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Jun 2nd 2008
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Let’s have some seiyuu time, shall we?

First off:

Jinko

Jinko-chan from Itazura na Kiss, one of Kotoko’s best friends. When she screams, she shatters glass within 100km radius from her. When she talks, she makes whoever-unfortunate-enough-to-be-near-her bleed from the ear. When she whispers, she emits static disturbance on your computer screen. When she giggles, you’ll have nightmares for the rest of your life.

But then again… her voice does suit her appearance. Try imagining hoc-chan voice-casting the person above. Urgh. /me shudders

Her seiyuu, Kinoko Yamada, is relatively unknown (fortunately). Those who watched Oh! Edo Rocket might recognize her as Shinza, though. I won’t know. I’ve never watched it. Thank goodness.

Secondly:

The toneless girl

Maka Alban, one of the main characters from Soul Eater. Her toneless voice makes no difference at all when she shouts, laughs, talks, whispers, cries. That’s it. Her voice is just… flat. Countless viewers are said to be put-off with her expressionless voice.

However, for some reason, I find Maka’s voice perfect for her role. It might start off odd at first, but it’ll definitely grow on you. There, I said it. Flame me all you want. =p

Her seiyuu, Chiaki Omigawa, is yet another relatively new seiyuu. I can’t seem to find any of her work in anime… yet.

So… It should be obvious which do you guys & gals hate more, eh?

ps: Ok I’m off to hibernate for another couple of weeks.

pps: Wish Jinko will gulp down a whole cup of concentrated hydrochloric acid. She’d decrease the level of sound pollution by at least a hundredfold. >=(


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9 Comments

  1. lucy

    I’d take a flat voice over a screeching voice any day. But again, the voices supposevily suit the characters fine. Jinko is suppose to be the annoying (and rather, er, unattractive) best friend. But I agree too that she should tone it down a notch for our ears’ sake. I can’t say much about Maka since I’m not watching Soul Eater (I’ll eventually wait for the R1 DVDs to watch it since it seems like a marathon-type show) but from what I’ve heard, I have no problems with her voice really. I see other people say how much they LOVE her voice and think it’s awesome. I don’t think anyone out there would do the same for InK’s Jinko.

    Maka – 1 Jinko – 0

  2. Leave Jinko Alone!!
    Yea, a part of me dies whenever Jinko shrieks, but it’s one of the 101+ sacrifices I’m willing to make when watching anime :P

    miso-soup: Yeah.. much as I hated her, I kinda liked the anime itself. =p

    Maka – 1 ; Jinko – 0.5

  3. I love Maka and her voice; what the hell is wrong with it?

    Jinko on the other hand, can go die.

  4. Ah, I think Jinko’s voice is a bit grating, but it fits her so well, and its not as bad as when I first started watching… kind of like the aqua-haired girl from Potemayo, her voice was really awful at first.

    As for Maka… well, I thought her seiyuu was a bit rough in the first ep, but it has grown on me quite a bit. There are some moments when I cringe still at the lack of emotion in her voice, but overall I’m ok with it.

  5. Maka’s voice is perfect for her.
    I don’t know why people hate her voice but I still like it, so who cares about those people..

    Jinko’s voice fits too but I hate her..lol..

  6. Aj

    Truly can’t stand Jinko’s voice, but rather like Maka’s :)

    And the voice of Murasaki on a different note.

  7. Asen

    Maka’s voice is perfect for her, Jinko’s works (although it is very annoying).
    Its Soul’s voice that doesn’t seem to fit to me, although I’m starting to get use to it…

  8. Steven

    I actually Maka’s voice as soon as I heard it in the trailer for the show. It really is perfect for her.

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