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Megumi Ogata Livedoor Interview (May 2018) [2/2]
I could make it this far because I overcame that adversity. Megumi Ogata on fighting to the end with Kurama during her newcomer period.
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Even though they called me, “Impertinent.” The days of fighting for my juniors.
In the 1990′s, Megumi Ogata played a role in what people would call the, “Third Voice Actor Boom.” Voice actors’ work expanded into radio shows, the music industry, gravure-style photoshoots, and more. As someone who was a leader during the boom, she has more stories than she can count, including ones that, even looking back on them now, are beyond imagination.
#anime#anime industry#acting#seiyuu#seiyuu interviews#megumi ogata#third voice actors boom#japan#voice acting#sailor uranus#haruka tenou#yukito tsukishiro#bishoujo senshi sailor moon#cardcaptor sakura#yu yu hakusho#1990s#yami yuugi#yuugi mutou#oowada rui#fashion#(This is such a good and important and informative interview from Ogata)#(I respect Ogata so much)#(I haven't read the first part abt Yu Yu Hakusho or Kurama relevancy yet)#(because I haven't finished that series yet and managed to avoid most major Kurama story spoilers for This long)#(Like obviously I know Things Happen with Kurama but aside from that)#(Ogata is genuinely so important and it frustrates me to this day how horribly awful my fandoms continue to treat newcomer seiyuu)#({INCLUDING IN THIS VERY FANDOM ITSELF} So I'm glad Ogata got to comment on that even a bit here if earlier)#(She's also 'Yami' in '''Season 0''' or more aka the original 1st 7~ or so volumes of Yugioh manga before we find out Later canon Info)#(And Season 0 Yuugi too!!! '''Season 0''' of which was *also* Toei TM done during early 90s~2000s)#(AKA People here should read this entire article First before talking to me about the seiyuu *at all* *Pls*)