So no one else started a seiyuu thread! And who better to do that than me, little miss Newbie with 7,000 favorite seiyuus I could rant for hours about? As a warning, this opening post WILL be long, because I love me some seiyuu ranting.
Applies to English and Japanese voice actors. Who are your favorites? What are some roles you liked them in? When did you first realize how gorgeous their voice was, and how desperately you wanted to befriend them just so you could hear them talk to you?
As for me, my favorite English voice actors are Vic Mignogna and Todd Haberkorn. I tend to think Japanese voice actors are better than English ones, but I really like these two. Especially Vic Mignogna. I actually worked up the courage to email him once and he responded to me. Like, we went back and forth a bit. It was awesome.
Japanese voice actors...there's a lot.
Female: Eri Kitamura at the top of the list, followed by Hiromi Hirata, Yuu Kobayashi, Yui Horie, Yukari Tamura, Chiwa Saito, and Yuka Iguchi.
Male: Miyu Irino and Akira Ishida are tied for the top spot, followed by Yoshitsugu Matsuoka and Hiro Shimono. Oh yeah, and Yuki Kaji.
My favorite roles by these voice actors are as follows:
Vic Mignogna--Gotta say Fai from Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicles.
Todd Haberorn--Death the Kid.
Eri Kitamura--MAKOTO~ *impaled* Seriously though, I can't even pick a favorite. Everything she does is PERFECT.
Hiromi Hirata: Honestly, I love her as Alme Noten in The Book of Bantorra. And Makoto. And Maggie from R.O.D was perfect too.
Yuu Kobayashi--Katsuragi from Senran Kagura takes the cake.
Yui Horie--Gonna go with Yukiho.
Yukari Tamura--Fear from C3.
Chiwa Saito--Again, everything she does is magnificent, but I love her as Anita from R.O.D.
Yuka Iguchi--Sovereignty from C3. There is no hesitation. Sovereignty was the best role I've ever heard her in.
Miyu Irino--Either Tomoharu from Asura Cryin', or Colio Tonies from Book of Bantorra.
Akira Ishida--OH GOSH EVERYTHING HE DOES IS PERFECT. His voice sends shivers down my spine, I'm not even kidding. It's gorgeous. So gorgeous, in fact, that he voices a woman. No joke. Julia in ICE. Seriously though, I adore him as Karasu in Xenoglossia. That was the role that first made me fall in love with him like him as a seiyuu.
Yoshitsugu Matsuoka--FREAKING KIRITO IS ALSO SHOUTA. HOW DOES HE DO IT. I love him as Kirito, though.
Yuki Kaji--Eren. Eren is his best role. Eren will always be his best role. I'm kidding.
Anyways!
What about you all? Feel free to go on an on about your favorites like I did. Are there any shows out there with my voice acting babies in them that I haven't seen that you think I should? Are you looking for shows by your favorites that I or others might have seen?
