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｀)

 

[nq1nq1]

Prefer male VAs! It's just a personal preference.

 

[under_themoon99]

I also prefer male VAs.. Specially for R18 audios *coughs* *coughs* ദ്ദി˶˃ ᵕ ˂ )✧

 

[Tirin]

I wouldn't mind not knowing the voice actor's gender, but once I find out, it feels a bit weird when I listen to the audio again—though I'd still enjoy it if the female seiyuu's voice suits the male character in the audio!

 

[littleswanfae]

i think this might be a hard pass for me, or i wouldn't wanna know at all. Like leaving the field blank etc

 

[pyontai]

I think it's ok if they can pull it off. It's awkward, tho, if you can hear it's a woman. I have never heard a woman voice R18 stuff as a male but there is a voice actress called Junko Minegawa who voices occasionally male characters, and I personally like her

 

[hydre]

As long as it suits the character, it's fine! And if I don't specifically look into it, wouldn't they not even know that a female voice actress acted in it?

 

[failedwebsite]

For love interests - ABSOLUTELY NO. They are fine when voicing underage boys though. But a woman voicing a male above the age of 18 is just incomprehensible and looks like some producer tried to push a specific voice actress at all cost.


[Legacy roles where the character ages from childhood to adulthood, like Masako Nozawa voicing Goku in Dragon Ball, don't count.]

 

[wodaiwushi]

I don't mind. As long as the voice acting fits the character, having female voice actors voice male characters has its own unique charm. Besides, in many well-known Japanese anime, many male protagonists are voiced by female voice actors.

 

[Marrychan]

It doesn't bother me that much, as long as it fits the character.

 

[Shion-]

As long as it fits the character, it doesn't bother me.

 

[q1w3e5]

Some people just really like male characters voiced by female voice actors, so I actually think it's pretty normal.

 

[Hayate Sasa]

I have no objection to female voice actors voicing male characters.
As long as the voice suits the character, the voice actor's gender doesn't matter.