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New Magazine Seiyu Grand Prix Platinum Features Voice Actresses from the 90s

 

 

As a new separate issue from Shufunotomo Infos’ voice actor magazine Seiyu Grand Prix, Seiyu Grand Prix platinum is born and will be released on March 16, 2023.

 

Seiyu Grand Prix started publishing in 1994, during the third voice actor boom in Japan. Seiyu Grand Prix platinum features female voice actresses who have been active since the era and graced the covers of Seiyu Grand Prix in its early days, such as Hekiru Shiina, Mariko Kouda, Junko Iwao, Chisa Yokoyama, and Tomo Sakurai.

 

Shiina is on the cover, and their new photos and long interviews will be published in the issue. In addition, an online autograph session by Shiina will be held on April 8 on the Seiyu Grand Prix’s official YouTube channel.

 

 

Hekiru Shiina (Hikaru Shidou in Magic Knight Rayearth):

 

 

Mariko Kouda (Shaorin in Mamotte Shugogetten):

 

 

Junko Iwao (Tomoyo Daidouji in Cardcaptor Sakura):

 

 

Chisa Yokoyama (Sakura Shinguji in Sakura Wars):

 

 

Tomo Sakurai (Mylene Jenius in Macross 7):

 

 

In addition, there will be feature articles on Kikuko Inoue, who graced the cover of the first issue with Mariko Kouda, and Kotono Mitsuishi, whose book “Kotonoha” is scheduled for release on March 27, 2023. 

 

 

Kikuko Inoue (Belldandy in Oh My Goddess):

 

 

Kotono Mitsuishi (Usagi Tsukino in the Sailor Moon series):

 

 

The covers of Seiyu Grand Prix‘s early issues: 

 


 

Source: Shufunotomo Infos press release

 

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