Oricon News (one of the reputable Japanese news sites) has reported on some interesting behind-the-scenes secrets of the production of the anime’s final episode. Attack on Titan a few days ago. One of them revealed the youngest voice actor in anime history.
In the final episode, after Armin is swallowed by the Titan Okapi, we see Tremor wreaking havoc across the world. In a harrowing scene, the audience witnessed humanity falling off a cliff in one part of the world. Among these people was a woman who was holding her baby very carefully, despite the panicked crowd.
When about to fall, the mother passed the baby to those still standing on the cliff. The cycle of pushing the baby forward to save its life continues as the baby continues to cry loudly. What’s interesting about this scene is that the baby’s voice is voiced by the one-year-old son of Yuki Kaji, Eren Yeager’s voice actor.
The importance of this scene
Yuki Kaji provided the context for his son to participate in the voice acting for the final episode of Attack on Titan. According to the actor, the story of Attack on Titan There is a theme of inheritance from generation to generation.
As a result, Yuki Kaji asked the series’ sound director, Masafumi Mima, to add his 1-year-old son as a voice actor.
Yuki Kaji sent the director several recordings of his son’s cries, and each time the sound director gave specific instructions on the sound until the perfect sound was chosen and included in the episode. .
Youngest voice actor in anime?
Hikari Okada (13 years old) was once confirmed as the youngest voice actress, she once voiced a long-running anime series. At that time she was only a first grader.
Hikari Okada voices the character Hrqstn Elq from “WorldEnd: What do you do at the end of the world? Are you busy? Will you save us? Since taking on this role, she has not continued to add another role to her voice acting career.
Therefore, Yuki Kaji’s one-year-old son can be considered the youngest voice actor in anime history. We’ve also seen a cat get a voice role before.