Author: Slacker/Anitama Cover Source: That's Voice Actor
With Emperor Heisei announcing his abdication in 2019, the Heisei era, which began in 1989, is coming to an end. Over the past 30 years, the Japanese animation industry has undergone tremendous changes. NewType magazine has produced a special program to visit animation practitioners who can represent the Heisei era and review the animation industry over the past 30 years from their own perspectives.
In the second issue of the feature, voice actress Gino Mishi, who played the main role in the animation of masterpieces such as Sailor Moon, Evangelion of the New Century, and Girl Revolution, was invited to tell the story of the Heisei era she saw as a voice actress. In the interview, Mitsushi once expressed concern about the current situation of the voice actor community. These statements have been taken out of context and circulated on the Internet, causing no small negative impact. We believe that it is necessary to restore the complete original appearance of The Three Stones' statement in order to correct the situation.
Gino Mitsuishi debuted as the voice of the character Yuyo in the OVA Tennis Sweetheart Final Stage. That year was 1989, the first year of Japan's Heisei era. Soon, she will also be peaceful together, celebrating the 30th anniversary of her career.
In the past 30 years, it is fast and fast, and it is slow to say that it is slow. When he first entered the first year of Heisei, Mitsuishi was an ordinary white-collar worker and was sent to work for the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, which was still located in Yurakucho at that time. On January 7, 1989, when Emperor Showa passed away, the streets of Ginza, which had been lit up to celebrate the New Year, turned black and white overnight, which shocked Mitsuishi and is still fresh in my memory.
It was also in this year that Mitsushi officially became a celebrity. She initially entered the recording site of "Kung Fu Cat Party" in the form of a visit to study, and saw the performances of her predecessors and her attitude as a professional voice actress. What she learned at that time became the foundation of her heart. At the time, the cast and crew on the scene were like a big family.
When he first got his role, Mitsushi was very happy. She is very happy to be able to stand among her predecessors and be part of a 30-minute episode together. She watched the TV broadcast, and saw the four words "Mitsushi Koto" in the credits, which was very touching. At the same time, hearing her voice coming out of the television set also gave her an indescribable sense of shame and depression.
Asuka Sugao
Later, in 1992, 3 years after Heisei, Mitsuishi began to receive major roles such as the heroine of "Equation 100", Asuka Suga. It was also during this period that the voice actor industry changed.
Before that, There had been several voice actor hits in Japan. However, Mitsushi later heard the harsh opinions of his predecessors, saying that the voice actor world had been destroyed at the hands of their generation. In that era, voice actor magazines began to appear, voice actors had the opportunity to sing live at events, and it became common for "acting and singing" to publish CDs under their own name. In a sense, they are indeed a generation that has brought change to the voice actor world.
At that time, popular voice actors rushed to release CDs, and record companies began to sign with voice actors, making Mitsuishi feel that the voice actor industry began to become like the show business. The current practice of "animation produced by record companies, let their voice actors star" also became the mainstream at that time. Mitsushima believes that it was their generation that laid the success story of the voice actor business and built the existing voice actor industry.
Before their generation, the voice actor industry was also very lively, everyone was an actor, and they would compete with each other, but the protagonist was still a role after all, and the voice actor was only a behind-the-scenes worker. However, as popularity has risen, the world has also begun to recognize the profession of "voice actor". Mitsushima felt that it was because the game and recording worlds began to "shoot" at voice actors, making them such a glorious profession today.
The Goblin Hunter
Although the voice actor is on fire, if you look at the animation industry alone, it seems that the basic physical strength has not changed so much. When dubbing, the picture is often not finished.
The anime itself gained widespread recognition during the Heisei period, becoming the so-called "Cool Japan" and representing the country. Although Mitsuki was happy that anime was accepted as an adult interest, the number of new animations made for children seemed to be decreasing compared to before, which made her feel lonely at the same time. Because in the past, it was this type of animation that created the world's most recognizable star characters and famous voice actors.
Although the number of animations is large, the vast majority of them are late-night single-season works. If the evaluation is good, then decide to make a second season. At first, Sanshi couldn't understand why there was a gap in the middle. As an actor, with a gap, you can only turn off the engine that has just heated up. She was surprised to learn that The Goblin Hunter, which aired in 1996, was a late-night, single-season anime. I also heard that this film is for adults who buy DVDs, and I think it is even more unexpected.
Mitsushi's own masterpiece, Sailor Moon, added up to the series, aired for 5 years on Saturday at 7 p.m. Up to now, many animation practitioners who were still children at that time told Mitsushi that "I like Sailor Moon", and even some people saw her crying with excitement, which made Mitsushi very moved, and once again realized that it was such a work that could deeply touch the audience's heart. She believes that "Sailor Moon" is a work made by talented adults for children, and the heat is very high.
Mitsuishi heard that now, with the budget of the anime, it has become very difficult to broadcast it on the TV station of the ground wave. One by one, the slots of children's programs have become variety shows, and the animations that were once in the prime slot have also moved to the morning. She hopes that the longevity animation program that is still broadcast today will be able to stick to it.
Children's animation has been withdrawn one after another, both because of the impact of low birth rates and because children have to go to cram school in the evening. Although voice actors don't care about ratings when they work, it is difficult to produce works that can become social phenomena without prime time.
However, Mitsuki said that thanks to the Internet, people can now see animations anytime, anywhere. After a while, the social center will change from television to the Internet, and it may be easy to see big hits again, and it will be a global hit. Now may be just a transitional period.
From 1989 to 2017, the number of TV anime works broadcast in Japan each year increased. The data comes from the Japan Animation Industry Report 2018, which is available in Anitama's in-app e-bookstore.
Changes in the animation world will certainly have an impact on the voice actor world. Mitsuishi believes that due to the large number of animations in a single quarter, the weight of starring in an anime has also shrunk. Moreover, the development space of the role in the first quarter is limited, and it is difficult to cultivate new talents. Originally, the newcomers were among the performers and co-performers, and they starred in the work for a year before they could finally grasp something.
In addition, if the animation can be broadcast for a year, such as "Sailor Moon", Mitsushi's acting skills will affect the moon hare in the script and the picture, thus producing a multiplier effect and penetrating into the work. In the past, there were many such works.
Since the length of the animation is shorter, the work will end before the newcomer grows. At the same time, the proportion of seniors on the recording scene has also declined. Mitsushi himself was cultivated on the set of all his predecessors. Therefore, she hopes that if the newcomers who debut in the future want to go on this road for a long time, it is best to face the work with a sense of crisis. You have to absorb the method of expression outside the recording scene, and those who can discover and learn on their own may win.
Nowadays, people's requirements for voice actors have become diverse. If you receive the protagonist, publish the photo, release the CD, and hold a concert, and feel that this is enough, then it will be over.
Mitsushima did not want the newcomer voice actor to be too busy with acting events and radio to neglect to learn, and eventually be used and lost. The shelf life of "newcomers" is very short.
The voice actor-themed anime "That's Voice Actor!" aired in 2015 A considerable part of the space is devoted to the idol activities of the protagonists.
To her surprise, there are now castings for some works, and before the sound is censored, the photograph is reviewed first. There are even works that use the number of Twitter followers as a censorship criterion. There was once a supervisor who wanted a good voice actor to play a role, but the producer claimed that the voice actor did not have a Twitter account, so he did not agree to let him play.
Maybe this is just a very isolated phenomenon, but today's young people must strive to win the role and open up their own path in this environment. Mitsushi can't understand why voice actors are now directly responsible for promoting works. She felt that instead of looking at her phone in her job, she should focus on the plot and her characters.
Sanshi remembers that a great predecessor once said: "Slackness will soon bring bad results, but diligence will not soon bring good results", but "as long as you work hard, someone will definitely see your results".
Of course, now, there are also many young people who are fully committed to the role and perform as much as they can, which is also true. Being able to work with the rough stone of such a treasure also made Mitsushi very happy.
Mitsushi believes that if she makes her debut in the current environment, she will definitely not be able to mix, and may be brushed off at the stage of audition. Nowadays, there are many animations and games whose casting conditions are "you can sing character songs and perform in events". That's not a bad thing either, and there are plenty of viewers who are looking forward to seeing voice actors at events. This is an opportunity to share the love of the work with the audience.
Web games and mobile games often sell with a luxurious voice actor lineup. The accompanying picture is the publicity map of the advance landing of "Armored Lady".
Recently, browser games and mobile games have also become important parts of voice actors' work. Mitsushi said that such games tend to have a large number of characters of the same gender. Because even the dialogue script is recorded separately, this kind of work requires more imagination than animation. She believes that voice actors playing such games is more about how much personality they can give to the character, so that the role will not be reduced to mass production.
In addition, mobile games cost a single digit more than animation and foreign movies, and even newcomers can survive on this. But on the other hand, the seniors worked while thinking, "We must make this piece of a big sale!" "And the spirit of hard work may be thinner in the current voice actor." While it's a good thing to be able to feed herself with voice actors alone, she doesn't deliberately let young people suffer. But for those who have suffered and those who have not suffered, there will be a difference in the weight of the lines spoken.
Although times have changed, there will definitely be voice actors who shoulder the responsibility of the new era. Mitsushi is not pessimistic about the future of the voice actor world. Voice actors are the ones who are chosen. You have to understand what is most important in order to be chosen. And if you have the opportunity to play the right role, and your mood and picture coincide, the second dimension will become a reality, and the story will become more attractive. That moment, incomparable. Mitsushi himself will do his best to work with these promising young people until he becomes an old woman.
《Itokoi Mey momo》
This year, Mitsushi will appear in two stage plays, いと恋めやも and Kurihara Lesson Chief's Secret Base. She was in a troupe before her debut, and for her, stage play is an exercise. The worldviews of the two works are very different, but they are very interesting, and I hope that everyone must come to watch them.
In addition, at the "Sailor Moon" classical music concert held from August 28 to 29, she will also take all kinds of thoughts and act in the drama session. I hope that everyone can also come to the scene to share the love of "Sailor Moon" with her.
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