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As much as I love most of Miki Shinichirou-san's roles, there's something really awesome about him voicing Batman/Bruce Wayne in Batman: Gotham Knight. This may be old news to some of you, but I found that out only recently, and had to rent the movie just to listen to him. Haha. (It probably also helps that Batman was my favorite superhero growing up, so I guess I have a biased opinion either way.)

To be honest, the movie is actually split into several different parts, and I think Miki-san only does one of them, but it's actually my favorite. And I loved his last line, where he says, "Sei ni tame no shobu inochi kakete mou ii. Demo sore wa tannin jya naku, jibun no inochi da." (Or, in the English version, "I'm willing to put my life on the line to do what I have to, but it has to be mine, no one else's.")

However, the reason why I'm making this post is because I'd like to ask everyone, which role of Miki-san is your favorite and why? Do you just really like the character, or does his voice influence your choice slightly?

Personally, Urahara Kisuke from Bleach is my favorite! Sometimes when I'm watching the anime I almost feel as if the role was really made for him. Miki-san does that much of an amazing job, shifting from Urahara's silly side to his more serious one with such ease. I've always liked Urahara from the manga, but knowing who his seiyuu is just makes it that much better! Miki-san is just too amazing of a seiyuu!

06/05/2009

Although I've already read the manga and listened to the drama CDs, there's something about the Haru wo Daite Ita OVA that I really like. Usually, in my experience, OVAs don’t go into depth with the characters or the plot because they're just so limited on time. So that's why I don’t really enjoy them as much. However, Haru is different. I guess because it's an exception to the rule?

( Spoilers. )

However, I think Fuyu no Semi, or Winter Cicada, is a lot better. I loved watching it. I-I can't help it. It's just a really beautiful story!

( Spoilers. )

And now whenever I listen to Fuyu no Semi the song by Morikawa-san I always get all choked up. It's one of his best, I think.

Originally posted on youka_nitta

6/04/209

Apparently I have a thing for seiyuu manga, or manga based on what a seiyuu may go through with love and work. …How did I not realize that until now, I wonder?

Take, for example, Sakende Yaruze by Takaguchi Satosumi-sensei. Not only was it one of the first yaoi manga that I finished reading all the way through, I love it to bits. Even though it has its moments and maybe the art isn’t impressive, but it’s a good series over all. And I absolutely adore the characters!

( Love them too! )

There was another seiyuu manga series I read years ago, but I don’t remember what it’s called. It was a shoujo, though, and I remember that I hated it. The characters were fail. Augh. They fill me with a sickening feeling just thinking about them.

( The reason… )

Fortunately, I have discovered Boku no Koe by Nitta Youka-sensei! And it makes me feel like my life is finally complete!

( Here’s why! )

In fact, I love this series so much, I ordered the volumes from BeNippon. Since it's no longer being published and Kinokuniya doesn't carry it anymore (I checked), I braved online ordering because I want it that much.

Apparently I love seiyuu manga. Especially Boku no Koe.

6/03/2009

Apparently the OVA for the manga, Hyakujitsu no Bara by Inariya Fusanosuke, is out. And since Inoue Kazuhiko-san voices one of the main characters, I decided to give it a try. ...But -honestly- I didn't last even five minutes into the episode. It's that terrible.

Inariya-sensei has really lovely art, even if her plot is kind of twisted and her characters are very shallow (at least to me), so I was really disappointed by the animation. It's horrific. Characters that should have looked beautiful... really, really didn't. )8

This OVA's only saving grace was the fact that Inoue-san voices Klaus, but I remember from the manga that the character can get very violent with his uke, so that's not much help either.

I don't want to discourage you from watching the OVA if you liked the manga, and OVAs are always terrible, but... This one is exceptionally so. I didn't enjoy it one bit. ...Well, except for hearing Inoue-san's voice, that is.

5/30/2009

The manga series, Boku no Koe by Nitta Youka, is OFFICIALLY MADE OF WIN.



Two of the characters are based on Miki Shinichirou-san and Morikawa Toshiyuki-san. And they play those exact roles for the drama CD! I think I died from the awesomeness. 8DDD (They kind of look like them too, don't they?)

You must read this manga/listen to the drama CD as well!

5/29/2009

After rewatching the anime, it just reminds me how much I missed this series. I remember reading the manga (which I admittedly enjoyed) and -while the story is a bit too... dark for me- I love the characters to bits. But the anime is especially awesome, because there's so many of my favorite seiyuu who voice them! :D

Like Miki Shinichirou-san playing Tsuzuki Asato, the main character. I have a soft spot for Tsuzuki, because he's such an adorably bumbling idiot. But, when he actually gets serious or when he's determined to protect everyone else, he can be really awesome too! And his summons are absolutely amazing! (My favorites include Touda, Suzaku, and Byakko.)

Then there's Morikawa Toshiyuki-san, who plays my favorite not!human character, Tatsumi Seiichirou. Tatsumi is such a cheapskate -which is partly Tsuzuki's fault, because he splurges without any restraint- and kind of uptight, but he really cares about Tsuzuki. And who thought it was awesome when he used his shadow powers to save Tsuzuki from the psychotically evil doctor? I know I did. 8D It probably helps that Tatsumi/Tsuzuki is my YnM OTP!

Mibu Oriya is another favorite, because he's voiced by Inoue Kazuhiko-san~, but I'm torn what to feel about this character. He cares deeply for the evil, psychotic doctor and he owns a restaurant that is actually a brothel for high rank officials. So, while he's not really a bad guy, he's obviously not a good guy either. He's just neutral, I guess. But he's still amazing! You must love him! Right now!

( Other characters and their seiyuu behind the cut! )

5/15/2009

Honestly, as much as I love Bleach, I haven't been keeping up with the manga. And I wasn't even up to date with the anime until I finally stumbled across clips of Kon-in-Ichigo's-body dressed up as like a Power Ranger. I took one look at him and said to myself, "Go. Find episode. Now."

Imagine my surprise when I realized that there were two episodes of Karakura Riser Kon!

( There should be more filler episodes like these... )

But the reason why I'm even making this post at all is because of the episodes that follow after. Who loved seeing the Shinigami captains? Me! Who loved seeing Aizen and his Espada? ...Well, I wasn't happy to see the traitorous Shinigami, but Stark is my favorite Espada! And who loved Shuuhei's battle? I know I did~

( Shuuhei deserves more love. )

But seeing Shuuhei's zanpakutou, Kazeshini, made me wonder which zanpakutou is my favorite. I mean, I like all of them equally, because they all have their strengths and weaknesses, but as for my favorite... I guess Tensa Zangetsu is very interesting. So is Zabimaru. And Senbonzakura is beautiful when it "scatters" (command: Chire). Rukia's Sode no Shirayuki (command: Dance [Mae]) is also a very pretty sword. However, I think that I have to say that it's probably Urahara's Benihime.


Ichigo: "Oops. I guess it was a zanpakutou after all. D8"

Benihime ("Crimson Princess") is just such an unique zanpakutou, both in form and ability. It has a curved hilt with decorations, and it apparently has a female spirit, since Urahara refers to it as a "her". She seems to have a bad personality, though, because her attacks are as fierce and deadly as Zangetsu's. (And the names of her attacks always have to do something with blood.) But I love her commands (Awaken [Okiro] and Sing/Cry [Nake]), especially when Urahara says them in Miki-san's voice~

Anyway, watching the anime makes me wonder if I should start reading the manga again, but a lot of what is happening now is so wild and crazy. Maybe when Urahara makes an appearance again, I'll go back to this series. Or in order to find out what happens to Shuuhei? Or maybe wait for the Vaizard to make their appearance? Who knows...

5/14/2009

From kawaii_gaara

Comment to this entry and I'll pick three of your fandoms. You must then update your journal and answer the following questions:

1.) What got you into this fandom in the first place?
2.) Do you think you'll stay in this fandom or eventually move on?
3.) Favorite episodes/books/movies/etc.?
4.): Do you participate in this fandom (fanfiction, graphics, discussions)?
5.) Do you think that more people should get into this fandom?

And feel free to ask about more series if you're interested~

( So far there is... )

5/09/2009

BL Drama CD Review #1

Rien no Kikoushi
Morikawa Toshiyuki/Inoue Kazuhiko

( Vague spoilers. )


BL Drama CD Review #2

Open Sesame
Horiuchi Kenyuu/Miki Shinichirou

( Spoilers like whoa! )

5/08/2009

I've been looking for a BL Drama CD called Open Sesame with Horiuchi Kenyuu-san and Miki Shinichirou-san, but I can't seem to find it anywhere. It's rather disappointing, because I really want to listen to it for some reason, although I'm not sure exactly why. The story sounds strange, because Miki-san's character has a multiple personality disorder, but I read a review that said he changes his voice so well as he's play the different personalities, so I want to find it! DX

By the way, I also just found another BL Drama CD called Yubisaki no Koi, which is based on the manga by Naono Bohra. Masumoto Yasunori-san plays Maizuru Motoya -the uke-, a detective in his early thirties, who has a severe case of haphephobia. (It's because he can read people's thoughts and/or memories through almost everything he touches.) Konishi Katsuyuki-san (!!!) plays Nakagawa Toki -the seme-, a young man in his late twenties who works as Motoya's assistant. Toki is also very handsome, so I suggest you read the manga if only to see what he looks like, because I wouldn't want to miss out if I were you!

However, the reason why I am mentioning this drama at all is because Inoue Kazuhiko-san is in it! He plays Yamashita Hajime, Motoya's childhood friend and a police investigator who brings difficult cases for Motoya to solve. Hajime was my favorite character in the manga, although he's only a "minor" character. He's hilarious and even when he's acting grumpy he's really not that bad of a guy. He has a beautiful, sweet wife and two adorable twin girls he adores (I can't remember what their names are at the moment...), although they weren't included in the drama cd. FAIL. Actually, a lot of things were left out, now that I think about it... Well, the manga is so much better anyway, so I suppose that's a given. Still, Inoue-san~

Let's see... I think there were more things I wanted to post about, but I can't remember what they are now. Lack of sleep does that, I suppose. Well, goodnight everyone!

4/19/2009

This is mainly for kawaii_gaara, who seemed really devastated about recent developments in Naruto. Gaara-san, I've taken chapters 423 through 444 to try and figure out if he really is gone, or if Kishimoto-sensei is playing a cruel joke on us. And these are significant panels that I found. ( SPOILERS and image heavy )

3/27/2009

Loke-san, if you haven't read the new chapter yet. You definitely should!!

SPOILERS!!




Hinata is alive! And Naruto cries with relief!

It was actually kind of cute. Maybe Naruto will finally realize that he has special feelings for her after all? 8D

05/19/2009

"I believe in you."

SPOILERS.





OMG, Naruto. No one ever told you that you were the Yondaime's son? How horrible the last sixteen years must have been for you! (I thought he at least had an inkling on who his father really was... No one else in the entire village has the same blonde hair and blue eyes, after all!)

But I loved seeing more of the Yondaime! He really cared about Naruto, even though he didn't get to spend much (any?) time with him before he died. And he would have been such a wonderful father too if this chapter has anything to say about it...

AND PAIN, PEIN, WHATEVER YOUR NAME IS, YOU'RE REALLY IN FOR IT NOW.

03/19/2009

YES!

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, Kishimoto-sensei. When you maybe (read: most likely) killed off my favorite character, I was very, very upset with you. But since you let another character I really like appear, I think I can forgive you a little bit. If you show more of him putting Kyuubi back in his place, I might even start following Naruto faithfully again.

...Well. Maybe.

...Actually, no. Not really.

03/15/2009

OMG! This page! DDD;

Speculations for the next chapter? SPOILERS!!!





Poor Orihime. She looks so devastated about Ichigo maybe being dead, but don't worry! He's the shounen hero, he can't die!

By the way, the long hair he gets after she screams for him to help her... Reminds me of his Hollow form from his training with the Vizard. What does that mean exactly? Is Ichigo's inner hollow taking over? Is Ichigo going to pay another visit to his inner world? Will we be seeing Zangetsu again?

Also, OMG. Ishida. Your loss of a hand and love for Orihime breaks my heart in so many ways. I really hope you don't die.

And I want someone to hurry up and defeat Ulquiorra. I've never liked him as a character and he's getting really annoying with his god-like abilities. ...Ichigo, Hollow Ichigo, I don't care which of you takes care of the punk but do it soon.

03/1/2009

Yesterday, I watched up to episode 12 of Master of Epic (noooooo! Rono! What have you done, Collon?!) and the first couple episodes of Legendz (what a strange anime, but Shiron is so cute as a hamster-like creature and I love listening to Inoue-san's voice when Shiron turns into his dragon form! lol.)

I also rewatched some of the older episodes of Naruto, the ones where Kakashi first appears and some of Wave Country arc. It reminded me why Kakashi is my favorite character. Although he obviously has his flaws, he still has good points that definitely outweigh the bad. And he actually has a genuine affection for the kids -he just shows it in unusual ways- and does his best to protect them, so that's a good thing about him too.

Although I haven't really kept up with Naruto Shippuden, I remember being very disappointed that the Kakashi gaiden was never animated. I waited through filler after filler episode, wishing for it, hoping for it, before realizing that it would never be turned into an episode was a huge disappointment. Ultimate fail, animators, ultimate fail!

Also, does anyone know about whether things have been confirmed in the manga? About the aftermath of Kakashi's battle? D8

02/29/2009

At glitteringloke's suggestion, I watched the first episode of Master of Epic last night. Apparently, it's an anime about the RPG game and Inoue-san voices quite a few of the male characters. Of all of his characters, though, my favorite is Rono, an elf warrior in armor.

Over all, the show confuses me (I'm sure I'm missing out on the humor because I haven't played the game and can't help but have an expression of "OMGWTF" stuck on my face afterward), some of the characters scare me (...those little girls, what are they called again? The Warage? I think my eyes burn up a little every time they come on screen...), but I can't seem to stop watching! Oh well! At least I can listen to Inoue-san's voice, and there's always Rono! 8D

Thank you, Loke-san, for linking this series to me!

02/25/2009

I'm torn over which pairing from KKM I like better: Conrad/Gunter or Gunter/Gwendal.

Wait! Don't hit the back button just yet! It's not that crazy of an idea! Of course, Conrad/Gunter makes absolutely no sense canon wise… but who cares! Since I saw episode 88, I like the idea of Gunter watching Conrad develop from the rebellious young man he was to the mature person he is today. After all, there’s something about seeing the one you love most at their best and at their worst that I feel is important in a relationship. And the fond smile Conrad has on his face when Gunter acts especially silly is adorable too. Morikawa-san's voice makes me love Conrad that much more too.

But, then, Gunter/Gwendel is interesting too. They have quite a few canon moments together, surprisingly enough. (Episode 10! It makes me giggle like an idiot!) And, yes. You read the order right. While I don’t really mind who tops, blushing Gwendal from episode 10 was just so cute that I enjoy entertaining the idea of him being the uke. Maybe it seems ridiculous, since Gunter is prettier, but I think he would make a great seme if he wanted to. He’s voiced by Inoue-san, after all.

Then again, maybe it is a crazy idea... Anyone willing to give me a second opinion?

02/22/2009

Watched Kyou Kara Maou: I never would have that I would be making this post, because Kyou Kara Maou was the first anime I gave up on after the second episode (ordinarily, I'm somewhat of a masochist, and will try to finish a series even if I don't like it), but here we are! In my defense, Inoue Kazuhiko-san and Morikawa Toshiyuki-san are both in it. At the same time. How could I not crumble at the chance to hear their voices if I give KKM another try? Besides, glitteringloke was kind enough to link me to some of the KKM drama CDs, so I had to listen to them!

The anime I watched online, but halfway through the first episode I remembered why I didn't like this series, so instead I looked for episode by character. Gunter, because he's voiced by Inoue-san, and Conrad who not only is voiced by Morikawa-san but has become my favorite character. (Episode 88 is the best! It's the only one I can sit all the way through for!) I wish Conrad/Gunter was a canon pairing!!! But -although Sakurai Takahiro-san in his role as Cloud is great- I found him kind of annoying as Yuuri. And Wolfram isn't a favorite of mine either. I suppose I can understand why some people really like this series, but I guess I'm just not one of them...

Listened to Drama CDs: I haven't found many Inoue-san Drama CDs lately, but I hunted down some with Morikawa-san, Suwabe Junichi-san, and Suzumura Kenichi-san. They've become some of my favorite voice actors, especially Suwabe-san. His voice is so addicting!

...But... yeah. That's how productive my weekend has been. I-I can't help it that the seiyuu I like are all so distracting!!! Please don't judge me.

02/16/2009

I've waited so long for this part of the manga to be animated, so I was very happy to watch it! This episode was great! There are spoilers for anyone who hasn't seen it yet, but if you don't mind then -please- read on!

( From where we left off from the previous episode... )

Kyaa~ If anyone makes screencaps of this episode, I want them desperately. *makes grabby hands* And for those of you who haven't seen it yet, I hope the subbed version comes out soon!! It's definitely worth it for the sole fact that Inoue-san uses his Madara voice!