Voice actor contest

Super Sonic · Post by **Super Sonic** » Sun Jul 25, 2004 4:53 pm

I saw this link on Anime News Network, and thought I should share it with everyone here.

http://www.ugo.com/channels/dvd/feature ... efault.asp

Enjoy guys.

Dayspring · Post by **Dayspring** » Sun Jul 25, 2004 5:52 pm

The Grand Prize winner will receive an all-expense paid trip to FUNimation's Texas studio to record their voice for use as a character in a popular anime series.

Is Funi *THAT* cheap when it comes to hiring VAs? O_o (

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Zackarotto · Post by **Zackarotto** » Mon Jul 26, 2004 1:19 am

Saw it.

This isn't a good idea at all. They're probably going to fuck over a character by choosing a random person from a sweepstakes to do the voice. Just for some publicity.

sailorspazz · Post by **sailorspazz** » Mon Jul 26, 2004 3:05 am

I highly doubt they`re actually hiring the contest winner for a long term role. They`re probably just going to let the winner voice a character in one episode of Detective Conan who has one or two lines.

That being said, I signed up for the contest anyway

It`d be pretty cool to get my voice into an anime series, even it it`s only a couple lines.

Super Sonic · Post by **Super Sonic** » Mon Jul 26, 2004 3:35 am

That's exactly what I was thinking. I thought that some of the others on the board might be interested as well, which is why I mentioned this in the first place.

Dayspring · Post by **Dayspring** » Mon Jul 26, 2004 11:42 am

Like spazz said it's probably just a character that will be from a crowd or something. Or if there's a silence when a bg character's mouth isn't shown, then maybe a one-liner like "what was that all about?" You know: because North Americans can't comprehend the presence of no talking in cartoons?

Izlude · Post by **Izlude** » Mon Jul 26, 2004 5:00 pm

The winner will probably get the greatest role in all of anime - Farmer w/ Shotgun! It'll be just in time for the re-dub of season 1

Although a small role for a episode of Case Closed seems more likely, prolly a suspect or something.

Dayspring · Post by **Dayspring** » Mon Jul 26, 2004 5:23 pm

Watch it be Edward Elric from FMA. "Just give him a minor role. Alfonse talks more than him right?"

Jerseymilk · Post by **Jerseymilk** » Mon Jul 26, 2004 5:41 pm

Dayspring wrote:
The Grand Prize winner will receive an all-expense paid trip to FUNimation's Texas studio to record their voice for use as a character in a popular anime series.
Is Funi *THAT* cheap when it comes to hiring VAs? O_o ( )

Heh, that reminds me of how they hired most of the VAs for DBZ when they first switched to doing the dialogue in Texas. They actually put an ad in the local newspaper!

Izlude · Post by **Izlude** » Mon Jul 26, 2004 6:13 pm

Gotta start somewherez right? Although if it were me, I'd probably put the ad in The Penny Saver

Zackarotto · Post by **Zackarotto** » Wed Jul 28, 2004 5:14 pm

Dayspring wrote:Watch it be Edward Elric from FMA. "Just give him a minor role. Alfonse talks more than him right?"

I'd kill everyone.

omae no kaasan · Post by **omae no kaasan** » Fri Jul 30, 2004 3:22 am

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*cough*

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Izlude · Post by **Izlude** » Fri Jul 30, 2004 1:09 pm

Hey maybe this is how Jon Allen finally landed a job in the industry lol

omae no kaasan · Post by **omae no kaasan** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 6:32 pm

Iz, is your ava the love-child of Ash Ketchum and Wufei Chang? If so, rock on.

Izlude · Post by **Izlude** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 6:37 pm

omae no kaasan wrote:Iz, is your ava the love-child of Ash Ketchum and Wufei Chang? If so, rock on.

No, he is the love child of Terry Bogard and Wufei

Mochi · Post by **Mochi** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 8:49 pm

Aw... It says you have to be 18.

I think that'd be neat to be the voice of a character.

Izlude · Post by **Izlude** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 10:14 pm

Hmmm 18 or older eh? Could Funi be working on a hentai... hmmm....

sailorspazz · Post by **sailorspazz** » Sun Aug 01, 2004 2:12 am

I would guess that it's just for legal reasons....but if not, maybe Funi is trying to change their image by releasing something a bit more adult

I can only hope they would change their dumbass "giggling child" logo for a production like that. Well, time to practice my moaning in case I win the contest

Jerseymilk · Post by **Jerseymilk** » Sun Aug 01, 2004 7:00 am

More likely the voice they have in mind that the winner will do belongs to an adult, so they wouldn't want a 7 year-old winning. Heh, imagine a seven year-old kid doing Alex Louis Armstrong from Full Metal Alchemist. XD Okay, so we all know it won't be such a major role, but it would still be funny if it were true. ^_^

Dayspring · Post by **Dayspring** » Sun Aug 01, 2004 8:26 am

Jerseymilk wrote:More likely the voice they have in mind that the winner will do belongs to an adult, so they wouldn't want a 7 year-old winning. Heh, imagine a seven year-old kid doing Alex Louis Armstrong from Full Metal Alchemist. XD Okay, so we all know it won't be such a major role, but it would still be funny if it were true. ^_^

That's a good point. My thinking before reading your post was that they were just taking the easiest way concerning differring child labour laws from state to state. Kind of like how MuchMusic doesn't let Quebecers enter about 90% of their "Canada-wide" contests; they're just skipping the whole get a lawyer to verify the province's rules bit by not letting Quebecers win.