#wanna roll that man up in some seaweed and have a good snacc

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Hey so, I'm newish to SLBP and I noticed you also hella like Masanori!!! 1. I love your content for him, and 2. Out of curiosity, do you have a headcanon voice for him? Or any of the cute side boys, tbh. SLBP has too many cute side characters

Hello! Welcome! You have noticed CORRECTLY: I’m love that gentle giant gingersnap! 🥰 Thank you very much for reading. I am constantly crossing my fingers we get more canon and fan content for him! Such an adorable bear of a man!

Before your question, I had a voice type in mind for him (low but not much drag to it, defaulting to evenness but capable of snarling in comically serious snaps, “big”) but this ask is a great opportunity to pin it down. The closest to what I have in my head when I read his lines is Koyasu Takehito’s performance as Dojima Gin from Shokugeki no Soma. When I looked up a sample roll for him on YouTube, it felt right. This selection may have a lot to do with Masanori and Gin serving similar roles in their cohorts, but the more I think about it, the more it clicks. He was also the voice of Hanamori in Princess Jellyfish, which super sealed this deal for me, because that performance is so much of what I have in mind for Masanori’s voice and personality. For the purpose of this answer I’ll ignore that he also voiced Touga in Utena, but still, obviously: well done + unf. There are entirely💸 too💸 many💸 attractive people in this game, in the wings and front and center. A few of my other sides-y voice choices:

Tadatsugu (ymmv on “cute” but he’s extremely dear and adorable to me): Ikeda Shuichi. When he smiles at something MC does with Ieyasu or Hairzo, it’s Ikeda’s happy-sweet voice, 10000%!

Kansuke: Nakajima Yoshiki, pretty much exactly as he performs for Yugo in My Roommate is a Cat. I can’t find a legal clip online (travesty!), but his voice is deep and even.

Hanbei: KENN

Kiyohiro/Kiyohanzo/”Low Pony” Hanzo: Yamashita Seiichiro (particularly as Daichi in How to Keep a Mummy)

That One Dude NPC Who Almost Always Means Trouble: Nakamura Yuichi

Oichi: Sawashiro Miyuki

Thanks again! I like your Kennyo icon. 💕