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  • Anime✕ Paralympics: Paralympic Games in Anime! Too many gorgeous collaborations with popular contents and authors, such as Yowamushi Pedal!

    ⓒ高橋しん/NHK Quoted from:“Ani x Para” Latest is “Universal Relay” for Para Athletics, Character Design by Manga Artist Shin Takahashi | Stella net (steranet.jp) NHK’s “Ani×Para” is an animation series about para-sports. The latest installment, the 19th in the series, features the “Universal Relay,” which is also the focus of attention at the Paris Paralympics 2024, with manga artist Shin Takahashi in charge of character design. The work conveys the appeal of para-sports from multiple perspectives, including the use of a star-studded voice cast and the dramatic interweaving of four runners with different disabilities. The 18 previous titles are also included in this series, offering valuable content that allows viewers to enjoy and learn about various para-sport activities through animation. What is “Ani✕Para”? NHK’s “Ani✕ Para” is an animation series about para-sports. The latest installment of the series focuses on the “Universal Relay,” which was the focus of the heated competition at the Paris Paralympics 2024 on Friday, September 3. One of the main highlights of this “Anime✕Para” content is the collaboration with famous cartoonists, authors, animators, and artists!

  • What is the name of the voice actor for VOCALOID™? I looked up the original voice synthesizer for AHS Inc!

    Seventeen years have passed since the appearance of Hatsune Miku, and Vocaloid culture has continued to develop. AHS Corporation, the company introduced here, offers a diverse range of voice synthesis software, including VOCALOID™ and Synthesizer V. On September 26, 2024, “Synthesizer V AI Mocha Miyamai,” based on the voice of voice actress Mayu Mineta, is scheduled for release. AHS has developed many VOCALOID™ characters, including “Zundamon,” each based on the voice of a famous voice actor or singer. For example, Sora Sakurano is based on the voice of Kikuko Inoue and Una Otomachi is based on the voice of Aimi Tanaka. Advances in text-to-speech technology have made text-to-speech common on social networking sites such as YouTube and TikTok, and a free version of VOCALOID™ software is available on the AHS website, making it easy for anyone to try out text-to-speech. Thus, VOCALOID™ is used not only for music production but also for a variety of other applications.

  • Sora Amamiya, Rie Takahashi, Miku Ito, Akari Kito, and Ikumi Hasegawa star in the long-awaited theater anime adaptation of “Ganbatte Ikimassyoi”! Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture: Pilgrimage to a holy place for the anime is also expected!

    A moving work from Ehime that reflects the brilliance of youth It has been announced that Ryoko Shikimura’s popular novel “Ganbatte Ikimasshoi” has been made into a long-awaited animated feature film, which will be released nationwide on October 25, 2024. Set in a high school in Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture, this moving work depicts the growth and friendship of high school girls who devote their adolescence to rowing. A story of youth devoted to rowing competitions This is a coming-of-age drama featuring Etsuko Murakami, a second-year high school student. Etsuko, who had been leading a cold life, starts working hard to revive the rowing club, which was on the verge of being discontinued, when she meets a passionate transfer student, Takahashi Riina. The story carefully depicts the process by which Etsuko and her friends strengthen their bonds with their peers and face themselves in the face of various difficulties. Against the beautiful backdrop of the Seto Inland Sea, the girls’ growth and struggles are vividly depicted, deeply touching the viewer’s heart. A star-studded cast plays the roles of five high school girls!

  • Special Feature on Olympic Games in Animation

    The 2024 Paris Olympics, many of you must have admired the sight of Olympians in action and become interested in their respective sports! Therefore, we would like to introduce a collection of anime based on sports. Soccer:”BLUELOCK” ©Muneyuki Kaneshiro, Yusuke Nomura, Kodansha / “Blue Rock” Production Committee Official website: “Blue Rock” Anime Portal Site (bluelock-pr.com) Features: The story of high school students who gather at “Blue Rock,” a project to develop the world’s best striker that will change the world of soccer in Japan, and use their egoism as a weapon as they grow through fierce survival. Voice Cast: Kazuki Ura / Tasuku Kaito / Yuki Ono / Soma Saito / Masatomo Nakazawa / Yoshitsugu Matsuoka / Shoya Chiba / Hiroshi Kamiya / Takahiro Sakurai / Bin Shimada / Shinichiro Kamio / Daisuke Takahashi / Wataru Komada / Robert Waterman / Aoi Ichikawa / Shuichi Uchida / Sho Fujisawa / Hiromichi Tezuka / Akihiro Shinohara / Saori Hayami / Yui Horie / Sayumi Suzushiro / Serika Hiromatsu / Misa Ishii / Misaki Watada / Miho Okasaki / Yuko Kaida Tennis: “The New Prince of Tennis” © Tsuyoshi Kuhi / SHUEISHA, NAS, Prince of Tennis Project Official website: The New Prince…

  • 津田健次郎 カズト横井の胃袋泥棒飯
    Kenjiro Tsuda, voice Talents, turns into a cooking YouTuber? His activities in live-action films are also amazing【Trends】!

    Kenjiro Tsuda is making his breakthrough in dramas and movies! In recent years, voice actor Kenjiro Tsuda has been increasing his presence in dramas and movies. With his deep and impressive bass voice and outstanding acting skills, he has been able to portray numerous characters. In this article, we will pick up his most recent drama and movie appearances in August 2024 and take a deeper look into his activities as an actor. In addition, we will also provide information on his appearances as a voice actor in an anime that is scheduled to begin airing in October 2024. Kenjiro Tsuda turns into a cooking YouTuber? “Saionji-san doesn’t do housework.” Kenjiro Tsuda plays the role of “Kazuto Yokoi,” a cooking YouTuber who sings and dances in the drama “Mr. Saionji Does Not Do Housework,” which has been airing since July 2024. Kazuto Yokoi is a mysterious cooking YouTuber who wears black and sunglasses and has a very coquettish atmosphere, but his unique worldview of singing, dancing, and cooking has gained popularity with a wide range of fans from children to adults. A video showing how to make a fluffy omelet from “Kazuto Yokoi’s Gastro-Thief Meal” is also uploaded on the…

  • The holy place of Shaman King [Osorezan, Aomori Prefecture] (Pilgrimage to the Holy Land of Anime, Tohoku Region)
    The holy place of Shaman King [Osorezan, Aomori Prefecture] (Pilgrimage to the Holy Land of Anime, Tohoku Region)

    Seiyu Journal is proud to introduce to you some of the places in Japan that have been the setting for popular anime, by prefecture.

  • A Baradice of Good-looking Voice Actors? The original manga of the legendary drama “Hanazakari no Kimitachi e ~Ikemen♂ Paradise~” has finally been adapted into a long-awaited anime!

    An anime adaptation of the legendary live-action drama “Hana Zakari no Kimitachi e – Ikemen♂ Paradise” and the popular manga “Hana Zakari no Kimitachi e” by Hisaya Nakajo, based on the original manga, has been announced for May 2024!

  • Voice actor Nobuhiko Okamoto praises Snow Man's Daisuke Sakuma, calling him "very flattering.
    Voice actor Nobuhiko Okamoto praised Daisuke Sakuma of Snow Man as “very flattering and wonderful.

    Popular voice actor Nobuhiko Okamoto, known for his role as Katsumi Bakugou in “My Hero Academia,” updated his X (https://x.com/ok_nobuhiko/status/1817510864381214775). “Reading Theater READING WORLD UNESCO Memory of UNESCO Maizuru: The End of Promise”. (https://thxgive.com/readingworld/yakusokunohate/)was updated . Daisuke Sakuma (a.k.a. Sakkun) of Snow man, whom he met for the first time at the rehearsal hall for “READING WORLD UNESCO Memory of the World Maizuru,” is “a very good talent without flattery.

  • Yusuke Shirai
    Yusuke Shirai took the liberty of answering Yahoo Chiebukuro

    Voice actor Yusuke Shirai, who plays Ranjin Amemura in 『Hypnosis Mike』 and Yamato Nikaido in 『Idolish Seven』,” updated his Youtube 『Shiraimu Channel』  on June 30, 2024. Seiyu answered a question on Yahoo! Chiebukuro about voice acting without permission! (https://youtu.be/9YzD-y_X9nI?si=BYCw2IlJzDz_-rGe), and viewers commented, “It’s very gratifying to have a professional voice actor answer questions in a realistic and persuasive manner. I bet the questioners didn’t expect Shiraimu to answer their questions.” The video has received a number of positive responses, such as.