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NEWS: Voice Actress Saori Hayashi's Safety Confirmed After Worrying Blog Post


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Wojtini



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PostPosted: Tue Jun 03, 2014 8:46 am Reply with quote
[EDIT: Trolling comment deleted. -TK]
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WatchforMoons7



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PostPosted: Tue Jun 03, 2014 9:02 am Reply with quote
I can't even laugh because it feels so pathetic. I don't like it when suicide or anything related to disappearing is so casually talked about.


But I think that "Studio transfer" is a bit of a rough business? Like "betrayal-like"?

SUGITA IS COMING AFTER HER! Laughing
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 03, 2014 9:17 am Reply with quote
Mm hope she's alright.

WatchforMoons7 wrote:
But I think that "Studio transfer" is a bit of a rough business? Like "betrayal-like"?


Can't imagine they'd take too kindly to it, but would hope they'd be a bit more professional than sending death threats.
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 03, 2014 9:40 am Reply with quote
Looks like Atomic Monkey are bored, but this is low into the levels of corporate tyranny. Why do they send death threats 2 years after Saori left? She's not your property, get over it.
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 03, 2014 9:47 am Reply with quote
Where does it imply anywhere that Atomic Monkey sent her death threats?
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 03, 2014 10:21 am Reply with quote
From the way her blog post is written, it seems to me like she is overworked and considering suicide. Not surprising for a voice actress to be overworked.
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 03, 2014 11:05 am Reply with quote
Could somebody tell me what's going on (I mean I understand she was threaten)?? Who is this Atomic Monkey?? Confused
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 03, 2014 11:17 am Reply with quote
mdo7, I think she's talking about this (from an early Dec. '13 ANN press release article), "Atomic Monkey Entertainment Announces Release of Joint Venture Program, ''Anime Say You Radio Ani Raji'":

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Atomic Monkey Entertainment has an established career for over 10 years and is Japan's leader in the anime and video game industry specializing in voice talent management, music projects/works, event planning, and management of a voice over training school.
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 03, 2014 11:21 am Reply with quote
Kadmos1 wrote:
mdo7, I think she's talking about this (from an early Dec. '13 ANN press release article), "Atomic Monkey Entertainment Announces Release of Joint Venture Program, ''Anime Say You Radio Ani Raji'":

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Atomic Monkey Entertainment has an established career for over 10 years and is Japan's leader in the anime and video game industry specializing in voice talent management, music projects/works, event planning, and management of a voice over training school.


Oh I see, thank you. So I wonder if this "incident" is going to get the Japanese police investigating these allegation from her post??
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Freakmasta



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PostPosted: Tue Jun 03, 2014 11:25 am Reply with quote
This could also be a hacked message, couldn't it?
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 03, 2014 11:28 am Reply with quote
Freakmasta wrote:
This could also be a hacked message, couldn't it?


I don't think so, it didn't say in the article about anything her account being hacked. If her account was hacked, she would've say said so and the article would've quote her claim about her account being hacked. I don't see it on the article and she hasn't said anything about her account being hacked.

So it sounds like she was being really threatened by Atomic Monkey.
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 03, 2014 11:38 am Reply with quote
mdo7 wrote:
Could somebody tell me what's going on (I mean I understand she was threaten)?? Who is this Atomic Monkey?? Confused


A talent agency.

From the article:
"Hayashi debuted as a voice actress in 2011 working under the talent agency Atomic Monkey"

From a press release located in 5s using the search box at the top of the page:
"Atomic Monkey Entertainment has an established career for over 10 years and is Japan's leader in the anime and video game industry specializing in voice talent management, music projects/works, event planning, and management of a voice over training school. As a specialized agent for Japanese voice actors, Atomic Monkey International holdings was established in 2011 and has begun to expand internationally, establishing subsidiaries in Beijing, Shanghai, France and Los Angeles."

She honestly sounds like she needs medication, or is taking the wrong medication (venlafaxine sparked paranoia in me, but not to this degree).

--edit--

I underestimated just how much I as interrupted while writing this.
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mdo7



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PostPosted: Tue Jun 03, 2014 11:43 am Reply with quote
@Shiroi Hane: Thanks for the info. But I think the Japanese police will need to look into this allegation, or wait to see why she posted that claim.
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senbonzakura



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PostPosted: Tue Jun 03, 2014 12:02 pm Reply with quote
I seriously doubt Atomic Monkey did anything to bully her especially since she left two years ago. She isn't even that popular for it to be a loss to Atomic Monkey.

Atomic Monkey is headed by Seki Tomokazu btw. I don't think he would do anything to bring a bad name to his company especially since change of agencies happens all the time in the seiyuu world.

That said, if she was being bullied, I am thinking someone is just using the company name rather than the company itself.
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 03, 2014 12:08 pm Reply with quote
senbonzakura wrote:
I seriously doubt Atomic Monkey did anything to bully her especially since she left two years ago. She isn't even that popular for it to be a loss to Atomic Monkey.

Atomic Monkey is headed by Seki Tomokazu btw. I don't think he would do anything to bring a bad name to his company especially since change of agencies happens all the time in the seiyuu world.

That said, if she was being bullied, I am thinking someone is just using the company name rather than the company itself.


Seki Tomokazu is not evil, but it's possible one of his "under-ling" may have somehow "taken thing too far" and Seki may not been aware of this, so that's possible. Also it's possible a person posing as someone working at Atomic Monkey could be doing the threat (as you stated).
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