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Liyuu, Pile, and many others! List of Bilingual Seiyuu including Chinese, Korean, etc. Localized with acting expressions not possible with AI.
Liyuu, Pile, and many others! List of Bilingual Seiyuu including Chinese, Korean, etc. Localized with acting expressions not possible with AI.
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Saudi Arabia-Japan Animation Innovation is accelerating!
Cooperation between Saudi Arabia and Japan in the field of animation has been growing rapidly in recent years. Saudi Arabia has adopted a national growth strategy, "Vision 2030," which aims to diversify its industries in order to break away from an oil-dependent economy, and as part of this strategy, the entertainment industry is being revitalized, which will begin in earnest from around 2019.
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2025 List of Freelance Voice Actors of Japanese！Sailor Moon Seiyuu and others also freelance!
Here is a list of unique freelance voice actors. A freelance Seiyuu is a voice actor who works as an individual without belonging to a voice acting agency.
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Sanrio Virtual Festival 2025: DOKONJOFINGER and Mathieu Mairech participate in the world’s largest metaverse event presented by Sanrio!
Sanrio's World's Largest Metaverse Event with DOKONJOFINGER, Mashumairesh! appeared at Sanrio's world's largest metaverse event! Sanrio Virtual Festival 2025] This virtual festival has been enhanced by the success of the previous event, which attracted more than 4 million total visitors.
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Yuki(Yuuki) is No.1: Japan’s Top 2025 Seiyuu Name’s Ranking
While researching voice actors who share the same surname in English notation, I was curious if there are any surnames or first names that are common among voice actors. So, from the list of approximately 2,500 voice actors currently registered with SeiyuJournal, I counted those whose FirstName and LastName in English have the same spelling.This ranking also shows the most common names among Japanese people. The results up to 5th place are as follows! Ranking of Voice Actor’s Name (FirstName) and Surname (LastName) in English Related Articles👉Japanese Voice Actors with the Exact Same Name in English! ｜ Seiyu Journal RANK FirstName the numberof people LastName the numberof people 1 Yuki (Yuuki) 45 Sato 30 2 Yuka (Yuuka) 23 Saito 23 3 Ayaka 22 Suzuki 20 4 Yui 20 Ito (Itoh/Itou) 19 5 Daisuke 19 Nakamura 17 Seiyu fans, have you ever had a name that you somehow felt was common among voice actors?It is difficult to find reliable data on the nationwide ranking of name readings in Japan.In the Phonebook Notation Ranking, there are many male names such as “清Kiyoshi,” “勇Isamu,” “進Susumu,” “弘Hiroshi,” and “勝Masaru” because the head of the household is often male. In recent years, with the spread…
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The Rose of Versailles Meets Saga: Miyuki Sawashiro, Aya Hirano, Toshiyuki Toyonaga, and Kazuki Kato Voice Unique Anime Crossover
The “Versailles Saga: Visit Saga Prefecture (Versailles Saga)” project, a collaboration with the theatrical animation “The Rose of Versailles (Versailles)” to be screened on Friday, January 31, was launched on Tuesday, January 28, to promote the charm of Saga Prefecture, especially its prefectural products, to the rest of Japan.
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Japanese Voice Actors with the Exact Same Name in English!
While writing an article in English for SeiyuJournal, I noticed one day that there are voice actors with the same name who have different kanji names but the same name when converted to English. Among the voice actors belonging to voice-over agencies, there were four pairs with the same name. True voice actor fans, please check them out! We have also compiled our own list of about 2,500 or so voice actors and compiled our own ranking of the most common Last names and First names among voice actors, so please check it out! Voice Actors with the Same Surname Shigeru Chiba Left:千葉繁/Right:千葉茂 Office Profile (with voice samples) Office Profile (with voice samples) Shigeru Chiba Shigeru Chiba 千葉茂 Office 81 Produce Haikyo*Tokyo Actor’s Consumer’s Cooperative Society Birthday February 4, 1954 October 13, 1957 Place of birth Kumamoto Prefecture Tokyo, Japan Hobbies, Specialties, Qualifications Action Killing sword fighting Elementary and junior high school social studies teacher Hobbies Sports Baseball, tennis, track and field Shigeru Chiba(千葉繁) is a member of 81 Produce and Shigeru Chiba(千葉茂) is a member of Haikyo(Tokyo Actor’s Consumer’s Cooperative Society), which has many voice actors! They are about 3 years apart in age, but both are active in…
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List of Seiyuu with Japanese language Teaching Licenses! Including Kikuko Inoue, Cho, and more!
Voice actors are professionals in the language! In fact, many voice actors are licensed to teach Japanese at junior high and high schools. Let us introduce them, along with the educational activities of Kikuko Inoue and Cho!
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Become a Japanese Voice Actor for a Day: UNIQUE TRAVEL JAPAN’s Innovative Tour
UNIQUE TRAVEL JAPAN Corporation, an inbound tour company that provides sightseeing experiences for foreigners visiting Japan, focusing on pop culture such as anime and manga. Anime and voice actor fans are encouraged to keep an eye out as the company plans to offer anime voice actor experiences in the future!
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AnimeJapan2025: AJ Stage Japanese Voice Actors List
About 130 popular Japanese Voice Actors will gather at AnimeJapan 2025, the world's largest anime event! AnimeJapan 2025, one of the world's largest anime events, will be held at Tokyo Big Sight on March 22 (Sat) and 23 (Sun), 2025.