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Favorite Seiyuu/Voice Actors

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Who are your favorite anime voice actors (dub or sub)?

My current favorites are probably:

Ayako Kawasumi:
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclo ... php?id=525

Mai Nakahara (her birthday's today :D ):
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclo ... php?id=438

Jouji Nakata:
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclo ... hp?id=1030

I like Megumi Toyoguchi too, but that's because of her one anime performance as Revy in Black Lagoon. She cracked me up in that. :D

I'm sure I'm missing a few people, but those are the first four seiyuu that spring to mind.
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I can't recognize Seiyuu voices yet. I guess it's because I don't know japanese. But all these roles seem very very different. It still amazes me! :vict

Ayako Kawasumi

SABER!
Maharo!
Osaka!
Melfina!
Morgan!
Fuu!
Megumi!

Mai NAKAHARA

Mai is the seiyuu of Mai? That's funny!
Mui!
Rena? !
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Great topic, Keropi :)

My absolute favorite VA's are these two:

Shuuichi Ikeda as Char Aznable (Mobile Suit Gundam), Seijuro Hiko (RuroKen), and Natsume Shin (Tenjou Tenge):
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclo ... hp?id=1014


Junko Takeuchi as Gon Freecs (HxH) and Naruto Uzumaki (Naruto):
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclo ... hp?id=2130

Both have very distinct voices and they tend to fit their roles perfectly IMO ^_^

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Masakazu Morita - Ichigo Kurosaki in Bleach. He's just purrrrfect.
And Takahito Koyasu most notably for us fangirls as Aya Fujimiya in Weiss Kreuz. *purrrrrr* This man's voice can melt a fangirl at fifty paces. :wink:
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Midorikawa Hikaru -- Zelgadis (Slayers), Tamahome (FY), Heero Yuy (Gundam Wing), Mikage (Utena), Schuldig (that Weiss show), Rail Claymore (Lost Universe), piles of guys in bad yaoi shows ;) -- and more recently Zenon in Beet the Vandel Buster, one of the good bad vampires in Blood+ (I can't remember the name), Hugh (Kiba), and the big brother in Saiunkoku Monogatari (the true Prince). God I love his voice. I worship the ground he speaks over.

Another fave? Akira Ishida - Xelloss (Slayers), Gokudo (Gokudo), Coud (Elemental Gelade), and Hakkai (Saiyuki) among others...

Kappei Yamaguchi - Inuyasha, L, and a bunch of other fascinating characters. He's got SUCH a distinctive voice, and when they don't type-cast him as a bellowing Inuyasha type he really shines.

Tomokazu Seki -- most notably as Chichiri, but fabulous in absolutely everything he's ever done. Probably the second best voice actor I've ever encountered for range of roles he's done up reaaallly well.

and of course, as Aernath so ably stated, Takahito Koyasu, for his roles in absolutely every anime known to fangirldom ;) Probably the single most recognizable voice in anime, and able to leap tall buildings in a single bound. He's done everything, and done it very very well, thank you. :)

But Midorikawa Hikaru is still my favorite! -- along with his English counterpart for Zel (Crispin Freeman). :)
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Ack. Accidental post! (that hasn't happened in awhile...)

But I forgot one: Mayo Suzukaze. Voice of Kenshin.


Purrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
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My favorite of all:

Katsuyuki Konishi

Samurai Deeper Kyo = Onime no Kyo and Mibu Kyoshiro
Bleach = Hisagi Shuuhei and Keigo
Avenger = Garcia
GetBackers = Toshiki Uryu
Hellsing = Mason
Loveless = Soubi
Rune Soldier = Louie
Gokusen = Shinohara
Trinity Blood = Radu
Ayashi no Ceres = Tooya
Blood + = Hagi
Shounen Onmyouji = Guren



Takahiro Sakurai

PeaceMaker Kurogane = Susumu
Tactics = Haruka
Saint Beast = Genbu no Shin
Bleach = Kira
GetBackers = Kagami Kyoji



Kazuhiko Inoue

Bakumatsu Kikansetsu Irohanihoheto = Sotetsu
Blue Seed = Kusanagi
Earthian = Kagetsuya
Fruits Basket = Hatori
Naruto = Kakashi
Project ARMS = Keith White
Samurai Deeper Kyo = Muramasa
Rurouni Kenshin Movie = Shigure
Yotoden = Sakon


Shuuichi Ikeda

Project ARMS = Jabberwock
Rurouni Kenshin = Hiko
Saiunkoko Monogatara = Kou
Tenjou Tenge = Shin


Nobutoshi Canna

Fushigi Yuugi = Tasuki
Generator Gawl = Gawl



Tomokazu Seki

Weiss Kreuz = Ken
Samurai Deeper Kyo = Shinrei
Tenjou Tenge = Takayanagi
X = Kamui
Saiunkoku Monogatari = Ryuuki Shi
Initial D = Keisuke
Gun Grave = Brandon
Fruits Basket = Kyo
Fushigi Yuugi = Chichiri
Full Metal Panic = Sagara

Hikaru Midorikawa

Flame of Recca = Mikagami
Fushigi Yuugi = Tamahome
Weiss Kreuz = Schuldig
Saiunkoku Monogatari = Seiran Shi
Samurai Deeper Kyo = Migeira
Slam Dunk = Rukawa


Takehito Koyasu

Fushigi Yuugi = Hotohori
GetBackers = Jubei
Initial D = Ryosuke Takahashi
Weiss Kreuz = Aya
Saiunkoku Monogatari = Sakujun known as Lin
Samurai Deeper Kyo = Hattori



Noriaki Sugiyama


Bleach = Ishida
Naruto = Sasuke
Saiunkoku Monogatari = Shourin
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Hayami Sho - Nanjo Koji in Zetsuai, Raoul in Ai no Kusabi, Tenzen Yakushiji in Basilisk, Aizen Sousuke in Bleach, etc.

Kiyasu Kohei - Kaidoh Kaoru in The Prince of Tennis, etc.

Kujira - Orochimaru in Naruto, etc.
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My favorite shall always be Hirotaka Suzuoki.
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RoboFlonne wrote: Ayako Kawasumi

SABER!
Maharo!
Osaka!
Melfina!
Morgan!
Fuu!
Megumi!

Mai NAKAHARA

Mai is the seiyuu of Mai? That's funny!
Mui!
Rena? !
Ayako Kawasumi and Mai Nakahara both have "cute" voices and "more mature" voices.

Ayako Kawasumi's "cute" voice is Akari in To Heart, Henrietta in Zero no Tsukaima, Matsuri in Ichigo Mashimaro. Her "mature" sounding voices are Chikane in Kannaduki no Miko, Saber in Fate/stay night, Shizuno in Zegapain and Kaori in Kanon.

On the other hand Mai Nakahara's "cute" voice is Rena in Higurashi, Nagisa in Strawberry Panic, Yuzuha in Utawarerumono, Yuna in Kage Kara Mamoru. Her more "mature" sounding voice is Mai in Mai HiME, Iku in Boku wa Imouto, Maika in MagiKano I think.

I started recognizing Ayako Kawasumi's voice after watching "To Heart" and I began to recognize Mai Nakahara's voice after seeing "Mai HiME". They're both known for their voice work on games too although it's harder to trace their names on those works. :sweatdrop

Ayako Kawasumi voiced the main girl Akari in the "To Heart" game and the main female character Mizuka in "ONE". Mai Nakahara voiced the twin sisters (Tortinita and Arietta Fine) in "Symphonic Rain", Shoko in "Close To" and the main female character Nagisa in the classic Key game "CLANNAD".

I hope the CLANNAD Movie comes out March 8th. ?^_^?

CLANNAD is supposed to have a much more complicated story than either Kanon or AIR. It would make sense to release the movie near the Spring season since the games roughly correspond to these seasons:

Kanon = Winter
CLANNAD = Spring
AIR = Summer
ONE = Fall
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I generally don't pay that much attention to voices unless they're really bad, so I'm probably not the best to ask. But I do like nearly everything that Megumi Hayashibara has done :)
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Baakay wrote:Tomokazu Seki -- most notably as Chichiri, but fabulous in absolutely everything he's ever done. Probably the second best voice actor I've ever encountered for range of roles he's done up reaaallly well.
He was one of my faves too (didn't he pass away several years ago?). I have a few others but only recognize their voices and don't know their names, lol.

EDIT: oops maybe not, lol. I see he's listed as a voice for a character in Saiunkoku Monogatari. I wonder which voice actor I'm thinking of then that had passed away. /hmm
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Kata wrote:Takehito Koyasu

Fushigi Yuugi = Hotohori
GetBackers = Jubei
Initial D = Ryosuke Takahashi
Weiss Kreuz = Aya
Saiunkoku Monogatari = Sakujun known as Lin
Samurai Deeper Kyo = Hattori
I love that man's voice! :iluvu I never realized he was Sakujin! I'll have to pay more attention next time I watch.
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I'm gonna be the black sheep and say Steve Blum. :love:
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Scott McNeil :love2

Kirby Morrow :dsmoke

Tomokazu Seki :bow2:

Jamie McGonnigal :friends:

Vic Mignogna :drool
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