SEIYUU LOUNGE: podcast on male seiyuu and the seiyuu industry

Launched in August 2020 to celebrate The Hand That Feeds HQ’s 10th anniversary, SEIYUU LOUNGE is the 1st podcast focused on male seiyuu and the seiyuu industry itself.

SEIYUU LOUNGE arrives as a podcast in which not only you’ll go down memory lane and revisit some of the most powerful and important moments in the seiyuu industry and that your favorite seiyuu were a part of, but you also learn the behind the scenes of the industry.

This is a podcast that is welcoming to both veteran fans of seiyuu as well as newcomers and those that want to get into Japanese voice actors but don’t know where to start, what is fact and what is speculation, and what goes on behind the scenes.

The content crafted for SEIYUU LOUNGE is made in a clear and accessible way, even when it comes to talking about terms exclusive to music production and recordings.

Vanessa Silva, The Hand That Feeds HQ’s founder and content creator is your host, sharing her experience in the music industry and geeking about music production and recordings from time to time with you.

Where to listen or watch

SEIYUU LOUNGE is available in all leading podcast service distributors.

Below are the links to the available streams on your favorite podcast providers:

Spotify

Apple Podcasts

Google Podcasts

Anchor.fm

Breaker

Overcast

Pocket Casts

RadioPublic

At the same time, for those that like to have images, graphics, videos and photos alongside all the themes and topics being talked about, SEIYUU LOUNGE is also available in video format on YouTube.

Below are the EPISODES, in chronological order, for your viewing pleasure.

10 most recent episodes of SEIYU LOUNGE

EP.63 – Best Concept Albums by Male Seiyuu Artists and 2D Groups [2021 edition] – SEIYUU LOUNGE

Concept albums are all about creating a story. In those, the listener follows a story told chapter by chapter – song by song – as the singer or singers go into detail about the main character, their life story, ambitions, and challenges.  In this episode, you and I check what are – as of 2021 – the best concept albums by male seiyuu and 2D groups. Albums mentioned in this episode: GRANRODEO "M.S COWBOY no Gyakushu" GRANRODEO “Bokutachi no Gunzou” Shunichi Toki “Party Jacker” Shunichi Toki "True Gazer" Daisuke Ono "STARGAZER" Makoto Furukawa "from fairytale" Soma Saito "in bloom" TRIGGER "VARIANT" — Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thtfhqseiyuulounge/message

1. EP.63 – Best Concept Albums by Male Seiyuu Artists and 2D Groups [2021 edition] 40:46
2. EP.62 – Concept Albums: The New Trend for Seiyuu Artists and 2D groups 20:48
3. EP.61 – 7 Underrated Singers among Male Seiyuu 24:26
4. EP.60 – 7 Rising Stars Dazzling with their Singing Skills in 2021 25:14
5. EP.59 – Can Seiyuu Be Popular (and Successful) Without a Solo Career? 30:59
6. EP.58 – 13 Nostalgic Late Summer Tunes by Seiyuu Artists 17:48
7. EP.57 – Seiyuu Artists That Prove that a Perfect Debut is Possible [Part 2] 30:44
8. EP.56 – Seiyuu Artists That Prove that a Perfect Debut is Possible [Part 1] 26:37
9. EP.55 – Seiyuu Solo Artist Debuts: Recipe for Success 23:40
10. EP.54 – KATARI: Exploring a Whole New World of Musical Poetry 24:16

Interesting topics on Seiyuu and the Seiyuu industry

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Seiyuu Ranking System and Earnings

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The dark side of auditions in the seiyuu industry

Episodes of SEIYUU LOUNGE drop every Friday.

Every month, new, extended articles based on the episodes are released.