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Behind the scenes on the VA/seiyuu
Dec. 10th, 2007 10:37 amSince the chan loev dub talk as much as the Geass comm, I have some notes from Celiss that give an amusing take on how the seiyuu were chosen, suggesting that the same might have been done with VAs since the creators did help in their selection after all.
From here.
Random trivia: When the Japanese casting for Lelouch and Suzaku was first announced, most people were surprised at the reversal of Fu-kuyama (Lelouch) and Sakurai's (Suzaku) roles; the other VAs who were also there for the audition, like Yukana (C.C.) and Ohara Sayaka (Milly) were convinced it would be the other way round, with Fu-kuyama getting the role of Suzaku, and Sakurai voicing Lelouch (though Ohara later admits, in the Hangyaku no Nikki special for DVD vol 1, that she cannot imagine it being any other way now)
When asked, in a NewType Taniguchi + Fu-kuyama interview, what his reasoning was behind the decision, Taniguchi says he chose Fu-kuyama for Lelouch because "he sounds like a good guy". He immediately corrects himself, saying, "I'm not saying he isn't actually a good person, but you get what I mean." Fu-kuyama has admitted several times that Lelouch has been his hardest role so far (he gets back strain talking like Lelouch), and that during the early recording sessions he was often told by the Sound Director to sound more like a devil, and to use a deeper voice. On the other hand, Sakurai also has it hard, because Taniguchi is always telling him, "Use a higher pitch! You can do it, right? You're a professional, after all." (Sakurai says in the Asuka Sakurai + Fu-kuyama interview that when he heard this he felt like going home)
Taniguchi's idea was to show, through their voices, that both these characters are trying too hard at pretending to be someone they're not.
From here.
Random trivia: When the Japanese casting for Lelouch and Suzaku was first announced, most people were surprised at the reversal of Fu-kuyama (Lelouch) and Sakurai's (Suzaku) roles; the other VAs who were also there for the audition, like Yukana (C.C.) and Ohara Sayaka (Milly) were convinced it would be the other way round, with Fu-kuyama getting the role of Suzaku, and Sakurai voicing Lelouch (though Ohara later admits, in the Hangyaku no Nikki special for DVD vol 1, that she cannot imagine it being any other way now)
When asked, in a NewType Taniguchi + Fu-kuyama interview, what his reasoning was behind the decision, Taniguchi says he chose Fu-kuyama for Lelouch because "he sounds like a good guy". He immediately corrects himself, saying, "I'm not saying he isn't actually a good person, but you get what I mean." Fu-kuyama has admitted several times that Lelouch has been his hardest role so far (he gets back strain talking like Lelouch), and that during the early recording sessions he was often told by the Sound Director to sound more like a devil, and to use a deeper voice. On the other hand, Sakurai also has it hard, because Taniguchi is always telling him, "Use a higher pitch! You can do it, right? You're a professional, after all." (Sakurai says in the Asuka Sakurai + Fu-kuyama interview that when he heard this he felt like going home)
Taniguchi's idea was to show, through their voices, that both these characters are trying too hard at pretending to be someone they're not.