Since people have liked this so much I'll add a bit about this I didn't bother posting: At the end of the process, Hiyama originally didn't feel any satisfaction with his performance, since he had no clue what would be "good", in this case. He just tried until Nintendo said, "OK"

So his feeling was very much, "Was that really OK?" But nowadays, seeing so many people all over the world be so passionate about that Link performance, and so many fans who've sought him out because of it, he's very humbled, like "Ah, Nintendo really knew what they were doing."

@ToastCrust Real curious if this was 無国籍 or 国際的.

@jdm0079 This was yesterday but I believe he just said グローバル and インターナショナル

@ToastCrust I was at a Rich Epcar panel a few weeks back and he said being a dub director for Lupin is hard because the Japanese producers keep telling English VAs to do lines "bigger" but not explaning what that means

@ToastCrust That's a mystery...

@ToastCrust "Do your Joe voice." "But he's Japanese." "Yes, but he hangs out with those American guys so he's international. Get iiiit?" "No."

@ToastCrust fug I wish I was at AR

@ToastCrust @mangorijima Charles Martinet must’ve dodged a bullet there.

@ToastCrust [INTERNATIONAL SCREAMING]

@ToastCrust yeah he said that at anime north too

@ToastCrust HÝÅÄÆH

@ToastCrust You say that but remember when Sonic shouted TERYAAAA in adventure 2

@ToastCrust Yea his Link voice may have not said much but it really did make my and many other people's childhoods.

@ToastCrust @Silestrio It... Actually makes sense.

@ToastCrust To be fair that sound he makes when Link jumps off high ledges and breaks his shins is very universal and upsetting lol

@ToastCrust In Dragon Quest Builders 2, the main character often shouts "Ya hah!" in celebration, which a few of my Japanese viewers interpreted as "yatta!," but it isn't if you listen closely.

@ToastCrust man this is like, the REVERSE of sonic adventure 2

@ToastCrust *screams in international*

@ToastCrust *laughs in latina*