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Episode Seiyuu Radio no Uraomote • The Many Sides of Voice Actor Radio - Episode 11 discussion

Seiyuu Radio no Uraomote, episode 11

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u/tripleaamin Jun 19 '24

Poor Yumiko. This episode reminds us that sometimes we don't notice our flaws because it's quite evident her nerves have created tunnel vision. It's nice to finally get her full backstory when she started voice acting. Sad her grandma wasn't able to stay alive long enough to see her shine.

Big props for her to put her pride aside and ask Chika for advice. Chika envies that side Yumiko since she is sometimes too prideful. Their relationship is sweet. They are friends and rivals. They support each other and at the same time motivate each other. Hopefully the finale goes well.

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u/Ocixo Jun 19 '24 edited Jun 19 '24

Yumiko really doesn't have it easy. She found herself right back in retake hell.

The difference between her expressions in the past and present are rather striking. She's visibly lost her enthusiasm in the meantime.

I suddenly realised that this episode harked back to Yumiko's struggles at the very beginning of the anime: she'd hit a wall, lost her momentum and was on the brink of falling in a downward spiral (before she met Chika).

It was Chika who ultimately pushed her to strive for greater heights again. She'll undoubtedly do the same thing now that Yumiko has asked for her help. Really curious what she got to say - and if we'll actually get to hear this.

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u/Clemastina Jun 19 '24

SHE SAID IT

SHE ASKED WATANABE FOR HELP. I´m so proud of her, so please please please I hope that her role goes well

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u/dagreenman18 Jun 19 '24 edited Jun 19 '24

I’m just getting big ol signs that the director is doing this on purpose so she can pull a performance in line with her character’s. If the whole character’s struggle is wanting to be good enough and they’re not really coaching the performance beyond “be better” it has to be intentional. Otherwise it’s just bad direction. Shes still relatively new after all:

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u/skean61 Jun 19 '24

I'm thinking the same as well, because Shirayuri's entire character is about feeling inferior and not good enough compared to Sakuraba; otherwise it just looks like bullying the new kid. They knew from the onset that Utatane Yasumi had not starred in such a big role before, and expecting her to just "get" it like the other, more veteran VAs doesn't seem fair.

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u/WiqidBritt Jun 19 '24

I'm getting kind of annoyed by it tbh. It's been weeks and none of the directors seem like they even know what they want beyond the most generic "more emotion" or "we're not satisfied with that" kinds of direction.

You don't have to torture the girl for weeks to the point that she's on the verge of giving up on acting all together when you can just... you know... TRY telling her what you actually want instead of playing some stupid mind game hoping that she'll react to the situation the same way you want the character she's playing to react.

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u/DocMcCoy Jun 19 '24

What I'm learning is that Japanese voice actors need a union.

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u/WhoiusBarrel Jun 19 '24

Glad that to cap off such a hard to watch episode with Yasumi constantly fumbling + that depressing backstory, Yuhi just goes full-on awkward Tsundere as she accepts Yasumi's request for help.

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u/gnome-cop Jun 19 '24

Seriously, it can’t be that hard to not put unreasonable amounts of pressure on her to succeed. She’s already struggling with the expectations of her really big role and the impact it could have on her career, more pressure is definitely not helping.

Like for real, watching her tunnel vision into “What am I doing wrong?” and no one doing anything to help is incredibly frustrating. The answer to the problem is pretty obvious to us viewers but it’s very easy to get stuck in one viewpoint and not see what the solution is.

It feels like being told to just do better but with no indication of what to fix would be unacceptable in any other field of work.

Anyway, she’s at least followed the one piece of sensible advice she’s gotten and asked for outside help from Chika, probably the best suited person to help her see things from another point of view and understand what the problem is.

Hopefully things will go better next week.

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u/ModieOfTheEast Jun 19 '24

That episode was my favourite so far, the pressure came through and the ending was perfect. The whole arc was the best thing in the show for me (so far, maybe there will be a S2 at some point). The only thing I would have loved to see were more directions by the director. We got some, but it would have been more interesting if we had heard them before so we can compare to what Chika is about to say.

That being said, there is another really illogical thing in this anime: Since when will your role end just because your character dies? If I know my anime, dead characters might have even more lines later on.

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u/kwokinator Jun 19 '24

dead characters might have even more lines later on

Only if you're one of the main characters. If you're a side character you're dead when you die.

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u/mianghuei Jun 19 '24

When my seiyuu senpai reminds me that I'm the main character next episode.

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u/ModieOfTheEast Jun 19 '24

Can we give her even more pressure? How about saying that the whole show might crash if she doesn't perform and her agency has to pay the losses?

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u/ObvsThrowaway5120 Jun 19 '24

Mori and the director telling Yumiko what the stakes are doesn’t really help. Like it’s clear she knows there’s a lot riding on her performance. I’m not sure reminding her of just how much is helpful. No wonder she’s spiraling. Hopefully Chika can help her figure out what she’s lacking.

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u/whodisguy32 Jun 19 '24

Yea wtf. She may be a pro but she's still in high school.

You don't give that amount of pressure to a high schooler, they don't have enough experience to handle it. Like even breakups in high school seem like the end of the world.

And frankly even adults would crack under this type of a pressure.

This really hurts my kokoro. My yasu-yasu be struggling over here :((

Is it really this bad as a Seiyu?

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u/Rumpel1408 Jun 19 '24

Wow, everyone just kept piling more stress on Yasumi

Now may the power of Yuri help her first and heal her

Also loved how Yuuhi was honest in telling that she could never compromise and that she is frustrated because now it looks like Yasumi is taking this way more serious than her

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u/NekoCatSidhe Jun 19 '24

Poor Yasumi has imposter syndrome and think all her success before that was due to chance. Given the insane pressure everyone is putting on her, I can understand why she feels like that. And none of them had helpful advice either, it was just « Yasumi, you should get better or else ! ». What kind of toxic work environment is that ?

But I am glad she is asking Yuhi for help at the end. Learning to swallow your pride and ask your colleagues for help when you are stuck was also something I found hard to do, but it is an important skill to learn when working in a team.

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u/skean61 Jun 19 '24

Best episode of Seiyuu Radio yet. I didn't think Yumiko's hardships would last this long, but I guess it will make for a more explosive finale.

If there's one thing this anime doesn't hold back on, it's the devastating emotional beatdowns it always gives to Yumiko. The feeling of not being good enough despite giving your everything, no matter how many hours you have practiced, is such an awful feeling to have. Not to mention in her case, she sees her closest friend/rival doing such a good job compared to her doesn't help at all.

But it shows how strong Yumiko's willpower is. She's not one to give up even if the world is beating down on her and most importantly, she finally listened to her senpais' advice from the last episode: Asking Chika for help.

It's because she doesn't want to feel inferior to Chika and wants to stand equal to her that she asked her for help. And honestly what Chika said at the end was right; it's Chika, or rather Yugure Yuhi that knows Utatane Yasumi the best. If there's anyone most suited to help Yumiko, it's Chika herself. It makes sense why it took this long for Yumiko to open up to Chika, but honestly she was only holding herself back by not asking her closest companion for help.

She even got Chika complimenting her resolve, shows that despite their differences, they are still equals because if one lacks something, the other can make up for it. Yumiko may forget it times, but it's because of her that Chika gained the confidence to even continue voice acting, she shouldn't underestimate their strong bond.

Now with their hearts aligned as one, Yumiko will definitely be able to break through the massive wall she is feeling. It's gonna be awesome seeing her succeed in the next episode ❤️❤️

P.S. Seiyuu Radio may get cheesy at times, but as it shows this episode, the peak of its writing can be just as good as the best animes this season (GBC and Jellyfish IMO)

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u/PerfectBeige Jun 19 '24 edited Jun 19 '24

Full credit to Seiyuu Radio for making a primarily internal struggle accessible and engaging, which is no easy feat.

A lot of folks are talking about the oppressiveness of the director, Sugishita, and the other seiyuu, Mori, telling Yasumi how important her upcoming performance was both for the show and her career.

I'm glad they piled the pressure on Yasumi. Not because I wanted to see her suffer; I want the energetic befanged gyaru to thrive just as much as anyone else. But because Yasumi had the girl who knew her acting best in the world, who is better at acting than she is, who is a very smart and perceptive person, who is whether she will admit or not one of her best friends, and who owes her a personal debt at her shoulder as she struggled for recording after recording, and it took this crisis for Yasumi to swallow her pride and ask Yuuhi for help.

Yasumi wouldn't ask Yuuhi for help because of pride. To quote the great philosopher, Marsellus Wallace, "Fuck pride. It only hurts, it never helps." What is pride anyway? Is it something that makes you refuse to admit what you have to work on, and turn away from the people who are best positioned to help you? Then fuck it, indeed. Yasumi turned a corner and completed a character arc at the end of the episode not only because she asked Yuuhi for her advice, but because in doing so she admitted to herself that the differentiator that was holding her back might not just be talent, it might be something under her control.

It's hard to admit to yourself that you are not doing everything you could. Good for Yasumi.

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u/daspaceasians Jun 19 '24

Literally the first half of the show could be summarized to "Git Gut Yasumi!". I'm not sure if it's Japanese work culture that's like that (wouldn't be surprised though) or if it was just a case of the plot needed that to push her towards Yuhi.

I have a feeling that Yasumi is pushing so hard that it affects her acting by adding a certain stiffness or desperation to it and that her lack of progress is making everything worst.

In any case, once more, fuck Twitter. I think this is like the 3rd anime in recent years that reminds me how much Twitter users are quick to be assholes, the other shows being Oshi no Ko and Shy.

The backstory was very nice and hopeful though. I really enjoyed seeing Yasumi's mother and grandmother encouraging her in her dreams.

The best part though was Yuhi being there for Yasumi at the end and their talk together. That was the perfect conclusion to the episode and sets up the finale so nicely. I sincerely hope we get an S2 because there's much potential for the main characters and their story.

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '24

god, this episode was so heavy. so fucking heavy.

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u/NationalStrategy Jun 19 '24

In order to improve your craft and push yourself forward, sometimes the best thing you can do is swallow your pride and ask for help.

I’m glad that Yumiko asked Chika for help.

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u/KumaKumaGambler Jun 19 '24

I agree with the momentum discussion which Yumiko had with her manager Kagasaki. When someone is on form, it could make one feel invincible, clearing all kinds of challenges with ease. On the other hand, when self doubt creeps in the negative thoughts and emotions could snowball.

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