Soramimi Project #23: Kakazu Yumi かかずゆみ

First heard: Shoubu (Inuyasha)

First noticed: Okuni (Samurai Deeper Kyo)

Memorable characters: Okuni (Samurai Deeper Kyo), Silvia de Alisia (Sousei no Aquarion), Ririn (Bleach), Lyra/Dante (Fullmetal Alchemist), Sala Tyrrell (Gundam X)

Image character: Okuni (Samurai Deeper Kyo)

Discernment rate: above average; visual

Number of works seen: 18

I haven't heard many of her works, but her voice is so recognizable that I almost got it down by the 2nd time I heard her in Samurai Deeper Kyo. Interestingly, because of the personality of Okuni, her voice and acting in SDK is very different from her other works that I've heard. But I still picked Okuni as her image character because that's how I related to her voice afterward, even though the pitch vastly differed. In actuality, because I've seen her on TV show (NHK anime show), I usually connect her voice to her face whenever I hear her.

Apparently, she made her debut as Sala in Gundam X in 1996, which is actually the latest work I heard her in. I don't like her role as Ririn in Bleach too much, but that's mainly because it's an anime-only character created for a bad filler arc. The concept for the Bounts isn't so bad, but the execution and story flow is, especially regarding the involvement of Shinigami and Rukia.

I like Silvia in Aquarion, but the series doesn't quite allow for character development in depth, and the relationship between Silvia and Apollo is only touched on slightly. Not enough romance at all, considering that the series supposedly revolves around the reincarnation and reunion of the two after 12,000 years.

She seems to be doing less anime since child birth, but there's still a lot of chances to hear her if I watch the older series. Of course, when I'd get to do that depends on how much time I have, and it usually isn't much.....

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I was planning to do a ranking every half year, but I missed the mid-year mark since I was at the Anime Expo. Didn't expect myself to be punctual in this anyway, so here it is, the top 10 list of seiyuu I've heard the most out of the Soramimi seiyuu.

#1 朴璐美: 53
#2 安元洋貴: 34
#3 矢島晶子: 33
#4 山口勝平: 32
#5 中井和哉: 30
#6 長沢美樹: 29
#7 秋元羊介: 25
#8 中多和宏: 24
#9 甲斐田裕子: 22
#10 浅川悠: 20/家中宏: 20

I'm planning to do more Soramimi until I hit another seiyuu on my top list according to the survey I did the other day. That might give Park Romi a bit more competition here. XD