Anime Voice
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Thu 2007/10/18 22:35
A voice actor/actress is known as a Seiyuu [声優]. I'm terrible at remembering seiyuu names and can only remember Aya Hirano (Haruhi etc) and Akio Ohtsuka (Metal Gear Solid etc).
Here are a collection of some of the most popular anime characters in Japan and their seiyuu counterpart.
UPDATE: found the videos at Moetron. Images from Byozine.
Another anime I've added to my watch list for now is ef a tale of memories which star...(more)
Sun 10/14 01:30 comments (24)
NEET (no, student...)
dude! I want to see this!
(ID #60052) Posted on 2007/10/18 22:37
IT, Programmer, ...
I try to remember my favorites and those from my favorite series. Like Hirano Aya, Chihara Minoru, Goto Yuko, Tanaka Rie, Sugita Tomo-something, Horie Yui, Takahashi Chiaki, Shiraishi Minoru, but there are so many more... But I try to remember ;p
(ID #60053) Posted on 2007/10/18 22:43
Kyoji in UK
They are all so fugly (I kid). I see Shinji Ikari's voice actress Megumi Ogata. Doing Nobita's voice from Doraemon nowadays then is she? Yay for Doraemon being first. He will take over the world, not Haruhi.
(ID #60056) Posted on 2007/10/18 23:02
Haha! Kenshiro's voice actor is SUPERB! He looks like a gameshow host! Totally unexpected. Im also quite surprised at how many of them are female. Astro boy? That guy from one piece? Shin-chan??? Aya Hirano sure is cute though...
(ID #60058) Posted on 2007/10/18 23:18
Comic Artist, writer
Some of these voice actors are really cute! I'm also impressed they list many of the older anime shows / movies, too.
(ID #60059) Posted on 2007/10/18 23:18
I m one of those that couldnt be bothered with the voice behind, similarly I dun care whether its some megastars behind the voice of major hollywood animated movies like Shrek or Toy Stories and such. As long as they did a good job.
(ID #60061) Posted on 2007/10/18 23:23
Web Design & Development
I don't know many of them by name, mostly just by voice. With dubbed stuff I can always pick out Johnny Yong Bosch and a few others. Johnny owns.
(ID #60065) Posted on 2007/10/18 23:28
Megumi. Hayashibara. _o_
(ID #60068) Posted on 2007/10/18 23:32
Professional Student
I'm a big 声優ヲタク so I actually know quite a few 声優 names, as well as their roles. I started getting into them when I realized how much better they were then the American counterparts.
(ID #60069) Posted on 2007/10/18 23:33
Student
Although I don't know their names I can spot an actors voice in many animes, mostly because I had piano lessons so I kind have a kin sense to voices and sounds. Some of the actors voices are really easy to notice but others are really hard since they seem to be able to modify them. Mostly the voices I can notice are Clare's (Claymore), Yakumo (School Rumble), Aramaki (GITS S.A.C), Madarame (Genshiken), Mu La Flaga (G. Seed) and some others. Sry to write the characters and animes but I don't know their names, go see them at ANN
(ID #60070) Posted on 2007/10/18 23:34
I can recognize the anime but don't know the seiyuu
(ID #60071) Posted on 2007/10/18 23:38
i'm kinda surprised how old the seiyuus are..
(ID #60072) Posted on 2007/10/18 23:39
NEET (no, student...)
for those who want to see that actual program, you can view it at Yahoo videos: Daitan Map Popular Anime Character Voices
(ID #60074) Posted on 2007/10/18 23:45
Dropping computers, starting all over again at Journalism
Aya Hirano is also the Seyuu from Konata (Lucky Star) and Misamisa (Death Note). Impressive. I'm always amazed by how cute some Seyuus are, and on the wide range of different voices some can do. My favorite female Seyuu right now is probably Aya. But some are plain immortal, like Megumi Hayashibara. As for male seyuu... the guy that did Vash on Trigun is great. But the one I like the most is the guy that did Chyo's father on Azumanga Daioh, Mechazawa-kun on Cromartie and Onsokumaru on Ninin ga Shinobuden. He's so freaking hilarious! XD
(ID #60080) Posted on 2007/10/19 00:05
Director/代表取締役
Videos found at Moetron http://www.moetron.com/2007/09/28/%EF%BD%A2daitan-map%EF%BD%A3-popular-anichara-voice-ranking-best-50/
(ID #60081) Posted on 2007/10/19 00:09
(ID #60082) Posted on 2007/10/19 00:11
The hardest part about putting anime and VA's faces is when I see animes with young boys like Shinchan, hard to tell that it's women behind their voice and not boys.
(ID #60086) Posted on 2007/10/19 00:26
NEET (no, student...)
watching through the rankings, I am surprised the VA for Char didn't want to show his face at first. I recall I seen him else where... Maybe b/c it was a magazine... Conan also.
(ID #60089) Posted on 2007/10/19 00:41
Student
lol .... memorizing sum right now cause of this T_T
(ID #60090) Posted on 2007/10/19 00:52
Policy & Research Officer
I always try to remember those seiyuus for characters that I really like so I can later try to look out for their other works.
(ID #60093) Posted on 2007/10/19 01:11
Troubleshooter, Universal Exports
I never been good with names... It's one of my weak points. I do try to remember Seiyuu that voice my favorite characters.
(ID #60097) Posted on 2007/10/19 01:31
I'm ok with Seiyuu names, usually for the older more known seiyuus of my favorite animes. A few that I remember off hand are Norio Wakamoto (good bless that man), Aya Hirano, Ayako Kawasumi (one of the sweetest voices I know), Rie Kugimiya, etc. Usually when I try to recommend animes and I try to explain some of the characters I go "You know he/she's the voice of so and so from that one anime and that other one?". Thank goodness for Anime News Network.
(ID #60105) Posted on 2007/10/19 03:29
Interactive Media Design and Graphic Design
hahhha thats funny, i can't imagine some of those voices come from people. They look so not what I would have thought they are. hehe
(ID #60108) Posted on 2007/10/19 04:20
hahaha That's great! Did you know that Peter Cullen, the english voice of the original Optimus Prime was also the original english voice of Eeyore? I kid you not, hows that for funny?
(ID #60110) Posted on 2007/10/19 04:36
Student
It's amazing to see that many of the male characters in anime are voiced by female Seiyuu in reality ^^ My favorite voice-actor is Nobuyuki Hiyama. He voiced for Shiro Amada in the 08th MS Team and Guy Shishio in Gaogaigar, both hot-blooded heroes; and then Director Azrael in SEED, the ultimate villain who made the audience hot-blooded instead ^^;
(ID #60112) Posted on 2007/10/19 04:41
That Hokuto no Ken seiyuu Akira Kamiya still has an awesome voice as Mouri Kogoro in Detective Conan. And that Crayon Shinchan seiyuu still looks pretty young.
(ID #60114) Posted on 2007/10/19 05:30
Software Developer
Starting to be kindda familiar with seiyuu names. Somethimes I even check for anime casting to know if I'll watch it or not ^^; My fav is Ayako Kawasumi for female seiyuu, and Tomokazu Seki for male (with that, you can easily undertand with I love Nodame Cantabile haha)
(ID #60115) Posted on 2007/10/19 06:09
Student
i'm familiar with the 5 seiyuu of the 5 main chars of suzumiya haruhi, especially aya hirano! thats of course becos i'm her fan lol. i dun really remember the seiyuu's name unless i'm a fan of the anime or the seiyuu. aya hirano is the best, i can't possibly forget that!
(ID #60121) Posted on 2007/10/19 07:03
anime/cosplay events organizer
i' familiar with some seiyuu names and the characters that they gave voice to but there are times that i forgot their names ^^;;;;
(ID #60122) Posted on 2007/10/19 07:03
know some dunno some --> the popular ones are easy to remember and for some reason... girl seiyu are easier to rememebr than boys (probably because girl's voice in anime are more to the extreme)
(ID #60125) Posted on 2007/10/19 07:16
im surprised that tanaka rie wasnt on the list
(ID #60128) Posted on 2007/10/19 08:20
i only familiar to some seiyu, but most of seiyu i don't know...
(ID #60133) Posted on 2007/10/19 10:09
*shrug* in Osaka-fu
Yeeg, all my favorite voice actors are getting up there in age...
(ID #60140) Posted on 2007/10/19 11:28
Service desk support
Nothing will shock me as much as when I saw Aya Hirano appear in Yeah!Yeah!yeah! and she opened her mouth... God, I thought she was on helium!!! Don't think much of her new look either, but then she's not really one of my fave VAs...
(ID #60144) Posted on 2007/10/19 11:56
Student
How is it possible that the legendary toru furuya is not the list? He's my favourite seiyuu アムロ・レイ, ガンダム, いきます！
(ID #60149) Posted on 2007/10/19 12:01
Service desk support
Most of the characters shown on the list are of really famous anime characters which are well known by the average person as well as anime fans. (you can really tell with characters like Doraemon and Shin-chan in there). Rie Tanaka and other Seiyuus probably won't be included as, although their parts are well known by anime fans and otaku, they probably aren't as well known by the general public. The exception on the list being Aya Hirano and Haruhi, since Haruhi took a life of it's own when it aired. If I'm wrong, then I demand Yukari Tamura and Yui Horie in that list dammit!!!
(ID #60150) Posted on 2007/10/19 12:10
TK-8316 / 宅男 Otaku / 工程师 Engineer
Hirano Aya! ^^
(ID #60159) Posted on 2007/10/19 13:24
Anime Store Owner, artist, Web master
Its cool to see who does the voices. For the american voice actors some might surprise people too. For example, the voice of Vash the Stampede, Ichigo and countless others was also the same actor who played as Adam the black ranger in the Power Rangers Movie and series.
(ID #60161) Posted on 2007/10/19 13:50
IT TechGuy
I like Haruhi!
(ID #60165) Posted on 2007/10/19 14:23
e-jump in Malaysia
Aya Hirano shouldnt be on the above list, SRSLY. Halko, Tanaka Rie and Yui Horie deserves more.
(ID #60172) Posted on 2007/10/19 15:52
.NET/Web Developer
I remember seiyuu names but I can't seem to recognize some of their voices. I'm amazed though when I first found out that some female seiyuus are behind the voices of male characters and as to how flexible their voices can be. *applause*
(ID #60181) Posted on 2007/10/19 16:42
Kaneto Shiozawa was one of the best but sad he passed away years ago. Weird shouldn't this page contain some Koyasu, Megumi Hayashibara, Takeshi Kusao, Yui Horie, Kawasumi Ayako, Midorikawa Hikaru and blah blah stuff?
(ID #60183) Posted on 2007/10/19 16:55
Custom Pc Builder, Muppet, Pyromaniac, Demolitions Expert
man talk about some vintage anime!!! im not suprised that most male (boy/kid/child) voices are done by females. its just like in the simpsons. theres a lady doing barts voice
(ID #60203) Posted on 2007/10/19 20:35
Animator/ graphic designer
i must say alot of them look like their anime counterparts...
(ID #60238) Posted on 2007/10/20 01:45
Yes Hayden, Nancy Cartwright (a girl indeed) is Bart Simpson's actor voice.
(ID #60251) Posted on 2007/10/20 02:46
CHAR!!.. gundam dynasty warriors is the best.
(ID #60425) Posted on 2007/10/21 06:12
I pay attention to Seiyuu's because i like to get songs sung by them
(ID #60497) Posted on 2007/10/22 04:25
with char being my favorite UC gundam character you'd think I'd remember his Seiyuu's name XD.
(ID #60905) Posted on 2007/10/25 07:08
Part human, part student, 100% loser
Most guy characters are played by female seiyuus, guess girls are great at voice acting?
(ID #70651) Posted on 2008/01/25 08:20
lecherous wretch
great post! i really enjoyed putting the faces to the voices.
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