joepet@freeshell.org writes:
> > Joe Petrow <joepet@freeshell.org>:
> > >>Japanese, who listened my songs, said that i'm pretty
> > >>good.. so, i wonder, if i can find producer or any chance
> > >>to become my dream true? =)
> > >
> > >Probably no chance the old fashioned way.
> >
> > But if she's a foreigner, the chances might be higher, if for the fact 
> you're
> > not asian. But how well can you speak both Japanese and English?
> 
> Why should the chances be higher if she's a foreigner?  If
> anything, not having a native understanding of Japanese language
> and culture should make it more difficult than a Japanese (and
> there are already enough of them trying out...I'd guess only one
> in every few hundred students ever do anything of note, and only
> a small percentage of them can actually make a living doing only
> seiyuu related work)

I don't know exactly how the Seiyuu world work in Japan, but I do know some. 
And I do know this. Foreigner might have a *Very very very* hard time getting 
work, if any or into seiyuu school. I think this is for all foreingers, 
including other Asian (but I'm not sure)

Why? Someone at Otakon this year, asked Midorikawa Hikaru-san about Foreigner 
becoming seiyuu in Japan. Midorikawa-san said it's very hard to become a 
seiyuu first of all. Second, there is no foreigners in this industry at all! 
There are some in the anime world working behind the scense doing backstage 
work and such. But no seiyuuing and it would be very hard for them to break 
into this business. He also said that many "can't not make a living on 
seiyuuing alone...only few make it big"

I do have this on tape..I might quote the whole thing later when I rewatch 
it. 
I say you have more chance of being a voice actor in your own country or in 
USA then Japan.


Juju