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We all know that seiyuu are popular in Japan, but it is hard to guess who is the most popular one of them all. There have been a lot of great seiyuu in the past that one doesn’t stand above the rest, so Oricon decided to ask the public who they though was a legendary seiyuu. So let us take a look at the results.

1. Nobuyo Ōyama / 大山 のぶ代 (Doraemon/Doraemon)
2. Akira Kamiya / 神谷 明 (Kinnikuman/Kinnikuman, Hokuto no Ken/Kenshiro)
3. Masako Nozawa / 野沢 雅子 (Dragon Ball/Son Goku, Ge Ge Ge no Kitaro/Kitaro)
4. Yasuo Yamada / 山田 康雄 (Lupin III/Arsène Lupin III) (RIP)
5. Minami Takayama / 高山みなみ (Detective Conan/Conan, Kiki’s Delivery Service/Kiki)
6. Kōichi Yamadera / 山寺 宏一 (GitS/Togusa, Cowboy Bebop/Spike Spiegal)
7. Noriko Hidaka / 日高 のり子 (Ranma ½/Akane Tendō, Inuyasha/Kikyo)
8. Mayumi Tanaka / 田中 真弓 (One Piece/Luffy, Urusei Yatsura/Ryuunosuke Fujinami)
9. Megumi Hayashibara / 林原 めぐみ (Evangelion/Rei Ayanami, Slayers/Lina Inverse)
10. [Joint] Keiko Toda / 戸田 恵子 (Anpanman/Anpanman, Thomas the Tank Engine/Thomas)
10. [Joint] Aya Hirano / 平野 綾 (Haruhi/Haruhi, Lucky Star/Konata Izumi) 

The results are nothing short of predictable for a person living in Japan. Of course a never-ending show like Doraemon or classic anime like Dragon Ball are the bread and butter of anime culture, so of course they will make it on this list. Just like how Bugs Bunny or Homer Simpson’s voice actor would make it on our list if it was held here. This also shows us that this was more of a poll for the everyday anime viewer, rather than the otaku crowd.

I am saddened. Where is Norio Wakamoto? He rightfully should have the number one, two, and three spot on this list, yet he is no where to be found. Instead we have Aya Hirano taking up the list. Sad days indeed.



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4 Comments
gia online on Nov. 6, 2009
Megumiiiiiiiiii!
zyn on Nov. 6, 2009
Wakamoto Norio is definitely legendary.
Void_Wizard on Nov. 6, 2009
Yay Megumi! :D
BloodRavyne on Nov. 8, 2009
huh I would think Aya Hirano would be higher on the list
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