Seiyu's Life!

Seiyu's Life! (それが声優!) is a Japanese four-panel dōjin manga series. The manga is written by voice actress Masumi Asano, with art by Kenjiro Hata, and is released under the circle name Hajimemashite. The manga launched at Comiket 81 in December 2011, with further releases at each subsequent Comiket until August 2017. An anime television series adaptation animated by Gonzo aired from July to September 2015.

Plot
The series is centered on three friends who are all rookie voice actresses; Futaba Ichinose, Ichigo Moesaki and Rin Kohana. As the girls go through their individual troubles of working in voice acting, they end up hosting a web radio show together and form the unit, Earphones.

Main characters

 * Futaba Ichinose (一ノ瀬 双葉)
 * A shy and nervous rookie voice actor, who has a tendency to overthink what kind of performance she should give. In between jobs, she works part-time at a convenience store. She has a stuffed doll called Korori-chan (コロリちゃん) that she occasionally voices to in order to give herself encouragement (in the anime, Korori-chan is also used to explain the various aspects of the voice acting industry). She is a member in the unit Earphones
 * A shy and nervous rookie voice actor, who has a tendency to overthink what kind of performance she should give. In between jobs, she works part-time at a convenience store. She has a stuffed doll called Korori-chan (コロリちゃん) that she occasionally voices to in order to give herself encouragement (in the anime, Korori-chan is also used to explain the various aspects of the voice acting industry). She is a member in the unit Earphones


 * Ichigo Moesaki (萌咲 いちご)
 * A hyperactive girl who often claims to be a princess from a strawberry planet as part of her character. She works part-time jobs which she sometimes gets fired from due to absences. She has a cheerful character that can make Futaba and Rin carried by the atmosphere. She is a member of the unit Earphones
 * A hyperactive girl who often claims to be a princess from a strawberry planet as part of her character. She works part-time jobs which she sometimes gets fired from due to absences. She has a cheerful character that can make Futaba and Rin carried by the atmosphere. She is a member of the unit Earphones


 * Rin Kohana (小花 鈴)
 * A polite 15-year old girl who does voice roles while also attending junior high school. Although her age is the most young, she has an excellent ability as a voice actress. She also is a part of the unit Earphones.
 * A polite 15-year old girl who does voice roles while also attending junior high school. Although her age is the most young, she has an excellent ability as a voice actress. She also is a part of the unit Earphones.

Aozora Production

 * Hikari Shiodome (汐留 ヒカリ): Futaba's senior voice actress from the same agency.
 * Aoi Konno (紺野 あおい): New manager at Aozora Production who starts off as Futaba's manager and is later put in charge of Earphones.
 * Atsumari-san (集さん): Senior manager at Aozora Production.
 * Taisuke Yamori (家守 太輔): Futaba's senior voice actor who was being harsh on her but came to acknowledge her after her performance when they dubbed a foreign horror film together with Rikiya Koyama.

Production staff of Budha Fighter Bodhisattvon

 * Kaibara-san (海原さん): Producer who scouted Futaba, Ichigo, and Rin to host web radio and form Earphones.
 * Sound Director (音響監督),
 * Director (ディレクター),

Sakuranbo Theater Group

 * Sayo-chan (サヨちゃん): Rin's childhood friend and classmate who also claimed herself as Rin's first fan.
 * Manager of Sakuranbo Theater Group (劇団さくらんぼマネージャー),

Voice Entertainment

 * Manager of Voice Entertainment (ボイスエンタテイメントマネージャー),

Earphones's family

 * Ichigo's father (いちごのお父さん),
 * Rin's mother (鈴のお母さん),

Manga
The dōjin manga series, written by Masumi Asano with art by Kenjiro Hata, was first published at Comiket 81 in December 2011 under the Hajimemashite circle label, with subsequent releases sold at each following Comiket.

Anime
An anime television adaptation aired in Japan from July 7 to September 29, 2015. The series was licensed for streaming by Funimation in North America and by AnimeLab in Australia and New Zealand. The opening theme is "Sore ga Seiyuu!" (それが声優!) by Earphones (Rie Takahashi, Yuki Nagaku, and Marika Kouno), while the ending theme is "Anata no Omimi ni Plug In!" (あなたのお耳にプラグイン!) by Earphones, with each episode featuring a "Request Corner" section covering a popular anime theme song. The ending theme for episode six is "Mimi no Naka e" (耳の中へ) by Earphones, which is also used as the theme for the web radio show, while the ending theme for episode 13 is "Hikari no Saki e" (光の先へ) by Earphones.

Voice actor unit
Earphones (イヤホンズ) is a real life seiyū unit formed of the series' main cast; Rie Takahashi, Yuki Nagaku, and Marika Kouno under Evil Line Records of the King Records label. They continue to release songs and perform live even after the anime Seiyu's Life! ended.