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Choir of Paradise - Voices of the Maidens
« on: June 16, 2010, 12:57:42 AM »
So we all know what the girls of Touhou look like.
But what do they sound like?

Feel free to vomit up your opinion on who sounds like what!

I'll start us off. Be wary, as I go all over the place - English VAs from obscure-to-popular animes or shows, IOSYS songs, Japanese VAs... band singers.

IOSYS offers up a plethora of potential ways for the various Touhous to sound (if they can sing properly, which is a stretch in most of their cases), and in my honest opinion I think they hit the nail on the head for Eirin in Eirin's Clinic. They also provide a good potential voice for Yukari in their antique early song, Border of Death.

Shou would be voiced by the English voice actress for Major Kusanagi from Ghost in the Shell, or Princess Cornelia from Code Geass. That voice just screams ABSOLUTE JUSTICE.

The various faeries that we deal with on a regular basis - Daiyousei being the one who leaps to mind first for this example - would be represented pretty well by the English VA for the most notable Tachikoma in GitS... that being, the one that's always reading books! You can listen to her in this clip. She's the third one who talks; 'A grenade would've been useless with it's low initial velocity'. The first two (if I'm not mistaken are voiced by the same actress) would be good for Cirno, though with a little less enthusiasm.

Satori. No two ways about it. (I don't think she randomly breaks out into song, though.)

One last thing - Rinnosuke wears a Big Blue Dress and likes to sing about it.

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Re: Choir of Paradise - Voices of the Maidens
« Reply #1 on: June 16, 2010, 01:35:00 AM »
Here are a few ideas I had for voices.

I really liked the voice Meiling had in this video. I also like the voice Marisa has by the same people. 

In music, I tend to stay away from IOSYS because I'm not really a fan of how high-pitched the singing is most of the time, but I enjoy how they portrayed Shikieiki's voice in this song. I also like Innocent Key's singers for Mokou, Aya, and Sakuya.

One last thing - Rinnosuke wears a Big Blue Dress and likes to sing about it.
Oh dear.  :getdown:
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« Reply #2 on: June 16, 2010, 01:39:36 AM »
One last thing - Rinnosuke wears a Big Blue Dress and likes to sing about it.

This is what I'm going to hear every time I read Curiosities of Lotus Asia, now.

Suika would be voiced by Ai Nonaka.  Ai Nonaka also voiced Ibuki Fuuko, who, in my opinion, is very similar to Suika.  Yukari would obviously be voiced by Kikuko Inoue.  Kaguya would sound like Hinata Yura, who voiced Takamine Koyuki from "Happiness" (never seen the anime, but Koyuki's voice would really work for Kaguya).

Who else...Patchouli would be voiced by Asuka Tanii, who voiced Komori Kiri from Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei.  Patchy strikes me as kind of deadpan, so I can't really imagine her with Mamiko Noto's voice or something.  Mokou would be voiced by Houko Kuwashima.

This is what I imagine Ran's and Chen's voices to sound like.  This would also be an acceptable alternative for Suika's voice.  For Okuu, Shikieiki, and Cirno, their voices in this song are exactly how I hear them in my head.  It captures their personalities perfectly.

I don't really know what else for now...

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Re: Choir of Paradise - Voices of the Maidens
« Reply #3 on: June 16, 2010, 01:48:04 AM »
I don't normally go hunting through the IOSYS videos or anything like that, so I never saw that Shikieiki one.

Hot damn that's a good voice for Shiki. Especially while singing, thanks mostly to the guitar riffs. The rant bits are... eh.

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Re: Choir of Paradise - Voices of the Maidens
« Reply #5 on: June 16, 2010, 03:08:34 AM »
That Nitori song is a little too high-pitched/childish for NITORI, KAPPA INVENTOR EXTRAORDINAIRE, if you ask me.

The Metal Marisa song was pretty badass, though! Rinnosuke just sounded like typical generic japanese accented man :v

At least, to my uncultured ears.

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Re: Choir of Paradise - Voices of the Maidens
« Reply #6 on: June 16, 2010, 06:06:47 AM »
Ono Daisuke as Kourin.

That is all.

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Re: Choir of Paradise - Voices of the Maidens
« Reply #7 on: June 16, 2010, 06:31:58 AM »
Can you give us a sample?

Also, now that I think on it, if you disregard the 'midget Shikieiki' portrayal, Kusanagi/Cornelia's english VA would be good for her too.

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Re: Choir of Paradise - Voices of the Maidens
« Reply #8 on: June 16, 2010, 07:08:11 AM »
Those who had voices in that Touhou Anime Musou Kakyou, those sound like that to me. Except maybe Remilia.

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Re: Choir of Paradise - Voices of the Maidens
« Reply #9 on: June 16, 2010, 08:33:59 AM »
in my early days, i believed who Kourin have the voice from this song (for asociation with his image in a fan video)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnfNN8uPTXg ... the video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KYVWzKy6CE  (from a time when Touhou no are so popular than today! see the date)
who after knew who was Jimang, from Sound Horizon...i still believe in this, even who my other faborite voice for him is the one from the M1 grandprix. XD


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« Reply #10 on: June 16, 2010, 10:48:52 AM »
All VA from Touhou M-1 Grand Prix 2nd, 3rd, 4th are fitting more the character than any other VA I heard.

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« Reply #11 on: June 16, 2010, 11:29:21 AM »
Oh yay, this sounds like a perfect thread for me to go all crazy over my favourite voice actors :D

Ono Daisuke as Kourin.

That is all.
For those of you that don't know him, Ono Daisuke as Sebastian

I wish forSakamoto Maaya to do Mystia since she's already a huge figure in the voice actor/musician industry.
Also, Toyoguchi Megumi for Shikieiki. I think you'll understand if I tell you that she did Edward Elric in FMA
Also, either Kuwashima Houko or Yuzuki Ryoka for Yuuka since they're good at changing between voices. (Very nice and light vs. dark and pownage)
 
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« Reply #12 on: June 16, 2010, 12:58:58 PM »
Also, either Kuwashima Houko or Yuzuki Ryoka for Yuuka since they're good at changing between voices. (Very nice and light vs. dark and pownage)

That's funny, I was about to suggest Kuwashima Houko for Mokou.  That voice would really fit with Yuuka, though.

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Re: Choir of Paradise - Voices of the Maidens
« Reply #13 on: June 16, 2010, 01:35:52 PM »
*Choke*
WHAT.

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God dang, now I can't get the picture of Kourin bowing and saying "Yes, my lord" out of my head.

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« Reply #14 on: June 16, 2010, 01:55:45 PM »
Uhm.. Are.

I'm not very into VA's, so I can't say anything about that, but..
I can say that I was really dissapointed with the Touhou anime-voices. I expected Sakuya to sound deeper, thougn the quiet-ness of the voice was good. Marisa's voice was a tad too deep in my opinion, but I liked Reimu and Suika's voices. Aya, however, sounded like a loli. I've always pictured her to have a very mature-sounding womanly voice.
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« Reply #15 on: June 16, 2010, 02:15:31 PM »
On subject of the Toe-hoo anime...
I really don't like Patchy's voice :/ Especially when she's like "ROYAL FLARE!" and sounds way to enegetic.

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« Reply #16 on: June 16, 2010, 02:27:18 PM »
On subject of the Toe-hoo anime...
I really don't like Patchy's voice :/ Especially when she's like "ROYAL FLARE!" and sounds way to enegetic.

I know, I was afraid she was going to start coughing up her lungs any second.

Uhm.. Are.

I'm not very into VA's, so I can't say anything about that, but..
I can say that I was really dissapointed with the Touhou anime-voices. I expected Sakuya to sound deeper, thougn the quiet-ness of the voice was good. Marisa's voice was a tad too deep in my opinion, but I liked Reimu and Suika's voices. Aya, however, sounded like a loli. I've always pictured her to have a very mature-sounding womanly voice.

I agree with what you said about Sakuya's, Marisa's, and Aya's voices, but there was something about Reimu...after I found out she was voiced by Mai Nakahara, I couldn't stop hearing Karin or Nagisa every time she opened her mouth.

Although I would've preferred Ai Nonaka, Suika's voice in that anime segment was fine, too.

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« Reply #17 on: June 16, 2010, 02:38:38 PM »
Reimu...after I found out she was voiced by Mai Nakahara, I couldn't stop hearing Karin or Nagisa every time she opened her mouth.

Actually I thought Mai Nakahara would also fit Flandre since her Yandere act on the famous CD was awesome.

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« Reply #18 on: June 16, 2010, 03:04:52 PM »
Actually I thought Mai Nakahara would also fit Flandre since her Yandere act on the famous CD was awesome.

Oh yeah, she voiced Rena, too, didn't she?  I can see that happening.

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« Reply #19 on: June 16, 2010, 03:19:22 PM »
Oh yeah, she voiced Rena, too, didn't she?  I can see that happening.

I was afraid you wouldn't understand less I stated "Yandere CD" but you're quite good :)
Also, I was wondering if voices like Tamura Yukari would fit anyone, but Merlin was the best I can think of... Too many Gensoukyouans are double sided to give such a happy girly voice to...
Wakamoto Norio could possibly be Youkin...? Or would it fit the turtle better? :3

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« Reply #20 on: June 16, 2010, 03:55:24 PM »
I was afraid you wouldn't understand less I stated "Yandere CD" but you're quite good :)
Also, I was wondering if voices like Tamura Yukari would fit anyone, but Merlin was the best I can think of... Too many Gensoukyouans are double sided to give such a happy girly voice to...
Wakamoto Norio could possibly be Youkin...? Or would it fit the turtle better? :3

Tamura Yukari has a pretty wide range as far as voice types go, so she could possibly voice more than one character.  I don't know who, though.

Wakamoto Norio would be good as Youki, but I'm probably being biased because I think Chiyo-chan's father's voice would really suit him.  It's a very noble-sounding voice.  I dunno about Genji's voice; I should look into that...

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« Reply #21 on: June 16, 2010, 04:11:10 PM »
Hmmm... Well, I suppose I always thought Kanako would sound like the English voice for Major Kusanagi in GitS... Um... Y'know, other than that, I haven't really thought much about it.  I mean, I have an idea in my head of what they'd sound like, but I don't really prescribe VAs to them.

Mind you, Mima sounds like Rita Repulsa in my head.  It's the only voice that I really think fits her. >.>
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« Reply #22 on: June 16, 2010, 04:22:52 PM »
Wakamoto Norio would be good as Youki, but I'm probably being biased because I think Chiyo-chan's father's voice would really suit him.  It's a very noble-sounding voice.  I dunno about Genji's voice; I should look into that...

Since its a world with so little known male characters I'm really at a confusion of who who's voice would suit...
My list for other voice actors that may fit the role goes like:
Ootsuka Akeo and Nakata George, for Youki
Koyasu Takehito, Midorikawa Hikaru, Ueda Yuuji, and Fujiwara Keiji for Rinnosuke
Genjii, I'm thinking Tsukada Masaaki ...although he's not too well known.

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« Reply #23 on: June 16, 2010, 05:46:16 PM »
Koyasu Takehito, Midorikawa Hikaru, Ueda Yuuji, and Fujiwara Keiji for Rinnosuke

Oh, wait!  I got it, I got it!  Hiroshi Kamiya would also work!  I can't believe I forgot about him!

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Re: Choir of Paradise - Voices of the Maidens
« Reply #24 on: June 16, 2010, 07:46:04 PM »
Mind you, Mima sounds like Rita Repulsa in my head.  It's the only voice that I really think fits her. >.>
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« Reply #25 on: June 16, 2010, 08:10:40 PM »
I always thought Yuugi's voice was similar to Nanako Kuroi from Lucky Star

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« Reply #26 on: June 16, 2010, 09:06:14 PM »
I don't really know enough Japanese seiyuu to make suggestions on that basis.

For some reason I imagine Aya having a really obnoxious voice in the vein of Peggy Hill.

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Re: Choir of Paradise - Voices of the Maidens
« Reply #27 on: June 16, 2010, 09:10:03 PM »
Yuugi could work.

Aya I've always imagined as having a kinda raspy, tomboyish voice. Like the rough-n-tough girl you'd see (cue obscure reference from waaaaay out of left field!) in a scene like something out of Tom Sawyer. This typification doesn't give you much to imagine by way of voice, but if you picture a stereotypical voice to go with such an image (lets say, a redhead with freckles and overalls, wearing pigtails, face smudged up from playing outside) then you can kinda get my gist.

I hope? I'll dig up a reference sometime later.

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« Reply #28 on: June 16, 2010, 09:16:02 PM »
EVERYONE HAS THE VOICE OF NORIO WAKAMOTO

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EVERYONE HAS THE VOICE OF NORIO WAKAMOTO
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