unlike some other youkos, i have a girl's voice
his voice
    One of the things that got me from obsessed to unbelievably obsessed with Kurama was his (Shuuichi's)voice actor- err- actress, Ogata Megumi. Yes, his voice is done by a woman, and, yes, his voice is damn sexy. Ogata Megumi is actually a singer who actually has albums.

    Ogata Megumi also did several voice acting roles including Shinji Ikari (Neon Genesis Evangelion), Sailor Uranus (Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon), Eagle (Magic Knights Rayearth), Esmeraude (Magic Knights Rayearth), and Rune (Dragon Knights). Kurama was her debut role.

     She also did the voice of Himura Kenshin, which I find quite funny. Kenshin always seemed similar to Kurama (in personality), but it never occured to me that they had the same voice until I actually watched Rurouni Kenshin in Japanese.


    I'm not going to do a long biography about Ogata Megumi. I'll just say that I think Ogata did a wonderful job with Kurama. No one was better suited for the role. Her voice was that of a young boy, yet her voice also added to the feeling that Kurama was a lot older than he seemed.

     His voice was playful, yet it was mature and wise beyond its years. It helped give you the impression that Kurama was hiding so much under his smile. And his giggle- no, his ADORABLE LITTLE CHUCKLINGS. XD Don't even get me started on how amazing they sounded.

    And yet, Ogata didn't just do for Kurama the always cheerful mask. Ogata did it for Kurama when he wasn't so cheerful either. Everyone remembers the Karasu vs. Kurama episode, correct?

    (hears murmurs of "don't remind me")

    Come on, tell me that hearing Kurama scream didn't make you choke in sadness. Tell me that you didn't get the sudden urge to jump into your tv, kick Karasu's ass, and take Kurama home with you...FOREVERRR!! >:D Ogata did a beautiful job with this episode as she does with every other.

    But wait! There's more! Ogata Megumi is, in fact, a SINGER! Unfortunately, I don't have the ability to upload any music for you to sample, so I'll just tell you which songs you should purchase and/or download from Kazaa or some P2P program (Ogata's not part of the RIAA, is she?).

"Dear, My Angel" - after listening to it a couple times, I was hooked, and I haven't stopped listening to it. It's beautiful, very relaxing, and Ogata's voice is 'specially beautiful.

"Run (Remix)" - From Magic Knights Rayearth. Sung by Eagle. What can I say? It's an AWESOME song with 007 feel to it. I love the melody when she sings "jibun jishin no shinjiru asu no tame~"

"Coming Out" - She talks in this one. It reminds me of Kurama being pestered by his infinite fangirls. I love it when she says to herself "Ore te kirei" - "I'm so beautiful." XD

"Nightmare" - It's a Kurama image song. Three words. Kick. Ass. Violins.

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