Cast Change in To Love-Ru Darkness Due to Maternity Leave of VA Jo Masako

by dtshyk
Oct 15, 2012 9:23 AM | 18 Comments

According to the official website of To LOVE-Ru Darkness, seiyu Jo Masako will take a maternity leave. Considering her health, the role of Mikado Ryoko was switched from Jo to Sakurai Harumi.

Source: To Love-ru official website

18 Comments Recent Comments

Wow, I didn't notice.
Well for her, Congrats.

Oct 23, 2012 4:47 PM by Rikoster

Get well for her.

Who read about Aya ? Japan blames for anything >:

Oct 23, 2012 4:30 PM by Heresiya

If she is pregnant congrats but if sick get well soon.

Oct 18, 2012 1:22 PM by Setsuna200

Ryoushi06 said:

HauntingShock said:
Won't affect the show for me at all.

Same with me, and she's not one of the main characters anyways take care of yourself :)

right all i can say to her is congrats and take care

Oct 17, 2012 9:21 AM by Mr_Gutts

I too noticed a sudden change in her voice.

Regardless, I offer her many congratulations. ^^;

Oct 16, 2012 4:18 PM by AlphaDeltaZeta

Guess it wasn't just me when I thought Mikado-sensei's voice sounded different when I watched the raw the first time around. Probably helps that I use headphones to listen to the episodes. Makes noticing voice changes pretty easy.

Oct 16, 2012 6:09 AM by Elite60

InfiniteDestiny said:

HauntingShock said:
Won't affect the show for me at all.

Me either, whether its the manga or the previous series or whatever she was never a major character.

RyanSaotome said:

She was too insignificant of a character for me to notice a change even though I love the series.

Actually I noticed the change as well when I saw Ep.2, independent of the 2ch (which I checked later). It is because I have a habit of checking the seiyuu of the supporting characters that stand out in the episode. In Ep.2's case it is the school doctor.

Oct 15, 2012 10:14 PM by symbv

I wondered why Ryoko's voice was a little off.

Won't affect the series for me though.

Oct 15, 2012 4:59 PM by Hoppy

HauntingShock said:
Won't affect the show for me at all.

Me either, whether its the manga or the previous series or whatever she was never a major character.

Oct 15, 2012 3:56 PM by InfiniteDestiny

HauntingShock said:
Won't affect the show for me at all.

Same with me, and she's not one of the main characters anyways take care of yourself :)

Oct 15, 2012 3:45 PM by Ryoushi06

Won't affect the show for me at all.

Oct 15, 2012 3:23 PM by HauntingShock

Oh so it was Mikado's seiyu that changed? I thought Yui's changed...

Oct 15, 2012 12:47 PM by ShinoAsada

Zhou said:

symbv said:
Actually this announcement CAME LATE. When Ep.2 was aired, fans in Japan already noticed that the seiyuu for Mikado Ryoko (the school doctor) had been changed to Sakurai Harumi. This kind of cast change should have been announced before the new seiyuu's voice was heard. Otherwise it would just create needless speculation from fans about what had happened to the original seiyuu.

Oh, I didn't even notice it.

She was too insignificant of a character for me to notice a change even though I love the series.

Oct 15, 2012 12:35 PM by RyanSaotome

congrats

Oct 15, 2012 11:26 AM by NoobHunterD

symbv said:

Oh, I didn't even notice it.

Fans in Japan can be really meticulous in checking details in anime. Even if they might have not been able to tell a seiyuu was changed when they heard the voice, many actually read the ED credits at the end of each episode (how many overseas fans do that??) and this was how they found out (or confirmed) a change had been made.

Oh that's true they can read it,in compare to us who can't, but oh well at least they didn't cancel or delayed it and I like to see Sakurai performance's

Oct 15, 2012 11:14 AM by MyAmy

Oh, I didn't even notice it.

Oct 15, 2012 9:38 AM by symbv

Oh, I didn't even notice it.

Oct 15, 2012 9:33 AM by Zhou

Actually this announcement CAME LATE. When Ep.2 was aired, fans in Japan already noticed that the seiyuu for Mikado Ryoko (the school doctor) had been changed to Sakurai Harumi. This kind of cast change should have been announced before the new seiyuu's voice was heard. Otherwise it would just create needless speculation from fans about what had happened to the original seiyuu.

Oct 15, 2012 9:29 AM by symbv