Aizen's VA checkin' in.........

[Aizenvox]

Hey guys,
Wanted to drop by and say hi. I recently announced that I will be voicing Sosuke Aizen (debuts on episode 23). This past week, I was also cast as Ganju Shiba (debuts episode 22). I post on the forums over at Naruto fan (along with many of the other dub VAs) and when I got cast on Bleach, Bleachportal.net was the first site I went to.

I'm new to Bleach, as I just finished watching the first DVD that came out this week. As with Naruto, I have not seen the fansubs, and my schedule is too jam packed to catch up. But I thoroughly enjoyed what I've seen so far, and what I've been able to dub as well.

I know that getting the voice right is a main concern with fans. My voice for Aizen is similar to Karasu from Yu Yu Hakusho, without the creepy factor. Just deep, calm, collected. Ganju will be deeper, more brash, over the top. Think of a spinoff of Patrick Warburton, from the back of the throat.

I've only recorded once on each of these characters thus far, but rest assured, I want to do right by the fans. You guys make a job like mine possible. I'll be checking back here from time to time.

If ya wanna chat, I'm on AOL Instant Messenger a lot. My screenname is "kibavox". You can also check my Myspace (www.myspace.com/kylehebert).

Take care!

[LegendaryXM90]

Wow! I think you're our first Eng. VA to post on our forums (tell Johnny to high-tail it over here)!! Welcome Mr. Hebert! ... Can I call you Kyle? ^_^

I really hope that you do a good job with Aizen. I loved you in DBZ, in fact, I was just watching DBZ: Wrath of the Dragon on Toonami last night, I'm sure you remember it. :)

Hope you have fun on our forums! Don't worry, we're very active. ^_^

[Kagebu]

Ah, Kyle's joined this board as well? I was amazed that so many voice actors jumped on the Narutofan boards when the show started, but I never bothered to register there. Glad to see you getting interested in your other shows, too.

I'm really anxious to be hearing your take on Aizen, even though you've explained it's somewhat similar to Karasu. And you also landed Ganjuu? That kind of role was something I'd originally figured Chris Sabat would do if Bleach were being done by FUNimation. He's like the Kuwabara of Bleach. I was actually hoping you'd land Ikkaku for a secondary character. But it's really cool for you to be getting all these good roles since you moved to California. For the second arc, at least, Ganjuu's a pretty prominent secondary character.

Anyways, congratulations on landing Aizen! You couldn't have asked for a better role.

[_mike_]

it would be great to hear a clip of ur VA of aizen.

Edit: u were gohan for the english dub?! zomg!! im a huge DBZ fan XD :D

[Ai]

Thats pretty respectable...

And random...try and get all the other VA's to join cb..we'd love to hear from them i'm sure..

[Shiki]

Eh? This a serious post?

In that case, get the over VAs over here. :P

Doing both Aizen and Ganju must be a real feat.

[LegendaryXM90]

Oh, yeah, one more thing I'd like to add. If you see Johnny, Derek, or Michael (Sorich), can you ask them if Ichigo and Uryuu will be refering to each other by "Kurosaki" and "Ishida"? It would really make a lot of fans and viewers happy.

I mean, if Yusuke and Kazuma could call each other "Urameshi" and "Kuwabara" in Yu Yu Hakusho, and Yugi + everyone else could call Seto "Kaiba" in Yu-gi-oh, then why can't Ichigo and Uryuu call each other by their family names and given names as well? I mean, Ishida is a whole lot easier to say than Uryuu anyway.

[Full Metal Ichigo]

I certainly wasn't expect a Bleach VA to post in these forums but it's not something too strange either. Anyway, I'm certainly looking forward to hearing what your rendition of Aizen and Ganju sound like, Mr. Hebert. I'm sure you'll do a great job. Welcome to the Club Bleach Forums.

Btw, I enjoyed your work as Vato Falman in FMA

[Chaotic Despair]

Well, welcome to the forums! I am a big fan of Naruto and was a big fan of DBZ back in the day so i am familiar with your work. I will be very interested to see how different you voice the two characters you have been casted for in Bleach as they are two contrasting characters.

Well i wish you the best of luck with your new roles and i hope you do them justice :P

[Dexter]

lolz..i'm as shcoked as most as these guys, esp if this really is a real post.

if it is....well hey, thanks for dropping by, as u can tell we're really glad u did
*ish old DBZ fan too*

Hope u have fun doin Aizen's voice..good luck, and yeah, do him justice =D

[ichigo547]

Hey, Kyle. Welcome to the forums. Awesome having the first voice actor to come here. You must be quite busy. I'm wondering which episode are you guys at the studio on? Also, get some of the other voice actors here. That'll be even more awesome.

[Aizenvox]

Thanks for all the support, guys. I acknowledge the popular request to get other VAs to post here, but its not as easy as it seems. We record individually, so we rarely see each other. If I can garner any interests from the others, guaranteed it will take time. So, I can't make any promises.

[Guy]

Wow, OMG, is this real? Nice to meet you, Mr. Hebert. I hope you will do well as Aizen and Ganju. Since Aizen is the main villain, people will be expecting a lot, but no pressure!

[Sciky]

Thanks for visiting the forums, not many VA's do that, I hope you do well on voicing Aizen and Ganju, I'm sure you'll do fine.

While your here, would you mind maybe sharing with all of us who is (or is being selected) to play Byakuya or other important characters hehe j/k.

[Yvese]

I hope this is a serious post. If it is, welcome. I'm also a big fan of the old DBZ days. Anyways, back to Aizen. A little tip if you didn't know is to make Aizen sound.. mysterious. It's just the way he is.

[_mike_]

well i would suggest you listen to the japanese VA to see how the voice sounds like, or rather the tone and feeling etc

[uni]

Huge DBZ fan :D nice to see you could join us and ive never watched the DUBed series but i will be sure to check out aizen heh :D

[Nrvnqsr Chaos]

o.o a VA AND a poster ^_^ when you have time, send a clip ok ?

[ちい~ちゃん]

omg this isnt some kind of sick joke is it. Well any way welcome to CB. Wow so your going to play aizens voice. *runs to tell every one in the aizen fc* congrats on that. i hope you do a good job on his voice so that every one well be happy.

[Nrvnqsr Chaos]

oh yeah, say high to the ppl in the aizen sousuke fc, they might have good advice for you

[Arei]

Wow, its not that often you actually get a real VA on a forum *_*

Its a little late but welcome to CB!! Can't wait to hear you as Aizen ^^

I want to do voice acting *_* Thats one thing I DO know I want to do lol

[ちい~ちゃん]

here you go aizenvox. Come a see us at the aizen fc.
http://forums.bleachportal.net/showthread.php?t=20891

[Atrias]

Hey there Mr Herbert.

Congratulations on landing the job as Badass Aizen! I'm sure you'll do his character justice, if not... we now know where to find you (in an internet messageboard sense... *end stalker*) but seriously, I hope you have lots of fun!

Also, Ganju?? AWESOME!!! Bit of a difference between him and Aizen though, but I'm sure you're up to it!

Looking forward to your appearance in Seireitei!

See you round the boards!

[bbnflpn]

its so nice to meet you. it must be real interesting and fun to do va's. i have always wanted to do one my self.

you know my cats name is herbie (i call him herbert all the time) its also my uncles name, so is it pernounced herbert or ebear (i know thats now how the french say it, it is however the only way my dad can pronounce my uncles name with out freaking out like hes some kind of e- bear greeting card or somthing.)

yah im lame ill admit it

[RukiaYuza]

Hello! :)
Mr. Herbert: It is great that you have joined us. I am looking forward to hearing your Aizen and Ganju. I have enjoyed your work on Naruto as Kiba.

[Alerane]

A VA on the forums? Cool. Anyways, congrats on the two roles, have some fun with Ganju, and Aizen will be an interesting time.

[SnowManZero]

sweet.

I've not heard yu yu hakusho's voice, BUT i have heard a demo of you before.

If you do the voice I'm thinking of, you will rock!

Heck, your a VA you rock already!

[Neko Sarteck]

Hey, AVox. Quit hogging all my glory! These people are supposed to worship ME, not you. D: Because I am just that good.

If this is not a sick joke, know this--if you screw up Aizen or Ganjuu (both personal favourites of mine), I'll have to break your legs. :3 If this is a joke, I'll have to break your legs, anyway. ;D

[Aizenvox]

Wow, OMG, is this real? Nice to meet you, Mr. Hebert. I hope you will do well as Aizen and Ganju. Since Aizen is the main villain, people will be expecting a lot, but no pressure!

Please, call me Kyle. That "Mr." thing makes me feel too old. :headbang

[Aizenvox]

Hello! :)
Mr. Herbert: It is great that you have joined us. I am looking forward to hearing your Aizen and Ganju. I have enjoyed your work on Naruto as Kiba.

Hiya, just call me Kyle. Last name is "Hebert", not "Herbert". Its a Louisiana-Cajun French name, pronounced "ay bear". Thanks for the support for Kiba. I've been very lucky to get on such awesome shows like Naruto, DBZ, FMA, and now Bleach.

[Aizenvox]

Hey, AVox. Quit hogging all my glory! These people are supposed to worship ME, not you. D: Because I am just that good.

If this is not a sick joke, know this--if you screw up Aizen or Ganjuu (both personal favourites of mine), I'll have to break your legs. :3 If this is a joke, I'll have to break your legs, anyway. ;D

I got your private message, and the way this forum is set up, I can't reply unless I have a higher post count.....so here I go replying to each message.

Regarding the sick joke thing, trust me, I'm sure people have better things to do than pose as an anime voice actor. I consider myself very humble, and that I'm just a regular guy with a cool job. I advertise my AIM name on my site and Myspace, and plenty of folks can vouch for my validity. Most actors are simply too busy to devote time to checking forums, etc, but interacting with fans and getting feedback has been very important to me as long as I've been doing this (since 2000).

The guys in charge on the show dug my auditions enough to cast me on two roles for the show, and the dub's gotten a lot of positive praise thus far. I certainly hope you guys dig my performances. Ganju won't show up til episode 22 and Aizen in 23.....so its still a few months off.

[Neko Sarteck]

Rawr. Good luck, then, heh, and I'll help you raise that post count so you can PM back. It rahter sucks that they changed it so you have to have a higher post count to PM people. >.<

So you going to explore the rest of our forum, or pretty much answer fan questions and chat here in the Dub section?

[Aizenvox]

Wow! I think you're our first Eng. VA to post on our forums (tell Johnny to high-tail it over here)!! Welcome Mr. Hebert! ... Can I call you Kyle? ^_^

I really hope that you do a good job with Aizen. I loved you in DBZ, in fact, I was just watching DBZ: Wrath of the Dragon on Toonami last night, I'm sure you remember it. :)

Hope you have fun on our forums! Don't worry, we're very active. ^_^

Appreciate the warm welcome! And yep, please call me Kyle. I know Wrath of the Dragon aired last week, but wasn't able to catch it. Funimation gave me a DVD of it though.....its on my must-watch list still (wow, that pile is pretty high, too!).

[Aizenvox]

Rawr. Good luck, then, heh, and I'll help you raise that post count so you can PM back. It rahter sucks that they changed it so you have to have a higher post count to PM people. >.<

So you going to explore the rest of our forum, or pretty much answer fan questions and chat here in the Dub section?

Thanks for helping with the post count. My time is extremely limited, so I'll just stick to checking out the dub section. :biggrinki

[Aizenvox]

Ah, Kyle's joined this board as well? I was amazed that so many voice actors jumped on the Narutofan boards when the show started, but I never bothered to register there. Glad to see you getting interested in your other shows, too.

I'm really anxious to be hearing your take on Aizen, even though you've explained it's somewhat similar to Karasu. And you also landed Ganjuu? That kind of role was something I'd originally figured Chris Sabat would do if Bleach were being done by FUNimation. He's like the Kuwabara of Bleach. I was actually hoping you'd land Ikkaku for a secondary character. But it's really cool for you to be getting all these good roles since you moved to California. For the second arc, at least, Ganjuu's a pretty prominent secondary character.

Anyways, congratulations on landing Aizen! You couldn't have asked for a better role.

Yeah, lucked out with getting so many Naruto VAs over at Narutofan.com's forums. Hopefully over time, I can get the word out and get some folks to post here as well.

I was psyched beyond belief to get Aizen....though my exposure to the show is extremely limited (I've only seen the first DVD). Fans have filled me in on how important he is in the show. Can't wait!!!!!!

Getting Ganju is like a double-whammy. Yet another extremely fun character to play and a total opposite from Aizen. Hope you guys dig the voices I gave them both in a few months when they first appear on Cartoon Network.

[ちい~ちゃん]

wow your really going to anwser ever ones post in here.

[Aizenvox]

it would be great to hear a clip of ur VA of aizen.

Edit: u were gohan for the english dub?! zomg!! im a huge DBZ fan XD :D

I have a mic and editing equipment, so i could technically do a sample, but I don't want to get in trouble. Afraid you guys will have to wait til the debut on episode 23 in the next few months.

As for DBZ, I was teen gohan, the Narrator, West Kai, Pikkon, and Ox King. :Domo (wow I love these smileys)

[Aizenvox]

Oh, yeah, one more thing I'd like to add. If you see Johnny, Derek, or Michael (Sorich), can you ask them if Ichigo and Uryuu will be refering to each other by "Kurosaki" and "Ishida"? It would really make a lot of fans and viewers happy.

I mean, if Yusuke and Kazuma could call each other "Urameshi" and "Kuwabara" in Yu Yu Hakusho, and Yugi + everyone else could call Seto "Kaiba" in Yu-gi-oh, then why can't Ichigo and Uryuu call each other by their family names and given names as well? I mean, Ishida is a whole lot easier to say than Uryuu anyway.

Good question, and I wish I had an answer. I've seen the first dvd, and so far the main character is being referred to as "Ichigo". I guess since there's more than one Kurosaki in the show, its best to avoid confusion (maybe)?

[Dexter]

Fans have filled me in on how important he is in the show. Can't wait!!!!!!


heh, u got that right...

lookin forward to it Kyle, good luck once again (now that i know this is real) and thanks for posting here on CB. we're all psyched that u took the time to drop by!

[Aizenvox]

Thanks for visiting the forums, not many VA's do that, I hope you do well on voicing Aizen and Ganju, I'm sure you'll do fine.

While your here, would you mind maybe sharing with all of us who is (or is being selected) to play Byakuya or other important characters hehe j/k.

Sorry, the producer specifically said not to reveal any casting info. :sad

[Aizenvox]

wow your really going to anwser ever ones post in here.

Well, normally I'd wait and just post ONE answer to a bunch of questions.....but someone private messaged me.......and it won't let me reply until I get at least 10 posts. DOH!

[Aizenvox]

I certainly wasn't expect a Bleach VA to post in these forums but it's not something too strange either. Anyway, I'm certainly looking forward to hearing what your rendition of Aizen and Ganju sound like, Mr. Hebert. I'm sure you'll do a great job. Welcome to the Club Bleach Forums.

Btw, I enjoyed your work as Vato Falman in FMA

Thanks for showing the Falman love. And please, call me Kyle. :toocool:

[Atrias]

Hey Kyle, any advice for someone wanting to maybe get into VA? I've apparently got the "talent" for it (according to my dramatics lecturers) and in myself I'm not so comfortable with my body \ appearance for screen roles at the moment. I would love to do VA for childrens programmes \ anime \ animated films.. So any advice for someone wishing to maybe go into the industry in future?

[bbnflpn]

aw and now im embarrassed cause i made the herbert mistake too.

either way, its very nice to meet you kyle, and its wonderful that you interact with your fans, not many would do such a thing. i have enjoyed your va's for some time now, dbz was one of the animes that got me hooked on anime.

for atrias, why would you be uncomfortable with your self, you do not have to be a specific type of person to perform. my self i have had several self confidence issues, i still have them but i wouldnt let them stop me from doing anything i wanted to do, and i havent.

[Undying]

*has a huge Zangetsu like thing in hand*

*is smiling evily*

Hehehehe.

LAMO sorry, but I'm kinda freaked that a VA actually joined O_O.

I myself am not a huge dub (though, I did dig DBZ back in my younger days... like 2 years ago XD, and the narrator, i.e. you, was probably the best. Teen Gohan... you did a great job, but honestly you sounded as if you had a sore throat half the time. Didn't stop me from being his fan :p).

Now as for Bleach.. lemme be evil for a sec. You mess this up, you die. Capish? I know I can't really reach and all, but hell, I'm a fan ;).

Anyway, yeah, you know something, I'll check Bleach episode 23 dub just to hear how you do Aizen. And ya better do it good ol' man.

Bleh, I'm blabbering.

But as many people already said, could you somehow force the producers into keeping the lines more true to the original spirit? I dropped Bleach dub because half the time your VA collegues make the character sound like... well, like One Piece dub.

Looking forward to hearing yer voice outta Aizen's throat!

Oh and please... refrain from double posting in the future. The edit button is your friends :).

[LegendaryXM90]

Hey, Undying, give 'em a break. If he were editing posts, then he wouldn't be able to get his post count up. Let him do it till he can respond to PM's.

EDIT: Wow I can't believe how active you actually are, Kyle! In response to your...response (lol)...will characters at least be calling Uryuu "Ishida"? People in the Ishida Uryuu FC would be very happy to hear that.

[Neko Rae]

Wow, this is so cool. I can't wait to hear you do Aizen! I hope you do better than all the other voices they messed up.

[Neko Sarteck]

It seems to me that people are missing the BIGGER picture. Don't get me wrong, Aizen is defiantely one who's voice I would like to see done well, but I think we all know here that Ganju is defiantely more important. Who wouldn't love the #1 self-proclaimed SHinigami-hater of West Rukongai?

[SnowManZero]

Hey, telling someone to do something right is one thing, but it put's tremendous ammount's of pressure when you threaten them.

Kyle, you've done some realy great voice's in the past, and I for one wish you well with this. Don't worry about there threat's, I'm sure you'll be fine at it.

[Kagebu]

Yeah, no kidding. Threatening the guy, even if you don't mean it, sounds a little too psychotic for my tastes. I prefer my psychosis to be mild, like the voices in my head or the sauce on my tacos.

There have definitely been a few voices on Bleach that don't meet my standards, such as Urahara for one, but mostly my beef is with the casting and directing. Michael Sorich made a few odd casting and directing decisions, but I feel comfortable with what Kyle is telling us about how he's going to handle Aizen.

[Felijan]

Hi Kyle.
I wish you luck with the parts of Aizen and Ganju.
It's nice for a voice actor to take time to visit sites like these, and all the fans appreciate it.

I haven't heard your Aizen yet, but judging by Aizen's calm, warm nature, I'm sure you must be a talented voice actor and I'm looking forward to hearing you in the Soul Society arc.

[Aizenvox]

Thanks for the support, guys! I know with such a dedicated fanbase, the dub is under intense scrutiny. I certainly want to do the characters justice and I hope you enjoy what I'm bringing to them.

As for advice on becoming a VA, I suggest reading the FAQ section on my website. :)

[Lady Ushio]

Wow. i think i've heard your voice before... ^_^ I just don't want to spoil everybody... ehehe...
Welcome to the forums by the way. What an honor. ^_^
I wish I can be a VA too...someday... ^_^

[BWoods]

Well I'm glad to see that one of the VA's has dropped by to chat with us and give us some info about their work. To let you know I've been one of the ney-sayers about your selection, I'm not going to lie about it.

But honestly, I'm expecting a lot, due to Aizen being one of my most beloved characters from the anime. Not to put any more pressure on you, if you do capture that suave and really classy voice that he has then I'll be 100% flipped in my opinion. Good Luck with your work. :D

[Aizenvox]

It's all good. Everyone is certainly entitled to their opinion. Myself nor anyone else can possibly please everybody. I can only give the performance I'm asked to give by the director in the booth, and certainly hope the fanbase digs it. Thanks for giving me a fair chance. :headbang

[Undying]

*produces a large, pink and fluffy hammer with "Aizen" on it*

*gently taps it on palm*

You have a fair chance... to meet my pink fluffy hammer of doom...

[BWoods]

As a side-note other than my obvious fear of Undying and his extreamly large pink hammer of doom

I'll say I did like your work as Kiba in Naruto. As much flak as it gets for being "Americanized" the voices, to me, are right on with the Japanese voices. Bleach has had some really nice work done on it so far in terms of casting and voice direction so I'm sure even it's not on the mark to the .00001th percent I'll still probably accept and even come to like it. I mean I kinda like the Beck-and-Clogs Urahara. ;)

[ichigo547]

*has a huge Zangetsu like thing in hand*

*is smiling evily*

Hehehehe.

LAMO sorry, but I'm kinda freaked that a VA actually joined O_O.

I myself am not a huge dub (though, I did dig DBZ back in my younger days... like 2 years ago XD, and the narrator, i.e. you, was probably the best. Teen Gohan... you did a great job, but honestly you sounded as if you had a sore throat half the time. Didn't stop me from being his fan :p).

Now as for Bleach.. lemme be evil for a sec. You mess this up, you die. Capish? I know I can't really reach and all, but hell, I'm a fan ;).

Anyway, yeah, you know something, I'll check Bleach episode 23 dub just to hear how you do Aizen. And ya better do it good ol' man.

Bleh, I'm blabbering.

But as many people already said, could you somehow force the producers into keeping the lines more true to the original spirit? I dropped Bleach dub because half the time your VA collegues make the character sound like... well, like One Piece dub.

Looking forward to hearing yer voice outta Aizen's throat!

Oh and please... refrain from double posting in the future. The edit button is your friends :). He can't force them to do that because there's a high chance he'll get fired for that. He can passively suggest some ideas, but that's about it. Other than that, it's up to the producers. I hope you do a great job, Kyle!

[StoneTitan]

Im also curious to hear this, the original will stay my favorit no doubt, but this way more people I know will give it a look.(Not requesting em to like it, just knowing it before giving there oppinions)


AS for the the line changes i really hope you save this one:
"Admiration is the feeling futhest from the truth"(Said by Aizen)
or atleast keeps it very close to the original


Insted of messing up stuff like what have happend a couple of times to much imo like:

Karin: Ichigo, SAVE ME!!!:eek13: (first episode, Dub version)
Karin: Ichi-Nii, Run Away!! (Japanease version)

This gives a completly opposit personallity...
Dub Version she thinks more on her own saftey then others...
Japanease Version she think more on others safety then her own.

Though i know you are not in the position to change this, i hope you could tell about errors of that magnetude.

[angelicdesire]

wow, thats awesome. nice to meet you kyle. ive heard ur voice in the past as well, and ur voice is awesome. i can't wait to hear ur voice for aizen and ganju. i won't threaten you or anything like that, and i do appreciate you coming here to talk with us. its so awesome, and can't wait to hear ya:)

[II Xion II]

Welcome to the site!!! Do not worry about all of the "haters," I have heard quite a few of your sample clips and the variety of voices you bring to the table is frankly, amazing!!! I know it has to be a tough job and that you must have a lot of work to do, but to take time out just to talk with fans is truly admirable. I hope you depict Aizen well and enjoy doing what your doing.

[EndlessSky]

Awesome!, good to see you here. I look forward to seeing you voice Aizen, and voicing Ganju as well must be difficult since they are both very different characters.

[Neko Rae]

Insted of messing up stuff like what have happend a couple of times to much imo like:
Karin: Ichigo, SAVE ME!!!:eek13: (first episode, Dub version)
Karin: Ichi-Nii, Run Away!! (Japanease version)
This gives a completly opposit personallity...
Dub Version she thinks more on her own saftey then others...
Japanease Version she think more on others safety then her own.
Though i know you are not in the position to change this, i hope you could tell about errors of that magnetude.

o_o They really did that? That's just horrible! I hope really hope they don't change Aizen's cool lines.

[Sheniece]

Hey Kyle. Welcome to Club Bleach xD
You've done a great job in the past like Kiba and Gohan, and I think you'll be perfect for Aizen and Ganju. Congrats on getting both.
I know it's difficult to go to forums when you're a voice actor but to think that you're using some of your time to talk to fans, is a real dedication and gets people excited. It's nice to know some people will go the extra mile to make fans happy. Thanks for that.
And I'm sad you can tell us abut the casting! But we all know you'd get in trouble. I'm just concerned because Wikipedia and Anime News Network say nothing about Byakuya's voice actor and the episode he comes in is in like a week and a half. Like you don't have to tell me who it is, but please if you could, tell us that they atleast have a voice actor. xD
Thanks again for being supportive of your fans Kyle :) I think all of us at Club Bleach wish you the best.
Good Luck on your roles in Bleach and in future casting.

[CaptianWhitey-chan]

Kyle! ^__^...awesome, you posted here. I can't wait to hear you as Aizen...I think you'll fit the part well actually. Now just tell Vic to get over here and do Hitsugaya! XD

[MelancholyOblivion]

Aizen's my favorite...
I remember on an interview of you you said Aizen's voice was a phone sex voice...which is hilarious...but the original voice actor made him very soft spoken...Aizen was not mysterious when we was pretending to be good. He was very kind, and fatherly, and very calm. I think you should watch the entire arc in japanese before you decide the voice...not to be mean or anything, it's just a suggestion.

o_o They really did that? That's just horrible! I hope really hope they don't change Aizen's cool lines. AH! No! I would cry. Aizen has the best lines...I'm sure you'll do him justice...but I think my favorite line of his is, "It is very difficult to hold back my power so that I do not crush an ant when I step on it."
I shudder to think about Gin's lines...I mean, it's going to be impossible to get his accent in and that's a huge part of his charm...(Gin's my second favorite, do you know who's voicing him?)
I also think it's really cool that you've actually gotten on a fan website to talk to fans. That's awesome :D

[LilithShadowson]

I think the reason alot of VA's don't sign up to fan boards is because we fans get so attached to the Japanese voice actors that when something premires in English we have bad to violetn reactions. For example if I ever meet Wally (voice of the English Renji) i'm gonna rip out his Layrx so they are vforced to replace him. then agian i am being a little hard it has only been a few lines that's really not giving him a chance. BUT! if it doesn't improve then my plans will proceed. OH HOLY ****!

I just realized who you are. I believe I sat with you at A-kon once at the Banquet. the Year Scott decided to start a food fight... I could ahve my VA's mixed up but I'm rather sure I sat with you. ANYWAY! Could you ask wally if he could make Renji sound less nerdy? that would be excellent. Damn aren't we fans just demanding? But seriously good luck with Aizen and Ganju. Aizen esspecially is important to the Anime.

Oh and the second reason Va's don't normally sign up for fanboards...is because we are so damn demanding! :D I'll quit being demanding... anyway. if I did sit with you then it would be easy to remember me...or atleast who I was with.

[Guy]

^damn, u make a good point. No wonder so many VA's are avoiding boards like these...

[Aizenvox]

I do realize that the hardcore fans are very attached to the Japanese version, that is, afterall, what they heard first. Dubs are always under intense scrutiny. But I should clarify something that many fans don't seem to understand. Voice actors have absolutely no say in creative decision making. The directors and producers cast actors based on what they have in mind via the audition process. We come in and work with the director to give a solid performance. In the end, if you don't like the way a voice sounds, don't blame the actor. We're just doing our job. :)


Regarding Aizen, I threw out the "phone sex voice" thing moreso as a joke and as an extremely oversimplified description. It isn't meant to be taken literally.

I take my career very seriously, and I want the fans to feel that I have done the character justice. We shall find out within a few months.

[Ai]

Regarding Aizen, I threw out the "phone sex voice" thing moreso as a joke and as an extremely oversimplified description. It isn't meant to be taken literally.

Damn, i would have watched the dubbed episode if you had used that voice..T_T...

but yea, blame the producers eh?

[cowchpotato258]

Wow. You're a great VA, and you've worked on ALOT of great animes. Why are you not as famous as chris sabat or vic mignogna???

[Guy]

Wow, Kyle, I never knew that. I guess that's what voice director means, lol. OK, well then, I guess it would be logical for us to flame them, then? Lol, j/k.

[LilithShadowson]

Anyway Kyle... A-kon15 I checkled with the person I was with... and she believes we sat down with you for the Banquet. And So as we are sitting down an idea pops into your head that we need all the table signs.

And so we start off with a table close to us. And we get their sign no problems. After that it was someone's bright idea to steal the sign from Monica Rial's table. Which we did... to whih you wrote "Monica is the Queen of Poo" on it. then a food fight broke out.. .the first butterball flung by scott Mcneil. and in the midst of all this the person I'm with and some otehr fan get into a "disaggreement" about Monica's sign. Ending in blood shed. as sthe sign slips in his hand and slices it open rather good. which he complained about the rest of the banquet.

IF any of this seems familure. Then we are correct in thinking it was you we sat with.

[StoneTitan]

The bigest problem with the change in the lines ain't on the english version... It'll appear if likely other smaller countries use the English version to translate into there leanguage.

The story of the mouth to ear.(It'll get less and less correct)

Well atleast theres some mistakes from the Viz manga that has been corrected in the english dub, which is always a good thing :winking56

[cowchpotato258]

KYLE! For the love of god, please tell them that "Urahara" Is "Yur-uh-har-uh" not
"ood-a-hod-a". His name in the dub being said like that gets on my nerves.

[Guy]

Um... it's oo-rah-hah-ra...

[Aizenvox]

Seems that no matter what the pronunciation is on a dub , there's always somebody who swears its wrong. :)

[Neko Sarteck]

I always thought it was just "Hat & Clogs." Heh.

Hey, Avox. (Gah, I'm just too used to Internet names, man--I gotta call you "Avox.") Do you ever get like, really "in" to your characters, and kinda understand them (and root for them!) when you don't know the series ending? (I know it's something they have asked (or they will ask) you for the CBNL Interview, but I wanna know, anyway. ^_^

[SnowManZero]

Seems that no matter what the pronunciation is on a dub , there's always somebody who swears its wrong. :)

Well, I mean have you seen what has happened to naruto and one piece? 4kid's should be shot, but that's for another discussion.

You got the die hard fan's who are used to the japanese version's of just about everything and then when it get's 'westernized' they think that it's defacing the legend which they, themselve's have built up in their own mind.

Because of the aforementioned show's, I heard many of my friend's say how horrible they we're expecting the dubb of bleach to be. I still maintain the fact that in what I have seen, the dubb has been very good and done a majority of the character's justice.

I can understand where they're coming from, but anyone who critisize's the bleach dubb's is an idiot in his own right, in my opinion.

[Kagebu]

KYLE! For the love of god, please tell them that "Urahara" Is "Yur-uh-har-uh" not
"ood-a-hod-a". His name in the dub being said like that gets on my nerves.
How amusing. Someone who apparently doesn't know anything about the Japanese language lecturing professional anime dubbers about how to pronounce a Japanese name. Sorry, pal, but they're pronouncing Urahara's name correctly.

In Japanese, every syllable sounds the exact same no matter where in the word it falls. The Japanese u is always pronounced as "ooh," and the Japanese r is sort of a combination of an r, d, and an l. It's similar to the Spanish r, except the tongue is only rolled once, pressed up against the pallet as you make the sound. The Japanese "a" sound is also always pronounced as "ah." Also, every syllable is balanced out in how much stress is put on it, with exceptions on double vowels and elongated vowels.

And there you have it. That's how you say Urahara's name: "ooh-r/da-ha-r/dah."

[cowchpotato258]

yes that much i understand, but it sounds like theyre trying too hard. WAY too hard. Like it can be said that way and sound normal but it sounds like theyre literally pausing in the middle of the sentence to say his name and then continuing.
OODAHODDA is a little overexaggerated.
Udahada sounds normal though. They sound like they're stressing every single vowel too much and it makes his name sound long. Listen to the way ichigo pronounces "Urahara" in the japanese version, and then listen to how he says it in the dub. In japanese it sounds like his name has two parts. Ura (ooda) and hara (hada). But in the americanized version it sounds as if theyre trying to say it with 4 parts. like Ur (ood) uh(ah) har (hod) uh (ah). It sounds like they're trying, but they make it... i don't even know how to explain it. It just sounds awkward.

[FullMetal-Guitarist]

I understand what you're getting at when you say it sounds "awkward," but keep in mind that not only do all these actors have to be aware of pronunciation, they also have to match lip flap (which is almost the #1 most important thing when dubbing anime) AND they have to deliver a convincing performance as well. (If they didn't, fans would jump all over them for being too "fake" right?) Not all voice actors dubbing anime have the benefit of studying Japanese, let alone being able to pronounce it correctly. They are primarliy performing for an English speaking audience, who may have little to no knowledge of how the original Japanese translation is supposed to sound. I give them praise for even trying to use the correct pronunciation, and not just switching it to English "Rs." Something is always going to stand out when you mix two contrasting languages together such as English and Japanese.
I've been watching Bleach since episode 1 first aired in Japan, and while I'll be the first to admit that I like the Japanese version better, I think the English cast has done a superb job thus far. I'd rather them "try too hard" to get the names right, and respect Japanese names in general, rather than having them not try at all. Anyone who knows the difference between Rick Hunter & Hikaru Ichijyo will tell you the same.
yes that much i understand, but it sounds like theyre trying too hard. WAY too hard. Like it can be said that way and sound normal but it sounds like theyre literally pausing in the middle of the sentence to say his name and then continuing.
OODAHODDA is a little overexaggerated.
Udahada sounds normal though. They sound like they're stressing every single vowel too much and it makes his name sound long. Listen to the way ichigo pronounces "Urahara" in the japanese version, and then listen to how he says it in the dub. In japanese it sounds like his name has two parts. Ura (ooda) and hara (hada). But in the americanized version it sounds as if theyre trying to say it with 4 parts. like Ur (ood) uh(ah) har (hod) uh (ah). It sounds like they're trying, but they make it... i don't even know how to explain it. It just sounds awkward.

[cowchpotato258]

I guess that makes sense. And most VA's dont even watch the subs.

[Kapura-nui]

Lol i didnt expect to see Aizen's VA on CB...
gl with those 2 lines until way later lol

[Sciky]

Go tell your director his direction for Renji sucked ass (joking).

[EndlessSky]

they sound like they're stressing every single vowel too much and it makes his name sound long. Listen to the way ichigo pronounces "Urahara" in the japanese version, and then listen to how he says it in the dub. In japanese it sounds like his name has two parts. Ura (ooda) and hara (hada). But in the americanized version it sounds as if theyre trying to say it with 4 parts. like Ur (ood) uh(ah) har (hod) uh (ah). It sounds like they're trying, but they make it... i don't even know how to explain it. It just sounds awkward.

The japanese version does have four parts the japanese just talk so fast it sounds like its only 2 parts, kidding... anyway I do agree it does sound a little awkward in the dub, but why shouldn't after watching the subs for so long it would be natural for the change to english to be a bit strange.

[Omega_Cell]

Hey Kyle. *insert another welcome to the boards here*

I'm glad to see a voice actor taking an active role in the fan community and it gives me confidence for the future of anime and hopefully helps to prevent anymore travesties *COUGH ONE PIECE COUGH* from occuring.

I really enjoy your Kiba on Naruto. He's just as cocky as he needs to be and can still have his quieter more introspective moments. I can't wait to hear how you perform in his big battle during the Sound 5/Sasuke Retrieval arc of the show.

As for Bleach, congrats for getting some major characters. You've already heard how important Aizen is, and Ganju is a great guy to provide a laugh.

I just wanted to give you a couple of tidbits to think on when you are doing the voices. Ganju is a really brash kind of fellow, but there is only one thing in the universe that will make him cry like a baby and cower in fear: his sister. He'll take on anything he has to if forced to it... even if he spends half of his time running away from it. The thing is, his sister scares him to death (with good reason). If he fails her in any way whatsoever, there is hell to pay. That might be a good thing to remember for whenever he faces her. In his mind, he IS the toughtest guy in town...and the only one tougher than him is his sis. What makes it worse for him is, he knows it.

Aizen, for the duration of his time as a "good guy," is definately calm and collected like you described your voice for him. He's also very nurturing and fatherly to his squad as well, in particular Hinamori. He's the "friendly shoulder to cry on," and "will always know what to do" type of Captain.

I'm confident that you've already gotten a good idea of his character nailed down. Whenever you get so far as the episode where he reveals his true nature you might find a good comparison of character in the dubbed Sephiroth from Final Fantasy Advent Children. The voice actor in that did a real good job of conveying confidence, power, and knowledge. He was also convinced that his way was the best way, despite what anyone else thought. Perhaps the most important comparison between the two would be that Sephiroth did respect his opponents abilities, while at the same time being able to dismiss them as insignificant in light of his own.

Sorry for the very long post, but I have trouble sometimes getting all my thoughts out in just a few words. If any of that proves helpful in any way, then that's all well and good. Whatever the case, I look forward to your work. Keep it up.

P.S. Teen Gohan rocked.

[_mike_]

hey kyle...just a short question...are you watching the subs and keeping up to date with the releases and watching them...i find that if were to watch them, your whole perspective and way of VAing aizens voice can be helped...

[FullMetal-Guitarist]

hey kyle...just a short question...are you watching the subs and keeping up to date with the releases and watching them...i find that if were to watch them, your whole perspective and way of VAing aizens voice can be helped...

I've been chatting with Kyle on AIM. I know for a fact he doesn't like spoilers, so he hasn't watched the subs. He was already spoiled when he went in to read for Aizen and they told him that Aizen turns out to be a bad guy. He'd rather not know, and find out like the rest of the people who watch. It's just his preference, I assume.

[Damascus]

Ah, hello Kyle! It's good to meet you! I'm looking forward to hearing your work!

[bbnflpn]

that must be interesting, not likeing spoilers and being a va.

can you imagine, your reading and somthing good happens and your all noooooo way, or wft. that would be so fun.

i talk to the voice director for paranoia agent over on the adult swim boards, and he was giving his production notes for each ep (hes not quite done yet, i think they are on ep 7 or somthing) and he was saying that with one of the characters he did not want him at all to know what was going on, so he voiced them in a particular order so the actor would not know what his character was going to do. i think it worked well. i wont say which character that was you will just have to pop over there and look for your selfs, its in the action section as a sticky (or at least it was i havent actually gone in that folder for a while to see what new threads are around in quite some time)

[+KuSaKaBe+]

Kyle, I think it's pretty awesome that your doing Aizen, I'm sure you're gonna do a kickass job like you did the rest of your characters. I really like how you potrayed Kiba (Naruto) and Teen Gohan (DBZ). Since basically most of us started off with the original Japanese version (with subtitles), we got used to the Japanese voices and some of us are still growing into the dub. I pretty much like the dub, and the voices suit the characters rather well. Oh yeah, and I read on Wikipedia that Hinamori is going to be voice by Colleen O' Shaughnessey. Is that true?

[skyoon]

nice to meet ya, its cool that youve registered onto the boards to spend some time with the fans, you have my respect :D

[God Of Hyrule]

Mr. Hebert when the episode airs on television, do you actually watch it? If so, what is it like to hear the character talking with your voice?

~edit~ Mr.Hebert, would you happen to know why the little short descriptions of the death gods that start around episode 16-ish and are played directly after the preview are not played in the english version of the anime?

[Damascus]

I personally would want to watch all the way ahead to find out more about my character, even the spoilers. That way I would be able to play the character truthfully knowing everything about them. :\

[itsupthere]

I feel confident in your ability to play the voice of Aizen. Your work in Yu Yu Hakusho was great, so I'm expecting nothing but a great dub of Aizen from you. Congratulations on getting the role too. It is definitely an important one.

[Guy]

Kyle, I think you know that Ganju is appearing soon. Since you're also working as Ganju's voice, I wish you good luck.

[Aizenvox]

Thanks for all the support, guys! As far as what's not shown on Adult Swim, I can't speak for any of the edits or decisions made......I am only a voice actor. I can say the show is out uncut on dvd. The second volume is out this week, actually. I have only watched the first dvd so far, due to my busy schedule.

I'm really excited for the fans to hear Ganju and Aizen.....just a few more weeks from now.

[OMGWTFitzBEN]

zomg, you were the DBZ annoucer that said 'previously on dbz' or 'next time on dbz' omfg, you are amazing. Adult Gohan rocks too! Yaeha

[SnowManZero]

zomg, you were the DBZ annoucer that said 'previously on dbz' or 'next time on dbz' omfg, you are amazing. Adult Gohan rocks too! Yaeha

Wow, I just realised that was the same voice as vato falman from FMA. (and I claim to be an expert.:Haha )

we can't wait for those voice's either. Good luck.

[bbnflpn]

yah only a few more eps away before we get to hear you. i can hardly wait.

[Fallen One]

Wow! I think you're our first Eng. VA to post on our forums (tell Johnny to high-tail it over here)!! Welcome Mr. Hebert! ... Can I call you Kyle? ^_^

I really hope that you do a good job with Aizen. I loved you in DBZ, in fact, I was just watching DBZ: Wrath of the Dragon on Toonami last night, I'm sure you remember it. :)

Hope you have fun on our forums! Don't worry, we're very active. ^_^
nope im from va

[SnowManZero]

nope im from va

VA-Voice acter.

[_mike_]

ganjus gonna rock! lol...any of u guys c the shingamis cup golden for this weeks ep (114)? Bonnieeeee-chan :-O LOL!!

[Sciky]

Good Luck Aizenvox for when we'll watch bleach (probably) tomorrow, I hope the director, got the characters personality down correctly. And good luck on Aizen for next week.

[Guy]

Woot! Great job Kyle! I like your Ganju's voice!

[Vash002]

Great job :winking56
Next time, is Aizen turn.

[tenebrusmke79]

Kyle, I really enjoyed your Falman. It was great.. and I also enjoyed your Ganju, it sounded almost exactly like Wataru Takagi (Japanese VA for Ganju). Good luck on Aizen!

[Darksong17]

Congratulations Kyle you nailed Ganju and Aizen! I'm quite pleased with both voices, and think you did a very good job of the voice acting ^^

[Alerane]

You did an awesome job with both their voices, keep up the good work ^_^

[dwarfkicker]

I wonder if they'll make you give Aizen a different tone once he takes his place as the badguy.

[SnowManZero]

Aizen rock's.:headbang

it's gonna be good when all of the thing's which most people would class as spoiler's (ZOMG THERE ARE SO MANY-learn to use the stupid spoiler tag's people's) do actually come around, but that's not gonna be for a while. until they do, it aught-a be good to see what happen's.

[bbnflpn]

great job kyle, i loved ganju. i missed azain when he first came on apparently, but so far great job.

[Kenshin06]

It took me a second to get used to your Ganju. I'm too used to the Japanese! But then I realized that I liked it.

Aizen is next week and I can't wait to hear it!

It's just a pity that we don't see Aizen again after he leaves in ep. 62 until ep. 115!!!:lol

[Kenshin06]

So what did everyone think about Aizen in last night's episode?

I thought the voice was right on the money. I could detect a hint of Gohan in the voice but that's cause the actors are the same right?:toocool:

I think that it works becuase right now he's "nice" captain Aizen not Aizen the Super Bad Awful Ultimate Uber Lord of Hueco Mundo.

[SnowManZero]

I think that it works becuase right now he's "nice" captain Aizen not Aizen the Super Bad Awful Ultimate Uber Lord of Hueco Mundo.
I think that would be considerd, oh I don't know maybe a SPOILER!
but your right, thus far he's right on the money. when spoiler goodness comes into play, everyone's gonna say how good it is.

[FantasticMrFox]

I've only recently started checking out the Bleach dub as I prefer to watch Anime subtitled. I have a few reasons for this which I wont go into now, its not the place. Anyway, I must say that Kyle, your preformances as Ganju and Aizen are by far my favourites so far in terms of capturing the essence of the origional characters. Thumbs up to you and the whole crew for those two! :)

[BoonMcNougat]

Mark spoilers please. I now have nothing to look forward to...

*cries himself to sleep*

[Wren]

I gotta say, you did a good job on Aizen, kyle

[ReaperChik22]

no kidding, when I heard you were doing the voice of Aizen, since I was a huge dragonball Z fan, I was wondering how it would work, so used to hearing Gohan's voice. but I saw the ep a week ahead, since Canada gets it a week ahead of us, someone puts it up online to watch, so I stay up and wait for the upload of the ep, when I heard your voice come from Aizen, I just melted, Aizen's never been my favorite, but you pulled the voice off very well!! It's just the voice I would've expected from Captain Aizen.

[Anoir]

You did a great job for both characters especially Aizen since he is one of my favorite characters.

Keep up the good work

[SnowManZero]

no kidding, when I heard you were doing the voice of Aizen, since I was a huge dragonball Z fan, I was wondering how it would work, so used to hearing Gohan's voice. but I saw the ep a week ahead, since Canada gets it a week ahead of us, someone puts it up online to watch, so I stay up and wait for the upload of the ep, when I heard your voice come from Aizen, I just melted, Aizen's never been my favorite, but you pulled the voice off very well!! It's just the voice I would've expected from Captain Aizen.

Why do you think they chose his voice?

Everyone is like 'Oh, I know that voice. It's Gohan. Yay he's a goodie yay.

And then spoiler-y goodness come's-it add's to the surprise.

[wr80]

Thats awesome, a shame you got killed lol thats pretty awesome that you would drop in to the forums. Do a good job with Aizen he needs a strong voice.

[mthegreatone]

I know that getting the voice right is a main concern with fans. My voice for Aizen is similar to Karasu from Yu Yu Hakusho, without the creepy factor. Just deep, calm, collected. Ganju will be deeper, more brash, over the top. Think of a spinoff of Patrick Warburton, from the back of the throat.

Take care!

i think i can sort of picture it....i watch a lot of Family Guy so i've heard a lot of his voice as Joe Swanson. but definitely with the nature of Aizen's character it was a smart move to get your voice deeper than Patrick's in order to do Aizen.

[captainsix]

is Byakuya's VA really Dan Woren? cuz his name does not show up on the credits. what's it like VAing? and how long does it take per episode?

[Aizenvox]

I've noticed the credits only list the main cast. Kind of a bummer eh?

I am having a blast voicing Ganju and Aizen. I'm also truly flattered to see this thread grow to 9 pages! I really appreciate the feedback guys! :)

[ReaperChik22]

ok, I said I'd pose you a question, cause this one's been on my mind for a little while, so here goes..
I know in acting when a person portrays a role in a tv series and/or movie that they say sometimes they do certain things to bring something to the role and sometimes they walk away after the role has ended learning something from said role as well.
Is it the same way with VA work Kyle? is there anything you bring to Ganju or the captain that gives them life as you're voicing and something maybe that you've learned from voicing these two?

[Aizenvox]

Good question! I know that typically actors do channel some sort of life experience when getting into a role. Myself, I just sorta get into "the zone" with where the character is mentally in the scene. I don't ever particularly rely on memories to help build anything in a performance. As a dub actor, the set up is always dictated to us by the director plotwise. I thoroughly enjoy getting to portray these various characters in all of these shows. Its a virtual playground that is always a blast to be let loose on.

[ReaperChik22]

yay! for a second I thought I'd stumped ya! LOL! you rock Kyle!

[Edgey]

It's a shame we won't be hearing any more of Aizen's voice for a while now :(

[diamondedge]

is Byakuya's VA really Dan Woren? cuz his name does not show up on the credits. what's it like VAing? and how long does it take per episode?

Aha, he is.
Here is the info:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Woren

@Aizenvox: May I ask you few questions? i will browse the whole thread first to ensure you won't be repeating yourself and ask questions you already answered. I'll post sometime tomorrow. :)

[zen]

o man I love dbz It was the first anime I ever liked. I love your work, and I hope you do ganju and aizen justice.

[ReaperChik22]

http://www.kylehebert.com/faq.php he has an FAQ on VA stuff that answers a lot of questions

[yushin]

i found you aizenvox! you are a part of our contest in academy class!

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omg after coming here i can't believe your the real thing @_@

[ShinigamiBane]

I checked out the Dub for Episode 23, I have to say you pulled it off great, the voice had the kind sound it has in the beginning yet it still had the mysterious sound as well, nice work.

As for Ganju, you kept the brash sound his voice had in the original, you did a great job on both voices.

[Dr. Walker]

Haah. :)

I can tell you're having a blast voicing Ganju. :D But isn't Aizen somewhat of a challenge?

I never really knew, or heard you do any villians or characters that go through bi-polar changes of a sort(with the jap VA being quite the exception).

AT this stage, I'm assuming you have already gotten to the parts of "Aizen's Grand Resurrection" so to speak. How you holding out on that end?

[Aizenvox]

Aizen comes particularly easy since its very close to my natural voice. We're just now hitting the early 50s dubwise. :)

[Dr. Walker]

Aizen comes particularly easy since its very close to my natural voice. We're just now hitting the early 50s dubwise. :)

Ah, still a little more while to go til you find your dark side.

Try to check some youtube vids of Overlord Aizen voiced by Sho Hayami, to get a good idea.

It can't hurt, right?

[Edgey]

Yeah, Dark side Aizen rules, great voice as well and you will certainly do a great job at it ^^

[Liete87]

Must be hard doing those dramatic scenes, like when Ganju got all cut up by Byuaka

[ReaperChik22]

he's really awesome at both of them huh? *waves* hey what's up Kyle?!
I think I figured out a good term for Aizen *laughs* sexy evil! haha!

[diamondedge]

You did a really good job in 42! Managed to capture the fear and shock facing someone as powerful as Byakuya very nicely! I loved the part when Ganju is shocked from Byakuya's initial release. Nice1! :biggthump

[captainsix]

Aha, he is.
Here is the info:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Woren

@Aizenvox: May I ask you few questions? i will browse the whole thread first to ensure you won't be repeating yourself and ask questions you already answered. I'll post sometime tomorrow. :)

yes, i go there at least once a day. but i'm kinda perturbed about how his name doesn't appear in the credits. do you have any anime that features Mr. Woren using Byakuya's voice in any other anime, hmm? The way he said "Senbonzakura" was hilarious.

@Aizenvox: When i got into Bleach. Aizen was the first character I drew. Tell me what you think! Sketch (http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/59971386/)

[Aizenvox]

Excellent job on the Aizen sketch! :):Domo

[Dexter]

/This deserves to be stickied as a main topic.

Great work Kyle, and thnx once again for always droppin by!

[Aizenvox]

I'll tell ya, voice acting is so much fun. I wouldn't trade it for the world, and getting to voice on such an awesome show as Bleach, I feel REALLY privileged! You guys make my job possible. Thanks so much for the kind words and support. I cant' wait to voice the later eps. And with Bleach DS and Bleach Wii on the horizon, my gaming inner geek is salivating. WOOT!

[Lady Ushio]

That's really cool :)

[Dr. Walker]

I'll tell ya, voice acting is so much fun. I wouldn't trade it for the world, and getting to voice on such an awesome show as Bleach, I feel REALLY privileged! You guys make my job possible. Thanks so much for the kind words and support. I cant' wait to voice the later eps. And with Bleach DS and Bleach Wii on the horizon, my gaming inner geek is salivating. WOOT!

Gamer too? Thats a nice little factoid to know.

Doesn't Bleach DS have Wi-FI support...? :teu38:

[Aizenvox]

Not sure about wi-fi support on the DS game. I'd assume so. I mean, you can play Jump Ultimate Stars online against anybody so localized playing shouldn't be an issue.

[UryusPetBunny]

I see everyone likes how you voice
ganju and Aizen especially!!!!!!!

[Dr. Walker]

Not sure about wi-fi support on the DS game. I'd assume so. I mean, you can play Jump Ultimate Stars online against anybody so localized playing shouldn't be an issue.

Jump too?!

Man, I'm liking you more by the seconds. We ought to organize a game sometime.

Anyways, concerning voice acting, I'm actually gonna steer in that direction a little bit, and currently taking theater arts in college. If all works out, I just might be able to make a sidetrip career towards voice acting.

Who knows, in the near future, we might work together. XD

[pylar]

Just thought I'd jump in and say hi! Not all voice actors take the time, or maybe aren't brave enough :P, to jump into fan forums of the anime they are in. So bravo!

[ReaperChik22]

aww..Kyle rocks! hehehe! *is a proud SFS fanclub member* squids and Kyle rule!
also..captain bookworm of 5th division.. >_> *runs*

[Dr. Walker]

Just thought I'd jump in and say hi! Not all voice actors take the time, or maybe aren't brave enough :P, to jump into fan forums of the anime they are in. So bravo!

I'm actually surprised it was Kyle. ^^;;

Usually its Vic who does the random forum jumping...lol

[pylar]

Oh Vic... I was at a con this weekend that he was at, and saw him get running glomped by two fangirls. I felt so bad for him :P

[brgw]

hi Kyle, i think you're doing a great job with aizen and ganju keep it up, aizens my second favourite bleach character lol my first is renji. Keep up the good work.
^_^

[ReaperChik22]

ok, had to try and post this, for some reason it backed out and kicked me off the moment I tried to post it..anyway, I went to SogenCon as Lt. Momo Hinamori..I met Kyle!! we talk pretty often on AIM, but I finally got to meet him! he's so sweet!! and gives the best hugs!!
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i201/Eyeshiner22/MomoAizen2.jpg
and yes..that's an Aizen plushie that I made for him! I brought it as a gift to him!

[IceQueen99]

ok, had to try and post this, for some reason it backed out and kicked me off the moment I tried to post it..anyway, I went to SogenCon as Lt. Momo Hinamori..I met Kyle!! we talk pretty often on AIM, but I finally got to meet him! he's so sweet!! and gives the best hugs!!
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i201/Eyeshiner22/MomoAizen2.jpg
and yes..that's an Aizen plushie that I made for him! I brought it as a gift to him!

And he's also the voice of Ganju Shiba...awesome pic + plushie!

[Jinchuuriki_9]

This guy is suspecious... I don't trust him <.<

Anyway, welcome.. I still don't trust the fact that he is a VA... <.<;;

[KholdStare]

Jinchuuriki, there is no need to say things like that. And I just deleted 4 of your posts from the Bleach Dub section because you have been posting 1 line spamming posts.

Verbal warning for the spamming.

[Wren]

You're doing a good job Kyle. Is it hard though, this is the first villian role I think you've done as apposed to all your DBZ heros. The main villian no less. Scared?

[Dr. Walker]

Jinchuuriki, there is no need to say things like that. And I just deleted 4 of your posts from the Bleach Dub section because you have been posting 1 line spamming posts.

Verbal warning for the spamming.
I can't really disagree with him completely.

Kyle, if you're reading this, and I know you're not... it really wouldn't kill you to visit the forums and your fans every once in a while when you're not busy, rather than playing on your 360.

Also...it wouldn't kill you either to post outside your own thread...:whatevah:

[the ghost]

Awesome job!!!

[Minami Itsuki]

Not sure about wi-fi support on the DS game. I'd assume so. I mean, you can play Jump Ultimate Stars online against anybody so localized playing shouldn't be an issue.

Omg you play JUS? You are officially bossssss.

[Dr. Walker]

Omg you play JUS? You are officially bossssss.
He doesn't. >_>

He jumped ship on our match.

[Aizenvox]

Hey guys,
It has indeed been quite a while since I've been able to visit here. Been uber busy dubbing on numerous shows and video games.

I'm TRULY thankful for all the support. Aizen has been out of the picture for a long time, and after recording his return many months ago, I couldn't wait to get back here to see what you guys thought. I am very anxious to hear everyone's feedback over the next few weeks.

To address Dr. Walker's reply...........I interact with fans on a daily basis, most often on AIM and on my MySpace page. I'm lucky if I have time to see what's been posted on my own fan group's board. There is only so many hours in the day and I do my best to talk to as many people as possible. I enjoy playing video games just as much as anyone else does. I've even enjoyed many matches with other fans. I devote more hours on AIM than I do on Xbox Live. Just exercising my right to enjoy some leisure time.

Earlier in this thread, I did make it clear that my time is limited. I strongly encourage anybody who'd like to chat hit me up on AIM or MySpace, or even email me thru my own website. I posted here initially to reach a group of dub fans who may not be aware that some dub actors (in this case, myself) ARE interactive with fans. Club Bleach's forum subsections are quite expansive, and there simply isn't enough time to devote to thumbing through thousands of threads. I apologize that my presence here has not been as often as I'd like, but again, ANYBODY can reach me on AIM (kibavox is my screenname) or MySpace (www.myspace.com/kylehebert).

I will do my best to check this thread as well as the threads dedicated to reviews of these particular episodes over the course of the next month. Everyone's critiques and opinions are welcome.

[bigd200657]

Hey guys,
It has indeed been quite a while since I've been able to visit here. Been uber busy dubbing on numerous shows and video games.

I'm TRULY thankful for all the support. Aizen has been out of the picture for a long time, and after recording his return many months ago, I couldn't wait to get back here to see what you guys thought. I am very anxious to hear everyone's feedback over the next few weeks.

To address Dr. Walker's reply...........I interact with fans on a daily basis, most often on AIM and on my MySpace page. I'm lucky if I have time to see what's been posted on my own fan group's board. There is only so many hours in the day and I do my best to talk to as many people as possible. I enjoy playing video games just as much as anyone else does. I've even enjoyed many matches with other fans. I devote more hours on AIM than I do on Xbox Live. Just exercising my right to enjoy some leisure time.

Earlier in this thread, I did make it clear that my time is limited. I strongly encourage anybody who'd like to chat hit me up on AIM or MySpace, or even email me thru my own website. I posted here initially to reach a group of dub fans who may not be aware that some dub actors (in this case, myself) ARE interactive with fans. Club Bleach's forum subsections are quite expansive, and there simply isn't enough time to devote to thumbing through thousands of threads. I apologize that my presence here has not been as often as I'd like, but again, ANYBODY can reach me on AIM (kibavox is my screenname) or MySpace (www.myspace.com/kylehebert).

I will do my best to check this thread as well as the threads dedicated to reviews of these particular episodes over the course of the next month. Everyone's critiques and opinions are welcome.

Thanks for coming here I really appreciate, also I would also like to tell you that I think that you're doing an amazing job with Aizen's and Ganju's voices.

[Dexter]

Agreed. Your check-ins and replies are a constant welcome Kyle.

Many thanks ^_^

[ReaperChik22]

yeah..Kyle doesn't have much time to spend, he's a busy guy, so don't give him a hard time dude. but he always hangs out with us online on AIM, btw Kyle even though I'm sure I'll toss this comment at ya later on, on AIM..you sounded amazing as Aizen in that ep! I love your aizen voice..but you know that hahaha! you've got my support k-bear! *hugs* later

[nivag86]

Good job with the dubbing. You've really made Aizen one messed up dude. Didn't see that one coming