It’s the end of an era for Japan’s long-running children’s show Anpanman. Voice actor Hisako Kyōda, who plays the character Omusubiman, is retiring at the age of 90. Replacing the 90-year-old Kyōda in the role is none other than Masako Nozawa, the legendary voice behind …Read more »
Shinji Sugimura, a member of Japan’s House of Representatives who hails from the Constitutional Democratic Party, has called for Japan’s voice actors to be designated Living National Treasures. Sugimura, who calls himself a “non-otaku,” isn’t coming at this from the point of view of a …Read more »
Everyone’s doing their part to entertain others during the ongoing pandemic, and that includes some of Japan’s biggest anime voice talent. One of the current challenges has voice actors and actresses reading children’s stories for families to listen to together. The latest to get in …Read more »
80-year-old voice actress Masako Nozawa is most known for her work on the Dragon Ball anime as Goku, Gohan, and a slew of related voices. Her work on the series extends to its many video games, and it turns out that alone was worthy of …Read more »
In Japanese, there are several ways to say each numeral, which is a pain in the butt for Japanese learners but fun for making abbreviations and puns. This wordplay often manifests itself in the creation of silly holidays, like 4/18 as “yoi ha no hi” …Read more »
Matt Schley
Joseph Luster
