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Early Retired Female Voice Actors Part 3 Commentary
Introduces 12 cases of female voice actors who retired in their 20s and 30s, briefly explaining their reasons for retirement, representative works, and subsequent whereabouts. It covers various cases of deciding to retire at a young age due to difficulties in the voice acting industry and personal circumstances.
1. 🎤 Yu Murata, retired due to mental difficulties but returned...
- ✅ Debuted in 1997, affiliated with All Star Entertainment.
- ⚠️ Announced retirement in 2008 at the age of 26 due to mental difficulties (unable to sleep or control emotions without psychiatric medication).
- ✅ Returned in 2009 and transferred to a new agency.
- ⚠️ Stopped activities after 2010.
00:00 - 00:15
1. 🎤 Yu Murata, retired due to mental difficulties but returned...
- ✅ Debuted in 1997, affiliated with All Star Entertainment.
- ⚠️ Announced retirement in 2008 at the age of 26 due to mental difficulties (unable to sleep or control emotions without psychiatric medication).
- ✅ Returned in 2009 and transferred to a new agency.
- ⚠️ Stopped activities after 2010.
00:17 - 02:21
2. 🎤 Akira Tomisaka, disappointed in the voice acting industry due to the agency president's incident?
- ✅ Debuted in 1998, affiliated with Arts Vision.
- ✅ Representative work: Amrineurka in 『Utawarerumono』.
- ⚠️ Left Arts Vision in 2007 and returned to Okinawa, retired at the age of 28.
- ⚠️ Many voice actors left after the Arts Vision president's incident of indecent assault on a minor.
02:25 - 03:00
3. 🎤 Kaori Matoi, retired at 38 after being a regular in a national animation
- ✅ Debuted in 1998, affiliated with 81 Produce.
- ✅ Representative work: Shimi-chan in 『Atashinchi』 (2002~2009).
- ⚠️ Left the agency at the age of 38 in 2014.
- ✅ Yuuko Iida took over the role of Shimi-chan from 2015.
03:02 - 03:49
4. 🎤 Hiroko Yuki, retired at 29 due to environmental changes after a representative work
- ✅ Debuted in 1999, affiliated with 81 Produce.
- ✅ Representative works: Haruna in 『Corrector Yui』, Shion in 『Memories Off 2』.
- ⚠️ Retired at the age of 29 in 2004 due to environmental changes.
- ✅ Guest appearances in the Memories Off series and SNS activities even after retirement.
03:50 - 04:23
5. 🎤 Yoshimi Ninomiya, age controversy after retiring at 27?
- ✅ Debuted in 2001, affiliated with I-Spring.
- ✅ Representative work: Roll in 『Mega Man Powered Up』.
- ⚠️ Announced retirement at the age of 27 in 2007.
- ⚠️ It was later revealed that her actual age was older than disclosed.
04:24 - 04:50
6. 🎤 Yumi Yoshikawa, retired after moving to Okinawa to pursue her dream
- ✅ Debuted in 2001, affiliated with Atomic Monkey.
- ✅ Representative works: Koyomi Saeki in 『True Love Story 3』, Misora Tsukishima in 『Ground Defense Force! Mao-chan』.
- ⚠️ Retired at the age of 26 in 2006 after moving to Okinawa to pursue her dream.
04:51 - 05:16
7. 🎤 Hazuki, retired at 33 due to marriage and studying abroad
- ✅ Debuted in 2004, affiliated with Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society (stage name: Tanaka Hazuki).
- ✅ Representative work: Fei Ku in 『Negima! Magister Negi Magi』.
- ⚠️ Retired at the age of 33 in 2010 due to marriage and plans to study abroad.
05:17 - 06:09
8. 🎤 Ne Kiryu, retired at 30 after graduating from Purely Monster
- ✅ Debuted in 2010, affiliated with Amuleto (stage name before debut: Arisa).
- ✅ Joined Purely Monster in 2017 and started voice acting.
- ✅ Representative work: Sino in 『A Centaur's Life』.
- ⚠️ Retired at the age of 30 after graduating from the unit in 2020.
06:11 - 06:39
9. 🎤 Nami Saito, retired from voice acting at 31
- ✅ Debuted in 2012, affiliated with Mouse Promotion.
- ✅ Mainly played minor roles in anime.
- ⚠️ Announced retirement from voice acting at the age of 31 in 2024.
06:40 - 07:16
10. 🎤 Yoa, retired at 27 due to poor health
- ✅ Debuted in 2012, affiliated with Sound Music Production.
- ✅ Mainly active in games.
- ✅ Representative works: Renge Uesugi and Susu Minase in 『Tokyo 7th Sisters』.
- ⚠️ Retired at the age of 27 in 2019 due to poor health.
07:17 - 07:36
11. 🎤 Nanami Takahashi, retired at 23 to become a creator
- ✅ Debuted in 2013, affiliated with Style Cube.
- ✅ Representative work: Charlatan in 『The Case Study of Vanitas』.
- ⚠️ Left the agency in 2022 and retired at the age of 23, aiming to become a creator.
07:39 - 08:13
12. 🎤 Momomo Iwaguchi, too early retirement at 21
- ✅ Debuted in 2016, affiliated with Office PAC.
- ✅ Representative work: Shizuku Nobashi in 『I Want to Deliver Your Voice』.
- ⚠️ Left the agency in 2021 and retired at the age of 21.