My Way as a Seiyu (Voice Actor)" by 13 professionals including Mayumi Tanaka, Shigeru Chiba, Hiroaki Hirata, Yuji Mitsuya, Ikue Otani, and Tomokazu Seki, will be published!

A collection of long interviews with 13 popular voice actors, "13 Professionals Talk About My Seiyu Michi" will be released on May 28, 2019.

Cyborg 009, Camille, Gilgamesh, Pikachu, Katsuo Isono, Luffy, Tatsuya Uesugi... these are the craftsmen of "voice" who have played those popular characters that everyone knows. The secrets of how they aspired to be voice actors, how they faced their jobs, and how they created their roles will be revealed in detail.

The 13 voice actors included in the film are Kazuhiko Inoue, Ikue Otani, Tomokazu Seki, Mayumi Tanaka, Shigeru Chiba, Nobuo Tobita, Mina Tominaga, Hiromi Park, Toshi Hayami, Hiroaki Hirata, Yuji Mitsuya, Mitsuru Miyamoto, and Tomoyuki Morikawa.
They are truly professionals, active in a wide range of fields from classic works of the past to recent popular works.
The interviewer is Ryota Fujitsu, a leading anime critic.

This book is a must-read for anime fans, voice-over actor fans, and anyone else who is concerned about their work.

The book will also be held in conjunction with the publication of the book, so why don't you come and visit the event?

Product Information
13 Professionals Talk about My Seiyu-do (The Way of the Voice Actor)
Book 46 pages
46 pages
isbn: 978-4-309-25635-1
C code: 0074
Release date: May 28, 2019 (tentative)
Preliminary price: 1,836 yen (1,700 yen)

Event information

＜Event information】 <Scheduled events to commemorate the publication of this book

June 9, 19:00- Venue: Naked Loft
Commemorative event for the publication of "13 Professionals Talk about My Seiyu-do: Interviewing the Actors".
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Talk show by interviewer Ryota Fujitsu and former voice actor Dr. Biyo Ogawa. In addition, playwright Kazuki Nakajima, who has been writing "Yakusha-hito," a series of conversations with actors and voice actors in "Newtype" magazine, will be a special guest to talk about the fun and hardships of interviewing people who act.

July 4, 18:30- Venue: Daiseido Bookstore
In commemoration of the publication of "Professionals 13 speak my way of voice acting" and "Tomohiro Machiyama and Taichi Kasuga's Japanese Movie Lectures: Sengeki version", "Ryota Fujitsu and Taichi Kasuga talk about interview recommendations" will be held.
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Ryota Fujitsu, who has interviewed various people, and Taichi Kasuga, a film historian and period drama researcher, will talk about their interview techniques.

July 13, 18:00- Venue: Asahi Culture Center Shinjuku
Commemorating the publication of "13 Professionals Speak on My Path as a Seiyu (Voice Actor)," "Is There a Winning Method for Interviews?"
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There are so many interview articles on the web and in magazines. So what makes for an interesting interview? How should we conduct an interview?　How do you summarize them?　Veteran editor Yukiko Arai, who has worked on Excite Review, and Ryota Fujitsu will talk about what makes an interview interesting and how it should be done.

July 14, 14:00- Venue: Mitaka Sangyo Plaza Room 703
Event "Shigoto VISION" vol.12 to broaden your perspective and options about working.
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Ryota Fujitsu and Yukio Nagasaki, sound director, will talk at length about working through animation and voice acting for young people who are aiming for animation-related jobs and voice acting.