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Jigen_Daisuke
04-12-2006, 04:57 AM
To start things off...


Many Japanese and foreign viewers single out Tanaka Rie's "magnificent acting" ("kareina engi") (http://anime.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/anichara2/1144303861/227) in My-Otome.

Even members of the creative staff for My-Otome have chimed in, including series writer Yoshino Hiroyuki and, especially, director Obara Masakazu. Obara cites Tanaka Rie's "extraordinary performance" in episode 22.


Lacus Goes Ballistic (http://forums.animeondvd.com/showthreaded.php?Cat=&Number=1314197&page=0&view=& sb=5&o=&fpart=&vc=1)

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ArseneLupinIII said:
Tanaka [Rie] plays Tomoe Marguerite, Fia Gros, and at least one background character in My-Otome.

Mai-OtoHiME ~Maisutaa Otome he no Shiren sono 241~ (http://anime.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/anime/1143736191/199)
<archived 2ch thread>

199 : [Kaze no Tani no Nanashisan @ Jikkyou wa Jikkyou Ita de] : 2006/03/31(Kin) 02:39:27 ID:NaWASb0X
Shoujiki, Tomoe no ikareppori dake de manpuku datta.
Tanaka Rie GJ!!
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My-Otome ~The 241st Trial to be a Meister Otome~

199 : [Mr./Ms. Nameless of the Valley of the Wind @ The Real Condition with the Live Board] : 2006/03/31 (Friday) 02:39:27 ID:NaWASb0X
To be honest, I was only satisfied with the raging Tomoe. (http://kuma.250free.com/TanakaRieCharacter/TomoeMarguerite_MyOtomeEpisode25_1.mp3)
Good job, Tanaka Rie!!


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Hyousetsu: Mai-Otome Episode 22 (http://hyousetsu.blogspot.com/2006/03/mai-otome-episode-22.html)
<font color="red">Warning: Link Contains Many Spoilers!</font>

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Dav said:
I know I may sound biased but I think Tanaka Rie was absolutely AWESOME in this episode. Her voice acting talent is unquestionably one of the best in the current industry and she knows how to make fans acknowledge that. The way she effortlessly varied her tone from that of sweet politeness to pure malicious lunacy, (http://kuma.250free.com/TanakaRieCharacter/TomoeMargueriteGoesCrazy_MyOtomeEpisode22_001.mp3) with the latter clearly being reminiscent of Suigintou's old glory days was brilliant, an impressive feat expected from an A-list seiyuu no doubt. I had fun listening to her act as Fia as well but I'd definitely pick Tomoe any day considering how <span style='color:#dddddd;background:#dddddd'>mentally unstable</span> the younger girl is. I just love watching <span style='color:#dddddd;background:#dddddd'>evil girls go on a wild rampage.</span>


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[Mai-OtoHiME] Tomoe Maruguritto wa Dokuzen Hitaishou Yumetsuijin Kawaii 11 (http://anime.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/anichara2/1144303861/)

44 : [Nanashisan @ Oharaippai.] : 2006/04/07(Kin) 17:45:30 ID:A8VRwiyU
Anime (http://www.animaxis.com/en/shop/product.asp?sku=139472-00) Paafekuto Gaido (http://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/ASIN/425313016X/qid=1144922311/sr=8-3/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i3_xgl74/) no Tomoebun wa dono teido deshouka?

48 : [Nanashisan @ Oharaippai.] : 2006/04/07(Kin) 18:31:36 ID:y8qFc0Ej
Tomoesama no Kyarapeeji yori Yoshino no Komento wo In'you

Ichiban yosougai ni sodatte shimatta kyara desu.
Saisho wa, tannaru ijimeyaku toiu dake de,
Gakuenhen ga owattara kieru hazu dattan desuga, nanto sonogo no daikatsuyaku.
Kokomade sutoreeto ni kuroi kyara mo mezurashii node, kaitete totemo tanoshikatta desu (wara)

55 : [Nanashisan @ Oharaippai.] : 2006/04/07(Kin) 20:40:26 ID:ANzQkwNS
22wa no Kantoku no Komento

Tanaka Riesan no kaien ... motto hayaku kore ga wakatte ireba kyaradate suru houhou wa iroiroatta noni ...

Kantoku wa kore ijou nani wo yaraseruttenda
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[My-Otome] Tomoe Marguerite is a Self-Important, Lopsided, Dream Chasing Cutie 11 (http://anime.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/anichara2/1144303861/)

44 : [Mr./Ms. Nameless @ Full Stomach.] : 2006/04/07 (Friday) 17:45:30 ID:A8VRwiyU
To what extent is the segment on Tomoe in the Anime (http://www.animaxis.com/en/shop/product.asp?sku=139472-00) Perfect Guide? (http://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/ASIN/425313016X/qid=1144922311/sr=8-3/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i3_xgl74/)

48 : [Mr./Ms. Nameless @ Full Stomach.] : 2006/04/07 (Friday) 18:31:36 ID:y8qFc0Ej
Quoting Yoshino's Comment from Tomoe's Character Page

Tomoe is a character who has grown up most unexpectedly.
At first, only a mere <span style='color:#dddddd;background:#dddddd'>bully part, and though expected to leave when the academy story arc ends, Tomoe takes a large active role afterwards.</span>
I was very happy to write because a <span style='color:#dddddd;background:#dddddd'>dark character is rarely straight here</span> (laughs).

55 : [Mr./Ms. Nameless @ Full Stomach.] : 2006/04/07 (Friday) 20:40:26 ID:ANzQkwNS
Director's Comment on Episode 22

Tanaka Rie's extraordinary performance ... if I had realized this earlier, that there were various ways to do the character ...

What more can a director let her do?


And much, much more... (http://kuma.250free.com/TanakaRieCharacter/TomoeMargueriteBloodlust_MyOtomeEpisode23Preview_0 01.mp3)


ANIMAXIS: Mai-Otome (Mai-ZHiME) Anime Perfect Guide: Anime Online Shop (http://www.animaxis.com/en/shop/product.asp?sku=139472-00)

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Detail
This 192-page book is filled to bursting with behind-the-scenes information about the hit "Mai-HiME" sequel series "Mai-Otome" ("Mai-ZHiME"). In addition to a 64-page color illustration section (featuring some never-before-published art), this volume features detailed character profiles, plot summaries for episodes 1-26, a lengthy interview with the series' charming voice cast, monochrome character design sketches, messages from the cast and crew, and a glossary of terms used in the series. The essential "Mai-Otome" anime companion!
<font color="green">Japanese.</font>


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UPDATE: I incorporated ANIMAXIS and Amazon Japan links for the My-Otome Anime Perfect Guide discussed in the last 2ch thread cited in this post into the actual quotation itself. (04/13/06)

UPDATE 2: As suggested, I reedited the header back to its original title. (04/15/06)

Lego
04-12-2006, 11:24 AM
Ah, didn't realize it was for Otome only...

I'd have to go with Haruka again really. I mean the major characters are already covered, and getting praise. I like the fact that she is high energy most of the time and is fun to listen to.

Jigen_Daisuke
04-13-2006, 06:43 AM
I updated the initial post (http://forums.animeondvd.com/showthreaded.php?Cat=1&amp;Number=1320669&amp;page=0&amp;view= collapsed&amp;sb=5&amp;o=&amp;fpart=&amp;vc=1) in the thread, incorporating ANIMAXIS and Amazon Japan links for the My-Otome Anime Perfect Guide discussed in the last 2ch thread cited in the post into the actual quotation itself.

Nylock
04-13-2006, 08:45 AM
Could you make it clearer if this thread is only about My-Otome, which is what it reads as, or about exceptional voice-acting in general? If you're going to keep it My-Otome specific then please use the existing threads. A general discussion about seiyuu performances is fine.

Splitter
04-13-2006, 09:58 AM
Yes, Rie Tanaka is one hell of a seiyuu... but let's give some more credit out to other deserving VAs, shall we?

My choice in exceptional voice acting making unexpected characters stand out goes to Yuko Goto for her work as Kaede Fuyou in Shuffle! Up until Episode 19, Kaede was incredibly soft-spoken and overall a pretty useless character, and then <span style='color:#dddddd;background:#dddddd'>she just snapped</span>... possibly the most unexpected and extreme change in character I've ever seen and the volume and tone of her voice just heightened it to an unbelievable level. The <span style='color:#dddddd;background:#dddddd'>"stirring the empty pot"</span> monologue actually gave me chills it was so creepy!

BluWacky
04-13-2006, 03:16 PM
It wasn't as if Tomoe was never going to stand out no matter who voiced her, she WAS a fairly major character in Otome after all...

One performance that particular stands out for me would be Maiko Itou as Elle in Planetes. In an already exceptionally high-class cast (mentioning Yukino Satsuki and Kazunari Tanaka is a waste of time; Ai and Hachi HAD to be voiced well) Itou manages to convey so much with so few words; much of this is down to the animation, but she gets the deadpan reactions down perfectly (I LOVE her little grunt in episode 2 during the lottery!) and when she's put in the spotlight briefly pulls it off fantastically. Shame the poor woman hasn't done much else of note except GaoGaiGar, though.

I was recently surprised by just how good Chiba Saeko could be; I've only really heard her play either sickening cutesy voices (Asmaria in Chrono Crusade) or the standard cold woman voice (Natsuki in the My-FranCHISE), but not only does she have to voice two different characters in Noein, but they're both very "normal" - to mention one would be a spoiler, but Ai Hasabe is both a tomboy and surprisingly sensitive, and comes across extremely naturalistically. Again, in a cast where all the acting is superb (Kazuya Nakai REALLY rocked my socks in Noein, and even Haruka Kudou shows some pretty decent acting chops compared to most new seiyuu) Saeko gives a consummate, professional performance in a part that isn't especially grandstanding.

And a final, extremely recent one: normally I absolutely DESPISE cute little girls in anime, especially in otherwise serious shows. But Akiko Yajima as Pino in Ergo Proxy? The most heartbreakingly cute/naive performance ever; her "matte matte!" catchphrase even melts MY icy heart, and makes Pino a brilliant little character (the end of episodes 5 and 6 are <span style='color:#dddddd;background:#dddddd'>so desperately sad as she struggles with the concepts of death and loneliness</span>). Top notch stuff.

Rather embarassingly, I can't really think of any unexpectedly good male performances; I like to try and balance my seiyuu watching between the genders, but no male characters have unexpectedly stood out as being particularly good as far as I remember. I generally find male voice acting less annoying than female voice acting; frequently worse in that they don't often have any kind of range at all *cough*TakehitoKoyasuShinichirouMikiKappeiYamaguch i*cough* but nothing sets me on edge like a stereotypical anime girl's voice with all the attendant squeaky "cute"-ness. The only male example I can immediately think of is Joji Nakata as Folken in Escaflowne really milking the character for every last drop of pathos imaginable; Nakata is probably the one male seiyuu who can really get away with not having any range because he has the most amazing voice in the world.

Fencedude
04-14-2006, 05:40 PM
Rie Tanaka needs to play more villains and crazy bitches.

Also, I'm thinking of starting the "Lacus for villain, Gundam Seed 3" organization.

Lacus for Villain, it'll make everything so much cooler!

Jigen_Daisuke
04-15-2006, 01:42 AM
At 2ch, (http://www.2ch.net/) Japanese fans on this soon to be archived My-Otome thread (http://anime.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/anime2/1144777230/) (posts #625 - #695) came up with an alternate My-Otome (2005-) cast composed of voice actors mainly from the 1990s.

Arika : Sakurai Tomo
Nina : Miyamura Yuuko
Mashiro : Nogami Yukana (Yukana; same person)
Erstin : Shiratori Yuri
Chie : Ogata Megumi
Shiho : Oono Marina
Nao : Minami Omi
Natsuki : Tamagawa Sakiko
Shizuru : Amano Yuri
Haruka : Hisakawa Aya
Yukino : Minaguchi Yuuko
Sergay : Ishikawa Hideo
Mai : Hanba Tomoe
Mikoto : Yokoyama Chisa
Miyu : Neya Michiko
Akira : Orikasa Ai
Aoi : Natsuki Rio
Maya : Kobayashi Yuuko
Sara : Hikami Kyouko
Laura : Touma Yumi
Rena : Yamamoto Yuriko

Voice actors for Maria, Akane, Nagi, and Rad remain the same as in the real cast. (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=5378)

Mai-OtoHiME ~Maisutaa Otome he no Shiren sono 245~ (http://anime.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/anime/1143778255/)
&lt;archived 2ch thread&gt;

101 : [Kaze no Tani no Nanashisan @ Jikkyou wa Jikkyou Ita de] : 2006/03/31(Kin) 13:31:15 ID:S0QnVO1i
Tomoe tte zettaini Tanaka ja nakereba dekinai yaku da yo na
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My-Otome ~The 245th Trial to be a Meister Otome~

101 : [Mr./Ms. Nameless of the Valley of the Wind @ The Real Condition with the Live Board] : 2006/03/31 (Friday) 13:31:15 ID:S0QnVO1i
If it isn't Tanaka [Rie], the role of Tomoe can't be done.


EDIT: I forgot to include Mai's alternate voice actor, Hanba Tomoe. (04/15/06)

EDIT 2: I also forgot to include their choice for Miyu's alternate voice actor, Neya Michiko. (04/19/06)

ayareiko
04-16-2006, 01:07 AM
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ArseneLupinIII said:
At 2ch, (http://www.2ch.net/) Japanese fans on this soon to be archived My-Otome thread (http://anime.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/anime2/1144777230/) (posts #625 - #695) came up with an alternate My-Otome (2005-) cast composed of voice actors mainly from the 1990s.

Arika : Sakurai Tomo
Nina : Miyamura Yuuko
Mashiro : Nogami Yukana (Yukana; same person)
Erstin : Shiratori Yuri
Chie : Ogata Megumi
Shiho : Oono Marina
Nao : Minami Omi
Natsuki : Tamagawa Sakiko
Shizuru : Amano Yuri
Haruka : Hisakawa Aya
Yukino : Minaguchi Yuuko
Sergay : Ishikawa Hideo
Mai : Hanba Tomoe
Mikoto : Yokoyama Chisa
Akira : Orikasa Ai
Aoi : Natsuki Rio
Maya : Kobayashi Yuuko
Sara : Hikami Kyouko
Laura : Touma Yumi
Rena : Yamamoto Yuriko

Voice actors for Maria, Akane, Nagi, and Rad remain the same as in the real cast. (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=5378)

Mai-OtoHiME ~Maisutaa Otome he no Shiren sono 245~ (http://anime.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/anime/1143778255/)
&lt;archived 2ch thread&gt;

101 : [Kaze no Tani no Nanashisan @ Jikkyou wa Jikkyou Ita de] : 2006/03/31(Kin) 13:31:15 ID:S0QnVO1i
Tomoe tte zettaini Tanaka ja nakereba dekinai yaku da yo na
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My-Otome ~The 245th Trial to be a Meister Otome~

101 : [Mr./Ms. Nameless of the Valley of the Wind @ The Real Condition with the Live Board] : 2006/03/31 (Friday) 13:31:15 ID:S0QnVO1i
If it isn't Tanaka [Rie], the role of Tomoe can't be done.


EDIT: I forgot to include Mai's alternate voice actor, Hanba Tomoe. (04/15/06)

[/ QUOTE ]What about Yukariko? I'd presume she too would keep the same VA.

Jigen_Daisuke
04-16-2006, 06:42 AM
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Aya Reiko said:
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ArseneLupinIII said:
At 2ch, (http://www.2ch.net/) Japanese fans on this soon to be archived My-Otome thread (http://anime.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/anime2/1144777230/) (posts #625 - #695) came up with an alternate My-Otome (2005-) cast composed of voice actors mainly from the 1990s.

Arika : Sakurai Tomo
Nina : Miyamura Yuuko
Mashiro : Nogami Yukana (Yukana; same person)
Erstin : Shiratori Yuri
Chie : Ogata Megumi
Shiho : Oono Marina
Nao : Minami Omi
Natsuki : Tamagawa Sakiko
Shizuru : Amano Yuri
Haruka : Hisakawa Aya
Yukino : Minaguchi Yuuko
Sergay : Ishikawa Hideo
Mai : Hanba Tomoe
Mikoto : Yokoyama Chisa
Miyu : Neya Michiko
Akira : Orikasa Ai
Aoi : Natsuki Rio
Maya : Kobayashi Yuuko
Sara : Hikami Kyouko
Laura : Touma Yumi
Rena : Yamamoto Yuriko

Voice actors for Maria, Akane, Nagi, and Rad remain the same as in the real cast. (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=5378)

Mai-OtoHiME ~Maisutaa Otome he no Shiren sono 245~ (http://anime.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/anime/1143778255/)
&lt;archived 2ch thread&gt;

101 : [Kaze no Tani no Nanashisan @ Jikkyou wa Jikkyou Ita de] : 2006/03/31(Kin) 13:31:15 ID:S0QnVO1i
Tomoe tte zettaini Tanaka ja nakereba dekinai yaku da yo na
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My-Otome ~The 245th Trial to be a Meister Otome~

101 : [Mr./Ms. Nameless of the Valley of the Wind @ The Real Condition with the Live Board] : 2006/03/31 (Friday) 13:31:15 ID:S0QnVO1i
If it isn't Tanaka [Rie], the role of Tomoe can't be done.


EDIT: I forgot to include Mai's alternate voice actor, Hanba Tomoe. (04/15/06)

EDIT 2: I also forgot to include their choice for Miyu's alternate voice actor, Neya Michiko. (04/19/06)


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What about Yukariko? I'd presume she too would keep the same VA.

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I had presumed the same thing too. But I couldn't find her name mentioned in the posts.