TV Asahi has finally aired their seiyuu TV special, titled “Ninki Seiyuu 200-nin Honki de Eranda! Seiyuu Soysenkyo“. Over 200 seiyuu voted among themselves on who they think is great at their job. The results are now in, and here are the Top 26, together with their “Representative Works”, as chosen by the program.

  1. KOUICHI YAMADERA (Kaji, Neon Genesis Evangelion)
  2. MASAKO NOZAWA (Goku, Dragon Ball)
  3. KEIJI FUJIWARA (Mr. Nohara, Shin-chan)
  4. Miyuki Sawashiro (Fujiko, Lupin the Third)
  5. Tomokazu Seki (Suneo, Doraemon 2005)
  6. Mayumi Tanaka (Luffy, One Piece)
  7. Minami Takayama (Moomin Troll, Tanoshii Moomin Ikka)
  8. Ryusei Nakao (Freeza, Dragon Ball Z)
  9. Toshio Furukawa (Piccolo, Dragon Ball Z)
  10. Akio Ohtsuka (Black Jack, Black Jack)
  11. Megumi Hayashibara (Rei, Evangelion)
  12. Toshiyuki Morikawa (Nick, Zootopia)
  13. Hidekatsu Shibata (Mr. X, Tiger Mask)
  14. Junichi Suwabe (Victor, Yuri!!! on Ice)
  15. Kotono Mitsuishi (Sailor Moon, Sailor Moon)
  16. Akiko Yajima (Shin-chan, Shin-chan)
  17. Yoshiko Sakakibara (Haman Karn, Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam)
  18. Kiyoshi Kobayashi (Jigen, Lupin the 3rd)
  19. Yoku Shioya (Ryouta, Slam Dunk)
  20. Shigeru Chiba (Rei, Highschool! Kimengumi)
  21. Noriko Hidaka (Minami, Touch)
  22. Akira Kamiya (Kenshiro, Fist of the North Star)
  23. Kaneta Kimotsuki (Suneo, Doraemon 1973)
  24. Yuji Mitsuya (Tatsuya, Touch)
  25. Hiroaki Hirata (Sanji, One Piece) and Sumi Shimamoto (Lady Clarisse, Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro) (tied)

While majority of the pool consisted of younger seiyuu, it’s the older and more respected ones who took the top spots.  Kouichi Yamadera got first place, while fellow-veteran Masako Nozawa got second.

Do you agree with the who the seiyuu themselves voted for? What do you think of the results?

Source: oricon