Seiyu
- For the company named Seiyu, see Seiyu Group.
Seiyū (声優, also written seiyuu or simply seiyu) is a Japanese term that roughly equates to a voice actor/actress for radio, television and video games. On television, they are mostly used in anime and commercial advertisements, and are somewhat more famous than voice actors traditionally are in America. Conventional usage among American fans is: when speaking of a character in a series translated into English to use seiyū to refer to the Japanese actor and simply voice actor for the English one. American fandom is sometimes divided over the opinion that some prominent seiyū will "perfect" certain voice types (e.g. the ditsy schoolgirl, the deep-voiced loner) sometimes resulting in these seiyū becoming typecast.
Notable seiyū and their major roles (Japanese version unless noted): Yu Asakawa - Motoko Aoyama, SakakiMegumi Hayashibara - Rei Ayanami, Faye Valentine, Haruka Urashima, Ranma (female), Lina InverseYui Horie - Naru Narusegawa, Mitsuko, Tohru HondaKotono Mitsuishi - Sailor Moon, Misato Katsuragi, Excel, EbichuHouko Kuwashima - Yurika Misumaru, Minoru Kokubunji, SangoKappei Yamaguchi - InuYasha, Ranma (male), Artemis (live action), Usopp, Shin'ichi Kudo (Jimmy Kudo)Yuriko Yamaguchi - Ritsuko Akagi, Nico RobinKikuko Inoue - Belldandy, Mizuho Kazami, Kasumi TendoMinami Takayama - Kiki, Conan EdogawaJunko Noda - Maho Izawa, Konno 'Kitsune' MitsuneRyou Horikawa - Vegeta, TakumaSatsuki Yukino - Kagome Higurashi, Mutsumi Otohime, Milly ThompsonRie Tanaka - Chi, Lacus Clyne, SakiYuji Ueda - Keitaro Urashima, Hiroyasu Ueda, Sagara SanosukeToshihiko Seki - Genjyo Sanzo, Mousse, Duo MaxwellShoutarou Morikubo - Ginji AmanoChisa Yokoyama - Shinguuji Sakura, Ryoko Subaru, Sasami, Lucrezia NoinAkira Ishida - Xelloss, Kaworu NagisaAya Hisakawa - Sailor Mercury, Skuld, Miki Kaoru, Yuki Sohma, Kero-chanKoichi Yamadera - Ryoga Hibiki, Ryoji Kaji, Spike SpiegelAi Orikasa - Ryoko, QuatreEmi Shinohara - Sailor Jupiter, B-KoJunko Iwao - Tomoyo Daidouji, Akane AikawaMegumi Ogata - Sailor Uranus, Shinji Ikari, Yukito TsukishiroTomizawa Michie - Sailor Mars, C-Ko, Sumire KanzakiTakehito Koyasu - Touga Kiryuu, Ilpalazzo, Zechs Merquise, Hotohori, Aya FujimiyaRyoutarou Okiayu - Shigure Sohma, Katsuhiko Jinnai, Trieze KushrenadaYumi Touma - Urd, Yui Hongo, Sally Po, DeedlitShinichirou Miki - Keisuke Yuki, Sephiroth, Kojiro (James)
See alsoList of Seiyu
External linksSeiyuu (voice actor) database
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