Sound! Euphonium (light novel)
| makes me wonder why everyone like kumiko's VA unpopular opinion, but kumiko's VA sucks, her voice is terrible. I guess "kumiko noise" is good trademark, but other than that it's pretty bland. just listen to episode 10 crying scene that's absolutely terrible. i doubt she'd get any good role in the future. i know y'all agree with me. |
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| Her voice is fine. Similarly, there are voice actors that you think are great that others think are shit. There's no one voice that 7 billion people are going to agree are good. (nor bad) If you don't like it, idk wait for the dub or something. |
| I'll take the bait :) Her voice is not as sweet or soft as Reina for instance but there's a pleasant natural feeling to it. It's not overdone, it's not exaggerated. The hesitations are there, the voice becomes louder when strong feelings are involved, it's quieter when Kumiko is insecure, ... the tone is most of the time right on point. I don't know what to think about the last crying scene in episode 10 : thing is, it's probably painful for me BECAUSE it's well done. Since I'm relatively sensible with this kind of scenes, the fact that it didn't trigger a full rejection from me is more a token of quality. (I was less convinced with the one with yuuko in episode 4 or 5) Kumiko's VA did a wonderful job in my opinion but that's probably because the story and kyoani direction let all the Voice Actors and actresses shine. I think it was an incredible chance for the Seyuus to have a role in this show. You can be extremly good as VA, if a shit director tell you to overdo it, push your voice in the higher tones, sounds more stupid or moe (in a negative way) in a shit show, you're damned and nobody will notice how good you can be. |
Ysad_ZiwezhanDec 14, 2016 11:44 AM
| While it is much different than her S1 voice, i grew to really like it, and crying in episode 10 wwas wonderfully done, i felt so sorry for Kumiko. |
| Disagree. Ep 10 was amazing. |
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| I disagree, when it comes to KyoAni shows, Kumiko, Chitanda Eru and Kuriyama Mirai are the holy trinity of female performances. |
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| im positive her voice won't work in any other anime |
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| She doesn't sound like this in other anime though. It's Kumiko-specific. Her voice is usually like this in her other roles: |
| Chitanda Eru was annoying af also because of her voice actor. |
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| Well it depends what roles she get. So this role is so much younger, but if you listen carefully you can still hear a bit Kumiko voice. Mirorin said: She doesn't sound like this in other anime though. It's Kumiko-specific. Her voice is usually like this in her other roles: |
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Tyordiznok said: Disagree. Ep 10 was amazing. Up+!! That's what I gotta say. :D |
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| I'm glad I'm not the only one who finds her voice kinda offputting...maybe it's meant to be like that idk but it takes me out of the anime whenever I hear it |
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| I see you're point, but I don't think she sucks. Sometimes her voice gets kinda monotone when you expect her to express more emotion but lately I'm thinking this is a character trait and not the seyuu's problem. Have you noticed how when Kumiko's around her family she's kinda robotic like. Her character development is around the fact that she was always distancing herself emotionally from others and being a expectator but now she actually wants to be the change, she wants to help and all. I think the seyuu is doing a good job at showing that |
| Baby, daijobanai... |
| Her voice is empirically perfect for the character that is presented. The crying scene in episode 10 is one of the most realistic portrayals in this medium. |
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| I don't often think about how much i love VA's work when i am watching anime but at some points during Hibike i was like...yeah,i love Kumiko's VA. She is great, she sounds...idk...realistic or something. Her voice fits Kumiko, she portrays her character perfectly. |
| I like her voice it s so natural |
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| her voice sounds natural, that's what makes her voice stand out from the rest |
| You don't like her voice, I love her voice very much. At the end taste is not something to be debated. |
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| You gave Evangelion 1/10 (my favorite anime). I disagree with your opinion here more. |
NeromonDec 18, 2016 8:53 AM
The reactions alone are awesome sorry but I love her VA. |
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| I really enjoy her VAs work on Kumiko. Compared to most female characters, who are delightfully smooth and squeeky, I have meet a few teenagers who talk in a similar manner. Kumiko's expressiveness isn't the norm. I particularly relish her moments of hesitation in speaking. |
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| I actually think she sounds very natural in her delivery. Most of the cast is trying to go for a natural delivery for this show, but I think she does it the best. Her crying scene is just about how crying and yelling in real life sounds-- like I seriously just recorded myself crying for real and going off about something for VA study purposes and it sounds about right even if it's going to differ a little from person to person and language to language. There are certain things that happen which will occur regardless that she put in flawlessly. Really great. The thing is, it all sounds a lot more subtle than how people usually voice crying scenes. It's kinda like how people exaggerate the heck out of someone who's drunk. They'll stumble all over the place, slur their words in a comical manner, yadda yadda, but really, drunk people often try not to appear or sound drunk. Going natural is all about observing how people TRULY act in certain situations, but when it comes to entertainment, it's going to be a little hard for audiences to adapt to not hearing exaggerated performances and instead actual natural performances. Even when I hear myself fake cry as opposed to actually crying, I find that the fake cry sounds so much more like crying and assume it will come off to an audience better just because they're not used to hearing someone actually cry behind a mic. In movies, we can see how the actor's affected along with the sounds, so it all comes together, but with only audio and animation that depends on the audio, it's a little trickier. |
Mirorin said: I disagree, her Kumiko voice is really near to her normal voiceShe doesn't sound like this in other anime though. It's Kumiko-specific. Her voice is usually like this in her other roles: I've seen her guesting on some radio shows that I watch |
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I didn't say it was her normal voice though. I said it was what she sounded like in most of her other roles. |
| I don't think Kumiku's VA is bad but i really don't like her very dramatic scenes. Those scenes where she cries while talking with Asuka feel awkward for me. I usually don't have this kind of problem. I'm not sure if it's awkward because of the VA or because of Kumiko herself. She usually is not that sentimental so for me it feels strange when she is so over dramatic like that. |
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| I am on the opposite end of the spectrum and i actually think Kumiko's VA is about as perfect as she could possibly be for the role. Could you imagine Kumiko without her quirks from the anime, like how disinterested she can sound and her awkward 'eck' moments. She sounds so good as Kumiko that i went down to visit her live during the Hibike Euphonium showcase while Anime Festival Asia was going on here in Singapore and i was astounded because her normal self sounds exactly 1/1 as a carbon copy of Kumiko from the show and that truly delighted me. From her sharing session she apparently auditioned for a 'cuter/more lively' role (Sapphire maybe?) but after the audition she was offered the role of Kumiko instead because she was just perfect for the job, it doesn't get better than that. She was really enthusiastic about the role too because she could see a part of Kumiko in herself (being lazy and all at times lmao) so she could be very natural in her delivery. |
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kamil88 said: While it is much different than her S1 voice, i grew to really like it, and crying in episode 10 wwas wonderfully done, i felt so sorry for Kumiko. This................. |
| Saw episode 10 yesterday, and while I like Kurosawa's work as Kumiko I'll have to admit that scene was a bit jarring voice-wise. Maybe part of the issue is asking someone in their 20s to portray a cracking 15 year-old in a believable way, though I'm sure Kurosawa used some of her own experience and that scene isn't just the result of director's directions. Guess I should rewatch it at some point to form a better opinion. |
EratiKJan 8, 2017 12:43 AM
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| Even though she's the best voiced acted character in the show? Come on, you can do better then that. |
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| DAFUQ NIGGA!! Kumiko's voice is absolutely perfect. |
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| So I wanted to ask whether you are crazy yesterday already but I decided to watch that episode 10 first. Now I did and that scene was ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. So: are you fucking crazy? The performace throughout both seasons is absolutely stellar and PERFECTLY fits Kumiko's character. |
Ysad_Ziwezhan said: Nice! You nailed it!I'll take the bait :) Her voice is not as sweet or soft as Reina for instance but there's a pleasant natural feeling to it. It's not overdone, it's not exaggerated. The hesitations are there, the voice becomes louder when strong feelings are involved, it's quieter when Kumiko is insecure, ... the tone is most of the time right on point. I don't know what to think about the last crying scene in episode 10 : thing is, it's probably painful for me BECAUSE it's well done. Since I'm relatively sensible with this kind of scenes, the fact that it didn't trigger a full rejection from me is more a token of quality. (I was less convinced with the one with yuuko in episode 4 or 5) Kumiko's VA did a wonderful job in my opinion but that's probably because the story and kyoani direction let all the Voice Actors and actresses shine. I think it was an incredible chance for the Seyuus to have a role in this show. You can be extremly good as VA, if a shit director tell you to overdo it, push your voice in the higher tones, sounds more stupid or moe (in a negative way) in a shit show, you're damned and nobody will notice how good you can be. |
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