Natsuki Hanae & Sora Amamiya Share How Tokyo Ghoul Anime's Intensity Shaped Their Voice Acting Careers
Natsuki Hanae and Sora Amamiya, the voice of Ken Kaneki and Touka Kirishima in Tokyo Ghoul anime, reflected on how the series’ emotional intensity influenced their voice acting careers.
Both actors spoke during an exhibition that was held to celebrate the anime’s 10th anniversary.
Hanae recalled the intense experience of voicing Kaneki, especially during the episode where the character endures torture at the hands of Yamori and undergoes a transformation, noting how it helped with his future voice acting gigs.
“It’s a tough, emotional scene that still sticks with me because I had to cry out in pain constantly. Whenever I faced difficult roles in the future, I remind myself, I remind myself that Tokyo Ghoul was harder, which helps ground me and strengthens my resolve,” he said.
Amamiya also opened about her early struggles with vocal demands, revealing the challenges she faced in developing Touka’s voice.
“The first one or two episodes were particularly tough. They kept asking me to use a lower voice, but my vocal range was limited back then. I had to perform in fight scenes and deliver crucial lines, which made me question whether I could really pull off this role.“
Hanae then revealed the strain he experienced early on, to the point where he threw a script in frustration during recording.
“I was also crying and shouting from the first episode, to the point where I threw the script in frustration! So, the script for the first episode is all messed up.”
Tokyo Ghoul 10th anniversary exhibition, titled “Tokyo Ghoul EX.,” is being held from Oct 21, 2024, to Dec 1, 2024, in Tokyo.
Tokyo Ghoul is an anime television series produced by Pierrot based on Sui Ishida’s manga series of the same name. The first season aired from July to September 2014. A second season, titled Tokyo Ghoul √A
Pierrot also produced two OVAs, each based on Tokyo Ghoul: Jack and a portion of the light novel Tokyo Ghoul: Days, titled Tokyo Ghoul: Pinto.
Tokyo Ghoul manga was serialized in Shueisha’s seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Jump from September 2011 to September 2014, with its chapters collected in 14 tankobon volumes.
A prequel, titled Tokyo Ghoul [Jack], ran online on Jump Live in 2013, with its chapters collected in a single tankōbon volume. A sequel, titled Tokyo Ghoul:re, was serialized in Weekly Young Jump from October 2014 to July 2018, its chapters were collected in 16 tankobon volumes.
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