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This time around, there is no way you can't know about these composers as they are or were either a vital part of those projects or are known for their trademark sound that doesn't change across franchises and artists. Let's talk about Noriyasu Agematsu (Utapri, GHOST CONCERT, VISUAL PRISON, Mamoru Miyano, Shouta Aoi) and MIKOTO (Marginal #4, Lagrange Point, Unicorn Jr., MEZZO, Re:vale...

From soul and hip-hop music to heavy rock and fancy electro-rock, these 2 composers have had their hands creating some of the most iconic songs by your favorite male seiyuu and 2D music projects. You and I are going to talk about Shinnosuke (TRIGGER, IDOLiSH7, Daisuke Namikawa, TRD, Jin Ogasawara) and R.O.N (Dear Vocalist, FABULOUS NIGHT, HYPNOSIS MIC, A3!, STEREO DIVE FOUNDATION). Did you enjoy t...

Dreamy soundscapes, beautiful vocals, and some of the coolest and most chill songs you will ever hear. This is how I describe the music composed by zakbee and Leeep, the composers you and I are going to talk about in this episode. This time around I put in the same episode composers that have actually collaborated in the same 2D music projects, sometimes, even composed music for the same groups. D...

Now, this episode features two composers that will be known to many fans of 2D music. They are ridiculously versatile, composing high-quality music in various music genres, giving unique identities to several groups within the same franchises, while keeping things always fresh for each group. It’s time to talk about Akira Takizawa and Satoru Kuwabara. Did you enjoy this episode? Consider ranking t...

Do you love the music by TRIGGER, UNDEAD, or even QUELL and Loulou*di? Do you know who is behind some of their songs? The ones that create the wonderful worlds you experience in those? In this episode, you and I are going to talk about two absolutely amazing composers: Tomohiro Nakatsuchi and Takeshi Hama. Did you enjoy this episode? Consider ranking this podcast or leaving a review on your prefer...

So when you think about 2D music… what do you pay the most attention to? Is it the performances, the voices in detail, the compositions, the stories (which is to say, the lyrics), or the whole package? In this episode let’s talk about some of your favorite composers for 2D music projects as well as mine. ---- THTFHQ's chill discord server: https://discord.gg/APrmUu8e (valid until February 10)...

Awesome nominees, amazing music that kept on pushing the boundaries of quality and technicality for seiyuu artists and 2D groups. Memorable performances and outstanding CD releases. It’s time to check the winners - as voted by you - at THTFHQ AWARDS 2022. --- If you want to know my take on 2022’s best songs, albums, and the voice actors that impressed me the most check the articles below (I promis...

We’re already well into 2023 but it is time to talk a bit about what I expect to change this year, which will be the big comebacks/new releases or which 2D music projects will jump popularity-wise. Now is the time to share what I anticipate for 2023 and check if I got any predictions right for the past year. Did you enjoy this episode? Consider ranking this podcast or leaving a review on your pref...

2022 is already well behind us. But who were the male seiyuu that stood out the most last year? Who were the seiyuu that made sure to impress with outstanding performances in various 2D groups, some even in their solo artist activities? It’s time to check the 12 seiyuu that impressed in 2022. To create this episode, I have into consideration several things about the seiyuu in question: How active...

After talking about the best songs and albums by male seiyuu and 2D music projects released last year, it’s time to cover the albums that I feel were completely overlooked yet, they are awesome and deserve all your love and attention. From insanely technical performances to laidback ones, from pitch-black songs to aggressive rock anthems, emotional ballads, and passionate tunes. There was a little...

From complex concepts spawning several songs, to simple concepts that create cozy, intimate experiences that feel like getting a warm hug after work to perfect nods to 80s and 90s music, not to mention the hours of outstanding performances, there was no shortage of quality coming from seiyuu artists and 2D groups. And it’s the time to celebrate the best albums by 2D groups and seiyuu artists relea...

2022 was filled with astounding performances by both male seiyuu artists and 2D groups. The production quality has risen a whole lot to the point that almost all songs you come across will sound near perfect. Seiyuu are taking singing incredibly seriously, some of them being insanely innovative doing things no other seiyuu artist has done. Some 2D groups have a defined, robust identity that they a...

2022 is wrapping up and when you look back, so much has happened in this year for fans of 2D music projects and seiyuu artists. Between big live shows and tours, unexpected comebacks, and albums that arrived to shake everyone to the core, there was no shortage of interesting things happening this year. And in this episode, you and I are going to revisit some of those things and notice how this yea...

From projects with an all-star cast to those betting heavily on new, up-and-coming talents, in this episode you’ll get to know a bit about some of the most buzzworthy 2D music projects launched in 2022. But there were also promising projects that despite having had strong debuts, managed to disappear from the public eye as fast as they appeared or, in case of projects launched a couple of years ag...

It’s time to talk a bit about the biggest things that happened in the seiyuu industry, namely the unexpected solo debuts and the new 2D groups and seiyuu units that joined in and are already impressing everyone. This is the first out of several episodes to be released in the next couple of weeks about the big happenings in 2022. This time around, you and I are going to cover the solo artist and 2D...

While being signed to a big talent agency is both an accomplishment and an opening of the doors to a career that can, potentially, be a really good one, there are other options for seiyuu when it comes to management. Smaller or independent talent agencies can provide a more balanced management experience and, at times, are the solution to the low pay that seiyuu get when signed by big talent agenc...

Being represented by a talent agency can open doors for seiyuu, especially early down in their career. And throughout their career, being signed to a talent agency brings clout to both sides. Regardless if seiyuu join big talent agencies or smaller agencies launched by seiyuu that were through with receiving miserable pay for their work, the truth is that there are more seiyuu signed to talent age...

To become a seiyuu and have a break in the voice acting industry in Japan requires one to join a talent agency. These companies manage their careers and help them get opportunities however, if they are so good, why do seiyuu end up wanting to go freelance? What are talent agencies? What is their importance and what can they do for seiyuu? Let’s answer these and more questions in this episode. Than...

This is an episode all about the spooky, Halloween-themed songs performed by some of your favorite male seiyuu and 2D groups. This is a special list feature episode and you can find the written version on handthatfeedshq.com as well as in the description of this episode. Article: https://www.handthatfeedshq.com/12-halloween-themed-songs-by-male-seiyuu-2d-groups/ Spotify playlist: https://open.spot...

This is an episode all about those seiyuu that either decided they wanted to pursue college as their passion for voice acting was wavering, simply were in love with the field in which they took a degree, or were originally focused on getting a degree even before thinking about joining the seiyuu industry. Curious about the seiyuu that decided to pursue their passions on a university/college level...

Much has changed in the seiyuu industry since the 90s. Some things for the better, others for the worst. From not showing their faces to having to showing them in order to get famous even down to what is now expected of newcomers, the voice acting industry in Japan is almost unrecognizable from the 90s up until now. In the previous episode, you and I got to know the insights from popular seiyuu Me...

That the seiyuu industry has been changing in the last couple of years is a given. Fans, especially those that have been supporting seiyuu for a couple of years or even those more curious or sensitive to it will notice those changes. But what do seiyuu themselves have to say about these changes? And how did 2020 almost completely ruined the lives of seiyuu? Megumi Ogata interview for Business Insi...

In the past couple of years, male seiyuu have been impressing everyone with their singing skills. Some of them are on a jaw-dropping high level of skill and as such have made solo debuts but there is still a whole lot of talent that is not worried about making a solo debut or has been more active in 2D music projects and yet, they have been impressing everyone with their performances in cover proj...

After covering the male seiyuu that started their careers in live acting it is time to cover the other side of the coin, the voice actors that took a step towards becoming actors, some quite successfully. From brief cameos to leading roles in TV dramas, they’ve done it all. In this episode let's talk about the skills seiyuu have and how they can transfer to live acting, why seiyuu are actually...

Nowadays there is the talk that seiyuu have been trying to stray away from acting in anime and jumping to TV dramas and series, lending their bodies instead of their voice to acting. However, when you take a closer look, there are actually quite a lot of seiyuu that made the inverse jump. They were initially stage actors, TV drama live actors, or musical actors. In this episode let's cover som...