? You like them, huh? Well, then, today is your lucky day! We will show them to you again! That makes the episode better, right? 

10. Wow! I’ve said before that anime!Norman is an asshole, but anime!Emma also deserves this title. She says goodbye to that old demon AND THEN SHE JUST IGNORES MUJIKA. THE AUDACITY. The Promised Neverland? More like The Promised Audacity.

11. You know, Peter before he dies gives the children a password that they should give to his uncle. Not like it matters, but it also wasn’t included here. Because why would it? 

12. Okay, so the elevator goes down and there they see a gate that has to be opened with the pen. Question: how Peter would cross from one world to another? Was he using this gate? But how could he do it if it requires the Minerva pen? Was there another gate? Or maybe he would just teleoprt with the power of plot? 

13. So, Emma, Ray, Norman and Lambda squad doesn’t go to the human word because they want to save the other children... you know, we all wrote an essay at one point or another. And sometimes you are about to end it when you realise you still didn’t meet the requirements, and you have to squeeze one more paragraph. This is that moment. WHO THOUGHT THAT IT WAS A GOOD IDEA? Should I be happy that anime finally acknowledges the existence of other farms and Norman’s hideout. Do you expect me to be grateful, CW? Wow, congratulations on doing less than bare minimum! Unless making Emma a complate asshole was something you wanted. Yes, sure, I know that in the manga you also have this “ha, I tricked you moment”, but it’s very different. There Emma had little to no choice, here she is just like “well, actually...”. Why? Why didn’t they mention it before? Seriously, why? 

14. And then we have a flashback to that conversation in the cave. You know, I’ve mentioned many times that the fullscore trio are dumbasses in the anime, and that’s only because they are getting dumber with each episode. Emma, there is echo in caves. If you want to have a private conversation, leave the cave. Otherwise, everybody will hear you. Then again, physics is broken in this anime, so I guess I shouldn’t expect it to work now. 

15. And look what they mention - destroying the central power. WWWOOOOW! Pity that Norman didn’t think about that while coming up with his genocide plan, RIGHT? I mean, I know that attacking a random village was more important, but he could have at least considered that option. 

16. I laughed so hard when somebody said that they survived only thanks to the Minerva shelter. Ah, yes, the shelter that survived 5 minutes and then got exploded. Gotcha! A very, veeeery important location. 

17. Fellas, Phil is crying and I feel nothing. Once again, you had one job, CW. Because it’s not the seyiuu’s fault. As I mention before, I think that voice acting is easily the best thing about this season. It’s almost insulting that actors this good are starring in... this.

18. Then we see how the children live in the human world while Isabella’s lullaby is playing in the background. CloverWorks, I’m serious here - you had no right to place this song in this garbage of an episode. NO RIGHT! 

19. Btw. I was right about Isabella surviving the anime. As I said - sugar, sprinkles and no deaths. Not like it’s a horror/thriller/drama manga, right?

20. We’ve reached the moment when my notes become chaotic. Friends, let’s call spade a spade - CloverWorks turned 30+ chapters into one-minute-long slideshow. 

- I could rant about how presumably anime!Emma, anime!Ray were fine with the genocide of the capital. - I could rant about how anime!Emma suddenly reaches Seven Walls and forges a new promise. - I could rant about how Mujika and Sonju wake up the priest anime only watchers know nothing about - I could rant about how Mujika suddenly comes a queen.  - I could rant about the existence of some random humans (I guess was Norman’s hideout) - I could rant about the presumable lack of Reward. But you know what? I won’t. Because this ending was so lazy that I don’t feel like I want to spend more time on analysing it than CW spent on making it. They ruined it. Nothing is explained, nothing matters, the series is over. That’s all, folks. And it’s absolutely disgusting. 

I’ve seen a lot of bad endings. Some of them made little sense, others weren’t satisfyingly, some of them were rushed. But you know what? I could at least see the effort. For example, look at TPN manga. A lot of people had issues with it because it was rushed. I don’t think it was perfect, but I liked it because I could see the heart and effort that was put into it. 

The TPN anime ending was lazy and quite honestly insulting to all of the fans. You could enjoy this season. Perhaps you actually liked this ending - I won’t judge you. But one thing is certain - Shirai, Damizu and us, fans, deserved something better. That’s all. 

[holycow99]

石田お寿司 18/9/21 stream summary Part 1

This is not the full translation of the stream. I only translated the parts I could understand & interpret or parts I found interesting/important. I’m still a beginner in Japanese, so the translations may not be accurate. If you want to repost, please repost at your own risk.

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(t/n: ** = translation may not be accurate, SY= Y****, TS= S******)

1. According to his memo, he woke up at 1.30 am that day.  He started recording his daily activities, e.g. what time he woke up and what he did.

2. He got too excited and did 100 pages of draft.

3. He’d forget his goals if he didn’t say it out loud. His goal was to draw 72 pages. Since chp 8 was already 20-something pages, so he only had around 50 pages left. Then, he could release another 2 chapters. He planned to probably release both chapters on 26th sep, but it’s impossible since he had only 6 days to finish them.

4. There are 2 fans he saw had the name Take Hirako (TG’s character) as their usernames and he’s amazed of the character’s popularity. He’d never seen fans using other characters’ names.

5. Someone asked if KotaRAW was named after Take Hirako’s dog and he replied maybe since they both had the same name.

6. He actually didn’t want to play Hitman on the last stream. He just wanted to leisurely chat with the fans. He kept on looking at the comments while playing.

7. Someone asked about the 30,000 subscribers commemoration and he suggested karaoke streaming.

8. He jokingly asked people to fill his wallet with money by buying JJ OST’s album that was released on that day.

9. He’s gonna start eating fan letters bit by bit.

10. There were karaoke versions of JJ songs included in JJ ost album and Ishida didn’t know about it. He said he was probably informed by the staff about that but he didn’t pay attention to it. He was surprised when he got to know about it.

11. He continued that Broccoli might’ve not told him since they turned his illustrations into goods without his permission.

12. Someone asked if he’d get any money from the karaoke. He heard that the fee was around 1 yen per play, but the money probably would go to Mr. Kosemura as well. (t/n: Kosemura Akira is JJ’s composer.)

13. Someone asked him if he’s watched midnight summer. He said he’s watched it. Later in the stream, he googled to see if there’s a movie called Midnight Summer. It turned out OP miswrote the tittle. It’s supposed to be Midsommar.

14. He wondered why people like to ask him or other streamers if they’ve watched this or that. If he said he didn’t watch them, people would keep asking him every single stream, just like with the Tower of God. (t/n: There’s a fan who used to ask him if he’s watched Tower of God every stream.)

15. Someone commented that they probably interested to know if Ishida watch the same thing as them. Ishida replied by saying it didn’t really matter whether he’s watched it or not. Rather than asking him that kind of question, he’d like people to write their reviews about the movies/series.  Tell him the greatness of Tower of God.

16. Ishida checked on one of his former staffs’ manga that’s currently on Tonari Young Jump. It’s something with library in the title. There was a lewd scene between the MC and one of the female characters, but the MC was expressionless throughout the scene. He thought that the MC should be wilder while he’s at it. (t/n: I tried to search for the manga title, but couldn’t find it. If anyone knows, feel free to share it in the comment.)

17. Apart from drawing 100 pages of draft, he did the colouring for magazine as well.

18. SY asked him about the typhoon & he didn’t notice it, so someone asked him if he purposely ignored SY’s question. He later told SY that he was bashing the boy for leaving the stream while he’s giving advice on the last stream.

*Ishida started playing Made in Wario.

19. He felt scared when people wishing him to be healthy or to live a long life since he felt like it was foreshadowing him falling ill.

20. Ishida passed the stages in the game easily, so he felt the game was too easy for him. He wanted to play games where he could die and retry multiple times.

21. Someone commented that Hanae Natsuki also did a playthrough of this game. He said he should’ve watched Hanae’s playthrough first before playing the game to know what kind of game it was. He also mentioned that he watched Hanae’s PUBG’s playthrough and Hanae died a lot times in the game.

22. Someone said that Hanae died in this game as well and Ishida said that Hanae wasn’t much of a gamer then.

23. He was drinking the same sake as the last stream, a honey-flavoured sake.

24. He said he might not be cut out for game streaming. This game would be fun if he were to play it before sleeping, but not at the moment. He played this game because he wanted to experience playing it for the first time with the viewers, but he’s had enough of it already. He wanted to play games where he could go crazy & be noisy.

*Ishida getting confused about what’s going on in the game and what he’s supposed to do.

25. He wanted to play games leisurely, but the game made him panic. If it was Hitman, he could play it in a relaxed manner since it was light. He mentioned that Resident Evil Village was a great game.

26. He’s gonna watch Hanae’s playthrough of the game later.

27. Someone commented that Hanae is noisy. He replied saying that Hanae did that to entertain the viewers. Besides, with Hanae’s voice, it’s nice listening to him talking. The way seiyuus scream was on another level.

28. There were two loli characters in the game. People asked him if he hated kids, and he said he really liked them.

*One of the villains used hypnotism on animals to attack people.

29. He said he couldn’t forgive people who do bad things to animals. The villain was coward for using those sinless animals to do his dirty works. Hearing this, people in the comment was like “sensei is angry.” He kept on saying how he didn’t like it and how pitiful the animals were. He’s gonna write a complaint to Nintendo.

30. He’s not keeping any pets at the moment. He couldn’t even take care of himself.

31. Ishida really liked the one of the loli characters and he confirmed himself to be a lolicon.

32. He goes to the gym now and then.

33. He used to go to a rock climbing place with his staffs in Shinjuku. Goubaru was really sick at that time, so he slept on a chair there. Then, Goubaru got moody when he teased him. He got sick from eating tempura in a nearby restaurant.

34. Ishida fanboying over a character name Ashley.

35. TS liked also liked Ashley & Ishida was disappointed in him, thinking he was different.

36. Someone asked how old is TS. Ishida told that person that TS wasn’t gonna answer it. Instead, he’d return the question back at them. He’d use the phrase “On the contrary”.

37. He said he has a bias view against men who like female characters like Ashley because she’s too moe, though he understood why people like her since she’s cute. It turned out Hanae also liked this character. He ended up fanboying over Ashley as well.

38. He went to the toilet for a while and people were guessing what kind of flowers did he pick this time. Last time it was dandelion, so they guessed flowers such as daisy, lavender, etc. When Ishida came back, he told them it was pansy. He mentioned that there was a grand prize, which was just an acrylic keychain, for the person who could guess it right. Unfortunately, no one did.

(t/n: The term Ishida uses whenever he goes to the toilet is “Ohanatsumi” which literally means ‘flower picking’. This term is used usually by female whenever they’re going to the toilet. That’s why people were guessing what flower did he pick this time.)

39. He’s drinking makgeolli after he just had a sake.

40. He wanted to have a drinking meeting with 500 ppl.

41. Someone thought that his idea of eating letters was just him being drunk, but he’s just hyper because he’s taking a proper break from work. He truly intended to eat the fan letters. He wasn’t drunk. He was like that even before he drank.

Part 2