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MarshalBanana
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 Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2017 5:56 am
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Chise sounds a lot less withdrawn, but I like Elias voice actor.
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Punch Drunk Marc
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Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2017 7:46 am
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| Raebo101 wrote: | | He cast a black actor in the lead role. |
...Brian Mathis isn't black.
EDIT: You meant Chambers, my bad disregard. You said actor and I got confused.
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edmg7
Joined: 02 Aug 2017
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Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2017 9:14 am
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| macattack wrote: | | I can't place Dani Chambers. It's either an alias (for a VA whose voice I don't know obviously) or she really is a newbie. That trailer doesn't make her sound like a newbie, though. I wonder if she's a veteran from the Dallas theater scene and they brought her in specifically for Chise? |
It's definitely not an alias since she has her own Twitter account: https://twitter.com/SkiniMini07/status/922964918529380352 |
*Internet stalking abilities activate!*
Okay, so her Twitter shows that she has her own website and YouTube channel. The former has some demo reels of her voice, and while the clips are out of context they show she not only has some acting chops but a range that reminds me of Brina Palencia. The YouTube channel is pretty much all Let's Plays, but she has done freelance for internet videos (including at least one abridged series), so basically she's getting her start similarly to Chris Niosi or the guys at TeamFourStar. Overall, I think she is perfectly capable of handling this role, but there's more to it than just her acting abilities, so we'll see.
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Lord Vaultman
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Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2017 9:28 am
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| Icehawk wrote: | | The voices sound decent but I was hoping for they would get someone with a good british accent for Elias, oh well. |
Yeah if it had been tyler walker i would have bet money he would have used accents
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Gemnist
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Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2017 10:27 am
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There have been black actors in lead anime roles, but Chambers is the first one I can recall playing a “pure” Japanese character. Most black actors tend to play black characters from other countries. And even when the character is part of the black Japanese minority, the role is usually filled by a Caucasian, as seen with Monica Rial in Michiko & Hatchin and Patrick Seitz in SAO. On the other hand, Chise is not only Japanese, but she doesn’t appear to be of any minority Japanese group. In my book, that’s worth commending. After all these are VOICE actors. Voice doesn’t have a color.
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Morry
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Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2017 10:38 am
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Just want to point out that Chise is technically partially "minority" due to her red hair and green eyes. This is explicitly brought up as hinting to foreign lineage so it's not just a stylistic choice.
Also, it would be slightly problematic for an ancient mage like Elias to have a British accent since Lindel first found him outside England and his origin is unknown.
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KitKat1721
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Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2017 10:53 am
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I think Dani Chambers was in the Hamtaro abridged series (which doesn't seem to be that uncommon - Justin Briner was also in an abridged series before getting named roles).
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Punch Drunk Marc
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Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2017 11:08 am
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| Gemnist wrote: | | the role is usually filled by a Caucasian, as seen with Monica Rial in Michiko & Hatchin and Patrick Seitz in SAO. On the other hand, Chise is not only Japanese, but she doesn’t appear to be of any minority Japanese group. |
Monica Rial is Spanish! How do people still not know this?
Michiko & Hatchin was a fusion (albeit minor giving the setting) of Japanese and South American (mostly Brazillian) cultures, not African. Even then the cast had black actors in main/supporting roles like Akron Watson as Satoshi Batista and Sametria Ewunes (I hope I spelled her name right) as Atsuko Jackson.
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FlowerAiko
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Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2017 10:46 pm
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| Punch Drunk Marc wrote: | | Monica Rial is Spanish! How do people still not know this? |
People didn't know this? Rial is a very common Spanish surname, and Monica is a very common Spanish first name.
Not to mention any interview with Monica discussing the anime has her gushing about how culturally significant it was for her.
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macattack
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Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2017 11:34 pm
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| FlowerAiko wrote: |
| Punch Drunk Marc wrote: | | Monica Rial is Spanish! How do people still not know this? |
People didn't know this? Rial is a very common Spanish surname, and Monica is a very common Spanish first name.
Not to mention any interview with Monica discussing the anime has her gushing about how culturally significant it was for her. |
There's a surprising amount of people who think Spaniards are Caucasian.
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Kadmos1
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Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2017 8:04 am
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In the 2nd "Vanishing Line" episode, there was a black character named Hardy. Black actor Christopher Dontrell Piper played him in the simuldub.
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Kadmos1
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Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2017 10:42 am
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Seriously, Dani sounded like Jill Harris. If that was the case, then this would be the most hyped 2017 series Jill was starring in.
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MarshalBanana
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Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2017 10:09 am
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| FlowerAiko wrote: |
| Punch Drunk Marc wrote: | | Monica Rial is Spanish! How do people still not know this? |
People didn't know this? Rial is a very common Spanish surname, and Monica is a very common Spanish first name.
Not to mention any interview with Monica discussing the anime has her gushing about how culturally significant it was for her. |
Not everyone is familiar with Spanish names.
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Kadmos1
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Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2017 9:32 am
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Since there have been some posts about black voice actors/actresses playing black anime characters, here is another post on that: Caitlin Glass' 10/26/2017@9:22AM tweet said "Ep 2 of #GaroVanishingLine today! Happy to introduce Alle Mims as Enith & Christopher Dontrell Piper as Hardy! I❤️casting amazing actors!"
While both have been in theatre, I wouldn't mind seeing them in more Funi roles and would even like to see them being respective leads in a show someday. However, given how 400+ people have been on Funi's payroll, that could be a few years from now.
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