BTW if you're thinking who's Frank Welker?   here's some info.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Welker

He's like the biggest voice actor in history (anime or non anime)

The ones I can remember, and in no particular order...

Japanese
Fumiko Orikasa
Aya Hisakawa
Ai Nonaka
Yuriko Fuchizaki
Yui Horie
Kaori Shimizu
Kaori Asou
Yuko Miyamura
Chisa Yokoyama
Tomoko Kawakami
Yuri Shiratori
Takehito Koyasu
Akiko Yajima (primarily for Tsubasa from Figure 17 )

American
Kelly Sheridan
Steven Blum
Melissa Charles
Wendee Lee



...as you can see, I watch in Japanese more often than english...

Last edited by Imaginary Bad Bug (04-09-2007 12:01:27 PM)

BTW Knowing this site/Forum is more global than most,for all my friends on this site those who reside in Canada, Mexico,Spain, France, Poland, Israel,Italy and elswhere around the world watch anime in other languages(ie, other than Japanese or English) and have favorite VA's from other languages you want to nominate, by all means............BRING 'EM ON!

Last edited by conner (04-09-2007 05:25:16 PM)

from Pandora:

Eric Stuart- mostly because he's so annoyingly mundane and overused.

are you referring to Eric's vocal abilities, or wh


I like his Gourry (Slayers series) (Setou) Kaiba (Yugioh) and Kojiro (pokemon) . I don't think he's overused, especially now, though  I tend to watch more CN than Fox/4kids (where Stuart is a major player) these days. IMO I think someone like Johnny Bosch would be considered overused (industrywise..........He's the lead in 2 Adult Swim shows)

What? No Megumi Hayashibara? She's in pretty much everything. She's like the Kevin Bacon of Japanese voice acting, only she's actually talented.

Hiraku wrote:

Raven Nightshade wrote:

What? No Megumi Hayashibara? She's in pretty much everything. She's like the Kevin Bacon of Japanese voice acting, only she's actually talented.

Just checked her out...
And it turns out she's actually gonna be doing the voice of Rei Ayanami for the newest release of Evangelion movie this year in Summer

She was Rei to begin with anyway... and I totally forgot about Megumi Hayashibara!   Maybe it's because one just assumes she's in everything anymore.   She was also Faye in Cowboy Bebop, among her hundreds of roles.

Japanes
Mitsuishi Kotono. :Her Juri voice is the most awesome thing in the entire universe of Utena , funny enough I don't like her Usagi because sounds too squeaky to me...
Takehito Koyasu: sexaaaayyyy I love his voice, I love that his voice is in the animes I most love Hellsing, Utena, Angel Sanctuary
Jouji Nakata: Alucard would be as sexy if he went missing He has an older man sexy voice and can sound elegant ... or demented



Mexican actors/actresses
Rossy Aguirre: She is everywhere!!!! Ranma, Sailor Moon, Power Puff Girls you name it.
Araceli de Leon (RIP): This woman was a great voice actress with a very young voice as her anime roles were acted in her eldery age. She died at her  sixties/seventies(?) not because of old age but a car accident, Her Makoto(Sailor Moon) and Shampoo will always be remember as the best.

Sergio Bonilla: His voice is half the reason Trunks is sexay
Gerardo Reyero: His voice is sexy and even makes sound Freezer (Dragonball) and Devimon(digimon) sexy which amuses me and disturbs me at the same time

I don't really look out for particular voice actors, and I don't know any English voice actors.

However, my favorite male actor by far is Tomokazu Sugita.  His cynical Kyon in The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya is perfect. In a language that is far less entrenched in sarcasm than English, he does an excellent job of portraying the everyman caught up in a mess beyond his control.

My favorite female is, of course, Tomoko Kawakami. I am constantly amazed at her delivery of certain lines in Utena.  Aya Hirano also gets respect for an amazing vocal range.

Ive noticed like, everyones list includes Takehito Koyasu.

hes played in EVERYTHING! seriously. he is my favorite japanese voice actor HANDS DOWN no competition. he also has a gorgeous singing voice if you have ever heard him sing songs for Fushigi Yuugi, Weiss Kreuz, Initial D and even his own solo stuffs! (i used to own his CD when he went by the name "Zazel") i melt for house of love! (greeeeat song!!)

and likewise in english i adore Crispin Freeman. i met him at Anime Boston the second year they had it. he was WONDERFUL! i was too intimidated to take a pic with him, until he kinda grabbed me up and was like "awww, come on!" and i was happy as a clam! too bad that picture and his siggy are gone... ;_;

Last edited by KissingT.Kiryuu (09-08-2007 06:05:26 PM)

AHHHHHHH! I forgot about Kazutaka Muraki's English AND Japanese voice actors. they are both just.. *drools* FOREVER!!

Trench Kamen wrote:

I can't believe nobody has mentioned Nakata Jouji. His voice is utter raw sex. He was Alucard from Hellsing and, most importantly, Folken from Escaflowne.

Holy shit. You're so right, Trench. I'd forgotten about him...

Maarika wrote:

English: Mary Elizabeth McGlynn (AKA Melissa Williamson) *__*
No other English voice actor has given me that good of an impression yet.

Will post my personal list.