#akiko yajima

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I haven't posted new drawings here in a while 😅 but today I made a Cars x Precure crossover for the birthday of Angel Oquendo (Bobby Swift's VA) and Akiko Yajima (Mipple's VA) 🥳

[haveyouseenthisseries-poll]

[ducktracy]

all this excitement over Daffy in Wackyland (which i have watched 4 times today and plan on watching even more) has got me thinking about how much i love stop motion WHICH, reminded me that i never posted this! all of the Shin-chan movies (i think except for the first one) open with a claymation sequence and they’re magical. i really like this one from Movie 6. this has nothing to do with the plot at all.

[hotwaterandmilk]

Another of my favourite cheesy anime Christmas songs, “Ginga no Christmas” by the Houmei Girls from Kidou Senkan Nadesico’s “Ashita no Kanchou wa Kimi da!” album.

[soleilnmity]

MEDIA - ラジオCD「20th ANNIVERSARY ペルソナラジオ」 [JP/ENG]

Title: Persona 20th Anniversary "Persona Radio" Download Link

The Persona 20th Anniversary Radio was a weekly broadcast featuring various voice actors from the Persona series, and it then got released in CD format for the 20th anniversary!

I was always curious about Koyasu's thoughts regarding P2 and his inclusion on this CD because it was the first time he was called out for something anniversary-related, so I comissioned a translation of his radio appearance!

The translation has been done by the wonderful @currytantou so all kudos to her! The video is long and heavy so tumblr doesn't let me attach it directly uhsdfkj

Some things of note:

Koyasu likes Trinity Soul (likely because he voiced Kanzato Ryo www) and wishes others gave it a chance, not to erase it's existence.

Koyasu is a huge Megaten fan and he started with Mainline and Devil Survivor. He was also in other (old?) Atlus streams as well.

Koyasu has also played Megami Ibunroku Persona, and his favorite character there is Nanjo. He wanted to voice him.

Tatsuya's voice was always meant to be deep. Koyasu was told several times to actually deepen his voice when recording for Tatsuya.

Koyasu's favorite option for Tatsuya is Lisa. He immediately replies "Ginko" without a doubt lmao.

He loves Tatsuya very much, and complains about Atlus "removing him when they're coming up with something". He wishes he was more relevant and that he could voice him again.

Additionally, here's congratulatory messages of all members that are featured on the CD

Koyasu Takehito:

Nova Cytheeeerrrr!! Persona 2 Innocent Sin/Eternal Punishment is a work that'll be forever in my heart, so I was very happy to have been able to participate this way. I'd love to do it again (lol) That's all!

Akira Ishida:

Thank you for listening to the 20th Anniversary Persona Radio. I can only express my gratitude to all of you who have run alongside me in this 10-year marathon of “Persona 3"

I'm confident that this is content I can present to the new fans who will support us for the next 10 years. I hope you will continue to support the Persona series"

Hikaru Midorikawa:

I'm glad to have been able to participate as a guest this time. I wonder if this will be my last work related to "Persona 3"? But I had a lot of fun talking to Ishida-san♥

Namikawa Daisuke

It's been a while since we last spoke, but once we started talking, it didn't take long for us to get back to the atmosphere of that time. It was a fun time! I hope I was able to deliver it in style…

Kanda Akemi

It was fun!! It's been a while since I've had the "Persona" feeling, and I really loved it. Thank you!!

Kappei Yamaguchi

It didn't feel that it's been that long! The cast of "Persona 4" are all good friends, so I would be happy if we could do something for the 20th again♪

Fukuyama Jun

This is Jun Fukuyama, playing as P5's protagonist! I was supposed to tell you about the charms of P5, but I ended up focusing on the fun stories of each character, but that's alright!!

Aoi Yuuki

Eh!? No way Fukuyama-san is a cheater…! Eh!? To think Fukuyama-san could do something like that…! Eh!? Fukuyama-san…! It was a lot of fun to hear this side of him…(lol) Of course, we're talking about P5☆

Unfortunately, not *all* of the CD is translated (I would die x_x, these interviews are so fast paced and like 40 mins each!!!). If you want to know the 345 side of the interviews, you can trust curry for a translation~

But to compensate, this has nothing to do with the 20th anniversary, but I also comissioned an additional message that appeared in the somewhat recent 25th anniversary as well! This is one of the first instances of Maya's VA, Akiko Yajima, to have been invited to an anniversary-related event too!

I'm mostly a p2 blog so I wanted to take the opportunity to post this during Tatsuya's birthday as well. So please enjoy!

[althea-and-alcestris]

OC Introductions

Hii! This is my first Tumblr post and I'm gonna start with introducing my TWST ocs that I will be featuring in my future blogs.

Name: Althea Charlotte Cardinal

Name in Japanese: Arutea Karudinaru (アルテアー • カルディナール)

Other names: Dabria (Angel of Death), Esmeray Felch (original name)

Nicknames: Allie/Thea

Age: Undecided

Gender: Girl (afab) She/Her

Sexuality: Polyamorous-Bisexual

Height: 168 cm

Demon in human disguise (Lucifer's daughter)

Hair color: ashy/milky blonde

Eye color: Heterochromia (right - cherry red, left - hazel brown)

Skintone: Pale

Personality: Sensitive (maybe a bit too much) to insults directed at her but can and will break bones if the insult is directed at loved ones, behavior can vary between excited and childish/mature late teen/violent force/depression, very affectionate and supportive (often places everyone else infront of her own needs), polite and thus has a hard time saying no, naive but lovable, due to her demon nature and family background she finds no problem in going to extremes to protect someone (she needs to work on that)

Hobbies: Figure Skating, Horseback riding, Reading

Talents: Singing, Stringed instruments, Medical treatments, Weapons, martial arts

Often paired with: Sebek Zigvolt, Silver Vanrouge (I will refer to Silver with the same last name as Lilia's because I live for the father-son duo)

Signature Spell: Screams of Hell (an ear piercing scream)

Voice Claim: Japanese - Akiko Yajima (Sea Fairy Cookie) English - Katharine Gray (Seras Victoria)

⋆｡ﾟ☁︎｡⋆｡ ﾟ☾ ﾟ｡⋆⋆｡ﾟ☁︎｡⋆｡ ﾟ☾ ﾟ｡⋆⋆｡ﾟ☁︎｡⋆｡ ﾟ☾ ﾟ｡⋆⋆｡ﾟ☁︎｡⋆｡ ﾟ☾ ﾟ｡⋆⋆｡ﾟ☁︎｡⋆｡ ﾟ☾ ﾟ｡

Name: Alcestris [Zigvolt] (originally no last name but will go by Zigvolt later on)

Name in Japanese: Aruzesutorisu (アルゼストリース)

Other names: Isadora Evergreen (original name)

Nicknames: Alce/Firecracker

Age: 17 (logically well over 400 but oh well)

Gender: Genderfluid (afab) All pronouns

Sexuality: Asexual-Lesbian

Height: 5'10 (178 cm)

Half-fae (serpent fae and human)

Hair color: milky blonde

Eye color: Heterochromia (right - tart red, left - hazel brown)

Skintone: Pale

Other skin features: Purple scales

Personality: Cynical and sarcastic but is actually a sweetheart once known enough, an absolute daredevil but with some exceptional luck, loud and big mouthed (she will insult ANYONE), her no. 1. solution to arguements is throwing hands, not at all lady-like she swears a lot, energetic and overly brave

Hobbies: Singing, Writing songs, Playing the guitar, Parkour

Talents: Martial arts, Singing, Instruments, Parkour, Weapons (non mechanical)

Often paired with: No romantic pairings (Platonic pairing: Baul Zigvolt, Lilia Vanrouge, Meleanor Draconia)

Signature Spell: Lullaby of the River

Voice Claim: Japanese - Paku Romi (Temari) English - Trina Nishimura (Mikasa Ackermann)

[rikeijo]

Today's translation #660

Pash! 12/2016, Toyonaga Toshiyuki x Uchiyama Koki cross talk

Part 10.

-- Please, tell us some stories from studio, that happened when you were recording the voice-over.

Uchiyama: The Three Skating Otaku Sisters played by Yajima Akiko-san were funny. They are very fun to watch on screen, too.

Toyonaga: Yeah, the three sisters were funny. It was like 'So first, I'll record the lines for the first one', and she recorded the lines, and then the second one, and then the third - Yajima-san had to record her lines three times. And sometimes the only visuals that we had were the line arts or just director's storyboards, and then even the Sound Director, Shimizu-san was like 'I have no idea which sister this is supposed to be'. But even if the direction was 'it's okay, if all three sound the same', it seems that for Yajima-san, each one of them is a separate character, and so, she was changing a little bit the way she says her lines for each one - I was very impressed each time, witnessing that.

[ashitomarisu]

CROSSCANONS: Is your mom voiced by a Precure? (Precure x Love Live)

Upon confirmation of Yukana being another Precure veteran to voice a mom in the Love Live to one of the school idols (Lanzhu, of all people), it reminds me of the other Precure seiyuus who lent their voices to other Love Live mothers.

==Let's start at the beginning with Muse.==

Honoka Kousaka

Honoka's mom is voiced by Masumi Asano (Minami Kaido/Cure Mermaid). Asano still had credit for the LL! movie, when Go! Princess Precure was midway through the season.

Kotori Minami

Believe it or not, Kotori's mother is voiced by a well-known voice actress [Noriko Hidaka] who had a supporting role in the Precure franchise. In Suite Precure, Hidaka played Aphrodite, Cure Muse's mother. Kinda fitting, don't you think?

Maki Nishikino

Maki's mother, voiced by Kikuko Inoue, has a few roles in Precure, but Benigyo (from Maho Tsukai) is the most well-known of the three.

Nico Yazawa

(I have to mention her or else I'd be punished in the name of the moon. No, literally. Nico's mom is voiced by Kotono Mitsuishi.)

Mitsuishi provides the voice of Hummy, the mascot from Suite Precure.

Eli Ayase

While her mother is never seen in the series, her grandmother makes an appearance. She is voiced by Fumi Hirano, who had a minor role in Star Twinkle Precure (that being Lala's mother).

==Moving on, let's get into Aqours.==

Chika Takami

Rie Kugimiya voices Chika's mother, who previously was involved with DokiDoki! Precure as Madoka Aguri/Cure Ace and the Yes! Precure 5 movie as Dark Lemonade.

Riko Sakurauchi

Riko's mother is voiced by singer and voice actress, Nana Mizuki. Prior to Sunshine, she was Tsubomi Hanasaki/Cure Blossom in Heartcatch! Precure.

Yohane Tsushima

Yohane's mother, voiced by Hekiru Shiina, also voices Madoka's mother in Star Twinkle Precure.

Mari Ohara

Mari's mother is voiced by Akiko Yajima. In Futari wa Precure, she is credited as Mipple, Honoka's partner.

==Nijigaku==

Setsuna Yuki

The voice behind Setsuna Yuki's mother, Ryoko Shiraishi, had a minor role in both Smile Precure and Heartcatch! Precure.

Kanata Konoe

Yuko Minaguchi provided the voice for Kanata's mother. She was the seiyuu behind both Dark Mint in the Yes! Precure 5 movie and Flora from Yes! Precure 5 GoGo.

Lanzhu Zhong

As mentioned in the beginning of this post, Lanzhu's mother has been confirmed to be voiced by Yukana. She is best known as Honoka Yukishiro/Cure White in Futari wa Precure.

==Liella==

Kanon Shibuya

Kanon's mother is played by Mamiko Noto, who also voiced Ayumi Sakagami/Cure Echo in the Precure All Stars New Stage movies.

Ren Hazuki

Ren's mother is voiced by Aya Endo. She also voiced Tenjo in Star Twinkle Precure.

Kinako Sakurakoji

Ikue Otani, the voice behind Candy from Smile Precure, is credited as Kinako's mother.

For the meantime, this is every canon LL mother with a literal CV. It is unknown, to my knowledge, if Hasunosora has any yet to be mentioned. Hopefully you enjoy learning something different today!

Til next time, here's to the end of the summer and the start of fall weather, endless pumpkins, and-- OKAY LET ME JUST SAY I'M DESPERATE TO GO PURCHASE A RIKO NESOBERI TO FINISH MY AQOURS NESO COLLECTION.

[fallenwingzero]

Frozen Teardrop Volume Four Author’s Notes Translation

This time Sumisawa talks about Relena and Father Maxwells (Duo) voice actors and how they inspired the characters, Frozen Teardrop inspired cocktails, as well as misinformation on fan sites. Translation under the read more:

Translation~

Afterword

I’m not in a position to call myself a “writer”, but I’ve been able to spread a surprising number of misunderstandings and falsehoods. As for funny jokes, the editor told me about this year’s April Fools Day article on an American site called “Manga Market” saying that “New Mobile Suit Gundam Wing will be made into a live-action movie in Hollywood!” where I am answering the interview. What’s more, in fluent English! Using words I’ve never seen or heard before!

It’s an honor to be treated as such a story, but on the contrary, the Wikipedia entry for “New Mobile Report Gundam Wing”, says, “Sumisawa said, ‘anime otaku and magazine editors can’t keep up with the script (scenario)’”. 

I would like to raise an objection to the article saying who it was aimed at.

What’s more, it even comes with a source (it says it’s from the setting record collection, Part II, which is no longer available!), so from now on, won’t it be misunderstood as a fact for eternity? That remark was spoken by director Masashi Ikeda and directed at me. “Aim for that kind of script” It wasn’t something I said.

Moreover, at the beginning of that sentence, there was the words “not to mention general viewers”. I get the sense that this was a deliberate deletion and change to make Sumisawa the enemy of those people. In that case, you may say that I should submit a change notification, but it is impossible for me, who is not familiar with computers, to ask. Asking the editor is rude and uncool and I wonder if someone would notice it and edit it off, (I don’t say such things) and I spend my days gritting my teeth and being filled with tears.

So dear readers, how are you? I’m the same drunken bastard.

When I started writing this novel, Mr. Torii, the helmsmen of VOYAGE, made an original cocktail called “Frozen Teardrop.” To introduce a little recipe, we mixed crushed ice and absolute currant vodka with a beautiful light blue grapefruit liqueur called “Hypnotic” as a base, blend it in a mixer and freeze it. A red cherry floats in it resembling Mars. The distribution is very difficult, but the point is that there are two small teardrop-shaped cubes inside. This represents Phobos and Deimos.

By the way, cherries can be green and blue so Mars has finished terraforming. This is the most delicious cocktail. It’s slightly sweet as if you’re dreaming, kindness and coldness coexist in the sourness like the sorrow of first love. Even women who don’t drink alcohol on a daily basis can enjoy it. However, if you drink two cups, you will become sleepy. Hypnotic means “hypnosis” in the French language, and you may end up in a cold sleep like Heero or Relena.

Mr. Torii also made “Snow White” based on apple liqueur. Mr. Torii, who is such a master, is now enjoying touring in Hokkaido and Tohoku on a large motorcycle. He’s like Father Maxwell. I don’t know if he’ll be back by Christmas, but VOYAGE has an even more talented captain and owner, Mr. Sekai, so I keep coming here.

Some of our readers are underage, so we shouldn’t be talking about alcohol all time, sorry. For that reason (what’s the reason?), I would like to tell you the inside story of the actors who played the characters of Gundam Wing.

In my case, as an anime screenwriter by profession, character creation is greatly influenced by the human nature of the actors. People often say that the women in Gundam Wing are portrayed as strong and tough, but in fact, it’s all thanks to the actors. All the female voice actors were beautiful and pretty and Relena is the very representative of that, and the attitude of daring to face the fate of hardships is the original dignity of Ms. Akiko Yajima.

Akiko Yajima’s anecdote is actually more impressive when she appears in a different place than during the dubbing of “Gundam Wing”. When I went on a launch trip for a certain program, I still can’t forget the sight of her yelling with the deep voice of abdominal breathing that she practiced everyday “Take it easy!” at men who were getting drunk late at night and playing practical jokes.

Still, while showing the sorrow of a pretty girl, she said, “This role is really hard to grasp,” and her serious face reminded me of Relena, who would wonder, “How war be eliminated from the world?”

In addition, Yajima, who met Mr. Ikeda who later became the director of another program after a long time, said lightly, “Please don’t disappear this time,” after greeting him was amazing. It’s crazy. I felt like I wanted to scream like Investigator Acht, “Here! There’s a real Relena here!”

Readers may feel a subtle difference in temperature in Relena, who appears in this novel, and some of you might feel that it is somewhat unreliable. However, if you can understand that this character’s trivial duality is the true strength of Gundam Wing, I think that you’ll be able to enjoy this world even more.

Thanks to Mr. Toshihiko Seki for voicing Father Maxwell, who has not yet been drawn, the characters have become like the narrators of these four volumes. Of course, Seki-san’s acting plan has also been adopted for the cute Duo, who insists on being roguish.

Mr. Toshihiko Seki’s voice has a very gentle, refreshing and comforting sound, as if he is trying to support someone from the shadows when he sees someone in trouble, even though he is troubled and careless and messed up. I’m sure you can hear the audio playing in your brain like that.

I’m really glad that I came up with this method of changing the narrator each time, even though it’s in first person.

But…. Ah, I wanted to write more, but this time I will end here. Please read my nonsense in volume 5 again. I would appreciate it if you could send me your impressions.

See you soon.

Katsuyuki Sumisawa.

~End Translation

[potentiawebtoon]

Meet Akiko Yajima

[shinigami-striker]

25 Spyro the Dragon Facts | Thursday, 12.28.2023

The 25th anniversary of Spyro the Dragon isn't over yet!

Here are 25 trivia facts within series itself down below (while also featuring Crash Bandicoot):

the original game was released on September 9, 1998 on the original PlayStation console in North America

the very first Spyro game was conceived into development following the commerical failure of Insomniac's very first game they developed: Disruptor (1996)

the original game in its PS1 trilogy is the only one of the three (barring the Reignited Trilogy) where Tom Kenny doesn't voice Spyro himself, but rather by Carlos Alazraqui (who's known as the voices of the title characters in Rocko's Modern Life and Camp Lazlo respectively)

the game was released in Japan around on April 1, 1999 (April Fool's Day, roughly seven months after the game's North American release), though it had little commerical advertisement, nor an impact itself to the Japanese community, due to the game's "3D sickness" and how the controls and camera angels weren't going smoothly to anyone during gameplay

as the very first major antagonist introduced, Gnasty Gnorc was referenced in almost every mainline game (even he made a few appearances in a few Crash Bandicoot games either as a playable character or a boss)

Spyro was voiced by Akiko Yajima (known for her works in Blood+ and Mobile Suit Gundam at the time) in the Japanese dubbing of the first two games

Irony: the original game was released exactly two years after the original Crash Bandicoot game (developed by Naughty Dog) came out

Tom Kenny (known for voicing SpongeBob Squarepants shortly before Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage came out) is Spyro's most recurring voice actor for his major voice work as the title character in (down below):

Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage (1999)

Spyro: Year of the Dragon (2000)

Spyro: Enter the Dragon (2002)

Spyro Reignited Trilogy (2018)

Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled (2019)

Crash Bandicoot: On The Run! (2021)

Crash Team Rumble (2023)

Irony: Spyro's Japanese name ("スパイロ") was used for during the making of introducing recurring villain, Ripto for Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage during development.

since his introduction in Ripto's Rage, Ripto became Spyro's most persistent enemy in the following games down below (cameos excluded):

Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage (1999)

Spyro 2: Season of Flame (2002)

Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly (2002)

Spyro: Attack of the Rhynocs (2003)

Spyro Orange: The Cortex Conspiracy/Crash Bandicoot Purple: Ripto's Rampage (2004)

Up until Crash Team Rumble (as of Season 3, where she'll be playable for the very first time), Elora's only major appearance was in Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage, although she makes a minor appearance in Spyro: Year of the Dragon and a cameo in Spyro Orange: The Cortex Conspiracy as a collectible trading card (although she was cut in both Spyro: Season of Ice (2001) and Spyro: Attack of the Rhynocs (2003) respectively)

at the time Spyro: Year of the Dragon was released, Elora was voiced by Carolyn Lawrence (known for voicing Sandy Cheeks in SpongeBob Squarepants and Cindy Vortex in Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius)

Coincidentally, Spyro: Year of the Dragon was released in the exact same year the actual Year of the Dragon event occured (for the Metal Dragon in Chinese zodiacs)

Spyro: Year of the Dragon is the only game in the original Insomniac Games trilogy on PlayStation to not release in Japan due to the first two games performing below critical and sales expectations at the time (However, it's not possible, courtesy of the 2018 release of the Spyro Reignited Trilogy)

Coincidentally, both Spyro: Year of the Dragon and Crash Bandicoot: Warped are the highest rated games in their respective series (they both scored an average of a 91 out of 100, therefore they both received "universal acclaim")

Spyro: Year of the Dragon not only marks the final Spyro release on PlayStation, but as the game developed by Insomniac Games themselves since they would go on and focus their development on the Ratchet & Clank and Marvel's Spider-Man franchises exclusively on PlayStation consoles

despite selling well at the time of release, Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly is not only the worst rated game in the entire series (second only to the Nintendo DS-exclusive, Spyro: Shadow Legacy), but it was the only game in the franchise to developed by both Check Six Studios and Equinox Digital entertainment (both developer studios dissolved shortly after the game's original release)

despite being planned to appear in Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly as the main antagonist of the game besides Ripto, Gnasty Gnorc never made it in the final game, although he is mentioned in-game by Ripto at the beginning of the game

as sibling franchises previously owned by Universal Interactive (now owned by Activision since 2008), both Spyro & Crash have crossed over in each other's games several times throughout the years, which includes:

Spyro the Dragon / Crash Bandicoot: Warped (demos; 1998)

Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage / Crash Team Racing (demos; 1999)

Spyro: Year of the Dragon / Crash Bash (demos; 2000)

Spyro Orange: The Cortex Conspiracy / Crash Bandicoot Purple: Ripto's Rampage (crossover games; 2004)

Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled (crossover racing game; 2019)

Crash Bandicoot: On The Run! (Season 3 crossover event: 2021)

Crash Team Rumble (multiplayer crossover game as of Season 3 and onward; 2023)

Coincidentally, both Spyro and Crash were not only designed by Charles Zembillas himself, but were also voiced by Jess Harnell (although he voiced Crash between 2005 and 2021, he only voiced Spyro,as well as Hunter in Spyro: A Hero's Tail in 2004)

the 2005 release of Spyro: Shadow Legacy (exclusively on the Nintendo DS) was the last game in the classic series to be available until Spyro returned with the 2018 release of the Spyro Reignited Trilogy (excluded The Legend of Spyro and Skylanders since they're reboots of the title character and aren't considered canon)

as of 2023, the Spyro Reignited Trilogy sold over 10 million copies worldwide (yes, it includes Japan)

Spyro made a few cameos in Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time, where one of his cameos includes being a balloon float for the level "Off Beat" (you can also see it in the background of "Jazz Junction" in Crash Team Rumble shortly before he became playable since Season 3 started not too long ago)

since the 2018 release of the Spyro Reignited Trilogy, its art style has returned in both Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled (also developed by Beenox) and Crash Team Rumble (also developed by Toys For Bob) respectively instead of backtracking prior character design choices as, in a way of indicating any possible future installments being released when made available (even after Microsoft owns all of Activision's IP since post-2023)

a McDonald's TV commerical advertisement for Crash Team Rumble (credit goes to Lex Lang, the current voice of Dr. Neo Cortex) features a small cameo of Spyro flying in the background (as well as him appearing in some of the Happy Meal toys), foreshadowing his upcoming arrival in the actual game itself (as of Season 3 and onward)

Anyway, that's Spyro 25 facts that I could put in after looking them up before the end of the year.

Happy 25th anniversary, Spyro! 🎂

[gonagaiworld]

Il trailer del film anime "Lonely Castle in the Mirror" di Keiichi Hara svela il cast e la canzone principale Akiko Yajima, Karen Miyama, Ayaka Yoshimura, Anji Ikehata si aggiungono al cast; Yūri interpreta "Merry-Go-Round". Info:--> https://www.gonagaiworld.com/il-trailer-del-film-anime-lonely-castle-in-the-mirror-di-keiichi-hara-svela-il-cast-e-la-canzone-principale/?feed_id=307637&_unique_id=6348f423be8e0 #A1Pictures #Ilcastelloinvisibile #KagaminoKojō #LonelyCastleintheMirror #かがみの孤城

[toursenergylife]

Spyro the dragon playstation

He is very brash, being eager to defeat the game's villain, Gnasty Gnorc. Spyro originates from the Dragon Kingdom in Spyro the Dragon, and lives in the Artisans homeworld. In the Japanese versions of the games, he was voiced by Akiko Yajima, Manabu Ino, and Masahito KawanagoĬharacteristics Personality and backstory In later years, he was voiced by Jess Harnell in Spyro: A Hero's Tail Elijah Wood in The Legend of Spyro series Josh Keaton in Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure Matthew Mercer in Skylanders: Imaginators Justin Long in Skylanders Academy and Jason Ritter in Skylanders Academy. Alazraqui explained in an interview with Electronic Gaming Monthly that he tried to make Spyro's voice sound like "a kid at camp that everybody likes." He was later replaced by Tom Kenny, who voiced the character from Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage! to Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled. Throughout the years, Spyro has been voiced by several actors: He was originally voiced by comedian Carlos Alazraqui in Spyro the Dragon. Price claimed in an interview that Insomniac stopped developing Spyro games after Spyro: Year of the Dragon because Spyro could not hold anything in his hands and therefore his actions were limited. According to programmer Peter Hastings, NASA rocket scientist Matt Whiting was hired to program Spyro's controls so that he could move as smoothly as possible. Spyro was given the ability to glide infinitely to give him "something he could do that no other platformer could", making the game's worlds significantly larger and providing more incentive for exploration. He was made younger to appeal to children, needing "to be cute, but at the same time, mischievous, bratty, unpredictable, and something of an upstart." His color was changed to purple so as to avoid blending in with any grassy areas.

Spyro was originally named "Pete" and colored green during development, but the name was dropped to avoid infringing on the trademark Pete's Dragon, which was owned by The Walt Disney Company. Zembillas had previously designed Crash for Naughty Dog, whose offices were just across the hall from Insomniac's at Universal Interactive Studios. Both characters were owned by Universal Studios, under the former video game division Universal Interactive and have since become an intellectual property of Activision, through the merger between Vivendi Universal Games and Activision to create Activision Blizzard.Īfter developing Disruptor, Insomniac president, Ted Price, contacted Zembillas to design a playable dragon character for a video game. The character has endured in popular culture as a mascot of the PlayStation video game console alongside Crash Bandicoot, having appeared in several games together with him. Spyro was designed and created by Charles Zembillas for Insomniac Games, the developers of the first three games in the series. Spyro is often accompanied by his best friend Sparx, who is a dragonfly. He is known for his ability to defeat enemies by breathing fire and charging at them, and his ability to glide to otherwise unreachable areas in the game world. Spyro is a cute energetic young male purple dragon.

Spyro is the titular main character and protagonist of the Spyro video game series, including The Legend of Spyro, and a guest character in the Skylanders series, first appearing in Spyro the Dragon in 1998.

[nofatclips]

Accented Cinema on nostalgia and Kureyon Shin-chan: Arashi wo yobu - Mouretsu! Otona teikoku no gyakushuu (Keiichi Hara, 2001)

[obitohatescops]

The Japanese voice actress who dubbed baby Anakin in TPM, Akiko Yajima, is also the voice of young Sasori.

I just think it’s a bit funny; she voiced two desert boys who grow up to become murderers (albeit in different ways, Sasori is a criminal and Darth Vader technically isn’t, under the empire) and are also enclosed in armor. They’re also both puppets, but in different ways.

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Akiko Yajima voice mari’s mom from love live sunshine movie and mipple from futari wa pretty cure & max heart