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Anime and voice acting

Anime voice acting is very different then regular voice acting in cartoons. The whole process of recording Japanese voice track is pretty much the same as in regular cartoons, but the difference is in the acting part. Usually, anime characters are shown with many moods, emotions and expressions, so their voices need to match all of that. So anime voice acting is full of shouting, yelling and even a lot of strange mouth noises included. Sometimes, even the breathing is very intense. As if that was not enough, most of the female characters in anime have insanely high-pitched voices, because in Japan it is associated with being girlish, so the actresses are making their anime dialogs in upper range. It is clear that voice acting in anime doesn’t sound accurate and natural, but for some people it is „too much” and even obnoxious to watch. This way of voice acting may seem strange, but in my opinion it is still very impressive and it spikes up your emotions. I also think it suits the anime bizaare and colorful characters very well.


Here are some links if you want to see Japanese voice actors go crazy for some roles:

https://youtu.be/ADiqEHS7SWw

https://youtu.be/_qz14Bie9k0

An example of weird noises and a high-pitched girly voice:

https://youtu.be/mkNE_f3aG_Q


Sorces:

https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/4nek7l/why_does_japanese_voice_acting_spike_my_emotions/

https://www.quora.com/How-do-anime-voice-actors-have-such-high-voices

https://otakuusamagazine.com/japanese-novelist-says-anime-voice-acting-top/

Comments

  1. englishdiary22 March 2022 at 12:02

    The more I read about it, the more bizarre it seems. I watched the videos and the level of emotion seems just unbearable.

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