AI voice technology company Replica Studios (a.k.a. Replica) just made an agreement with The Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (a.k.a. SAG-AFTRA) about the use of artificial intelligence in the voiceover world, and some anime actors are not fans. SAG-AFTRA …Read more »
Mamoru Miyano is a top tier voice actor who’s played Light Yagami in Death Note, Rintaro Okabe in Steins;Gate and Kiba in Wolf’s Rain, to name a few. But he recently opened up about how difficult the voice acting business is, even for someone established …Read more »
Seiyu Grand Prix, a voice actor magazine in Japan, annually publishes a Voice Actress Directory and a Voice Actor Directory of all the professional voice talents currently working in Japan. And with plenty of anime, video games, virtual YouTubers and the task of dubbing other …Read more »
Yuri Lowenthal and Tara Platt are professional voice actors in hits like Naruto and Boruto, coauthors on two books about voice-over (Voice-Over Voice Actor: What It’s Like Behind the Mic and Voice-Over Voice Actor: The Extended Edition), and also husband and wife. And they’re about …Read more »
We reported on the announcement of Kemono Friends‘ second season earlier this week, along with the fact that open auditions were being held for new cast member(s). It was noted that applicants were asked to be “physically and mentally healthy” but didn’t actually need previous acting …Read more »
Stories about underpaid animators and struggling manga authors have been pretty prominent in the last few years, but until now we hadn’t heard much about these problems extending to other parts of the industry. Aya Hirano is among the more successful voice actors in Japan, …Read more »
Hey, modern anime voice actors: Masako Nozawa is not impressed. The veteran voice actress, most famous for her role as Dragon Ball ’s Goku, which she’s been playing for 30 years, had some harsh words for today’s seiyuu in a recent interview. In a chat …Read more »
Featured Spotlight: Anyone who has ever dreamed of being a voice actor for anime over at FUNimation now has the rare opportunity to give it a shot. FUNimation recently kicked off an with all FUNimation Streaming Service Subscribers eligible to enter between now and December …Read more »
If you read Otaku USA , there’s a good chance Kyle Hebert narrated your childhood. In addition to narrating Dragon Ball Z , he’s the voice behind adult Gohan, Kiba in Naruto , Aizen in Bleach and countless other characters. Okay, so besides narrating your …Read more »
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