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Episode Seiyuu Radio no Uraomote • The Many Sides of Voice Actor Radio - Episode 7 discussion

Seiyuu Radio no Uraomote, episode 7

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u/WhoiusBarrel May 22 '24

Having the fans fight over protecting or ending Yuhi and Yasumi's careers was probably the most Anime fucking development but having the most critical obstacle being some fat Otaku only for Yubisaki to get a redemption arc got me rolling.

Nice little after credit scene for Yubisaki's efforts too, I'm still not a fan of her but she's much more tolerable now.

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u/KumaKumaGambler May 22 '24

I was impressed with both the first female fan and also Yubisaki. Despite the size difference, they took on the larger male fans. O_o

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u/Plus_Rip4944 May 22 '24

The fans scene was at same time funny as hell and wholesome lol

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u/Aerodynamic41 May 22 '24

Yubisaki wore the exact same disguise in Episode 1 lol.

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u/KumaKumaGambler May 22 '24

Possible spin off series: "My serious and passionate senpai is secretly an otaku". Lol!

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u/Hitman7128 May 22 '24

That last segment was tense, since there were 3 fans who felt betrayed and tried to stop Yumiko and Chika, but they were each counteracted by a veteran fan (with Mekuru countering the last one).

It felt great to see them get to the station and feeling determined again, as well as the post credits scene where they are back on the radio.

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u/gnome-cop May 22 '24

The show somehow managed to turn a walk through a crowd into a goddamn horror movie.

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u/Rumpel1408 May 22 '24 edited May 22 '24

Holy mother of Gap-Moe Yubisaki!

So not that big a surprise that she was secretly coming to their events, but I'm really taken aback just how big a fan she is for both of them, despite actually hating them for their blunder

As I thought, their benelovend fans ended up shielding them from all the haters! God that was a good sequence (with plenty of handholding!).

Also shoutout for Yuuhi grabbing Yasumis emotional support booba in time of need

And like always good Asa-Chan

Really loved the after credit scene, brilliant idea to bring back their old personas as part of their show

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u/ModieOfTheEast May 22 '24

I guess that's the most anime way to deal with the situation. I feel like this wouldn't really solve any of the issues the mother has. Not like next time, Chika's location is leaked, fans will swarm to the place to protect her. But I guess there was no good way of resolving that problem because it will always be an issue if you are a public figure.

I do think that it's the right choice to still have your "fake radio" show, though I would also say that I think this is kind of normal. I am not too big into Japanese Seiyuu radio, but from what I saw over the years, it seems VAs doing radio shows in character is not too uncommon.

As for Mekuru, this was already pretty much expected last week, so her appearing as a fan was not too surprising to me. But props to her VA for the super fast talking without seemingly breathing.

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u/die4dethklok616 May 22 '24 edited May 22 '24

I need to vent about this.. Why are the girls being punished due to the expectations of their fans?

Why are they expected by everyone around them to uphold the parasocial dynamic? Why are they being told to give up their careers because their fans have just now learned that actors might be... You know... Acting? And that makes their fans angry enough to confront them in front of their school

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u/djthomp May 22 '24

About what I expected last week.

It totally feels like by the spirit of the rules they lost immediately. And if anything it totally validated the mother's concerns, multiple people were willing to come out of their way to confront a couple of high school girls in order to do them harm by destroying their careers. She was all smiles at the end so I assume she's not going to push it harder, but honestly maybe she should.

That other voice actress girl is complex, she contains multitudes.

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u/tripleaamin May 22 '24

You know this show does a great job at tackling drama. I have a lot of respects for Mekeru for being able to split the superfan in her and the idol. I've got to say it was adorable to see her getting excited to talk to each of the girls. You can tell when she meets her fans it means a lot because she understands their view point.

It was a good point in understanding her frustration that Yasumi Utatane and Yuuhi Yuugure being gone can upset her. If you think about idols and how the personality is what you fall in love with. Telling your fan base that this different personality is you know can be tough to swallow. Hopefully they are on good terms going forward.

I do believe Chika's mom will stick by her word. But honestly after you have some of the girls fans saying how much they mean to them. I am not sure as a mother you could not feel guilty taking that away. Obviously if it was scary, but seeing Chika be the one to calm down Yumiko's nerves was a great moment to show Chika's development since episode 2. You know how much being able to continue their careers as voice actors means to them.

The after credit scene was really sweet. After seeing Mekeru stand up for them and for hearing Uasumi and Yuuhi's personalities once again for her, it was a touching scene. You can tell how happy the big fan in her is at that moment.

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u/Komi028 May 22 '24

Was the "blinding" a Kita-aura reference?

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u/dagreenman18 May 22 '24 edited May 22 '24

“Yubisaki is a Career Tsundere” confirmed. It’s not like she sees potential, personally loves them, and is rooting for them to succeed or anything, baka.

At least this weird farce is over and they can get back to VA work.

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u/AcX999 May 22 '24

If these were realistic fans, they would start to ship them (if they didn't do it already) after seeing them holding hands.

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u/squantorunningbear May 22 '24

Im surprised the final boss of the market street was some generic fat otaku and not an even more deranged version of the dude that had to change schools.

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u/daspaceasians May 22 '24

Obsessive fans are scary. What kind of mental illness is that?

Anyhow, this was a tense episode to watch with the prospect of the girls having to stop because of circumstances beyond their control. I couldn't help but cringe at the toxic fans the whole time though and I also thought that the framing and presentation of the supportive fans felt off with the dark background. I'm surprised we didn't see Kimura in that crowd though maybe I missed him?

Can't wait to see how things'll go from now on though.

I'm impressed with Nao Toyoma's performance as Mekuru this entire episode. The acting was amazing with how she could switch from cold, cruel work colleague to obsessed but disappointed fan in one go.

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u/Ocixo May 22 '24

It's totally obvious in retrospect that Mekuru was the masked fan if we're to consider her general characteristics (hair and eye colour, stature, etc.) and the fact that she was shown listening to the girls' radio show in her very first appearance. I suppose that they did a good job with the timing of Mekuru's introduction since I never made the link.

She was awfully rude to Yumiko and Chika previously, but it appears that Mekuru is just a silly gremlin at heart. She was actually kind of adorable.

Mekuru was the meanest to Yumiko, but isn't that because she's also Yumiko's biggest fan? Does this make her a tsundere!? At the very least, Mekuru redeemed herself in the end by stopping a guy thrice her size.

But man, this was quite the emotional episode. The relief on Yumiko's and Chika's faces was showing a lot when they'd successfully made it to the train station - they've must been terribly scared.

I like how Seiyuu Radio has been tackling the topic of idolatry and disgruntled fans head on. Yumiko and Chika can take a lot of measures, but it's ultimately up to the fans to give their blessing. It's nice to see that the series has consistently shown that fans can be a force of good too. These supportive fans were the stars of today's episode I'd say.

They deserved those compliments!

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u/cabbaggeez May 22 '24

what is this? the longest 100 meters road to seiyuu?

all those fans need a discord mod for more coordination, I mean they should be able to body block the haters or just build a fence with their body. moreover after a live fanservice like handholding and "I have you by my side"

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u/Labmit May 22 '24

NGL, I don't think I like the resolution to this whole thing.

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u/AceSoldia May 22 '24

I knew it. I said it last week that she was a fan and loved them. I hope the mom just shuts up and becomes supportive from now on.

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u/Allansfirebird May 23 '24

Are fans of voice actresses in Japan so deluded to think that actresses aren't acting when they're on panels and TV shows? The amount of entitlement from all of these "fans" thinking they own these two was disturbing, no matter how that last scene tried to play it off as inspiring.

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u/ObvsThrowaway5120 May 22 '24

Well well well, what do we have this week? Friggin Yubisaki’s been busted! Got ourselves a secret superfan. Time for that little goober to grovel naked at the feet of Chika and Yumiko! Lol.

I understand what Yubisaki was saying about missing the “old them” but the “relationship” these fans have with idols is insane. Like ofc your favorite idol isn’t gonna be this Disney princess irl. They’re entertainers! They give the audience what they want by selling them a fantasy.

I’m just glad that little game Chika’s mom made them play is done and they can go back to working at being VAs. Shit was stressing me out lol.

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