Most Japanese male/female seiyuus look very handsome/pretty

Illyricus said:
I know that some female seiyuus are also idol (the case of Rie Tanaka) and someones even had musical careers on their backs (Aya Hirano, Eri Kitamura).

Also, a seiyuu's fame in Japan is like the fame of a famous actor in the western, so I think that some of them take care of their image to their public.

Haneken2086 said:

The idol culture is very strong in Japan, true.

And so is anime culture. While the West has its own awesome voice actors - Frank Welker, Peter Cullen, Tara Strong, John DiMaggio - all who have their own fan following, it's not so strong as in Japan.

Hoppy said:
also Yuka Iguchi has a nice photobook herself

kuuderu said:
Is it me or some anime characters look similar to their seiyuus?
I wonder if anyone ever noticed something like this..

Comic_Sans said:
They gotta look good cuz they gotta please them otaku ladies n lords

Not that I mind

Remv_quevav said:
Is this guy even handsome?


He looks like a chicken

Remv_quevav said:
Is this guy even handsome?
[img]http://cdn.myanimelist.net/images/voiceactors/2/40132.jpg[ /img]



He looks like a chicken

Comic_Sans said:
Kirito's alpha power is so strong that the otakus can't help but love him

Remv_quevav said:
Is this guy even handsome?


He looks like a chicken

zombie_pegasus said:
Otaku seem like a fairly big problem in Japan. I know the idol culture is based around otaku and they have to stay virgins so the fans can pretend that they have a chance.

Exowave said:
[img*]http://cdn.myanimelist.net/images/voiceactors/1/12292.jpg[/img]

Exowave said:


What about him then

Exowave said:
What about him then

Comic_Sans said:
Yeah, that part really bothers me. It's ridiculous to expect them to stay pure

Makes me wonder how many of the seiyuu who do hentai/BL/GL work (OnoD, Kamiyan, Suzuki Tatsuhisa etc) do it out of sexual frustrationEy b0ss don't pick on Mamo

Waifusexual said:
No they don't. Most of them look average as fuck

Exowave said:
Wut i know about characters themselfs being forcefully pure so some fans dont get mushy, but especting actual actresses to do that as well.

Ahaha oh boy this is new for me made my day.

Comic_Sans said:
It's true

E.g. when Mamoru Miyano announced he would get married and that his future spouse was pregnant people sent him death threats and prayed that his wife would miscarry

Like wft is wrong with them

Comic_Sans said:
It's true

E.g. when Mamoru Miyano announced he would get married and that his future spouse was pregnant people sent him death threats and prayed that his wife would miscarry

Like wft is wrong with them

Comic_Sans said:
It's true

E.g. when Mamoru Miyano announced he would get married and that his future spouse was pregnant people sent him death threats and prayed that his wife would miscarry

Like wft is wrong with them

Illyricus said:
Or when Rie Tanaka got married with Koichi Yamadera, the otakus became enraged and even closed fanclubs, only because she was married.

waterfallsxo said:
Okay I thought about this thread a little while ago. Well the part about the crazy fandom losing their minds when their favorite VA gets married. I'm going to try to "rationalize" the obsessive otaku mindset. I'm also going to use Miyano and Tanaka as examples.

In their minds, they think that they are dating their favorite VA. Everytime the obsessive otaku going to seiyuu events, buy their music, or simply watch an anime they are in it is a "date". They are convinced that their favorite VA is in love with them too.

When their favorite VA announces that their marriage, this is where the batshit behavior begins. In the obsessive otaku's mind, they have been cheated on. They start acting like a scorned lover x 100. Their feelings range from depression to flat out anger. "How dare they cheat on me? How dare they betray me? I loved him/her why did he/she choose another man/woman over me?!"

It seems to be a difference how male and female obsessive otaku react in this crazy ass situation. The ladies want other woman dead as seen with Miyano. She stole their boyfriend/ properly away from them. In his case, there was an unborn child involved, who the batshit fandom also wanted dead. Those girls want the eliminate the wife and child so they have their precious Mamo-chan to themselves again. The guys want their favorite VA dead/hurt like Tanaka. It seems like the guys live by the "If I can't have you, no one can" motto.

There you have it. My analysis on the obsessive seiyuu fandom.

TL;DR: Many obsessive seiyuu fans believe that they are in an intimate relationship with their idol. When the idol gets married, the obsessive fan feels betrayed and cheated on. Male and female seiyuu otaku's may handle the situation differently. Wanting the other person dead (female) or the idol themselves (male).

waterfallsxo said:
Okay I thought about this thread a little while ago. Well the part about the crazy fandom losing their minds when their favorite VA gets married. I'm going to try to "rationalize" the obsessive otaku mindset. I'm also going to use Miyano and Tanaka as examples.

In their minds, they think that they are dating their favorite VA. Everytime the obsessive otaku going to seiyuu events, buy their music, or simply watch an anime they are in it is a "date". They are convinced that their favorite VA is in love with them too.

When their favorite VA announces that their marriage, this is where the batshit behavior begins. In the obsessive otaku's mind, they have been cheated on. They start acting like a scorned lover x 100. Their feelings range from depression to flat out anger. "How dare they cheat on me? How dare they betray me? I loved him/her why did he/she choose another man/woman over me?!"

It seems to be a difference how male and female obsessive otaku react in this crazy ass situation. The ladies want other woman dead as seen with Miyano. She stole their boyfriend/ properly away from them. In his case, there was an unborn child involved, who the batshit fandom also wanted dead. Those girls want the eliminate the wife and child so they have their precious Mamo-chan to themselves again. The guys want their favorite VA dead/hurt like Tanaka. It seems like the guys live by the "If I can't have you, no one can" motto.

There you have it. My analysis on the obsessive seiyuu fandom.

TL;DR: Many obsessive seiyuu fans believe that they are in an intimate relationship with their idol. When the idol gets married, the obsessive fan feels betrayed and cheated on. Male and female seiyuu otaku's may handle the situation differently. Wanting the other person dead (female) or the idol themselves (male).

Comic_Sans said:
Hmm, I guess that makes sense

Illyricus said:


That didn't excuse their obsessive and crazy behavior. We in the west aren't that obsessed with famous actor (equivalent of a seiyuu fame in Japan) and except some cases, when an actor marries someone, while the news is trending topic, I don't see fans desiring the death his/her, trying to kill him/her of desiring that his/her children born dead.

Independently that they feel cheated or not, a seiyuu isn't a property. It have life and rights, and should be treat as a human being. If one of my favourites seiyuus get married, I will desire to him/her all the happiness of the world with his/her husband/wife.

SeijiSensei said:
This is just an only somewhat-informed opinion, but I think physical beauty has become more important for seiyuu over the years I've been watching anime. One of the most talented seiyuu I know of is Kuwashima Houko (Clare, Shurrei, Isako to name just a few), but I doubt she'd be as accepted today because she's rather plain-looking.

Illyricus said:

We in the west aren't that obsessed with famous actor (equivalent of a seiyuu fame in Japan) and except some cases, when an actor marries someone, while the news is trending topic, I don't see fans desiring the death his/her, trying to kill him/her of desiring that his/her children born dead.

MintPanda said:


"We in the west" lmao. Like as if you speak for all western people just like you can act like the general population of Japan (or the majority of the anime fandom) are obsessive otaku?

I mean come on, there is an equal degree of retardedness coming from the western scene. Anna Gunn was sent a barrage of death threats because of her role in Breaking Bad by fans who treat the series as a real life story. It's not a joke, you can go ahead and find her saying this in interviews. That's just one example, this happens in many TV series I'm aware where crazy obsessive fans send death threats to actors/actresses.

When you reach a level where you can't differentiate reality from fantasy, that's where you're in need of mental help. Unless this is some sort of extreme role play, I doubt these kinds of threats are at any sort of realistically dangerous or overwhelming level. Seriously. This is no exception in any culture and I really doubt it's much more of a problem in the anime industry than any other entertainment industry.