Forum - View topicINTEREST: Veteran Voice Actor Mamoru Miyano Talks About the Struggles He Faces Finding Work
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-Matthew-
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I agree with him. Sadly many new voice actors receive jobs nowadays.
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Bubin
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He is still doing better than most seiyu in industry.
I don't know what it takes to get a role, especially a popular one, other than popularity (and maybe youthful voice), but from what I learned, it is a big mistake to be picky. A good voice actor (Takehito Koyasu is best example) will first, and foremost aim to get as much presence in different anime as possible, regardless of role, simply to get into anime viewers ears, and to become familiar, popular, and stay relevant. And if some big role comes once in a while, or more of them, great. That all being said Miyano already has more than few super popular characters that he voiced in his career so far. |
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MFrontier
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I think I saw a video with another high profile seiyuu...I think it was Yuuki Kaji? Or maybe Yoshitsugu Matsuoka? About how many roles they audition for and don't get.
Although it is interesting to learn the source for Miyano's larger-than-life persona. |
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Blanchimont
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So he's 39? (looks at image, searches for current images on the web, compares) Very well preserved. 
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Kirki
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I rarely hear Miyano Mamoru, Tomokazu Sugita and Ono Daisuke anymore. I constantly hear Takehito Koyasu and Kamiya Hiroshi though.
I don't know if that has to do with their range or the fact that they have acted in such big roles that they can't be heard easily in others. Specifically in Miyano Mamoru's case, he is best in unhinged roles (Tsukiyama from Tokyo Ghoul was amazing) and sounds a bit bored and monotone when he's forced to play the staple ikemen male lead. He gives me the impression that if he doesn't like or care about a character or their story, his lack of enthusiasm is showing. But when he does get what he likes he's iconic. |
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mrsatan
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From what I understand, younger actors are much cheaper than the veterans. It's unfortunate because I miss hearing the older actors.
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HueyLion
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I can't say much for Miyano Mamoru or Ono Daisuke...but Sugita has been AROUND a lot lately. I don't know if you keep up any recent animes but he has pretty much being doing roles for at least 2 or 3 animes per a season. |
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TheSleepyMonkey
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And your source for that is....? I mean, saying that Koyasu only has as much roles as he has just for the sake of keeping relevance within the industry just sounds like an assumption you're making. |
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Bubin
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Just ignore my post if you disagree. |
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xxmsxx
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Yeah, that is probably a factor too. Some shows would want Miyano to be on it, but the fees may be too high. VA like Miyano tend to have a stable fan base that follows them around regardless of what show they are in. Hence why some shows only cast famous VAs because they can guarantee an audience size aka revenue stream. |
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penguintruth
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Not making enough as Reinhard von Lohengramm? I'm sure there'll be another season of DNT soon enough. But I guess a lot of VAs need numerous jobs to make ends meet.
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FiendHunter
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I coincide to the fact Koyasu Takehito has a large variety of roles, so I'm not disagreeing with you, but I'm very interested in knowing where he talked about what you mention. Is there an interview we can read...? A video, free talk track from a drama CD, radio show, anything...? |
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-Matthew-
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I agree. I don't notice Miyano so much in anime recently. Also yes, Sugita is practically EVERYWHERE now. My favorite Gin-chan is very popular! It is great!
I agree. Young and newbie voice actors are cheaper. But, of course, it doesn't mean that they are not professional. Many of them, even if it is their first role, do this job brilliantly. |
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Bubin
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First of all, I didn't say that Koyasu himself said anything, but simply that he is the best example of a voice actor who instead of aiming at a few bigger roles, instead (at least that is how it seems to me) accepts whatever he gets, small roles, big roles, doesn't matter, as long as he gets work, and that also make him ever present in anime to this day, memorable, relevant, etc. He is one of the few seiyu who stayed super popular in anime industry where once you start being old you just don't matter all that much. I was into anime since 2000s, read many different interviews from seiyu, not every one of them was about not being able to find work later in life, but they still in some way helped form my overall opinion. Of course, there is a lot more I could talk about, such as payment, but I'm too lazy, and honestly, I'm just not very good at explaining myself online. |
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MFrontier
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I don't think it's even just male seiyuu. It feels like you only occasionally hear Nana Mizuki, Yukari Tamura, or Yui Horie in any major or prominent roles compared to before.
To me Miyano always delivers 100%, I guess maybe it just depends on the execution of the character? |
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