Jan 22, 2011

Seiryuu Banzai!


A personal opinion of mine really. I think that one of the many catches of watching anime is to appreciate the ability of the voice actors (seiryuu) to bring out the characters. 

It is true that how the artist draw the character plays a part in determining whether the character is well-liked or not, but I think that it's the voice that matters. You know something like "the eyes are the windows to one's soul", but in anime character's case, it's the voice!

Inspired by Eddie's status on FB about his favorite voice actors, I decided to share my list of my favorite seiryuus.

Miyano Mamoru - he has this smooth voice that will make me swoon every time I listen to him. I'm serious. I don't know whether it's fate or not, but almost every character that he voiced over are the ones that I'm crazy over. Here's a few of his roles that I really love!

Suou Tamaki - Ouran High School Host Club
Yagami Light - Death Note
Kiryuu Zero - Vampire Knight
Lin Yao - Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

Romi Paku (she's a Korean actually, so it's Romi Park) - even though she's a female, but most of the roles that she plays were guys, because she has this rough voice. There's just something in her voice that makes me go ga-ga whenever I hear it. Her roles are:

Hyuuga Natsume - Gakuen Alice
Edward Elric - Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

Kosuke Ueki - Law of Ueki


Irino Miyu - had the same birthday as me! And also a good friend of Miyano Mamoru! Like his good friend, Irino Miyu has this soft and gentle voice that makes you fall in love with him (and the roles he play) almost immediately.

Niwa Daisuke - D.N. Angel
Syaoran - Tsubasa Chronicles
Yamaguchi Kappei - there's just something in his voice that makes you remember him (at least in my case) and I like how he can switched from playfully cute to so amazingly handsome in seconds. :D 

Kaito Kuroba (Kaitou Kid) - Detective Conan
Shinichi Kudo - Detective Conan
L Lawliet - Death Note
Sakuma Ryuichi - Gravitation
So, there you have it, my top 4 most favorited Seiryuus of all time! Really, when you're watching anime,  instead of focussing fully on how the characters looked and the storyline, please appreciate the voice actors too. They mega awesome!

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