#Ryoutarou Okiayu

[sashi-ya]

Like every year, enjoy Byakuya singing Silent Night ✨

[wolfchild48]

Afuresou na Pool 1 (あふれそうなプール 1)

Itou, Kentarou (伊藤健太郎) x Midorikawa, Hikaru (緑川光); Narita, Ken (成田剣); Okiayu, Ryoutarou (置鮎龍太郎); Chiba, Isshin (千葉一伸); Toriumi, Kousuke (鳥海浩輔) Copyright Intercommunications 1999 Mangaka: Ishihara Satoru (石原理) Genre: Romance / Yaoi / School Date: 25 March 1999 Company: Intercommunications (インターコミュニケーションズ) Summary: In order to regain his true self that he lost in junior high school, Iriya…

[vraisetzen]

forever thinking about how michikatsu joined the demon slayer corps, created moon breathing, and unlocked a mark in a brief period of time, and yet...

his envy for yoriichi's abilities kept him blinded to his own talent – each time he spoke of himself, it was done so in comparison to his younger twin:

this was something that stemmed from the time he was a child, and witnessed how yoriichi felled their tutor with a wooden sword.

it isn't that he doesn't know how strong he is – i'm sure michikatsu, of all people, would be painfully aware of his own strengths and weaknesses. it was just that in the face of someone much stronger, a "one-of-a-kind prodigy"...

and most of all: a twin – a spitting-image reminder of how that could have been him if yoriichi was never born – there seemed no other way for him to define his own abilities without comparison.

in the same way that the glow of the moon cannot exist without reflecting off the brilliant light of the sun.

[crehador]

there is a black nail polish epidemic in valhalla (appreciative)

[cocotome]

New Otomate Party 2022 footage!! Whoop!

[swallowtail-lotus]

To Slumber {Hades x Reader}

Repost

I was inspired by the Bella Notte cover by Ryoutarou Okiayu

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The king of the Underworld smiled fondly as he laid in his bed, holding you gently in his strong arms. You were slowly falling asleep on his chest, your chest moving up and down. He let out a few chuckles as he feels your cheek brush against his toned chest. Hades always adored his beautiful wife.

Hades moved his hand, gently caressing your cheek while taking the time to admire your face, his eyes moving to your lips. He loves how soft and sweet they are.

"Mmmm... Love..." You mumbled quietly, moving yourself up a bit, wrapping your arms around him. Hades sighed, running his fingers down your back.

"Kirei na kirei na yoru

ko yoi wa Bella Notte

yasashiki Bella Notte~"

You moved your head to look at your husband in surprise. Hades had never sang before, and oh boy, was he good at it.

"Aisuru futari ga

kata wo yosere ba

tokimeku omoi ga

yozora ni no boru~"

Your heart skipped a beat from the very sound of his voice. His singing is deep, but it was very smooth.

"Shizuka na yume no yō ni

hoshi furu Bella Notte~"

You didn't say a word during his singing. You laid your head on his shoulder, sighing in satisfaction as Hades continued to sing.

"Aisuru futari ga

kata wo yosere ba

tokimeku omoi ga

yozora ni no boru~"

You felt yourself falling asleep just from his voice alone. You wanted to stay up to hear more, but his voice just had to be very pleasant.

"Shizuka na yume no yō ni

hoshi furu Bella Notte~"

By the time Hades was finished, you had fallen asleep on his shoulder. Hades leaned in to kiss you on the forehead, resting his head next to yours.

"Goodnight, My Beloved~"

[beevean]

Do any of the voice actors from the games reprise their roles in NFCV? If they do, how would you say their acting there holds up to their previous work? (Did they even try to reach out to some of the game actors, as far as we know?)

I know at the very least they got a new actor for Dracula rather than any of his previous actors.

Ryoutarou Okiayu voiced both Alucard in SoTN and Trevor in NFCV. It's a funny coincidence, but I don't know if it was intentional lol. I listened to some scenes in the second episode, and I have to say that he did a good job giving N!Trevor a fitting, less elegant voice, although he doesn't match Richard Armitage's gruffness.

In the original dub, no VA reprised their role - and the fact that most of the new cast is British might be a reason why :P (I don't know why they went through this route when Powerhouse Studios is based in Texas, I genuinely don't know how this works)

Honestly glad they didn't. Ellis infamously joked that he tortured N!Hector because Theo James sounded too heroic and commanding. Can you imagine the character going through all of that shit with Crispin Freeman's voice? I would have committed a murder.

[vividblaze]

We're rewatching Gundam Wing and I was distracted by Okiayu Ryoutarou voicing one of the characters and how badly I wanted to draw Nikkou.

[another-lost-mc]

any voice claims for your ocs? love your work btw!

Thank you so much! In terms of voices, this is what I've imagined for myself, although I'm still thinking about the options for Ten-ten and Metatron. Azra's is not up for debate. lol

Karasu - Akira Ishida

Azra - Junichi Suwabe

Zee - Ryoutarou Okiayu

Tenebris - Yuuki Kaji

Metatron - Mamoru Miyano

[swallowtailcherry]

Currently listening to Belle Notte by Ryoutarou Okiayu❤️ His voice is just- 😍

[sashi-ya]

Since I visited Venice (after 14 years, now I realize how old I am), I remembered -and I'm sorry if I said this before- that my Oc Haruka visited Venice with Byakuya for their honeymoon. Got inspired mostly because of Ryoutarou Okiayu's (Byaku's VA) version of Bella Notte. So, I might want to write something similar for reader! 🌸🦢

[mollymerula]

tagged by @unshatters-your-teacup to shuffle 10 songs from my On Repeat playlist!!

Death Demon Festival by KODOKULOVE & ROSU

Natsuhayate - Enishi ver. by Okiayu Ryoutarou

Eternal Theatre by Okiayu Ryoutarou

Sora wa Takaku Kaze wa Utau by Luna Haruna

Ayanagi Showtime by Natsuki Hanae, Ono Kenshou, Arthur Lounsbery, Hosoya Yoshimasa, and Maeno Tomoaki

Houmatsu no Yume by Okiayu Ryoutarou

宵々 by 佐藤流司 ＆ 心之介(ZIPANG OPERA)

Straightforward by Natsuki Hanae, Arthur Lounsbery, and Morikawa Toshiyuki

NEVER SAY NEVER by Uncle Bomb

Wanna be Scream? by Ryoutarou Okiayu, Takeuchi Shunsuke, Shimazaki Nobunaga, Hoshi Souichirou, and Takanashi Kengo

thank u emma!! 💜💜💜

[vraisetzen]

when you learn that the original amazon trio in sailor moon super s share the same VAs as hantengu, kokushibo, and akaza:

[duck-kmt]

I watched Kimetsu in theaters 😭💞 it was sooooo good, i'm so excited for the next season. Here's my Impressions so don't read if you don't want to be spoiled.

They give a booklet at the entrance containing a short lore recap, staff commentary, keyframes of the Upper Moons and a Setsubun postcard ("Demons out! Fortune in!" ... why is Zenitsu playing the demon when Nezuko is right here??? Well I guess I wouldn't have the heart to throw her beans either... but....)

It started with a short recap of season 1 with Gurenge playing in the back, then Mugen Train with Akeboshi, then a recap of season 2 until the last two episodes that were screened again in their entirety.

I think rewatching them on the big screen made me appreciate them more - I watched it a lot of time already, but I cried again at Gyuu and Daki's last moments. I love how the lightwork is done in this scene, Ume always in the light but ultimately joining Gyuutarou in the dark... it's beautiful 😭

Then after Zankyou Sanka played, finally Swordsmith Village arc started!!

Episode 1 is one hour long.

It starts with the Upper Moon meeting and WOW ... Infinity Castle is BEAUTIFUL and extremely stylish. I was impressed with the camera work- usually I am not a huge fan of 3D and 2D mixed together but this was so well done, I was really in awe. Especially I have in mind a shot of Akaza with the camera panning up, it looked so smooth! Maybe it's evil of me lol but I had in mind Chainsaw Man anime which tried and, most often failed at incorporating 2D characters into 3D environments... Ufotable gave us a lesson in how to do it masterfully IMO.

(They are still not forgiven for the ugly Enmu tentacles in Mugen Train. But I Almost forgive them because Infinity Castle looked that amazing. Makes me look forward to the final arc...!)

The whole scene had that pressuring, stressful feeling to it- you can Feel how dreadful Muzan is even to the Upper Moons and I really liked that. The weird camera work due to Infinity Castle's messed gravity added to that uncomfortable atmosphere.

Mamoru Miyano as Douma is ... well... what you'd expect of Mamo lol- and I feel this character enables him to perform in that over-the-topness that fits him so well, so him and Douma are a match made in heavens.

Kousuke Toriumi is Gyokko, I felt odd about it but it works, he's gross and gives me kimochi warui feelings so it's a success lol. Seeing the mouths and eyes animated adds to the grossness.

Toshio Furukawa is Hantengu!!!!! I'm so excited!!! I'm sorry but I have a huge Furukawa bias, especially lately, so I'm glad he took on a new role... in Kimetsu no less...! And again it might be my bias lol but his acting breathed a lot of life into a character I never paid much attention to. It's exciting! IDK if he'll dub all the Hantengus or just the tiny wrinkled one... I hope he gets to play them all and show off in a cool role again 😤

Marina Inoue is Nakime. And well... we don't hear her much. But actually hearing the Biwa really adds to the unsettling feeling of the scene.

And finally Okiayu Ryoutarou is Kokushibou. FINE! I believed Koku would be dubbed by Tsudaken to the very end...😭 But Okiayu's Koku had that terrifying air of greatness to him, I love how he performs the signature slow speech, so I approve of him 😤 (who cares about my approval really.)

Anyways, Upper Moon meeting was a huge flex all around- the music, the animation, the camera work, the lights, the characters - it makes the Infinity Castle, And Muzan, as huge and terrifying as they should be. And IMO it will make the last arc much clearer to understand.

(i think during the commentary Shimono and Kitou had said something about demons showing up and getting lost in there because it's so huge😂)

Then the focus switches to Tanjirou's dream of Sumiyoshi and Yoriichi. The way Yoriichi appears mirrors the way Kokushibou is introduced - focusing on his back, his hair color, his earrings, and finally his face. Kokushibou looking absolutely terrifying with loud orchestra music in the back, Yoriichi appearing calm and (apparently) serene in a quiet dream. This was very well done, and effectively tricked my anime-only friend who watched with me into thinking they are the same person 😂 Well done!

IIRC Sumiyoshi wasn't dubbed by Hanae? I'm not too sure. But otherwise looked the exact same as Tanjirou down to the color palette.

Tanjirou wakes up and events unfold just like in the manga. A bit more of focus on Gotou, and Kanao is really cute in that scene, it's good hearing her raise her voice.

We see Inosuke departing on a new mission, and Zenitsu who has already left to one. Of course he's crying and complaining, but he's wearing a cute scarf with a pattern reminiscing of Chuntarou. Cute!

We get good panoramic shots of the Swordsmith Village which...makes me want to travel frankly. I need to go to a hot springs soon haha. Some added scenes I think of Tanjirou watching the Swordsmiths at work, praising their skills and showing gratitude.

Mitsuri is still introduced through the onsen scene- but this time we get a butt shot and a front shot panning up from her crotch to her face. Nice. (important commentary)

Mitsuri is like, a role made for Kana Hanazawa lol, she just sounded really cute in every scene, but also serious when needed. Her complaining about Genya ignoring her then quickly changing her mood when dinner is mentioned was cute. The 'Kanroji Mitsuri supports the Kamado siblings!' line was really good as well. I think special care was put into the scenes where she interacts with Nezuko, I like the way their hands were animated, and the focus put on them in the scene where Mitsuri mentions her own siblings. I'm glad Nezuko has someone giving her affection that isn't Tanjirou. As Kitou said she's always surrounded by boys so this was really cute and heartwarming.

When Mitsuri runs to Tanjirou and he yells 'Watch out! Your chest is going to show!', he catches her and fixed her kimono so her boobs are tucked in again. Tanjirou is such a good boy ... what a cute scene lol. I also liked the way she whispers into his ear and he tries to keep silent through his nosebleed. A Good Boy indeed.

Then Tanjirou finds a tooth in the bath...

Finallly... At last.... Genya!!!! 😭💞 I got so excited seeing him at last!!! I was so worried because on every piece of promo art he has been so far, he's drawn so weird, I guess to match his appearance from the manga, but I'm really glad it was updated as well to match his design from this arc in the manga... He looks so good, so handsome, I'm sorry I have a Genya bias, he's one of my favourite so my heart leaped when I saw him 😭

The timing of the scene was fast paced, but well done! Tanjirou reminisces the boy he met at Final Selection, shouts his full name, and strips- this is where the eyecatch is (the eyecatch's illustration is a naked Tanjirou with his crotch covered by a crow lol.)

And of course he is told 'Die!' immediately as his head is pushed into the water... Even if it pains me because Genya is always compared to Bakugou and it's dumb and I Hate It, I Have faith in Nobuhiko Okamoto to deliver us a good Genya! He didn't say much but I liked it! A very genya like 死ねえ!!! Thank you!

I want to watch it again, it was fast so I didn't get to look at how Genya's body is drawn enough...😤 it sounds weird but, I wanted to take a good look at his scars...

Anyways, the episode ends with Tanjirou looking for the mysterious weapon Mitsuri mentioned and stumbling upon Muichirou, Kotetsu (dubbed by Ayumu Murase I think?), and the Yoriichi doll, which only the back can be seen, making Tanjirou (and the anime-only viewer. rubbing my hands together evilly at my friend who went Ooohhh!!!! next to me in the theater.) mistake it for an actual person. There's focus on the earring of course, and it's a great way to end the episode, tying the doll's cliffhanger appearance with Kokushibou's introduction and Yoriichi's appearance in Tanjirou's dream, tricking you into thinking they are all the same person... Well done ufotable well done...

Finally, the opening plays - by Man with a Mission (one of my favourite bands!!! wowie!!) and Milet. I don't have much to say because it was so fast paced lol, but it was good! They do the thing again where Tanjirou + the hashira of the arc, here Mui and Mitsuri, look together in the same direction. A slight spoiler right? Rengoku san....😭😭😭

Right, also about the opening! I wish Genya showed up more. Did we see his gun? I don't remember. He gets a short sequence and is seen again in the end in a group shot of the cast. (shut up about Genya. shut up about Genya.)

After that there was the cast commentary and appearance of the cute Kamaboko chibi mascots, them all together making a little ceremony celebrating officially the beginning of Kimetsu World Tour😌

And that was it!

I'm so excited I'm going to die. I almost want to go again LOL i want to tattoo every frame Genya appears in my brain 😤😤😤

[yume-x-hanabi]

First Ray Chen in Arcane (which I still need to watch orz), now Hilary Hahn is being cast in upcoming anime Ao no Orchestra (source), for a character voiced by Okiayu Ryoutarou no less! This anime is now top of my "to watch" list for that casting combo alone 😂

[tamanone]

just remembered okiayu ryoutarou and inoue kazuhiko once did a song together for the harukanaru franchise. what if tsugikuni twins idol au