Banana Fish English Fandub
Jeffersawrus for Eiji Okumura
Age: 19
Nationality: Japanese (he has strong accent when speaking English)
Voice sample: Here
Born and raised in Japan. He is a former pole vault athlete. Due to a few setbacks in college, Ibe decided to bring Eiji with him to America as his photography assistant so that he could get away and have some fresh, new experiences.
Eiji is a sweet, cheerful boy who cares deeply for his friends, and looks out for the people around him more often than he does for himself. He and Ash develop a strong friendship, and although faced with constant danger and having no prior exposure to gang violence, Eiji is not afraid to be a part of Ash’s dark world.
Traits: Honest, warm-hearted, caring, child-like at times, selfless, loyal, strong-willed, stubborn
Accent: This character mostly speaks with a thick Japanese accent and a few of the lines will be in Japanese when he speaks to Ibe. Would be great if the actor speaks or knows some Japanese. When he says Ash’s name he pronounces it like “Asshu”
Voice: Overall, his voice should be calming and soft. His presence is comforting to those around him. He expresses his emotions very openly and is bad at lying. He hardly ever raises his voice or gets angry, and if he does it’s because he’s defending his friends or being stubborn.
[To Ash] Is that real gun? ....[thoughts] Of course it's real, man I feel stupid. [Aloud] In Japan only model guns are legal. Can I see it for a moment? [holding the gun] Wow, it's so heavy! Ehh~~ Thank you, I appreciate it. [returns gun] Can I ask you something? ….Have you ever...killed anyone?
[Very intense moment, Eiji shows his determination] Then are we just going to die here?! If I'm going to die anyway, at least I will die trying!
[Gently comforting Ash] Ash. It's okay...My words might not mean anything now, but just remember one thing. Even if the world turns on you, I’ll always be on your side. I’ll stay by your side. That is, if you don’t mind.
I really like your voice! Just a bit of feedback. The accent sounds a bit too forced, can you make the sentences flow smoother? Also, can you try putting more into the emotions rather than the accent? The first line should sound more excited/enthusiastic, the second line needs to sound bigger, more intense, and for the last line the main issue I had was that the accent sounds awkward. Thank you for sending in this audition :)
Hi, thanks for the feedback, yeah agreed it was sounding awkward while I was recording, haha its why I had dropped the accent as test at the end there. Would you like me to send a 2nd take with the tips in mind, I think I have it figured out now?
Yes, please do! If you can send in another take that'd be great ^^ Also for the last line, you can pace it out a bit more, it doesn't have to be quite as fast. Thank you!