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Oct 15, 2012 9:23 AM
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According to the official website of To LOVE-Ru Darkness, seiyu Jo Masako will take a maternity leave. Considering her health, the role of Mikado Ryoko was switched from Jo to Sakurai Harumi.

Source: To Love-ru official website
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Oct 15, 2012 9:29 AM
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Actually this announcement CAME LATE. When Ep.2 was aired, fans in Japan already noticed that the seiyuu for Mikado Ryoko (the school doctor) had been changed to Sakurai Harumi. This kind of cast change should have been announced before the new seiyuu's voice was heard. Otherwise it would just create needless speculation from fans about what had happened to the original seiyuu.
So MAL finally starts locking news threads that are only a few weeks old?

I wonder where was the announcement of this change? Or we are seeing yet another case of changes made that impacted users but not communicated to them?

I wonder how long people would put up with this.

As much as I have a bunch of information to share about anime announced recently I cannot share it in news board, and the anime series is too disorganized and chaotic to share information except with people already interested in the particular series.
Oct 15, 2012 9:33 AM
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symbv said:
Actually this announcement CAME LATE. When Ep.2 was aired, fans in Japan already noticed that the seiyuu for Mikado Ryoko (the school doctor) had been changed to Sakurai Harumi. This kind of cast change should have been announced before the new seiyuu's voice was heard. Otherwise it would just create needless speculation from fans about what had happened to the original seiyuu.

Oh, I didn't even notice it.
Oct 15, 2012 9:38 AM
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Oh, I didn't even notice it.

Fans in Japan can be really meticulous in checking details in anime. Even if they might have not been able to tell a seiyuu was changed when they heard the voice, many actually read the ED credits at the end of each episode (how many overseas fans do that??) and this was how they found out (or confirmed) a change had been made.
So MAL finally starts locking news threads that are only a few weeks old?

I wonder where was the announcement of this change? Or we are seeing yet another case of changes made that impacted users but not communicated to them?

I wonder how long people would put up with this.

As much as I have a bunch of information to share about anime announced recently I cannot share it in news board, and the anime series is too disorganized and chaotic to share information except with people already interested in the particular series.
Oct 15, 2012 11:14 AM
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symbv said:
Oh, I didn't even notice it.

Fans in Japan can be really meticulous in checking details in anime. Even if they might have not been able to tell a seiyuu was changed when they heard the voice, many actually read the ED credits at the end of each episode (how many overseas fans do that??) and this was how they found out (or confirmed) a change had been made.


Oh that's true they can read it,in compare to us who can't, but oh well at least they didn't cancel or delayed it and I like to see Sakurai performance's
Oct 15, 2012 11:26 AM
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Oct 15, 2012 12:35 PM
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Zhou said:
symbv said:
Actually this announcement CAME LATE. When Ep.2 was aired, fans in Japan already noticed that the seiyuu for Mikado Ryoko (the school doctor) had been changed to Sakurai Harumi. This kind of cast change should have been announced before the new seiyuu's voice was heard. Otherwise it would just create needless speculation from fans about what had happened to the original seiyuu.

Oh, I didn't even notice it.


She was too insignificant of a character for me to notice a change even though I love the series.

Oct 15, 2012 12:47 PM
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Oh so it was Mikado's seiyu that changed? I thought Yui's changed...
Oct 15, 2012 3:23 PM
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Won't affect the show for me at all.
Oct 15, 2012 3:45 PM

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HauntingShock said:
Won't affect the show for me at all.

Same with me, and she's not one of the main characters anyways take care of yourself :)
Oct 15, 2012 3:56 PM

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HauntingShock said:
Won't affect the show for me at all.


Me either, whether its the manga or the previous series or whatever she was never a major character.
Oct 15, 2012 4:59 PM

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I wondered why Ryoko's voice was a little off.

Won't affect the series for me though.


Oct 15, 2012 10:14 PM

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InfiniteDestiny said:
HauntingShock said:
Won't affect the show for me at all.

Me either, whether its the manga or the previous series or whatever she was never a major character.

RyanSaotome said:

She was too insignificant of a character for me to notice a change even though I love the series.

Actually I noticed the change as well when I saw Ep.2, independent of the 2ch (which I checked later). It is because I have a habit of checking the seiyuu of the supporting characters that stand out in the episode. In Ep.2's case it is the school doctor.
So MAL finally starts locking news threads that are only a few weeks old?

I wonder where was the announcement of this change? Or we are seeing yet another case of changes made that impacted users but not communicated to them?

I wonder how long people would put up with this.

As much as I have a bunch of information to share about anime announced recently I cannot share it in news board, and the anime series is too disorganized and chaotic to share information except with people already interested in the particular series.
Oct 16, 2012 6:09 AM

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Guess it wasn't just me when I thought Mikado-sensei's voice sounded different when I watched the raw the first time around. Probably helps that I use headphones to listen to the episodes. Makes noticing voice changes pretty easy.
Oct 16, 2012 4:18 PM
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I too noticed a sudden change in her voice.

Regardless, I offer her many congratulations. ^^;
Oct 17, 2012 9:21 AM

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Ryoushi06 said:
HauntingShock said:
Won't affect the show for me at all.

Same with me, and she's not one of the main characters anyways take care of yourself :)


right all i can say to her is congrats and take care
Oct 18, 2012 1:22 PM

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If she is pregnant congrats but if sick get well soon.
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Get well for her.

Who read about Aya ? Japan blames for anything >:
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Oct 23, 2012 4:47 PM

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Wow, I didn't notice.
Well for her, Congrats.
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