 According to a news report on Yahoo! Japan, two companies which manage seiyuus have closed on February 23, 2014. The parent company has filed for bankruptcy in the Tokyo District Court. All contracts with seiyuus had already expired in January and were not renewed.The two companies which have been affected are Media Force (founded in 1981) and Dream Force (founded in 1999). Some high-profile voice actors have been associated with these companies including seiyuu Daisuke Hirakawa, who currently goes free. The companies had about 100 employees including contracted voice actors. The Yahoo! report cites difficulties in sales and revenues as reasons for the "advanced management rationalization and termination of unprofitable businesses." It also states that the management had plans to cancel the contracts with the seiyuus if they were unable to turn around the company by this January. Both companies together have around 100 million Yen in debt, according to the report. Source: Yahoo! Japan, Daisuke Hirakawa's Tweet |
mta_pnFeb 17, 2022 6:36 PM
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| I can't say I'm acquainted well enough with the companies to differentiate them, and to know which voice actors are signed on with which, but this isn't very good news. Hopefully they'll be able to find work. |
Ckan said: I can't say I'm acquainted well enough with the companies to differentiate them, and to know which voice actors are signed on with which, but this isn't very good news. Hopefully they'll be able to find work. It says right in one of the first sentences that these companies had no contracts with anybody since January and didn't close until a couple days ago. The only people out of a job are a few agents/managers. |
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TallonKarrde23 said: January wasn't so long ago. I don't recall any 'news' of whole companies of voice actors losing their contracts (until now), so despite being late news, it's still relevant. Or do voice actors gain contracts easily?Ckan said: I can't say I'm acquainted well enough with the companies to differentiate them, and to know which voice actors are signed on with which, but this isn't very good news. Hopefully they'll be able to find work. It says right in one of the first sentences that these companies had no contracts with anybody since January and didn't close until a couple days ago. The only people out of a job are a few agents/managers. |
| Well... Not seeing this on any other news sites yet, but I am guessing that they found new agencies for the seiyuus that they were contracted with. |
xKiYoMiNaTiONx said: Well... Not seeing this on any other news sites yet, but I am guessing that they found new agencies for the seiyuus that they were contracted with. Yeah the mid tier and top talent most likely are in other agencies. |
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phoenixalia said: Daisuke Hirakawa? He will find another company right? He won't stop working after this right? Right? I'm sorry if I sound paranoid but he's one of my favorite seiyuus. He said in twitter that he's going freelance now https://twitter.com/hiradume/status/438207275736375296 |
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| unemployment strikes again |
mistress_kisara said: phoenixalia said: Daisuke Hirakawa? He will find another company right? He won't stop working after this right? Right? I'm sorry if I sound paranoid but he's one of my favorite seiyuus. He said in twitter that he's going freelance now https://twitter.com/hiradume/status/438207275736375296 The voice of Rei from Free ;.; |
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| Oh well, hopefully someone picks up some of these voice actors. Rei from Free was pretty good, even though I didn't like him that much. |
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| Ruh-roh, that means every anime character will now be voiced by Microsoft Sam. |
| Right on my birthday XD.... |
OngPQ said: Any millionaire otaku here wanna buy them over and form your own seiyuu harem? Or do I have to do it? Are you a millionaire? Pls spare moni ;_; |
| i don't need to worry about Hirakawa, Daisuke, he is a high profile seiyuu he will definitely find another company to work with. |
| I think Hirakawa Daisuke will not be having trouble getting work. He's a very high profile seiyuu. Plus, he's more active on drama cds and games (otome and BL) than animes. |
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| The mid to high profile VAs probably won't have a problem finding a new agency. It's the newbies that will definitely feel the impact (and the office staff of course). How does it work anyway? VA auditions for an agency. Agency accepts him/her. Agency finds job for VA. Like that? |
"May those who accept their fate be granted happiness." "May those who defy their fate be granted glory." |
Stark700 said: mistress_kisara said: phoenixalia said: Daisuke Hirakawa? He will find another company right? He won't stop working after this right? Right? I'm sorry if I sound paranoid but he's one of my favorite seiyuus. He said in twitter that he's going freelance now https://twitter.com/hiradume/status/438207275736375296 The voice of Rei from Free ;.; #Pray4Rei |
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| Welp. Hopefully this doesnt happen to the other seiyuu management companies and hopefully Hirakawa-san will still land some roles. |
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