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Quote Originally Posted by Ishin Ookami View Post
It's simply that the standards for acting are very much higher. Seiyus (japanese voice actors) are often called upon to play multiple roles that call for vastly different inclinations. In the anime of Inu Yasha the same Seiyu for Kagome (hyperactive, immature, ditzy school girl) played Jakotsu (psychotically gay killer with a wickedly pimped out sword and the habit of brutally killing those he falls in love with). Yet without looking at the credits, you would never know the actor for both were the same. And if you aren't that good an actor, you don't get jobs. period.

If the same standard for excellence was applied to american animation, the english voice acting market would get a lot more respect.
Nonsense. Most of the voices on the Simspons are handled by a group of seven or ten people. Eg Harry Shearer - who plays Ned Flanders, Mr. Burns, Smithers, and Kang.
And it's VERY easy to tell that they are the same person. Seiyus can voice various roles and you won't be able to tell its the same actor/actress, save for reading the credits. Thats a rare talent in the English VA industry. For japanese seiyu's, thats a required skill