CATDOLL: Sugita Tomokazu and others talk about the value of supporting voice actors. Extras are just as important.

When watching anime, we tend to pay more attention to the voice actors of the male and female protagonists, but ignore the voice actors who voice the supporting roles. It is true that the protagonist can attract more attention from the audience, but we cannot ignore the voice actors of the supporting roles. Recently, sound directors and voice actors in the Japanese animation industry have launched a heated discussion on Twitter about this matter.

Nagasaki Yukio @Kameari_Kanata

Now I think that the young voice actors we need are those who can play supporting roles well. In order to build the world view of the work, you need to accumulate various details, and this also includes the acting skills of supporting roles. However, most people who want to become voice actors are aiming for the protagonist, and training institutes and agencies are also fueling this trend.

Sugita Tomokazu is a close doctor @sugitaLOV

As for me, whether I am a passerby or a student, I will try my best to perform. Although some people will complain, "You are not young at all?" I can only say, "I'm sorry, I still need to improve myself." This is a matter of convention.

Nagasaki Yukio @Kameari_Kanata

From the perspective of building a worldview, in the "boys A, B, and C" chat scene, sometimes you will encounter three people acting with almost the same emotions and voices, making it impossible to tell who is who. Of course, the same is true for the girls.

Akisaka Yumei·Self-employed for 27 years @akekodao

In fact, when I got the opportunity to voice the protagonist, I thought, "This role can train you well! It can give you the opportunity to learn!" Of course, the premise is that I have my own impression of the original work and have enough acting skills. This requires hard work...

Nagasaki Yukio @Kameari_Kanata

To put it in an extreme way, the protagonist only needs to have a sense of existence, right? Or in other words, a sense of existence (aura) is needed. And in order to activate this sense of existence, there must be extras to make the world of the work seem real. Speaking of which, Ms. Akesaka is also the person who voices both the protagonist and the extras. Don’t you have this feeling yourself?

Liang Na's さんは subsides しました. @Reimi_Moondust

Looking at the young people these days, from the audience's perspective: acting skills < voice characteristics < face. Based on this standard, it is really difficult to let them voice supporting roles. Voice actors are becoming more and more idolized, which will make people feel uneasy in the future. This is just my personal opinion.

なーさん. @nakayamanami274

I agree with your opinion. Compared with the protagonist, I like the supporting roles, the protagonist's opponents, and the villains more. And if there are famous extras, wouldn't the protagonist shine more? I hope to be such a voice actor.

Takao@takao0205

I hope that in the current environment, everyone can realize the importance of supporting roles, and it would be great if supporting roles are evaluated equally with the protagonists. But this is difficult. Among artists, people like Matsushige and Kohinata are top supporting roles, and I also hope so for voice actors.

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