Coo. (Wut.)
22 Aug 2012 09:45![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
xaq_the_aereonTo take my mind off the fact that this is the last day before my next big move, I found myself focusing on something a bit more insane, yet a bit more comforting...our favorite pigeon dating visual novel, Hatoful Boyfriend.
One thing I found myself wondering was this: In comparison to the official voice actors from the Drama CDs, how close were Team Hatoful's choices?
(Disclaimer: These are basically speculation on my part...unless I can somehow get my hands on a copy of one of the drama CDs, I can't really say one way or another.)
RYOUTA
Team Hatoful VA: Me
Intended angle: A bit chipper, but in a way that tries to hide melancholy.
Drama CD VA: Asanuma Shintaro. (Starts talking around the 11 second mark.)
Projected accuracy rating: 70%. Voice not rough enough, but I imagine I got the overall emotion down.
KAZUAKI
Team Hatoful VA: David
Perceived angle: Goofy old man, if a bit daft.
Drama CD VA: Hirofumi Nojima.
Projected accuracy rating: 45%. Projected enjoyability rating: 100%.
SAKUYA
Team Hatoful VA: Teo
Perceived angle: Utter snob.
Drama CD VA: Ishida Akira.
Projected accuracy rating: 90%. Aside from the difference in pitch, I'd say that was spot on.
NAGEKI
Team Hatoful VA: Teo
Perceived angle: Emotionally disconnected, kinda sad.
Drama CD VA: Mitsuki Saiga.
Projected accuracy rating: 30%. Gender difference issues aside, it doesn't seem like she could get quite as dead-sounding as you did....so if anything, she's the one who's inaccurate.
YUUYA
Team Hatoful VA: Raven
Perceived angle: 50% suave, 50% sleaze.
Drama CD VA: Kouji Yusa.
Projected accuracy rating: Indeterminate. The only voice examples I could find of him involved singing...in any case, I imagine his voice was a bit deeper, and the character a bit less overt on being a pervert. :b
SHUU
Team Hatoful VA: David
Perceived angle: Creepy with a side order of creepy.
Drama CD VA: Takehito Koyasu. (Starts talking around the 23 second mark. Different Shuu, same murderous bastard.)
Projected accuracy rating: 40%/100%. If anything, the Tim Curry voice somehow wasn't creepy enough. The cold-assisted Wallenstein voice, however, was absolutely perfect.
OKOSAN
Team Hatoful VA: Me
Intended angle: 1 part bird, 2 parts roasted ham.
Drama CD VA: Norio Wakamoto.
Projected accuracy rating: 0%. Attempting to compare to Wakamoto is, from my experience, physically impossible.
ANGHEL
Team Hatoful VA: Raven
Perceived angle: ...Yeah, there are no words to describe it.
Drama CD VA: Takahiro Sakura.
Projected accuracy rating: 10%. Seriously, I can't see someone who voiced Cloud Strife being anywhere near as high-strung and hyper as your version was. Of course, that being said, I now have a hard time imagining Anghel sounding that...bland.
Hrm.
Well, that's that.
One thing I found myself wondering was this: In comparison to the official voice actors from the Drama CDs, how close were Team Hatoful's choices?
(Disclaimer: These are basically speculation on my part...unless I can somehow get my hands on a copy of one of the drama CDs, I can't really say one way or another.)
RYOUTA
Team Hatoful VA: Me
Intended angle: A bit chipper, but in a way that tries to hide melancholy.
Drama CD VA: Asanuma Shintaro. (Starts talking around the 11 second mark.)
Projected accuracy rating: 70%. Voice not rough enough, but I imagine I got the overall emotion down.
KAZUAKI
Team Hatoful VA: David
Perceived angle: Goofy old man, if a bit daft.
Drama CD VA: Hirofumi Nojima.
Projected accuracy rating: 45%. Projected enjoyability rating: 100%.
SAKUYA
Team Hatoful VA: Teo
Perceived angle: Utter snob.
Drama CD VA: Ishida Akira.
Projected accuracy rating: 90%. Aside from the difference in pitch, I'd say that was spot on.
NAGEKI
Team Hatoful VA: Teo
Perceived angle: Emotionally disconnected, kinda sad.
Drama CD VA: Mitsuki Saiga.
Projected accuracy rating: 30%. Gender difference issues aside, it doesn't seem like she could get quite as dead-sounding as you did....so if anything, she's the one who's inaccurate.
YUUYA
Team Hatoful VA: Raven
Perceived angle: 50% suave, 50% sleaze.
Drama CD VA: Kouji Yusa.
Projected accuracy rating: Indeterminate. The only voice examples I could find of him involved singing...in any case, I imagine his voice was a bit deeper, and the character a bit less overt on being a pervert. :b
SHUU
Team Hatoful VA: David
Perceived angle: Creepy with a side order of creepy.
Drama CD VA: Takehito Koyasu. (Starts talking around the 23 second mark. Different Shuu, same murderous bastard.)
Projected accuracy rating: 40%/100%. If anything, the Tim Curry voice somehow wasn't creepy enough. The cold-assisted Wallenstein voice, however, was absolutely perfect.
OKOSAN
Team Hatoful VA: Me
Intended angle: 1 part bird, 2 parts roasted ham.
Drama CD VA: Norio Wakamoto.
Projected accuracy rating: 0%. Attempting to compare to Wakamoto is, from my experience, physically impossible.
ANGHEL
Team Hatoful VA: Raven
Perceived angle: ...Yeah, there are no words to describe it.
Drama CD VA: Takahiro Sakura.
Projected accuracy rating: 10%. Seriously, I can't see someone who voiced Cloud Strife being anywhere near as high-strung and hyper as your version was. Of course, that being said, I now have a hard time imagining Anghel sounding that...bland.
Hrm.
Well, that's that.
