Every year when the sakura trees bloom, people in Japan celebrate "hanami" - often by dressing up and taking photos among the flowers. Texans have a similar event involving the bluebonnet flower, which I now propose we refer to as "yee-haw-nami."
To my dear beloved voice actor friends who are displeased with the idea of AI using your voice without permission:
Please be advised that the current hot app that redraws you includes AI that uses artists' work without permission.
There's a lot of info on twitter today about the history of Asians, and Anti-Asian Racism in the United States. If all of this feels like and overwhelming amount of new information to you, here are some places to start.
Haven't drawn in a while, but was in the mood to do a doodle. Inspired by yesterday's "draw yourself into your favorite anime" episode of
@DrawfeeShow
.
Random
#AssassinationClassroom
trivia: One of the cameo appearances in the ramen episode is Saiki from The Disastrous Life of
#SaikiK
, which is the second anime series dub I ever directed. The first dub I directed was Assassination Classroom.
Siiiigh. I wasn't sure I was even gonna say this, but I voice child Amajiki in the My Hero Academia dub. Watch it if you feel like it, I guess. Can I go home now?
And we're back! I am super stoked to return to direct the dub for season two of The Quintessential Quintuplets! First episode goes up tomorrow (3/25) at 5pm EST.
Hey, hey! You, you! She could be your girlfriend! I'm joining the dub cast of Horimiya today as the voice of Honoka Sawada. Love this fiesty bean!
#VOStuff
Ambition says "I want to BE more." Greed says "I want to HAVE more." Any time I mistake the second for the first, I have come up empty and angry. Take a moment to ask yourself what you're chasing after today.
Someone recently asked if they upset me at a con. The answer is always "not really," but it's a fairly common question, so here comes an advice thread on interacting with guests at cons. (Disclaimer: Not every guest feels like I do.)
How to order your takes when you record voiceover:
ABAB - You read all the lines, then go back and do them again (but different).
AABB - You read the first line with multiple takes, then move on to the next one.
ABBA - You can dance. You can jive. Having the time of your life.
It's good to remove toxic things/people/whatever from your life, but if you don't fill your life up with healthy things afterwards, you leave an empty space for more bad things to move in.
Just thinking about all the jokes we made leading up to this year that were like "I don't have 20/20 vision!" and as it turns out, WOW we really did not.
If you are a being who likes giant robots and kaiju, and you especially like it when they happen in English, here's a dub I've been directing recently. First two eps of SSSS.DYNAZENON stream tomorrow. Hope you enjoy them.
An incomplete list of animators and other members of the anime industry you can follow to stay up to date on how anime is made and the current working conditions in the industry: (thread)
Hey, anime fans! By now you've heard that working conditions for animators can be pretty rough. A group of animators is pushing for fair treatment and wages, and they're looking for help to get their first project off the ground. Give it a look!
Hello, friends. Please allow me to interrupt you for a moment to share that I'll be voicing Rika Furude in the dub of Higurashi GOU. The original series was one of my favorites, and I am looking forward to where this new one goes. Thank you for your time.
#VOstuff
Oh gosh, I'm too excited about this one. Hi! I voice Vanessa in Fire Emblem Heroes! I love her so much aaahhh! Many thanks to the cool folks at
@CupOfTeaProd
for all your work on this!
#VOStuff
Starting Mar. 17, 12 AM PT, new Heroes from the
#FireEmblem
: The Sacred Stones game, including Rearmed Hero Tana: Soaring Princess, will appear in the New Heroes & Rearmed Tana summoning event! The next Grand Hero Battle with Vigarde: Silent Emperor will start Mar. 18, 12 AM PT.
To my voice actor and/or author friends - I'm reading that Findaway Voices is using their audiobooks to train Apple's AI voiceover, unless the author specifically sends an email to revoke it. If you're a VA, check in with your authors. If you're an author, details below:
This question comes around about once a year, so here's the whole story again for those who haven't seen it - That one time
@RiccoFajardo
got locked in a booth:
Woo! Heard back from our friends in Japan, and it's official: Borr is male. Sorry to the other gentlemen in the cast, but it looks like the position of best boy is filled.
#SSSS_GRIDMAN
The impossible escape room: there's a person on the other side of the door and you have to ask them to open it, but they seem kind of busy so maybe it's better not to bother them.
It's been three years, and this scene from
#Barakamon
is still one of the greatest things I've ever recorded. Tama is such a precious girl. Also, if you haven't seen Barakamon yet, go watch it now! It's top tier comedy.
Hello, gang! I voice this precious boy Al in the dub of that one anime about the guy who was banished from the hero's party, so he decided to live a quiet life in the countryside! Now if only I could remember the title of the show...
#VOStuff
Please don't compare actors, even as a compliment. Comparing oneself to others is deeply unhealthy (and a thread for another day). Don't fuel it.
Not: "You're a way better actor than J. Micah Saberkorn!"
This: "You're one of my favorite actors!"
Actors are not their characters. Please treat them as such.
Not: "Hi, Characterperson! I liked it when you fought Zanldood!"
This: "I loved your work in the Characterperson vs. Zanldood fight."
#VOStuff
My life has been full of isekai lately. I'll be directing the English dub for Life With an Ordinary Guy Who Reincarnated into a Total Fantasy Knockout! Big thanks to
@StudioNanoCo
for making it possible for me to work with this incredible cast of folks from all over.
Heyo, if you're watching the English dub for
#FruitsBasket
, you can hear me as young Shigure in the latest episode! Had fun working on it, so I hope you have fun watching!
Asking for advice: Do your research, go as far as you can on your own, then ask for advice on the next step.
Not: "How do I become a voice actor?"
This: "I took a class, auditioned for some local plays, and I'm a bit character in video game I found online. What should I do next?"
If you need a moment to scream wordlessly into the void, please reply with as much aaAAAAaahhHH as twitter's character limit will allow. Thank you for your time. I believe in you.
Your enthusiasm is actually pretty great. Don't be ashamed. The companies we work for rarely give us feedback, so it often feels like we're just shouting into an empty hole and hoping for the best. It's great when you tell us you watched the thing and liked it.
Did someone say it's WATER TIME? Thrilled to be joining the cast of Free! -Dive to the Future- as this precious child, Ayumu! First episode drops tomorrow, so please look forward to it!
A Hat in Time, the cute-as-heck 3D platformer featuring a little space-travelling girl who stitches hats for wicked powers, is available now on
#NintendoSwitch
!
🎩
What up, folks! Super stoked to say I'll be voicing Mikawa in the dub of Kase-san and Morning Glories. If you like your romance cute and fluffy, definitely check it out!
This person is in a relationship. Is it still appropriate to fanboy/fangirl? Yeah, sure. Just don't hit on said person. In fact, even if they're single, probably don't hit on them.