Why Bayonetta's Original Voice Actress Calling Out Nintendo Exposes the Issues in Anime/Game VAing
25Yesterday, Hellena Taylor, the original voice actress for Bayonetta from the "BAYONETTA" series, calls out PlatinumGames and Nintendo for underpaying her role in Bayonetta 3 and urges for fans to boycott "BAYONETTA 3." While her feelings are completely valid, let's also touch on how Hellena Taylor now joins the number of VAs who have publicly exposed the exploitation of voice actors within the anime and gaming industry.
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Hellena Taylor's twitter account: https://bit.ly/3g8QaN4
Polygon: https://www.polygon.com/23389037/bayonetta-3-voice-actor-jennifer-hale-hellena-taylor
VGChartz: https://www.vgchartz.com/gamedb/?name=BAYONETTA
"A Message to the Fans of Mob Psycho 100" Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHYWLTrBVlk
Kyle McCarly's Interview w/Kotaku: https://kotaku.com/mob-psycho-100-crunchyroll-kyle-mccarley-sag-aftra-1849559684
Jujutsu Kaisen Dub Pay (ComicBook Run): https://www.cbr.com/jujutsu-kaisen-dub-voice-actors-low-pay/
Anairis Quinones's twitter: https://twitter.com/anairis_q/status/1572385507585437696
Hochu Otsuka comments on his earnings from "Demon Slayer": https://www.epicdope.com/demon-slayer-voice-actor-opens-up-on-seiyuu-ranking-and-payment/
Demon Slayer beats Spirited Away (CNN): https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/29/media/demon-slayer-japan-intl-hnk-scli/index.html
PlatinumGames confirms Jennifer Hale as the new voice actress of Bayonetta (GameInformer): https://www.gameinformer.com/2022/10/05/platinum-games-confirms-jennifer-hale-as-the-new-voice-of-bayonetta
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00:00 Intro
00:54 Hellena's First Video: How much money Bayonetta has made
02:56 Hellena's Second Video: Finding Bayonetta as a source of strength
03:55 Hellena's Third Video: Reaching out to Kamiya
05:24 Hellena's thoughts on Jennifer Hale replacing her
06:39 End of the video summaries
06:50 English dub voice actors speaking out against exploitation in the anime industry
07:35 Don't worry, Japanese voice actors are exploited in the anime industry as well!
08:59 If money's the issue, why it doesn't make sense to hire Jennifer Hale
09:28 Was Hellena Taylor offered $4k to voice only 1 Bayonetta?
10:32 Kamiya (PlatinumGames) responds...horribly and in English
11:46 Should you boycott Bayonetta 3? + Closing remarks
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