HYDE (from L'Arc~en~Ciel, VAMPS) doing voice work for "Bakuman/バクマン。"

It was recently announced that musician HYDE (from L'Arc~en~Ciel, VAMPS) is doing his first voice acting work for "Bakuman/バクマン。" the anime series. At a post-recording event on Monday, he lamented that he couldn't be natural in his role because he was nervous.

The anime is based on the "Bakuman/バクマン。" manga, created by the "Death Note" duo of Tsugumi Ohba/大場 つぐみ and Takeshi Obata/小畑健. The story revolves around two aspiring manga artists, and one of the characters in the story is a mangaka and musician named Koogy. HYDE is providing the voice for himself, appearing in the anime as Koogy's producer.

In addition to his voice role, HYDE rewrote the English lyrics of the VAMPS song "GET UP" into Japanese, and that version is used as one of Koogy's songs in the show.

"Bakuman" airs on Saturdays at 6:00pm on NHK Educational.

HYDEアフレコ初挑戦も「自然にできませんでした」

Source: tokyograph.com