[CLOSED] Voice Actresses Needed for AD/Happy Days crossover
Jun 20, 2023 17:46:36 GMT -8
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Post by ooglyeye on Jun 20, 2023 17:46:36 GMT -8
Hey guys! James Dahlbender here, and welcome to the casting call for AZUMANGA DAIOH MEETS HAPPY DAYS
FAQ
#1. What is this project about?
This crossover audio skit is about a transfer student coming to the high school from Azumanga Daioh, and it turns out to be the Fonz from Happy Days.
#2. What is Azumanga Daioh?
Azumanga Daioh chronicles everyday life at an unnamed high school in Japan. In the manga, the setting is never named. The anime is specifically set in Tokyo following the trials and triumphs of six girls. The manga and anime follow the same story line, though there are differences in small details. This might be because the broadcast of the anime started when the manga series was nearly finished, and the drawing style had already changed since the beginning.
#3. What is Happy Days?
Set in 1950s and 1960s Milwaukee, this series tells the story of the Cunningham family -- father Howard, mother Marion, son Richie and daughter Joanie. Howard owns a hardware store, while Marion stays at home. Richie's best friends are Potsie and Ralph. Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli is the local bad boy, riding a motorcycle and filling his days with fixing cars and dating girls. During the show's run, Richie leaves home to join the U.S. Army
#4. Is it safe for kids to watch?
Well, it's more for older kids since there's minor mild language in it.
#5. What are your roles in it?
I'm gonna be the voice of the Fonz, producer, director, supervisor for Melody Makers Music and Sound Design (my studio), music composer, and sound designer for the skit.
#6.Where can I contact you?
You can contact me on Twitter @pufftasticjames and Discord at James Dahlbender#1455 or email me at ooglyeye@gmail.com
Characters:
Chiyo
ABOUT THE CHARACTER
Chiyo Mihama (Japanese: 美浜 ちよ), also known as Chiyo-chan, is a child prodigy. Chiyo has skipped five grades to tenth grade (the first grade in Japanese high school) at the start of the series and is still at the top of the class. She is extremely smart and responsible for her age — for example, she was chosen by the other students to be the class representative. However, Chiyo-chan (as she is usually called) still has the naivety, desires, and fears of a child. She is 10 years old when she first enters high school (and 13 by the time she graduates), but despite the age difference, she gets along with her older classmates. Aside from being seen as impossibly cute, Chiyo is a nice girl — a peacemaker who tries to stop any bickering and who is generous by nature. Her friends sometimes take advantage of her good nature and scholastic abilities. Her biggest weakness is that she is terrible at sports — she is not only five years younger than her peers, but small for her age — which leads to a lack of confidence because she feels she is a burden. Her March birthday parties are an annual celebration for the girls. Chiyo is closest to Osaka, who is most like her in naivety, and Sakaki, with whom she shares an interesting relationship: Sakaki covets Chiyo's small stature, cuteness, and warm relationship with her dog, Mr. Tadakichi, while Chiyo longs for Sakaki's height and imposing air. Chiyo and Sakaki also share an interest for cute things such as Neco Coneco toys. On the other hand, Chiyo does not get along very well with Tomo, who loves teasing her all too much, similar to Yukari. Osaka frequently daydreams about Chiyo's pigtails, imagining that they detach, speak, move on their own, are used to fly, control Chiyo's mind, or even cause her death if removed incorrectly.
WHO SHOULD THE CHARACTER SOUND LIKE?
She could sound like Jessica Boone's role. youtu.be/IlMply47L1Q youtu.be/jDYQmlXKEr8
Auditional Lines:
#1. [While chatting about the new transfer student, you're wondering about his personality.] I wonder what he's like exactly. [You're thinking about the personality] Hmmmm? Maybe he's a handsome, smart boy who can speak fluent English and Japanese.
#2. [You're talking to Sakaki and you're wondering if she's into the Fonz, the new transfer student.] Do you like Fonzie, Sakaki-chan?
#3. [NOTE: Try to extend "C'mon!" like C'mooon!] C’mon, lighten up! Being popular isn’t such a bad thing!
Osaka:
ABOUT THE CHARACTER
Ayumu Kasuga (Japanese:春日歩 Kasuga Ayumu), better known as Osaka (大阪), is a transfer student from the city of Osaka. Tomo Takino expects her to act like the stereotypical Osakan — loud, like a hillbilly, chose for her the nickname "Osaka", although her behavior could not be more different. She reminisces how people in Osaka consider her "slow" and "spacey", at least compared to the average Osakan, but she lacks the energy or motivation to change. Ayumu was the first to ever lose a race against Chiyo Mihama. The nickname sticks so well she is called 'Osaka' by teachers and even in the class roster, to the point that no one even remembers her real name (Yomi has a similar problem). In the manga, Osaka mentions that she lived in Kobe when she was in elementary school and was born in Wakayama. Despite her tendency to nod off during lectures, which upsets Yukari, she remains in Yukari's homeroom class throughout High School. Because of her poor performance on exams, she is a member of the "Knuckleheads" ("Bonklers" in Japanese, "Numbnuts" in the English manga and "Boneheads" in the Yen Press translation), together with Tomo and Kagura. Her intention, at Chiyo's advice, to seek a teaching career after graduation is viewed by Yukari as a deep personal insult, believing that Chiyo-chan thinks teachers are lazy and laid-back.
Osaka often acts stuck in her own world. Although she seems slow and easily distracted, she merely has a mind that works quite differently from that of most people. Though she is often prone to daydreaming, absentmindedness and non-sequiturs, it also makes her unusually good at answering certain types of riddles. While some people assume that she lacks focus, the truth is that in quite a few cases, Osaka is really a little too focused.
WHO SHOULD THE CHARACTER SOUND LIKE
She has a southern drawl to her voice like Kira Vincent-Davis's role. youtu.be/jDYQmlXKEr8 youtu.be/Yh1-zjFlmTo
Auditional Lines:
#1. [You're talking to the Fonz and you ponder what he thinks about Japan.] So, Fonzie, what do you think of Japan so far?
#2. [You're impressed about the new transfer student living in America, and you're acting dreamy as usual.] America? That's so far away! I might have to ride a plane in order to get there.
#3. [You comment about the transfer student's supposed pompadour. As you're Japanese, you're unsure about the hair style.]Oh, I see. Like Elvis Presley?
Tomo
ABOUT THE CHARACTER
Tomo is an excited young lady. She never considers — nor cares about — the consequences of anything she says or does. This usually irritates those around her, especially Yomi, her classmate since elementary school. Because of this, and her usually awful test scores (in which she has a perverse pride), she is the unofficial "leader" of the "Knuckleheads" ("Bonklers" in Japanese) as they are called in the anime or "Numbnuts" as they are called in the original manga translation, along with Osaka and Kagura — even though Kagura's scores are even worse than hers. Tomo is, however, capable of doing well if she tries — though the only notable instance of this is getting admitted to their prestigious high school, and she only did this to annoy Yomi (as well as actually scoring better than Chiyo at a P.E. test once, for similar reasons).She also likes to irritate Yomi by teasing her about her weight insecurity. Tomo's favourite foods are fried chicken, egg roll, meat-balls and bananas. During the second trip to Chiyo's summer home, Tomo grabbed Chiyo's house keys and flung them into the overgrown yard to see what would happen if they lost them, then afterwards, while looking for it says "If I, like, found the key and threw it again, it would be totally hilarious." She later attempted to throw the key again after the keys were found but was pinned down by Sakaki. She also got a stool and put it in from of Chiyo when she was sleeping to torment her for sleeping so early.
Despite this, Tomo cares for her friends in her own way, as shown near the series conclusion when she attempted to cheer Kagura up after unintentionally making her feel guilty when they were preparing for the third year Sports Festival (after "bumping" into her to have some "fun").. Tomo also constantly imagines that she is competing with others. She is a fan of the graphic novel and animation series Lupin III and sometimes compares herself to the character Fujiko Mine, despite being completely different in appearance and personality. Tomo frequently refers to manzai comedians, and Osaka too joins in (manzai being a form of stand-up comedy particularly associated with the Osaka region).
WHO SHOULD THE CHARACTER SOUND LIKE?
She should sound like Mandy Clark's role. youtu.be/5aAKLO-Q5z4 youtu.be/llu5jtomdGA
Auditional Lines
#1. [You're excited about the new transfer student, and you're spreading the word to the people in class] Hey guys! Did you hear? There's a new transfer student coming today!
#2. [As a jerk, you're talking down at your class about the new kid at school.] Pfft, you guys are so boring! Besides, he's probably a cool, rebellious boy who rides a motorcycle, wears a leather jacket, and has a pompadour!
#3. [You're so excited to meeting your idol, you get the chills and you stammer] [Stammering] I-I-I’m T-T-Tomo. T-T-Tomo T-T-Takino.
#4. [some improv might be nice]
Yomi
ABOUT THE CHARACTER
Koyomi Mizuhara (水原 暦 Mizuhara Koyomi), better known as Yomi (よみ Yomi) is a grade-school friend and general antagonist of Tomo's. She is also the voice of reason, and the most mature and serious of her friends — and as such, the comic foil to the others' silliness. Yomi, if pushed enough by Tomo, will even give her an uppercut that leaves Tomo unconscious on the floor. While Yomi likes to think that she's above her classmates' childish behavior, she can be just as bad as they are. For example, to pass her college entrance exams, she asked Chiyo to infuse an amulet with her intelligence (as Tomo and Osaka had done before). Yomi tends to hide her own childlike sides when around friends, as shown when she pretended that she did not care so much about going to the theme park the first time, but when she was alone, she was more excited than any one of the others and had even bought some guide books. She was also impressed with the first snow of the year once, and had bought a guide book when the gang went to Okinawa which surprised Chiyo-chan because Yomi attempted to have a rather neutral attitude. Yomi also has a rather evil sense of humour, shown when she took part in teasing Osaka when she had the hiccups (after causing them in the first place by deliberately feeding her something too spicy for Osaka to handle). It is suggested that she is much like her physical education teacher, Minamo Kurosawa, much as Tomo is similar to their homeroom teacher, Yukari Tanizaki.Yomi is both smart and athletic: out of the girls, her grades are second only to Chiyo-chan's, and while she isn't as good as Sakaki or Kagura at sports, she holds her own. Despite appearing healthy and fit, Yomi is dissatisfied with her weight and struggles with her fondness for food, particularly sweets and spicy dishes. She is constantly trying new diets, and sometimes anonymously writes to radio talk hosts for advice or with updates on her progress, which amuses Tomo. Yomi is also a terrible singer, as shown when the girls sing karaoke one Christmas (ironically, her seiyū, Rie Tanaka, is known for her beautiful singing voice). It was also revealed in Azumanga Daioh: Supplementary lessons that Yomi hates cicadas. Despite her good academic abilities, Yomi was the last of the friends to pass a university entrance exam.
WHO SHOULD THE CHARACTER SOUND LIKE?
She could sound like Nancy Novotny's role. youtu.be/BHoclFRG9wg youtu.be/78h6956Jvxs
Auditional Lines:
#1. [You're predicting what personality the new transfer student has] Maybe he's a mature and polite boy who respects his elders and peers. I would die for a guy like that!
#2. [You're a bit fed up with Tomo so you let Tomo be herself.] Whatever, Tomo-chan. You're so delusional, you know that?
#3. [You're annoyed with Tomo because she won't shut up about the Fonz] Yes, I know Tomo! Has anyone ever told you that you’re annoying?
Sakaki
ABOUT THE CHARACTER
Sakaki (榊 Sakaki), full name unknown, is tall, soft-spoken, and uncomfortable with her height and her busty physique. Because she is shy, she seldom speaks, and this reticence is misinterpreted and admired as "tough", "mysterious", and "cool" — a reputation compounded by her natural athletic ability. However, her true personality is quite the opposite — while mistaken for being aloof and surly, she's actually very kind, polite, compassionate and gentle, cares a lot for her friends, and while athletically gifted, she's more the type fond of cute and girly stuff. She is the subject of Kaorin's (largely unspoken) infatuation. In contrast to what other students think of her, Sakaki has no interest in sports and has a secret passion for all things cute (which she eventually admits to Chiyo). Despite her shy, reserved nature, she has a very strong desire for friendship, leading her to attach herself to the group. If she is aware of Kaorin's infatuation, she shows no sign of it. She is also very intelligent and academically gifted, being third in her class. Not infrequently, however, she's shown to be quite the airhead; next to Osaka, she's the character who has her head in the clouds the most, daydreaming about the cute things she's quite obsessed with. Sakaki's passion for cute things encompasses animals both real and stuffed (she gives her own stuffed animals names, like a small child). Once, having heard that Sakaki liked bears, Yomi buys Sakaki a can of bear stew, to her horror. Sakaki is particularly taken with cats, but cannot have one at home because her mother is allergic. Unfortunately, cats hate Sakaki for unknown reasons — one in particular, a gray cat known as Kamineko, delights in luring her close so he can bite her. Kagura theorizes cats think her hand smells like fish. One subtitle in the manga explains that the street cats suspect that Sakaki approaches them with murderous intent, likely due to her size and stone-faced expression.[citation needed] During the class trip to Okinawa, Sakaki bonds with an Iriomote cat, the first cat who ever let her pet it. Later, after the cat's mother is run over by a car and killed, he follows Sakaki to Tokyo, who adopts him and names him Maya. At his arrival, Maya suddenly appears and chases off a malicious horde of the cats led by Kamineko who were threatening Sakaki and Chiyo. Confronted by Maya's wildcat "battle aura", the cats wilt and scatter. Because of Sakaki's mother's allergy, Maya is taken in temporarily by Chiyo.
WHO SHOULD THE CHARACTER SOUND LIKE?
Christine Auten's role. youtu.be/naYvKNTIHnU youtu.be/kVQyy9ZaZQQ
Auditional Lines
#1. [You imagine what personality the new transfer student is] Or maybe he's a kind, gentle boy who loves animals and nature. It would be a dream true!
#2. [some improv might be nice]
Kagura
ABOUT THE CHARACTER
While she makes appearances earlier on as one of Minamo Kurosawa's students, Kagura does not become a true acquaintance of the group until sometime later, joining Yukari's class in the 2nd year (Yukari selects her as a ringer to win the school athletic competitions). She devotes most of her time to the swim team but is an all-around good athlete. Thanks to her dedication to swimming Kagura receives some rather pronounced tan lines during the summer months, which friends like Osaka waste no time in pointing out – her exact words being: "You know, with that you could go to the pool wearing nothing and no one would even notice that something was missing".She also has a one-sided rivalry with Sakaki and attempts to outdo her in all activities, whether it is playing softball, sprinting, or even eating lunch. This is how her character was introduced to the rest of the cast, when during 1st year's field day, she was defeated by Sakaki in a running event. The next time the two meet, Kagura has decided to make Sakaki her rival, yet she also makes continuous attempts to be a good friend to Sakaki. Sakaki is a natural athlete (and doesn't remember a thing about running against Kagura during the first Athletics Fest, which stuns Kagura) and defeats her in almost everything except stamina events. Like her would-be rival, Kagura is embarrassed when Tomo Takino calls attention to the size of her breasts. Kagura is similar to Tomo in sheer energy and her lack of interest in studying, but is not prone to Tomo's impulsive outbursts and irritating behavior. Her low test scores and apathy for schoolwork have earned her a place in the "Bonkuras" (translated as "Knuckleheads" in the anime and "Numbnuts" in the original manga translation) alongside Tomo and Ayumu. Kagura's grades were actually slightly worse than Tomo's and Osaka's which led to her becoming the leader of the Bonkurazu by default. But because that leader title basically showcased how bad her grades were, it was something with which Kagura was anything but happy about. Tomo also points out that despite their scores and attitude toward schoolwork, they both ended up in the prestigious high-school anyway. However, in the manga, Kagura has been seen doing very well in health, getting a 91 on a test, to which Tomo remarks the reason for doing so well was her large breasts, to which she rebutes.
WHO SHOULD THE CHARACTER SOUND LIKE?
Allison Sumrall's role. youtu.be/naYvKNTIHnU youtu.be/x6fk9cPG81c
Auditional Lines:
#1. [You think to yourself looking confused by the fight. You're also in denial that you're admiring the Fonz.] What the heck is going on here? Everyone is fighting over Fonzie. He's not that great. He's just a guy. A guy who can do anything he wants, and everyone loves him. A guy who can ride a motorcycle, fix things, play pool, listen to music, watch movies, and hang out with his friends. A guy who can date beautiful women like Yukari-sensei. A guy who can wink at me and make me blush. A guy who can...(shudders) No! What am I thinking? I don't like Fonzie. I don't like him at all. He's not my type. He's too cool and rebellious. He's too smooth and charming. He's too loyal and brave. He's too humble and respectful. He's too...Urghh! Stop it, Kagura! You're not falling for Fonzie. You're not falling for him at all. You're just admiring him. You're just admiring him as a friend. A friend who can wink at me and make me blush. A friend who can...
#2. [You're imagining what the new transfer student's personality is like] Maybe he's a strong, brave boy who can protect us from danger. Whenever we’re in trouble, he could save us from something like wild cats, bears, or even a man-eating rabid squirrel.
#3. [Some improv might be nice]
Yukari
ABOUT THE CHARACTER
Yukari Tanizaki (Japanese: 谷崎 ゆかり Tanizaki Yukari), also known as "Miss Yukari" (ゆかり先生 Yukari-sensei) by her students, is the homeroom teacher of Koyomi, Tomo, Chiyo, Sakaki, Ayumu, and Kagura, the six main protagonists of the anime. She is not only the girls' English and homeroom teacher (class 3), but a teacher with very unconventional methods and a rather close relationship with the class. Her students are casual enough to call her by her given name (Yukari-sensei in lieu of Tanizaki-sensei, with a few, mostly Tomo, addressing her as the extremely informal Yukari-chan (Japanese); just Yukari in English). Depending on the day, time, and her mood, she can be either a horrible tyrant or one of the sweetest, most touching teachers ever. Her behavior ranges from mercilessly teasing Chiyo and hitting students with blunt objects to kind and gentle words and simple, encouraging notes on tests telling students she believes in them.[citation needed] She is often selfish, irresponsible, miserly, generally dysfunctional, and also easily angered, and shamelessly expects her friend and fellow teacher, Minamo Kurosawa ("Nyamo"), to not only tolerate all of this, but to enable it. She becomes jealous when Nyamo receives nicer birthday presents from her students, and will even give her students study hall so that she can ditch them and go swimming at the school pool. In one episode, when Yukari is in a terrible mood about the lack of birthday presents, Tomo complains it's simply because Yukari's birthday is during Summer Break.Off the job, she frequently drags Nyamo out on expensive drinking parties, which Nyamo usually has to pay for. Yukari is very fond of Korean barbecue, which becomes the object of many of her extravagant wagers involving the class. She even becomes incredibly jealous whenever anyone has eaten expensive food, such as snow crab or Matsusaka beef. She is also a huge fan of video games, and becomes angry when the store runs out of the newest game.Yukari's driving skills are infamous, showing no concern for the rules of the road, people, other cars, signs, or the speed limit, and the many dents on her parents' car (dubbed the "Yukarimobile" by Yomi and the others) is evidence to that.Her insane driving has impacted Chiyo and Kaorin's psyches rather profoundly (causing severe mental scarring to Chiyo in the process), and has even caused Sakaki and Osaka to briefly lose their composures. In spite of this, or perhaps because of it, Yukari loves to drive. The only one who can tolerate Yukari's driving is Tomo, who shares Yukari's love of destruction and mayhem.Yukari and Nyamo are alumnae of the school the girls attend, and she even appeared at a Sports Festival in her old uniform (which led to a prostitution joke from Tomo Takino in the manga).Yukari and Tomo have similar obnoxious personalities: they are both boastful, jealous, delusional, lazy, and selfish. Rather than being hateful, though, they are amusing and likeable – one can see why their friends like them, even as they are annoyed by them. The balance between the dual natures of Yukari and Tomo's characters is a unique achievement of the author, and one of the peculiar charms of Azumanga Daioh.Yukari can speak English fluently, and uses this ability to claim intellectual superiority over Nyamo. (Though the anime treats her speech as fluent, she has a very strong accent.) At one point in the manga, however, she tells her class that the only true purpose for studying English is to pass tests but gets angry when Tomo uses this statement against her.
Who should the character sound like?
Luci Christain's role. youtu.be/jDYQmlXKEr8
Auditional Lines
#1. [some improv might be nice]
Additional Voices
Here are some of the additional voices for the audio skit. Here's the additional voice roles:
Kaorin - youtu.be/jDYQmlXKEr8
Nyamo - youtu.be/OeRUJOvnZXQ
Chihiro - youtu.be/jDYQmlXKEr8
However, please note that I would be doing the role of Ohyama, sorry about that.
Auditional Lines
#1. [some improv based on your desired character in the additional voice roles would be nice]
RECORDING GUIDELINES
#1. Be sure not to edit or process your auditions. We'll handle that during production.
#2. A good microphone is recommended (Blue Yeti, Blue Snowball, XLR Mics)
#3. Have some fun!
#4. Absolutely NO troll auditions.
Deadline: July 24th, 2023 8:30 PM EST
FAQ
#1. What is this project about?
This crossover audio skit is about a transfer student coming to the high school from Azumanga Daioh, and it turns out to be the Fonz from Happy Days.
#2. What is Azumanga Daioh?
Azumanga Daioh chronicles everyday life at an unnamed high school in Japan. In the manga, the setting is never named. The anime is specifically set in Tokyo following the trials and triumphs of six girls. The manga and anime follow the same story line, though there are differences in small details. This might be because the broadcast of the anime started when the manga series was nearly finished, and the drawing style had already changed since the beginning.
#3. What is Happy Days?
Set in 1950s and 1960s Milwaukee, this series tells the story of the Cunningham family -- father Howard, mother Marion, son Richie and daughter Joanie. Howard owns a hardware store, while Marion stays at home. Richie's best friends are Potsie and Ralph. Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli is the local bad boy, riding a motorcycle and filling his days with fixing cars and dating girls. During the show's run, Richie leaves home to join the U.S. Army
#4. Is it safe for kids to watch?
Well, it's more for older kids since there's minor mild language in it.
#5. What are your roles in it?
I'm gonna be the voice of the Fonz, producer, director, supervisor for Melody Makers Music and Sound Design (my studio), music composer, and sound designer for the skit.
#6.Where can I contact you?
You can contact me on Twitter @pufftasticjames and Discord at James Dahlbender#1455 or email me at ooglyeye@gmail.com
Characters:
Chiyo
ABOUT THE CHARACTER
Chiyo Mihama (Japanese: 美浜 ちよ), also known as Chiyo-chan, is a child prodigy. Chiyo has skipped five grades to tenth grade (the first grade in Japanese high school) at the start of the series and is still at the top of the class. She is extremely smart and responsible for her age — for example, she was chosen by the other students to be the class representative. However, Chiyo-chan (as she is usually called) still has the naivety, desires, and fears of a child. She is 10 years old when she first enters high school (and 13 by the time she graduates), but despite the age difference, she gets along with her older classmates. Aside from being seen as impossibly cute, Chiyo is a nice girl — a peacemaker who tries to stop any bickering and who is generous by nature. Her friends sometimes take advantage of her good nature and scholastic abilities. Her biggest weakness is that she is terrible at sports — she is not only five years younger than her peers, but small for her age — which leads to a lack of confidence because she feels she is a burden. Her March birthday parties are an annual celebration for the girls. Chiyo is closest to Osaka, who is most like her in naivety, and Sakaki, with whom she shares an interesting relationship: Sakaki covets Chiyo's small stature, cuteness, and warm relationship with her dog, Mr. Tadakichi, while Chiyo longs for Sakaki's height and imposing air. Chiyo and Sakaki also share an interest for cute things such as Neco Coneco toys. On the other hand, Chiyo does not get along very well with Tomo, who loves teasing her all too much, similar to Yukari. Osaka frequently daydreams about Chiyo's pigtails, imagining that they detach, speak, move on their own, are used to fly, control Chiyo's mind, or even cause her death if removed incorrectly.
WHO SHOULD THE CHARACTER SOUND LIKE?
She could sound like Jessica Boone's role. youtu.be/IlMply47L1Q youtu.be/jDYQmlXKEr8
Auditional Lines:
#1. [While chatting about the new transfer student, you're wondering about his personality.] I wonder what he's like exactly. [You're thinking about the personality] Hmmmm? Maybe he's a handsome, smart boy who can speak fluent English and Japanese.
#2. [You're talking to Sakaki and you're wondering if she's into the Fonz, the new transfer student.] Do you like Fonzie, Sakaki-chan?
#3. [NOTE: Try to extend "C'mon!" like C'mooon!] C’mon, lighten up! Being popular isn’t such a bad thing!
Osaka:
ABOUT THE CHARACTER
Ayumu Kasuga (Japanese:春日歩 Kasuga Ayumu), better known as Osaka (大阪), is a transfer student from the city of Osaka. Tomo Takino expects her to act like the stereotypical Osakan — loud, like a hillbilly, chose for her the nickname "Osaka", although her behavior could not be more different. She reminisces how people in Osaka consider her "slow" and "spacey", at least compared to the average Osakan, but she lacks the energy or motivation to change. Ayumu was the first to ever lose a race against Chiyo Mihama. The nickname sticks so well she is called 'Osaka' by teachers and even in the class roster, to the point that no one even remembers her real name (Yomi has a similar problem). In the manga, Osaka mentions that she lived in Kobe when she was in elementary school and was born in Wakayama. Despite her tendency to nod off during lectures, which upsets Yukari, she remains in Yukari's homeroom class throughout High School. Because of her poor performance on exams, she is a member of the "Knuckleheads" ("Bonklers" in Japanese, "Numbnuts" in the English manga and "Boneheads" in the Yen Press translation), together with Tomo and Kagura. Her intention, at Chiyo's advice, to seek a teaching career after graduation is viewed by Yukari as a deep personal insult, believing that Chiyo-chan thinks teachers are lazy and laid-back.
Osaka often acts stuck in her own world. Although she seems slow and easily distracted, she merely has a mind that works quite differently from that of most people. Though she is often prone to daydreaming, absentmindedness and non-sequiturs, it also makes her unusually good at answering certain types of riddles. While some people assume that she lacks focus, the truth is that in quite a few cases, Osaka is really a little too focused.
WHO SHOULD THE CHARACTER SOUND LIKE
She has a southern drawl to her voice like Kira Vincent-Davis's role. youtu.be/jDYQmlXKEr8 youtu.be/Yh1-zjFlmTo
Auditional Lines:
#1. [You're talking to the Fonz and you ponder what he thinks about Japan.] So, Fonzie, what do you think of Japan so far?
#2. [You're impressed about the new transfer student living in America, and you're acting dreamy as usual.] America? That's so far away! I might have to ride a plane in order to get there.
#3. [You comment about the transfer student's supposed pompadour. As you're Japanese, you're unsure about the hair style.]Oh, I see. Like Elvis Presley?
Tomo
ABOUT THE CHARACTER
Tomo is an excited young lady. She never considers — nor cares about — the consequences of anything she says or does. This usually irritates those around her, especially Yomi, her classmate since elementary school. Because of this, and her usually awful test scores (in which she has a perverse pride), she is the unofficial "leader" of the "Knuckleheads" ("Bonklers" in Japanese) as they are called in the anime or "Numbnuts" as they are called in the original manga translation, along with Osaka and Kagura — even though Kagura's scores are even worse than hers. Tomo is, however, capable of doing well if she tries — though the only notable instance of this is getting admitted to their prestigious high school, and she only did this to annoy Yomi (as well as actually scoring better than Chiyo at a P.E. test once, for similar reasons).She also likes to irritate Yomi by teasing her about her weight insecurity. Tomo's favourite foods are fried chicken, egg roll, meat-balls and bananas. During the second trip to Chiyo's summer home, Tomo grabbed Chiyo's house keys and flung them into the overgrown yard to see what would happen if they lost them, then afterwards, while looking for it says "If I, like, found the key and threw it again, it would be totally hilarious." She later attempted to throw the key again after the keys were found but was pinned down by Sakaki. She also got a stool and put it in from of Chiyo when she was sleeping to torment her for sleeping so early.
Despite this, Tomo cares for her friends in her own way, as shown near the series conclusion when she attempted to cheer Kagura up after unintentionally making her feel guilty when they were preparing for the third year Sports Festival (after "bumping" into her to have some "fun").. Tomo also constantly imagines that she is competing with others. She is a fan of the graphic novel and animation series Lupin III and sometimes compares herself to the character Fujiko Mine, despite being completely different in appearance and personality. Tomo frequently refers to manzai comedians, and Osaka too joins in (manzai being a form of stand-up comedy particularly associated with the Osaka region).
WHO SHOULD THE CHARACTER SOUND LIKE?
She should sound like Mandy Clark's role. youtu.be/5aAKLO-Q5z4 youtu.be/llu5jtomdGA
Auditional Lines
#1. [You're excited about the new transfer student, and you're spreading the word to the people in class] Hey guys! Did you hear? There's a new transfer student coming today!
#2. [As a jerk, you're talking down at your class about the new kid at school.] Pfft, you guys are so boring! Besides, he's probably a cool, rebellious boy who rides a motorcycle, wears a leather jacket, and has a pompadour!
#3. [You're so excited to meeting your idol, you get the chills and you stammer] [Stammering] I-I-I’m T-T-Tomo. T-T-Tomo T-T-Takino.
#4. [some improv might be nice]
Yomi
ABOUT THE CHARACTER
Koyomi Mizuhara (水原 暦 Mizuhara Koyomi), better known as Yomi (よみ Yomi) is a grade-school friend and general antagonist of Tomo's. She is also the voice of reason, and the most mature and serious of her friends — and as such, the comic foil to the others' silliness. Yomi, if pushed enough by Tomo, will even give her an uppercut that leaves Tomo unconscious on the floor. While Yomi likes to think that she's above her classmates' childish behavior, she can be just as bad as they are. For example, to pass her college entrance exams, she asked Chiyo to infuse an amulet with her intelligence (as Tomo and Osaka had done before). Yomi tends to hide her own childlike sides when around friends, as shown when she pretended that she did not care so much about going to the theme park the first time, but when she was alone, she was more excited than any one of the others and had even bought some guide books. She was also impressed with the first snow of the year once, and had bought a guide book when the gang went to Okinawa which surprised Chiyo-chan because Yomi attempted to have a rather neutral attitude. Yomi also has a rather evil sense of humour, shown when she took part in teasing Osaka when she had the hiccups (after causing them in the first place by deliberately feeding her something too spicy for Osaka to handle). It is suggested that she is much like her physical education teacher, Minamo Kurosawa, much as Tomo is similar to their homeroom teacher, Yukari Tanizaki.Yomi is both smart and athletic: out of the girls, her grades are second only to Chiyo-chan's, and while she isn't as good as Sakaki or Kagura at sports, she holds her own. Despite appearing healthy and fit, Yomi is dissatisfied with her weight and struggles with her fondness for food, particularly sweets and spicy dishes. She is constantly trying new diets, and sometimes anonymously writes to radio talk hosts for advice or with updates on her progress, which amuses Tomo. Yomi is also a terrible singer, as shown when the girls sing karaoke one Christmas (ironically, her seiyū, Rie Tanaka, is known for her beautiful singing voice). It was also revealed in Azumanga Daioh: Supplementary lessons that Yomi hates cicadas. Despite her good academic abilities, Yomi was the last of the friends to pass a university entrance exam.
WHO SHOULD THE CHARACTER SOUND LIKE?
She could sound like Nancy Novotny's role. youtu.be/BHoclFRG9wg youtu.be/78h6956Jvxs
Auditional Lines:
#1. [You're predicting what personality the new transfer student has] Maybe he's a mature and polite boy who respects his elders and peers. I would die for a guy like that!
#2. [You're a bit fed up with Tomo so you let Tomo be herself.] Whatever, Tomo-chan. You're so delusional, you know that?
#3. [You're annoyed with Tomo because she won't shut up about the Fonz] Yes, I know Tomo! Has anyone ever told you that you’re annoying?
Sakaki
ABOUT THE CHARACTER
Sakaki (榊 Sakaki), full name unknown, is tall, soft-spoken, and uncomfortable with her height and her busty physique. Because she is shy, she seldom speaks, and this reticence is misinterpreted and admired as "tough", "mysterious", and "cool" — a reputation compounded by her natural athletic ability. However, her true personality is quite the opposite — while mistaken for being aloof and surly, she's actually very kind, polite, compassionate and gentle, cares a lot for her friends, and while athletically gifted, she's more the type fond of cute and girly stuff. She is the subject of Kaorin's (largely unspoken) infatuation. In contrast to what other students think of her, Sakaki has no interest in sports and has a secret passion for all things cute (which she eventually admits to Chiyo). Despite her shy, reserved nature, she has a very strong desire for friendship, leading her to attach herself to the group. If she is aware of Kaorin's infatuation, she shows no sign of it. She is also very intelligent and academically gifted, being third in her class. Not infrequently, however, she's shown to be quite the airhead; next to Osaka, she's the character who has her head in the clouds the most, daydreaming about the cute things she's quite obsessed with. Sakaki's passion for cute things encompasses animals both real and stuffed (she gives her own stuffed animals names, like a small child). Once, having heard that Sakaki liked bears, Yomi buys Sakaki a can of bear stew, to her horror. Sakaki is particularly taken with cats, but cannot have one at home because her mother is allergic. Unfortunately, cats hate Sakaki for unknown reasons — one in particular, a gray cat known as Kamineko, delights in luring her close so he can bite her. Kagura theorizes cats think her hand smells like fish. One subtitle in the manga explains that the street cats suspect that Sakaki approaches them with murderous intent, likely due to her size and stone-faced expression.[citation needed] During the class trip to Okinawa, Sakaki bonds with an Iriomote cat, the first cat who ever let her pet it. Later, after the cat's mother is run over by a car and killed, he follows Sakaki to Tokyo, who adopts him and names him Maya. At his arrival, Maya suddenly appears and chases off a malicious horde of the cats led by Kamineko who were threatening Sakaki and Chiyo. Confronted by Maya's wildcat "battle aura", the cats wilt and scatter. Because of Sakaki's mother's allergy, Maya is taken in temporarily by Chiyo.
WHO SHOULD THE CHARACTER SOUND LIKE?
Christine Auten's role. youtu.be/naYvKNTIHnU youtu.be/kVQyy9ZaZQQ
Auditional Lines
#1. [You imagine what personality the new transfer student is] Or maybe he's a kind, gentle boy who loves animals and nature. It would be a dream true!
#2. [some improv might be nice]
Kagura
ABOUT THE CHARACTER
While she makes appearances earlier on as one of Minamo Kurosawa's students, Kagura does not become a true acquaintance of the group until sometime later, joining Yukari's class in the 2nd year (Yukari selects her as a ringer to win the school athletic competitions). She devotes most of her time to the swim team but is an all-around good athlete. Thanks to her dedication to swimming Kagura receives some rather pronounced tan lines during the summer months, which friends like Osaka waste no time in pointing out – her exact words being: "You know, with that you could go to the pool wearing nothing and no one would even notice that something was missing".She also has a one-sided rivalry with Sakaki and attempts to outdo her in all activities, whether it is playing softball, sprinting, or even eating lunch. This is how her character was introduced to the rest of the cast, when during 1st year's field day, she was defeated by Sakaki in a running event. The next time the two meet, Kagura has decided to make Sakaki her rival, yet she also makes continuous attempts to be a good friend to Sakaki. Sakaki is a natural athlete (and doesn't remember a thing about running against Kagura during the first Athletics Fest, which stuns Kagura) and defeats her in almost everything except stamina events. Like her would-be rival, Kagura is embarrassed when Tomo Takino calls attention to the size of her breasts. Kagura is similar to Tomo in sheer energy and her lack of interest in studying, but is not prone to Tomo's impulsive outbursts and irritating behavior. Her low test scores and apathy for schoolwork have earned her a place in the "Bonkuras" (translated as "Knuckleheads" in the anime and "Numbnuts" in the original manga translation) alongside Tomo and Ayumu. Kagura's grades were actually slightly worse than Tomo's and Osaka's which led to her becoming the leader of the Bonkurazu by default. But because that leader title basically showcased how bad her grades were, it was something with which Kagura was anything but happy about. Tomo also points out that despite their scores and attitude toward schoolwork, they both ended up in the prestigious high-school anyway. However, in the manga, Kagura has been seen doing very well in health, getting a 91 on a test, to which Tomo remarks the reason for doing so well was her large breasts, to which she rebutes.
WHO SHOULD THE CHARACTER SOUND LIKE?
Allison Sumrall's role. youtu.be/naYvKNTIHnU youtu.be/x6fk9cPG81c
Auditional Lines:
#1. [You think to yourself looking confused by the fight. You're also in denial that you're admiring the Fonz.] What the heck is going on here? Everyone is fighting over Fonzie. He's not that great. He's just a guy. A guy who can do anything he wants, and everyone loves him. A guy who can ride a motorcycle, fix things, play pool, listen to music, watch movies, and hang out with his friends. A guy who can date beautiful women like Yukari-sensei. A guy who can wink at me and make me blush. A guy who can...(shudders) No! What am I thinking? I don't like Fonzie. I don't like him at all. He's not my type. He's too cool and rebellious. He's too smooth and charming. He's too loyal and brave. He's too humble and respectful. He's too...Urghh! Stop it, Kagura! You're not falling for Fonzie. You're not falling for him at all. You're just admiring him. You're just admiring him as a friend. A friend who can wink at me and make me blush. A friend who can...
#2. [You're imagining what the new transfer student's personality is like] Maybe he's a strong, brave boy who can protect us from danger. Whenever we’re in trouble, he could save us from something like wild cats, bears, or even a man-eating rabid squirrel.
#3. [Some improv might be nice]
Yukari
ABOUT THE CHARACTER
Yukari Tanizaki (Japanese: 谷崎 ゆかり Tanizaki Yukari), also known as "Miss Yukari" (ゆかり先生 Yukari-sensei) by her students, is the homeroom teacher of Koyomi, Tomo, Chiyo, Sakaki, Ayumu, and Kagura, the six main protagonists of the anime. She is not only the girls' English and homeroom teacher (class 3), but a teacher with very unconventional methods and a rather close relationship with the class. Her students are casual enough to call her by her given name (Yukari-sensei in lieu of Tanizaki-sensei, with a few, mostly Tomo, addressing her as the extremely informal Yukari-chan (Japanese); just Yukari in English). Depending on the day, time, and her mood, she can be either a horrible tyrant or one of the sweetest, most touching teachers ever. Her behavior ranges from mercilessly teasing Chiyo and hitting students with blunt objects to kind and gentle words and simple, encouraging notes on tests telling students she believes in them.[citation needed] She is often selfish, irresponsible, miserly, generally dysfunctional, and also easily angered, and shamelessly expects her friend and fellow teacher, Minamo Kurosawa ("Nyamo"), to not only tolerate all of this, but to enable it. She becomes jealous when Nyamo receives nicer birthday presents from her students, and will even give her students study hall so that she can ditch them and go swimming at the school pool. In one episode, when Yukari is in a terrible mood about the lack of birthday presents, Tomo complains it's simply because Yukari's birthday is during Summer Break.Off the job, she frequently drags Nyamo out on expensive drinking parties, which Nyamo usually has to pay for. Yukari is very fond of Korean barbecue, which becomes the object of many of her extravagant wagers involving the class. She even becomes incredibly jealous whenever anyone has eaten expensive food, such as snow crab or Matsusaka beef. She is also a huge fan of video games, and becomes angry when the store runs out of the newest game.Yukari's driving skills are infamous, showing no concern for the rules of the road, people, other cars, signs, or the speed limit, and the many dents on her parents' car (dubbed the "Yukarimobile" by Yomi and the others) is evidence to that.Her insane driving has impacted Chiyo and Kaorin's psyches rather profoundly (causing severe mental scarring to Chiyo in the process), and has even caused Sakaki and Osaka to briefly lose their composures. In spite of this, or perhaps because of it, Yukari loves to drive. The only one who can tolerate Yukari's driving is Tomo, who shares Yukari's love of destruction and mayhem.Yukari and Nyamo are alumnae of the school the girls attend, and she even appeared at a Sports Festival in her old uniform (which led to a prostitution joke from Tomo Takino in the manga).Yukari and Tomo have similar obnoxious personalities: they are both boastful, jealous, delusional, lazy, and selfish. Rather than being hateful, though, they are amusing and likeable – one can see why their friends like them, even as they are annoyed by them. The balance between the dual natures of Yukari and Tomo's characters is a unique achievement of the author, and one of the peculiar charms of Azumanga Daioh.Yukari can speak English fluently, and uses this ability to claim intellectual superiority over Nyamo. (Though the anime treats her speech as fluent, she has a very strong accent.) At one point in the manga, however, she tells her class that the only true purpose for studying English is to pass tests but gets angry when Tomo uses this statement against her.
Who should the character sound like?
Luci Christain's role. youtu.be/jDYQmlXKEr8
Auditional Lines
#1. [some improv might be nice]
Additional Voices
Here are some of the additional voices for the audio skit. Here's the additional voice roles:
Kaorin - youtu.be/jDYQmlXKEr8
Nyamo - youtu.be/OeRUJOvnZXQ
Chihiro - youtu.be/jDYQmlXKEr8
However, please note that I would be doing the role of Ohyama, sorry about that.
Auditional Lines
#1. [some improv based on your desired character in the additional voice roles would be nice]
RECORDING GUIDELINES
#1. Be sure not to edit or process your auditions. We'll handle that during production.
#2. A good microphone is recommended (Blue Yeti, Blue Snowball, XLR Mics)
#3. Have some fun!
#4. Absolutely NO troll auditions.
Deadline: July 24th, 2023 8:30 PM EST
