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Friday, November 16, 2018

Noriko Shitaya:

The seiyuu for Rydia from Final Fantasy IV is talented well beyond that role.  Her performance as Momiji in Cross Game is fantastic, to the point that she almost steals the whole show.  As the main character of Fate/Stay Night, Sakura Matou, no one can complain.  She's also the star behind the cult classic Alien Nine (the pink one), and the inheritor of the role of Lailah from Tales of Zestiria after the original died -- done so well you can hardly tell the difference.

If I had to pinpoint what makes her voice stand out, it's the voice of a girl that you immediately want to protect.

Add in all the fantastic jobs she's done across her long and storied career, and she definitely belongs in my anime voices hall of fame.  That's only my 133rd seiyuu, so there's still plenty of room left for 67 more.

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