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Negima! Voice Actor Appreciation & Discussion
The purpose of this thread is to discuss, critique and idolize the Voice Actor cast of Negima. The hope is that the discussion will center on their performances as professional voice actors and not on the show content (which can be discussed in the various Episode threads). Please remember this simple rule when critiquing a VA's performance or reading another forum member's critique:
End of edit by Mod (xris): Above comments borrowed from an original post by Catgirls The latest Negima CD contains a bonus DVD titled "Mahoragakuen Chutobu Nyugakushiki (Entrance Ceremony)". Unfortunately, this DVD doesn't show a preview of the animation, but it does reveals the Seiyus of the highly anticipated anime. It is nice to know the seiyus of Asuna and Konoka. The CD itself is basically a four-parts drama tracks plus 4 songs. The first song is the anthem of Mahora Academy. The first drama is about Asuna who is trying to write a Love letter to Takahata sensei. Don't ask me how it goes, I am still learning japanese language. A few comments: - Although it has 31 female students, the story mainly involves around Negi, Asuna and Konoka. Other characters usually only get one episode turn, with exception of a few characters. It will be more like "To Heart". - Asuna's voice meets my expectation, although I really love to see Yui Horie to play the role ( I believe that Asuna = Narusegawa Naru). However for my favourite character, Konoka, the voice sounds a bit younger/less mature that I have expected when I read the manga. It seems that Ken Akamatsu wants to potray Konoka as a cheerful and simple minded girl. Ayaka's voice in the drama needs a bit of improvement. Nodoka character is presented as a very very timid girl, she can hardly finish her sentences. - Gee, I see Naru in Asuna, Shinobu in Nodoka and Motoko in Setsuna, it brings back the memory of Love Hina. I am waiting for this title with a great expectation. Last edited by xris; 2006-10-13 at 17:40. |
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Konoka's voice is done by Nonaka Ai, who is did Shipon's voice in "Uchuu no Stellvia" Anyway, here are the list of seiyuus for Negima, listed in the following order: roll call number, character name (seiyuu) - notable previous work 1 Aisaka Sayo (Shiratori Yuri) – Narusegawa Mei in “Love Hina” 2 Akashi Yuuna (Kimura Madoka) – Haruna Hitoe in “My Merry May” 3 Asakura Kazumi (Sasagawa Ayana) – first debut in “Negima” 4 Ayase Yue (Kuwatani Natsuko) – Urashima Kanako in “Love Hina” 5 Izumi Ako (Yamakawa Kotomi) – Mary in “Gadguard” 6 Okouchi Akira (Yamamoto Azumi) – debut in “Negima” 7 Kakakizaki Misa (Itou Shizuka) – Hasegura Rei in “Maria-sama ga Miteru” 8 Kagurazaka Asuna (Kanda Akemi) – Amakasa Miharu in “D.C.~da capo~” 9 Kasuga Misora (Bandou Ai) – first debut in “Negmia” 10 Karakuri Chachamaru (Watanabe Akeno) – Sena Robin in “Witch Hunter Robin” 11 Kugimiya Madoka (Deguchi Mami) – first debut in “Negima” 12 Ku Fei (Tanaka Hazuki) – first debut in “Negima” 13 Konoe Konaka (Nonaka Ai) – Katase Shima in “Uchuu no Stellvia” 14 Saotome Haruna (Ishige Sawa) – Paiway Underberg in “Vandread” 15 Sakurazaki Setsuna (Kobayashi Yuu) – Aoba Dandou in “DANDOH!!” 16 Sasaki Makie (Horie Yui) – Narusegawa Naru in “Love Hina” 17 Shiina Sakurako (Oomae Akane) – Chihiro in “Azumanga Daioh” 18 Tatsumiya Mana (Sakuma Miho) – first debut in “Negima” 19 Chao Rinshen (Oosawa Chiaki) – Sakura in “Street Fighter ZERO” 20 Nagase Kaede (Shiraishi Ryouko) – Konoike Chiaki in “Tenjo Tenge” 21 Naba Chizuru (Kobayashi Misa) – Chihiro in “Hi no Tori” 22 Narutaki Fuuka (Koyama Kimiko) – Onigawara Mao in “Rikujou Boetai Mao-chan” 23 Narutaki Fumika (Kanou Mari) – first debut in “Negima” 24 Hakase Satomi (Kadowaki Mai) – Yoshida Mayu in “Kono Minikukute Utsukushii Sekai” 25 Hasegawa Chisame (Shimura Yumi) – first debut in “Negima” 26 Evangeline A.K. McDowell (Matsuoka Yuki) – Kasuga ‘Osaka’ Ayumu in “Azumanga Daioh” 27 Miyazaki Nodoka (Noto Mamiko) – Toudou Shimako in “Maria-sama ga Miteru” 28 Murakami Natsumi (Aizawa Mai) – first debut in “Negima” 29 Yukihiro Ayaka (Minagawa Junko) – Echizen Ryoma of “Prince of Tennis” 30 Yotsuba Satsuki (Inoue Naomi) – first debut in “Negima” 31 Zazie Rainyday (Inokuchi Yuka) – Kamishiro Rin in “Maburaho” Negi Springfield (Satou Rina) – Takeshima Tsutako in “Maria-sama ga Miteru” Minamoto Shizuna Sensei (Inoue Kikuko) – Belldandy in “Aa Megami-sama” Last edited by kj1980; 2004-05-12 at 13:46. |
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2004-05-12, 17:27 | Link #3 |
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Looks like a good overall voice cast.
I was a bit suprised by how many first time voice actors the were. They make up nearly a third of the cast, but with 30+ voice actors I guess there's the possibility of having more first time voice actors. After all, I think all but two of the voice actors in FLCL were first time voice actors too. ^^; |
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I hope it will be a 'long' anime series, if not many characters will be left out in the dark.
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2006-10-15, 16:56 | Link #16 |
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I quit watching the first Negima in part because I couldn't keep all the characters straight. So I've made a character chart for the new anime.
The chart has a pic of each student, names their seiyuu, links to the ANN page for the seiyuu (or to the entry in the hashihime seiyuu gallery, if I have one there) and gives a brief description of the character, taken from the official site for the new anime. Just making it has helped me a lot. There are definitely a lot of unknown seiyuu in this show, in addition to the few bigger names. As far as I could see without making a careful study, all the students are played by the same seiyuu as in the first anime. The notable additions seem to be the inimitable Saitou Chiwa as Anya, Shinbou's other old standby Mugihito doing narration, and Sawashiro Miyuki as Nekane Springfield. (cross-posted to the generic discussion thread)
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2006-10-15, 17:00 | Link #17 |
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Not a bad idea Kaoru Chujo, i know a good far view of the seiyuu's from the show.. but having a chart like this makes it much easier. :3
Now, here's the fun part - choosing my fav' seiyuu from the show.
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2006-10-15, 18:22 | Link #18 |
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I'm a little surprised.. I thought all the originals were back save one or two. Guess I need to check the list and see who was changed. (I rather liked the VAs for Evangeline, Chach, Setsuna, and Kaede).
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Of course its going to be Nonaka Ai, the seiyuu behind one of my fav' characters - Konoka! I believe her voice expresses the pure cute side of her, like nothing i've seen before. She brought Konoka to such great life in the later part of the original series.
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2006-10-15, 22:00 | Link #20 |
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Well, Shiroth, I liked Kanda Akemi the first time round, but I just adored her voice in the otherwise not so interesting Tonagura. Nonaka Ai became a favorite after Iriya/UFO. Wikipedia Japan says she calls herself a "voice therapist." Inokuchi Yuka was great as Anju in Karin. But ten seconds of Saitou Chiwa is as riveting as ten minutes of a lot of other people. Who to choose, who to choose?
And Vexx, I think they are almost, if not all, the same seiyuus. I just made the chart to get all the names and faces on one page that would be easier to scan. And to get the new images there, which are somewhat different from the old ones. And I myself didn't follow the old show long enough to get everyone straight, so I thought I needed something to help me.
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