Seiyu's Life!: Non-profit Anime Fandub | Round #2

Project Overview


What is This? 


This is an anime fandub of the beloved Seiyu's Life. This particular project is going to be about voice acting in Japan and how competitive the industry is. This series is going to be framed around 3 main girls who find themselves trying to make a living off of their voice with little to no knowledge about voice acting. Are you in?

For those of you still quite unfamiliar with the premise: The series is centered on three friends who are all rookie voice actresses; Futaba Ichinose, Ichigo Moesaki, and Rin Kohana. As the girls go through their individual troubles of working in voice acting, they end up hosting a web radio show together and form the unit, Earphones. It's a comedy and slice-of-life anime!


Requirements 


  • Make sure your annunciation is on point so we can understand what you're saying.

  • We'll be using the .mp3 or .wav format.

  • Do at least 2 takes per line when auditioning. 

  • Please only audition if you are going to be active and committed. We strive to communicate with our cast and build a fun environment. 

  • Please include your Discord and or other contact information.

  • You must be able to do more than one tone of voice given the fact that most of the characters in the series portray a wide range. 

  • Make sure to use a good microphone when auditioning! We want to make this as professional as possible. (No background noise, no buzzing, and no clipping/peaking)


Final Notes


  • Please don't read what's between the parenthesis or the character info. Those are simply there to provide context and give you an idea about the character and what emotion they're trying to convey.


  • Discord is required as we utilize it to organize group rehearsals, deliver announcements, and distribute scripts (it's also been an incredibly useful tool for getting to know the people affiliated with the project and we've had a fair bit of fun with it).


  • PLEASE DO NOT SLATE YOUR AUDITIONS


  • You may be asked to audition for additional roles if your voice has range and emotion.


  • New roles will be added whenever we meet a new significant character! So make sure to keep yourself posted with this casting call!


And that's it. If more questions come up you may contact us by email at (@gmail.com) XsikuConnect and I'll try and resolve any recurring questions for those reading through this project who are sort of confused...

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  • Deadline has been pushed back!

    There have been some incredible auditions on this casting call thus far and some amazing voice actors have already come to light and showed us their talent and what they can do with their voice but not enough. The deadline has been pushed back in hopes we can get some new auditions and a full cast before the end of March! Please, make sure to spread the word and tell some of your friends to audition so we can get this project started! Thank you so much for being patient with us! Sincerely, Xsiku Connect

  • Deadline has been pushed back 2 weeks!

    There have been some incredible auditions on this casting call thus far and some amazing voice actors have already come to light and showed us their talent and what they can do with their voice but not enough. The deadline has been pushed back two weeks in hopes we can get some new auditions and a full cast before the end of February! Please, make sure to spread the word and tell some of your friends to audition so we can get this project started! Thank you so much for being patient with us! Sincerely, Xsiku Connect

  • Casting Has Begun!

    There has been an incredible response to this casting call and we feel like we need a week to sort through the auditions and introduce ourselves to the voice actors! Still, some supporting characters are still up for grabs! Make sure to get your auditions in! We're pushing the dealing back for one week!
Project Roles: Futaba Ichinose Rin Kohana Kaibara Yukari Tamura Yui Horie Rie Kugimiya Rikiya Koyama Yamori Mr. Sekigami Atsumari Banjo Ginga Yuji Machi Noriko Hidaka Ryoko Shiraishi Masumi Asano Rin's Mom Extras
Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Futaba Ichinose
closed
Unpaid
cast offsite

Futaba Ichinose (一之瀬 双葉 Ichinose Futaba) is the main character of Sore ga Seiyuu! She is a rookie seiyuu of Aozora Productions

Futaba has shoulder-length purple hair and she has red eyes. She wears glasses and is usually seen dressed in modern clothing. Futaba is a big ball of awkward of moe, getting nervous at even the slightest hint of going outside her comfort zone or making a decision for herself. In between jobs, she works part-time at a convenience store. She has a stuffed doll called Korori-chan that she occasionally voices to in order to give herself encouragement.

Futaba has a tendency to overthink what kind of performance she should give.

Voice Type: Mezzo-Soprano/Medium-High

Voice Reference:
Hori from Horimiya: https://youtu.be/B9yBtOnC_ic

  • [You're motivating yourself by talking to your doll friend Korori about one day making it far up the ranks as a voice actress] 

    (Yelling) "It's okay Korori! I'll make a home for myself outside of this apartment!"

  • [You mistook a young girl in the studio for a lost child and it turns out that she's actually a very talented voice actress.] 

    (Yelling) "A voice actress while still in junior high!?" / soft 4-second shriek

    (Panicked)"I am so terribly sorry! I'm Futaba Ichinose from Aozora Productions!"

  • [It's finally your turn up on the mic before then you were plotting out the entire story of your character. In your mind, the Pipo was a super-popular toy whose owner loved him very much. But her parents were always fighting, and one day she couldn’t stand it anymore. She and her mother ended up leaving the house in the end and she brought Pipo with her.)

     [Hold this scream for 3 seconds] (Deep breath in) "Pipooooo!"

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Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Rin Kohana
closed
Unpaid
Role assigned to: nev


Rin Kohana (小花 鈴 Kohana Rin?) is one of the main characters of Sore ga Seiyuu!. She is Futaba and Ichigo's friend as well as a rookie seiyuu. She is the youngest out of their group and is a third-year middle school student at Hakuo Academy.


Rin has long wavy green hair and turquoise-colored eyes. She is usually seen dressed in a Hakuo Academy middle school uniform, which is colored purple instead of pink. Rin was a child actress since the age of five, meaning she has ten years of experience in the entertainment business. She is always polite and currently works as a voice actor of the entertainment talent agency, Sakuranbo Theatre Group while still attending her third-year middle school in Hakuo Academy. She is very close friends with her classmate Sayo.


Voice Type: Soprano/High, though she has the ability to make her voice go from high to low! We hope to achieve that same range with our voice actress for her as well.


Voice Reference:
Sucrose from "Genshin Impact": https://youtu.be/sa2THHVO0M4


  • Rin Kohana: (Formal, soft) I’m Rin Kohana from Sakuranbo Theatre Group. It’s nice to meet you!

    [Episode 1, 8:47]


  • Rin Kohana: (Try to use a lower voice. One fit for a commander for this one) "Awakening the fluctuation rate increased! Dry limiter, disengage! Switch root to sacral and Manipura chakras. Ten perfections equalizer, Bodhisattvon, switch sister program to avatar mode!" 

    [Episode 1, 16:28]

  • Rin Kohana: (Bold) "Back off! Don't lay a hand on me!"

    [Episode 2, 16:03]

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Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Kaibara
closed
Unpaid
Role assigned to: ChedHead

Kenta Miyake is the Japanese voice of Kaibara in Seiyu's Life! A producer within the anime industry who partook in the production of Buddha Fighter Bodhisattvon. He selected cast members Futaba, Ichigo, and Rin as the DJs of Bodhisattvon's promotion radio show, Radio Bodhisattvon for their refreshing energy and good chemistries with each other. When he felt they had earned enough potential for further popularity, he proceeds to package them into a brand-new voice actress idol unit, naming them EARPHONES.

Voice Type: Baritone

Voice Reference:
Nick Offerman/Magazine Interviewer from "Danny Collins" https://youtu.be/YrSWwGg-LWM

  • (Formal) "Actually, I came today with something important to discuss with you three."

    [Episode 4, 10:52]

  • (Excited) "We're having you three form a unit!"

    [Episode 4, 11:47]

  • (Happy) "That's great. That's the spirit!"

    [Episode 4, 12:11]

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Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Yukari Tamura
open
Unpaid

One of the contemporary celebrity voice actresses and anime theme song singers in the business. In-universe, she was a guest in one of Hikari's radio shows, which the Earphones trio gets to meet since they were also there to promote their upcoming Buddha Fighter Bodhisattvon promotion radio show.

Voice Type: Soprano/High

Voice Reference:
Chiyo Yumehara from "Saiki K." : https://youtu.be/EElU-hx0BxQ

  • (Casual) "Good work today!"

    [Episode 3, 11:48]

  • (Casual) "You girls were really funny."

    [Episode 3, 15:56]

  • (Casual) "I hope your web radio show goes well." 

    [Episode 3, 12:02]

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Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Yui Horie
closed
Unpaid
Role assigned to: Penelope Plaid

Like Yukari Tamura, Horie is also a celebrity voice actress who's active in live performances in the industry. In-universe, she's cast as the lead heroine of the game Kuroneko of Eternia 2 and shared the same makeup room with Moesaki during their game's stage event. She guest-starred again in episode 12 working with Futaba in an unnamed project, where Futaba showed concerns regarding her teammate Ichigo hiding her injuries which could affect their first concert performance. Horie then shared how she enjoyed working within a unit note, noting Futaba on the importance of getting along with colleagues and having each others' backs in times of distress.

Voice Type: Mezzo-Soprano/High-Medium

Voice Reference:
Azusa from "K-On!": https://youtu.be/bFuWyBuEFKs

  • (Casual) "Oh, good morning! I'm Horie Yui."

    [Episode 5, 13:33]

  • (Reassuring) "I think I look at the faces of the people in the audience... because I want to look into the eyes of as many people as I can."

    [Episode 5, 14:20]

  • "Let's do our best, Moesaki!"

    [Episode 5, 15:58]

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Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Rie Kugimiya
open
Unpaid

A voice actress who rose to popularity in recent years and has won The Seiyuu Awards Best Voice Actress of 2008, very much well known for voicing little girls and mostly those with Tsundere qualities. In-universe, she stars in a Drama CD adaption of the manga series, SPIRAL CAFÉ, which turned into an anime adaption shortly after.

Voice Type: Mezzo-Soprano/Medium-High

  • (Formal) "I'm Rie Kugimiya. Look forward to working with you today."

    [Episode 6, 3:55]

  • (Informative) "We have a line where we say the same thing at the same time, so let's use the same mic for that."

    [Episode 6, 4:37]

  • "This is Kilimanjaro masquerading as Blue Mountain." (kil-li-mon-ja-ro)

    [Episode 6, 5:01]

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Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Rikiya Koyama
open
Unpaid

A stage performer-turn-voice actor who's mostly known for his dubbing performance of western dramas and movies. It wasn't until the late 2000s that he started earning more important anime roles and branching himself further into anime voice-acting.

Voice Type: Tenor/Medium-Low

Voice Reference:
Kiritsugu Emiya from "Fate/Stay Night": https://youtu.be/hFThaC4LcMc

  • (Casual) "Oh, I'm Koyama. Look forward to working with you, too."

    [Episode 7, 5:21]

  • (Casual) "Yeah, I didn't think the main character, Randy, would die right off the bat."

    (Embarrassed) "Okay, see you later!"

  • (Confident) "When I do dubbing work, I'm always trying to give a performance better than the original."

    [Episode 7, 15:51]

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Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Yamori
open
Unpaid

A famed, high-profile, veteran voice actor in the business who also happens to be Futaba and Hikari's sempai of the same agency.
Note: He usually gives off a cool, non-expressional demeanor and acts particularly firm towards newbie voice actors in order for them to get their acts straight at a faster pace.

Voice Type: Tenor/Medium-Low

Voice Reference:
Gilfoyle from "Silicon Valley": https://youtu.be/QMDf5MSE0LQ

  • (Lecturing) "You can't even remember people's faces, are you sure you're cut out for this?"

    [Episode 1, 6:42]

  • (Impatient) "So, where's MY greeting?"

    [Episode 1, 6:50]

  • (Pissed) "If you can't handle a short line like that, you'll never make it as a voice actor."

    [Episode 1, 19:09]

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Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Mr. Sekigami
closed
Unpaid
Role assigned to: IansanchezVA

A veteran voice actor in the business since The '70s. In episode 1, Sekigami was one of the first few actors to be greeted by Futaba, not long after that, Sekigami was shown saying "hi" to Rin as a subtle way to "hint" Futaba that Rin was also a voice actress despite being a middle school student. He played alongside Masako Nozawa as a villain standing against The Hero in Buddha Fighter Bodhisattvon.

Voice Type: Baritone/Medium-Low

  • (Casual) "Morning."

    [Episode 1, 5:18]

  • (Cheery) "Hey, Rin! Long time no see."

    [Episode 1, 8:22]

  • (Impressed) "Amazing for a middle school student to be working as a voice actress."

    [Episode 1, 8:31]

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Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Atsumari
open
Unpaid

Atsumari (集) Ruka's manager. Her given name has not been revealed as of yet. She makes her first appearance in episode 2. She is a manager in Aozora Productions.

Voice Type: Alto/Medium

Voice Reference: 

Kōyō Ozaki from "Bungo Stray Dogs": https://youtu.be/HP4Ool_y7R0?t=66

  • (Formal) "Oh, hello, this is Atsumari. Thank you for calling." 

    [Episode 2, 8:33]

  • (Assertive, encouraging) "I'm counting on you to be the manager for the unit, so you'll have to cooperate with Kaibara like in a three-legged race... But, well, good luck." 

    [Episode 9, 6:58]

  • "That has nothing to do with whether her acting was good or bad. It's important to keep the actors motivated." 

    [Episode 9, 15:19] 

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Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Banjo Ginga
closed
Unpaid
Role assigned to: Christopher Oakland (COaklandVA)

Ginga is a well-respected veteran voice actor who was active in the 70s and 80s anime. In-universe, he was cast as the Character Title Super Robot, Bodhisattvon in Buddha Fighter Bodhisattvon. Futaba bumped into him during their Buddha Fighter Bodhisattvon's completion party and was courtesy enough to share with her some voice-acting advice during their brief talk.

Voice Type: Tenor/Medium-low

  • (Inspiring) "No matter if you're The Hero, or The Mook, each character is important to the plot. And it's the actor's job to bring all you got to the stage."

  • (Cheerful) "Oh, thanks for your hard work, it was a good show, wasn't it?"

    [Episode 4, 8:56]

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Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Yuji Machi
closed
Unpaid
Role assigned to: Christopher Oakland (COaklandVA)

Machi is a veteran voice actor who reigns in the field of television show narration, movie, and live-action dubbing. He's not really an animation voice actor type-of-guy, therefore, he only takes on the roles of background characters, such as Usagi Tsukino's Dad, Kenji Tsukino of the Sailor Moon original series. He is mostly remembered as the voice of Ultraman Tiga in the tokusatsu series, Ultraman Tiga.

Voice Type: Tenor/Medium-low

  • (Infomercial-esque sales pitch) "The World's 100 Most Beautiful Views: Express from the ends of the Earth!"

    [Episode 8, 15:59]

  • (Comforting) "It's okay. I was like that when I first started, too."

    [Episode 8, 18:16]

  • (Casual) "Oh, Ms.Ichinose, I'll tell you the rest of the gorilla story next time."

    [Episode 8, 20:58]

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Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Noriko Hidaka
closed
Unpaid
Role assigned to: latenightoj

A veteran voice actress who's pretty much named as one of the forerunners of the "Idol Voice Actress" phenomenon in Japanese voicing acting history, known for her cuties, Genki girls, and Nadeshikos. She was famous for her portrayals of Akane Tendo of Ranma ½, Satsuki Kusakabe of My Neighbor Totoro, but for most of the first generation otakus in Japan, it has to be Minami Asakura of Touch. Noriko Hidaka was a former child actress who went on to become an on-screen Idol Singer during her teenage years. But her popularity never improved, and was out of the spotlight for a few years; it wasn't until she took note of a fan indicating her voice as "quite unique," that she considered transferring into the voice acting field. In-universe, she was working in a studio one day and came across managers Atsumari and Konno, taking Futaba into an audition within the same building. Not long after Futaba's audition, she overheard Atsumari disciplining Konno for her actions on Futaba, and shared her thoughts on how she was glad her managers pushed her to audition for roles she's never enacted before. Which in her case, were boys.

Voice Type: Alto/Medium-low

  • (Apologetic) "I'm sorry. I accidentally overheard your conversation."

    [Episode 9, 16:03]

  • (Light-hearted) "You know, when all I was doing was girl characters, and I got a part as a boy, I had trouble at first, but now I'm glad I got that part."

    [Episode 9, 16:10]

  • (Encouraging) "Do your best. We're actors because we have you, our managers."

    [Episode 9, 16:38]

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Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Ryoko Shiraishi
open
Unpaid

A contemporary voice actress who tends to receive boy characters, and strong women characters sporting the Kansai Regional Accent. Her notable roles are Hime Onizuka of Sket Dance, and Hayate Ayasaki of Hayate the Combat Butler, which Futaba's a fan of in-universe. Futaba plays alongside Shiraishi in the anime, Western Detective. Just a few days into work, Futaba overworked herself and caught a cold, which can potentially be damaging to her career.

Voice Type: Alto/Medium-low

  • (Awestruck) "The other day, when I went to an event, there was a typhoon!"

    [Episode 11, 4:45]

  • (Stern) "Woah, wait right there! I won't let you get past me."

    [Episode 11, 5:19]


  • "Oh, right. Here are some more cough drops."

    [Episode 11, 8:32]


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Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Masumi Asano
closed
Unpaid
Role assigned to: MelZQ

An experienced voice actress as well as the original writer for the Sore ga Seiyuu! manga. She tends to voice Genki girls in her early days but has recently expanded her range to voice cool-headed, smart, and mature ladies.

Voice Type: Alto/Medium

  • "Okay, please start a dry run."

    [Episode 7, 9:35] 

  • (Correcting Ichigo) "Stop for a moment... Um, first of all, it's not shumilation, it's simulation."

    [Episode 7, 9:55]

  • "Can you do it in a tone lower and calmer than when you were in the anime?"

    [Episode 7, 10:05]

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Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Rin's Mom
open
Unpaid

The mother of Rin. She noticed Rin being socially awkward ever since she started kindergarten, therefore she decided to place Rin in acting school to help her gradually step out of her shell.

Voice Type: Alto/Soft Medium

Voice Reference:
Inko Midoriya from "My Hero Academia": https://youtu.be/TkqjZzXJsrw

  • (Cheerful) "Welcome back! Hey, come over here for a second!"

  • (Proudful) "We put you in a children's theater troupe to see if it would make you less shy, but for you to continue as a voice actress after being a child actor, and now being a part of a unit... It's hard to believe right?"

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Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Extras
open
Unpaid

Anyone can audition for this role! So long as you have a good microphone and some sort of acting skills then feel free to give this role a shot! If you don't have a demo reel then you can also use a monologue or improvise! Even a simple recording of you introducing yourself will do! 

  • (This series requires a lot of extras ranging from female, male, adults, teenagers, seniors, etc! So, if you want to be an extra for the series then please insert your demo reel here!)

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