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, also known by the short title , is a Japanese
manga are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long history in earlier Japanese art. The term is used in Japan to refer to both comics ...
series written and illustrated by Azure Konno, about a girl working as a voice actress for an
eroge An ''eroge'' (, ''eroge'', or , ''erogē'', ), also called an H-game, is a Japanese genre of erotic video game. The term encompasses a wide variety of Japanese games containing erotic content across multiple genres. The first ''eroge'' were crea ...
development company. It was serialized in
Wani Books is a Japanese publishing company focused on manga-related publication, including magazines and books. The company was established in November 1979. It publishes a manga magazine called ''Comic Gum''. In March 2007, Yoshimoto Books Co., Ltd. was ...
' monthly '' Comic Gum'' magazine from 2008 to 2013. A two-episode
anime is a Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, , in Japan and in Ja ...
adaptation was produced by Studio Gokumi and released in 2010 and 2011. A sequel manga series titled ''Koe de Oshigoto!!'' began serialization in
Futabasha is a Japanese publishing company headquartered in , Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. Futabasha is known for its manga works, and its 1967 magazine Manga Action first conceived of the manga category, decades before the other major companies tested th ...
's '' Monthly Action'' magazine in May 2020.


Plot

''Koe de Oshigoto!'' is a story about Kanna Aoyagi, a sixteen-year-old girl who was asked to become a
voice actress Voice acting is the art of Acting, performing a character or providing information to an audience with one's voice. Performers are often called voice actors/actresses in addition to other names. Examples of voice work include animation, animated, ...
for
eroge An ''eroge'' (, ''eroge'', or , ''erogē'', ), also called an H-game, is a Japanese genre of erotic video game. The term encompasses a wide variety of Japanese games containing erotic content across multiple genres. The first ''eroge'' were crea ...
by her older sister on Kanna's sixteenth birthday. Kanna does not want to become a voice actress at first, but after she thinks about all of the things her sister did for her when she was growing up, and knowing that she owes her, she finally agrees. However, Kanna is still very nervous about being a voice actress for such games. As the story progresses, she becomes more and more comfortable with the requirements of the job. She is helped along by both her coworkers and a classmate who also does work on eroge in his spare time.


Characters

; : (OVA), Miku Nishino (Drama CD) :A first year student of ''Takashima Minami High School''. On her 16th birthday, Kanna was asked by her sister, Yayoi, to come to her workplace after school. Once she arrived, Kanna found out that it's an eroge company and was asked to be a voice actress for a game they are developing. She is good with sports and a person great of imagination and concentration to the point where she can have an orgasm with only her imagination. Kanna's work job is kept secret under the
pseudonym A pseudonym (; ) or alias () is a fictitious name that a person assumes for a particular purpose, which differs from their original or true meaning ( orthonym). This also differs from a new name that entirely or legally replaces an individual's o ...
Aoi Kanna. ; : (OVA),
Hyosei is a Japanese voice actress and singer who works for Power Rise under the alias . For adult works, she goes by the name . Hyo-sei released her first album titled on April 21, 2010. Early life and career Graduated from Nihon University College ...
(Drama CD) :Kanna's 28-year-old elder sister and a ''"EROGEMEKA"'' for the eroge company, ''Blue March''. Yayoi cares greatly and always buys presents for Kanna on her birthday. She speaks very bluntly and is not at all embarrassed by her work on ''eroge''. ; : (OVA), Kizuna Aihara (Drama CD) :A college student and professional eroge voice actress. Kanna looks up to her as a voice acting role model, and Fumika seem to be the only one who sympathizes with Kanna's embarrassment as a voice actress for eroge. Although she is a professional as an eroge voice actress, Fumika has no experience in real life. ; : (OVA), Wasshoi Taro (Drama CD) :The scenario writer for the eroge company, Blue March. He is an older acquaintance of Yayoi and Kanna. He started as someone who loved to read, but after reading some eroge scripts, he began writing them himself. Kanna really respects Nagatoshi and treats him as an older brother. ; : :Kanna's twintailed best friend. She talks in a soft spoken tone. ; : :Kanna's other friend from school. She has wavy blonde hair. ; : :Kanna's male classmate and her main love interest. He is the son of the president of the game company.


Media


Manga

The
manga are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long history in earlier Japanese art. The term is used in Japan to refer to both comics ...
series ''Koe de Oshigoto!'' was written and illustrated by Azure Konno and published by
Wani Books is a Japanese publishing company focused on manga-related publication, including magazines and books. The company was established in November 1979. It publishes a manga magazine called ''Comic Gum''. In March 2007, Yoshimoto Books Co., Ltd. was ...
. The series was serialized in the '' Comic Gum'' magazine, starting in the July 2008 issue, released on May 26, 2008, and ending in the June 2013 issue on April 26, 2013. Wani Books have published it in ten compiled volumes under the imprint Gum Comics Plus between December 23, 2008 and July 25, 2013. The manga is licensed digitally in English by Manga Planet. A sequel manga titled ''Koe de Oshigoto!!'' began serialization in
Futabasha is a Japanese publishing company headquartered in , Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. Futabasha is known for its manga works, and its 1967 magazine Manga Action first conceived of the manga category, decades before the other major companies tested th ...
's '' Monthly Action'' magazine on May 24, 2020. Two compiled volumes were released as of June 2021. The manga will end serialization on November 24, 2021.


Anime

A two-episode
anime is a Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, , in Japan and in Ja ...
adaptation titled was produced by Studio Gokumi and produced by
Pony Canyon , also known by the shorthand form , is a Japanese company, established on October 1, 1966, which distributes music, films, home video, and video games. It is affiliated with the Japanese media group Fujisankei Communications Group. Pony Canyo ...
It was directed by Naoto Hosoda, produced by Yuichiro Takahata, with scripts by Masashi Suzuki and character design by Satoru Kiyomaru. The two episodes were released on
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and
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, with the first on November 17, 2010, and the second episode on May 11, 2011, after being postponed twice. The anime has been licensed by
Media Blasters Media Blasters, sometimes abbreviated as MB, is an American entertainment company that was founded by John Sirabella in 1997 and is based in New York City. It is in the business of licensing, translating, and releasing to the North American mar ...
, who released a DVD version in 2013 with English Subtitles. When the DVD version of the original episode released there was a bug that would cause the episode to loop to the menu. In response Media Blasters offered to replace them with working copies. There were originally plans to dub the anime but they were later cancelled.


See also

* ''
Nobunaga Teacher's Young Bride is a Japanese romantic comedy manga series by Azure Konno. It was serialized in Futabasha's ''seinen'' manga magazine '' Monthly Action'' from May 2017 to August 2019 and has been collected in five ''tankōbon'' volumes. An anime television s ...
'' – Another manga series by the same author


References


External links

* {{Monthly Action 2008 manga 2010 anime OVAs Comedy anime and manga Futabasha manga Media Blasters OVAs based on manga Romance anime and manga Seinen manga Studio Gokumi Wani Books manga