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Episode Game Center Shoujo to Ibunka Kouryuu • Cultural Exchange with a Game Centre Girl - Episode 1 discussion

Game Center Shoujo to Ibunka Kouryuu, episode 1

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u/fakeport https://myanimelist.net/profile/Fakeport Jul 07 '25

It sounds like exactly what it is, an American doing what they think a British accent sounds like. Probably perfectly acceptable for the Japanese and American audiences, but unfortunately an actual Brit it sounds uncanny and offputting as fuck.

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u/chowellvta Jul 07 '25

as much as I love the VA Sally in her other english-speaking roles, I agree it would've been better to have someone who can do a natural-sounding accent from SOMEWHERE in the UK. Heck, even if they're american but grew up watching a lot of Monty Python and Top Gear (this is what I did). I've read elsewhere that CdawgVA is "instructing" her on how to improve her accent, but there's only so much you can do

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u/Freakjob_003 Jul 12 '25 edited Jul 12 '25

I'm late to this show (and it's cute as heck!) and I only learned about Sally's credentials fairly recently, so, honest question:

Are there any bilingual British/Japanese VAs this could have gone to? From what I understand, Sally is kind of a rarity? If not, how often would a Japanese production company outsource to an external VA for this type of show?

I know there's that one VA from Girls Und Panzer who's fluent in both Russian and Japanese, Uesaka Sumire(?), but I'm otherwise unaware of any shows or characters that have a similar language barrier dynamic.

Well, Okinawan Girl, which is just a strong regional dialect and was on my radar, which I now need to check out because this dynamic was adorable.

Quick edit: I was double-checking her history and saw that she voiced Chloe, the American girl that Kanna saves from being kidnapped in Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid. Perfect fit!

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u/chowellvta Jul 12 '25

I wish there were. I'm sure there's bilingual VAs OUT there, but the fact that anime production companies tend to draw from the same pool of VAs (and the general wariness to foreigners in Japan) probably makes it hard for them to break into the scene. The only one I know is Connor Colquhoun (CDawgVA), but he rarely voice acts anymore, and if anything is more on the video game side of voice acting. It's a shame, I've ALWAYS wanted to know what an authentic British accent sounds like in Japanese. I loved Sayaka Ohara putting on an accent for Carol's mom in Tomo-chan Is A Girl, but I'm pretty sure it's still just an impression of a British accent