Forum - View topicVoice actors that suffer from type-casting?
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Hypeathon
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What about Akira Takano from School Rumble, the soft-spoken, witty, sarcastic girl? "Wait, don't tell me. You took off your clothes and went to find your swimming trunks. You looked all over, couldn't find them, and then Eri walked in. You tried to explain yourself, she got scared and your infinite wisdom led us to where we are now. Don't worry Harima. I don't think you are a pervert, but you are a total screw-up." |
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getchman
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never got past ep 3 of school rumble, and i did say almost |
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getchman
Space Cowboy Posts: 9120 Location: Bedford, NH |
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or better yet, Monica Rial. She is the most prolific North American anime voice actor, having passed Wendee Lee months ago |
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Animegomaniac
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In Funimation, there's Stephanie Young. She's a great actress, it's just her voice that limits her to certain roles. It's a great voice, don't get me wrong but in Fullmetal Alchemist, for example, I don't think Olivier was meant to sound that "smoldering sexy". I'd like to hear her in more comedies.
For Sentai, there's Shelly Calene-Black who basically has the same problem/position, though she does "silly" a bit better or at least more often than Young so she has a few more options. Anbd then there's Hillary Haag. Bratty girl? Snide snark from Sentai? She's it. |
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Tenbyakugon
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Yuri Lowenthal: You look like a teenager, and you act like one too~
Examples: Bleach - Keigo, teen Byakuya, Renji (as a young adult) Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion (R2) - Suzaku Durarara!! - Shinra (who isn't a teenager, but still acts, and looks, like one) Eyeshield 21 - Sena Gurren Lagann - Simon Marchen Awakens Romance - Alviss Naruto (Shippuden) - Sasuke Rave Master - Haru (And though this is a pseudo-anime example...) Ben 10: Alien Force (Ultimate Alien) (Omniverse): Ben Tennyson |
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Sailor S
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I feel bad for Norio Wakamoto. Every role he's cast in, he voices someone awesome. It must be hard being the greatest of all time
Really though, I can't really think of any voice actor that really suffer from type casting. When I think of someone suffering from it, I think of people who won't get offered any roles other than what they're known for, and I can't really think of anyone who fits that bill. Even Rie Kugimiya, who is certainly well known for her tsunderes and children, gets roles beyond the scope of that. Maybe it's more prominent in english dubs. I don't know, I don't watch them. Just observing that a lot of the examples listed so far are for dub actors. |
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Set1229
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Megumi Ogata is typically preety boys and handsome girls.
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Furudanuki
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Nobody hires Norio Wakamoto to voice a character; characters are designed/adapted so they can be voiced by Norio Wakamoto!  He's the seiyuu equivalent of John Wayne: while being type-cast can kill a career if that "type" isn't in demand, it's hardly a problem when roles are being tailor-made for you.
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Kelly
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I've heard Christopher Sabat complain about being typecast as the tough guy mentor on, I believe, two different cast commentaries. If I remember correctly he mentioned that he auditioned for Fruits Basket wanting Hatori but ended up with Ayame (talk about breaking that typecasting!) - and being uncomfortable with him because he was worried about offending people who really are like Aya in real life.
He said that he was really happy with and grateful for being cast as Kasanoda in Ouran because he was different from the kind of characters he's usually offered, and I think it shows in his performance. If an actor likes playing certain types of characters and gets those roles, there's no problem. However, I suspect that most people in the career want to play all different sorts of roles. If they don't get that creative opportunity, that's when I'd imagine they might start being torn between resentment and guilt at feeling ungrateful when 95% of people in their field aren't working at all at any given time - and only 5% of that 5% who are working are making what most people would consider a good living. |
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Lycosyncer
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I really don't think anyone would ever turn down a certain role if they are offered the position but I would agree that playing the same type of character would get tiring and stifle creative growth but that is up to the actor to decide if they want more diversity in their roles or be fine the way they are.
Besides, as for any voice actors that I think is typecast in certain roles that I can't help but notice would have to be Stephanie Sheh for voicing soft spoken shy girly types and I haven't heard of any roles she played where she doesn't act like Orihime, Mikuru, or Eureka. |
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Redbeard 101
Oscar the Grouch
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A perfect north American example is Greg Ayres. He has some other roles but if it's a Funimation title, and it has a younger boy/man in it as a main character, you can bet more often then not Greg is there. I think his role in Beck was a good example of how he can do more then that type cast role personally.
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st_owly
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I saw him at a con a few months back and he said his favourite role was Beck, partly for that reason. |
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Hitokiri Kenshin
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Mamimi from FLCL isn't like them. But her big change, I'd say is Guu from Hare+Guu. |
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Animegomaniac
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And then there's Barkhorn from Strike Witches. Neither soft spoken or shy, that one. And then there's Girls Bravo; Obviously someone mixed her role up with Michelle Ruff's soft spoken shy lead. If you're not familiar with that one, here's one of her lines: "I'm like catnip for lesbians!" Sure, it's taken out of context... Wait, no it isn't. |
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