HELIOS Rising Heroes (a.k.a. HeliosR) is a Japanese mobile RPG for Android and iOS by Happy Elements K.K. & Cacalia Studio. It was released in August of 2020. The “Sing in the darkness” story updates in Feb and Mar of 2023 added four new playable Heroes to the game.
In 2021, I made a fandub called “Animation Showcase” featuring the first sixteen Heroes and am now making another similar fandub with only the new Heroes. This casting call is for the open roles: Jude and Bianchi. The roles of Sage and Nico are not available for auditions.
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About the project
Type: Fandub (No existing English dub) | Unpaid | Non-profit
Commitment: Very short-term / One-off
Script: Covers the battle lines and a few misc. lines. Each role has 25-30 lines which are mostly short combat phrases.
About syncing mouth movements: Should not be an issue as reference videos will be provided for the "Bursts" (ultimate attacks) and the VAs do not need to time their lines exactly. The majority of the script does not need to be timed.
My tasks: I’m the director in charge of casting and direction, the video & audio editor, and I also transcribed and translated the lines from Japanese to English which can be found here: HELIOS Rising Heroes「エリオスR」English Translation - Battle Lines
Expectations & Content sharing: I plan to publish all videos by the end of July. There will be a preview video, a full video with all Heroes, and clips of each individual Hero. Videos will be shared on Twitter, YouTube, and in the unofficial Cacalia RPG discord.
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Casting & audition info
Casting will be determined by audio quality, how well the voice matches the character description and the acting performance. Roles will not be double-cast.
Links to the Japanese previews have been included, but VAs are not required to sound like the Japanese version.
Requirements:
When submitting:
If you want to submit a private audition, my contact info is listed in the document version: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VXidR2VlXZ0vaGTR1SIAQXBvX4bEI9-4J4T4rUJe-CQ/edit
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DEADLINE: Saturday, May 13th, 2023 @11:59PM EDT (UTC-4)
Deadline may appear earlier on CCC for more visibility.
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Personal message
With the success of the previous HeliosR fan project, I have confidence in this next one. I appreciate everyone who takes the time to submit an audition. These projects could only be made possible with your talents. I hope we can make another fun and successful fandub with ease!
The HeliosR: Sing in the darkness casting call is now closed! Casting is now complete.
Thank you so much to everyone who auditioned! I was quite amazed with the high turnout for this small project and enjoyed hearing all of your interpretations for these characters. For those who asked for feedback, I hope it can help even a little bit moving forward.
I’ll keep standout VAs in mind for possible future projects!
This call will close on May 13th at 11:59PM EDT (UTC-4). If you were planning to audition, now's the time to do so! I'll cast the remaining roles on Sunday the 14th.
Due to unexpected developments, I'll be closing the role of Nico on Saturday Apr 22nd @11:59PM EDT (UTC-4). I apologize for the sudden changes and upsetting those who have applied or planned to apply for this role.
Jude and Bianchi will remain open until the deadline of May 13th.
Thank you for the auditions so far! They've helped me pinpoint what I'm looking for in each character. I made slight changes to the descriptions as follows:
• Nico - Added confident and serious to his traits and emphasized his innocence more.
• Jude - Looking for boisterous laughter that is not “cartoonish”.
• Bianchi - Added that he doesn't need to sound super loud or aggressive. Looking for a battle grunt that still sounds in-character.
I was also asked about what the Japanese voices sounded like, so I've added links to the official videos which my descriptions were based off of for reference. VAs are not required to sound like the Japanese version.
The deadline is May 13, so there's still plenty of time to audition!
Age: 25
Substance (Ability): Never Die (Capable of self-regeneration)
Description: A 12th Generation Hero and member of the anti-Eclipse unit.
Jude is a two-faced person who appears sociable and trustworthy, but in reality, he isn’t interested in mundane things. His motivation to become a Hero stems from the fact that he was born unable to feel pain, and so he became a thrill-seeker. He likes combat more than anyone else.
Pitch: Medium-low
Traits: Strong tone that can become quite raspy. A Hero who sounds more like an antagonist.
Jude has two personalities.
Normal Personality: Seemingly calm, charismatic, sociable, and trustworthy. Sounds slightly monotone/sarcastic.
Combat Personality: Prevalent for the scope of this project. Shows up during combat where he becomes extremely arrogant, yet is bored and looking for some entertainment. (His combat personality retains some aspects of his normal personality)
In “Frenzy Mode”, he becomes more excited, deranged, and reckless as he’s found his thrill. His voice also becomes very raspy and he enunciates words more harshly.
Other notes: He has an unusual obsession with his teammate Bianchi.
Word count: 117+ | Lines: 28
Japanese Reference: https://twitter.com/helios_ch/status/1641682485846188032
[Combat Personality - Normal speech] [Unapologetic, Uninterested in cooperating with his teammates during battle.] “Sorry, but it's every man for himself.”
[“Frenzy Mode” (Raising voice). Thrilled.] “I'm FUMING!”
[“Frenzy Mode” (Raising voice). Deranged, Elated, Boisterous laughter that is not “cartoonish”. Unable to contain his excitement. About to pulverize the enemy.] “Keh-… hehe… HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!”
Age: 27
Substance (Ability): Tempt Scent (Capable of manipulating hallucinogenic scents)
Description: A 12th Generation Hero and member of both the anti-Eclipse unit and the Design Dept.
Bianchi traveled to the city of New Million with aims to become a designer. Due to family circumstances, he became a Hero, but he also works concurrently in the design department at HELIOS.
He is confident, self-motivated, and sticks to his own aesthetics.
Although he takes good care of Sage and Nico (his younger teammates), he tends to treat Jude, who follows him around, coldly.
Pitch: Medium to medium-high pitch range (fluctuates)
Traits: Light, graceful, and sing-songy voice that isn’t overly soft nor loud.
Bianchi is a confident, flamboyant, and playful person who enjoys all things beautiful. He also has a calm, rational, and comforting side as he not only acts as a sort of caretaker and confidant to his younger teammates, but also skillfully lures his enemies into captivating illusions. When raising his voice, he is not overly loud nor aggressive; his tone doesn’t change drastically.
Other notes: In Japanese, he tends to use the feminine manner of speech. Thus, masculine and androgynous voices are both acceptable.
Word count: 120 | Lines: 31
Japanese Reference: https://twitter.com/helios_ch/status/1641682737638637569
[Cheerful, Pleased. Being helped by an ally.] “How kind of you! ♪”
[A pleased chuckle with a gasp of air at the end. Luring the enemy.] “Ufufu ♪”
[Transition: Raising voice -> SHOUTING. Go from lower to higher in pitch.] [Strong Attacking Grunt held for about half a second long, that should still sound in-character. Confident, Serious, Dealing a finishing blow to the enemy.] “HaAAH!”
This role has been filled and is no longer available for auditions.
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