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Seiyuu Chiharu Kitaoka Announces Marriage
Seiyuu Chiharu Kitaoka announced on her blog last week that she has recently gotten married. Kitaoka had been dating her partner for some time, and the couple now plans to move to Hokkaido, where she was raised. In her blog, she writes that she intends to continue voice acting fo...
10 years ago
Winners of the 10th Seiyuu Awards
Winners of the 10th Seiyuu Awards were announced today at a ceremony at the Nippon Cultural Broadcasting (JOQR) Media Plus Hall in Tokyo. The event was simultaneously broadcast on the Chou! A&G+ radio station in a program hosted by seiyuu Ruriko Aoki. A recording of the event wi...
10 years ago
Seiyuu Mark Ishii and Atsuko Enomoto Announce Marriage
Seiyuu Mark Ishii and Atsuko Enomoto announced their marriage on their respective Twitter accounts on Monday. The two were married in a ceremony last month with family members in attendance. Enomoto, who left 81 Produce to become a freelance seiyuu last year, debuted in 1998 in...
10 years ago
Seiyuu Auditions Opened for 'Kimikoe Project' Anime and Music Production
Tohokushinsha Film Corporation has opened auditions for Kimikoe Project, a seiyuu training project which will involve an anime production. The audition is open to girls between 14 and 25 years old of all nationalities and runs from March 1 to April 30, 2016. Kimikoe Project is b...
10 years ago
Seiyuu Daisuke Ono Leaves Mausu Promotion Talent Agency
Seiyuu Daisuke Ono announced on Monday that he has left the Mausu Promotion talent agency, to which he has belonged since 2002. Moving forward, he will continue to work as a freelance seiyuu. Prior to the decision to leave the agency, Ono had been affiliated with Mausu Promotion...
10 years ago
Seiyuu Rie Murakawa Makes Artist Debut with Nippon Columbia
Seiyuu Rie Murakawa announced on Monday that she will make her debut as a solo musical artist under record label Nippon Columbia in early summer. An official artist website for Murakawa and a staff Twitter account have also been opened. Murakawa debuted as a seiyuu in 2011 in Fai...
10 years ago
First CD Album and Live Tour by Seiyuu Saori Hayami Announced
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has announced that it will release a CD album by seiyuu Saori Hayami on May 25, 2016. It will include songs from her first two singles, "Yasashii Kibou" and "Sono Koe ga Chizu ni Naru," which are used respectively as the opening theme songs of Akag...
10 years ago
Seiyuu Yoko Hikasa Announces Marriage
Yoko Hikasa announced via her official blog that she got married earlier in the year. She did not reveal the identity of her new spouse. Her notable roles include Mio Akiyama from the light rock music club anime K-On!, Rias Gremory from romance ecchi anime High School DxD and its...
10 years ago
Interview: Seiyuu Ayana Taketatsu at Anime Festival Asia 2015
Voice actress Ayana Taketatsu returned to Anime Festival Asia in Singapore last week after six years. Since that appearance with the cast of K-On! in 2009, Taketatsu has become one of the most popular young voice actresses. She debuted as a recording artist with Pony Canyon in 2...
10 years ago
Interview: Seiyuu Maaya Uchida at Anime Festival Asia 2015
On November 28, voice actress Maaya Uchida performed live outside Japan for the first time at Anime Festival Asia in Singapore. This is the first interview she has conducted with foreign media outlets. Uchida debuted as a voice actress in 2010, and as a recording artist with Pon...
10 years ago