Christelle Ciari
Born: January 12, 1976 (age 43 years), Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
instagram.com/christelleciari/
youtube.com/channel/UCekGRm9TVtNjHxwVGBCJpbA/videos
youtube.com/watch?v=xs24fCftDGw
>Who is making announcements in English?
>In Tokyo, whichever train you take--namely, JR East, Tokyo Metro, Toei Subway, Tobu Railway, Seibu Railway, Odakyu Electric Railway, and Keisei Electric Railway--you will hear English announcements in a similar voice.Actually, they are all announced by the same voice actor, Christelle Ciari. (www3.plala.or.jp/christelle/)
>In a Japanese interview she said, "Most railway companies I worked for did not give me any instruction on how to pronounce the station names in English. So I decided to read them in the original Japanese accent because I personally thought it was more natural and easier to comprehend for non-native speakers of English. The only exception was JR East, which instructed me to announce the station names in an American accent."
>Therefore, you will hear "Shibuya" on Tokyo Metro while you will hear "Sheebooyah" on JR trains.
>Since 2014, she has been working as a ring announcer for all Japan pro wrestling
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Well, I don't live in Japan. I'm not exactly sure if she is paid well but she seems somewhat happy in Japan based on her youtube channel.
What do you consider the peak of a voice actor then? Because to go beyond a voice actor, would likely mean you are a singer which isn't really voice acting anymore.
Being asked to voice an entire novel for people who prefer to listen to Lord of the Rings instead of silently reading the book?