Director and voice cast of groundbreaking, long-stalled anime franchise gather for formal ceremony.
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Popular voice actresses lend their talents to create an aural fantasy otaku can enjoy every day.
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The prolific voice actress dishes on her experiences dubbing the Japanese-language version of Venom and in the anime voice acting industry.
Man asks for advice on how to marry a voice actress, gets told he could be a bachelor for life.
English-language video sparks tweet in which she worries about pressure to “kill the person I am.”
Three-on-three league for young ladies sounds like the plot of an anime series itself, but it’s a real-life sports organization.
Hardcore fan spends nearly US$1,500 amassing stockpile of voice actress’ newest book, doesn’t know what to do with them all.
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The battle to save the world may be over, but this 81-year-old voice acting veteran still has plenty of fight left in her.
Kizuna Ai isn’t a real person, but she’s really going to be providing the voice for a different anime character.
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