Danica Davidson
October 28, 2024 
Prolific anime voice actor and director David Wald, whose credits include voicing Hannes in Attack on Titan and Tetsutetsu Tetsutetsu in My Hero Academia, has accused Crunchyroll of illegally opening his mail and more. In a post seen more than seven million times on X (Twitter), Wald wrote, “Dear friends: if you sent me anything care of Funimation or Crunchyroll in the last 5 years, I apologize, I didn’t get it. I learned yesterday that @Crunchyroll opened my private mail, threw away your letters, and passed out any included items to their staff.”
Dear friends: if you sent me anything care of Funimation or Crunchyroll in the last 5 years, I apologize, I didn’t get it. I learned yesterday that @Crunchyroll opened my private mail, threw away your letters, and passed out any included items to their staff.
— David Wald (@DavidWald_VA) October 25, 2024
He then shared a photo he says is of stuff taken from him, writing, “Dear fellow workers at @Crunchyroll – below is a photo of the complete contents of one of the packages addressed to me that was opened and distributed to employees. If you ended up in possession of any of it, I would very much like it returned to me.”
Dear fellow workers at @Crunchyroll– below is a photo of the complete contents of one of the packages addressed to me that was opened and distributed to employees. If you ended up in possession of any of it, I would very much like it returned to me. pic.twitter.com/H8Dm8Resf4
— David Wald (@DavidWald_VA) October 25, 2024
Wald further explained, “Thankfully, someone gave me the Dirt Zine and the ‘Bad Adams’ book yesterday, which they found on the company giveaway table. Hope the rest comes back soon!” and also noted that he thinks the workers were unaware, though management knew what was going on: “I assume that the workers just took stuff they were told was free. The management made the decision.”
https://twitter.com/DavidWald_VA/status/1849908538795229389
I assume that the workers just took stuff they were told was free. The management made the decision.
— David Wald (@DavidWald_VA) October 25, 2024
Crunchyroll neither confirmed nor denied Wald’s accusations, but gave this statement to Anime News Network on the matter:
Anime fans have a special connection with dub voice talent and that emotional expression is important in fueling more love of anime content. We are currently investigating the matter regarding the allegation of undelivered fan mail to a voice actor. We respect the privacy of all of our voice actors and do not intentionally open mail or packages not intended for Crunchyroll. Any fan mail should be sent directly to talent and their management.
Still, it appears there might be more issues. Without naming Crunchyroll, Wald shared this post which seems to be directed at the streaming service: “Me, thinking: ‘…Jeez, it’s a good thing I didn’t tell them about the gay discrimination. Or the medical discrimination. Or the union busting. Or the continuous culture of fear. Or the hostile workplace environment, or…’”
Me, thinking: “…Jeez, it’s a good thing I didn’t tell them about the gay discrimination. Or the medical discrimination. Or the union busting. Or the continuous culture of fear. Or the hostile workplace environment, or…”
— David Wald (@DavidWald_VA) October 26, 2024
Source: ANN, Walde’s X account
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Danica Davidson is the author of the bestselling Manga Art for Beginners with artist Melanie Westin, plus its sequel, Manga Art for Everyone, and the first-of-its-kind manga chalk book Chalk Art Manga, both illustrated by professional Japanese mangaka Rena Saiya. Check out her other comics and books at www.danicadavidson.com.
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