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Just an an interesting aside, Funimation is running a poll right now to see what brand new anime people are interested in.
What are you waiting for, go vote!
http://blog.funimation.com/2009/05/we-needyour-input/
(Personal favorites of this librarian : Kuroshitsuji (a.k.a Black Butler), Tales of the Abyss, Hetalia Axis Powers, and Casshern SINS)
Ever wonder what titles are actually available to the club?
Ever wonder what series or movies we might watch next?
Now we’ve got a list!
So, take a look at the side of the journal and check out the list of series and movies are available through the Miss Amy’s personal collection. We’ll also be listing series that are currently being reviewed for addition to the club list. Keep an eye on it, as it will be updating pretty frequently.
If you have any titles you want to suggest for review, please email us.
Tsukasa – .hack//SIGN
Tsukasa is played by a woman by the name of Saiga Mitsuki. Saiga-san has played nearly as many boy parts as she has female!
Roger Smith – The Big O
Yep. A guy, one Miyamoto Mitsuru. But I suppose that was an easy one.
Train Heartnet – Black Cat
If you didn’t guess man, you need to clean out your ears. With a voice that deep, Kondo Takashi probably always needs to play the part of guys.
Conan Edogawa – Case Closed
Here’s a twister. Conan is played by a woman, Takayama Minami, who was also the lead singer of the band ‘Two-Mix’ (remember the openings for the show Gundam Wing), but Shinichi, Conan’s real self before he gets shrunk by the bad guys, is played by a man, Yamaguchi Kappei.
Edward Elric – Fullmetal Alchemist
Surprise, surprise! If you didn’t guess that Paku Romi is actually a woman, don’t worry. Even I didn’t realize it until the second episode!
Quatre Winner – Gundam Wing
This one oughtta be easy. Quatre is played by a woman, Orikasa Ai, and she’s been in five other Gundam series; 0080, F91, Seed, SD Gundam, and Victory.
Hikaru Shindo – Hikaru no Go
Here’s another surprise, Kawakami Tomoko is a woman! Kawakami-san usually plays female parts, but I think she makes a very believable boy.
Ferio – Magic Knight Rayearth
This series may be a little old for some of you to have seen, but Ferio is played by Yamazaki Takumi, who is definately a guy.
Zero Enna – Pilot Candidate
The eternal doofus of GOA is played by a guy, Obi Yukimasa. This was his debut in voice acting.
Ryoma Echizen – Prince of Tennis
Totally a woman! Minagawa Junko often plays the parts of boys, including Ion Fortuna from Trinity Blood.
Hakkai – Saiyuki
Ishida Akira is a guy, an odd sounding guy sometimes I’ll admit, but still a guy. You may also have heard him in Naruto as the seriously crazy Gaara.
Kurama – Yu Yu Hakusho
This one may have thrown you, but Ogata Megumi is a woman! The role of Kurama, the demon soul in a boy’s body, was Ogata-san’s debut.
It’s easier to have a woman play the role of young men, they can usually drop their voices to a low enough range to make very believable teenage boys. It’s even been done for some American dubbed anime like Ranma 1/2.
So here’s a test for your ears, can you identify which male characters, either lead or major, have been played by women, Japanese versions only. I’ll give you the character’s name and the series you can hear them in. Bonus points if you know their names!
Tsukasa – .hack//SIGN
Roger Smith – The Big O
Train Heartnet – Black Cat
Conan Edogawa – Case Closed
Edward Elric – Fullmetal Alchemist
Quatre Winner – Gundam Wing
Hikaru Shindo – Hikaru no Go
Ferio – Magic Knight Rayearth
Zero Enna – Pilot Candidate
Ryoma Echizen – Prince of Tennis
Hakkai – Saiyuki
Kurama – Yu Yu Hakusho
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And don`t forget to come to the screening of episodes 3 and 4 of Trinity Blood on the 22nd.
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