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The prolific voice actress dishes on her experiences dubbing the Japanese-language version of Venom and in the anime voice acting industry.

Japan
(COK • interview • Marvel • movies • P.K. Sanjun • seiyu • Shoko Nakagawa • SNOJ • Sony • Tom Hardy • Venom • voice acting • voice actors • voice actresses)

Japanese boy band members surprise fans by dressing up as high school girls

Oona McGee
Aug 2, 2017

It’s hard to believe that these cute young schoolgirls are actually men.

Japan
(anime • boy bands • crossdressing • Idols • Japanese schoolgirls • marketing • schoolgirls • voice acting • voice actors)

Do Japanese men like it when real women speak in anime-style voices? Survey investigates

Casey Baseel
Oct 1, 2016

Japan’s anime voice actresses are more popular than ever, but does that style of speaking have the same appeal in actual conversation?

Japan
(anime • society • survey • voice acting • voice actresses)

Director of The Boy and the Beast, Summer Wars explains why he rarely casts anime voice actors

Casey Baseel
Jul 12, 2016

Mamoru Hosoda has made a name for himself as one of the most respected anime directors working today, so why do most of his films lack A-list anime voice actors?

Japan
(anime • Mamoru Hosoda • movies • The Boy and the Beast • The Girl Who Leapt Through Time • voice acting • voice actors • Wolf Children)

Legendary voice actress Megumi Hayashibara laments derivative anime, loss of 1990s’ ambition

Casey Baseel
May 25, 2016

“Anime that’s trying to be like previous hits can never surpass the originals.”

Anime & Manga, Japan
(anime • Evangelion • Megumi Hayashibara • Rei Ayanami • voice acting • voice actors)

Japanese-language voice for League of Legends’ Wukong revealed, sounds kinda familiar…

Krista Rogers
Jan 12, 2016

Who was chosen to voice the Monkey King in the Japanese-language version of League of Legends? His voice sounds oddly familiar…we’re just Saiyan’.

Internet, Japan
(Dragon Ball • league of legends • Masako Nozawa • online • Son Goku • video game • voice acting • Wukong)

Singing and dancing lessons, too!? An inside-look at a Tokyo voice acting academy

Krista Rogers
Dec 2, 2015

What kind of training do aspiring voice actors undergo before debuting as pros in Japan? We took a trip to a Tokyo voice acting academy to find out!

Japan
(Amusement Media Academy • anime • dancing • seiyu • singing • video • voice acting)

Legendary anime voice actor Iemasu Kayumi passes away at 80

Mike
Oct 10, 2014

If you’re into anime – like really into anime – you’re almost certainly watching your favorites in their original Japanese rather than dubbed in English. In which case, we have some sad news for you: Legendary voice actor Iemasu Kayumi, responsible for lending the charm and gravitas to many of the most memorable characters both in anime’s 80s and 90s heyday and in more modern works – has passed away at the age of 80.

Global, Japan
(acting • anime • anime & manga • manga • sad • voice acting)

Japanese Avengers Fans Up in Arms Over Shoddy Voice Acting on Blu-ray Release

Philip Kendall
Dec 8, 2012

The dubbed Blu-ray version of recent hollywood smash The Avengers hasn’t even made it into stores yet, but Japanese film fans are already writing it off as junk.

Despite the Japanese releases of previous superhero movies – The Incredible Hulk, Iron Man and Thor included – being voiced by professional, suitably cast voice actors, the dubbed version of The Avengers in cinemas featured none of the same voices, despite the movie being based around the premise of bringing these much-loved heroes together in one spot.

Movie buffs had hoped that Disney Japan, the company behind the Japanese Blu-ray release, would reinstate the original super heroes’ Japanese counterparts for the home release, but it has become clear that those wishing to enjoy the action movie without subtitles will have to put up with the same subpar voice acting that was shoehorned into the cinema release.