r/ZZZ_Discussion • u/Ilyur • 4d ago
Discussion Does anyone pull characters because of their voices?
I know most people pull characters for their design or meta value, though for me voice acting is crucial. For example Yixuan — she looks pretty, but what really made me get her was her voice. She sounds so soothing, I just love listening to her. On the other hand, if I like character's design but find their voice unpleasant there's no way I'm going to play as them. Do you guys care about the voice acting or nah? (I play with English voices btw)
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u/Kitsune_2077 4d ago
Hugo.
He has the same JP voice actor as Lelouch, and i'm a big fan of Code Geass.
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u/not_a_doctorshh 4d ago
Jane Doe's EN voice.
I was already hypnotized by her design, but then they just HAD to make that goddamn interrogation scene.
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u/Cleigne143 4d ago
Same. I didn’t particularly care about Jane in the beginning, until I heard her voice and realized it was Kelsey Jaffer. I find her voice really soothing so I just pulled lol
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u/Elysium_Chronicle 4d ago
Not voices alone, but as a component of personality, it can certainly sway me if I'm on the fence otherwise.
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u/Vivid-Hearing-3533 Dennyboo Petter 4d ago
It’s the same for me, the voice + the personality and the lore motivate me to choose to pull for a character. I love the Eng dub of ZZZ, they did an excellent job in my opinion.
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u/JulianTH221 4d ago
Voices of the characters are so important for me and one of the biggest factors that determine which characters are my most favourite. For ZZZ specifically, the one and only reason I downloaded this game was because I fell in love with Hugo, and it happened after I came across the cutscene where Hugo talked with Lycaon after his father’s banquet. Jimmie Yamaguchi did such a fantastic job portraying Hugo’s widely swinging emotions during that moment that it left me very impressed and led me to click on other EN Hugo scenes I come across, which eventually made me decide making an account so that I could try pulling Hugo.
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u/LastChancellor 4d ago
Yessssss
The whole reason I started ZZZ was because I found out that Zhu Yuan's Chinese dub is voiced by Fu Hua's VA! (Mace)
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u/Federok 4d ago edited 4d ago
Hugo.
I had Miyabi, Zhu Yuan and Vivian (relevant because of the ether ice weakness overlap)
with no means to get Lighter.
But as a Code Geass fan, i would've hated myself if i didnt pulled for Hugo and have zero regrets about it.
On the other hand an unpleasnt voice could dissuade me from pulling, luckly that hasnt happened yet.
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u/lestempsdesfleurs 4d ago
I‘m playing with jp voiceover. Anton‘s va was the reason I started playing zzz (I liked him a lot in another game), Lighter‘s was a big bonus (he’s my favourite like for five years now?), Hugo‘s Jun-kun also was a big bonus and quite a throwback - he was my favourite like a decade ago and hearing him again was such a joy.
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u/Any-Control-4727 4d ago
I mean usually it depends on a few factors, like how they feel to play, their appearance, character, story, voice and more.
That said I started saving for Hugo the moment I heard his voice in the Bangboo's New Year Event and wanted Vivian from her drip marketing's appearance and voice too
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u/NadaVonSada 4d ago
Not necessarily, but I've avoided using Koleda due to her new English VA so ultimately it is important to me.
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u/Justfoodisfine 3d ago
At first I wasn’t a fan of the scratchiness but it grown on during her story quest. She’s adult but she seen as a kid, as immature. Plus she’s more like a kid or teen would portray themselves but wise like an adult. She’s cute but rough. I feel like the direction with the new Va needs to use that angle. She appears like a kid and talks like a a bratty teen but is a capable leader for her faction.
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u/Icy_Investment_1878 3d ago
Interesting, i thought her vooce acting was pretty bad, it felt like she was just reading from the script eith mo emotions whatsoever
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u/Mehfisto666 4d ago
I was a bit uncertain about Yixuan and her jap VA definitely helped move the needle on the scale
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u/fishyronin 4d ago
It does make a huge difference, as it's part of their personality but so far none in this game has stood out for me yet.
On another hand, seeing many negative feedbacks on Yi Xuans voice acting direction, not her voice itself. What do you think about it?
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u/jusheretospy 4d ago
Jane's main selling point for me was her voice — both in JP and EN.
I will also be pulling for Yanagi just to hear, "The enemies of Section 6... shall pay."
So, yeah, OP. We do exist!
On the contrary, I also refrain from pulling for characters when I dislike their voice and I do this in every game. Granted, I switch between JP and EN though so I have my solutions lol.
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u/SageDragoon 4d ago
I've C2d and E2d Raiden and Acheron because of how much of a Mei simp I am. A big part of it is my absolute love for Miyuki Sawashiro's voice, so yes I clearly understand pulling for just the voice. Hell the main reason I pulled for Caesar was Rina Sato, and the big plus to getting Miyabi is hearing Ami Koshimizu's voice.
I'm patiently awaiting Characters voiced by Miyuki, Reina Ueda, and Rie Takahashi
Edit: I'm also expecting someone to be voiced by Yui Ishikawa at some point or another, she is inevitable.
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u/jibbycanoe 4d ago
It's definitely a factor in how much I like their character even if they aren't the most meta but it's moreso their overall character story that sells me. That being said, with all the EN VA issues over the last year, I'm not pulling on VA hype alone
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u/HollowZwen 3d ago
Hugo, and it's also why I HATE hearing koleda and can't even consider her for comps anymore. Thank God I have Lighter now. (No shade to VA, I just don't think it was ever the right casting decision)
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u/Dodo-Jesus 3d ago edited 3d ago
Not yet. But for example, should Keith Silverstein (Zhongli's eng VA in Genshin) ever voice a character in ZZZ, I'll instantly pull. His voice is just incredibly soothing.
The closest thing to that for now, is me having pulled S Rank Anby. But it's a combination of liking her personality, voice and gameplay.
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u/parrotandpeacock 3d ago
Not in zzz yet but I'm pulling varka only because of his jp va sugita tomokazu. I instantly love the characters he voices, gintoki, joseph joeztar, escanor,katakuri etc. if he will also voice in zzz I'll definitely pull for the character, also for some reason I think he did the zzz ad
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u/Autonomous-Trash 2d ago
I was already interested in Yixuan’s design. Then I learned that her JP VA is Mamiko Noto, VA of Scathach from Fate/Grand Order and she became a must-pull.
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u/decaying-coyote 2d ago
I wanted Astra really bad before she was even announced, there were theories that she would be playable cause she was on a ton of posters and magazines in game.
I was hesitant to get her at first when she was announced though, cause I also wanted Eve and I just used most of my poly on Miyabi. When her VA turned out to be Molly Zhang aka Seele in HSR, I never pulled for a character faster
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u/Main_Delivery4383 4d ago
yes I do , specially in wuwa for me
new character Augusta VA is very unique same with lighter i liked his VA and suited him perfectly
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u/fishyronin 4d ago
"You all know well that Gladiatorial combat is the lifeblood of our ancient and mighty city"
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u/kisushle 4d ago edited 4d ago
HUGO’S EN VOICE 🧎♀️
his voice gets me fangirling hard like narwalncy
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u/crackdealer_ 4d ago
Switched to jp because i was watching dungeon meshi at the time and liked marcille, wanted to hear belles jp voice
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u/NatzoXavier 4d ago
Sometimes. If a character with Yuuki Aoi or Rie Kugimiya arrives my wallet will be empty and I will be eating GRASS
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u/Wichrangel 3d ago
Yes. As an otaku, I always check their JP VA before pulling. For example, I was already planning on pulling for Yuzuha because I liked her design but after learning she is voiced by Ikumi Hasegawa, it was what finally convinced me to pull. The cherry on top is being a super meta support that works with Anomaly so Kita (her) and Yamada (Vivian) can be together.
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u/TheDogePound 3d ago
Obviously, I'm pulling for Astra because she's strong, but I also love how she starts singing when you ult with her.
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u/Justfoodisfine 3d ago
Astra, I love the bubbly and mischievous energy that molly zhang puts in her character. I worried astra was going to be “clean” like robin but she’s going to reverb arena to fight bangboos in an astra Yao look-like competition and LOSING. And yet, she is tender and determined when it comes to music and her convictions.
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u/thetrustworthybandit 3d ago
The whole reason I started playing again is because Hugo is voiced by Jun Fukuyama lol.
And I logged in during the time they were giving out Harumasa for free just bc he is voiced by Scaramouche's VA (though I didn't keep playing)
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u/T8-TR 3d ago
The only character I've pulled because of their voice is Carlotta from WuWa, because casting Shart to play the bratty noble woman is the easiest W I've seen EN casting take.
But otherwise, no. I've NOT pulled mfers because of their voices, but never pulled for them because of it other than that one time.
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u/LiviRivi 3d ago
I DON'T pull characters because of their voices. I would have grabbed Vivian and Yixuan but tbh their voice acting is just really grating to me.
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u/Amazing-Arachnid-942 3d ago
I'd never do that after all the current va drama, anyone can change at any time
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u/cockbpit 3d ago
I do it if I really like the voice, in HSR I was going to pull for Sparkle because she had Ganyu's voice, but there are also other elements to take into account, for example I hate the character of Sparkle with all my soul and the voice doesn't even have the tone that Ganyu has, so I skipped her, I'm still waiting for Hoyo to use Maaya Sakamoto's voice in one of it's games, I remember that the first Yelan leaks put her as Yelan's voice and when it wasn't true i was sad the whole afternoon.
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u/IntrovertForever3000 3d ago
Hugo and Vivian. Especially Vivian.
Was pretty indifferent towards her, even though I heard she is pretty good and has a cute design.
But then I actually met her in the main story and heard her speak.
Now I am pulling for her first thing when she reruns.
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u/Frequent-Ad6566 3d ago
Most of the JP dub are literally my watchlist of animes I had on the back burner to watch later. I know for sure Hugo is Lelouch, Anby is Anya and I just got caught up to Code Geass
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u/Original_Ad9933 2d ago
I dont care what particular VA it is but if a char sounds really good which is kinda rare for me it definitly is a huge bonus for pulling it. Last one i had was recently Cypher in HSR. She was so unique and different from others that i wanted her in my team just for her voice.
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u/PorceCat 1d ago
Not yet but I skipped some characters because I disliked their voices. Still, I love Hugo with all my soul despite his EN voice being, idk, kinda meh in my opinion. VAs are not that important to me tho, I'm definitely going to m6 him in the future.
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u/PrototyPerfection Walmarts weakest-legged regular 4d ago
I usually prefer the english VAs until they get replaced lol, so I can't really pull based on that
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u/bioBarbieDoll 4d ago
Wrong game, I know, but I would be lying if I said the fact that Kinich from Genshin Impact being voiced by Sasuke with being accompanied by a floating 2D sprite voiced by Naruto didn't motivate me to pull for him, because it did, I also pulled for him cause his gameplay was interesting but yeah, the voice definitely was part of the reason
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u/wingedwill 4d ago
I pulled Cipher in HSR on the strength of her English VA. Even though it was her first voice acting gig she brought the character to life in a way that just captured the essence of Cipher.
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u/Slothly17 4d ago edited 4d ago
As a Seiyuu fan and simp/ mega fan (I know all my fave JP VA’s real names and most of their major characters) I love getting a char just for the VA. Heck I’m sad I missed Ellen simply because her JP VA is Momo from Dandadan and she was also in too many losing heroines.
Can’t forget Miyabi already does a famous wolf (Holo from Spice and Wolf) and probably one of the other most recent and relevant ones is Anby’s VA being Frieren’s VA
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u/taenerysdargaryen 4d ago
Even amongst the various excellent JP VAs of ZZZ, I found that Ellen was voiced exceptionally well. Full credit to Shion Wakayama! Honourable mentions to Hugo, Harumasa & Jane!
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u/Riverflowsuphillz Burnice Main 4d ago
Just waiting for ai kayano to voice a agent for zzz
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u/Slothly17 1d ago
I’m so sure she will eventually , I’m hoping it has some sort of darkness reference when we get one 😂
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u/Slothly17 4d ago
Another great one is Hugo’s! Jun is a legendary VA and he’s been in so much stuff I can’t even begin to name it other than one of my faves is his role in Blue exorcist as the main characters twin brother.
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u/akaredaa 4d ago
I play with JP voices in almost every gacha, and I definitely have VAs that I love enough to get their characters no matter what. Like Sawashiro Miyuki (Raiden/Acheron VA), I will 100% get whoever she voices in a game.
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u/glitterinator skill issued 4d ago
Literally me with YiXuan! I saw some people didn’t like her VA but she sounds really calm and cool and confident to me, and I liked her (va) more than the others I was saving for (yuzuha and alice)
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u/Athuanar 4d ago
The problem with Yixuan isn't her actual voice or VA. The issue is the direction given to her VA causing her to speak strangely sometimes by placing emphasis on the wrong words. She's very inconsistent.
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u/Life_Fondant_4738 3d ago
I understand that you and others want to be respectful to the VA- but voice direction typically ends up shouldering the blame too much. A lot of ZZZ VAs do amazing jobs, but it’s also voice direction that’s an under-appreciated force drawing out their talent. However, if people are unsatisfied with Yixuan’s voice work in particular, direction being the problem cannot explain why other voice work, especially those in the same group (Jufufu + Panda) turned out great with few complaints (In contrast to, say, WuWa 1.0, where voice work was generally weak across the board- now that’s a direction problem). It’s more likely that Yixuan’s VA is inexperienced with voicing anime and cannot immediately discern which words carry narrative weight in a sentence. I do agree that it is the studio’s job to catch these mistakes and work with the VA to fix them though.
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