Yuriko Yamaguchi, the Japanese voice of Nico Robin will take a rest from her duties on the One Piece Television series. Yuko Kobayashi will fill in for her on the Fuji Television Network animation from March 4th. Yuriko Yamaguchi will perform her role as normal in the latest One Piece Moive due out March 3rd.
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=795
This outta be good.
Oh, noooooooooo…
I love Yuriko's voice.
Well, let's see how well Yuko fills in the meantime.
But no one can do Robin's voice as well as she can….
:sad: Awwwww. I guess she deserves a break tho, but what a time to do it… right in the middle of her arc.
…what~? You gotta be kidding me! Why?! Is she pregnant or just bored with it?! Robin hardly bloody talks….Enies Lobby is Robin's bloody arc and she's jumping the boat, wtf is a matter with her?!
EDIT: ...wait, where was this announced? I don't see anything for this anywhere. Are you sure this just isn't a rumor someone is feeding us?
EDIT: …wait, where was this announced? I don't see anything for this anywhere. Are you sure this just isn't a rumor someone is feeding us?
It was announced on the official site (http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/onep/news.html)), so yeah, it's confirmed, not just a rumor.
Huh. Wonder why she's taking a break. I now that Ikue Otani (Chopper's VA) took a break due to pregnancy during Water 7, but does whatever you got this from say anything about why she's taking off? I'm sure she has her reasons, I'd just like to know why though.
Is she sick or what?
Sad thing is, we're in the middle of a Robin-centered arc.
Yes, I don't understand… She must be sick...
Does she currently have any other active roles beyond Robin currently?
Yes, I don't understand… She must be sick...
Does she currently have any other active roles beyond Robin currently?
Well, she's Nurse Joy in Pokemon, who appears in almost every episode.
I don't know what season Pokemon is on in Japan but Nurse Joy usually doesn't appear in almost every episode…
I wonder for how long? Does it say on the site?
She sure chose a bad time though, hehe. Hopefully she'll be back before one of the more key acting moments.
Damn this is horrible. I could deal with chopper's va gone, even if the va was horrible who replaced her, but damn. This sucks, I hope this new girl does a new job.
_ Originally Posted by mr.allsunday
Nice job jumping on the bandwagon there Aethos, I can only wish I was as cool as you_
maybe she just needs some vacation.. as long as she comes back :(
i'm curious about the new voice.
from http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/onep/news.html
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There is no reason stated above, so I guess this is just a temp break for her.
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Well, remember back at the ..One Piece..um-con or whatever you call them where they announced the 10th One Piece movie? Usopp said they were already at
! the Going Merry scene. So I take it we won't notice the change until after this arc.
more than likely this will coincide with the upcoming post Enies lobby filler (don't pretend like you don't know it's comming)
Well, remember back at the ..One Piece..um-con or whatever you call them where they announced the 10th One Piece movie? Usopp said they were already at
! the Going Merry scene. So I take it we won't notice the change until after this arc.
You mean the 8th movie? :P At Jump Festa?
That's not necessarily true though…it could be that she already took a break in the past the episodes where she's gone are coming up. Until we see which episode that she's gone from first we don't know.
8th, yeah 8th. I have no idea where I got 10 from.
But yeah, I'm just assuming she's recorded that far since she was there when that took place. (Or was she? I have no idea I'm making stuff up as I go along.)
I talked about it yesterday in the raw thread and Demon Rin translated straight from the official site, Robin's voice will change on episode 299 already.
Btw, Yuriko wasn't in the last Jump Festa, she and Chopper's VA were absent.
more than likely this will coincide with the upcoming post Enies lobby filler (don't pretend like you don't know it's comming)
It's undeniable that we'll get filler.
But Toei does a good job with fillers, so I won't mind at all.
So she really is taking a break. . .right in the middle of that arc. Gah, whatever. I didn't mind Chopper's replacement, so I'll be optimistic for this new lady.
I'm gonna post Rin's translation in here for people who don't check the RAW thread. It might be nice to have it edited into the first post.
This time, The Decision was Made that Yamaguchi Yuriko, who is currently providing the Voice of Nico Robin, is Getting the day off!
A lof ot Support has been recieved and there seems to be a lot of worry, but don't Fret! She will be returning as soon as possible! She is unfortunately Exhausted and it's unfortunate, but we hope you can understand.
Starting with the One Piece Episode Broadcasting March 4th, Yuuko Kobayashi will take her place as our "Pinch-Hitter".
Also, In "One Piece: Episode of Arabasta: The Desert Princess and the Pirates" which will be hitting theatres March 3rd, the Voice segments have already been Recorded, and it will be Yamaguchi's Voice appearing.
Yes, I don't understand… She must be sick...
Does she currently have any other active roles beyond Robin currently?
Well, she's Ritsuko in Evangelion, and there's those movies coming up… of course, there's no telling how big of a role her character will have, considering the secrecy the movies have been kept under. :wassat:
Just read in a Pokemon website that Yuriko is being replaced on Nurse Joy's role too. So yeah, she's off the business for a while.
Hopefully this new girl sounds something like the current one
People are judging the new voice off her Washu (Tenchi Muyo) voice, which is very unfair..
I'm hoping this is like when Nami's voice actress "took a break" during Little Garden and the change wasn't noticable. I still rewatch that arc don't notice the difference.
Chopper's, OTOH, was like nails on a chalkboard and as much as I like Kazue Ikura's Koari Makimura (City Hunter/Angel Heart) her Chopper wasn't that great and sounded either too nasally and screechy.
Here's hoping she'll do a good job, but in truth I don't recall Robin having many key lines in this portion of the arc. Then again I recall back in the day when Kae Araki (Miaka from FY, Chibi-Usa from SMR-Stars) had to place Kotono Mitsuishi (Sailor Moon) during the Sailor Moon season finale (where they all died) and she did an excellent job so it's not the first case of Toei having to replace a seiyuu during a critical part of a series, ironically Sailor Moon's original seiyuu returned on the specific episode when she got her SMR brooch power-up.
At least she didn't leave during the "I WANT TO LIVE!!!" scene, that would have sucked.
O-chan
For those of you who never heard Robin's replacement's voice, here's a clip of Tenchi Muyo! GXP, where she of course, voiced Washu.
It's not bad. Different, but I won't particularly mind, really.
For those of you who never heard Robin's replacement's voice, here's a clip of Tenchi Muyo! GXP, where she of course, voiced Washu.
It's not bad. Different, but I won't particularly mind, really.
Sounds fine to me.
'don't see what the chaos is all about…
Just watched the episode. Here's an audio sample for you guys from today's episode.
http://www.sonicfighters.com/FightingMagic/Videos/Robin'sNewVoice.wav
That's…basically all she says.
Doesn't sound bad at all. Granted, she didn't say much, though…
Oh wow. This sucks. Hopefully, the temporary replacement does a good job and Yuriiko returns soon if anything.
I can't get the clip to play for some reason, it comes out all distorted.
ah, the news kinda shock me O_o but after hearing the voice, it's not bad at all. I just hope that Yamaguchi-san come back for the 'unlocking handcuff' event.
now, come to think of it, usually Robin didn't talk that much, and when she talks, most of it are cool. then came this Robin centered arc (which I love it very much) where Yamaguchi-san needs to scream, cry, being punched, etc.etc. not to say Robin talks quite a lot here. she must be tired then. I really love the 'I want to live' voice acting, which I believe as the most hardest part of all….
so, I think she needs some rest, and since Robin didn't talk that much for now, I'm okay with it. but.... please return soon Yamaguchi-san....... >_<
It's not bad. But that's only three words she's saying. What happens when Robin has to say a sentence or two. Hopefully it will sound okay, but we can't be so sure.
I can't get the clip to play for some reason, it comes out all distorted.
It took me twice by clicking the link in order for it to work. If it doesn't afte ra fe wtries, try pasting the URL into Windows Media Player or Quicktime Player.
It's funny how a Robin based Arc barely has Robin speaking at all.
Edit: I had a post up here talking about how we shouldn't hear the changes for a while because the episodes are animated quite some time in advance. It's not like they create an episode weekly. I hadn't seen that there was some clip when I posted that, though.
…So that there would be a change in her voice is hella weird, because at the latest Jump Festa they were talking about how they'd already done recording at least up to when they SPOILER ALERTburned MerrySPOILER ALERT and that Usopp's voice actress was taking it really hard and that they were all pretty much in tears.
Are you sure that's someone else's voice?
The official website said 299 so it's 299.
They could have voiced random episodes instead of in order if they said that and you didn't misunderstand.
Huh. I wonder why she wanted off? Though I can't really blame her, everbody wants a break every now and again.
 
Yuriko Yamaguchi, the Japanese voice of Nico Robin will take a rest from her duties on the One Piece Television series. Yuko Kobayashi will fill in for her on the Fuji Television Network animation from March 4th. Yuriko Yamaguchi will perform her role as normal in the latest One Piece Moive due out March 3rd.
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=795
Damn, well this is a shame, no more new episodes for me….unless the new VA is just as good.
Someone please delete my other thread about this.
And is it still unknown as to why she's doing this? I mean, I really like Robin's voice….
The difference is really hard to tell even if you purposely listen to it. The only situations when it is obvious was when she does stuff like "arghh" etc. And that really doesn´t bother anyone.
According to people unless you're purposely listening in order to throw a tantrum, you can't hear the difference.
..this has nothing to do with the question he asked.
the bigot who thinks being an asshole is actually worth shit
@Cap'n:
..this has nothing to do with the question he asked.
Yes it did, smartass. To his comment on him liking Robin's voice.
Oh happy day!
ニコ・ロビン役・山口由里子さんが、８月１９日（日）（フジテレビ）放送分より復帰致します。応援していただいている皆様にはご心配をお掛けいたしましたが、元気に現場に復帰しておりますので、ご安心いただければと存じます。これからも「ワンピース」を宜しくお願い致します。
Yamaguchi-san will be coming back to her role as Nico Robin, when One Piece returns on the 19th.
Appears she had a bun in the oven. She had a very healthy baby boy "like Luffy" :P, and looks forward to returning to the show.
Ah that's good news. Compared to the 10 or so episodes Okamura and Ohtani were missing from, I was beginning to get worried and thought maybe she just wasn't interested in the series anymore.
But I have to say, part of me will miss her substitute VA, she really did a good job of filling her shoes IMHO, although Robin just doesn't sound right in Japanese with somebody else.
