Seiyuu Agencies

This is a rough guide to seiyuu agencies in Japan. I use Representative Director as a translation of [daihy torishimari yaku], which can also mean CEO (Chief Executive Officer), Executive Director etc. Some of the other translations I use: [shihonkin] - capital [seishozoku] - full members [junshozoku] - semi-attached [azukari] - under custody [gymu teikei] - partnership Also, associated companies here can mean subsidiaries, parent companies, partnerships and so on. Sometimes the official websites dont make the association clear, so I leave it under that heading unless there is specific information available. Quick Jump : 81produce | AIR AGENCY | Across Entertainment | Aksent | Aoni Production | ARTSVISION | AT Production | Atomic Monkey | Avex Planning & Development | B-Box | Production Baobab | Bungakuza | dwango artist production | Engeki Shudan En | Genki Project | Go-Coo | Haikyo | Gekidan Haiyuza | Gekidan Himawari | Holy Peak | Im Enterprise | JTB Entertainment | Kaleidoscope | KeKKe Corporation | Ken Production | Kenyu Office | Liberta | Max Mix | Mausu Promotion | mediarte Entertainment Works | Mediaforce | Music Rayn | Office Pac | Office Osawa | Oscar Promotion | Pro-Fit | RAMS | remax | Gekidan Seinenza | Sigma 7 | Space Craft | Ts Factory | TAB Production | Toei academy | Toritori Office | VIMS | ViVo | Vocal | Y.M.O. | YU-RIN PRO The Big Ones 81produce Established : 3 February 1981 History : Breakaway from Production Baobab Capital : 10,500,000 yen Rep. Director : Minamizawa Michiyoshi (former manager of Nozawa Masako) Total number of employees : 270 seiyuu Affiliated theatrical groups : Dramatic Company (under Nakao Rysei), Feydeau (under Nakamura Hidetoshi) Associated companies : HALF H-P STUDIO (sound production), Sewedi SP (CGI works, event production), 81Produce Training Schools - 81ACTORS (sic) STUDIO in Tokyo & Osaka Focus : Animation voice works, radio, film dubbing etc. Has close ties with NHK. Notes : 81produce is one of the biggest seiyuu agencies around, and has much clout thanks to its close ties with the industry. If you spot HALF H-P STUDIO in the credits for an anime production, its obviously likely that a fair chunk of the seiyuu will be from 81p. They have their own training school (but dont produce a whole lot of big-names), and are also very adept at pinching talents from other companies and have ended up with an almighty problem of way too many seiyuu on their books, which leads to a lot of their talent eventually leaving to either join another agency, or to form their own (ie Water Orion & Office Nozawa) - Shimizu Ai is the most recent departure. Talents : Sakurai Takahiro, Kakihara Tetsuya, Seki Toshihiko, Sasaki Nozomu, Toyoguchi Megumi, Takayama Minami, Yuzuki Ryka, Shinohara Emi Production Baobab Established : 1 August 1979