{"rewrite":{"id":"r_788aa37f1a15d4250d937cb9","clusterId":"c_c3752fc253a6a106c4aa10de","slug":"aniplex-producer-yuma-takahashi-trains-four-voice-actors-as-event-mcs","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Aniplex Producer Yuma Takahashi Trains Four Voice Actors As Event MCs","summary":"At Machi Asobi vol.31 in Tokushima, Aniplex producer Yuma Takahashi held the debut event for his MC Training Project. Takahashi, in his 23rd year at Aniplex and MC of roughly 500 events, selected four voice actors from about 20 agency applicants through auditions. Three appeared: Katsuhiro Tokuishi and Yu Kosaka of 81 Produce and Yu Kawada of Rakuen Dog. Yuki Ayami of Across Entertainment was absent for work.","whyItMatters":"Takahashi is building a bench of voice actors trained to host Aniplex events, and he is doing it openly as an alternative to existing professional MCs rather than a replacement for them.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe project drew about 20 applicants through voice acting agencies before auditions cut the field to four. Takahashi\u0026#39;s stated reason for recruiting from that pool is that voice actors already speak professionally, know anime and games, and are used to being on stage.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe framed the effort as an addition to the MC pool, not a rejection of professional MCs or of performers who host their own events. The debut ran at Machi Asobi vol.31, where Takahashi had been named an Aniplex executive officer the previous day.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKatsuhiro Tokuishi\u003c/strong\u003e: 81 Produce; first Machi Asobi appearance\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYu Kosaka\u003c/strong\u003e: 81 Produce; first visit to Tokushima Prefecture\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYu Kawada\u003c/strong\u003e: Rakuen Dog; first Machi Asobi visit\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYuki Ayami\u003c/strong\u003e: Across Entertainment; absent for work commitments\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"Yuma Takahashi picked four voice actors from about 20 agency applicants for MC training, but three appeared at the debut. The project trains performers for a role Aniplex runs on its own stage, not the audition circuit.","twitterPost":"Yuma Takahashi's MC project drew about 20 agency applicants for four slots. Aniplex is training hosts for the stage it already controls.","threadsPost":"Yuma Takahashi's MC Training Project drew about 20 agency applicants for four slots, and only three of the four appeared at Machi Asobi vol.31. Aniplex is grooming hosts for a role it already books roughly 500 times a year, so the audition pool is the story.","newsletterBlurb":"Yuma Takahashi, an Aniplex producer in his 23rd year at the company and MC of roughly 500 events, held the debut event for his MC Training Project at Machi Asobi vol.31. He selected four voice actors from about 20 agency applicants through auditions. Three of the four appeared in Tokushima.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"GIGAZINE\",\"url\":\"https://gigazine.net/news/20261017-takahashi-yuma-mc-machiasobi31/\",\"title\":\"Report: We Watched Aniplex Producer Yuma Takahashi's 'MC Training Project Debut Event' at Machi Asobi vol.31, Hosted by a Man Who Has MC'd Roughly 500 Events\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4732,"outputTokens":701,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1792219936,"createdAt":"2026-10-17T06:47:06.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-17T06:51:08.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-17T06:51:08.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_c3752fc253a6a106c4aa10de","canonicalTitle":"およそ500本のイベントを司会してきたアニプレックス・高橋祐馬プロデューサーによる「司会者育成プロジェクト お披露目会」をマチ★アソビ vol.31で見てきたよレポート","representativeArticleId":"a_d523734c862cb2d9b0de0dc9","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[\"Aniplex\"],\"people\":[\"Yuma Takahashi\"],\"type\":\"event\",\"domain\":\"industry\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-17T05:45:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-17T05:45:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-17T06:51:07.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"GIGAZINE","url":"https://gigazine.net/news/20261017-takahashi-yuma-mc-machiasobi31/","title":"およそ500本のイベントを司会してきたアニプレックス・高橋祐馬プロデューサーによる「司会者育成プロジェクト お披露目会」をマチ★アソビ vol.31で見てきたよレポート"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":["Aniplex"],"people":["Yuma Takahashi"],"type":"event","domain":"industry","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}