Seasons of Kamen Rider Where a Rider’s Actor Sang a Song
1971
Hiroshi Fujioka (Takeshi Hongo) sings the first opening for Kamen Rider - Let’s Go! Rider Kick!
1973
Hiroshi Miyauchi (Shiro Kazami) sings the opening for Kamen Rider V3 - Tatakae! Kamen Rider V3
1980
Shunsuke Takasugi (Kazuya Oki) sings the opening for Kamen Rider Super-1 - Kamen Rider Super-1
Shunsuke Takasugi (Kazuya Oki) sings the first ending song for Kamen Rider Super-1 - Hi o Fuke Rider Ken
1987
Tetsuo Kurata (Kohtaro Minami) sings the opening for Kamen Rider Black - Kamen Rider Black
Tetsuo Kurata (Kohtaro Minami) sings the ending theme for Kamen Rider Black: Hurry to Onigashima - Ore no Seishun
1988
Tetsuo Kurata (Kohtaro Minami) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider Black RX - Kuroi Yuusha
2002
Satoshi Matsuda (Ren Akiyama) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider Ryuki - Lonely Soldier
Ryohei Odai (Shuichi Kitaoka) duets with Tomohisa Yuge (Goro Yura) for an insert theme for Kamen Rider Ryuki - Dear Friend
Ryohei Odai (Shuichi Kitaoka) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider Ryuki - Kienai Niji
Takashi Hagino (Takeshi Asakura) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider Ryuki - Spinnin’ Around
2003
Masayuki Izumi (Yuji Kiba) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider Faiz - Cross a river
Mitsuru Karahashi (Naoya Kaido) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider Faiz - Yume No Kakera ~ Romantico
Yuria Haga (Smart Queen) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider Faiz - I wish
Yuria Haga (Smart Queen) duets with Yoshika Kato for an insert theme for Kamen Rider Faiz - Taiyou no Kage Tsuki no Yoru
Ken Mizorogi (Keitaro Kikuchi) sings an insert song for Kamen Rider Faiz - Hang on
In 2018, Kento Handa (Takumi Inui) and Kohei Murakami (Masato Kusaka) sing a cover of the opening for Kamen Rider Faiz - Justifaiz
In 2020, Kohei Murakami (Masato Kusaka) sings a cover of an insert song for Kamen Rider Faiz - Existence ~KAIXA-nized dice
In 2020, Kohei Murakami (Masato Kusaka) sings a cover of an insert song for Kamen Rider Faiz - Red Rock
In 2023, Kohei Murakami (Masato Kusaka) duets with Masahiro Inoue (Tsukasa Kadoya) for a cover of the opening for Kamen Rider Faiz - Jusitfaiz - Kaixa Day Ver.
2004
Kousei Amano (Sakuya Tachibana) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider Blade - Rebirth
Ryoji Morimoto (Hajime Aikawa) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider Blade - Take it A Try
Takayuki Tsubaki (Kazuma Kenzaki) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider Blade - Wanna Be Strong
Takayuki Tsubaki (Kazuma Kenzaki) duets with Terunosuke Takezai for an insert theme for Kamen Rider Blade - Shout it Out
Takahiro Hojo (Mutsuki Kamijo) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider Blade - Hero
2006
Yuki Sato (Arata Kagami) sings alongside RIDER CHIPS for an insert theme for Kamen Rider Kabuto - LORD OF THE SPEED
2007
Toshihiko Seki (Momotaros), Koji Yusa (Urataros), Masaki Terasoma (Kintaros) and Kenichi Suzumura (Ryutaros) all sing the second opening for Kamen Rider Den-O - Climax JUMP Den-LINER Form
Takeru Satoh (Ryotaro Nogami) duets with Toshihiko Seki (Momotaros) for an insert theme for Kamen Rider Den-O - Double-Action Sword Form
Takeru Satoh (Ryotaro Nogami) duets with Koji Yusa (Urataros) for an insert theme for Kamen Rider Den-O - Double-Action Rod Form
Takeru Satoh (Ryotaro Nogami) duets with Masaki Terasoma (Kintaros) for an insert theme for Kamen Rider Den-O - Double-Action Ax Form
Takeru Satoh (Ryotaro Nogami) duets with Kenichi Suzumura (Ryutaros) for an insert theme for Kamen Rider Den-O - Double-Action Gun Form
Takeru Satoh (Ryotaro Nogami) duets with Shin-ichiro Miki (Sieg) for an insert theme for Kamen Rider Den-O - Double-Action Wing Form
Toshihiko Seki (Momotaros), Koji Yusa (Urataros), Masaki Terasoma (Kintaros), Kenichi Suzumura (Ryutaros) and Hochu Otsuka (Deneb) all sing an insert theme for Kamen Rider Den-O - Double-Action Climax Form
Dori Sakurada (Kotaro Nogami) duets with Daisuke Ono (Teddy) for an insert theme for Kamen Rider Den-O - Double-Action Strike Form
Hiroyuki Watanabe (Gaoh) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider Den-O: Ore Tanjou! - Double-Action Gaoh Form
Yuuichi Nakamura (Yuto Sakurai) duets with Hochu Otsuka (Deneb) for an insert theme from Kamen Rider Den-O - Action-ZERO
Takeru Satoh (Ryotaro Nogami) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider Den-O - Real-Action
In 2010, Yuuichi Nakamura (Yuto Sakurai) duets with Hochu Otsuka (Deneb) for the opening for Chou Den-O Episode Red: Zero no Star Twinkle - Action-ZERO 2010
2008
The band TETRA-FANG is created to create music for Kamen Rider Kiva, with Koji Seto (Wataru Kurenai) on vocals
TETRA-FANG performs an insert theme for Kamen Rider Kiva - Destiny’s Play
TETRA-FANG performs an insert theme for Kamen Rider Kiva - Individual-System
TETRA-FANG performs an insert theme for Kamen Rider Kiva - Shout in the Moonlight
TETRA-FANG performs an insert theme for Kamen Rider Kiva - Innocent Trap
TETRA-FANG performs an insert theme for Kamen Rider Kiva - Supernova
TETRA-FANG performs an insert theme for Kamen Rider Kiva - Roots of the King
TETRA-FANG performs an insert theme for Kamen Rider Kiva - Silent Shout
TETRA-FANG performs an insert theme for Kamen Rider Kiva - Message
TETRA-FANG performs an insert theme for Kamen Rider Kiva - Rainy Rose
TETRA-FANG performs an insert theme for Kamen Rider Kiva - Exterminate Time
TETRA-FANG performs an insert theme for Kamen RIder Kiva - Eternity Blood
TETRA-FANG performs an insert theme for Kamen Rider Kiva - No Matter Who You Are
TETRA-FANG performs an insert theme for Kamen Rider Kiva - Prayer~Message 2
TETRA-FANG performs an insert theme for Kamen Rider Kiva - Beginning~Message 3
TETRA-FANG performs an insert theme for Kamen Rider Kiva - Mind Garden
TETRA-FANG performs an insert theme for Kamen Rider Kiva - Lightning to Heaven
Koji Seto (Wataru Kurenai) is a featuring artist with Crimson-Fang, singing an insert theme for Kamen Rider Kiva - With you
Keisuke Kato (Keisuke Nago) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider Kiva - Fight for Justice
Keisuke Kato (Keisuke Nago) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider Kiva - Don’t Lose Yourself
Kouhei Takeda (Otoya Kurenai) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider Kiva - This love never ends
Yu Takahashi (Yuri Aso) duets with Nana Yanagisawa (Megumi Aso) for an insert theme for Kamen Rider Kiva - Feel the same
Keisuke Kato (Keisuke Nago) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider Kiva - IXA-cise
Kenji Matsuda (Jiro) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider Kiva - Keep alive
Yu Takahashi (Yuri Aso), Kouhei Takeda (Otoya Kurenai), Nana Yanagisawa (Megumi Aso) and Keisuke Kato (Keisuke Nago) all sing an insert theme for Kamen Rider Kiva - Inherited-System
2009
Masahiro Inoue (Tsukasa Kadoya) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider Decade - Ride the Wind
Kimito Totani (Daiki Kaito) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider Decade - Treasure Sniper
In 2021, Masahiro Inoue (Tsukasa Kadoya) covers the opening of Kamen Rider Decade - Journey Through the Decade
In 2021, Masahiro Inoue (Tsukasa Kadoya) duets with So Okuno (Sougo Tokiwa) on the ending theme of Rider Time: Kamen Rider Decade vs. Zi-O - Decade Mansion’s Death Game - INSIDE-OUT Decade ver.
Koji Kikkawa (Sokichi Narumi) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider W - Nobody’s Perfect
Renn Kiriyama (Shotaro Hidari) and Masaki Suda (Philip) perform an in-universe cover of an insert theme for Kamen Rider W - Finger on the Trigger
Mitsuru Matsuoka (Katsumi Daido) sings the ending theme for Kamen Rider W Forever: A to Z/The Gaia Memories of Fate - W
Mitsuru Matsuoka (Katsumi Daido) sings the ending theme for Kamen Rider W Returns: Kamen Rider Eternal - cod E ~E no Angou
Mitsuru Matsuoka (Katsumi Daido) with Koji Kikkawa (Sokichi Narumi) for the chorus sings the ending theme for Fuuto PI - Tsumi to Batsu to Underground
2010
Shu Watanabe (Eiji Hino) sings alongside Maki Oguro for the opening for Kamen Rider OOO - Anything Goes! Special Edit
Shu Watanabe (Eiji Hino) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider OOO - Regret Nothing ~ Tighten Up
Shu Watanabe (Eiji Hino) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider OOO - Got to Keep It Real
Shu Watanabe (Eiji Hino) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider OOO - Ride On Right Time
Shu Watanabe (Eiji Hino) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider OOO - Sun Goes Up
Shu Watanabe (Eiji Hino) duets with Ryosuke Miura (Ankh) for an insert theme of Kamen Rider OOO - Time Judged All
Shu Watanabe (Eiji Hino) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider OOO - Shout Out
Shu Watanabe (Eiji Hino) duets with Akira Kushida for an insert theme of Kamen Rider OOO - Power to Tearer
Hiroaki Iwanaga (Akira Date) duets with Asaya Kimijima (Shintaro Goto) for an insert theme of Kamen Rider OOO - Reverse/Re:birth
Shu Watanabe (Eiji Hino) and Ryosuke Miura (Ankh) sing alongside Ken Matsudaira for the ending theme of Kamen Rider OOO Wonderful: the Shogun and 21 Core Medals - Ole! Te wo Tsunagou
In 2019, Shu Watanabe (Eiji Hino) duets with Ryosuke Miura (Ankh) for an insert theme of Kamen Rider Heisei Generations Final: Build & Ex-Aid with Legend Riders - Time Judged All ~ 8 Years Later
2013
Gaku Sano (Kouta Kazuraba) sings an insert theme of Kamen Rider Gaim - Rise Up Your Flag
Yutaka Kobayashi (Kaito Kumon) sings an insert theme of Gaim Gaiden: Kamen Rider Baron - Unperfected World
Mahiro Takasugi (Mitsuzane Kureshima) sings an insert theme of Kamen Rider Gaim - Point of No Return
Gaku Sano (Kouta Kazuraba) duets with Yutaka Kobayashi (Kaito Kumon) for an insert theme of Kamen Rider Gaim - Ranbu Escalation
Yutaka Kobayashi (Kaito Kumon) sings alongside Gaku Matsuda (Zack) and Saku Momose (Peko) for an insert theme for Kamen Rider Gaim - Never Surrender
Yutaka Kobayashi (Kaito Kumon) sings alongside Gaku Matsuda (Zack) and Saku Momose (Peko) for an insert theme for Gaim Gaiden: Kamen Rider Knuckle - Dance With Me
2014
Mitsuru Matsuoka (Yongo) sings the opening for Kamen Rider Drive - SURPRISE-DRIVE
Ryoma Takeuchi (Shinnosuke Tomari) sings alonside Yuu Inaba (Go Shijima) and Taiko Katono (Chase) for an insert theme of Kamen Rider Drive - Spinning Wheel
Mitsuru Matsuoka (Yongo) sings the ending theme for D-Video Special: Kamen Rider Yongo - time
Mitsuru Matsuoka (Yongo) sings the ending theme for Kamen Rider Drive: Surprise Future - re-ray
Mitsuru Matsuoka (Yongo) sings the ending theme for Kamen Rider Drive Saga: Kamen Rider Chaser - good bye little moon
Mitsuru Matsuoka (Yongo) sings the ending theme for Kamen Rider Drive Saga: Kamen Rider Mach and Kamen Rider Heart - eternity (~from SURPRISE-DRIVE)
2016
Ruka Matsuda (Poppy Pipopapo) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider Ex-Aid - Pinple Pell
Ruka Matsuda (Poppy Pipopapo) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider Ex-Aid - PEOPLE GAME
Ruka Matsuda (Poppy Pipopapo) sings the ending song for Kamen Rider Ex-Aid Trilogy: Another Ending - Para-DX and Poppy - Real Heart
Hiroyuki Takami (Masamune Dan) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider Ex-Aid - JUSTICE
Hiroyuki Takami (Masamune Dan) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider Ex-Aid - Wish in the dark
Hiroyuki Takami (Masamune Dan) sings the theme song for Kamen Rider Ex-Aid Trilogy: Another Ending - Genm vs. Lazer - Believer
Hiroyuki Takami (Masamune Dan) sings the theme song for Kamen Rider Genms - The Presidents - GAME CHANGER
2018
ISSA (SOUGO) is a featuring artist on Shuta Shueyoshi of AAA, singing the opening for Kamen Rider Zi-O - Over “Quartzer”
So Okuno (Sougo Tokiwa) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider Zi-O - Zi-O, Toki no Ouja
Gaku Oshida (Geiz Myokoin) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider Zi-O - FUTURE GUARDIAN
Keisuke Watanabe (Woz/White Woz) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider Zi-O - Black&White
Shieri Ohata (Alpina Tsukuyomi) sings alongside Kamen Rider Girls an insert theme for Kamen Rider Zi-O - Tsuki no Michiru Toki
Hideya Tawada (Rentaro Kagura) sings alongside Sakuramen for the opening for Rider Time: Kamen Rider Shinobi - IZANAGI
ISSA (SOUGO) sings alongside Masayuki Tanaka, Shinichi Ishihara, Rica Matsumoto, Nanase Aikawa, Akira Fuse, YU-KI, AAA, Tourbillon, Gackt, Aya Kamiki, Takuya, Maki Oguro, Anna Tsuchiya, Shou Kiryuuin, Shonen no Kaze, Mitsuru Matsuoka, Kishidan, Daichi Miura and Beverly for the opening for Kamen Rider Heisei Generations Forever - Kamen Rider Heisei Generations Forever Medley D.A. Re-Build Mix
In 2021, So Okuno (Sougo Tokiwa) duets with Masahiro Inoue (Tsukasa Kadoya) for the ending theme of Kamen Rider Zi-O vs. Decade - 7 of Zi-O! - INSIDE-OUT Zi-O ver.
2019
Manyard and Blaise Plant (MetsubouJinrai), the lead singers of MONKEY MAJIK, sing the ending theme of Zero-One Others: Kamen Rider MetsubouJinrai - S.O.S.
Manyard and Blaise Plant (MetsubouJinrai), the lead singers of MONKEY MAJIK, sing the ending theme of Zero-One Others: Kamen Rider Vulcan and Valkyrie - Frontier
2020
Syuichiro Naito (Touma Kamiyama), Takaya Yamaguchi (Rintaro Shindo) and Ryo Aoki (Kento Fukamiya) all sing an insert theme for Kamen Rider Saber - Rewrite the Story
Rina Chinen (Sophia) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider Saber - Story never ends
Syuichiro Naito (Touma Kamiyama), Takaya Yamaguchi (Rintaro Shindo) and Ryo Aoki (Kento Fukamiya) sing alongside Asuka Kawazu for the ending theme of Kamen Rider Saber: Trio of Deep Sin - Bittersweet
Robin Furuya (Storious) sings alongside Kairu Takano and Koji Saikawa for an insert theme for Kamen Rider Saber - Rock Scissors Paper
2021
Subaru Kimura (Vice) is a featuring artist on Da-iCE, singing the opening for Kamen Rider Revice - liveDevil
Kentaro Maeda (Ikki Igarashi), Wataru Hyuga (Daiji Igarashi) and Ayaka Imoto (Sakura Igarashi) with backing vocals by Subaru Kimura (Vice) sing an insert theme for Kamen Rider Revice - Go with the flo
Kentaro Maeda (Ikki Igarashi) and Subaru Kimura (Vice) sing an insert theme for Kamen Rider Revice - VOLCANO
Kentaro Maeda (Ikki Igarashi) duets with Junya Komatsu (Hiromi Kadota) for the ending theme of Kamen Rider Revice the Mystery - Without You
Junya Komatsu (Hiromi Kadota) sings the ending theme for Kamen Rider Revice: Dear GAGA - Without You Dear GAGA ver.
Wataru Hyuga (Daiji Igarashi/Kagerou) sings an insert theme of Kamen Rider Revice - Mirage Mirror
Ayaka Imoto (Sakura Igarashi) duets with Miku Ito (Lovekov) for an insert theme of Kamen Rider Revice - Cherry-ish!
Subaru Kimura (Vice) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider Revice - #GekiyaVice
Hikari Kabashima (Hana Natsuki) sings the ending theme of Kamen Rider Jeanne and Kamen Rider Aguilera With Girls Remix - Riot in bloom
Subaru Kimura (Vice) is a featuring artist on Da-iCE, singing the ending theme for Kamen Rider Revice: Battle Familia - Dance Dance
Noritaka Hamao (George Karizaki) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider Revice - George Karizaki’s Rider System
Noritaka Hamao (George Karizaki) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider Revice - George Karizaki’s Rider System Dark ver.
Kentaro Maeda (Ikki Igarashi) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider Revice - Kimi wa Sono Mama de
Wataru Hyuga (Daiji Igarashi/Kagerou) duets with Junya Komatsu (Hiromi Kadota) for the opening theme for Kamen Rider Revice Forward: Kamen Rider Live & Evil & Demons - Come alive
Kentaro Maeda (Ikki Igarashi), Wataru Hyuga (Daiji Igarashi/Kagerou), Ayaka Imoto (Sakura Igarashi), Junya Komatsu (Hiromi Kadota), Hayata Seki (Olteca), Kurodo Hachijoin (Go Tamaki), Hikari Kabashima (Hana Natsuki) and Noritaka Hamao (George Karizaki) all sing the ending theme for Kamen Rider Revice Forward: Kamen Rider Live & Evil & Demons - Love yourself
Noritaka Hamao (George Karizaki) duets with Hayata Seki (Olteca) for an ending theme for Kamen Rider Juuga VS Kamen Rider Olteca - Itoshi no Frenemy
2022
Hideyoshi Kan (Ace Ukiyo) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider Geats - Star of the Stars of the Stars
Ryuga Sato (Keiwa Sakurai) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider Geats - I Peace
Yuna Hoshino (Neon Kurama) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider Geats - Beat of My Life
Kazuto Mokudai (Michinaga Azuma) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider Geats - Undead Fire
Hideyoshi Kan (Ace Ukiyo) duets with Fuku Suzuki (Ziin) for an insert theme for Kamen Rider Geats - Live for the moment
Weather Hearts, which has Tsubasa Sakiyama (Win Hareruya) and Kaname Futaba (Hiroki Amamiya) on vocals, performs an insert theme for Geats Extra: Kamen Rider PunkJack - ROLLIN’ ROLLIN’ PUNK KING
Ryo Kitamura (Niram) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider Geats - Non-fiction
Kazuto Mokudai (Michinaga Azuma), Ayaka Namiki (Beroba), Dai Goto (Daichi Isuzu) and Shihou Harumi all sing an insert theme for Kamen Rider Geats - Odds n’ Ends
Ryuga Sato (Keiwa Sakurai) duets with Hideya Tawada (Rentaro Kagura) for the opening theme for Geats Extra: Kamen Rider Tycoon Meets Kamen Rider Shinobi - IZANAGI Geats ver.
Ryuga Sato (Keiwa Sakurai) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider Geats - IZANAGI - Ballad Version
Hideyoshi Kan (Ace Ukiyo), Ryuga Sato (Keiwa Sakurai), Yuna Hoshino (Neon Kurama) and Kazuto Mokudai (Michinaga Azuma) all sing alongside Kokoro Aoshima for the opening theme for Kamen Rider Geats: Jyamato Awakening - CREATORs
2023
Junsei Motojima (Houtarou Ichinose), Reiyo Matsumoto (Rinne Kudo/Mercurin), Yasunari Fujibayashi (Spanner Kurogane/Jupitta), Oto Abe (Kinkiravina), Rikia Tomizono (Sabimaru Tsuruhara/Televi), Alisa Sakamaki (Lachesis/Buglesia), Kanon Miyahara (Clotho/Vanfenrir), Rikuto Kumaki (Minato/Sayzombie) and Amon Kabe (Firemars) sing alongside Saki Fukuda and BACK-ON for the opening of Kamen Rider Gotchard - CHEMY × STORY - Gotcha Version
Jyutaro Yamanaka (Zukyumpire) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider Gotchard - Kimi ni Zukkyun
Seiichiro Nagata (Houou Kaguya Quartz) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider Gotchard - Living Legend
Junsei Motojima (Houtarou Ichinose), Reiyo Matsumoto (Rinne Kudo/Mercurin), Rikiya Tomizono (Sabimaru Tsuruhara/Televi) and Oto Abe (Kinkiravina) all sing an insert theme for Kamen Rider Gotchard - Gotcha! Let’s Go!
Yasunari Fujibayashi (Spanner Kurogane/Jupitta) sings alongside Saki Fukuda for an insert theme for Kamen Rider Gotchard - Blaze up
Rikuto Kumaki (Minato/Sayzombie) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider Gotchard - One Hint
Junsei Motojima (Houtarou Ichinose) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider Gotchard - Dream Hoper
Alisa Sakamaki (Lachesis/Buglesia) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider Gotchard - Sunao ni I love you O
Kanji Ishimaru (Fuuga Kudo) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider Gotchard - Kaze no Shugousha
Itono Okita (Atropos), Kanon Miyahara (Clotho/Vanfenrir) and Alisa Sakamaki (Lachesis/Buglesia) sing an insert theme for Kamen Rider Gotchard - CRY SIS
Kenta Kamakiri (Geryon) sings an insert theme for Kamen Rider Gotchard - God’s Rain
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Tite Kubo x Masakazu Morita Interview
Interviewer: Please tell us how you felt when it was decided that BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War was going to be animated ten years after the series had ended?
Morita-san: Upon hearing that it’s been ten years, I thought, “Ten years have already passed since then?!” It doesn’t feel like a lot of time has passed.
Kubo Sensei: I feel the same way as Morita-san.
Morita-san: Even though the anime ended, I still received the opportunity to have had my voice recorded for the mobile game Bleach: Brave Souls. And so, I think that’s why I didn't feel the long span of a decade.
Kubo Sensei: I think the game provided the voice actors a chance to continue voicing the characters, which in turn helps to maintain the connection the actors have to the roles they used to play, as well as their feelings.
Morita-san: Yes, voice-acting for a game ensures that your passion doesn’t decline. The game also helped maintain my connection to our fans that are not only in Japan, but also in Asia, Europe, and America. I am grateful to Klab because they have put a lot of effort into this. Speaking of which, the lines recorded for the game is done with each person’s individual dialogue, whereas in anime recordings, they are actual conversations between characters. In that sense, it’s been a while since us actors have had the chance to engage in a “conversation” together.
Kubo Sensei: Certainly. What you hear in the game are not really actual “conversations.”
Morita-san: That’s right. And that’s also why I was afraid to exchange words in a conversation. But as soon as I heard the other cast member’s voice, I relaxed and responded naturally in my own character’s voice.
Kubo Sensei: That’s amazing. It's like the ears remember, and thus what triggers the voice.
Morita-san: Exactly! That’s exactly what happened. It’s like my ears recall the memories from long time ago.
Interviewer: Please tell us if there’s anything that has or hasn’t changed from ten years ago.
Kubo Sensei: For Thousand-Year Blood War, I’ve been participating in the recording sessions. The returning characters would narrate some of their lines to me and asked for my thoughts like, “What do you think, Sensei?” But most of the time I would just say, “Yup that’s the voice I remember.” As Morita-san said, the VAs remember their tones much more than I do.
Morita-san: But even the veteran VAs were a little worried. Even (Shin-ichiro) Miki-san asked me, “Does this sound like Urahara?”
Kubo Sensei: After episodes 1 and 2 of Thousand-Year Blood War were shown at the advance screening event in September 2022, my family commented that Ichigo’s voice had changed. In my mind, I thought that was interesting because the change in Morita-san’s voice perfectly captured Ichigo’s character growth, so I never sensed any difference. And actually, I didn’t even notice that Morita-san’s voice has changed. But when I asked him, “Has it really changed?” he replied, “It’s completely different. How could you not notice it?” (laughs) But in my opinion, Ichigo in Thousand-Year Blood War is supposed to sound this way, so this is great.
Morita-san: I’m very glad that Kubo-sensei is so satisfied! I am voicing things like “Getsugatensho” in a way I never did before, like for example the “ga” sound. And especially at the end of consonants, where I’m adding a few embellishments. I also slightly raised the volume of my mid-baritone and I tried to slightly increase my range and make it sound stronger. I’ve lengthened the time it takes to pronounce “ge,” “tsu,” and “ga,” in order to give them more weight. But then it's not too noticeable of a change, especially for those who don't look for it. Originally, when I first read BLEACH in Weekly Shonen Jump, I imagined that Ichigo spoke in a voice different from my own.
Kubo Sensei: Is that the same for Rukia’s voice actor, and so on? Like do you have specific VAs in mind?
Morita-san: No, I didn’t because it's more like an idea of how each character would sound. It’s the same for Ichigo too. I have an idea of his voice. And he has grown a lot in Thousand-Year Blood War. So I am trying to achieve an image that fits him now. I am happy that you like it, that means I can sleep comfortably tonight (laughs).
Interviewer: As the general supervisor, Kubo-sensei, and as the lead VA, Morita-san, please tell us about a memorable event that happened during the production of BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War?
Kubo Sensei: The thing that was most memorable was that Takayuki Sugo-san, who plays Yhwach, had a hard time memorizing lines in katakana. And after being told how to say them for several times, he said, “Ok, write it in hiragana.” (laughs) He spoke in such a cool voice, so that made it even funnier. (laughs)
Morita-san: Sugo-san never changes, right? That happened during the previous series as well. He asked me, “Ichigo, Ichigo, how do you read this line?” and I said, “It says, Bankai.” Then he was like, “Oh... Got it. Bankai?” But as soon as the recording started, he said something else. (laughs)
Kubo Sensei: Yhwach indeed has plenty of lines in Thousand-Year Blood War, and they are very difficult.
Morita-san: Every time he comes to the studio, he would ask, “Even more lines this time?” So I said to him, “Sugo-san, your character will have the most lines in Thousand-Year Blood War.” And then he replied, “Really? Can’t we do something about that?” (laughs)
Kubo Sensei: (laughs)
Morita-san: A memorable event for me was when we recorded the interactions with Ouetsu Nimaiya. Thousand-Year Blood War is the very first time we see Squad Zero make their appearance. So I got to witness the process of their VAs working to build and develop their characters. Seeing a character gain flesh and blood, and then turn into a full-fledged character right before my eyes was impressive. I thought Squad Zero was so cool.
Kubo Sensei: Squad Zero is great, isn’t it? Sound Director Yukio Nagasaki and Sound Producer Yosuke Morita are the ones in charge of how the voices sound and they were really particular about it. It's no question for Nagasaki-san, but Morita-san’s interpretations are also overflowing with love for the characters.
Morita-san: Well done, Yo-chan. When this interview is published, I think he’s really going to let it go to his head. (laughs)
Kubo Sensei: From the beginning, the cast has been spot on and has a wonderful grasp of their own characters. For example, Daiki Yamashita, who plays Ryunosuke, and Asami Seto, who plays Shino. Their characters don’t appear in many scenes, but due to the excellent work of the VAs, I think their characters have been fleshed out well.
Morita-san: Please, kindly explain more.
Kubo Sensei: It’s difficult to put into words. It’s the same feeling I get when I hear your voice. I didn't know what kind of voice would fit those characters, but then the VAs had a good grasp of them. It was refreshing to have new faces join the show and I thought that was perfect.
Morita-san: I enjoyed my interactions with Renji because it felt like we were bringing back the relationship we’d cultivated over the years. Like with the scenes where he and I are soaking in Kirinji’s hot spring, or we are eating food together. And it was fun to have the opportunity to have a conversation with Kentaro (Renji's VA) in the same booth as there were a lot of separate recordings during the COVID-19 pandemic. And when I noticed that our lines were overlapping, Nagasaki-san said, “Don’t worry about it. Just interact naturally as if he was there.” When we returned, the way Kentaro and I let loose was incredible. (laughs) The refreshing feeling and excitement of new cast joining us for Thousand-Year Blood War is perfectly balanced with the reassuring feeling with the returning cast.
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