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Originally Posted by stormy001_M1A2
I would rank her with Kawasumi Ayako for her range of voices. Certainly more impressive than more famous ones like Aya Hirano.
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I love Hirano Aya and her work, but I'm not going to compare her for versatility or professional skill with Kawasumi Ayako, or Paku Romi, or Sawashiro Miyuki, or Koshimizu Ami or many others.
However, I will say that I think she can get emotion across better than lots of more skillful and versatile seiyuus, such as Horie Yui, or Mizuki Nana, or Kugimiya Rie, or Kitamura Eri. Not that she always does, but she
can, in shows like Nana, and Manabi Straight, and Daughter of Twenty-Faces.
For me, there are two kinds of seiyuus: announcers and actresses. The announcers can simulate any kind of voice or emotion. The actresses can make me feel the character and emotion. Some people, like Paku Romi in particular, are at the top of both lists. Kawasumi Ayako, Kuwashima Houko, Sakamoto Maaya, Orikasa Fumiko, and recently Koshimizu Ami, are in that general realm, too. People like Kobayashi Sanae and Takahashi Rieko are real actresses.
In any case, it gives me so much pleasure to start enjoying a seiyuu I have heard and been indifferent to before. This season, I'm feeling that about both Kitamura Eri and Kugimiya Rie.
MORE: Actually, now that I think of it, there is another category of seiyuu: the Voice. With them, I just enjoy the sound of their voices, whether they are acting that well or being versatile or not. Super-moe voices like Hanazawa Kana, Sasaki Nozomi, the early Saitou Chiwa, and the early Yahagi Sayuri fall into that category. I'd enjoy hearing them read the telephone book.