Soramimi Project #3: Aizawa Mai 相沢舞

First heard: Super Robot OG net radio Umasugi WAVE

First noticed: Super Robot OG net radio Umasugi WAVE

Memorable characters: __soba (Super Robot OG Umasugi WAVE), Hidaka Yumemi (MUNTO TV)

Image character: __soba (Super Robot OG Umasugi WAVE), Hidaka Yumemi (MUNTO TV)

Discernment rate: 50%

Number of works seen: 8 (2009.11.25)

Hehe, this is a pretty unusual one, as one can probably see from the above. That's right, I actually learned of Aizawa from an internet radio show rather than from an anime. While seiyuu act out all sorts of characters using various pitches, they speak in their original voice on radio. I was surprised at first to hear this really child-like voice when I listened to Super Robot OG radio.

Not being a great lover of kids, I usually stay away from this kind of high pitch voice. But the more I listened to the show, the more faces of Aizawa Mai I discovered. Although, for some reason, the only voice I've heard of her in anime is the calm and serene type, as heard in Dennou Coil, MUNTO TV, CLANNAD, or Ga-Rei Zero.

As expected, her image character is split between her renditions of the different __soba on Super Robot OG radio and Yumemi from MUNTO TV. BTW, both shows have rather long names so I've abbreviated them; the full name of the MUNTO TV series is actually Sora wo Miageru Shoujo no Hitomi ni Utsuru Sekai.

My discernment rate for Aizawa Mai is probably a bit better than 50%, but I haven't seen enough of her to be sure. I can usually tell her high pitched voice, but sometimes hit-and-miss when she speaks in a calm and quiet voice.

Aizawa is not one of seiyuu that I follow, but I sure would like to hear more of her on the radio. Speaking of which, I should get back into the habit of listening to net radio again. Maybe after the Gundam Quest (almost everything falls behind the Quest now...)

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Some notes on previous seiyuu:
- Yao Kazuki's Judau Ashta is a pretty decent protagonist for a Gundam series. Yao-san voiced him just right considering Judau's background and experience, a bit on the mature side yet still retaining his youthful nature. Although, I might not be able to make the connection between Judau and Bunshichi. Compared to Bunshichi, Judau sounded... normal. XD

- Nakai Kazuya seems like a pretty laid back guy as he walked on stage with very very very casual (something I'd wear at home myself) clothes for the Sengoku BASARA pre-air special. It's quite funny when he categorized himself as a pure Japanese (ie. no English) and got corrected on his pronunciation of "Are you ready, guys" when he did the recording. XD

On a completely different note, I've decided to extend the deadline for the Gundam Quest from my birthday to the end of 2009. The extra week and a half will give me more leeway to not rush and be able to enjoy the Gundam series better. Of course, that's also just another excuse for me to slack off. My brain isn't built to strictly handle heavy stuff like Gundam for two straight months.

Omake: I sneaked out of Gundam mode yesterday due to certain reason (see last sentence of last paragraph) and watched a movie instead... And there's a scene in there that mentioned names like Dom, Jet Stream Attack, Red Comet Char Aznable, White Soldier Gundam, GM and Ball! And there's models on the bookshelves in the protagonist's room. I tried and still bumped into Gundam. orz