Yasumi Utatane is a voice actor that has gathered some fame for her pure and innocent demeanor, but she has recently struggled to find work. While she tries hard to maintain her persona, in truth, Yasumi Utatane is high school girl Yumiko Satou, a gyaru that prefers loose clothes and flashy jewelry to modesty. Her fierce attitude is a stark contradiction to her voice acting persona, which is why she works so hard to protect her identity.
One day, she gets an exciting opportunity to do a radio show with another up-and-coming voice actor, Yuuhi Yuugure. While Yuuhi embodies everything Yasumi thinks a voice actor should be, she soon discovers that Yuuhi is not only her gloomy classmate, Chika Watanabe, but that she is also quite different from the voice actor persona she puts before the public.
Together, they create quite the contentious pair off the air, but they are fully committed to the radio show as professionals. The bond they create by spending more time together slowly has them opening up and supporting each other.
Although many were waiting for the girl’s love that never went beyond subtext, this series did shine a lovely light on some of the realities that seiyuus have to go through. If you are looking for more anime recommendations like The Many Sides of Voice Actor Radio, head on down below.
Anime Like The Many Sides of Voice Actor Radio
For Fans of The Darker Realities of the Entertainment Industry
Girlish Number
Determined not to have a boring adult life, Chitose begins training as a voice actor so she can work at her brother’s voice acting agency.
However, when she only lands minor roles and starts clashing with other agency girls, Chitose learns that the industry is more competitive than she imagined and it will take a lot more effort to be successful.
Similarities Between The Many Sides of Voice Actor Radio and Girlish Number
- Both series follow voice actors
- Both are show business/entertainment anime that display darker glimpses at the realities of the industry
- Lots of cute girls following their dreams and dealing with both personal and professional problems
Differences Between The Many Sides of Voice Actor Radio and Girlish Number
- Girlish Number is more slice of life, lacking the major drama element that The Many Sides of Voice Actor Radio emphasizes.
- Girlish Number is more about getting off the ground as a voice actor, while the main characters are already established seiyuus in The Many Sides of Voice Actor Radio.
Oshi no Ko
In the country hospital where he works, doctor and idol enjoyer Gorou Amemiya meets the famous and beloved idol Ai Hoshino. He is surprised to discover that this sixteen-year-old idol is pregnant, but promises the safe delivery of her twin babies.
Unfortunately, Gorou is mysteriously murdered and when he opens his eyes again, he is in the body of Aquamarine Hoshino, Ai’s newborn son. With his new twin sister Ruby, the pair happily cheer Ai on until tragedy strikes yet again and the pair become embroiled in the dark side of show business.
Similarities Between The Many Sides of Voice Actor Radio and Oshi no Ko
- Both explore the darker realities of the entertainment industry in Japan.
- An idol’s reputation is everything. One scandal can ruin a career.
- Both series follow young high school girls trying to advance through landing different professional projects
- Romance baiting?
Differences Between The Many Sides of Voice Actor Radio and Oshi no Ko
- Oshi no Ko is about actual idols and not just voice actors with idol personas
- Oshi no Ko follows a man killed and reincarnated as an idol’s child. So Oshi no Ko has a male main character and a bit of a supernatural aspect.
- Oshi no Ko has a much gorier beginning and is vastly more dramatic throughout
- Oshi no Ko is less two women supporting each other in the industry and more “this guy helps solve the problems of the idols he is friends with and they love him for it.”
- Oshi no Ko has a mystery element that serves as the primary plot
Jellyfish Can’t Swim at Night
Mahiru Kouzuki had a gift for art from a young age, but after her classmates ridiculed a jellyfish mural she worked so hard on, she gave it up. In front of that aging mural years later, she meets an unexpected fan of it, Kano Yamanouchi, a former idol who has a troubled past in the industry.
Kano enlists Mahiru’s help creating a mascot for her new music project, JELEE, a V-Tube idol. Recruiting a reclusive V-Tuber and a gifted musician, the four girls set out to make JELEE a global sensation while working through their own troubles.
Similarities Between The Many Sides of Voice Actor Radio and Jellyfish Can’t Swim at Night
- Both series follow high schoolers who are dipping their toes into professional industries
- Both series start as more pleasant slice of life then drift into more emotional drama as they go on
- Both series feature idol drama, but not necessarily as the main plot of the anime
- Moments of yuri? Yuri bait? Both keep it incredibly vague, but regardless, romance is the focus of neither.
- The building emotional bond between the main characters is the real draw of the show
Differences Between The Many Sides of Voice Actor Radio and Jellyfish Can’t Swim at Night
- Jellyfish Can’t Swim At Night features girls forming a Vtuber idol group and dealing with their own emotional drama. So it is not about young voice actors like The Many Sides of Voice Actor Radio.
- Jellyfish Can’t Swim at Night goes heavier with the emotional personal drama while The Many Sides of Voice Actor Radio features more professional drama.
Rec
Matsumaru is a salaryman that got stood up by his colleague on a date. As he was about to toss his movie tickets, a cute girl who is an aspiring voice actor tells him not to and goes on the date with him instead.
While taking her home, it turns out that they live in the same area. It also turns out her apartment caught fire. With nowhere else to stay, he invites her to stay at his place.
Similarities Between The Many Sides of Voice Actor Radio and Rec
- Both series follow voice actors trying their best to overcome the hurdles of the industry
- Both balance slice of life with character drama and professional drama
- Both offer more realistic and grounded characters with relatable struggles
Differences Between The Many Sides of Voice Actor Radio and Rec
- Rec is a romantic drama about a man and a voice actor dating and living together. It is most focused on the drama in their relationship.
- As Rec focuses on both the man and the woman, you get less of a voice actor focus.
- Rec definitely features more of a struggling voice actor than The Many Sides of Voice Actor Radio where both main characters are doing pretty okay by comparison.
For Fans of Opposites Attract and Thrive – Cutely.
Adachi and Shimamura
One day while skipping class, Adachi Sakura and Shimamura Hougetsu meet in the second floor gym.
They talk, play ping pong, and eventually become friends. However, as they spend more time together, their feelings begin to shift.
Similarities Between The Many Sides of Voice Actor Radio and Adachi and Shimamura
- Stern black haired girl and friendlier blonde haired girl
- You slowly watch the friendship build between them after a clandestine meeting
- Both series feature the occasion bit of drama between them
Differences Between The Many Sides of Voice Actor Radio and Adachi and Shimamura
- Adachi and Shimamura is, unambiguously, a girl’s love romance. The Many Sides of Voice Actor Radio is just bait.
- Adachi and Shimamura follows high school girls who are only just high school students, not voice actors.
- Adachi and Shimamura features more personal drama between the pair
Lycoris Recoil
In order to cut down on crime and terrorism, an organization called Direct Attack was formed. They take orphaned girls and turn them into agents that protect the country in the Lycoris program.
Takina is one gifted agent, but after a hostage situation leads to insubordination, she is transferred out of the main unit to a lower key branch of Lycoris ran out of a cafe.
Despite being paired with a famed, but more easy-going Lycoris prodigy Chisato while there, Takina is determined to get back into DA, but her new partner is determined to prove that there is more to life than just taking lives.
Similarities Between The Many Sides of Voice Actor Radio and Lycoris Recoil
- Stern black haired girl, cheerful blonde haired girl
- Yuri baiting cute moments without ever confirming a romantic connection
- Both series follow high school-aged professionals
- Both series offer plot, but the main characters’ chemistry is the real charm
Differences Between The Many Sides of Voice Actor Radio and Lycoris Recoil
- As Lycoris Recoil has quite a serious action plot, it is much different from the grounded professional voice actor struggle in The Many Sides of Voice Actor Radio.
- The girls are anti-terrorism agents in Lycoris Recoil.
Yuri is My Job
With a cute face, good grades, and a flawless friendly facade, Hime Shiraki hopes to land herself a rich husband by being the picture of perfection.
However, after she takes a tumble down some stairs, she lands on Mai Mikoshiba, injuring the girl’s arm. It turns out that Mai is the manager of a cafe, and she uses her injury to make Hime help out there.
This is how Hime ended up at Cafe Liebe, an all-girls academy-themed cafe where she stumbles through the work and one of the other waitresses seems to hate her for no apparent reason.
Similarities Between The Many Sides of Voice Actor Radio and Yuri is My Job
- Stern black haired girl and cheerful blonde haired girl
- They warm up to each other over time
- Both series follow high school girls who are working jobs after school
- Both series feature drama as a plot
Differences Between The Many Sides of Voice Actor Radio and Yuri is My Job
- Yuri is My Job is, unambiguously, a girl’s love romance
- Yuri is My Job features them working in a cafe, so it is lower pressure and less professional than a career as a voice actor put on display in The Many Sides of Voice Actor Radio.
- Yuri is My Job is much heavier with the character drama.
For Fans of Voice Actors Playing Voice Actors
Seiyuu’s Life
With dreams of becoming a top talent in the anime industry, Futaba Ichinose hustles from one audition to the next hoping to land roles as a voice actor while trying to hone her own unique voice and style in her downtime.
While rubbing elbows with many industry professionals, Futaba befriends two girls that will become her allies on the tough road they tread together. Ichigo Moesaki is an aspiring idol that claims to be a princess from another planet and Rin Konoha is a child actress that is trying her best to balance her career and her schooling.
Together, they tackle the various ups and downs of the entertainment industry with the support their friendship provides.
Similarities Between The Many Sides of Voice Actor Radio and Seiyuu’s Life
- Both series follow voice actors
- You watch the main character befriend other girls in the industry
- Their cute friendships are the biggest draw of the show
Differences Between The Many Sides of Voice Actor Radio and Seiyuu’s Life
- The Many Sides of Voice Actor Radio doesn’t shy away from realities that voice actors face, Seiyuu’s Life sugarcoats some things a bit.
- Seiyuu’s Life is very moe compared to the still somewhat moe, but more realistic character designs in The Many Sides of Voice Actor Radio.
- Seiyuu’s Life follows a pretty novice voice actor while the girls in The Many Sides of Voice Actor Radio are more established.
Cue!
As they are a new agency, Airblue’s roster of talent is made up fully of novice voice actors with no experience.
While the girls are happy to hone their skills and take on smaller jobs to gain experience, everyone is shocked when the president of the agency, Masaki Ootori, announces that they will be taking part in the auditions for Bloomball – a popular sports series that is getting an anime adaptation.
While the girls are up against industry veterans for the rolls, this is also their biggest shot to make their way into the competitive world of voice acting.
Similarities Between The Many Sides of Voice Actor Radio and Cue
- Both series follow the professional struggles of voice actors
- Both series feature the characters landing roles in a big anime adaptation
- Cute character interactions are the draw of the show
Differences Between The Many Sides of Voice Actor Radio and Cue
- Cue follows a whole agency of voice actors, all them novices
- There are a lot more characters in Cue, which does water down their character development
- Cue features less poignant slice of life moments
Get Love Chu
At the training school Lambda Eight, five girls enroll for training as voice actors, each with their own reasons for trying to get a start in the industry.
While training is tough, making it in the anime industry as a voice actor will be even tougher for each and every one of them.
Similarities Between The Many Sides of Voice Actor Radio and Get Love Chu
- Both series follow voice actors
- You follow pretty realistic career struggles that don’t necessarily sugar coat things
- Solid mix of career drama and lighter slice of life comedy
Differences Between The Many Sides of Voice Actor Radio and Get Love Chu
- Love Get Chu is based off a visual novel, thus it has a romance element to it, but only between one of the characters and boy. So no yuri bait like The Many Sides of Voice Actor Radio, but also no harem as is more typical of visual novel-based series either.
- The Many Sides of Voice Actor Radio is the more dramatic series
- Love Get Chu follows five girls, so you get less of a focus on each
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