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NEWS: Singer, Voice Actress Suzuko Mimori Moves to the U.S.


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MushroomMan674



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PostPosted: Thu May 02, 2024 7:19 am Reply with quote
She's married to All Elite Wrestling pro wrestler Kazuchika Okada, who now wrestles in the United States. This would explain the move.
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PostPosted: Thu May 02, 2024 8:10 am Reply with quote
MushroomMan674 wrote:
She's married to All Elite Wrestling pro wrestler Kazuchika Okada, who now wrestles in the United States. This would explain the move.

Thanks for the explanation!
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MFrontier



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PostPosted: Thu May 02, 2024 9:17 am Reply with quote
She's one of my favorite seiyuu, so I hope she's happy in my home country and still is able to voice act and reprise roles!
MushroomMan674 wrote:
She's married to All Elite Wrestling pro wrestler Kazuchika Okada, who now wrestles in the United States. This would explain the move.

I was wondering if this had something to do with her husband!
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PostPosted: Thu May 02, 2024 9:37 am Reply with quote
as someone who lives here in america, that seems like a very dumb idea, BUT i suppose finically maybe its better since the yen is losing so much value
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PostPosted: Thu May 02, 2024 11:26 am Reply with quote
Reaperherpderp wrote:
as someone who lives here in america, that seems like a very dumb idea, BUT i suppose finically maybe its better since the yen is losing so much value


As mentioned, her husband works in America now so that's why she's moving.
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ChibiGoku



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PostPosted: Thu May 02, 2024 2:48 pm Reply with quote
Given both remote recording and renting space out at local studios are a thing, she absolutely can continue voice acting in projects, just performance will be a bit different than it once was (though some studios post-COVID are having some voice acting done in isolation, so that might not be too different for what she's probably done at times).

That said, wish her luck and hopefully she'll be well here.
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48 Rices



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PostPosted: Thu May 02, 2024 5:37 pm Reply with quote
ChibiGoku wrote:
Given both remote recording and renting space out at local studios are a thing, she absolutely can continue voice acting in projects, just performance will be a bit different than it once was (though some studios post-COVID are having some voice acting done in isolation, so that might not be too different for what she's probably done at times).

That said, wish her luck and hopefully she'll be well here.


But unfortunately it seems like she won't be getting new roles since she would have to be in Japan for auditions
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PostPosted: Thu May 02, 2024 6:36 pm Reply with quote
48 Rices wrote:
But unfortunately it seems like she won't be getting new roles since she would have to be in Japan for auditions


I think you got a point, especially since that's probably the reason Minako Kotobuki hasn't really got much roles if any since she went to study abroad in London…
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PostPosted: Thu May 02, 2024 6:36 pm Reply with quote
48 Rices wrote:
ChibiGoku wrote:
Given both remote recording and renting space out at local studios are a thing, she absolutely can continue voice acting in projects, just performance will be a bit different than it once was (though some studios post-COVID are having some voice acting done in isolation, so that might not be too different for what she's probably done at times).

That said, wish her luck and hopefully she'll be well here.


But unfortunately it seems like she won't be getting new roles since she would have to be in Japan for auditions


If she improves on her English (which she more than likely will if she's moving to the US) she can easily get some roles stateside.
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PostPosted: Thu May 02, 2024 6:45 pm Reply with quote
Welcome then. We're happy to have you.
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PostPosted: Fri May 03, 2024 4:37 am Reply with quote
While I'm happy that Suzuko Mimori's moving to the United States,I'm surprised it's happening. Yes,her husband's a wrestler who also came here to wrestle. Hopefully,she'll improve her English and get some roles in American animation. Like someone else said,since Minako Motobuki,another Japanese voice actress went to London to study,she really hasn't been heard from a lot. She could have worked in British animation while she did that,but my guess is,it wasn't easy. She probably would have been well-received over there if she tried.
I hope that Ms. Mimori does well over here and she gets some good roles and she even gets a chance to sing here. It'll be interesting to see what happens with her once she comes here.
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Wangen



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PostPosted: Fri May 03, 2024 3:49 pm Reply with quote
She was kinda retired anyway.
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PostPosted: Sat May 04, 2024 7:59 am Reply with quote
If she was going to move to the US anyway, it makes Okada's decision to sign with AEW and not the WWE all the stranger.
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PostPosted: Sat May 04, 2024 8:36 am Reply with quote
Good luck to her and her family.
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PostPosted: Sat May 04, 2024 9:04 am Reply with quote
Beatdigga wrote:
If she was going to move to the US anyway, it makes Okada's decision to sign with AEW and not the WWE all the stranger.


Not really. Rumors are that AEW offered a lot more money than WWE did. AEW also has a lighter work schedule and he is really good friends with the Young Bucks. Working for AEW also gives him the ability to return to Japan and work with NJPW whenever he wants. He wouldn't have that option with WWE since their wrestlers are exclusive except in rare circumstances.
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