Voice Over! Seiyu Academy


Voice Over! Seiyu Academy is a shōjo manga series by Maki Minami. The series started serialization in the 14th issue of the biweekly manga magazine Hana to Yume on June 20, 2009. In order to accurately present the voice acting business in the manga, the company 81 Produce and the professional Tokyo Animation Institute were involved in references and research.

Plot

Hime Kino is a 15-year-old girl who attends Hiiragi High School Academy, one of the top schools in the nation, for its voice acting department. Hime's biggest dream is to one day become the voice of a main character in one of the most popular shōjo manga series in Japan, "Mahou Senshi Lovely Blazers". This is difficult to achieve, however, as her voice is not suitable as a professional voice actress, resembling that of a gorilla, thug or even an old hag.

Characters

;Hime Kino
;Senri Kudou
;Mizuki Haruyama
;Tsukino Todoroki
;Shou Takayanagi
;Mitchel "Mitchi" Zaizen
;Haruka Yamada
;Shuuma Kawai
;Akane Kino
;Ume Ichijou
;Sakura Aoyama

Media

Manga

Seiyū ka-! debuted in the 14th issue of the shojo manga magazine Hana to Yume. The manga is the second manga series by Maki Minami, who created the popular series S · A: Special A. The first tankōbon edition of the manga was released on December 18, 2009, by Hakusensha. Viz Media has published the manga in English.

Drama CD

A special Seiyū ka-! drama CD was included in the Hana to Yume magazine that was released on January 20, 2010. This drama CD was released to commemorate the release of the first tankōbon edition of Seiyū ka-!. A second limited Drama CD was subsequently released in commemoration of the publishing of the 2nd tankōbon volume. The voice cast remains the same as in the first drama CD, and includes two new cast members, Jun Fukuyama and Kana Hanazawa. Included in the drama CD is an original song composed by Maki Minami herself and performed by MAKO. The second drama CD was included in the Hana to Yume magazine that was released on May 30, 2010.