LovegetCHU♥ Miracle Voice Actor White Paper - A moving review that delves deep into the fascinating world of voice actors

Love Get CHU♥ Miracle Voice Actor White Paper - The story of voice actors who shine between dreams and reality

The TV anime series "Love Get CHU♥ Miracle Seiyuu Hakusho" aired in 2006 and depicts the growth and struggles of girls who aspire to be voice actors. As an original anime work, it was written by Marie Koizumi, directed by Mitsuhiro Togo, animated by Radix Ace Entertainment and produced by Alico System. The series aired from April 5th to September 27th, 2006, with all 25 episodes airing on TV Tokyo every Tuesday from 25:30 to 26:00.

story

The main character, Ichigohara Momoko, is an 18-year-old girl who aspires to be a voice actress. She pursues her dream of becoming a voice actress together with four other girls who joined the voice actress agency at the same time as her. With the pure desire to meet her idol, Momoko spends her days in the rigorous training school with Rinka, who works as a doujin voice actress, Yurika, who loves anime more than anything, Tsubasa, who only plays boy roles, and Amane, who made the switch from being a gravure idol to a voice actress.

After overcoming the rigorous training at the training school, the five make their debut as junior voice actors and form an idol voice acting unit. The story also depicts the chaos that ensues at Momoko's boarding house and her romance with Atari, who works at an animation company, and depicts their growth, friendship, and the challenge of pursuing their dreams.

Commentary

"Love Get CHU ♥ Miracle Voice Actor White Paper" is an entertaining work with laughter and tears, including behind-the-scenes stories from the voice acting and animation industries. It depicts the real lives of girls who aspire to be voice actors, and many viewers empathize with their struggle between their dreams and reality, providing a new appeal as a voice actor animation.

cast

The voice actors for the main characters are as follows:

• Momoko Ichigohara - Megumi Takamoto
• Amane Ohara - Maria Yamamoto
• Yurika Sasaki - Yurika Ochiai
• Rinka Suzuki - Ryoko Shintani
• Tsubasa Onodera - Azuma Sakamoto
• Atari Maeda - Naozumi Takahashi
• Professor Takemiya - Masako Nozawa
• Eri Daimon - Kotono Mitsuishi
• Mizuto Ichinose - Hikaru Midorikawa
• Runa Narita - Yuka Imai
• Kiyoka Hojo - Kimiko Koyama
• Tokihisa Edogawa - Yasunori Matsumoto
• Yumi Nakamura - Atsuko Enomoto
• Tsuyoshi Manabe - Hideki Tasaka
• Shinsuke Yamashita - Shinnosuke Tachibana
• Yuji Kumano - Yuji Ueda
• Mayu Kawamura - Kei Shindo
• Junko Wakabayashi - Miho Yamada
• Yukiya Aoki - Yoshiro Miura

Main Staff

The main staff who supported the production of this work are as follows:

• Original story - Marie Koizumi
• Director: Mitsuhiro Togo
• Series Composition - Toshihisa Arakawa
• Character design: Rinko Yuzuki
• Character design - Takahashi Shigeyo
• Art director: Shinji Katahira
• Color design - Yukari Fujiki
• Director of photography - Atsushi Nakayama, Makoto Nishijo
• Edited by Masahiro Goto
• Sound Director - Hideyuki Tanaka
• Music - Yuki Matsuura
• Producer - Marie Shioiri
• Animation Producer - Yoshinobu Iwatani
• Animation Production - Radix Ace Entertainment
• Produced by - Alico System

Main Characters

Below are detailed profiles of the main characters:

Ichigohara Momoko

18 years old, height 155cm, weight 46kg, B86(70D)W60H84, birthday May 5th (Taurus), blood type O. A lively girl who attends a voice actor training school and aims to become a voice actor. She is a bit of a crazy, silly, passionate person, with a lively, bright, and positive personality. She is not the type to take action normally, and only raise her hand after seeing everyone else raise their hand, but when she gets carried away or has momentum, she tries her best. She is a dreamer more than most, and her delusional wall + monologues to Usagi are characteristic. She is easily flattered, has a strong push and is in a good mood and relies on others. When she was 13 years old, she became a fan of the coach of the anime "Skater Legend Love" that was airing, and won a script giveaway on the show, which prompted her to aim to become a voice actor.

Atari Maeda

20 years old, 167cm tall, birthday May 5th (Taurus), blood type A. He is an animator working at an animation company, and is a very ordinary boy. He is timid and shy, and has a hard time finding the courage to do something. He is kind to everyone, and because he cannot say no when asked, he often gets caught up in the troubles that Momoko causes. He graduated from a vocational school and joined an animation company at the age of 20. Although he joined the company as a budding animator (in-between), he is in charge of production progress due to a shortage of manpower. He is currently so busy with the work at hand that he has lost sight of his goal. He would like to become a key animator and then become a character director or character designer, but for now that is a dream come true. He is gradually drawn to Momoko's positive and hard-working attitude.

Suzuki Rinka

18 years old, height 157cm, weight 49kg, B95(75E)W64H90, birthday October 3rd (Libra), blood type AB. She is a quiet character and wears glasses. She is not a very pushy person and always keeps a step back. Although she is often absent-minded and does things at her own pace, she was originally involved in doujin activities and is well known as a doujin voice actor. She was somehow attracted to the name "professional voice actor" and entered the training school.

Ohara Amane

19 years old, height 160cm, weight 44kg, B90(70E)W58H80, birthday September 1st (Virgo), blood type A. Born into a family of entertainers, she is a young lady living in a luxurious mansion. She made the transition from gravure idol to voice actress. Being raised as a young lady, she is selfish, overconfident, and sometimes behaves in a condescending manner towards everyone. On the other hand, she is also a hard worker who works hard when no one is watching and never shows it. She has an outstanding figure and is a bit prickly. Her father is a leading actor in period dramas, and it was expected that she would become an actor, but she chose to become a voice actress in order to become a first-class actor on her own strength. She is always accompanied by a maid named "Hojo Kiyoka" by her side.

Yurika Sasaki

18 years old, height 153cm, weight 42kg, B70(60A)W56H72, birthday December 6th (Sagittarius), blood type B. A devilish character with a mature personality who speaks her mind. She is knowledgeable about the voice acting industry and is a mature person in many ways. Although she has a slightly old-lady personality, she is a cousin of Atari, and chose to become a voice actress because of a promise she made with Atari when she was little. She is a busybody and likes to talk, but is proactive when it comes to things other than romance.

Tsubasa Onodera

18 years old, height 151cm, weight 40kg, B72(60B)W54H78, birthday July 28th (Leo), blood type O. A tomboyish character, she is an aspiring voice actress who has decided to only play boys. She is a boyish girl who calls herself "boku" and speaks like a boy. In a word, her personality is stubborn, but she also has a side to her that allows her to quickly get along with everyone. She is good at sports and is good at physical activities at the training school, but her big problem as an actor is that she does not want to play girls' roles. She works part-time as a delivery girl wearing inline skates.

Daimon Eri

28 years old, 167cm tall, AB blood type. She is the strong-willed female president of the voice acting agency "Lambda Eight". She was a former popular voice actress who sadly retired. She was a super popular idol voice actress who played Amemiya Ai/17 years old in the legendary anime "Skater Legend: Love", a play within a play. She is against idol voice actors who are pampered and get work even though they don't have the basics, but she has no choice but to deal with them in order to run the company. She wants Momoko and her friends to become talented, long-lasting voice actors, not idol voice actors. She is Mito's ex-boyfriend.

Mizuto Ichinose

28 years old, 182cm tall, blood type A. He is the most popular male voice actor belonging to Lambda Eight. He is in the same year as Eri and played the role of coach in "Ske-Love". He was one of the first to discover Momoko's talent and secretly supports her. In fact, he is Eri's ex-boyfriend. He tends to be seen as having a frivolous personality, but when it comes to acting, he is extremely serious. Contrary to his outward appearance, he has a surprisingly serious side.

subtitle

The subtitles for each episode are as follows:

• Episode 1 - Momoko becomes a voice actress!! (2006/04/04)
• Episode 2 - Momoko's new life begins!! (2006/04/11)
• Episode 3 - Momoko starts a part-time job!! (2006/04/18)
• Episode 4 - Momoko's Stage Debut!? (2006/04/25)
• Episode 5 - Rinka, I'm going to run! (2006/05/02)
• Episode 6 - Tsubasa becomes a girl! (2006/05/09)
• Episode 7 - Yurika, I'll Live for This Love! (2006/05/16)
• Episode 8 - Amane, I'm going to rebel! (2006/05/23)
• Episode 9 - Momoko, something's wrong! (2006/05/30)
• Episode 10 - Momoko, the plan is a success! It's time to step up!? (2006/06/06)
• Episode 11 - Momoko Beats Senpai! (2006/06/20)
• Episode 12 - Momoko does her best on her first job! (2006/06/27)
• Episode 13 - We're going to be idols!! (2006/07/04)
• Episode 14 - Momoko is on her way to becoming an idol! (2006/07/11)
• Episode 15 - Momoko, is it okay to continue like this? (2006/07/18)
• Episode 16 - Momoko, give it a shot! (2006/07/25)
• Episode 17 - Momoko, a love that is not shared! (2006/08/01)
• Episode 18 - Momoko, All You Can Do Is Laugh! (2006/08/15)
• Episode 19 - Momoko, it's all over! (2006/08/22)
• Episode 20 - Momoko is wandering around! (2006/08/29)
• Episode 21 - Momoko, I'll survive!! (2006/09/05)
• Episode 22 - Momoko falls in love on a deserted island! (2006/09/12)
• Episode 23 - Momoko takes flight into the future! (2006/09/19)
• Episode 24 - Momoko finally does it!! (2006/09/19)
• Episode 25 - Extra: Momoko, a strange story... "Find the fake Kiyoka!" "The manager, Runa's secret..." (2006/09/26)

Theme songs and music

The theme songs and insert songs of the work are as follows.

Opening Theme

• OP1 - Nanairo Nadeshiko
• Lyricist: Kouji Ide
• Composer - Kouji Ide
• Arrangement - Masato Kamata
• Sung by: Megumi Takamoto
• OP2 - Nanairo Nadeshiko
• Lyricist: Kouji Ide
• Composer - Kouji Ide
• Arrangement - Masato Kamata
• Sung by: Sister×Sisters (Megumi Takamoto, Ryoko Shintani, Yurika Ochiai, Azuma Sakamoto, Maria Yamamoto)

Ending Theme

• ED1 - Cry a little
• Lyricist: Seiko Fujibayashi
• Composer - Daisuke Imai
• Arrangement - Daisuke Imai
• Sung by: Mei Nakabayashi

Insert song

• IN1 - God = Big Brother!
• Lyricist: Yuki Matsuura
• Composer - Yuki Matsuura
• Arranged by Yuki Matsuura
• Sung by: Sister×Sisters (Megumi Takamoto, Ryoko Shintani, Yurina Hase, Azuma Sakamoto, Maria Yamamoto)

Ratings and Recommendations

"Love Get CHU ♥ Miracle Seiyuu Hakusho" has been well received by many viewers as a work that depicts the realistic lives of girls who aspire to be voice actors. It has been particularly praised for the unique growth stories of characters such as Momoko, and for the glimpse into the behind-the-scenes world of the voice acting industry. Another appealing aspect of the show is that it is packed with a variety of elements, such as the gap between the reality that girls face while chasing their dreams as voice actors, friendships with classmates, and romance.

This is a work that I would like to recommend not only to those who are interested in voice acting, but to everyone who is chasing their dreams. In particular, you will be able to empathize with the realistic depiction of the voice acting industry and the characters' growth stories. In addition, the theme songs and insert songs are also attractive, and you can enjoy the afterglow after watching. Please give it a watch at least once.