,Seiyūka-!,lit. "A Voice Actor!") is a shōjo manga series by Maki Minami. [2] The series started serialization in the 14th issue of the biweekly manga magazine Hana to Yume on June 20,2009. [3] 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.
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.
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Seiyū ka-! debuted in the 14th issue of the shojo manga magazine Hana to Yume . [2] The manga is the second manga series by Maki Minami, who created the popular series S · A: Special A . [2] The first tankōbon edition of the manga was released on December 18, 2009 by Hakusensha. [4] Viz Media has published the manga in English.
No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
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1 | December 18, 2009 [5] | 978-4-59-219061-5 | October 1, 2013 [6] [7] | 978-1-4215-5970-4 |
2 | April 19, 2010 [8] | 978-4-59-219062-2 | December 3, 2013 [9] [10] | 978-1-4215-5971-1 |
3 | July 16, 2010 [11] | 978-4-59-219063-9 | February 4, 2014 [12] | 978-1-4215-5972-8 |
4 | October 19, 2010 [13] | 978-4-59-219064-6 | April 1, 2014 [14] | 978-1-4215-5973-5 |
5 | April 19, 2011 [15] | 978-4-59-219065-3 | June 3, 2014 [16] | 978-1-4215-5974-2 |
6 | June 20, 2011 [17] | 978-4-59-219066-0 | August 5, 2014 | 978-1-4215-5975-9 |
7 | September 20, 2011 [18] | 978-4-59-219067-7 | October 7, 2014 | 978-1-4215-5976-6 |
8 | December 20, 2011 [19] | 978-4-59-219068-4 | December 2, 2014 | 978-1-4215-5977-3 |
9 | May 18, 2012 [20] | 978-4-59-219069-1 | February 3, 2015 | 978-1-4215-5978-0 |
10 | September 20, 2012 [21] | 978-4-59-219070-7 | April 7, 2015 [22] | 978-1-4215-5979-7 |
11 | February 20, 2013 [19] | 978-4-59-219068-4 | June 2, 2015 [23] | 978-1-4215-7342-7 |
12 | March 19, 2013 [19] | 978-4-59-219642-6 | August 4, 2015 [24] | 978-1-4215-7726-5 |
A special Seiyū ka-! drama CD was included in the Hana to Yume magazine that was released on January 20, 2010. [4] This drama CD was released to commemorate the release of the first tankōbon edition of Seiyū ka-!. [4] A second limited Drama CD was subsequently released in commemoration of the publishing of the 2nd tankōbon volume. [25] The voice cast remains the same as in the first drama CD, and includes two new cast members, Jun Fukuyama and Kana Hanazawa. [25] Included in the drama CD is an original song composed by Maki Minami herself and performed by MAKO. [25] The second drama CD was included in the Hana to Yume magazine that was released on May 30, 2010. [25]
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