UlasanAnime.com – This article reflects on the year 2012, highlighting significant events within the anime and voice acting community, particularly focusing on the marriages of several notable seiyuu and the author’s personal reflections on blogging and content sharing.
The author begins by acknowledging the somewhat unusual title of the post but proceeds to divide the content into two main parts.
The first part of the review focuses on what the author identifies as a major theme of 2012: the year many prominent voice actors (seiyuu) got married. While admitting this is based on personal knowledge and there might have been other years with more marriages, 2012 stood out. The author notes that voice talents today have a much higher public profile than in the past, largely due to social networking which allows them to promote their work and provides fans with a closer look into their personal lives.
The article then lists several seiyuu who got married in 2012, along with links to their announcements:
- Rie Tanaka (married to seiyuu Kouichi Yamadera) – noted as particularly significant due to the prominence of both individuals.
- Shizuka Itou – mentioned as likely receiving the most enthusiastic fan reactions.
- Ryoko Shiraishi – described as a bit of a surprise, given her rising career.
- Maria Yamamoto – a brief mention of her current activities.
- Kumiko Watanabe (married to seiyuu Kouji Tsujitani) – the author recalls meeting Kumiko Watanabe and describes her as a cool person.
- Akemi Kanda – referred to as another “Negima grad.”
- Ayumi Tsunematsu – noted for having a couple of roles the author paid attention to that year.
- Kanae Oki – mentioned without further comment.
- Keiko Nemoto (married to seiyuu Masaya Takatsuka) – listed as another married couple.
In addition to the seiyuu marriages, the post also mentions other related unions:
- Tsuyoshi Koyama and Mikuni Shimokawa both got married on Valentine’s Day.
- ZUN, the creator of the Touhou Project, also tied the knot.
The author extends congratulations to all the newly married couples of 2012, expressing hope for their lasting happiness.
The second part of the post shifts to the author’s personal blogging journey. The author estimates this is their second or third year of posting content on their platform, and also notes that a fellow blogger, associated with “Cowboybibimbop,” is likely in their third year. The author mentions experimenting with cross-posting content to Pinterest but clarifies it’s still in the trial phase.
While not placing significant importance on chronological milestones, the author expresses appreciation for the years of effort some individuals have put into collecting and sharing seiyuu photos online in an accessible manner, offering a toast to their contributions.
Looking ahead, the author states, “Up next: I feel fine.”
A postscript mentions that their XCOM game progress is slow due to not having played it recently.
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The post concludes with a list of other “Year in Review 2012” articles from the author’s site:
- Introduction
- iM@S
- Sengoku Collection
- Tsuritama
- Music
- Seiyuu
- N-list
