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Sailor Moon’s voice actress shares photos of personal script with first-ever “Moon Prism Power”
- Casey Baseel
Apr 22, 2020 - Tweet
28-year-old document is a priceless piece of anime history.
- Japan
- (anime • awesome • cool • Kotono Mitsuishi • Sailor Moon • voice actors • voice actresses)
Pokémon anime to go on hiatus, voice actress’ tweet suggests
- Casey Baseel
Apr 10, 2020
When Ash goes on vacation, you can expect the whole series to go on vacation too.
- Japan
- (anime • COK • Pikachu • Pokemon • Rika Matsumoto • voice actors • voice actresses)
Voice actor charms net again with his drawing of a Studio Ghibli character he voiced
- Krista Rogers
Apr 9, 2020
Based on the quality of this Kiki’s Delivery Service homage, it’s hard to believe that his day job is voice actor and not manga artist.
- Japan
- (anime • art • fanart • Kappei Yamaguchi • Kiki's Delivery Service • movies • seiyu • Studio Ghibli • twitter • voice actor • voice actresses)
Anime voice actors need loans, face “dangerous levels of poverty” during pandemic, union says
- Casey Baseel
Apr 6, 2020
Survey of live-action and vocal performers shows startling number who’ve already used up their savings.
- Japan
- (anime • COK • coronavirus • coronavirus outbreak • voice actors • voice actresses)
WARNING! The Civic hatchback can’t drive through Evangelion AT fields, Honda’s lawyers say【Vids】
- Casey Baseel
Apr 1, 2020
Actual driving experience may not include Angel battles, Shinji, Rei, and Asuka want us to know.
- Japan
- (ads • anime • cars • Civic • cool • Evangelion • funny • Honda • video • voice actors • voice actresses)
Otaku in Western Art: Hilarious viral hashtag finds geeks hiding in classic masterpieces
- Oona McGee
Mar 19, 2020
Otaku struggles are real and they’ve been right under our noses for centuries.
- Japan
- (anime • art • artists • boys love • funny • hashtag • Idols • LOL • manga • otaku • paintings • twitter • viral • voice actors • voice actresses)
“Single women only” say rules for anime voice actress auditions for new Love Live! series
- Casey Baseel
Feb 27, 2020
No married women allowed, but 15-year-olds are A-OK.
- Japan
- (anime • COK • controversy • idol singers • Idols • love live • voice actors • voice actresses • weird)
The real-life Ash/Satoshi just gave away a Pikachu to brighten a child’s day in Japan
- Casey Baseel
Feb 21, 2020
The only thing better than catching ‘em all is giving one away to put a smile on a stranger’s face.
- Japan
- (anime • kids • moving • Pikachu • Rika Matsumoto • touching • trains • video games • voice actors • voice actresses)
Love Live! poster showing anime schoolgirl in see-through skirt divides public opinion in Japan
- SoraNews24
Feb 19, 2020
Otaku, artists, feminists, and a Tokyo assemblyman weigh in on the controversial crotch-revealing image.
- Japan
- (anime • controversy • feminism • love live • Love Live Sunshine!! • manga • mikan • Numazu • otaku • voice actresses)
Japan has more anime/video game actresses than ever before, according to major seiyu magazine
- Krista Rogers
Feb 15, 2020
The number of female voice actors listed in the annual Voice Actor Directory has more than quadrupled since the guide was first released 19 years ago.
- Japan
- (anime • COK • seiyu • Seiyu Grand Prix Magazine • voice actors • voice actresses)
Final Evangelion movie’s voice recording is almost done, Shinji saved for last, says actress
- Casey Baseel
Feb 7, 2020
Snapshot from the recording booth shows the beginning of the end of one of anime’s most important franchises ever.
- Japan
- (anime • COK • Evangelion • movies • Rebuild of Evangelion • voice actors • voice actresses)
Anime voice actor fired for “inconsiderate comments,” possibly that women shouldn’t drink sake
- Casey Baseel
Jan 25, 2020
Podcast comment thought to have originated in is suspiciously shorter than others in series.
- Japan
- (alcohol • anime • Kaito Ishikawa • Miki no Mikoto • sake • voice actors • voice actresses)
Hundreds of otaku line up to get spanked by anime voice actress at Tokyo event
- Casey Baseel
Jan 18, 2020
Star of Puella Magi Madoka Magica and Symphogear gives a very special hello to her fans’ butts.
- Japan
- (anime • anime songs • anisongs • Aoi Yuki • crazy • music • otaku • Puella Magi Madoka Magica • voice actors • voice actresses • weird)
Anime company president arrested for taking nude photos of teen girl who wanted to be voice actress
- Casey Baseel
Dec 5, 2019
President of Gainax, production company that made Evangelion TV series, allegedly told her “It’s practice for when you become famous.”
- Japan
- (#foreveralone • anime • crime • Evangelion • GAINAX • voice actresses)
Shinkansen announcer shares moment her mother hears her voice on bullet train for the first time
- SoraNews24
Nov 1, 2019
We will soon make a brief stop at…my mother’s heartstrings.
- Japan
- (bullet train • donna burke • Metal Gear Solid • shinkansen • trains • travel • twitter • videos • voice actors • voice actresses)
Oddly epic chicken-tuna battle commercial features two legendary voice actors in animal mode
- Krista Rogers
Oct 23, 2019
“Will you eat, or be eaten?” is the ominous tagline of this land chicken vs. sea chicken animated battle.
- Japan
- (ads • anime • chicken • cool • food • funny • tuna • video • voice actors • voice actresses • weird)
Japanese voice actress flaunts revenge body at raunchy lingerie photo shoot
- SoraNews24
Oct 8, 2019
Rie Tanaka may be 40 years old, but that doesn’t mean she’s too old to bare her flesh.
- Japan
- (anime • beautiful women • celebrities • culture • Japanese women • models • news • photo shoot • Rie Tanaka • voice actresses)
What would idol series Love Live! have looked like as a late 1980s anime? Awesome, fan art shows
- Casey Baseel
Sep 26, 2019
Love Live! Sunshine!! voice actress gives her school idol character an old-school makeover.
Voice of Evangelion’s main character sad to see how often he gets left out of anime group shots
- Casey Baseel
Aug 31, 2019
”Shinji isn’t here,” reports Megumi Ogata, over and over.
- Japan
- (anime • Evangelion • funny • Katana • Megumi Ogata • voice actors • voice actresses)
Evangelion anime voice actress says gay man grabbed her chest in Tokyo bar district
- Casey Baseel
May 24, 2019
Stranger assumed she was a lesbian, Eva lead says.
- Japan
- (anime • chikan • crime • Evangelion • groper • Megumi Ogata • voice actors • voice actresses)
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