Official Seiyuu (Voice Actors and Voice Actresses) Thread

[tsugu 588]

Welcome to the Seiyuu thread, where anyone can discuss anything and everything about seiyuus. Be it your favourite seiyuus, seiyuu radio shows or seiyuu-related events, you can voice your opinions here. 

What are seiyuus?

Seiyuus, or voice actors/actresses, are the voices behind the characters in anime. Without them, anime would only have moving pictures with soundless characters, making it very dull indeed. Not only do seiyuus voice anime characters, but they also take part regularly in radio shows and live shows as well, making them all-rounders.

Seiyuu as entertainers:

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A glimpse of what the seiyuu world is like:

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Seiyuus as singers on stage:

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•  The voice cast of Your Lie in April singing Hikaru Nara (Your Lie in April OP) along with Goose House. Thumbnail shows Sakura Ayane (left) and Taneda Risa (right)

 

• The 3 main female characters of AnoHana singing Secret Base (AnoHana ED). From left to right: Hayami Saori, Kayano Ai, Tomatsu Haruka
• The 3 main female characters of The Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi singing Hare Hare Yukai (Suzumiya Haruhi ED). From left to right: Chihara Minori, Hirano Aya, Gotou Yuuko. 

Top 10 Most Popular male seiyuus based on a 2019 poll in Japan:

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1. Kamiya Hiroshi

2. Kaji Yuuki

3. Nakamura Yuuichi

4. Jun Fukuyama

5. Saitou Souma

6. Sugita Tomokazu

7. Matsuoka Yoshitsugu

8. Okamoto Nobuhiko

9. Shimono Hiro

10. Miyano Mamoru

 

Top 10 Female Seiyuus based on a 2019 poll in Japan:

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1. Yuuki Aoi

2. Minase Inori

3. Sakura Ayane

4. Hanazawa Kana

5. Sawashiro Miyuki

6. Takahashi Rie

7. Uchida Maaya

8. Hayami Saori

9. Kayano Ai

10. Oonishi Saori  

 

Edited December 20, 2020 by tsugu

[gojo 3,256]

saito is surprising popular?? didn't know that 

i think these days ishikawa kaito and eguchi takuya catches my eye or should i say ears lol , i thought namikawa daisuke would be more popular

[tsugu 588]

Who are your favorite pairings? Mine are:

1. Kayano Ai and Matsuoka Yoshitsugu (Just get married already, you two)

2. Uchida Maaya and Uchida Yuuma (they are such dorks together)

3. Kamiya Hiroshi and Kaneda Tomoko (the kamikami combi aka the tsukkomi boke duo)

 

Edited June 5, 2020 by wei

[gojo 3,256]

5 hours ago, wei said:

Who are your favorite pairings? Mine are:

1. Kayano Ai and Matsuoka Yoshitsugu (Just get married already, you two)

2. Uchida Maaya and Uchida Yuuma (they are such dorks together)

3. Kamiya Hiroshi and Kaneda Tomoko (the kamikami combi aka the tsukkomi boke duo)

 

well i don't have a favourite pairing but they do have their cute moments! 

i actually felt embarrassed after i heard a radio of uchiyama kouki and sakura ayaneru flirting? so i guess i should say, to me, it's them hahaha 

[tsugu 588]

Kinda late, but Hanazawa Kana and Ono Kensho got married this month!

 

Edited July 31, 2020 by wei

[tsugu 588]

I was watching clips of Toshitai (radio show) today, and I was pleasantly surprised when Twice was mentioned by Oonishi Saori (she's the one doing the TT pose in the thumbnail).

 

Edited August 2, 2020 by wei

[tsugu 588]

It's confirmed; Oonishi Saori is a ONCE! She received a Jihyo fan for her birthday, and even knew that the fan was from the More and More era.

 

[tsugu 588]

Been watching Radio Cross and Choroi for the past month, and I can't get enough of Ayaneru and Paisen lol

 

[tsugu 588]

I just realised that Uchida Maaya looks a lot like Taeyeon LOL why didn't I realise this sooner

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Apparently there was an article about her looking like a mix of Suzy and Taeyeon, but I do find her looking more like the latter than the former.

[tsugu 588]

Oonishi Saori talks about her favorite Twice member again!

[gojo 3,256]

On 10/28/2020 at 2:21 PM, tsugu said:

I just realised that Uchida Maaya looks a lot like Taeyeon LOL why didn't I realise this sooner

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Apparently there was an article about her looking like a mix of Suzy and Taeyeon, but I do find her looking more like the latter than the former.

She does look like Taeyeon, during her debut days. Also Yuuichi in here 

[tsugu 588]

This is why I love seiyuus so much

[Damascus Blade 21]

Keiji Fujiwara and Tomoyuki Dan were the GOATs, and I'm so sad they died too soon.

Also I think Kenjiro Tsuda is going to become the new Kaneto Shiozawa (also gone too soon), he has the register and debonaire.