CATDOLL: It's hard to control your enthusiasm. Fame brings troubles. Another incident of voice actor stalking was exposed in District 11

Anime culture can be said to be Japan's "national culture". Voice actors who dub anime works are the bearers of the "two-dimensional characters". Many fans and anime lovers pour their love for the characters into voice actors. It can be said that voice actors are really a profession that brings both fame and fortune. However, although they are loved by thousands of people, there are always times when radical fans act on their own and cause trouble.

Akemi Asakura, the voice actress who voiced Yukiho Hagiwara in "The Idolmaster", updated her blog and revealed a situation that is currently bothering her: she is often followed and her home address has been locked. Moving several times has not helped, and she feels very scared.

2014: A year of rapid heartbeats

Work is going really smoothly! Thanks to everyone's support, I have finally reached the end of the year (smile). I have already made several plans for next year, and I will continue to work hard to further evolve. In particular, in 2013 and 2014, my fans have increased a lot.

However, along with this, there is also a very distressing thing. I am followed on the street, my home address is also locked, and I am suddenly intercepted on the way. This is very distressing to me. I have moved several times. I am really scared.

Every fan is precious to me. Thanks to your support and kind words, I was able to persevere during the difficult period when I couldn't get any work. Without you, I wouldn't be who I am today. That's why this kind of stalking is so sad.

However, I have received a lot of motivation from everyone this year. Letters of support and encouragement, voices of support at meet-and-greets, messages on the radio… the list goes on. Thank you so much. To be honest, I didn’t even have the courage to appear on a public stage before. It is because of everyone that Asakura Akemi has grown so much.

Akemi Asakura December 31, 2014

As soon as this blog post was published, Japanese netizens were also angry about it. In today's era of voice actors being in the spotlight, many popular voice actors have more or less experienced this kind of experience and distress. Although most voice-controlled fans are rational and friendly, there are always a few extreme fans. I hope that the stalker problem faced by Akemi Asakura can be solved as soon as possible.