Ah it's a setting for Text To Speech functionality. Guess they replaced there being just a male and a female voice with there being a list of different voices each identified by a name.

[–] Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world 29 points 5 months ago (2 children)

That's really interesting. Voices didnt need to be segmented by male or female anyways.

Especially since in a lot of animated shows, it's hard to tell anyways. Hell, one of the most popular anime MC is voiced by a woman.

[–] eatCasserole@lemmy.world 32 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Tons of young male characters are voiced by women. I'm curious which anime you're referring to though.

[–] Nikko882@lemmy.world 22 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I'm guessing they are refering to Dragon Ball (Goku). Whose original voice actress (in Japanese) is Masako Nozawa.

[–] dalekcaan@lemm.ee 6 points 5 months ago

You're probably right, but my first thought was Luffy from One Piece, voiced by Mayumi Tanaka in Japanese and Colleen Clinkenbeard in English, both women.

(Also, I can't get over what a good name Clinkenbeard is for a VA who voices a pirate)

[–] XCraftMC@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 months ago

also Naruto

[–] dojan@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

In non-Japanese cartoons as well. Jimmy Neutron is voiced by Debi Derryberry.

[–] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 27 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Went down a rabbit hole with this, thanks.