Opinion on female seiyuu voicing male LIs

[Hisami]

I was wondering what everyone thinks about LIs with female seiyuu. I love Megumi Ogata's voice so I don't really mind female seiyuu as long as they pull it off though for R-18 otome games I would prefer male seiyuu only. Some of fav my characters voiced by female seiyuu are Sakuya from norn9 and Mizuki from charade maniacs.

 

[vivi:3]

I don't mind at all! Female seiyuu can actually bring a really unique depth and charm to male LIs, especially for younger or more soft-spoken character

 

[raccoonNiko]

I think they're great and would love to see more of them! It's nice to see diversity in voices. I have my own favorites in general, but as someone who doesn't pick works based on who's in them, I don't mind as long as the performance is good!

 

[star light]

That's perfectly fine, as long as it suits the character.

 

[ccheshire]

I don't mind since we often have male VAs in otome games doing the roles of girls or women too.

 

[藍色水珠]

I can still accept all-age works, and I don't mind.

But in R18 voice works, unless it is a supporting actress or a passer-by role, I hope the male voice actor's dubbing will not sound too awkward, thinking, "Ah! The male protagonist is dubbed by a female voice actor. In fact, I'm listening to a girl." This makes me lose interest.

 

[LivEnblem]

It's fine to have one, but not essential.
I think having a voice actor can help in understanding the protagonist's personality.
There's also an option in the settings to turn off the female voice actor.

 

[Flee]

As long as the character fits, it doesn't matter. A great voice actor would handle it regardless of gender.

 

[enren]

As long as the voice fits the character it doesn't matter to me.

 

[amazingzoe]

No because I can always tell it's a girl voice and then it breaks the character for me

 

[ufoufufu]

I was wondering what everyone thinks about LIs with female seiyuu. I love Megumi Ogata's voice so I don't really mind female seiyuu as long as they pull it off though for R-18 otome games I would prefer male seiyuu only. Some of fav my characters voiced by female seiyuu are Sakuya from norn9 and Mizuki from charade maniacs.

Opened the thread to mention Megumi Ogata and you beat me to it lol. Needless to say I'm a fan ^_^

Guys and Vallewida from Enzai (BL game) were also voiced by women and I think it's fine but I do see how it may cause confusion in R18 games of such nature

 

[Qiangwei]

I mean if their voices suit the character...why not? 🫪

 

[Sacchie]

I love it !!! especially voices like Kobayashi Yuu, Minagawa Junko, omg looove their voices a lot (´艸｀)