Chapter 552 Anime Director Start His Work

Chapter 552 Anime Director Start His Work

Tokyo Animation Studios Headquarters, Elffire City.

It didn't take long for Theo and Aurora to arrive at the studio, after they passed through security, Theo managed to park their car on his usual spot.

"So, what are we going to do today?" Aurora asked as they walked away from the car.

"Well, I'm scheduled to have a meeting with the sound engineering team and the voice actors. You can accompany me through it. I think you'll find it interesting to watch their working process." Theo replied after thinking for a while.

"The voice actors? That does sound interesting." Aurora said with shining eyes.

Just like any other Sakurean, Aurora grew up watching animes, and because of that, she has always been curious about how an anime voice actor worked.

The two siblings chatted as they walked into the studio building, and they soon saw employees coming and going. n0velbIn

Theo greeted everyone with an amiable smile, and everyone greeted them back.

Although there was still some time before studio business hours started, Theo and Aurora were able to see that some people already started working early.

Aurora was awed as she observed how artistic the place was. She saw people drawing all kinds of things, they discussed different opinions with each other with passion, and their focus was evident.

Aurora could feel their passion for the work ahead of them.

The two of them soon arrived at the Sound Studio, where Theo had his first schedule of the day.

Soon after, the two of them arrived in a big conference room where the meeting would occur.

"Good morning, guys!" Theo greeted everyone with a smile as he entered the room.

"Boss!"

"Good morning, boss!"

"Thank you, Ryoko." Theo replied with a smile.

"For those who don't know me, my name is Theodore Gray, and I'll be assuming the direction of the [Sword Art Online] Anime." Theo explained, "Due to some personal reasons, I was only able to free my agenda yesterday. But starting today, I'll be working in the production daily, so we'll be working together every day for the next few months. I'll be counting on every one of you."

The last sentence was said in Yamatese, and when they heard that everyone replied hurriedly in Yamatese as well, "I'll be counting on you."

Theo nodded in approval when he heard that before he continued, "Ryoko informed me that the voice actors started working last week. She said that most of you had managed to find the voice you are most comfortable with. The purpose of this meeting is for me to see if the voice you chose is the most appropriate for your characters. I'll also be inspecting the other things you worked on the past week."

At Sakura City, the voice actors became nervous when they heard that. For the past 10 days, they had been working nonstop to find the best voice, but they didn't know if their choice would be the correct one. It was very common for directors to ask the voice actors to change the voice they chose.

"How about we do a table reading with the voices you chose?" Theo suggested.

What better way to hear the voices than observing during a table reading?

"Yes, boss! I already distributed the scripts to everyone." Rio replied.

"You can start at any time then." Theo replied with a smile.

Just like they did before, Rio would be the narrator for the table reading.

When the voice actors heard that, they closed their eyes and focused their minds on the task ahead of them.

The most experienced ones didn't find it difficult to control their emotions and assume character, but the inexperienced ones like Nana had some trouble with that.

Different from the other times they did the table reading, this time the anime director would be watching them. They had to give their all!

After all, if the director was unsatisfied with their work, he could even fire some of them.

A minute later, Rio received the green light from all the voice actors and she started the table reading soon after.

This table reading was different from the first time they did it last week, as this time they felt much more connected with their characters. So, they didn't simply read the script, they acted just like the characters would.

Theo observed everything with a calm face, his eidetic memory recording each detail of their performance.

Would their act satisfy the anime director?