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Research: Voice Quality Adaptability (Female VA) (研究「声質の適合性」 （女性編）)
Research: Voice Quality Adaptability (Men VA) (研究「声質の適合性」 （男性編）)
Seiyuu-related entry!
Just something to pass boredom, and I need to practice in using Powerpoint, Task Manager, and Excel much more. The question is how? During my free time, I try to employ them into writing, like for collecting data. Sometimes I get so deep into it, I make graphs for characters or timelines.
Anyways, I was browsing for roles on Ishida Akira (ie: main characters) and found these links with opinions on Voice quality compatibility. The page creator is named "YUZU" (ユズ). In the link, for each gender, Yuzu lists six different categories to describe the voice quality. The qualities are scaled on a radar graph in clockwise:
MALE:
Choices: Furuya Toru, Nobutoshi Kanna, Suyama Akio, Midorikawa Hikaru, Koyasu Takehito, Kamyia Akira, Okiayu Ryotaro, etc
「少年らしさ」：Boy
「熱血さ」：Passion (quoting, "Simply put, "Super robot anime or Sports maniac suitability in old days")
「クールさ」：Cool
「色気」：Sexy/H voice
「渋さ」: Elderly voice/astringent
「コミカルさ」：Comical (Gag)
FEMALE:
Choices: Koyama Mami, Ohara Noriko, Hidaka Noriko, Hayashibara Megumi, Fucami Rica, Mitsuishi Kotono, Han Keiko, Koorogi Satomi, etc
「少年」：Boy voice.
「子供」：Child voice. Usually 12 and under
「少女」: Girl voice. Usually arouns 12 - 17
「お姉」：Big sister like. Usually around 18 - 20
「熟女」：Attractive woman. Usually over 20yo
「ギャグ」：Gag. Comical/joke type.
Looking over the opinions, or from what I can gather, I found myself nodding to most of them. They look impartial, and Yuru refers to notable roles, comments from doujinshi authors and encyclopedias (for voice actors?).
I especially agree about Furuya Toru, who is considered to have a "cool or oppressed boy voice" (the latter meaning the type you want "to mistreat") voice type. Listening to Amuro, you'd think the voice quality was a little shy? Not to say that his role selections are inappropriate; because he has a general young voice, he is often in the lead. Surprisingly to me, Furuya's "comical" score is low. Recently, I think Furuya's "sex appeal" has increased ;)
For the ladies, I didn't see one for K-sensei (Katsuki Masako). Since I had fun looking at the graphs, I thought I could make one. What do I think? I thought to myself, "what I do really think of her voice quality?"
My graph is rated 0 - 40; there is no "zeros" so it'll look like four ratings/lines. Let's do it with grade letters, from lowest to highest: E (0), D (10), C (20), B (30) A (40).
So here's mine:
Graph:
「少年」 (boy)：D
「子供」 (child)：D
「少女」 (girl): C
「お姉」 (big sis)：B (or B+)
「熟女」 (sexy lady,whoop whopp whoop)：A
「ギャグ」 (gag)：B
WEBSITE OPINION (YUZU, INUMARU, AKINO, etc): K is often associated with these words: rich voice type, big sis type, winter type (cool image but has strong will; hard to approach). They also say she has a fascinating laugh. One article says "Tonga voice" (トンガった声), and I believe that means "尖った声", which is shrill/sharp voice.
MY OPINION: I'm going to go clockwise, from boy voice to gag voice. A boy character for Katsuki is virtually non-existent. The only reason the grade is not an "E" is because she did play a few male characters from what I gather, and that there is potential.or maybe I'm being too nice. Her boy voice is subtle. And even on Twitter, she doesn't seem to mind trying to audition for a boy. As for child, doesn't seem like she plays those munchkin types. I haven't seen any. There's potential since she has played girls before; also, the "child" category seems to be parallel to animal voices since Koorogi Satomi (popular for playing both animals and children) has a high score in child voice. K's girl voice isn't bad, but it isn't prevalent compared to the other roles, and listening to school girls in today's shows, you probably wouldn't find her girl voice reliable.
As for Big sister (or Onee-sama), K's voice is described as a "big sister" voice often (See "hatena"). She can play the type you can lean your shoulder on and can depend on, and can speak with a goood atmosphere. However, when it comes to the reputation of this type of voice, many people are reminded of Ohara Sakaya, Tanaka Atsuko, and of course Inoue Kikuko.
Mature woman voice is where she is; her charm in her voice, or the "pheromone rising" voice is her strong point. K is often in the league with characters that are vain, rich, or just plain older. And if they're beautiful, that's a plus. So, this category reflects a character with a voice of experience. While Kaioh Michiru is popular and highly associated with K-sensei, it does not triumph that the voice takes the image of an older woman OFTEN. Especially in current times; also, there's her participation in Japanese dubs.
Now there is gag; quite high, and there is a lot of talk on her playing that character as well. Lots of her characters are hysterical so they fit well as comical. KKM, Pokemon, Kimengumi, MAROKO, Cooking Papa, Banbanzai, NARUTO (sometimes), dubbed tv dramas, etc. K has a very spirited voice. Honestly, I wasn't sure if I wanted to maximize the "gag" score or not.
I will definitely agree with the "tonga" voice from above. Even on Wikipedia, at one time, K's voice was described as a "metal cutting" type voice. Sounding angry and screaming is definitely a peak of hers. In fact, I remember reading something on yahoo, like a discussion board, and someone asks along the lines of "Does K.Masako have a calm role?" (LOL!)
Ishida's graph is the following:
Boy: A! (5)
Passion: C (3)
Cool: A (5)
Sexy/H voice: B (4)
Elderly voice/astringent: E (1)
Comical: B (4)
MY OPINION: Even now, after twenty years or so, Ishida still is playing the young character, especially an older teen. Actually, I think he's an universal boy voice.
The high rate in "Sexy" is based on a lot of things like playing handsome characters or/and okama (gay). On those dating or otome games, he's definitely there. In recent show, "PSYCHO PASS", he plays the funny young man. While Ishida can play bad guy, it's more like a type of person who is a gloomy or quiet.
Now I'm tired. PC is lagging too much.
Research: Voice Quality Adaptability (Female VA) (研究「声質の適合性」 （女性編）)
Research: Voice Quality Adaptability (Men VA) (研究「声質の適合性」 （男性編）)
Seiyuu-related entry!
Just something to pass boredom, and I need to practice in using Powerpoint, Task Manager, and Excel much more. The question is how? During my free time, I try to employ them into writing, like for collecting data. Sometimes I get so deep into it, I make graphs for characters or timelines.
Anyways, I was browsing for roles on Ishida Akira (ie: main characters) and found these links with opinions on Voice quality compatibility. The page creator is named "YUZU" (ユズ). In the link, for each gender, Yuzu lists six different categories to describe the voice quality. The qualities are scaled on a radar graph in clockwise:
MALE:
Choices: Furuya Toru, Nobutoshi Kanna, Suyama Akio, Midorikawa Hikaru, Koyasu Takehito, Kamyia Akira, Okiayu Ryotaro, etc
「少年らしさ」：Boy
「熱血さ」：Passion (quoting, "Simply put, "Super robot anime or Sports maniac suitability in old days")
「クールさ」：Cool
「色気」：Sexy/H voice
「渋さ」: Elderly voice/astringent
「コミカルさ」：Comical (Gag)
FEMALE:
Choices: Koyama Mami, Ohara Noriko, Hidaka Noriko, Hayashibara Megumi, Fucami Rica, Mitsuishi Kotono, Han Keiko, Koorogi Satomi, etc
「少年」：Boy voice.
「子供」：Child voice. Usually 12 and under
「少女」: Girl voice. Usually arouns 12 - 17
「お姉」：Big sister like. Usually around 18 - 20
「熟女」：Attractive woman. Usually over 20yo
「ギャグ」：Gag. Comical/joke type.
Looking over the opinions, or from what I can gather, I found myself nodding to most of them. They look impartial, and Yuru refers to notable roles, comments from doujinshi authors and encyclopedias (for voice actors?).
I especially agree about Furuya Toru, who is considered to have a "cool or oppressed boy voice" (the latter meaning the type you want "to mistreat") voice type. Listening to Amuro, you'd think the voice quality was a little shy? Not to say that his role selections are inappropriate; because he has a general young voice, he is often in the lead. Surprisingly to me, Furuya's "comical" score is low. Recently, I think Furuya's "sex appeal" has increased ;)
For the ladies, I didn't see one for K-sensei (Katsuki Masako). Since I had fun looking at the graphs, I thought I could make one. What do I think? I thought to myself, "what I do really think of her voice quality?"
My graph is rated 0 - 40; there is no "zeros" so it'll look like four ratings/lines. Let's do it with grade letters, from lowest to highest: E (0), D (10), C (20), B (30) A (40).
So here's mine:
Graph:
「少年」 (boy)：D
「子供」 (child)：D
「少女」 (girl): C
「お姉」 (big sis)：B (or B+)
「熟女」 (sexy lady,
「ギャグ」 (gag)：B
WEBSITE OPINION (YUZU, INUMARU, AKINO, etc): K is often associated with these words: rich voice type, big sis type, winter type (cool image but has strong will; hard to approach). They also say she has a fascinating laugh. One article says "Tonga voice" (トンガった声), and I believe that means "尖った声", which is shrill/sharp voice.
MY OPINION: I'm going to go clockwise, from boy voice to gag voice. A boy character for Katsuki is virtually non-existent. The only reason the grade is not an "E" is because she did play a few male characters from what I gather, and that there is potential.
As for Big sister (or Onee-sama), K's voice is described as a "big sister" voice often (See "hatena"). She can play the type you can lean your shoulder on and can depend on, and can speak with a goood atmosphere. However, when it comes to the reputation of this type of voice, many people are reminded of Ohara Sakaya, Tanaka Atsuko, and of course Inoue Kikuko.
Mature woman voice is where she is; her charm in her voice, or the "pheromone rising" voice is her strong point. K is often in the league with characters that are vain, rich, or just plain older. And if they're beautiful, that's a plus. So, this category reflects a character with a voice of experience. While Kaioh Michiru is popular and highly associated with K-sensei, it does not triumph that the voice takes the image of an older woman OFTEN. Especially in current times; also, there's her participation in Japanese dubs.
Now there is gag; quite high, and there is a lot of talk on her playing that character as well. Lots of her characters are hysterical so they fit well as comical. KKM, Pokemon, Kimengumi, MAROKO, Cooking Papa, Banbanzai, NARUTO (sometimes), dubbed tv dramas, etc. K has a very spirited voice. Honestly, I wasn't sure if I wanted to maximize the "gag" score or not.
I will definitely agree with the "tonga" voice from above. Even on Wikipedia, at one time, K's voice was described as a "metal cutting" type voice. Sounding angry and screaming is definitely a peak of hers. In fact, I remember reading something on yahoo, like a discussion board, and someone asks along the lines of "Does K.Masako have a calm role?" (LOL!)
Ishida's graph is the following:
Boy: A! (5)
Passion: C (3)
Cool: A (5)
Sexy/H voice: B (4)
Elderly voice/astringent: E (1)
Comical: B (4)
MY OPINION: Even now, after twenty years or so, Ishida still is playing the young character, especially an older teen. Actually, I think he's an universal boy voice.
The high rate in "Sexy" is based on a lot of things like playing handsome characters or/and okama (gay). On those dating or otome games, he's definitely there. In recent show, "PSYCHO PASS", he plays the funny young man. While Ishida can play bad guy, it's more like a type of person who is a gloomy or quiet.
Now I'm tired. PC is lagging too much.
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Date: 2013-02-13 03:42 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-02-13 04:00 am (UTC)As for Heika, "astringent", "cool" and "sexy" for high points.
"Comical", "Astringent", "cool" = Sugitan
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Date: 2013-02-13 06:01 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-02-13 08:28 pm (UTC)