| im not so sure abt it but... lets not hide the fact that rainbow is overrated |
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| Yeah, I'm sick of hearing the same seiyuu every season too. My guess is they're just using who they already know is good. I too want to hear new voices in the industry but it kinda causes a problem with current seiyuu not getting enough work to live off. |
| Its a niche skill in a market that is VERY competitive by nature. So the good VA's float to the top. Sad to say but it is true. |
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| Just an assumption, maybe there are new sieyuus but they are given smaller roles, cuz you know, you don't just give a newbie the role of the mc. |
| The more likely assumption is that there are tons of new voice actors but they aren't getting placed into main character roles as often or they split their time between other mediums like video games. Voice acting especially in Japan is highly competitive and the roles are limited but in general you probably aren't looking that hard. For example in your recent history you are watching Tokyo Revengers where one of the 3 characters listed as a main only has 8 roles listed on his page going back at least 4 years and only 1 other series as a main character. If you were to go to supporting characters on other shows you would likely see this as a frequent trend especially in shows with a lot of characters. |
JanPri said: Ginpin said: What about Reiji Kawashima? The seiyuu of the protagonist (Fushi) from Fumetsu no Anata e? I was so glad when I heard the voice of someone I didn't recognize and never heard before...Just an assumption, maybe there are new sieyuus but they are given smaller roles, cuz you know, you don't just give a newbie the role of the mc. Didn't watch that anime so idk, also like I said it was an assumption so maybe its not true. |
| My guess is that the new guys get smaller roles and they get their lead roles once the current popular voice actors become less desirable or transition to bad guys or comedic roles. This is based on observing a few voice actors' careers so it probably doesn't reflect the whole picture. |
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| You can watch videos of seiyuus themselves talking about how competitive the industry is and how hard it was for some to get into voice acting. There's kind of a documentary on Kamiya Horishi's life as a seiyuu and he flat out says that they're paid by day, if they're not offered a job, then they don't have a job. This obviously varies depending on the popularity of the seiyuu and their success, but you can imagine how the young people who aspire to be voice actors feel about this. |
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| because they’re given smaller roles in the beginning, if you check the cast of anime airing this season (or any season) you’ll see a lot of beginners that voice characters that appear for one or two episodes |
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| maybe because they aren’t in demand? People that aren’t in demand are not needed in the places where they aren’t in demand |
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| there're plenty of new VAs ...BUT more often than not, I only see them casted in a couple shows -- usually the less popular ones -- before they just don't really show up anymore. I've recognized this the most in several Dogo Kobo shows. |
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| That's why I love anime like Kaguya sama. In Kaguya you introduced to lots of new voices. And it's very good and refreshing to hear some new voices. I think mots of the TV anime don't put that much effort to find some new seiyuu. But in case of anime films you can see lots of new and young talents. |
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Ryuu_Mayo said: i wouldn’t know since I don’t care about VAs or any of the people involved in making animeNinoHaruhara said: maybe because they aren’t in demand? People that aren’t in demand are not needed in the places where they aren’t in demand Either that or that they are not popular enough. Sometimes a famous name can be a good type of commercial for the anime. |
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| Maybe I could be wrong, but maybe they reuse many seiyuus across different animes in order to make the anime more attractive towards people who like those seiyuus. Like, if the Seiyuu of Kaguya is voicing another anime, I could be aware of that anime because of that. If I give the opportunity to a random no name then it wouldnt be the case. If you go to more obscure shows you would see different seiyuus |
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| Because an industry shift a few years ago wants seiyuu to be idols (it's also like this with anisong, which is why livers from Hololive and Nijisanji are singing OP/ED themes), and it takes time to produce good idol seiyuu. If you want to see many new seiyuu, anime that have idol contests to select voice talent and idols, such as Love Live are your go to anime. |
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| Because seiyuu contribute more than just their voice, they're also used as marketing to promote the series (through radio and other means). Like having a show be promoted by someone popular like ayaneru or miyano mamoru would make it far more recognized than if it were done by some newbie. Plus there is also the idea that the current established seiyuu are just much better than new ones coming in, so they end up succeeding in more auditions. Obviously as a director you want the best performance you can afford, and getting someone like an Uchida Yuuma who's proven he can put some amazing performances, coupled with the marketing thing it unfortunately doesn't leave too much room for newbies That being said though, I don't think newbies are completely non-existent. I've definitely seen a lot more newer female seiyuu in recent seasons (not so much males though) even in main roles |
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