Jamie Marchi

@Cazador KAMUKURA KAMUKURA YASSSS QUEEN!

@Soul-dragon I looked it up and holy s--- she did! I wasn't aware she worked in LA now. So...when is she showing up on FE Heroes?

@darknessflamegeass *(P&SG)

@MegaMike1990

Sorry, meant to say most favorite role of hers.

@zagiassassin

Be neat if it happened but I won't bet on it. If she hasn't worked on an LA VG dub by now it probably won't happen anytime soon. Don't know why; there's only rumors which may or may not be true. Maybe she's just not very ambitious and likes being in a small pond. Maybe LA studios just dislike her for some personal reason (her popularity? diva personality?) or maybe she got black-listed because in the past some fans requested those studios to consider hiring her. Some people in positions of power are extremely petty and don't like being told how to do their jobs. Seems a bit retarded that plenty of LA VAs will try to hook themselves up with FUNi anime gigs (e.g. Bryce Papenbrook auditioned for Attack on Titan despite not being an original invitee during casting) but if some fans merely suggest an outsider a line is possibly drawn...

Probably more likely to re-appear in another Sentai Filmworks anime dub than an LA project; of course a lot of former ADV talent has been returning to grow Houston's talent pool so even then it's probably best not to be too hopeful.

@JF1991 "Maybe it could happen u never know, its up to her and the studio", u dont have to make things this explicit

@JF1991 There's a lot of voice actors from Funimation that got voice roles for Fire Emblem characters. Alexis Tipton, Ian Sinclair, and Monica Rial just to name a few. I also know that Jamie does a lot of voice roles for a lot of shows on Funimation, it's possible that she could be given a chance for FE Heroes!

@Blackcapman have you watched Akuma no Riddle? Her character in that just makes me melt...

@Omar_Lopez I'm not too much of a big fan but I'm curious as to why is she underappreciated by some of the studios. Aside from that, I'm hoping she will get a gig at LA one day.

@TheAdapter Yeah, I'm gonna have to agree with you on that one. I prefer her take from the DR1 anime, as the different personalities get more room to shine. Plus, the valley girl accent is much less, I don't know.... overt, I guess.

@Food4thought In all honesty, I'm inclined to agree with you. As good as she is, some people glorify her to an absurd degree, even proclaiming that they have no interest in a dub if she is not in it.

I've even heard that some people go so far as to bully directors into casting her more often. It's gotten to the point where Marchi herself has called these people out. I love her as much as anyone else, but people should realize that this kind of behavior is only going to make her look bad.

@BioZero216 Eh, it's unfair to hold people accountable for the behavior of their fans

@Food4thought I agree that her fanboys are pretty obnoxious, but I find that fanboys of Troy Baker, Yuri Lowenthal, and most of the popular male VAs are far worse, at least from what I've seen in my opinion. They think that they're some of the only good voice actors in the anime dub industry.

@Dawn111 Won't argue there.

@MegaMike1990

Donation page for anyone interested

https://www.gofundme.com/michaelhester

I haven't heard too much of her newer roles from this year but I did really like Jamie as Mount Lady in My Hero Academia.

While I have never seen Shimoneta: A Boring World Where the Concept of Dirty Jokes Doesn’t Exist, I am kind of looking forward to her performance as Ayame Kajo. Something just tells me that Jamie is not only going to the nail the role, but she's gonna rock the role. She tends to excellent in comedic and fan servicey times types of shows so this should be a home run right here.

Happy Birthday Jamie Marchi!

@UK-Otaku

I think I once read a few years ago where said the reason she doesn't voice boys more often is because it hurts her voice. To be fair most VAs probably put comfort first unless they really need the money or it's a huge role. For example if you listen to Colleen Clinkenbeard her voice has gradually became a little more hoarse and raspier over the years and it even slightly affect her performance when she's voicing women and suppose to sound very feminine...

However I did watch a youtube panel (don't remember which con, think it was from 2014) but Jamie was telling a story that one time she was playing with her dog and pretended to do its voice (did a little boy voice). She actually sounded pretty good so maybe she's gotten better/more comfortable and might voice more boys in the future.

Oh yeah apparently Jamie Marchi is also working on a dub for Sentai Filmworks. :)

For the first time in a while I'm actually looking forward to some of their releases which hopefully get dubbed and w/ Jamie in lots of them.

(Triage X, Grisaia, and while not officially confirmed yet it's likely Sentai also has The Testament of Sister New Devil)

@Oppai_Lord

About Colleen's voice getting raspier, I blame Mike McFarland on that one LOL.

Seriously though, that is cool that Jamie is voicing on a Sentai dub. :-)

@Oppai_Lord

Around the time of her recording session at Sentai Filmworks/Seraphim Digital from what I've learned it's probably Akame ga Kill!

Some fans are saying she'll voice Esdeath. Episode 5 seems so long away. :)

@Mr_Ecchi_Man

That is an awesome possibility. However, I think another possible Esdeath is Carli Mosier. I found out from a Facebook user that Carli is also in it.

I agree with you that Episode 5 is "so long away". It seems like lots of years for me. :-)

@Mr_Ecchi_Man

And just found out yesterday that Jamie is not Esdeath.

@MegaMike1990
Mind stating your source? If it's not Akame ga Kill! I think I know which other anime it might be (I believe Kyle Jones was working on both around the same time)

@Mr_Ecchi_Man

Saw her comment on the Facebook group "Jamie Marchi's Bewitched Warriors". It was when one group member posted a picture of Esdeath, Jamie said that she is not playing her, but she said that something she worked on will be announced soon.

@MegaMike1990
Good to know. The other show that Kyle Jones might have been working on at the time Jamie was at Seraphim (though the ADR Director hasn't been revealed yet AFAIK) is Parasyte -the maxim- which will air on Toonami this Fall (Kyle posted a photo looking freaked out with a bunch of tentacles/multiple limbs on a wall behind him)

But if it's not that it could always be something else coming out this year.

Brynhildr in the Darkness (directed by Kyle Jones) *coming out in October

Black Bullet (ADR direct unknown atm) *coming out in October

DRAMAtical Murder (ADR director unknown atm) *coming out in November but is primarily a male cast so this seems unlikely

Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya 2wei (safe to assume Kyle will return to direct) *hasn't been slated for release yet, maybe December

Log Horizon 2 (safe to assume Kyle will return to direct) *hasn't been slated for release yet, maybe December, Sentai did say stay tuned for release details

Chaika the Coffin Princess (ADR director unknown atm) possible December release

Or maybe something else that will get a dub and be released in December.

Le Fruit de la Grisaia? Amagi Brilliant Park? Cross Ange?

@Oppai_Lord
You're exactly right.
Fortunately, I'm able to do young boy voices because of my natural raspy vocals. Which is why many of the FUNimation directors cast me as little boy roles quite often..
As a voice actor, you have to know what voices you can and cannot do. You don't want to push yourself to the point where you don't sound natural or you can't keep up the voice for an 8 hour recording session..

@LordofEvil96
Many people find her physically attractive. Why wouldn't she be popular? It's worked very well for other actresses like Tara Strong who have a combination of being hot and talented.

Maybe it is superficial but Japan's voice acting industry relies heavily on good looking, handsome, beautiful or cute VAs. Makes them a lot more marketable. Voice acting is still a business just like movies and television. Sometimes just being talented isn't enough.

Compared to other VAs (though I'd say a lot of anime VAs in general) usually have new credits added sooner since their new roles are released sooner. Pre-lay VAs who only work on cartoons don't have their credits added for at least a year because a lot of time is spent on post production and then waiting for that one episode to air on TV. Dubbed anime episodes are released in batches e.g. half season sets, or complete series (12-13 episodes) in just on month. Prelay video game VAs also tend to have all their credits adding during the holiday season when all the popular games are released. So for the rest of the year there's barely any other new credits added so why visit their page?

@Mr_Ecchi_Man Thanks for the answer, love the avatar btw. One of the greatest animes of all time the ****man.

@LordofEvil96
To add to that, her voice has so much personality. The rough Cana, gorgeous Rias, childish Mimi,

Yeah! She is overrated for a reason

@Lord Pigeon Never mind, looks like there are.

@Lord Pigeon
Don't worry you're tame compared to some of the more detailed reactions and feedback I've read elsewhere online concerning her voice (e.g. 4chan; but since threads are temporary they're rarely saved)

Thinking her voice is extremely attractive is a clean compliment so no need to be shy.

Personally I usually won't even bother watching the dub of an ecchi/fanservice anime if she's not part of the cast. I'm mean it could still be well done but it's like "c'mon it could've been even better!"

I'm hoping she's in Daimidaler and Wanna be the Strongest in the World. Triage X and Prison School also if FUNimation licenses those and gives them broadcast dubs. :)

Stupid fanboy dream of mine but I would have liked to have heard her in Ikki Tousen, Samurai Girls and Queen's Blade. She's been in almost every other fanservice anime franchise (basically anime dubbing "law" at this point just like how Chris Sabat is often cast in Shonen Jump anime titles).

Unfortunately the average ADR Director doesn't put as much enthusiasm or passion into dubs for ecchi anime so they're content to cast almost anyone they can get since auditions are a lot smaller (reason why you see a lot of newcomers or experienced but lesser known VAs getting finally getting bigger roles). Some are decent, others not so much... Kind of a slap in the face to the elite VAs who are actually great and put in the effort like Jamie but I suppose there's that saying that everyone starts somewhere right and get better with more experience?

Statistically more people are more likely to watch an ecchi dub so if anything more consideration and effort should be put into casting for the dubs of these types of shows. Companies got their priorities mixed up...

Shame because Japan has nothing but stacked All-Star casts of the most popular and talented female seiyuu in the biz for many shows in that genre of anime. There's an assumption that dialogue sounds more pervy in Japanese and Japanese women sound more erotic. Definitely some truth to this but there are also some talented English VAs too who are just as good and some who are even better. However a half-*ssed dub isn't helping anybody.

Sequels are rare in anime yet High School DxD and Strike Witches are some notable fanservice franchises that are constantly profitable and show no signs of slowly down.

Too bad Jamie also gets a fraction of that appreciation. I blame majority of the English anime fandom for being too conservative, old fashioned or just being hypocrites.

Even though many people are still anonymous online few fans will openly admit they secretly like ecchi or watch it with pride. Read some youtube comments and it's "FUNimation licenses too much fanservice" despite the fact they license a wide variety of genres yet ecchi gets singled out very often.

Fans b*tch yet somehow those shows keep selling well. Never underestimate the silent, supportive gentleman type fans. Online talk doesn't always = high sales

Long story summed up, while Jamie has worked on a lot of different anime and of multiple genres, her voice is probably best suited for ecchi and where the majority of her most popular roles are too. Probably not something she wants to admit or embrace but I for one am glad she's made a name for herself in this area. :)

@Mr_Ecchi_Man

I definitely think that Prison School should be licensed by FUNi, and that Jamie should play Mari Kurihara (the Student Council President). I also think that Colleen Clinkenbeard should play Meiko Shiraki (the Vice President with the glasses).

@awesome I don't think so.

@SteelEthlan Dang it i meant bet.

@JPN_Seiyuu_Fanboy I don't find english dub weak it's getting better actually nothing horrible of course to me and yet I find something about her voice it's beautiful and lovely yet again I find it amazing that a lot people like her so much I find okay of course you have different opinions so do I anyway nothing weakest dub anime

@JPN_Seiyuu_Fanboy

2014 the weakest? Try telling that to Erica Mendez or Carrie Keranen. Reply when you get their answer.

@Brett_Robinson Ha, now that you mention it, I really want to see that happen. I wish I was more familiar with her work, but from what I know, she'd be a perfect match for the series. Non-union LA dubs could definitely stand to use a little more variety; to an extent it's the nature of the beast, but the trend of Texas VAs getting one-off gigs in the area seems to be growing.

Thankfully I'm starting to get back into anime lately and want to check out some Funi dubs, so we'll see if I can really count myself as a real member of the Jamie Marchi fan club.

@NCZ Whats wrong with L.A. based actors? are they bad or something? I'm just curious after all. Overall, I think Jamie would be great for the new character in DOA5U but I feel like either Michelle Ruff or Tara platt( Yuri's wife) will do the character English voice some justice. I'm leaning more towards Tara Platt with this one. The voice she use for Mitsuru from persona 4 arena would be great but I don't know who would voicing the female tengu,

@BoondocksXAfrofan Eh? There's nothing wrong with LA voice actors. I was pointing out that non-union LA dub casts are fairly stagnant for the most part, i.e. it uses a limited talent pool and so many of the dubs wind up using the same actors over and over again. I like LA voice actors but a little diversity isn't a bad thing.

@NCZ Oh ok I understand. I was just wondering because I seen some people ripping on L.A. base actors. honestly I love most dub actors no matter where they're locally based for that matter. but yeah you right about them using the same actors thing. I'm still hoping either Michelle or Tara still get the role fingers crossed. Even if they don't, I'll be ok with whoever they pick to voice the new character. BTW thanks for the reply, I appreciate it and Jamie is an excellent actor. I personally love her roles in Witchblade, Freezing ,and Panty and Stocking.

@Brett_Robinson you gotta live in the state where they are making the stuff. With voice over work, people assume that you can live wherever you want and just send in your lines or something. Since Jamie lives in Texas, she cant work at a California voice over company.

@EVRoss Convention panel videos are like the only way I can really get to know and love a VA personally, and yes, it is an immense disappointment that many anime fans gloss over Marchi (or her telling them not to record is saddening too), but I think in due time she'll have plenty of videos.

@Oppai_Lord you gotta live where they are making the dubs and games to do their voice acting, its how its always been. Shed have to move to LA to be in more of the stuff youre looking at

@spider-batmanx12
Yep, She looks so Cutie in her Orange Hair.

@brodyVO She almost looks like she's cosplaying as Mary-Jane Watson, who'd she be fantastic at portraying in a cartoon now that I think about it.

@FUNiman
Well it seems other VAs are surpassing Welker... seems I have underestimated the popularity of anime voice actors.

@akersaotome totally agree. Like j Michael tatum, monica rial, kent williams and josh Grelle, she'd be great for roles outside of anime. She'd be great for franchises like god of war, bio shock, infamous, the last of us, the arkham series, spiderman, avengers, iron man, captain America, the x-men, daredevil, the justice league, batman, teen titans, hulk, fairly odd parents, robot chicken, the Simpsons, family guy, American dad, transformers, guardians of the galaxy, avatar, gears of war, regular show, etc.

@akersaotome

I agree. I'm looking at my list of what Funimation will probably release this year and it's looking very soft so far; even with some major titles. I fear 2014 might end up being as bad as 2011 was, unless there are some surprise new license announcements that have completed dubs ready to be released soon...

Funimation has a lot of backlog but because many of those shows are still being released on home video in Japan they probably won't see an English release until 2015...

Jamie should make a trip to L.A. and work on some games there during the downtime that Funimation is soon going to have

@akersaotome shed have to move to where the studios are, its how its always been

@CadetRedShirt

That is true if she wants to move the west coast. I look at video games like Tales of Xillia 2 where a good portion of the English cast are Texas based actors, worked on Funimation licenses, being cast and traveled to L.A to record. For these actors, it was a chance and good experience to work with a new team of people; then hopefully open more doors in L.A.

For Jamie Marchi, anything is possible.

@Ross123
You do know that there are a lot of anime fans on this site don't you?

Jamie is one of the standouts so it's not that strange unless you choose to be oblivious to another fandom...

In fact majority of the VAs on the Top 100 All-Time Popularity List have some experience with anime (past or present)

http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/top-listings/?type=pop_va_all

@freezeframe100 Yes I know there are a lot of anime fans on the site but aren't there better voice actors in anime. And know all about most of the voice actors doing anime but i'll take that link when i'm not too busy.

@Ross123 She's okay but she does seem very overrated here, I can name a lot of voice actors that deserve higher even among those who voice mainly anime

@HienFan
I think you're wrong but everybody can have their opinion. :) She may get a lot of attention at this site but she's actually pretty underrated almost everywhere else. And I wouldn't be surprised if the names you gave were people who are actually overrated and I would love to explain in greater detail why I think so. Read youtube comments, fantasy casts or guest requests for conventions and it's almost the same list names (who I personally don't care about anymore).

@lazydude500 Don't get me started on Troy Baker and Matthew Mercer, they're good actors but they have waaay too many hit and misses

@HienFan Once again, this conversation is old. I was curious at the time as to why she's so popular. But now I really don't care anymore.

And because I don't watch Anime, I really can't judge her for anything.

@lnytune1

I guess it depends whether or not you watch anime dubs. If you only watch some, you're not watching enough. If you don't watch them, then I suppose it's understandable that some people won't be familiar with Jamie's work.

As for notable roles, if you only consider mainstream stuff e.g. aired on TV or recommended essential stuff people will say you should watch then some would be:

Masane Amaha in Witchblade, Liz Thompson in Soul Eater, Karako Koshio in Deadman Wonderland, Cana Alberona in Fairy Tail, Miss Valentine in One Piece, Juri in Yu Yu Hakusho, Rinslet Walker in Black Cat and Liara T'Soni in Mass Effect: Paragon Lost.

I would actually like it if Jamie was in more big titles and mainstream stuff. She's usually cast in niche stuff which is usually geared towards specific audiences. Niche titles aren't a bad thing at all; just than not as many people will watch them unless they're hardcore anime fans or the shows get lucky enough to air on TV.

Niche titles with some notable roles she's in are:
Rias Gremory in High School DxD, Panty in Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt, Uzume in Sekirei, Rana Linchen in Freezing, Mikako Satsukitane in Heaven's Lost Property, Shirley in Strike Witches, Meg in Burst Angel, Amander Werner in Blassreiter, Helen in Claymore, Mitsuko Kongo in A Certain Scientific Railgun, Ranko Saoji in Sankarea, Aki Hinata in Sgt. Frog, Narrator in Hetalia, Shouko Kirishima in Baka and Test, Mimi in RIN: Daughters of Mnemosyne, and Shizuka Nekonome in Rosario+Vampire.

Of course this is just my opinion. Every show and character has their share of fans and some will consider some things a bigger deal than other fans.

But a lot of people working in anime can eventually build up a nice resume so what's special about Jamie?

Jamie Marchi has an important little thing called presence. Her voice is unique and her performances are most often the highlight of any cast she's part of. Her work is memorable. Surprisingly this isn't very common. There are countless VAs who just don't have that "it" quality that makes them special. Almost every VA believes they have it, but no they don't... If they all did, everybody in the industry would be working a lot more and be richer & more famous.

Now the following is just my own theory which could be B.S. or maybe is an enlightening truth.
In Japan the anime audience is very passionate about the aspect of voice acting but it goes beyond that. The fans strongly prefer it when the voices of their favorite characters are also good looking in real life. You might think this is madness. One of the benefits of voice acting has always been "people can't see you so a VA is not limited by their appearance like an on-camera role" right? Perhaps that was true once upon a time but times are slowly changing.
Jamie Marchi is a very attractive woman so it's natural that she has a lot of male fans. Perhaps for the wrong reasons but fans that support her and buy stuff she's in are still fans. In Japan many fans will refuse to buy anything unless their favorite VAs are part of the cast. Even though some will claim there's more variety with Japanese casting if you pay closer attention you'll notice that it's usually the same core group of Japanese VAs headlining new titles. It's not really all that different from Hollywood casting celebrities for their animated movies except Japan has been doing it longer but they give opportunities for lesser known VAs to gradually become leading role material. On-camera acting in Hollywood has highly valued an actor's appearance for a long time; pretty much since the beginning of the industry. Talent + Good Looks = Perfect Combination, the ideal role model, great marketing tool, etc

Anyway I guess my point is Japanese fans like talented VAs are also good looking just like how fans like their Hollywood movie stars and TV stars to be good looking too. Jamie Marchi is sort of an equivalent with the same potential but for English voice acting. Obviously Jamie isn't getting roles just because she's better looking than most. If that was the case she'd be blowing most of the competition away and many other good looking VAs would have even bigger careers. The first and foremost important thing about voice acting is, should and hopefully always will be is the acting. If the person is good looking too that's just a great bonus to many.

Some people have already commented on it but Jamie Marchi didn't get things handed to her. She worked hard from minor roles to a leading lady. IMO anyone who says she's overrated doesn't really know what they're talking about. She might be cast in a lot of stuff now but that wasn't always the case and they should remember that.

@Mr_Ecchi_Man It took me soooo long to read that and I appreciate all the info on Jamie and her work...... alright, now I know why I don't know her.... got it.

I also really liking her so far as Rias Gremory in High School DxD. Fantastic casting!

@freezeframe100 Well, you got the Freezing part right. But for the other two characters, I'm not sure about that.