Otomen Manga Dub
AuxuriVA for Asuka Masamune
Asuka is a very tall, masculine and cool high school boy, but secretly, he loves all things related to ‘girls’ (pink, sparkly and cute stuff, cooking, shojo manga, etc.). This, however, does not stop him from being necessarily tough on occasion - he can defend himself and his friends. When Asuka was young his father left his family because he wanted to become a woman. This affected Asuka's mother severely and when she saw that her son was starting to like ‘girly’ things she forced him to be masculine. Asuka also clearly states that while he likes ‘girly’ things, he does not want to become a woman. When a new girl in school, Ryo Miyakozuka, is being bullied he defends her and later falls in love with her. Among his talents, besides sports, are cooking and sewing. He also enjoys reading the fictional shōjo Love Chick.
I’m looking for a soft, gentle voice.
Medium - medium low range.
Standard North American accent.
Voice inspirations:
1. Ichigo Kurasaki English dub
2. A soft and gentle version of Yuri Lowenthal, Marvel’s Spider-Man (2018) voice
3. Shino from Naruto Shippuden English dub
I’m open to your interpretations too!
[A young lady is being harassed on the street. Asuka encounters this after leaving his kendo training and steps in]. (The following line is said to the thug harassing the girl).
“I apologise, I might’ve accidentally hit you”.
[Guys run away after realising it’s the kendo captain and national champion, and Asuka checks on the young lady]
“Are you hurt? You have to be more careful, these streets are dangerous at this time and it’s getting dark out earlier. Look, I’ll watch you until I see you’ve got a taxi safely”.
[Watched her get in the taxi and feels overwhelming relief]
“(Relieved, small laughter sigh), I can guarantee you’ll still be out at this time again”.
[Inner thoughts to himself while reading a shōjo manga]
“Why is it I always find myself reading shōjo manga when I fall in love?! Why do I do this?! UGH, I have to stop. Besides, I threw all my manga out, why do I keep buying it?! I got rid of it all when my mom told me to … be more like a boy …”
[Asuka closes his book and lies back on his pillow, staring blankly at the ceiling]
“Be more like a boy, huh …? Yeah ... that’s it …”
[Asuka finds an envelope on his classroom desk, unsure and excited]
“What’s this? Surely this can’t be from …” (eyes get brighter)
“Please say it’s from Ryo! Oh god, oh god, oh god!”
[Juta asks what’s going on after entering the classroom and Asuka is made jump, blushing immediately and stumbling over his words]
“Ah ha ha ! Ahhh … ha … ha ha. Nothing … uhhmmmm, you know. It’s that deposit for that school trip that got cancelled. Nothing crazy. Anyway?! Since when do you care about paper?!”
