Forum - View topicQuestions/someone could help me?
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Koanimu
 Posts: 5 Location: Canada |
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Hello, I'm an asian teen who always wanted to be a seiyu and in Canada actually. I'm singing every week with a group but I need a good vocal teacher! Others people said the my muscal notes are good and right but not LOUD enough! I would like to know if being or working as a seiyu is harder than dub. I bet the script book is written in kanji, right? I know that models or singers can be a seiyu. I just saw a week ago that the Asahi company is running auditions. I don't if they can understand english if I contact them on their official website. Do I have to know japanese very well? Do I have to live there?
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Moderator
 Posts: 18466 Location: Indianapolis, IN (formerly Mimiho Valley) |
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While I have no insider information to confirm this, I am virtually certain that the answer to both is a strong "yes." |
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ShinobiX
 Posts: 889 Location: NY |
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sounds like you're looking for fame and a job
Research, research, research, and never give up. You're gunna hear people tell you that a lot. Oh and read like crazy or watev. Good luck |
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Bento-Box
 Posts: 1049 Location: Florida |
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The best advice I can offer you is that, if you're really serious about pursuing this as a career, then start reading up on everything you can about it.
Take some classes to learn about the culture and language. Try doing some local voice acting auditions for radio and tv commercials to get your foot in the door and start building your portfolio. You may also try attending some conventions and asking professionals in the field about how they got started. It will not be easy. If you're serious about it though, keep studying and practicing and you may get there one day. But it's going to take a lot of hard work and dedication. Any "artsy" career is a difficult life style. There are way more people who don't make it than who do. Just keep that in mind, keep your head up, and don't be afraid to put yourself out there. Just make sure you know what you're getting into. Best of luck to you! |
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EricDent
 Posts: 997 Location: Georgetown, TX |
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OK I have said this before, and I will probably say it again.
Why not try to become a normal voice actor first. People just want to try to jump into being a Seiyu without any sort of credentials/training. First of all you need to know how to speak (and read) Japanese (and I would guess it might be in any of the 3 alphabets). Second you need to know how to act. Third even if you are asian, that does not mean they will hire you. Japan has a very strict policy on not hiring "outsiders". Lots of people in the anime fandom say that they hear the same voices every time. So why not try to add a voice they have not heard before. Since you are up in Canada, see what the Ocean group (if they are still active) is up to lately. If there is nothing, you may have to move to either L.A. or near Houston (Texas) to find work. Just don't count on it becoming a very stable line of work (IE train to do something else just in case). Cause even pros are having a tough time of getting gigs lately. |
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mippa
 Posts: 4 Location: Austin, TX |
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Before you do anything towards a seiyuu, I must suggest two things, especially pertaining to living in Japan.
1. Get your bachelor's degree in college - that way you never have to fight for a working visa and can teach English to support yourself until you get your break. 2. LEARN JAPANESE. Seiyuu-ing will be out of the question until you can be completely fluent. |
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nobahn
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