The number of female voice actors listed in the annual Voice Actor Directory has more than quadrupled since the guide was first released 19 years ago.
The first edition of the magazine’s Voice Actor Directory was released in 2001 with a total of 225 registered voice actresses. Last year’s 2019 edition noted 847 voice actresses.
The recently released March issue of Seiyu Grand Prix Magazine included the supplemental Voice Actor Directory 2020–Female Version, which registers the basic profiles of 907 active voice actresses in the industry.
With visible crossover happening in the voice acting industry these days between anime voice acting, video game voice acting, foreign film dubbing, and singing, voice actors must certainly take on a variety of versatile roles.