A Cruel God Reigns (Manga Dub)

Project Overview

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A Cruel God Reigns is a powerful psychological manga written by Hagio Moto. My aim is to create a high quality dub of all 17 volumes. Plenty more characters are introduced as the story progresses, but for right now I'm focusing on the characters featured in the first volume.



Rules

*If auditioning for a major role, please be dedicated. The manga is 17 volumes long and this project may very well last up to a year or longer to complete.

*Have a decent microphone.

*Be able to express emotion.



Manga Summary
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"Jeremy  is a sensitive teenager who is happy for his mother when she remarries. However, the sweet-talking man who is his new stepfather turns out to be a serpent in disguise -- he's a sadist and a predator, and it isn't long before he makes Jeremy his target. After months of horrific, systematic abuse, Jeremy's mind becomes unstable and his thoughts turn vicious. He decides to murder his stepfather in order to get rid of him -- but the plan goes awry, and when he sabotages his stepfather's car, his mother also dies in the crash...  

This is when Ian, the son of Jeremy's stepfather, begins to suspect Jeremy of murder. He finds several clues that tie Jeremy to the crime, but in unearthing them, Ian also discovers the fact that Jeremy was abused.



What should Ian do with his evidence? Caught in a moral dilemma -- between punishing a criminal and atoning for his father's sins -- Ian begins to be haunted by lust for Jeremy. Is it lust, or is it love? Ian wonders whether he shares his father's proclivities, and despite his best efforts, he is drawn into a passionate and painful relationship with Jeremy."

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Project Roles: Jeremy Greg Sandra Ian Cass Vivi Extras
Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Jeremy
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Unpaid

The manga takes us into the disturbed mind of Jeremy, a young boy who is sexually abused, and emotionally manipulated by Greg. Jeremy is put through an unspeakable amount of torture, and his psyche is virtually destroyed because of it. When he's not crying, he's going through episodes of manic indifference. Jeremy is haunted by Greg's memory long after he perishes in a car accident. 

Important! You must be able to show emotion; scream, cry, and shout. 

  • *internal monologue* "What I felt wasn't pain. What I cried weren't tears. It wasn't a scream. It wasn't a gasp. What came oozing out of all the pores in my clogged mouth was not sweat. It was not sadness. It was a deep bottomless despair."

  • *shouting* "Stop it! Get out or I'll yell! If you touch me one more time I'll tell Sandra! Now get out! Remember your promise! Let me go! Let me go dammit!"

  • *sobbing* "Please stop! I'm begging you! I really hate this, I really do! If you really love me, please don't do something I hate! Greg!" 
    *do a few extra takes of you making grunts/ pained sounds / crying / screams of agony*

Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Greg
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Greg is a charming older man with a cruel and sadistic side. He abuses Jeremy regularly, often times beating and molesting him. Greg is later killed off, but that doesn't stop his memory from haunting Jeremy during the entirety of the manga. 

  • "From now on you will come home during the weekends, do you understand?"

  • "If you be a good boy, I won't do anything bad. We're you that shocked? Are you scared of me? I also love when you are scared.... it makes me shiver."

  • "You're so adorable crying so pitifully, Jeremy. I love you. I wonder why I hurt you. I have no choice but to ravish pure things. You make me like this." 

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Voice Actor
Sandra
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Sandra is Jeremy's youthful mother. She is rather delicate, and controlled by her emotions. She has self harmed in the past, and attempts suicide near the beginning of the series. She is in love with Greg, and codependent on him. She appears frequently throughout the first half of the series, but her appearances are more sporadic after she perishes in a car accident. 

  • *in a dreamy voice* "Really? You're so thoughtful!"

  • "I'm sorry for making you worry about all this. It must be hard on you having such a worthless mother. Please forgive me for the grief I caused you."

  • *crying tears of joy* "oh Greg! I- I Thank you!"

Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Ian
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Unpaid

Ian is Greg's eldest son. He is slightly older than Jeremy. He is a promiscuous flirt, and notorious womanizer. When his father dies in a car accident, he's convinced his step brother, Jeremy, had something to do with it. He soon uncovers the horrifying tragedy Jeremy endured at the hands of Greg. And he unwittingly begins to follow his fathers footsteps as an abuser. Ian's role in the beginning of the series is tame, but he quickly takes the spotlight after Greg's death. 

Important! You must be able to shout, and make sexually suggestive sounds. It's also important to note that this character becomes sexually involved with Jeremy later in the series.

  • "As soon as he came into our home, strange things started to happen. It's just as I thought! it had to be... he's... a murderer!"

  • *shouting/angry* "Shut up! You're such an actor! You're the one that slept with dirty men. Saying that you did it with Dad! What kind of excuses are those?!!"

  • *Internal monologue* "I'll apologize to Jeremy for not being able to control myself. We'll pretend like last night didn't happen."

Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Cass
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Cass is a junkie and a prostitute. He becomes friends with Jeremy later in the series. He eventually gets help with his drug addiction and no longer prostitutes himself. (Voice range can be anywhere from teen or young adult.)

  • "Someday I'm going to kill that bastard. At least that's what I think. Then I do drugs or smoke some weed. Makes me feel better."

  • "That old guy. You got into the car and drove off with him. I followed you to a place near the ocean on the cliffs."

  • "Everyday is the same. My mom, my dad and my granny are always getting drunk and yelling and crying and hitting each other. Man, I wish I could live in a place that's quiet."

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Voice Actor
Vivi
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Vivi is Jeremy's girlfriend. Their relationship is short lived however, and they break up during the first volume of the manga. She has many lines during the first volume. (Voice range can be anywhere from teen or young adult.)


  • "Huh? Why are you getting upset? You're acting weird." 

  • *crying/sad* "Back then, when you suddenly stopped and pushed me away... we're you thinking about someone else? If you're not honest, our relationship is going to fall apart! Who do you love more? Me... or her?"

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Extras
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I will probably end up casting a person as multiple extra roles since there are so many of them.  Some roles have many lines, and others only have a few sentences.

  • *improvise or post your voice reel*

  • *shouting* "Daisy! What happened?!"

  • "Oh, what's wrong? Did you not sleep enough? Your eyes are red, Jeremy."

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