2011 Year-Ender: Male Seiyuu
Third in line for the Year-Ender event is Male Seiyuu Award. Vote Away~
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I can finally rest easy that our Winter Catalogue is done. Not to mention, before I pack up, need to finish a lot of backend site stuff that you guys don’t know of. There are times I feel like I’m running a corporation! Anyways, as everyone knows I’m a seiyuu fag so it was awesome taking a stroll down 2011 and selecting the best from it. There’s no dearth of talent and woo boy, can these people act. We had to squeeze in many names so understand the honourable mentions. |
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2011 was the year I got back to recognizing voices and recognizing voice actors. The guys on this list have done some terrific work in 2011, and in a couple cases, I’d call one of their roles a career-best. |
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Oh boy! What a year this has been for brand new Seiyuu just getting into the buisness and a few of the older ones that have been around for a very long time. So sit back and cast your vote for your favorites Seiyuu! I can already spot some fan favorites by our own writers here on Metanorn. |
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Man, we’re finally getting back on track. Well, we’ve been busy lately with the Winter Catalogue but thank goodness it’s finally out. I’m almost one step closer to relaxing. So yeah, how about those male seiyuu’s? I’m not much of an expert on the matter of seiyuu’s, so I brought in the experts to fill in the nominations.
So far the following Year-Ender posts are out and voting is still open: The list is in not particular order. So, check out these talented seiyuu’s and vote for the best~! |
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[ 1 ] Kamiya Hiroshi |
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| This guy voiced Yamato and Maji De Watashi ni Koi Shinasai! Alright, so that’s not the most significant role he’s done this year, but he continued increasing his terrific resume with Mephisto from Ao no Exorcist, Zess from the Break Blade series, and returned to one of his greatest roles, Natsume from Natsume Yuujinchou. All of those characters are very different personalities, a showcase of how skilled of a seiyuu Kamiya is at voicing different character types.
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’11 Notable Roles [ Mephisto Pheles ] Ao no Exorcist |
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[ 2 ] Hosoya Yoshimasa |
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Oh man, this dude. You can call him a rising star and does he have a voice. A very deep one at that and every character he has voiced from the almost melancholic Juu Juuzawa in Denpa teki na Kanojo, the somewhat hyper yet cool-headed Shichika from Katanagatari to the recent kansai-accented Arata in Chihayafuru; he has maintained the ownership of his character. His most memorable role of the year would be of Nezumi in No.6 and I seriously do not need any singing praises. Also, Yukitaka from Level E and a guest role of Shibata in Natsume Yuujinchou San.
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’11 Notable Roles [ Nezumi ] No.6 |
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[ 3 ] Kaji Yuki |
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Well, I remember hearing this guy’s voice first pop up in No.6 as Shion, and then suddenly he started to appear in a lot of different anime like Ao no Exorcist, Deadman Wonderland, C3, Guilty Crown, Hanasaku Iroha, Kimi to Boku and Un-Go. So, you can see he started out slow but then appeared in lots of anime, and he will continue to star in tons of shows forever and ever! He could become the male version of Kana Hanazawa! Seriously…
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’11 Notable Roles [ Yachi Haruaki ] C3 |
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[ 4 ] Fukuyama Jun |
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I think this dude will forever be Lelouch in my mind, but he has done so many amazing roles through every season of anime! Proving he can play a few serious guys like Fabulous Sugata in Star Driver, that famous peacock suit anyone? But somehow our man Jun always gets several roles as the “random-crazy-over-the-top” character. His most recent work in Horizon has him playing the role of the an eroge obsessed fanboy named Toori, and puzzle obsessed Galileo in Phi Brain. But in the end I think we wouldn’t want anyone other than Jun providing his voice to these unique characters and making us laugh for hours.
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’11 Notable Roles [ Okumura Yukio ] Ao no Exorcist |
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[ 5 ] Ono Daisuke |
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| Now it would not be much of a Metanorn list without the mention of Ono! I know most of us love this guys work, weather it was as Shizuo from Durarara!! Or his work in something like Dantalian no Shoka, Deadman Wonderland, Kamisama no Memochu and of course Working!! His best role of all time would have to be as crow in Nichijou! Right? Well alright maybe he has done better work…still Ono is one amazing dude seriously.
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’11 Notable Roles [ Angel ] Ao no Exorcist |
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[ 6 ] Miyano Mamoru |
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Holy mother of god! This guy played some amazing characters this year! Starting right off with Takuto from Star Driver and that famous “It’s a pinch!” Line. And then starring as the insane mad scientist Okabe in Steins;Gate with all those laughs! Right along with his “I am mad scientist, it’s so cool~! Son-of-a-bitch.” And then changing things up recently in Chihayafuru as a more “serious” role of Taichi, proving he can be quite serious or random and crazy like Okabe.
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’11 Notable Roles [ Okabe Rintarou ] Steins;Gate |
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[ 7 ] Okamoto Nobuhiko |
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This guy first bursted on the anime scene in a few random series but once he got casted as the aggressive overpowered Accelerator in both seasons of Toaru Majitsu no Index series, where he got to scream at the top of his lungs! Seriously that scream of his is really amazing. After that series we got to hear him in Ao no Exorcist, Kamisama Dolls, Yumekui Merry, Sacred Seven, Guilty Crown, Ben-to and Tiger and bunny! Just looking at that list; you just have to give him some type of award…
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’11 Notable Roles [ Okumura Rin ] Ao no Exorcist |
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[ 8 ] Sugita Tomokazu |
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This guy will forever be Gintoki from Gintama! Whenever I hear his voice I just wait for him to do something random. I could say he is one of my personal favorite guys to listen to. He could be kicking some ass as Gintoki or doing his best naration in Haruhi as Kyon! Hell he even starred as Switch in Sket Dance and Gintoki during that cross over episode pulling double duty as both characters that talk to each other in the same scene! Double the Gintoki for the win.
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’11 Notable Roles [ Sakata Gintoki ] Gintama |
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[ 9 ] Konishi Katsuyuki |
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Most famous for his “PIERCING THE HEAVENS!” quotes and many many more to follow. You can always count on this guy to voice some of the most epic characters like playing Oga in Beelzebub and starring in Fairy Tail, Sacred Seven, Last exile: Ginyoku no Fam, and last but not forgotten for our dear yaoi fans! Sekaiichi Hatsukoi, right Anaaga? Kyokai? And everyone else out there!
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’11 Notable Roles [ Oga Tatsumi ] Beelzebub |
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[ 10 ] Kimura Ryohei |
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| Man has this guy ever been busy! In case you do not know who this guy is he got his start in 2002! But I would say his biggest breakthrough was around 2010 starring in five different shows in one season. In the following year he starred in several high powered shows like C, Gosick, Hanasaku Iroha, Kamisama Dolls, Kimi to Boku, Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai, Natsume Yujincho San and finally Mawaru Penguindrum! So yeah this has been a huge year for Ryohei.
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’11 Notable Roles [ Kodaka ] Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai |
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[ 11 ] Irino Miyu |
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| I don’t think I can remember back when I heard this guy the first time, I would say probably in that fail series Asura Crying? And in Gundam 00, back when I was a solo blogger. But when he got the role of Makoto from Denpa Onna I thought he did a solid job! Shortly after he jumped into AnoHana, Star driver, Sacred Seven, Kimi to Boku, Last Exile: Ginyoku no fam, Towa no Quon and Un-Go.
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’11 Notable Roles [ Yadomi Jinta ] Ano Hana |
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[ 12 ] Nakata Jouji |
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| I’ve met Nakata Jouji and you (probably) haven’t. Bwahahaha! Alright, bragging aside, if you like Type-Moon, you’re gonna know this guy’s voice as Kirei from Fate/Zero and also Carnival Phantasm. He has such a great voice that he can take very deep; I pretend that I can imitate it, but nah, it’s only alright. His other big role this year was as Chaser John Doe (you’re saying it in your head right now!) in Yumekui Merry; not enough lines there in my opinion.
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’11 Notable Roles [ Alucard ] Hellsing OVAs |
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[ 13 ] Fujiwara Keiji |
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When I heard Hunter x Hunter’s Leorio first speak, he sounded like Maes Hughes in addition to already looking like the guy! Leorio is his biggest lead role of 2011, but other noteworthy characters include Jake from Tiger & Bunny, being the father figure of the main characters in Ao no Exorcist, Blood-C, Mayo Chiki!, Phi Brain and Yumekui Merry.
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’11 Notable Roles [ Jake Martinez ] Tiger & Bunny |
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[ 14 ] Nakamura Yuuichi |
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| Guy says all of maybe 10-15 words as Ryu in Kimi ni Todoke and then blasts out his voice as Hideo in Majikoi… but ultimately, you’ll remember him most this year as Gai from Guilty Crown. While the show itself is subject to many a debate, Gai has been one of the better parts of it, and it no doubt was/is Nakamura’s best role in ‘11. Though he can do a good blondie, he can do an awesome trap as well, which he did in Uta-Pri as a pink-haired Ringo. He was quite badass as Gekkou in Itsuka Tenma while almost regal as Hodr in Break Blade. His profile is definitely increasing as the years go by.
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’11 Notable Roles [ Gai ] Guilty Crown |
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[ 15 ] Namikawa Daisuke |
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Now this is a very seasoned voice actor, who can do a deep voice to moe-blob in an instant. His variation is amazing and you can simply see it in work hearing his roles as the devious Prince Baka in Level E, moe-moe Waver in Fate/Zero, deadly, deep Akutabe in Yondemasu yo, Azazel-san, evil Hisoka in Hunter x Hunter and the chocolate hero Kazehaya in Kimi ni Todoke.
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’11 Notable Roles [ Rock ] Black Lagoon: Roberta’s Blood Trail |
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[ 16 ] Uchiyama Kouki |
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This twenty-one year old newbie like Yoshimasa who’s really making some waves with his voice acting. His big break was Natsuno from Shiki and since then he has been getting roles almost every season. His current notable roles include, the guy every dude hates (just because he has a huge harem and still doesn’t realized it), Ichika from IS, aloof Kimimaro from C, egoistic Daryl from Guilty Crown, adorable Yuta from Kimi to Boku. and bishie youkai Gin from Hotarubi movie.
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’11 Notable Roles [ Yoga Kimimaro ] [C] |
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[ 17 ] Sakurai Takahiro |
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Another versatile voice actor and a personal favourite of mine, the dude who can literally breath and sleep a character. Remember Masakaki from C? Didn’t he gave you the heebeejeebees just with his voice and popping out of different places? I don’t even remember the horrid CGI except for his glowing eyes, he also did a pretty crazy jack-of-all trade role in Katte ni Kaizo (yeah, that WTF OVA by Shaft), Agameki wasn’t bad in Otome Youkai Zakuro but the role that I would remember him this year would be of Yukiatsu from AnoHana.
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’11 Notable Roles [ Matsuyuki Atsumu ] Ano Hana |
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Honorable Mentions: Show ▼
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Woo~ And that ends our 2011 flashback of the Male Seiyuu roundup. I’m sure doing loads of round up this week but hey, what are holidays for anyway? Like our previous Year-Ender Awards, the poll has seven options allowed so choose the best because talent is almost overflowing in this post. |
2011 Year-Ender Fan Favorites: Male Seiyuu (Select 7)
- Hiroshi Kamiya (11%, 182 Votes)
- Yoshimasa Hosoya (3%, 53 Votes)
- Yuuki Kaji (4%, 70 Votes)
- Jun Fukuyama (10%, 178 Votes)
- Daisuke Ono (10%, 162 Votes)
- Mamoru Miyano (12%, 201 Votes)
- Nobuhiko Okamoto (7%, 124 Votes)
- Tomokazu Sugita (6%, 106 Votes)
- Katsuyuki Konishi (3%, 52 Votes)
- Ryohei Kimura (4%, 71 Votes)
- Miyu Irino (3%, 53 Votes)
- Jouji Nakata (2%, 41 Votes)
- Keiji Fujiwara (3%, 57 Votes)
- Yuuichi Nakamura (6%, 94 Votes)
- Daisuke Namikawa (8%, 137 Votes)
- Kouki Uchiyama (2%, 38 Votes)
- Takahiro Sakurai (5%, 80 Votes)
Total Votes: 1,699
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That Kimura Ryohei picture is not Kimura Ryohei.
That’s Chiba Ryohei, from the J-pop group W-inds.
^^V