(03-31-2015, 04:56 AM)Caspar Wrote:(03-31-2015, 02:49 AM)Datenshi Wrote: All this talk about the staff tailoring the voice actors to the very specific nuances of the characters...Oh yeah, totally. I've never been that huge of a fan of Tanaka, though she's good. I mean, she definitely fits the character, but there are a lot of other VA who could do Kan-E-Senna just as well. I think in terms of skill and role archetype she matches well, but I agree she was picked probably because she's famous lol.
And none notice Rie Tanaka. She's the Japanese version of Tara Strong. Or Atsuko Tanaka. Not to tread on any of their stellar abilities, but to assume someone like Rie Tanaka was chosen to voice someone with as many lines as Kan-E-Senna for anything but her star power is a little on the naive side.
As someone who has spent time in Japan, has friends move back and forth between there and being an extensive weeb anime connoisseur since the 1990s, I can tell you with full authority that literally everything that isn't farming in Japan is fanservice-related. (No. Not that kind of fanservice—but outright pandering to a base.) Most of these 'seiyuu' are really just pop idols, screen actors and the like—retired or not—doing filler work. It's not like they work for a voice studio.
I mean, by the numbers... The West has a much, much larger pool of voice talent to draw from than Japan and that, statistically, is going to bump up the number of voices that not all of you are going to agree with. Personally, I found most of the voices outside of Merlywb, Hydaelyn, Lahabrea, Gaius, Livia and Alphinaud to be very wooden and/or over-acted. Then again, Hydaelyn, Lahabrea, Gaius and Alphinaud are voiced by Mary Elizabeth McGlynn, Kyle Hebert, Richard Epcar and Sam Riegal, respectively. It honestly felt like some of the lesser-known voice talent tried to go with the obviously-acted, 'epic', 'anime-voice' angle.
Actually, now that I think about it, I forgot she was even in the game. Shows how much I care about the Adders.
I really admired your replies and ability to coherently convey many of my own personal impressions on the matter much better than I could have myself....
....but then I read this....
(03-31-2015, 04:56 AM)Caspar Wrote: Shows how much I care about the Adders.
Petitioning to have you removed from the forum outright and asap.
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Characters: Andre Winter (Hy'ur) / K'nahli Yohko (Miqo'te)
